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Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Sat May 18, '13 9:35pm PST  I am still waiting for a Dalmatian to change my perception that they are unstable, hair-trigger bitey dogs. I'm certain stable dals exist, but I have never met one. I would love to be proven wrong. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Mon Feb 25, '13 10:01pm PST  Terriers are unsafe around kittens/small animals. This is clearly demonstrated in my avatar. -_- my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Rescue, Adoption & Happy Endings > What goes into a home check? - I really want a rescue!

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Mon Feb 25, '13 9:54pm PST  It alllll depends on the rescue and the person doing the home check. I was once denied a dog flat-out before the person even got in my door because I have open-face stairs leading to my front door. Period. They didn't even come inside...and at the time I was a registered vet tech whose happy, healthy dog (Jasper) who would have loved a friend....not to mention I have MILES of hiking trails less than a block from my front door which Jasper and I utilize daily. It completely turned me off of adopting a second dog. Don't be as easily discouraged as I was, I regret it. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Tell me about the Keeshond

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Fri Feb 22, '13 4:36pm PST  I don't knw if this is jut a one-off or if it's typical of the breed, but my mom's neighbor has a kees who just runs roughshod over the entire family. They were used to very mellow, pliable dogs and this kees is the head of the household, to everyone's detriment. They are so soft with him that he gest whatever he wants. -_- He got out once, and I caught him and invited him into my parents' house until the neighbors got home. He hopped on the couch, and bit me when I tried to remove him from the couch. I tried to herd him into a spare bedroom, and he tried to bite me again. Any attempt to tell this dog what to do was met with an "Eff off!" attitude. Anyways, I doubt that's typical of the breed when raised correctly, but that's my experience with the breed. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Are we exaggerating or is there a surplus of lucky dog owners?

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Tue Feb 19, '13 6:20pm PST  Good topic! I have been really discouraged reading up on all the "shoulds" while looking into getting my first puppy. (I've always had dogs, but never a puppy). It seemed every website and book I looked at had 4950246 reasons why I wouldn't be a good puppy owner. It wasn't until chatting with one of my customers who does a TON of rescue work that I really felt good about bringing a puppy in. She pointed out that I've got an RVT license, a job where a puppy can come to work with me every day and meet healthy, vaccinated dogs, and the patience to raise multiple pre-wean kittens year after year, so odds are that my puppy will be fairly successful. Seriously though, for someone who is already prone to questioning themselves on every little thing, reading up on puppy raising can be VERY discouraging. Which I guess is the point. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Mon Feb 18, '13 9:03pm PST  Austin is lovely, and lucky to have found you! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Dog Park Pet Peeves

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Mon Feb 18, '13 12:11pm PST  I'm pretty standoffish with people at the dog park, mostly because Jasper wears his shock collar and people LOVE to give me grief about it...so I just don't even let the conversation start. I DO keep a close eye on him, but I generally have my kindle open in front of me (even if it's turned off) to keep other people from talking to me. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > Anyone else sick of the food reps?

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Sun Feb 17, '13 6:41pm PST  Most of the reps that come into my store are great, but our local Canidae rep is obnoxious! Push push push nag nag nag and let's rearrange the entire store so MY food had a better spot! He's so annoying to the other managers in my chain that I decided not to carry the food in my store so I wouldn't have to put up with him! We have plenty of other high-end options whose reps are great pals with all of the managers in my chain. I also dropped Nutro almost entirely becuse of rep issues. Our former Nutro rep used to come by every two weeks with a box of cookies for the staff and coupons/brochures/whatnot for the customers. He'd hang out for half an hour chatting with the staff, checking out the product, and making sure everything was in order. I carried a lot more Nutro than I really wanted to just because he was awesome. He was laid off a couple of years ago and our new Nutro rep has come into my store exactly ONCE. In two years. I dumped Nutro Max, Nutro Ultra, and all of the canned food and I just carry a tiny amount of Natural Choice, which I also plan to dump eventually. The point of my ramble was that sales reps can really make or break a food, and the retailer is often just as annoyed by the obnoxious reps as the customer. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > I should have asked this 8 years ago.

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Sun Feb 3, '13 1:42pm PST  Usually I give a quick ear rub and apology. Once I tripped over Jasper and sent him careening into our coffee table, which left him limping. I burst into tears and sat on the floor with him in my lap, and five minutes later he was fine. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Thu Jan 31, '13 5:58pm PST  To bad about the little calf, but I'm glad you got to benefit from it. What a find! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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