<p>i love my dog to pieces. but it was super cold on our walk tonight…he owes me!</p>
<p>Oh sabaray, I so miss my Irish Setter! We called her my velcro dog. She was the sweetest dog, not very bright, but sweet. I was cleaning upstairs once and she fell asleep in the sun by the door to the deck. I went down to open the door for UPS, she woke up, saw me outside and forgetting that she could simply charge down the steps, she went through the screen door and went up and over the deck railing and down 10 feet to the ground! She was ok, but DH was not thrilled with the nearly $500 vet bill to check her out. She however, never counter surfed. I would leave the turkey carcass on the counter and she never went near that or the garbage.</p>
<p>That sums it up, ECmotherx2! Sweet but not very bright. We also had a screened back porch to the back yard; our door had a perpetual hole in it from that crazy dog putting his head through it to see what was going on. As he aged, he slept downstairs, but when I came home on breaks he always made the effort to come upstairs and sleep with me. I can’t believe she wasn’t a counter surfer! That’s just amazing to me.</p>
<p>Excuse me…your dogs aren’t “bright”? Tell me…who else lives in luxury housing without working, with people who debate the best food for nutrition…and all they have to do is look cute? They don’t work and we serve them. How is that not bright?</p>
<p>Sabaray: thank you! I love hearing about our silly dogs.</p>
<p>Oh, thank you for that LOL, ellebud! Much needed today!</p>
<p>About the screen door…my screen door has a doggie door in it and the guy who put the door up trained my dog to use it. Saves the screens.</p>
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<p>Ahhh, Irish Setters … Beautiful dogs, not very bright, as said!</p>
<p>We adopted an older Irish Setter many years ago. Great dog, very loving to the bably when we had our first child. But boy, could he run! If he got away, it was going to be awhile before H could get him back. He too, like the other Irish’s on this thread, saw no problem in helping himself to TWO cheesecakes I had just made for Christmas Eve. I left them on the dining room table secure in cake carriers and went to MIL’s house for about an hour. On return, he had gotten them off the table, out of the carriers and had devoured them. So now I had nothing to bring for dessert to brother’s house to which we were going in about 5 minutes, AND I had to worry about the dog getting sick while we were gone. Not fun, but dog was fine.</p>
<p>We are going to look at a corgi/lab mix with D this weekend. She wants her own dog and wanted a corgi. This guy has the body of a corgi with the head of a lab (floppy ears - I’m a sucker for the floppy eared dogs). Really cute. He’s a senior dog (10 years) and needs a permanent home. This is through the rescue from which we got our last dog, a Saint Bernard. Since we adopted from them before, they said the process is much easier this time. Can’t wait to see this guy!</p>
<p>Regarding the newsprint on the couches, good point! Mil uses the slick ads from the Sunday paper so the print doesn’t come off on the fabric. Also, since the dogs are loathe to even try to jump up there when the papers are up there, there’s no real solid contact with the fabric. It does work like a charm if you have the right kind of newsprint that doesn’t rub off.</p>
<p>Sabaray, too funny about The Attack of the Lawn Chair! Something very similar happened to me and my German Shepherd, but it involved the ironing board chasing him through the basement. :D</p>
<p>Our rott/GSD was a pretty good dog during her adult years. Terror puppy and bold old lady. Towards the end, she developed a liking for hot dogs. So much so that she would grab them right out of the bun or off the grill. How she did it without burning herself will forever remain a mystery.</p>
<p>I am so happy to have discovered this thread! I may be Mom to 2 teenage daughters, but I am also the proud Mom of 2 standard poodles, Daisy & Cooper. Daisy is a 6 year old apricot/red, and small for a standard. She is the pleaser in the family, and every day she lets us all know how grateful she is to be a part of our pack. Cooper is our baby, at just shy of 2 years, he is much larger than Daisy. He started off black, but his face has grayed a bit, and it looks like he will be a blue. He is playful, smart, and a bit mischievous. However, since he is still young, he follows human pack members room to room. (He doesn’t like to be alone!)</p>
<p>Now that my oldest daughter has been accepted ED to college, we are trying to mentally prepare for her departure. She says she will miss us all, but isn’t sure how she will be able to survive without her dogs. After all, they have been her best friends & confidents…</p>
<p>LAMom,
My golden’s best friends are two standard poodles. Funny how they always seem to come in pairs! One of the poodles is smaller than average, so they call her “sub-standard”. My sister and her husband were so impressed with these poodles they just brought home their own 8 week old puppy last weekend from the same breeder. Every time I empty my vacuum bag I am jealous of the poodle households.</p>
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<p>Skype. </p>
<p>My parents are well aware of the fact that I miss the dog more than them. Afterall, I’m not used to them sleeping in my bed… lol</p>
<p>I skype with my dog when I haven’t been home in a while. She’ll sit and stare at the computer, try to lick the speakers, etc. My friends skype with her, too, as their parents won’t let them skype with THEIR dogs.</p>
<p>Momsquad, Thanks! I love sub-standard…so cute.</p>
<p>Romanigypsyeyes, I think skype is definitely the way to go. I’m certain the dogs won’t even notice the 3 hour time difference. ;)</p>
<p>Just want to let everyone know there is a big AKC dog show program on ABC this Saturday afternoon.</p>
<p>Our D is in Australia and unfortunately our dog can’t figure out how to Skype. I put him on my lap and he can recognize the voice but can’t see the picture or figure out what’s happening! He just looks confused…</p>
<p>Heartily recommend the can trick. We start with bright red Coke cans (washed and dried), add a few pennies, and duck tape them closed. When these things hit the ground, they make some noise! It’s also helpful (or at least very entertaining) if the humans act like these “bombs” are the scariest things ever. Our dog will now give a very wide berth to anything protected by a red shake can!</p>
<p>Finally making progress with my new terrier puppy. Thank god for my wonderful trainer. He can now ride in the car with success if he is tethered to the front passenger side seat floor. Also changed him to gentle leader head collar. Now I think we might survive!!!</p>
<p>Well we met the corgi/lab mix that I mentioned in my previous post. He is such a love! He is just as described with a laid back, loving personality. He will fit in perfectly in our household. His foster family will bring him to us tomorrow. Since we previously adopted from this rescue, we were pre-approved and the whole process was very easy. D made her inquiry on Wednesday night, talked to the foster mom on Thursday night, visited the dog on Saturday and he will arrive on Sunday. The wonderful thing is by us taking him, the foster home has already agreed to take another foster that needs them desperately as it is quite emaciated.</p>
<p>That’s wonderful, kitty! I hope you enjoy your new family member and that’s so generous of the fosters to take another dog so quickly. Two lucky pups!</p>