Queen Bitch

Way to go mum!!!! That is how my dad ended up with Conar. He doggy sat him for almost a month and whenever he would leave his client's ( Conar's owners at the time) Conar would carry on like there was no tomorrow.

I don't remember the exact reason why, but Haltis are a bad idea for Dobes. Sizzle! Where are you? And oh yeah is Peaches "disabled" :roll:

Beg maybe? You don't see many dogs that aren't small doing it.

I think that Rocco is smiling down at you right now HF. :angel: Peaches is a lucky girl to be going home with you.

:x [sarcasm]Why yes, of course it is.[/sarcasm] K likes to displace the blame. SHE brought up height in the first place. :lol:

At least he didn't come in to lecture you about your killer "rockwilder". See there is a silver lining. :lol:

Well Cairn, when you type in all bold ( or all caps) things take on a different tone.

All I can say is I'm sorry HF. You know we are all here if you need us.

And many people get "rare breed" status dogs that they let roam. Not too long ago I saw a dog on Petfinder that was in a small town that was listed as a mix that was actually a purebred ridgeless Rhodesian Ridgeback. Anyways, back to the original topic, go for it JM!

[quote name='Mutt_Lady']This has also happened to us too, izzy. Don't feel like a bad owner!! K got out about 6 months ago because a neighbourhood kid let her out (we haven't found out who as of yet...) She was missing for 5 hours before she trotted home, unharmed, and with a happy-go-lucky look on her face. What I'm saying here is that they usually know their way home. Thank Dog![/quote] Geez I HATE it when K gets loose. :lol: I'm very glad that you found Tabatha Izzy. SHe will be one spoiled little girl. ( As she should be.)

[quote name='Mutt_Lady'][quote name='corgilady']I am only attracted to tall men, 6'4" is a nice size....makes the kissing, errr, interesting.[/quote] Tell me about it! I [i]used[/i] to always go for the guys that were a lot taller than I was. My ex-fianc

If he is such a good specimen of the breed, there is no reason he can't finish getting his CH. Preferably, I would like to see a title or two at the back end as well. Are you still in contact with his breeder?

[quote name='__crazy_canine__']Im the same as Hillside... 5 ft 1/2 in ...and yes the half inch is VERY important when youre so short! :wink: :lol: Im still growing (hopefully) though so maybe eventually Ill be at least 5'2! :lol: :lol: :lol: All I have to say about the whole RnP thing is... cute pics (I wouldve enjoyed them more if it wasnt from him... but hey theyre still pits none the less)[/quote] Yeah, yeah, yeah, rub it in that you could still grow. :evil: Go drink some coffee.... :evilbat:

True Pits, good posting.

[quote name='anne3149'] Ah you are all giants. I am 4'11" and slight in build......can manage two Rottweilers though. Must admit I walk them one at a time. [/quote] Woohoo!!!! I'm not the shortest person ( or adult rather) on Dogo!!! Thank you Anne. :lol: [quote name='K']Ya hadta get that 1/2 an inch in there didnt ya? :lol:[/quote] Well of course I did, that half inch is very important. Just ask "anyone".

:o Wow K and Courtnek, you guys are TALL! I am 5ft 1/2 inch. :wink:

HF, you are brilliant. :lol: :drinking:

:o Wait a second, all of us who gave HF congrats on teh solid poo now have to go pick it up? :o

May I be the first one to wish you congrats on the solid poo. :lol:

Oh, I forgot to add, that I will be getting my dog(s) microchipped.

Conar doesn't wear a collar, he has one that we use when put him outside, but if he wore it all the time it would wreak havoc with his coat. When we take him for walks we use one of those all in one collar/leashes. My future pup won't wear a collar unless we are walking ( gotta keep that coat in show condition.) I will not allow my dog to wear a collar in its crate either, too easy for it to get hung up on something. I MAY get one of those break away collars for its tags but I'm not sure.

My fingers are crossed for you HF and my thoughts are with you.

See guys, you have to put your requests in ahead of time, like I did. :P I think that is the same Dalmatian that I was talking about at the Duluth show. Boy I wish I could have gone down there. *sigh*

Yay Mouse! Congrats! Color me jealous, I want a puppy.

Are you possibly talking about a DalmatiAn Cassie, because I've never heard of a DalmatiOn. And you are right, I don't like hearing that someone never spent enough time with thier dog to properly train it. Or did not know it's behaviour well enough to caution somebody about it. Court, when we got our first Dal, Phyllis, I taught her to beg in about a month's time. It sounds like a lot of time so let me explain. I was probably around 12 or 13 at the time and she lived at my father's house. I only saw her on weekends and we would only have one maybe two "training sessions" a week. The training sessions consisted of me grabbing her front paws when she was sitting, putting her into a beg position, saying "beg" and giving her a treat. Only once each time. So only perhaps 10 times did I do this in a months time and most of the time the sessions were seperated by a week. On Thanksgiving, which was the end of the month period, she waltzed right up to the person sitting at the head of the table and begged perfectly. She learned a couple hand signals after only a couple reps. Our second Dal, Simon, was kind of a big old moose, but, even though he had lived outside his whole life before we got him, he learned very quickly to not relieve himself in the house. I nver tried to teach him anything beyond the basics, which he learned easily, because he wasn't with us very long. :cry: Our last Dal, Ivan, (and keep in mind, all of these dogs were from different origins.) was totally housebroken within about 2 weeks time, despite my dad's long work hours. ( generally 12 hour days, yeah I know not the best situation but......) He did destroy some things, but learned by about 6 or 7 months ( with the help if the crate) not to. He tried to teach himself to beg, after watching Phyllis at about 6 months old. Poor big lug just tipped right over. He learned the basics very quickly once we found out what motivated him ( baby carrots). Dals really aren't hard to train, once you find what motivates them ( like just about any other breed) but many people expect them to be Labs with different coats or "like the movie dogs" and they don't realize that they are dogs that were bred to run 25 miles a day and that they need a physical outlet or they get bored. How I wish those movies had NEVER come out. It did a bunch of damage. Many people who shouldn't have had a Dal in the first place got them and those people helped ruin the breed's reputation.