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:Dog_run: Such a nice story. :D I know someone with a velvet Elvis. Come to think of it, she has big hair also.

:Dog_run: How exciting!!

:Dog_run: Probably. I swear they know these things. That's pretty amazing though. With all the dogs we've had, I never had a chewer. He's just a crazy dog :lol:

:Dog_run: :o What chew toys does he have? I would make sure he has raw bones at all times. The more meat left on the better. He would have to think it tastes better then all the other stuff.

:Dog_run: Thought that was a cute name for squirrel stories. Bunnie stories are also welcome. Being a typical dog, Re-Run likes to chase the squirrels as much as any other dog. Fun, fun, run outside towards the rodent and watch it take off like a rocket up a tree. Well, Re must have scared the crap out of one squirrel. He started chasing it and it ran to one tree, stopped and then to another tree and another with Re hot on his tail and all of a sudden, the squirrel stopped and just sat there and waited to be caught. Poor thing. Well Re-Run couldn't stop quick enough and he also sat there probably 10 feet from the squirrel, just looking at it. I was watching and wondering what what was gonna happen next. Re looked at me then back to the squirrel and got up, stood there and next thing I know, he came over to me and wanted inside. Two days ago, it had to be the same squirrel, was in the yard and basically the same thing happened. I guess if it's not on the move, Re wants nothing to do with it. That it was cute and figured I'd share. Anyone else have strange chase games happen??

:Dog_run: Pooh Bear is soooo cute!!! Glad to hear training is going well. I had to laugh at "squirrel urges". All dogs have them, mind if I start a thread on them? I'd love to hear crazy squirrel stories from everyones dogs.

:Dog_run: Crazy people, don't they know they can get the same damn thing from their local shelter. This kills me. OK, breath deeply, count to 10-no-100 or maybe higher.

:Dog_run: Don't you just love HOA?! Congrats to Hunter and Dakota :klacz: :klacz:

:Dog_run: [quote]Well, I'm sure glad he doesn't plan on getting another dog! Geez, how hard would it have been to put Jack in a crate in the house when he was gone? Poor little guy.[/quote] Some people think crates are cruel

:Dog_run: Wow! I think I would keep the window closed from now on.

:Dog_run: I've seen it before but it always makes me laugh

:Dog_run: OK guys, as some of you know I went ditch rolling and now have a cast(big black boot) and crutches. Now I have a problem that I thought would go away by now. It's been five days. Re is deathly afraid of the crutches and barks when I use them. Of course they fell down right next to him when he went to sniff them. And he wants nothing to do with the cast. When I'm on the couch I cover it and it's fine, he jumps all over me. But at night I have to have it out from under the covers and he won't even look at me. He sniffed it once but backed off right away. When I let him out he's afraid to walk past it and I have to kind of hide it behind the door. Any one ever delt with this or have suggestions??

:Dog_run: As much as Re-Run wants

:Dog_run: I've never seen boogers on a dog but if you look at our front window where Re always waits for us, its covered in dry snot. We clean it every day. It's worse then toddlers!

:Dog_run: AAP I had to have Steph read that cause I thought the pain pills were working over time. If only it were always that easy.

:Dog_run: I would be afraid to let Allen try that, I'm sure Re would win once or twice. At least until Allen got serious.

:Dog_run: No growling or today and Re went to Allen for dinner, I guess he catches on quick when it comes to food. We will be at the cabin for the weekend, we'll see how it goes there. Thanks everyone for the great advise, hopefully this will do the trick :D

:Dog_run: Sometimes Scott and I play with Re, but mostly he plays with Steph and Allen. There is no play biting allowed. Allen stops playing immediately if Re "bites" We had that problem when Re was younger. Most of the time Allen will initiate play, it's usually at the same time every day so Re knows when it should start.

:Dog_run: Ahhh, I get it. So basically Re-Run should think Allen is god. Boy is gonna like that. I'm going to assume that Allen is to be in controll of everything for Re. We shall see what happens.

:Dog_run: :thumbs: :thumbs: Way to go Cinco

Before I answer questions, I want to make it clear that I will not put re down for snapping, only a bite. If I can't trust him around the kids, that's not good. Hopefully that will not have to happen. Let's start with tonight's behavior-Allen (13) came up behind me to get the newspaper and re growled. Allen made kissing noise to him and as re was growling at Allen he was also kissing Allen. :o Not sure what that was about. What is NILIF? Re only guards us, no toys, or food. Normally Re is fine with Allen, they are playing now, so they can be in the same room. Allen started yesterday making him "work" for what he wants. He is basically re's lifeline right now. Allen is also the only person in the house who gives re people food, a very rare treat. I'm getting confused right now, my daughter ( soon to be 16) just got home and we are interrogating her. New friends, some are pot smokers and there is a 19 year old that really likes her. UGH!!! I know what I wanted to ask. Is Re-run allowed to sleep with Allen on his bed? What we do is have his crate in our room, he will fall asleep in there and sometime during the night he comes up on the bed with us. We will move his crate into Allen's room but is he allowed up with Allen?? I need to finish with Steph now, thanks guys

:Dog_run: Here's the problem...Re-Run and my son Allen are best buddies about 95% of the time, however the past few weeks have been strange. We can all be sitting in the living room watching TV and out of the blue Re will start growling at Allen. It's his "this is my house and you don't belong here" growl. He gets worse when he is sitting on my lap or Scott's. He hasn't bitten Allen (Scott & I have decided that if that happens he will be put down, no second chance), but he seems like he is ready to at times. When Scott and I aren't home, they are best friends, normal play, all is right in Re-Run's world. As soon as we are all in the living room, only once in my bedroom, it's like Re doesn't know who Allen is. I have noticed that it's usually dim in the room when it happens. This has us all upset and we're not sure what to do. Now that I think of it, there was a power struggle when Re-Run was about six months old. He seemed to out grow that and it wasn't growling, just barking and grabbing Allen's jeans. We have gone back to Allen controlling Re's food and snacks but tonight as soon as Re ate his dinner he came in the living room sat on my lap, got up, went to the door, Allen went to let him out and Re growled at him. Every time Re growls at Allen, Allen will pull his hand back rather quick and look to me or Scott for help. I think I've explained everything and I try to check back often so if anyone has questions, I'll try to reply soon. Thanks everyone

:Dog_run: So far excellent results with Frontline. I have a recipe for cheese and garlic biscuits and I give him a few of those through the week. Not sure if it helps but garlic is so good for people and dogs, why not.

:Dog_run: We have one dog park in this area, it's kinda far from my house (15+ miles). I keep saying I'm gonna take Re-dog there. Yesterday I was driving past it and in the center were three large dogs going at it and the owners were running towards them. :o I don't think I'll be taking Re-dog there any time soon. Regarding the kids-the parents probably sent them there to get rid of them for awhile, they know how they act and are just looking for a few moments of peace and quiet. Let them be some one elses problem for awhile. :evil:

:Dog_run: I would suggest a google search, you'll get tons of research. Good luck :D