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SALEM, Utah
United States
SALEM, Utah
United States
School:
Brigham Young University University of Utah
Brigham Young University University of Utah
Work:
Alpine School District: Special Education Teacher
Alpine School District: Special Education Teacher
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Oakland CA. Boulder CO.
Oakland CA. Boulder CO.
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Diary of a Dog & Diary of a Cat
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MRogers says:
Hi juriches,
Wishing you a very Safe and Happy Memorial Day my friend,
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Michael
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Posted: May 26, 2008 11:49AM EDT
BJ- says:
Oh boy...you are so lucky to find someone as active as Booker needs! I would love to find someone to run with Brynn! I walk her, but it's not nearly enough exercise for her degree of energy! Down in GA, one of my Daughter-in-Law's runs, but she also has four children (one just 3yo) and would want to wait another year or two before having her. Sigh...we love her, and she's wonderful with her soft-lead halter, but if she doesn't get enough exercise, she can be literally "flying off the walls" in the house every once in awhile.
She's a clown with a great sense of humor...we get a lot of laughs from her antics. She is also a great lover...she stays with me wherever I go in the house, and idolizes my DH. However, if let free outside she'll fly off into the forest and be gone for a couple, or several, hours! If she only went out into the woods and stayed home it wouldn't be so bad, but she also goes onto others' properties and chases anything that will run (squirrels...kitties). She looks like a Pit, so if someone doesn't know her they might well be frightened. We've got to get invisible fencing so she doesn't have to be constantly tied when she's outside! We'd like to give her all five acres to enjoy.
She's a clown with a great sense of humor...we get a lot of laughs from her antics. She is also a great lover...she stays with me wherever I go in the house, and idolizes my DH. However, if let free outside she'll fly off into the forest and be gone for a couple, or several, hours! If she only went out into the woods and stayed home it wouldn't be so bad, but she also goes onto others' properties and chases anything that will run (squirrels...kitties). She looks like a Pit, so if someone doesn't know her they might well be frightened. We've got to get invisible fencing so she doesn't have to be constantly tied when she's outside! We'd like to give her all five acres to enjoy.
Posted: March 26, 2008 8:02PM EDT
BJ- says:
LOL You're right, your dog story is good for a laugh...but with a tear in the eye! It sounds like the starving dog my daughter and I found and couldn't resist taking in. Her name is now Brynn (see my pic of her).
I left her once out on our closed in deck while I was away for about an hour, and came back to a demolished set of wicker furniture! (At least it was very old!) On a trip from GA, we stopped for dinner and left the two dogs in the car while we ate (I voiced my doubts about the wisdom of that, but my DH insisted it would be fine.). When we returned to the car, the gear shift handle was one big shredded mess!
My DH needed no more convincing that Brynn suffers from separation anxiety! From then on, we've always put her in her kennel whenever we go somewhere without her. From now on our meals to and from GA will have to be from drive throughs I guess, since her kennel is much too big for our car. Once we're down there, one of our sons has one we can borrow when needed.
I think you and I both need a visit from "The Dog Whisperer"! LOL
I left her once out on our closed in deck while I was away for about an hour, and came back to a demolished set of wicker furniture! (At least it was very old!) On a trip from GA, we stopped for dinner and left the two dogs in the car while we ate (I voiced my doubts about the wisdom of that, but my DH insisted it would be fine.). When we returned to the car, the gear shift handle was one big shredded mess!
My DH needed no more convincing that Brynn suffers from separation anxiety! From then on, we've always put her in her kennel whenever we go somewhere without her. From now on our meals to and from GA will have to be from drive throughs I guess, since her kennel is much too big for our car. Once we're down there, one of our sons has one we can borrow when needed.
I think you and I both need a visit from "The Dog Whisperer"! LOL
Posted: March 26, 2008 1:51PM EDT
juriches says:
Booker will eat things even when I'm supervising. I have seen a years worth of the Dog Whisperer...But no ideas as yet. Sigh! As he becomes older (he's 2ish now) he is getting better. Booker is a rescue dog he was around 8 months old) I fostered for our police dept. (My city is a no-kill city). They wanted me to try and work with the poor starving and beaten thing and see if I could get him somewhat trained. He's trained now, but still will eat things. I ended up keeping him as a friend to Riley. (Actually, Riley did a good job of being a therapy dog to Booker. He deserves the credit for lease training him). I suppose it's my fault for Booker's PICA behavior. If he doesn't get enough exercise or a chance to run then I see the problems arise. I have someone lined up to take him soon. They bike, run, hike, and are generally hyperactive like Booker. It's a good match!
Posted: March 26, 2008 7:07PM EDT
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