Postings by Charlie Chaplin

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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]

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]

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]

Dog Laws & Legislation > officer kills 4 month old pit bull

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]

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

Charlie- Chaplin A day without- laughter is a- day wasted     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 8:05am PST  I snagged myself a very, very loving and caring (and handsome) SO who worked as security on my own building. To be honest I didn't say Baby was for me until a while down the road -- I didn't want my disability to define me. My SO was under the impression that I was training him for someone else. Once I felt more open and he knew *me* (not my disability) better I told him the truth. By the time I told him I figured I wouldn't be able to keep it a secret much longer; he was coming over a lot and I had to take my meds in the bathroom, I'm not very good at being discrete though. It became more and more obvious as we spent more time together that I had something. My disability isn't always apparent when I have my SD with me. Baby helps me get out of sight when I start to have dissociation or he does a good job preventing it. Many of his other tasks are pretty discrete too. I'm not sure if you have a visible disability or how "discrete" yours is, but in my case it many people just assume the dog is for someone else (without me saying anything). We do not deserve to be judged before we speak which is what happens a lot to persons with disabilities, I do not want my disability to be all that someone sees. 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: Mon May 20, '13 5:10pm PST  Don't expect police to enforce federal law "Q: Can we expect small town police officers to know and enforce federal laws? I was told to leave a restaurant because of my service dog. I called the police and the officer refused to respond. He stated that small towns are not expected to enforce federal laws that apply to so few local citizens. Is that true? –Annie A: You can expect it, but that would be just like the saying of wishing in one hand and then doing something with the other to see which one was filled first. Federal law is enforceable by federal officials, which does not include your local law enforcement agency. Some federal laws can be enforced by the state police but most of those deals with trucks. If local law enforcement could enforce federal laws then there might be a lot less criminals because many of the laws violated by criminals could be charged federally. I would suggest that in the future if this happens again and you can’t get the restaurant to abide by the Americans With Disabilities Act you report the business to the U.S. Department of Justice because it would be the agency to explain to the business why it can’t discriminate and might even fine the business. Once again this is a federal agency whose laws supersede both state and local laws. I should also add, though, that if your dog was disruptive to the business you can be asked to leave." http://magicvalley.com/news/local/community/ don-t-expect-police-to-enforce-federal-laws/article_a921b3b5-0c53-5c e0-92e8-c64ad0757054.html my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Access Denial Form

Charlie- Chaplin A day without- laughter is a- day wasted     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 2:37pm PST  Having a form signed and dated by the person denying you access along with a witness signature is just more evidence for a court case, and there have also been plenty of police that kick a service dog out unfairly anyway. You would file a case in federal court, or with your state's department of human rights; nothing to do with local law enforcement. I say go with it. Never hurts to be prepared. I carry around a first aid kit, that doesn't mean I am looking for my dog to get hurt. I'm not even sure LEO can enforce federal law (waiting for my sister to get back to me on that one). Though that may have changed more recentlyish. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Help! New Mama of a Black Mouth Cur Mix and cats!

Charlie- Chaplin A day without- laughter is a- day wasted     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 12:47pm PST  I've never had any experience with the breed but if you get to the point that you think they're able to live together peacefully do be sure to never let your guard down -- never leave the cats and dog accessible to one another. My friend had an australian shepherd and a cat. They lived very well together and even curled up on the floor next to each other from time to time so she never thought anything of the dangers. Well, one day she came back and her cat was dead, attacked by the dog. Unfortunately she had to rehome him because of this; she could not live with him after seeing that. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Are German Doberman Pinschers healthy than American Dobies?

Charlie- Chaplin A day without- laughter is a- day wasted     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 12:15pm PST  Good to know. Thanks. 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: Mon May 20, '13 11:45am PST  It's ok, I'm like that too. I never drive so everywhere I go I bring a bag with me containing: Musher's secret Booties First aid kit (human friendly too) Slip lead Spare collar (martingale) Collapsible bowl Water bottle A very thin "mat" for him to lie on when on dirty floors Spare treats And a doggy wipes in case something yucky gets on him And now pepper spray I think I would like to invest in some for him because movies can get pretty loud his hearing is so much better than mine; even if it doesn't cause hearing loss it's probably not very comfortable and same goes with the subway, especially when I'm on a 45 min commute. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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