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Brittany I always get the- last bark.     Barked: Fri Nov 30, '12 6:05pm PST  I support the use of it in the case of the shelter dogs, it worked, and saved his life, and like the trainer said, he didn't have anything to lose, if he failed, well the dog was going to die anyway. And he didn't have to the time to do it through positive reinforement means. I would be interested in more information on how he trained the dog (and I guess how others are doing it). It is hard to wrap my head around getting that kind of response out of a dog through shocking, albeit very light shocks. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Brittany I always get the- last bark.     Barked: Sun Oct 28, '12 5:49pm PST  Well, my mom and I do professional pet sitting, so I'm biased in that regard. I know Brittany has always HATED going to kennels, and depending on the kennel they go to, they don't get out much anyway (there's a local one around here, that dogs always come home exhausted because he spends so much time with them. ). Britt and Bello both stay with my friend if we have to leave them. Even my mom and I don't like staying longer with pets then we have too because we want to go home to OUR own animals. So what I would say is offer incentives to your friend to encourage her to stay longer. For my friend it was the ability to bring her dog with her. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Is your dog stupidly loyal?

Brittany I always get the- last bark.     Barked: Fri Aug 31, '12 4:31pm PST  Brittany does not walking off with people that are not in our family. And she used to quit eating when I went out of town. I know one day when a friend and I went to PetSmart, I was having issues with both Britt and Bello, so I gave my friend Brittany. She tried to walk her away. Brittany slipped out of her collar and came running back. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Potential New Dog Breeds

Brittany I always get the- last bark.     Barked: Tue Aug 21, '12 11:46pm PST  Missy, Brittany would too. If Britt and Missy wouldn't sit and try and attack each other they could kill all the rats in the basement with teamwork! That rainbow is their teamwork super-hero symbol. ;D my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Confessions of a bad owner...

Brittany I always get the- last bark.     Barked: Sat Aug 18, '12 11:13am PST  Alright, I'll have to go back and read these before I forget how I'm a bad owner. ~I have hit Bello and Brittany (hate myself everytime for it, getting better and not getting so frustrated). ~Bello pulls on leash. ~Bello is dog reactive. ~Brittany is dog aggressive. ~Bello jumps on visitors/strangers. ~I walk Brittany off leash (at like 1 in the morning, no one else walks that late). ~I leave them in the car during winter, spring, and fall while I do things. ~I'm not always quick to take them to the vet. ~Brittany barks too much. ~Brittany is always offleash at home. ~They aren't crated/seatbelted when we drive. ~I drive with Brittany in my lap. ~They aren't crated when left at home ~Brittany isn't crate trained. ~They beg. ~They don't wear collars unless we are going somewhere.But I don't consider it bad. I've seen 2 pairs of dogs get caught on each other's collars. And nearly die from it. ETA: ~Bello is regurarly on a tie out (or dog run, one of those connected between two trees, he learned to dig up the stake when we first got him, sneaky mutt). ~I use No. (I don't consider that bad though). ~Bello marks in pet stores. We are working on it. ~I walk them both on retractable leashes if we go to parks,etc. ~I let them chase animals as long as they aren't cats (and sometimes Bello chases them before I can stop him). ~I let Bello pull me on rollar blades when it isn't so hot out. ~I let Bello bite me hard enough to leave welts, and if people hit me, he'll bite at them too, and I refuse to correct it. ~Bello was an impulse adoption (and Brittany basically was too). ~I only feed them once a day. ~Don't have a vet, we switch around a lot. ~Probably not going to vaccinate anymore. ~They only get flea prevention when they have fleas. Heartworms scare the HELL out of me so I do not miss a month. Even in winter when the misquitos aren't around. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Brittany I always get the- last bark.     Barked: Wed Aug 15, '12 10:26pm PST  At first I thought you meant as like an all the time thing. Not just for when you are at work. I was getting all fired up. Gettin' ready to get my rant on. Dogs should get to go outside. Good thing I read your post instead of jumping all the way to conclusions. But, no. I don't use pee pads. I like dogs better than cats for the fact that I don't have to clean up after them (in my yard, when I walk them I do have to clean up poop). I'm a pet sitter, we do have the occasional people that use pee pads so the dogs have somewhere to go if they can't hold it while we are gone. I HATE cleaning them up. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > Help with constant hunger!

Brittany I always get the- last bark.     Barked: Tue Aug 14, '12 2:13pm PST  For Rain I would say that it is because she is growing, but when Brittany was about 5 and we had switched her to grain free food she became a chow hound too. Problem was that she was overweight, but then at the same time if I attempted to feed her less, she couldn't think about anything but food. Luckily when we switched to raw it seemed to fill her up more (as well as making her more trim). my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Help from an odd source

Brittany I always get the- last bark.     Barked: Tue Aug 7, '12 10:41pm PST  It sucks she got stung, but at least it had a positive outcome. A few days ago some yellow jackets started stinging Brittany, she wasn't even that close to their whole/nest. That night I poured around a gallon of gasoline in their nest and set it on fire. I would have more than happy to let them live if they hadn't stung my dog. I would have probably even forgiven them for stinging me, but my dog is a no fly zone. Pun intended. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Dogs understanding laughter

Brittany I always get the- last bark.     Barked: Fri Aug 3, '12 3:49pm PST  I laugh a lot when training Brittany because when she can't figure out (or won't offer anything) she starts lightly growling while staring directly into my eyes. I start laughing at her. She'll start growling more and wagging her tail furiously. I personally think she takes my laughter as a reward and it can take me a while to control myself so we can get back to trying to train. But even not when training, if I start laughing and it seems to be at them, they get happier and get more dramatic if possible. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Brittany I always get the- last bark.     Barked: Mon Jul 9, '12 9:11pm PST  Yes Milton. Because all dogs act the same always. I forgot that they were robots. Thank you for clearing up these matters. Farley, you heard the man, you're the idiot in this situation. Your neighbors should be allowed to do whatever they want even when telling them not too. I agree that your neighbors were being irresponsible and rude. And I hope that child doesn't get bitten. Even if Farley wasn't territorial, they still shouldn't do that. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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