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The only suggestions I have are rather primitive, but it is the method I employ with my own dog, and one a lot of people use. Call out to the owner of the other dog, "Excuse me, would it be okay if our dogs meet?" Then let the other dog come over to greet your puppy, while keeping your own...

Hey, Maias Mom, that sounds pretty cool. I bet my Annie would like that-- but on the other hand, maybe she wouldn't. This brings me to a question about my wierd dog and her water preferences; I hope someone can enlighten me a bit here: Her favorite (and I do mean favorite ) water dish is this really...

Lucky you two-- Annie gets brushed every day, but about every 3 months or so she starts getting what we call D.O. ("Doggy Odor"') It's worse in the summer, or if she's been swimming in a lake. Anyway, to the original poster: Annie does not like baths either. In fact, she's a really wierd d...

Hi Mamie, it's nice to meet you. How in the world did you never get around to learning to cook?! Too bad you live so far away; you could borrow my 15 year old son, and he could teach you (that boy will be able to work his way through college as a chef in some swanky restaurant). He's an awesome cook...

I have a springer spaniel-- another sporting breed with a strong scent drive. I have the same thing with her, as I've mentioned on another thread: She doesn't listen so well when her nose is glued to the ground, lol! But this is what I do for her on our walks: The first 20 minutes or so is for her--...

I only have just a little bit of advice for you at this time, but that might be best at first anyway... 1) Try getting the leashes on before you do the sunblock. 2) Before you even get the leashes off the shelf (or from wherever you keep them), take the dogs to the door and put them in a sit//stay. ...

I know you said "anything" but does that also include a hand-held mirror? Have you tried a hand-held mirror? Does he also bark at seeing other dogs on television?

CAGirl wrote: I think I seriously have the world's greatest dog.

No, no-- I have the world's greatest dog! lol (I couldn't resist )

Will your husband's caregiver be the same person/people each day/week? If so, that will make it much easier for the dogs to get to know them and accept them. I can only imagine you will be finding out in advance who these people are going to be who are coming to provide such a specialized care for y...

Hey all, dh and I went and saw the movie today. It was cute, but I have to say, it didn't do the book justice. If you haven't read the book by John Grogan, you need to-- that man has such a gift with words and story telling! Anyway, by the end of the movie, even dh was going through a stack of napki...

First, because of the emoticon, I don't know if you were trying to say your son's age, or if you actually meant he's "cool." Anyway... Being a youth crisis staff, I can tell you with authority that your son does NOT need to have a stigma of being "good or bad" attached to him. So...

My Annie will growl, but she is inviting play, as she has her front on the floor, and her rump in the air-- she WANTS us to challenge/chase her for her rawhide. And when she growls, it is with pleasure-- like a giggle. If we walk away, she'll come after us and try to shove the rawhide into our hands...

Also, on her show, Victoria uses some sort of curtains or window covers so the dog can't see the things outside that aggravate him. After several blocks of calm riding, Victoria moves the curtains so the dog can see the "view." As soon as the dog starts barking again, the curtain gets shut...

Just the other morning before going to bed, I watched an episode of "Barking Mad"-- they employ a lot of Victoria's techniques, plus they help a lot of different animals, not just dogs-- anyway, for one dog that had these kinds of destructive and self-harming separation anxiety issues, the...

Oh, yes-- big, noisy trucks are more disturbing to Annie, too, even now, although not so much as to paralyze her the way your Ellie gets. My question: how big/heavy is Ellie? One thing that helped me a lot (though some trainers may disagree), was in the beginning, when Annie was so frightened that s...