The dog musing/vent thread
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Found out that a Cardi breeder lives near me. I'm hoping they're a 'reputable' breeder but I have no idea. Overwhelmed by the the thought of being attacked by Corgi puppies. And trying to make sense of pedigrees.
Not planning on a dog anytime soon. Chaz has made me a planner.
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Not planning on a dog anytime soon. Chaz has made me a planner.
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LOL Jentry LOVES this too
Took K, L, I on a 5 mile hike...and remembered why I love Kastle so much. Which was nice, because when we went tracking, I was reminded why I want to strangle him...
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Just having a really frustrating day, trying to teach Roxie how to cope with being alone in her crate. She's doing REALLY great in her crate when I'm close to her, but even if I'm in the next room (mind you, NO DOORS in the basement except for the one at the staircase!! so it's not like I'm behind any barriers) she starts barking and digging in her crate.
It's been a few weeks now, just having her in there at different times- eating, in the mornings before I really wake up (although she will sleep in there most the night, just on her own without me shutting the door or even wanting her to), chewing on kongs/bones, etc. Sometimes spontaneously for a few minutes during the day. She runs down to her crate anytime anyone even gets NEAR the stairs. In fact, if you don't see her in her bed upstairs, you will see her on the top stair just waiting for someone to go down and throw some treats in her crate.
But... being ALONE and in a crate? It's just not working out right now. I really feel like crying at this point, because I currently don't really have any other options.
Maybe, just maybe I can work out a deal with the rest of my family, so that she can be loose in the basement if the trash cans and snacks are picked up. I think she'd be a lot better off with being loose with space to entertain herself, plus there's windows so she could see what's going on in the world. The place I am allowed to have her crate, you can't really see much at all.
I love Roxie, but some days I wish I'd have gotten her when she was a lot younger so she wouldn't have been so traumatized at the shelter. Maybe then she could have been crate trained and felt secure with being in a crate.
It's been a few weeks now, just having her in there at different times- eating, in the mornings before I really wake up (although she will sleep in there most the night, just on her own without me shutting the door or even wanting her to), chewing on kongs/bones, etc. Sometimes spontaneously for a few minutes during the day. She runs down to her crate anytime anyone even gets NEAR the stairs. In fact, if you don't see her in her bed upstairs, you will see her on the top stair just waiting for someone to go down and throw some treats in her crate.
But... being ALONE and in a crate? It's just not working out right now. I really feel like crying at this point, because I currently don't really have any other options.
Maybe, just maybe I can work out a deal with the rest of my family, so that she can be loose in the basement if the trash cans and snacks are picked up. I think she'd be a lot better off with being loose with space to entertain herself, plus there's windows so she could see what's going on in the world. The place I am allowed to have her crate, you can't really see much at all.
I love Roxie, but some days I wish I'd have gotten her when she was a lot younger so she wouldn't have been so traumatized at the shelter. Maybe then she could have been crate trained and felt secure with being in a crate.
Not really, I've been pretty quiet about it, because it may not work.
From earlier in this thread:
http://chazhound.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2368788&postcount=3440
From earlier in this thread:
http://chazhound.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2368788&postcount=3440
Today was one of those days where a scooter run amped Squash up instead of tiring him out, so I took him to Rally class tonight even though I wasn't really in the mood and we haven't been in a really long time.
I almost forgot how much this boy likes to work and how fun he is to work with. He was a bit rusty and his mind wandered a little from time to time, and for some reason he has decided that his shoulder or hip needs to be touching me at all times in order to heel properly, but he was so **** enthusiastic and happy.
Argh, I have to try to make it work with my schedule to get back into the habit of going regularly.
I almost forgot how much this boy likes to work and how fun he is to work with. He was a bit rusty and his mind wandered a little from time to time, and for some reason he has decided that his shoulder or hip needs to be touching me at all times in order to heel properly, but he was so **** enthusiastic and happy.
Argh, I have to try to make it work with my schedule to get back into the habit of going regularly.
Go Squashies!
This is always how I feel when I finally pull the clicker out with my guys. I forget how much fun they are to work and how much they like it. Rider's srs face is amazing. I'm really hoping that puppy's training ventures and weekends at trials will finally get him socialized enough to be able to show someday. Because he's fun.
This is always how I feel when I finally pull the clicker out with my guys. I forget how much fun they are to work and how much they like it. Rider's srs face is amazing. I'm really hoping that puppy's training ventures and weekends at trials will finally get him socialized enough to be able to show someday. Because he's fun.