Adirondack country gal

No, the stupid head cold I have I did not buy at Walmart.  I may have gotten it there tho for all I know last week.  I bought a GE phone/answering machine combo.  It was relatively inexpensive and now I know why.  The first thing I noticed after setting it up was that it had 9 messages on it already!  I listened to them and could barely hear most of them.  I think someone bought it and returned it also.  The intructions were in Spanish.  NO English which is the language I speak.  I went online and looked up the product information and the manual online was also in Spanish.  I finally figured out what I wanted to so I will give it a try.  I am a cheap person at heart and always buy the cheapest product usually.  The reason for that is because expensive items and cheap items are all one and the same to kids, cats and dogs! 

I heard back from the dog trainer and they recommend private behavior consultations due to Daisy's fear aggression.  I do not think Daisy would bite someone or another dog however she would be disruptive in a class setting due to her phobias.  So I need to personally talk to the trainer and see what can be set up.  I also plan on buying her a short leash and harness so I can work with her in social situations.  She pulls hard for a little dog.  She digs right in with her legs and pulls. 

I also purchased a Wahl home haircutting system and cut Travis' hair.  I don't have pictures but it came out pretty good.  I just messed up slightly around the ears but don't tell him that!  We will keep it between us.... 

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• #8 Comment from jlocorriere05 
  5/14/08 6:08 PM | Permalink

  There must be something wrong with the phone for the previous owner to have sent it back. They could have wiped the messages off at least! I hope it works OK for you, I'd personally take it back. Glad you're going to get Daisy sorted out, it could become a bigger problem if it's not nipped in the bud. Jeannette xx  
• #7 Comment from ally123130585918 
  5/14/08 1:53 PM | Permalink

  Walmart had a bit of cheek selling a used phone/answering machine to you ~ I hope you returned it ~ or at least got a refund for buying second hand goods ~ hope you get on well with Daisy and the private tuition ~ Ally x
• #6 Comment from wwfbison 
  5/14/08 11:58 AM | Permalink

  Oh how funny about the answering machine - I do hope you took it back.  I can't imagine the nerve to sell it again with messages on it!  I hope the training works well for Daisy.  I took Coco privately and it would have worked had I kept up on it.
  Hope you feel better!
  Lisa
• #5 Comment from lv2trnscrb 
  5/13/08 11:25 PM | Permalink

  hope you feel better soon from your cold; catching up on entries from my move; sorry to hear about Daisy and her behavior; I'm clueless on how to train dogs; glad you got a trainer involved; I'm sure they'll be able to help you
  
  aren't those things great for cutting kids hair? my son bought one; saved himself tons of money in the long run
  
  take care of yourself
  
  betty
• #4 Comment from sunnybethe 
  5/13/08 4:37 PM | Permalink

  So sorry you have a cold.  I guess the machine goes back to Walmart!
  
  hugs,  Bethe