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Sunday, December 24, 2006
12:38:00 PM EST

Early Christmas

My husband has to work tomorrow so we had our Christmas a whole day early. The kids were pretty happy about that. They of course made out like bandits once again.

The dogs did pretty well too. Missy got a new Galileo nyla bone. Jack got a rope tug toy he loves and they get to share some new stuffies and more tug toys and treats. One of them is a loopie toy that they both like to play with. Jacks favorite game is tug and Missys, besides chewing, favorite thing is stealing toys away from Jack. So having lots of handles on the toy helps her with that.

I also did very well and got lots of lovely goodies. I won't bore you with the details but the dog related ones are: The Dog Trainers Resource book put out by APDT,(www.apdt.com ) Clinical Behavioral Medicine for Small Animals by Karen Overall, and the DVD The Language of Dogs by Sarah Kalnajs. All of these things are available at www.dogwise.com . These were on my Christmas list and even though hubby thought I had plenty of dog stuff already he was a good hubby and bought them for me as requested. Tho some eye rolling was involved.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season filled with friends, family, love and laughter. (and lets not forget great food!)

Merry Christmas!



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  • #2 Comment from caninehelpEntry Author 
    12/30/06 10:04 PM | Permalink
    Without some background I can't be sure. It may be a fear period (depending on the dogs age) or something that happened when the dog was going through a fear period, it may be fear aggression or overstimulation. Or maybe this dog is simply more comfortable in a city environment. (city vs woods is a drastic difference after all) How old is the dog? At what age did the dog come to you? Have you always walked in the woods and gotten this reaction? What kind of collar are you using? You can e-mail me directly if you prefer at CanineHelp@aol.com
  • #1 Comment from jlester961 
    12/30/06 10:44 AM | Permalink
    This isn't a comment, it's a cry for help! I have a viszla that I love to take walking with me but I'm at the end of my rope. When we go on the park and river trails she hates everyone we pass - children, women, the elderly - she puts her tail between her legs, jumps, barks growls,etc.. Today I took her downtown early to see if I could get her used to other people - surprise! Not a bark, not a growl - the opposite. We even had a young man come suddenly from around the corner walking towards us fast with his hand out - on the trail she would've lost her mind, in town? - she couldn't get to him fast enough to give him a kiss tail wagging. Can you maybe shed the light on what's the big difference to her?
    http://journals.aol.com/jlester961/YarnsandTallTails/