Cairn6

[quote name='courtnek']thats kinda what Canis was trying to avoid......the idiot owner coulda got his lazy arse off the porch sooner. it the pup hadnt been punted, he would have been confetti... :o :o[/quote] Oh I know I fault nothing that occured with Canis. You gotta do what you gotta do in a case like this. But I don't think there is anything funny about it. I think it's absolutely disgusting that an owner could be that stupid. It doesn't sound like something Canis was happy to have to do.

It's hard to compete with a kid and there non-stop energy. My dogs are always looking for my niece thankfully she lives her or I wouldn't have any dogs. :lol:

[quote name='leahluvsherpups']:lol: :lol: Aren't little dogs the worst. I love "I punted the little b@stard". :lol: :lol:[/quote] No actually the worst is when your walking your small dog and some big beast of a dog tears it apart. That's the worst. Happened to a neighbor of mine.

[quote name='K']I would want to be a Bulldog..you can be overweight and have wrinkles and fart and NO ONE CARES![/quote] I guess my grandfather was a bulldog.

That's a shame poor thing just wants to be with them.

I usually call Shadow, Paws Magee I don't know where it came from but it was in response to him coming in with dirty paws all the time and me having to spend so much time dealing with them. I also call him Mr. Dog and Little man. Mandy is usually Mandolin because I made a joke with my niece whose name is Samantha but we call her Sammy that Mandy was short for her real name and we came up with Mandolin.

[quote name='xavierandrea']Carin with the constant training thank goodness I have a handle on my situation. Yes my oldest was caught in the middle a few times. As you can see by my siggie my girls can now tolerate each other as long as [b][u][i]I'm[/i][/u][/b] in the room. I'm stressing I'm because I'm the alfa of the 2. I can see the tension when they are left alone when he is with them. So I have learned what causes the fights. I use NILIF every day. I call the shots. I run the PACK not them. I have learned alot through what Court said to me a year ago. As a matter of fact it was a year ago this month that all this can about. I remember as if it was yesterday. I do however have to rotate the girls when I'm not home between the front porch and or the outside kennel in order to not have conflicts since X in home before me. The reason is I can not and will not trust the girls alone with X while I'm not home. There has not been any fights since I've began the training and with paws crossed there will never be a fight ever.[/quote] My God was that a year ago. Time does fly. The reason I asked is because of what happened with my cairn, Toto. I used NILIF on him for years after he showed some food aggression when he was 10 months old and it worked wonderfully for about 4 1/2 years but then he really started losing his sight due to Progressive Retinal Atrophy which happens to a lot of terriers. Not being able to see caused him to jump at all sounds and attack the sound. Well he started to chase and try to attack my 10 year old niece when she made noises.At first I thought it was my fault that if I had trained him better hen't would be reacting this way. But I talked to someone on Petfinder Mom2dogs who said it was their instinctive reactive behavior that made it difficult for a lot them to live peacefully with sight loss because they are terrified. So we had to put him to sleep at the age of 5. But even though she told me that I still have some guilt in the back of my head that says that maybe if I had gone to one more behaviorist or trainer they might have found a way for me to calm him down. But I guess it really wasn't an NILIF problem since he had done so well before the eyesight loss. I always hear people talking about their sweet dogs that have gone blind and wish that I could have made him understand that I would take care of him and he didn't have to worry.

[quote name='xavierandrea']So you technically have 3 dogs fighting not just 2. Bottom line you need hard core NILIF. 2 big dogs against 1 little dog equals trouble. I do not want to offend you but hard core training now is a must. Otherwise you will not have peace in your home. You should also seek help with basic commands. It is clear that Stry is numb to commands and lacks obdience. The last thing you need is 3 uncontrollable dogs in your home no matter what size they are. Do you have crates for each dogs? If not you should invest in crates for all of them.[/quote] Did you stop the problems in your home by just using NILIF? Weren't the girls fighting and your little boy got in the way a couple of times? I am trying to remember. Do they not fight at all anymore? Someday I do plan on getting another dog and I want to make sure thing are well established with each family member so that I can prevent such problems. Although the way the two I have now get along it so peaceful I am kind of leary to rock the boat. It probably won't be for a couple of years anyway.

You know it's a real shame poor Pooh Bear couldn't have found a home with someone that really loved him. :lol: I love the way you talk about him he is so lucky to have not only found a home but a home willing to go through some difficult surgery with him.

I say just keep on visiting shelters and rescues and see which dog that your mother will allow interests you. I have never ever gone to pick out a dog with a breed in mind. Not ever. A lot of times you get an idea of what you want but the one you fall in love with is completely different. If your mom is going back and forth than it really isn't fair to her to keep asking.

[quote name='Horsefeathers!'][quote name='Cairn6']I am one of those that likes to give people the benefit of the doubt because we never know who is on the other side of the computer, how old they are, what your going through right now, how lonely a person might be. [/quote] Hey, I thought we agreed to let that drop and never bring it up again! :x Just kidding. I remember when you thought I was the biggest jackass here. You still might, but at least you stopped saying it. :oops:[/quote] [img]http://www.emotipad.com/emoticons/Hiding.gif[/img] I don't know what your talking about you must be thinking of Cairn7. :oops: Seriously, though I did think you were being a big fat bully. :lol: I was new I didn't know anyones personality. So I thought I will drop this because maybe I am wrong, I knew I was having the worst time in my private life so who knows what you were going through at the time. And I never said you were the biggest jackass there much bigger jackasses. :lol: No, I am glad I stuck around because after reading lots of your posts I realize your not a big old bully that you do have a big heart and do your part and then some to take care of dogs in need.

[quote name='eric']Am I the only one to whom this appears like a bunch of adults arguing with an 8 year old girl? Anyhow, I like Jerk Chicken. That'll clear the sinuses. :D[/quote] Yep I agree (not the part about the jerk Chicken :lol: ) I can't for the life of me figure out why some care so much about what the kitty forum says about this place. Going to someone elses forum to talk about one member and try to defend yourself never works out. Do any of the members here who also go to Petfinder remember the unfortunate mass posting incident at the Chihuahua site? :lol: Kittygirl I am one of those that likes to give people the benefit of the doubt because we never know who is on the other side of the computer, how old they are, what your going through right now, how lonely a person might be. So my advice would be to go back to cat town or cat talk or cat world, whatever it was, and just enjoy talking about your cats. I know that no matter what you do it's not fun to have what seems like the entire board going at you. But it doesn't really help to call everyone a jerk. Just learn from it and if you feel like people aren't respecting you at another forum leave next time don't bother trying to get people to listen.

Oh I think it's the parents fault absolutely. Who knows what goes on in the homes of these children. It seems to me that if you are capable at such a young age to do something like that then what do you see at home. I have been fortunate enough to have never met a child that has done something like this the children I know would have tried to take care of the momma and her kittens and wouldn't for a minute think of doing such a thing as these boys did. But they are raised in households that are loving and kind. That teach the value of animals so it always makes me wonder what goes on in these homes. I know occasionally you get a kid that seems to be born a bit twisted but there seems to be too many nowadays to say they are born that way. There is something wrong with too many parents these days they don't seem to know or care enough to nuture and love their children.

[quote name='Kat'] It isn't the easiest thing to do just like milking but when I worked at the practice I was always getting called to do anal glands because unfortunately I'm rather good at the technique :lol:[/quote] Well you know we all have our special talents. :lol:

Mandy like to cuddle, Shadow can do without it he will tolerate you giving him a big hug but then he wants to go lie down in peace. But the biggest softie was my cairn terrier Toto. My god all he wanted to do was cuddle. At night he was right up next to my body and all day long he would sit right there in between his patrols of the house. He would even cry to have me hold and rock him. Boy was he spoiled.

It's not just you. I am finding it a bit much too. I wish they could all be put into one list. I have a feeling people are tolerating the constant questions a bit more then they might have if he wasn't a friend of K's. In the beginning some people were squawking a little then when they found out now they think it's charming. :lol:

[quote name='ObedienceGrrl'][quote name='pwrpufgirlz'][quote name='JackieMaya']I've seen ads for vinyl privacy fences too. Do any of you know anyone with a vinyl privacy fence? They're a WHOLE lot more expensive, but they would probably last forever.[/quote] Obedience girl has a vinyl fence, I remember her mentioning that one time.[/quote] Good memory!! I love my vinyl fence. But it is not a privacy fence. We put up a four rail split. But we knew we wanted vinyl anyway. Yes, it is more expensive, but you do not have to stain it yearly or keep up maintence on it at all. In Ohio, it gets so wet and humid that wood just warps to all heck here. So we knew wood was out of the question.[/quote] You can stain it and everything. That sounds great. Do you have a picture of the fence?

[quote name='bk_blue']Privacy fences, as you call them, are the norm here. And they are all at least 6ft tall, too. I'd find it really strange to have a see-through fence, a short fence, or no fence at all, in the backyard! :)[/quote] In my area too. I can't imagine walking out in your backyard and the neighbors are sitting there staring at you. :lol: Especially my neighbors with the pool. There is no way I want to see that guy in a bathing suit. :o

No actually I don't think he used his head :lol: . It was good he wanted to help and he has a good heart but geez what if he had been dangerous he could have taken a big chunk out of Free or God forbid his mother. He should have written the note. I am not surprised though guys never think it all the way through. He reminds me of my brother. :D

Is this just something he does for a few minutes when someone comes home? If so they can mind thier own business.

I love the way he looks with natural ears.

I agree that it was absolutely the skateboard. It wouldn't have even matter if the kid wasn't even holding the skateboard just the fact that he saw him riding around on one scared him enough that seeing him come up to him after that was enough to make him pee himself. Now there is a chance that he will associate your brother in law with fear. That is one reason why I would not allow the dog to be alone on the front porch. Your really don't know who is going to try to approach and it could be very dangerous. When my dogs are young and haven't experience a wide variety of things that they are likely to see on a walk and other situation in life I don't allow them to be alone at all unless safely crated. It's too easy for them to get the wrong idea about experiences that lead to problems later on. I like to be there so they can see my confidence in the situation so they can get their clues about what is scary and what isn't.

I had no idea about how bad the shedding can get until we got Shadow. Toto my cairn never really shed and Mandy doesn't either. The dog before was a terrier and a poodle if any hair ever came off it was in little clumps. Same time we had Brandy we had a terrier/black lab who never really shed. :lol:

I have always been curious about that. With how well they do nowadays you hardly see a scar how do they know for sure your female isn't spayed when you show them?

I'm late but I will also be praying for Peanut and your not stupid your human.