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Charlie- Chaplin A day without- laughter is a- day wasted     Barked: Thu May 23, '13 8:28am PST  Oh yeah, if your trainer teaches groups all the better -- ours is letting us attend one of her groups for free outside of our privates. A lot will at least give you some sort of deal. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Charlie- Chaplin A day without- laughter is a- day wasted     Barked: Thu May 23, '13 8:03am PST  Chaplin, is of course still in training. My trainer and I are going to Trader Joe's (I've never been there) soon and she told me to let them know in advance to avoid problems (so that we can put our full attention on Chaplin). What should I tell them? Should it be via email or phone call? Have you done this with SDiTs on planned outings before? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Do you tell people your SD's name?

Charlie- Chaplin A day without- laughter is a- day wasted     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 11:42am PST  Absolutely not. When people ask for Chaplin's or Baby's name I give them the name "Shadow." my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > The search for a SD breeder

Charlie- Chaplin A day without- laughter is a- day wasted     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 10:19am PST  I've found that there are quite a few breeders that have a show prospect and then for whatever reason they aren't suitable for shows (like a testicle that doesn't descend). I can't say much about the breeder you listed. You will be getting a trainer correct? If you have a good trainer from day one it's probably best to just get the puppy. I saw from an earlier post of yours you were asking a lot of questions about how to train your dog to do things? You will have a much, much, much higher success rate if you work with a well established trainer. "I want a high energy, "Velcro" dog, 20-30 pounds, with long fur, very biddable, who is one of the more intelligent breeds." Have you considered a Portuguese Water Dog? Porties do not have long fur, but they also do not shed, which is really very nice. Long haired dogs have to be brushed allll the time to avoid leaving clumps behind in restaurants, etc (ew). A female can range from 35-50lbs. They are very smart, super sweet, want to be the center of your attention dogs and learn quickly which positive reinforcement. I happen to know a very reputable breeder (ours) that is in Wisconsin (about an hour or two north of Madison I believe), so not too far from you. She does temperament testing with three evaluators and she got me the exact dog I was looking for. If there are any flaws at all in Chaplin that I discover (which I haven't) it comes down on my puppy-raising and not getting a trainer right away. If you're interested feel free to pmail me and I can tell you more about the breed and the breeder. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Blue picardy spaniel?

Baby What'd you say?- I wasn't- listening.     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 8:13pm PST  I've recently taken a fascination with spaniels -- mainly the english springer spaniel. I just searched for a general list of spaniels and these guys popped up. I'm really quite taken by their looks, does anyone know much about them? Have any of your seen them or worked with them? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Baby What'd you say?- I wasn't- listening.     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 7:25pm PST  I would ask her what her training methods are, what kind of dogs she's worked with, if she's ever done anything behaviorally, etc before you ask her to come over. These are things you should find out first before money is even talked about. As an average? My in-home trainer charges $75 and hour but our initial was in fact $100 I believe. I've seen others charge $95 and I've also seen one as high as $125. My trainer is absolutely fantastic, much better and higher caliber than the one that was asking for $125. So price isn't always indicative. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > the end of Fairy Tail Farms :(

Baby What'd you say?- I wasn't- listening.     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 7:21pm PST  Sorry to hear that. There are some other good poodle breeders around, I believe Ollivander (hasn't been on in a while) and Ailbie are from the same breeder? Or are related in some way... Could be wrong. Any particular reason why you want a poodle? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > The Dating Game ....

Charlie- Chaplin A day without- laughter is a- day wasted     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 7:19pm PST  Then it looks like you have your answer. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Puppy Place > unique looking mix, any guesses?

Baby What'd you say?- I wasn't- listening.     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 2:46pm PST  Time will tell =) Very cute dog though, love the coloring. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Charlie- Chaplin A day without- laughter is a- day wasted     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 8:40am PST  Didn't read the last two posts but as a Chicago denizen there are loads of different neighborhoods and depending on the neighborhood some of the residents are unlikely to side with a cop regardless. So that's really nothing to go off. I've always seen the cops here being pretty good about dogs and choosing pepper spray over lethal weapons, of course pepper spray can't really do anything from long range. What I do think is crazy is the eight shots; he wasn't trying to kill a rhino and that seems very excessive. Especially because we've been having a lot of innocent people being killed by stray bullets these days; that in my mind was unacceptable on the cop's part. And to be honest, there are a lot of pitties that have major aggression problems in this city (not saying other dogs don't). I have worked in several kennels and at petsmart. Maybe it's because they're going to people that don't know the correct way to handle a dog that is known to have DA and SA (I see it with other breeds with DA and SA too) or maybe it's because all of the gangs are breeding them so horribley that the human loving pit has been lost. These guys then sell the puppies they don't want to other people. There was a 5 month old pitbull staying in our kennel, he was so aggressive we had to use a catch poll to get him from his kennel to an exercise pen for him to pee and whatever else. The puppy took a big chunk out of my co-worker's hand. Just a cute little puppy right? I'm all for pitbulls but I will not blindly say they're great for every family and every person which is what a lot of our pitbull rescues are saying, they're being advertised as easy dogs, gentle as lambs, etc. This goes for any dog though and I know just as many labs and goldens that bite people and are aggressive. And for your sake Sarge, I actually am one of those people that write thank you notes to cops, firefighters, and EMTs. (the fire department gets fresh baked cupcakes too). my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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