Thanks! Petey is the man! Hey D2D....which shows are you seeing in Philly? Hubby and I will be at the 31st show, really looking forward to it. My BF tried to get me to finally come to AU...not happening this year, three in college :shock:
Hope to see you soon!
~*LIVE~LOVE~LAUGH*~
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
Here's the story on the fishing. My inside pet turtle PJ some how got out of his Indoor 50 gallon pond and escaped the house. We thought he was gone for good. A couple of nights ago I was feeding the fish in my outside pond and guess who came to the surface looking for some food? Yes PJ! He had found the pond! I thought about catching him right away and bringing him back inside, but decided he looks so happy and healthy out in a 1500 gallon pond, hunting, sunning and swimming the way nature intended him to do, so he is staying out for the Summer and Fall. I have to keep him people friendly so I can eventually catch him, so I've been hand feeding him. Petey was not happy about me giving PJ one of *HIS* raw fish, so he jumped in and tried to take it away from PJ. He then decided to try and catch the fish too...snorkeling, it was a riot.
~*LIVE~LOVE~LAUGH*~
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
My whole life
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
cavalier king charles spaniel, about as manly a dog as a guy can get
I'll bet people move over to the other side of the street when they see you coming!!
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
My dogs are really pushing each other for dominance at the moment and it's starting to get annoying. Everytime I pat one, the other comes over and pushes its nose under my arm or hand to try and take my attention off the other one. Floyd the Dalmatian was in bed the other day with my bf and Ziggy the Boxer jumped up, walked on top of Floyd and laid down and put all his weight on him so she was in between my bf and Floyd. Floyd let us this really high pitched "fuck off" bark/noise and she shit herself and jumped up.
And when I get home from work, they both run out and jump on the fence all excited and if I pat one and not the other (I try to do it in turns), the other will jump on the back of the other one and start humping! ha ha ha
Any advice? Should we just let them figure it out?
I've also been wondering if we should be spending alone time with each of them eg just take one for a walk in the morning and one in the afternoon every now and then (instead of both together).
My dogs are really pushing each other for dominance at the moment and it's starting to get annoying. Everytime I pat one, the other comes over and pushes its nose under my arm or hand to try and take my attention off the other one. Floyd the Dalmatian was in bed the other day with my bf and Ziggy the Boxer jumped up, walked on top of Floyd and laid down and put all his weight on him so she was in between my bf and Floyd. Floyd let us this really high pitched "fuck off" bark/noise and she shit herself and jumped up.
And when I get home from work, they both run out and jump on the fence all excited and if I pat one and not the other (I try to do it in turns), the other will jump on the back of the other one and start humping! ha ha ha
Any advice? Should we just let them figure it out?
I've also been wondering if we should be spending alone time with each of them eg just take one for a walk in the morning and one in the afternoon every now and then (instead of both together).
I can relate. For 30+ years we've had 2 dogs at a time. For several years we even had 3. So these kinds of things always come up.
When it comes to affection, I try to pay attention to both dogs as much as I can. It's the same as you described. If I start to play with or pet one, the other comes running so they both get some lovey time. But they're not like humans--if you spend individual time with each one, that's great for each dog, but they won't rationalize it and demand less affection from you when they see you petting the other dog! They will still want as much love and attention as you will give them. So I just try to balance it out, making sure that they're both getting enough of my time. Our dog Penny is a rescue and I'm taking her to training so she sometimes gets more of my time but we make sure that Django gets plenty of attention too.
As far as working out the "pack" hierarchy, I leave that to my fur-kids to work out between themselves (with enough supervision to make sure that nobody ever gets hurt). What I've seen over the years is that every time we introduce a new dog to the household, the dogs take a while to sort out their relationships. It takes a little time but eventually they work out the pecking order. And the dog who's being bossed around now ends up being the top dog eventually.
I'm completely devastated. I'm hoping that the Chicago shows are going to be a catharsis for me.
Thanks everyone for sharing pictures of your pooches. They look awesome.
HeavyHands
I am so sorry. The pain of losing a cherished pet can be unbearable, you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
ox
~*LIVE~LOVE~LAUGH*~
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
My dog died today. Very sudden and unexpected. I can't believe she's gone. I keep trying to work it in my head to figure out what the fuck happened. What I should have done.............
I love you Pearl. I'm gonna miss you so much.
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haha!
LOVE the pics of petey at work!
he's such a handsome boy!
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Hope to see you soon!
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
LOL! Haha, thanks for the blast from the past :P
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
Nice... Did Petey catch anything ?
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
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"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
cavalier king charles spaniel, about as manly a dog as a guy can get
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier_K ... es_Spaniel
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
A weed that gets into trouble, right?
I'll bet people move over to the other side of the street when they see you coming!!
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
this is baxter eating sophie's food:
laying in the grass, chewing his bone
AWWWWWWW!!!
hahaha, yeah. they've never met anyone they didn't like.
cool dogs
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
+1
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
And when I get home from work, they both run out and jump on the fence all excited and if I pat one and not the other (I try to do it in turns), the other will jump on the back of the other one and start humping! ha ha ha
Any advice? Should we just let them figure it out?
I've also been wondering if we should be spending alone time with each of them eg just take one for a walk in the morning and one in the afternoon every now and then (instead of both together).
★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
When it comes to affection, I try to pay attention to both dogs as much as I can. It's the same as you described. If I start to play with or pet one, the other comes running so they both get some lovey time. But they're not like humans--if you spend individual time with each one, that's great for each dog, but they won't rationalize it and demand less affection from you when they see you petting the other dog! They will still want as much love and attention as you will give them. So I just try to balance it out, making sure that they're both getting enough of my time. Our dog Penny is a rescue and I'm taking her to training so she sometimes gets more of my time but we make sure that Django gets plenty of attention too.
As far as working out the "pack" hierarchy, I leave that to my fur-kids to work out between themselves (with enough supervision to make sure that nobody ever gets hurt). What I've seen over the years is that every time we introduce a new dog to the household, the dogs take a while to sort out their relationships. It takes a little time but eventually they work out the pecking order. And the dog who's being bossed around now ends up being the top dog eventually.
I'm completely devastated. I'm hoping that the Chicago shows are going to be a catharsis for me.
Thanks everyone for sharing pictures of your pooches. They look awesome.
HeavyHands
I am so sorry. The pain of losing a cherished pet can be unbearable, you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
ox
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
so sorry :(
man, that really sucks, sorry for your loss. always remember the good times.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
I'll post some shots of her later on. Luckily for me I rarely go anywhere without a camera.
i am so sorry to hear that....
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
I love you Pearl. I'm gonna miss you so much.
want to be enlightened"