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I tie Frodo up for maybe 15 minutes once a day. He has managed to find two places where he can crawl under the fence (rabbits keep digging under). Until spring when we can put up our new 6' privacy fence, he needs to be outside on a lead or with someone. I had him bolt under the fence and race up the block to visit another dog. But, I would never just leave them out there. I let him stay until he is ready to come in and he comes in :) Jessica

Frodo got his second distemper shot and the vet said it was now ok for him to be around strange dogs :) We are starting puppy class on 11/27 too. He is in with everything from a bichon, whippet, lab, GSD and border collie. The vet said he was well socialized :) He never stopped wagging his tail, even when he got his two shots and had to take a pill.... There was a white GSD at the vets too. His owner didn't have a collar or leash or anything. So, he almost escaped when I was leaving with Frodo. Try grabbing a big puppy when there is nothing to grab! I was talking to her before that and she said she was going to train him and not use a collar or leash. Is this normal? I mean, the city I'm in is fairly large with 100000+ people! And, Frodo is getting microchipped when he is neutered. I was worried it was going to be way too expensive but only $45 and thats with a lifetime service. :) Sorry to go on and on but just happy :oops: Jessica

3 weeks???!!! Aren't they still unweaned at 3 weeks? I remember seeing Frodo at 3 weeks. Cute and all but NO WAY could I imagine taking him home then. I thought 6 weeks was cutting it close :( Poor puppies. Granted, one of my brothers got a dog for his birthday once but it wasn't a surprise (we all picked it out) and he came from the Humane Society. He is now a big ole mutt and 8 years old. :)

I think there are a couple kinds of dogs that having this brindle marking....greyhounds and whippets do. Pitbulls do too. What does it look like? Is it a hound? Something else?

Frodo will eat anything :) So far he has eaten carrots, pot roast, bits of string cheese (just tiny bits :), peppers, ham bits, and one McDs hamburger. :oops: He really liked it tho. Jessica

What I find most aggrevating about his biting is that he hardly EVER bites me. He only bites my husband and the kids. And, it is more of a nibbling or nipping. He isn't chomping down or anything. The only thing I can think of is that I am firming is saying no and putting him down and ignoring him right away. They pull away and I think he thinks he wins then. And they say no over and over without him stopping. I also told the kids he is old enough now to not be picked up and carried. Thinking he might think he is alpha from being carried. Jessica

It is hard to say what triggers him biting. I think it is more timing than anything..... He bites the kids if they are laying on the couch and he is on it too. They dont' even have to be looking at him or touching him. He will just go up to them and bite their hands and face. If we are walking around or "bouncing" our feet while sitting, he will bite at them. I think that is mostly the movement he is going for. We try yipping at him but he doesn't care. I think he was one of the more dominant dogs in his litter. I think puppy classes are our best answer.... Jessica

Frodo is now almost 9 weeks and has started to bite a lot.... He is teething and has lots of chewy toys. He is terrible with the kids (bites hands and faces) and not too good with my husband and usually leaves me alone. How can we stop this?? I noticed he does it more when the kids are laying down with him on their chest and told them not to hold him like that anymore. Any advice?? It is very frustrating. We tell him no and give him a chew toy but it doesn't work because he goes right for your hand instead of the toy. Thanks, Jessica

Not to give anyone ideas, but here are some funny "mixes" I came across: Pointer + Setter = Poinsetter, a traditional Christmas pet Kerry Blue Terrier + Skye Terrier = Blue Skye, a dog for visionaries Great Pyrenees + Dachshund = Pyradachs, a puzzling breed Pekingnese + Lhasa Apso = Peekasso, an abstract dog Irish Water Spaniel + English Springer Spaniel = Irish Springer, a dog fresh and clean as a whistle Labrador Retriever + Curly Coated Retriever = Lab Coat Retriever, the choice of research scientists Newfoundland + Basset Hound = Newfound Asset Hound, a dog for financial advisors Terrier + Bulldog = Terribull, a dog prone to awful mistakes Bloodhound + Labrador = Blabador, a dog that barks incessantly Malamute + Pointer = Moot Point, owned by....oh, well, it doesn't matter anyway Collie + Malamute = Commute, a dog that travels to work Deerhound + Terrier = Derriere, a dog that's true to the end Cocker Spaniel + Rottweiller = Cockrot, the perfect puppy for that philandering ex-husband Bull Terrier + Shitzu = Bullshitz, a gregarious but unreliable breed :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well, since 32 is freezing, at 28 degrees the water would be frozen. Of couse, if you are talking celsius this would be a moot point since 28 degrees celsius is about 82 degree farenheit. If the water is not frozen and is just "ice cold" I still would not recommend giving ice cold water to a dog when it is below freezing out. Poor dog is probably freezing to death. Bring it in side and give it fresh water out of the tap in the warm house.....much better solution. :D

My paper is loaded with tons of "designer" dogs but not as many on Saturdays as Sundays. Here are todays: Cock-a-poo puppy. Black Female, toy size. $235 Chow/black lab pups. $50 Norweighian elkhound-Shephard cross. Very fluffy, very adorable. $100-185 Poodle mix pups, tiny. $325 (hello, what are they mixed with? of course they're tiny now....they're [b]puppies[/b] Shih-tzu&Yorkie mix. What a nice looking friendly pet! Soft hair, non-shedding. $400 Then there are the two puppy mills (I swear) that are in the paper EVERY week. One has Lhasa, shih-tzu, maltese, bichon frise and "teddy bear" puppies. The other has bichons, cairns (NOT where I got mine), Jack Russels, Min Pins, Westies and Maltese. Then at the bottom is the Humane Society ad with the dogs of the week....a chow, st bernard and english shepherd/BC mix (given up because of "high energy" at 10 weeks old). I have seen these dogs and they are so sweet. The St Bernard is just a big baby girl. So people are paying 100s for mixes when they can get a beautiful dog at the human society for $65 plus 1/2 off neutering. :cry: I can't wait to start volunteering there.

And I always thought they liked rolling in smells because it was like doggie perfume to them. :) Yum!

These ones should be ok since they are just like little tennis balls. If he manages to chew them up, they will go in the garbage of course. The only thing he is left alone with is his nylabone and pizzle. I found a little dog ball at Petco and he likes that. It rattles when it moves too. He can't pick it up because it is too slippery. The Boxer Rescue was at Petco today. I just missed them but they had some beauties from what I saw being loaded into cars. :) Jessica

Are dogs affected by catnip like cats are? I bought Frodo some little cat balls that are filled with catnip (they are the perfect size). They are like mini tennis balls. He is chewing on one now and tearing about the house like a nut. So, does the catnip make him exicited likes gets are? It is very comical to see him carry the ball in his mouth. It just barely fits in his jaws. Jessica

I hope their previous owner/s spend a long time in jail. They will probably get more time for the coke and pot though then for dog abuse. Agh, there is also a story of a 19 year old mom and 34 year old dad who killed their son. Sick people....

OK, Frodo is about 7 1/2 weeks old now and I want to start leash training. He will not tolerate his harness (too little for a collar still) but hates the leash. He is ok dragging the 4' nylon leash around the house and is ok with the 6' leather one. But, he will not walk on the leash if I am holding the other end. If he feels the slightest bit of tension, he refuses to move. So, he will walk for a bit then stop, feel tension and not move at all. How can I make him like this? I would almost rather he ran in front of me straining to go faster. Instead he just sits behind me refusing to move. Help! Thanks, Jessica

Fly ball looks like a great activity for dogs! They all seem so happy and eager :) Glad it is a just a genetic thing and not something really wrong with your dog. I found out some interesting things searching...

Glad you guys like this. It was in a newsgroup I am in and I kept thinking, what am I reading.... :oops: Guess I have a dirty mind :)

I'm a Scottish Terrier! Probably about as close to my dog as I can get. "No bones about it, you're an adventurous Scottish Terrier. Fearless, feisty, and always up for a challenge, you like having things your way. Some people might even label you stubborn or headstrong." Jessica

They were alone in the house. It was a cold, dark, stormy night. The storm had come up quickly and each time the thunder boomed, he watched her jump. She looked across the room and admired his strong appearance. She wished that he would take her in his arm, comfort her, protect her from the storm. She wanted that... Then the power went out. She screamed. He raced to the sofa where she was cowering. He did not hesitate to pull her into his arms. He knew this was a forbidden union and expected her to pull back. He was surprised when she didn't resist, but instead clung to him. The storm raged on, as did their growing passion, and there came a moment when each knew that they had to be together. They knew it was wrong. Their families would not understand. But they were so consumed in their passion they didn't hear the door or the click of the light switch. The power was back on....... Here they are, caught: [url]http://www.octanecreative.com/Parodyville/as_seen/caught.jpg[/url] :oops: Jessica

thanks newfie, I am going to switch as soon as I get it from fosters and smith since no one by me has it. And the simple green must be ok, it sure smells good! it does say non toxic on the back so I assume it is ok. Not like I'm going to let Frodo drink it or anything anyway. Jessica

Congrats on the new puppy! I know Frodo pee'd a lot the first day or so when I got him. I think he needs to settle in is all. He also got use to the hardwood floors and tile in the kitchen. He would skid around a lot at first but does fine now. I use a stainless steel water dish and Frodo likes it. But, he wouldn't drink out of it the first day. He only drank the water I put in with this food. If he was bottle fed, he might not get that there is water in the dish. I know when I switched my birds from dishes to bottles, it took a long time. I just kept both near each other and eventually they got it. Good luck!

That is what I was thinking! I will have to order some from Foster and Smith since the closest place that now sells it is almost 2 hours away...the natural foods pet store in town closed last year and they sold it (along with great bird stuff!).

He is in the kitchen growling and barking at it right now! Such an attack puppy I have!

Well, I am sure that bitch referred to a dog first and took on its slang connotation later. Here is one history I found: Where does the term bitch "female dog" come from and how did it get applied to women? The word originally referred to female animals, especially dogs. It dates from about 1000 in the Old English written record and was bicce. Beyond that, etymologists cannot really say very much with authority. There is an Old Norse word bikkja with the same meaning, but it is unclear whether it came from the Old English word, or vice versa, or whether they are cognate with one another (meaning they have a common source). The OED suggests (by way of Jacob Grimm, German linguist and folklorist of the 19th century), that if the Old Norse word were the original, it may have come from Lappish pittja, though the Lappish word could have come from the Norse, too. There is a German word betze (or petze), but word historians seem to think that it is simply the Germanized form of the English word. Then there is French biche "bitch" and "fawn", but whether those are related to each other and/or the English word is not known. So, to sum up, we just don't know much about the word's earliest roots. We can, however, see how bitch came to be applied to women. It was being used thus as early as 1400 and referred to a lewd or sensual woman. It was not uncommon to use it in literature of the time in that sense. It was simply a metaphor, comparing lewd women to female dogs, which, if left to their own devices, will bear pups rather frequently, suggesting sexual promiscuity. The more modern meaning of "malicious or treacherous woman" seems to have arisen in the 19th century, and Kipling used it metaphorically (thus, etymologically using a double metaphor!) in Traffics & Discoveries: "After eight years, my father, cheated by your bitch of a country, he found out who was the upper dog in South Africa" (1904). If you were wondering, son of a bitch (in the form bitch-son) first appears in the written record in 1330 in Of Arthur & of Merlin, but we don't find it again until Shakespeare's time (1605) in King Lear: "One that...art nothing but the composition of a Knave, Begger, Coward, Pandar, and the Sonne and Heire of a Mungrill Bitch." [url]http://www.takeourword.com/TOW146/page2.html#bitch[/url] HTH and hope this isn't censored! :oops: