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Augusta,- CGC, RN Such a Good Dog!     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 12:00pm PST  Had to call AC already! I hear whining this morning and look out over the fence and see this! Nobody was home and both their cars were gone. Boxer tangled in tie out I would have freed him but he was low growling, grumbling when I looked at him and I thought, eh, maybe it's best to let the authorities get involved. But I did take pics to document his plight. I had to take Polly for her first vet appt. in an hour, I waited as long as I could and kept checking on him and told my roommate to be on the lookout for AC and talk to them and show them the pics. Somehow by the time I had to go, he was untangled--not sure how he got out of that mess because he looked hog-tied, hopping around on three legs. And she was pulling up in her car just as I was driving off. My roommate says he never saw AC, but the dog is not outside now, so hopefully they were contacted. UGH! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Augusta,- CGC, RN Such a Good Dog!     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 11:27am PST  Oh, that's wonderful news! Sounds like you made a great ally in talking to this lady. I've found most good instructors are happy to expound on questions and offer tips and advice to help their students individually and also have enough dog sense to read the dogs in class and head off signs of trouble. And most are also happy to take and answer emails from students. A good instructor loves seeing their students click with their dogs and make progress and is proud of their achievements no matter how small because they know they are all building blocks to the big things. Not only that it's great for business--happy students making progress, beaming with pride in their dogs love to sign up for more classes and recommend you to their friends! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > You have got to be kidding me--Rant!

Augusta,- CGC, RN Such a Good Dog!     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 11:09am PST  Yeah, the getting another, I *knew* would happen some day--I thought maybe since they were complaining they've got so much going on with their wedding coming up in Sept. both working crappy jobs and a five year old, they might cool their jets at least for a couple of months . . . . SHEESH, even for dumb people it's almost pathological. I watched her with great impatience go in the backyard and put water and food in the dog's doghouse (how's he supposed to use it as a dog house) and brusquely tell him to get down. Like Polly he was more beside himself to see somebody than the food and looked longingly after her, straining at the leash. I guess there's no honeymoon period for this boy. Is there such thing as serial hoarding? I cannot wrap my mind around what that kind of "want" is . . .. She likes to look at pictures of dogs on the internet? maybe she has no short term memory? I can see why responsible rescues insist on interviews and home visits--these people. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > You have got to be kidding me--Rant!

Augusta,- CGC, RN Such a Good Dog!     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 8:28am PST  Every day I'm finding out more and more what a good dog Polly is. Hasn't had an accident, even though she has a wee bit of separation anxiety doesn't bother a thing, hasn't chewed on anything . . .. she ignores the cat. She's improved a lot on walks, which she's getting about four times a day. She's ridden in the car no problem--except she'll bark at dogs if she sees them. She and Gus wrestle, but when Gus snarked that she had enough, Polly backed off and left her alone. They're napping head to butt on my bed right now. We went to the park this morning, it was just her and Gus, so I thought o.k., then one dog showed up--all very normal confident, well-socialized dog greetings. Before we left there were six other dogs from little to big--she took them all in stride, interacted politely, didn't rough house, try to herd or heel, a very self-possessed girl. And when we left she walked right along with me to the gate off leash--it was Gus I had to call twice . .. She sheds a lot, but her fur has no odor, she doesn't even have doggy breath! She's already got "sit" and almost has "down". All she wants is to be with her people and get some love. I'm sorry if THIS dog is too much for you, if you can't love this dog--it's OFFICIAL--you don't love dogs--heck, you don't even like dogs. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > You have got to be kidding me--Rant!

Augusta,- CGC, RN Such a Good Dog!     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 5:48am PST  Oh yeah, they got him, poor thing--he's so skinny. Probably the idiots who gave him away found out what a handful a teenage Boxer can be and passed the buck. Good grief these idiots keep getting progressively bigger dogs and they don't even know how to walk a dog. And they put him on the tie out first thing. He isn't out there this morning. But animal control will be getting called this time. The neighbor across the street already confronted the wife, "what were you thinking, you just gave your other dog away . .." She said she just went inside and shut the door. And they're too brainless and lazy to fix the fence--it's 90% there, a six foot privacy fence all the way around except for a four foot span between the houses, which instead of bothering to fence in the four years they've lived there, they just blocked off with some crappy junk that any dog could climb over. . . . . my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Augusta,- CGC, RN Such a Good Dog!     Barked: Sun May 19, '13 4:23pm PST  Thanks, Squ'mey, I will. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > You have got to be kidding me--Rant!

Augusta,- CGC, RN Such a Good Dog!     Barked: Sun May 19, '13 11:50am PST  Less than 48 hours after giving me their dog, I run into the man next door who says, "yeah, Tina (named changed) wants another dog. She found this boxer male, he's already fixed and up to date on his shots and everything." I told him you realize that a Boxer will be even more high energy than the dog you just gave me . . .. "Oh really?" He went on about how the problem with her wasn't that she was too hyper, but she was a female and he always had male dogs and she had accidents in the house . . . He calls his wife and lets her know that I said a Boxer will be even more high energy . . . Please, could somebody just kill me now! . . . . I realize you can't fix stupid, but how about a taking a break, just a small break? Grrrrr.......... my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > What did I get myself into? Part 2 . . .leash reactivity

Augusta,- CGC, RN Such a Good Dog!     Barked: Sat May 18, '13 7:01pm PST  So I took them out separately, and that worked out well. With Gus peaceful and just us . ... we kind worked out our needs a while ago, not precise but we have a dance . . And then took new dog out just now, definitely more nervous energy, but she really is happy to come along and be close even with the harness, she's not pulling and I also have the confidence that if she does pull I'm not grabbing her neck and adding to her reactivity with the collar. She did well . .. . we had a couple of dog sightings, I was able to get the distance and have her refocus on me and take treats--upped the ante to meatballs, and we met a few human dog friendly friends who got to meet her and make over her. Fingers crossed, hopefully a few weeks of this will see continued improvement. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > What did I get myself into? Part 2 . . .leash reactivity

Augusta,- CGC, RN Such a Good Dog!     Barked: Sat May 18, '13 2:57pm PST  Oh boy, leash reactivity hit a new high this afternoon when I took the girls out! Polly went ape toward a BC coming down the end of the block, then Gus started barking . . .. but Polly was twisting around so bad before I could get her across the street, that I was scared she would pull out of her collar! So went to plan B, went back to house, put a harness on her and walked her alone and tried to treat when we were within eyesight of other dogs but keeping her far enough not to get over threshold. Didn't encounter too many dogs, walked at a good distance across from the dog park. But on the last block from home, there was a white Husky GSD mix, I tried letting her look at and look back to me (per my instructors advice) but Iguess we were too close, she got amped up and turned and I think I got a quick snark toward me . . .. Alright, time to chime in those with leash reactive dogs! I'm assuming working her without Gus is best for now . . . . We didn't have this much trouble at class this morning, I'm guessing perhaps because I was walking just Polly and I was paying attention to her reaction to other dogs and more proactive? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Augusta,- CGC, RN Such a Good Dog!     Barked: Sat May 18, '13 12:10pm PST  Ahem, you mean fail like the time we took in a lost, mewing kitten and said we'll just keep her until her eye infection is cleared up and we can find her a new home . . . .? The one that's still here 16 years later? . . . .. I wonder if that has something to do with why we never could seem to call her anything but "The Kitten" . . .. Both dogs are good and tired from agility . .. which was mostly mental stimulation for Polly--lots of dogs to get excited about and get rewarded for looking away from, tunnel practice and walking on wobbly things, plus a 30 minute car ride there and back . . .. sprawled out on the floor like sleepy old hounds. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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