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Last Monday I got a GSD mix. Koa is a male neutered 6 yr old dog whose owner has had him since he was a puppy. I'm going to have him for awhile until she gets stable housing again. Koa and my 13 year old daughter get along wonderfully, but he and I are still figuring each other out. Yesterday we had...

Nope, just a coincidence. I didn't realize Koa was such a popular name for a GSD

I'm back after a long absence- life took a crazy turn over the past year. We lost our home this time last year, moved around a bit until finally getting settled in Oregon. When I was posting here a year ago I had 2 dogs and 4 cats. While we were homeless I ended up having to give up my dogs and 2 of...

My 8 month old lab mix puppy has some similar issues, but we solved the nipping early- probably from advice from someone here :D Whenever Luka would lick me, I'd say "good gentle" or just "gentle". He learned to associated "gentle" with licking. Whenever he would nip, I...

Too late- I already said yes. Alan (the guy) had a hell of a sob story- his dad just died, Gramma is on her deathbed, and so on. He couldn't put Buddy in a kennel because he's broke- no job. Alan is 19 years old. I know him because I am good friends with his former foster parent. A friend of his (wh...

A young man I know came by tonight and asked me to take his dog for a week. Knowing him, it'll be a month (which I told him was the limit). There are issues I know about, and probably some I don't. His name is Buddy, and he is a 1 yr old German Shepherd/Pit mix. Currently I have Luka, a 7 month old ...

I'm sorry . I thought that method would be a good way to desensitize, but I totally defer to the more experienced folks on here.

This is Wolfie, the first day we got him. This was taken a month ago. http://i48.tinypic.com/2ns3xcl.jpg Luka at about 10 weeks old. He was so tiny! http://i47.tinypic.com/2yo2t5k.jpg Luka and Wolfie playing tug-o-war with their favorite toy. This was taken about 2 weeks ago- Wolfie 8mo and Luka 6mo...

I wrote to my congressman asking him to support the bill

I started out watching CM but my daughter tuned me in to Victoria. A couple weeks after we got Luka there was a IMOTD marathon on TV. We watched together until I had to go babysit for a neighbor. We had been struggling teaching Luka to lie down, but during one episode where Victoria demonstrated the...

I love the ideas of a wall for photos, avatars that we can upload, and a chat box. I'd also suggest a once monthly scheduled chat with Victoria. I know she's busy and hasn't really had time to post here, but I think it would encourage new people to come and stick around. Another suggestion is postin...

I recently wrote an article about teaching a dog to not be gun-shy. I think the same principal would work to help your dog. I'll post a link to the article below (I hope this is okay!). Because its fireworks your dog has issues with don't use a gun for the training- use firecrackers or other loud no...

Thank you both! I read the other thread and checked out the link to the collars- I'll get one of those soon.

I've been teaching him to sit and wait when I open the door, but he hasn't quite got it down yet.

Doggy gate is on my shopping list

Luka (6 mo. Lab mix) will usually come when called when we are in the house, but outside the house all bets are off! His collar is too loose (yes, we're going to get a new one soon) and he sometimes slips out of it or runs out the door when we open it before we can grab him. Once he's free, he takes...

I suggest purchasing washable cloth puppy pads instead of using disposable ones. I use pads intended for incontinent adults (bought from a medical supply store/online). My puppies use them without any problem and can't tear them up. Its also easier on the pocketbook in the long run as I can just was...