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Jewel, PCD 8.6lbs of fury- in a bow!     Barked: Thu May 23, '13 10:10am PST  Picking up a foster tomorrow night! Poor little guy was dropped off while his owners were travelling through a strange town so it couldn't be traced back to them. Apparently they tied a note to him explaining why they couldn't keep him but still that's really sad. 7lbs toy male poodle named Chaos. I'm pretty sure I'll only have him long enough to get his vetting done and then he'll get snapped up. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Jewel, PCD 8.6lbs of fury- in a bow!     Barked: Thu May 23, '13 9:30am PST  Flicka - No worries, there are several young pups in the class and I'm being very casual, low expectation more about socializing then getting it right about it. I took a couple toys, was down on my hands and knees with her, lots of treats & praise and silly baby talk. We'll take a class in the fall and be more serious about learning then, I just couldn't get her into a puppy class. She needed this because I can see her shying away from the bigger dogs in class. Posting in B&T about it if anyone has advise. The girls had a busy night last night! My dad texted that he was making burgers so I took the girls over for supper, then I took them to my friend's as Jem and her Daisy are trying to figure out playing with each other. Then when I got home a woman I know I was walking her two poodles by so I invited them into the yard to meet Jem. Her male took a shine to Jem right away and the two of them were ripping around the yard in less than two minutes. Then this morning I put a sharp curve in the tunnel, that gave Jem a pause. She went through slowly a couple times to make sure the end was still there then ripped through the third time. Hope things get better for you M&K. Maybe a nice take out supper? Not cooking or cleaning usually makes me feel happier. Old houses- I have a door that closes itself so I have a painted rock to keep it open. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Rescue, Adoption & Happy Endings > Recent aggression shown in my Shiba Inu / Terrier mix

Jewel, PCD 8.6lbs of fury- in a bow!     Barked: Thu May 23, '13 9:06am PST  At 11 years of age the first thing I would be doing is getting her vet checked to see if she's starting to have old age pain. She might be worried the baby is going to touch her in a spot that she's tender and cause more pain. In the meantime you could put them on opposit sides of a babygate and toss treats to her when the baby wanders near the gate to teach her good things happen when baby's around. Also I know it's hard but even 5 minutes of special time for her might make a world of difference. When the baby's down for a nap I'm sure you have a 100 things to do but take a moment, cuddle your dog, tell her she's the best and give her some kisses. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Socialize small to big?

Jewel, PCD 8.6lbs of fury- in a bow!     Barked: Thu May 23, '13 9:01am PST  How do I properly introduce Jem to large dogs? Jewel doesn't like large dogs and I don't want Jem to be the same way because once we get into the OB ring it's going to be all big dogs she's going to be doing her group stays with. My friend has several large dogs and we were there the other day but they'd never seen a small dog before so they were very curious about her! I was sitting on the floor and we only had one of their dogs in at a time and Jem did give a little nip to get each one to back up as they were looming to sniff her. She did get comfortable enough to get out of my arms and wander around but would come back when their dog tried to walk over and visit her. We used her two calmest dogs which happen to be her two biggest!! A pry and a newfie mix but we both worried the others would get too excited and jump on her. So did I do right or mess up? What should I do going forward? I plan to move in OB class next to some larger dogs, first class we were between a sheltie and a schuazer mix but there's a couple tibetan mastiff puppies that seem really mellow. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Suspicious Breeder Has an "I am A Responsible Breeder" Article on Dogster Mag

Jewel, PCD 8.6lbs of fury- in a bow!     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 3:42pm PST  Here is is from his article, "We haven’t been in this business long, and we've already been tested, when we discovered one of our younger dogs, Charcoal, had cryptorchidism -- meaning he had a retained testicle that did not fall into place. We had a choice: We could have had the retained testicle removed and tried to breed him, or we could have had him neutered. But an unneutered dog with cryptorchidism has a very high risk of getting cancer. Moreover, it is a genetic flaw that could be passed on to his puppies. I am certain there are plenty of breeders out there who would readily breed the dog. But we chose the most ethical path possible. Even though we had invested a significant amount of money and effort into Charcoal, we had him neutered." And this is from their website, "As you can see in the pictures, for our males we have one regular coat German Shepherd Dog, Blue, and one long haired German Shepherd Puppy, Charcoal. Because the long coat is a gene that is passed on, we know that Charcoal will have long haired German Shepherd Puppies and when Blue breeds with Lava, he should as well." I have a hard time reading the website because of things like this "Believe us when we say that our female German Shepherd Dogs cannot wait for these boys to make them momma’s. They get really excited around these boys." so I don't know if they have posted on the site that they are down to one stud. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Jewel, PCD 8.6lbs of fury- in a bow!     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 3:30pm PST  One of the rooms in my house is still plaster too! When I wanted to hang something on the wall I had to have my dad come over with his drill and be darn sure where I wanted it! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Suspicious Breeder Has an "I am A Responsible Breeder" Article on Dogster Mag

Jewel, PCD 8.6lbs of fury- in a bow!     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 3:27pm PST  I thought he couldn't use his long haired male as a stud because he's sooooo ethical? I love how he made it sound like it was such a hard decision because they'd put SO much work into him, uh huh the dog has no titles and is how old? I thought my answer was pretty much as good as anything Toto would get from him. Some BS followed by a distractor. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Suspicious Breeder Has an "I am A Responsible Breeder" Article on Dogster Mag

Jewel, PCD 8.6lbs of fury- in a bow!     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 2:31pm PST  Thank you for asking that Toto, I feel that I have experinced birth through the process of looking at pictures of dogs with their puppies on the internet while doing my extensive research from here in Alaska. I can feel what they feel, they speak to me through the pictures and that has made me very humble, I will not let them down! Elephants are grey. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Suspicious Breeder Has an "I am A Responsible Breeder" Article on Dogster Mag

Jewel, PCD 8.6lbs of fury- in a bow!     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 9:27am PST  Well thanks Savy but I think you meant Toto not me. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Jewel, PCD 8.6lbs of fury- in a bow!     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 8:46am PST  Flicka - good luck today! I was so happy to see little Lucy finally up for adoption, warms my heart. I still remember her lapping up the soup I made her like it was gourmet. Sanka - Just a bit of work! Keep us updated. Jem had her first OB class last night, she did pretty good but I need to move who I'm next to. An older woman with a schaunzer mix is driving me nuts, the dog is sitting and barking and she keeps yelling at it to sit? It is sitting!! She's telling it to sit to try and make it stop barking I guess? Really annoying. I was really surprised that we have two tibetan mastiffs in class, they're the same age as Jem but not the same size! They're pretty slow moving so maybe I'll move next to them because they'll be good for Jem to get used to big dogs because they won't jump on her. When we were outside before class for potties this woman with a golden mix came over and was just going to let her puppy greet Jem before I told her not to. Her puppy was four times Jem's size and was bouncing all over pulling on the leash, uh no I don't need him jumping on her making her scared of bigger dogs thanks. After class we went to my friend's house and Jem got to meet the newfie & the prys, she had to carry her new foster fail away because it's a golden mix and was too excited (jumping). After all this we got home and Jem was ripping around the yard trying to get Jewel to play with her. ETA- this might be why my sister and parents are both saying they won't dogsit Jem anymore. They all offer to take Jewel but my dad says Jem can't come over again (without me) until she's 3. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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