Posted on 07/13/2013 11:34:45 PM PDT by proud American in Canada
Admittedly, you can leave a cat for longer periods of time than a dog.
Although not convenient, it’s possible to find hotels/motels who allow dogs.
Someone dumped this one off and she wandered into my yard. She had the best set of teeth I ever saw. She chewed up everything I had left outside. She also chewed up 3 collars in a row. After maybe a year, she just disappeared one day. Someone probably picked her up as she roamed around a lot and was really a pretty dog.
Very true, Sal...very true.
Same Dog.
4. about too much freedom -- the key point that my dog learnt as a puppy is stay and wait -- standing at the street curb for 15 minutes for her to learn that -- and then the second key point was "go" - meaning she's free to play (at the dog park)
I fully agree with puppy socialization -- in fact, go out of your way to have your pup meet as many dogs, as many varieties of dogs as possible (be aware of German shepherds, they attack puppies in my experience), plus goats, sheep, cats, horses etc. Also get the dog used to travelling by car, by bus, by train now and get her used to meeting all kinds of people - short, tall, white, black, brown, fat, thin, little babies, old people, etc.
I don’t think you know how bad shedding is until you have lived with an Australian Shepherd or two. How they can replenish shed hair so quickly is a mystery that defies rational explanation! Who needs carpet when wall-to-wall dog hair covers the floor so well? :-)
Mechanical alarm clock with ticking during sleeping time, as others have said.
If you haven’t, you really need to read a book on dog training, especially the puppy parts. A well trained dog is a pleasure for you, the dog, and anyone else who comes around, a badly trained dog will make you,the dog, and anyone else who comes around miserable.
Get on it, as it’s much harder to change bad behavior once it becomes habit for you and the dog.
Freegards
Seven’s already too big to fit on my lap and she’s only 3 1/2 months old.
:-\
Red Roof Inns welcome them with open arms.
border collies are by far the most intelliget dog around...Out side she is protecting her territory...
My lab was the biggest bed hog there ever was....left me with about enough room to turn over carefully so as not to fall out of bed.....If I took my foot and pushed her a little, she would get up, give a dirty look and jump off the bed for her overstuffed chair..........................
LOL my Pepper shed bad but twice a year when you could manually pull out clumps I took her to a dog groomer and she came out slick looking and no more shedding for 6 months. She was cut short about 1/2 to 1 inch long. I stil miss her, had to put her down last January. Some say she commited suicide.
Hahaha, I bet you are getting a haranguing on this thread...as well as some wonderful advice....
I recommend that you purchase immediately a book called “Great Owners, good dogs.” Follow that advice strictly. Then you will have a wonderful female lab.
Well, true. I was just using my own experience. Two goldens.
I’ll bet she hasn’t figured that out yet, lol.
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