Hey, you wouldn't hire a clown to fix a leak in the jon so why do you let these hooligans tear down the biz? YEEAAHHH. I don't care if he is Mr. Notorious BIG, can he croon?
OKay, I seriously don't know what to do now. I'm EXHAUSTED. I came home from work this evening, and she had peed in her run and laid down in it and was soaking wet. My house reeked and I had to give her a bath, which was a nightmare. I walked/ran with her for probably about 45 minutes (after running for her with a half hour this morning), and she still would not calm down. I don't know if it's an "adjustment period" or what, but I know my father had similar problems with her which is why he wanted to get rid of her so badly.
You are going to have a period of adjustment that may last a couple of months, so lots of patience will be key to really bonding closely. You want to try and keep things very positive for now, lots of praise and get some tiny treats you can reward every good thing she does, all the time. Can you crate her vs. the run? Give her less space to mess up. She is a breed that is soooo hard to give enough exercise time, figure she is bred to run in subzero weather all day long every day! I would suggest doing the two walks/runs each day. Can you find a place to let her play with other dogs, a doggie park(ask at your local pet store if there is one near by)? How about a place to run her off lead, maybe a place with some hiking trails that you could go to on the weekends. Teach her to play Frisbee or ball and try to spend a good 15 minutes a day playing that with her, if you don't have a fenced area you can attach a long line to her and keep the end by you so if she runs too far....you can pull her back in. Also get a really nice tug toy....keep that just for playing tug...you can initiate that play a couple of times a day...it will helps wear her out.
Have you signed up for an obedience class yet...that will be VERY important for you and her right now. Also I would implement the NILIF program with her...it helps teach who is the boss with out doing that alpha garbage. http://k9deb.com/nilif.htm
Also start taking her everywhere with you. Get her used to all your friends houses, going in stores that allow her and lots of car time. If she doesn't walk well on the leash...I have suggestions for that too!
Make sure you have lots of chew toys and stuffies. Have some other chew things like Kongs(stuffed with Peanut Butter or frozen canned dog food), bully sticks, etc that you can hand out to her if you need a bit of time to do something.
The more fun and interesting you make her life....the better she will behave and love her mommy!
Good luck sweetie...please feel free to PM me with any problems.
oxc
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*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
holy shit is that great!! play in the pool....play with the water....play with the hose.......pass out!! :D
hahahaaa!! yeah - she loves her pool! she saw me get it out of the shed and she was like running like a loon!! "oooh!!! Pool time!!!' it is freaking hilarious!! she is starting to drool more now too, so when she gets excited it gets a little bit gross - hahahahaaa
hahahaaa!! yeah - she loves her pool! she saw me get it out of the shed and she was like running like a loon!! "oooh!!! Pool time!!!' it is freaking hilarious!! she is starting to drool more now too, so when she gets excited it gets a little bit gross - hahahahaaa
awww that is so cool! I am going to try to get a pic of her with her snuggie (it's a toy bear that she carries around like her baby...very cute)
have i mentioned i LOVVVVVE your doggie??!! I am willing to dogsit ANYTIME even if there IS a drool problem! damn, Dakota makes me really really happy! You are incredibly lucky to have her.
~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
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EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
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Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
About 10 days ago we got a new 8 week old black labrador bitch called Lulu. We already have a 4 year old black labrador bitch (Bella) and it has been fascinating watching them interact and get to know each other. We'd never had two dogs before and were a little wary as to how they might get on.
So far so good, Bella was a bit standoffish at first but has spent the last few days establishing her top dog status. She will bark at the puppy, who will then roll onto her back in an act of submission. She then proceeds to gently nibble the puppy from head to toe, Lulu will not move until Bella has finished nibbling and moved away. I'm guessing this is a normal, older dog showing her superiority over the younger dog behavioural pattern? Anything I should be looking out for? and is there anything I should not be letting them do? I'll load some photos up on Photobucket later and post them here.
Please tell me I'm not the only one with a dog with 16 names !
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
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
Please tell me I'm not the only one with a dog with 16 names !
this has got to be my favorite shelby picture!!!!
as for the doggie names......i used to call SURFER "suffa" in a baby voice, and.....fatty boy, big brown doggie, prince doggie, turfy, bubba. wow i hadd forgotten about all that. i miss my doggie. *sigh*
~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
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You are going to have a period of adjustment that may last a couple of months, so lots of patience will be key to really bonding closely. You want to try and keep things very positive for now, lots of praise and get some tiny treats you can reward every good thing she does, all the time. Can you crate her vs. the run? Give her less space to mess up. She is a breed that is soooo hard to give enough exercise time, figure she is bred to run in subzero weather all day long every day! I would suggest doing the two walks/runs each day. Can you find a place to let her play with other dogs, a doggie park(ask at your local pet store if there is one near by)? How about a place to run her off lead, maybe a place with some hiking trails that you could go to on the weekends. Teach her to play Frisbee or ball and try to spend a good 15 minutes a day playing that with her, if you don't have a fenced area you can attach a long line to her and keep the end by you so if she runs too far....you can pull her back in. Also get a really nice tug toy....keep that just for playing tug...you can initiate that play a couple of times a day...it will helps wear her out.
Have you signed up for an obedience class yet...that will be VERY important for you and her right now. Also I would implement the NILIF program with her...it helps teach who is the boss with out doing that alpha garbage. http://k9deb.com/nilif.htm
Also start taking her everywhere with you. Get her used to all your friends houses, going in stores that allow her and lots of car time. If she doesn't walk well on the leash...I have suggestions for that too!
Make sure you have lots of chew toys and stuffies. Have some other chew things like Kongs(stuffed with Peanut Butter or frozen canned dog food), bully sticks, etc that you can hand out to her if you need a bit of time to do something.
The more fun and interesting you make her life....the better she will behave and love her mommy!
Good luck sweetie...please feel free to PM me with any problems.
oxc
*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
hope y'all can see these...
"wimming"
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http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/04/29/vo.thailand.dozing.bear.cnn
not so much
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EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
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It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
here let me fix it...grumble grumble grumble
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holy shit is that great!! play in the pool....play with the water....play with the hose.......pass out!!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
hahahaaa!! yeah - she loves her pool! she saw me get it out of the shed and she was like running like a loon!! "oooh!!! Pool time!!!' it is freaking hilarious!! she is starting to drool more now too, so when she gets excited it gets a little bit gross - hahahahaaa
awww that is so cool! I am going to try to get a pic of her with her snuggie (it's a toy bear that she carries around like her baby...very cute)
no biggie....i do the same...:eek:
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
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
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
aaawwwwwwww.......surfer!
So far so good, Bella was a bit standoffish at first but has spent the last few days establishing her top dog status. She will bark at the puppy, who will then roll onto her back in an act of submission. She then proceeds to gently nibble the puppy from head to toe, Lulu will not move until Bella has finished nibbling and moved away. I'm guessing this is a normal, older dog showing her superiority over the younger dog behavioural pattern? Anything I should be looking out for? and is there anything I should not be letting them do? I'll load some photos up on Photobucket later and post them here.
http://s246.photobucket.com/albums/gg105/stevecfc/?action=view¤t=Dogs.flv
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/IMG_0601.jpg
It occurred to me that for every time I call her by her given name, there's an equal number of times I use one of her nicknames...
There's Boo, Boo-Boo, Boolie, Boolie-Boo, Baloolie, Shelby Delby Doo, Sweet Pea, Punkin, Punkin Head, Luv Bunny, Hunny Bunny, Sister, Miss Priss, Princess Shelby and Sweet Pea.
As a puppy, she answered to "Shelby NO."
Please tell me I'm not the only one with a dog with 16 names
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Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=272825
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They are italian (10 pound) greyhounds.
JUST GORGEOUS!
oxc
*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
norm says hi to the pit!
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k16/cutback32/Norm/IMG_1179.jpg
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Typical Petey....watching the world go by.
oxc
*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
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h12/stateoflove79/000_0213.jpg
Here is Jake, my mom's new puppy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14915606@N07/2462818122/
as for the doggie names......i used to call SURFER "suffa" in a baby voice, and.....fatty boy, big brown doggie, prince doggie, turfy, bubba. wow i hadd forgotten about all that. i miss my doggie. *sigh*
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!