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Why do people even bother posting when they haven't even read the other posts in the thread? The entire post by Hollywood was already posted here in this SAME THREAD!!! Hollywood: Do you even bother to read the other posts before you respond??? I for one give up! How can you have a discussion with someone who doesn't even read the posts?

The above post by "Guest" was me. I forgot to log-in... AGAIN!

I volunteer at the local Humane Society and when we get puppies in, they're gone within a couple of days every time. Quite often they're gone the first day they hit the adoption floor! Whenever someone comes in expressing interest in puppies I have to tell them not to make a hasty decision but act fast! :-? It sounds ridiculous but if they don't act quickly there's no way they'll get one of the pups! It's the adult dogs that I feel sorry for. They're often ignored when there are puppies available. Anyway, I'm sure you'll find the pup that's right for you Staffie Chick. Good luck to you!

You must be exhausted! Hope everything work out okay.

Very good point Mary's Mamma and well said. Hollywood claims to be educated about the behavior of APBTs and aware of the possibility that they could become aggressive towards other dogs at the dog park and yet he continues to bring his dogs there. Hollywood: If you really are as knowledgable about the breed as you say you are, then you must know that your dogs could do a LOT of damage to another dog before you have any chance of seperating them. Even if you are keeping a close eye on them! Not very responsible in my opinion considering that you've aknowledged the possiblility that your dogs have the potential to become aggressive.

It's pretty obvious that you're the one who needs to lighten up Hollywood! If you don't like what we have to say, then don't visit the board! Seems pretty simple to me...

Glad to hear that Devin made it back in one piece! He's a very lucky little dog! It would be enough to freak you out, but hopefully his new owner will come around. Wasn't it some really wierd circumstance anyway? He went out of the pet door onto the screen porch and chewed his way through the sceen! Wasn't that it? It would be easy enough to prevent something like that from happening again you'd think!

Mommacat: We're moving to Ham Lake. It is a city ordinance and from what I'm finding out, it's a pretty common one. Legally, you can only have two dogs without having a private kennel license. Apparently however a lot of people are unaware of it and keep more than two dogs anyway. Also from what I understand, it's an ordinance that's not really enforced unless problems arise or if an inordinate number of dogs are reported at a residence. I had never heard of it either! Get this: I looked into it and the same ordinance is in effect in Columbia Heights (the city I live in now) and I never knew it! That makes me a fugitive from the law! :evilbat:

Hmmmm... sounds familiar. No, not grossed out, I've been through this too. Very recently in fact! We have an older female Great Dane that is currently having similar problems. Our vet told us that this is common in older spayed females. It's some kind of hormone thing. As I recall the trouble is not with their bladder but with control of (ahem) certain apperatures and the muscles surronding them. There are two treatments. Our vet put our dog on some kind of hormone pill (the less expensive of the two treatments) and said that usually this will take care of it quite quickly. Unfortunately it hasn't really done the trick for us so we'll probably have to try the other treatment (forget what it is).

I know that one of the symptoms is that the dog is often unable to control when and where it urinates. Sometimes they'll leave a lot of little puddles around the house. Also if it's severe I think that there can sometimes be blood in the urine. If your bringing your dog to the vet to have him or her checked for a urine infection (and you probably already know this) try to bring in a urine sample of you can. Good luck! I hope everything works out okay.

I wanted to take a poll of the folks here at Dogo to see how many dogs you have. We're moving and in order for us to keep our three dogs in the city that we're moving into, we will be required to obtain a Private Kennel License. Since we're moving to a larger property with a heated 30' X 40', concrete floored outbuilding and almost two acres of fenced lawn, we're considering adding one or two more canine members to our family when the time is right. Apparently this license will allow us to keep up to six dogs. Do any of you here at Dogo have a license like this?

That's great! So true!

:bday: Happy Birthday BK!!! :bday:

Wow! She is Beautiful!!!

I agree that you need to give yourself a break Pup1. These types of behavioral problems are very difficult to deal with even for someone who is at 100%! You need to get others to help you in your efforts! At the risk of being the "bad guy" again though, I don't agree at all with trying to find a new home for your puppy. There really is no such thing as a "suitable" home for a puppy with this type of behavioral problem. The fact is; no one wants to deal with something like this and if you pass him to another home it's likely that they'll do the same thing and he'll bounce around until he ends-up at a shelter (or worse). The good thing is that your dog is a puppy so he (or she) can and will get through this. It'll be difficult. Obviously it already has been. I would recommend getting help from a professional trainer or behavioralist in your area. Start with your vet and go from there. Maybe he can refer you to a specialist. Please do everything you can and get whatever help you need to work through this. In the end you'll be happy you did! Good luck to you!

Hmmm... Lab type build but smaller, blue eyed, chocolate colored... I just don't know... She said the dog was pictured on her sister's shirt and I'm sure if they were going to have a Catahoula Leopard Dog on a shirt it would be the classic "leopard" spotted type coloration. I just don't know what it would be!

I totally agree! I don't understand people who don't like or are uncomfortable around dogs. Maybe that's not right...Anyway, I try to respect their wishes and keep my dogs away from them but I am always suspicious of them. When you said: [quote]if my dog doesnt like you, I probably won't either[/quote] I couldn't agree more!

Oh and I meant to add: Asking folks not to make negative comments just isn't going to stop people from saying what they feel they need to say when it's something they feel very passionate about. Additionally I would say that I don't think that Gooey would really consider these comments to be negative.

A lot of us here have bully breeds and we're big supporters of the breeds. I think that Gooey was expressing valid concerns. Even the most well behaived bully can become aggressive and act out in a split second. Dog aggression is part of their nature and you have to accept that it could happen even with the most well behaived dog. All of us here are trying to better the reputation of the bully breeds and protect the future of the breeds. Personally I don't take my bullys to dog parks. For one reason, if a bully even snaps at another dog people absolutely freak out! Even though the fact is that if a Dachshund (for example) took that same snap at another dog, people wouldn't even notice or think twice about it. People shouldn't be so defensive and take criticism so personnally. I don't know what else to say.

Unbelievable! I have to admit that I'm amazed the dog was able to mate and have pups though! It certainly must have been a slow news day!

Since your dog did great with the pups at the shelter, I'd say pick the one that you think is the best match for you and Brinnie add him (or her) to the family! My guess is your father won't be able to resist the pups once he meets them anyway! :D I have a Staffie and I love him to death but rescuing a puppy that's in need of a home from a shelter is a great thing. Good luck!

Congratualtions Rott! Looks like she's going to be a beautiful dog. Keep us posted on her progress.

Great looking dogs! Merlin looks like he's going to grow into a fine looking Boxer!

I don't mean to be negative at all in fact I think it's a wonderful thing you're doing. I've often considered fostering myself and haven't followed through as of yet. Anyway, what I wanted to mention (and you probably already know this) is that the dog's true personality may not come out for a while when they first arrive at your home. Sometimes they call it the "honeymoon period". Where initially the dogs is somewhat subdued upon arriving at a new place. I'm sure Dax will be fine but I just thought I'd point this out in case you had never heard of it. Good luck! I hope that Dax retains his good disposition throughout his stay with you. Please keep us posted.

I'm definitely going to order the book. Thanks Cassie!