This will give you a bit of insight of what we're dealing with. LOL
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14 years ago
This will give you a bit of insight of what we're dealing with. LOL
Evidently this puppy won't stop 'til he smells a Chinaman's foot (dogs have a good sense of smell, so he probably won't break through).
Lila died August 12. If she were still here, she could dig all the holes she wanted.
The current shop dog/potatoe doesn't like the shop to much, that's a Great Dane for you.
We had set down a ways far down the beach from the main swimming beaches, and were pretty much alone except for one family of two very young girls and their mother not far away. The mother, a little on the plump side, was obviously not enjoying the beach outing, and made that clear with every sentence she barked at her girls. But she toned it down a little for our benefit when we arrived, and her smile and the gentle tossling she gave the puppy seemed genuine. So far so good, and figuring it might improve her mood, I didn't call him back right away.
The two of them were getting along so well, and the fierce beasty's mood had improved so considerably, I had turned my attention elsewhere. There's lots of scantily clad moving scenery, you see, as hiking along the water's edge is a common activity, and the hottest part of July is the best time to enjoy it. The next thing I knew, though, her mood had again soured and I heard her shrill scolding, this time shoo'ing the puppy away. The only shade for 100 yards in any direction that afternoon, apparently, was in the shadow below the seated woman's pulled in knees. He was busily digging a den there when I turned to look.
Take lots of pictures and videos. They grow up so fast.
Dave in Houston
So... what you're suggesting, in my case, would mean that I better make a dog house that fits me as well?
I'd have figured that by now with all the stuff you're into, you'd have your own dog house already fitted and operating.
So... what you're suggesting, in my case, would mean that I better make a dog house that fits me as well?
I'm not saying, "kill the dog!" IIRC, SYB tossed a couple of handfuls of the dirt onto the dog's [forcibly-held] head while stressing the word, "NO!"
Dave in Houston
So... what you're suggesting, in my case, would mean that I better make a dog house that fits me as well?
========= Dogs dig. Mostly, digging isn't much of a problem any more, even without strenuous correction. (I question his methods, BTW.) The worst thing I did was teach them to fetch sticks. Big sticks, like deadfall branches after a wind storm. One spent her early years trying to unearth the exposed roots of a cottonwood in the backyard. The lawn is still not completely healed after
5 years of her outgrowing that.
A loosely rolled newspaper does a great job.
When swatted about the ears, the noise gets there attention without hurting them.
Lew
Not exactly sure what's considered proper in dog training circles these days, but I remember watching as a six year old kid as my father did something similar with our young German Shepherd. He shoved its nose into a pile of it's poop on the basement floor and shouted "NO". After that the dog held it in until it's walk every morning.
Granted, some of those walks started out with the dog pooping five feet out the front door of the house, but he never again transgressed inside the house.
Sure does. Look how I turned out.
When I build it, it has to have a removable roof. How else would I get the beer fridge and the plasmaTV in there?
When I build it, it has to have a removable roof. How else would I get the beer fridge and the plasmaTV in there?
======== He likely meant a pole barn for the workshop annex.
You forgot to include an entire wall for the Palin full sized mirror. If you're gonna do something bad enough to get exiled to the dog house, then you might as well go whole hog.
So contrary to popular belief, you ARE housebroken. :-)
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