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16225. Jenerator - 8/16/2005 8:13:00 PM Mac,
I can really relate. I had to do virtually the same thing two years ago. 16226. arkymalarky - 8/16/2005 11:19:52 PM Mac, what a touching account of your dog. Got me teared up the first thing logging on. 16227. Ulgine Barrows - 8/17/2005 12:51:42 AM 16222. Macnas, you dog crank, how long ago did he die? Aw, you'll miss him forever.
16204. thoughtful...chronic pet illnesses that we never experienced growing up
They didn't live this long.
16189. wonkers2
42-cent!
Dang, I remember when tiny children started calling me ma'am.
Onto the next phase ~~~ with or without you! Life is grand!
16182. Magoseph, the tourmalines link, bless your heart that you took the time, but my eyes hurt.
EEEK
Maybe I can get some photos of my necklace placed webside.
(See? I shoud be in sales/mktg, I just made up that webside term)
16191. reading larkys account of waking up with ice cream, I'm going to have to go do something else.
piddle, putter, whatevah!
Mexican dinner, enchiladas, I think. 16228. arkymalarky - 8/17/2005 2:18:49 AM They didn't live this long.
That's right. 16229. arkymalarky - 8/17/2005 2:21:24 AM Now I'm waking up to quick showers and coffee, except on weekends and holidays. But I'm glad to be going back, especially after having missed the last nine weeks of school last year. I don't like being overloaded, and I still am this year, but it's better than some years. 16230. Macnas - 8/17/2005 8:38:54 AM Dog crank, I suppose I'm a bit of that alright. At the same time, I don't get all "aww come here you widdle lovey wovey doggy woggy", quite the opposite in fact. Dog's are not left in the house and too much attention is bad for a dog.
I don't like to think of "owning" a dog, I think of being responsible for them. A dog has to work with me, sometimes very hard. But in return I make sure they are fed, healthy and happy. But even though it's pretty much a business type relationship, I do miss them when they have to go. 16231. Magoseph - 8/17/2005 2:28:34 PM Hello, Mac, and everyone!
I have a hard time making Flexy understand that since we have Butch because he wants protection for us in this house, he should not deviate from the rules we first set for the dog. I really was not interested in forming a relationship with a dog at this time of my life and a gun would have been fine with me: I rather looked forward learning how to use one.
16232. Magoseph - 8/17/2005 2:49:33 PM I should add that Flexy took care of his mother during the ten years before her death when she had Alzheimer’s disease. The only times Elisabeth was peaceful were when her little female dog slept on her lap. The dog would not go to her unless Flexy petted her first and not before she wanted to go to his mother. I think that he believes if he is affectionate to Butch, then Butch will be a better guard-dog. 16233. Macnas - 8/17/2005 2:57:24 PM Hello Mago.
What rules did you set? if you don't mind telling me. 16234. Magoseph - 8/17/2005 3:10:47 PM Well, here are a few sof ar, Mac: Butch must be heeling at all times--he is not leading you, you are leading him. He should know how to sidestep from us when we walk around the house. He cannot choose to sleep anywhere he wants. No snacks unless he accomplishes some sort of feat for us. The commands given to Butch should be same for both of us. Excessive affection like climbing on your lap and demanding you caress him until he walks away from you is out. 16235. Magoseph - 8/17/2005 3:12:27 PM Oh, one more rule--he has a place to sleep, that's where he should sleep. 16236. Macnas - 8/17/2005 4:03:30 PM Sounds like a good set of rules if you can keep the dog to them.
I'd differ interms of all ways walking to heel. If he needs to be under careful control, like a busy path or somesuch, then fine. But I think that sometimes you have to give the dog his head, so to speak, and let him wander while you walk him if circumstances allow.
Also, no dogs in-doors makes for an easier time for all concerned. But I'm cranky that way.
16237. Magoseph - 8/17/2005 5:33:17 PM Well, the property is still too large for letting Butch wander around. We can’t put a fence yet to what we will eventually keep because the prospective buyers for two of the lots are squabbling about what they each want. Until then Butch has to be on a leash because if he follows, say, a squirrel, we could be severely fined by the Association in charge of our area.
For now, we let him lead us wherever he wants to go on the property, but we are at the end of his leash. Once we have what we plan to keep, just an acre, we will fence the area and let him wander around.
16238. Magoseph - 8/17/2005 5:36:53 PM ...if he follows, say, a squirrel,...
By this, I mean that if he follows a squirrel to another property, across a road, we would be responsible if he causes mayem somewhere. 16239. Magoseph - 8/17/2005 5:37:45 PM mayem=mayhem 16240. judithathome - 8/17/2005 8:33:57 PM Well, I am one of those dog owners who consider the dog to be one of the family...Klaus lives inside the house and he is well behaved. He is showered with affection and returns it in kind.
Today he is cooling his heels at the clinic, however. He stopped eating...two days now...and paced the floor all night, wanting to go outside and wanting to come in. Neither he nor I got any sleep at all. Took him in to the vet this morning and they are keeping him over night. 16241. thoughtful - 8/17/2005 8:52:19 PM we've always been very affectionate with our dogs too and have always had that affection returned in kind. But opening your heart to them sets yourself up for heartbreak as the odds are good that you will outlive them.
I think that's why my desire for pets is greater than my husband's...it's much harder on him as he is so sentimental and really gets hurt when we lose a pet. Me, I hurt, but I so enjoy the years with them that it's worth the loss.
But as far as I know, there is no evidence that being affectionate with a dog will make them less of a guard dog..in fact I think it's the opposite. If you look at the canine units, the handlers usually have the dogs with them at work and at home to develop the strongest of bonds. And they work and play together in a most affectionate way
16242. Ms. No - 8/17/2005 10:13:44 PM Hey, Arky,
What can you tell me about the Ozarks? 16243. Magoseph - 8/17/2005 10:35:21 PM Try this:
1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your head)
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code)
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number
7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide number by 2 16244. arkymalarky - 8/17/2005 10:47:31 PM Hey No! Don't know why your post struck me funny. I'm filtering through my smartass off-the-cuff stuff about their family reunions and the complex network of dirt roads to consider what I actually do know about the Ozarks.
Are you interested in the civilized places (such as they are) or outdoors-type stuff? I do know that the best time to visit the Ozarks or the Ouachita Mountains (south and west of them) is coming up in a couple of months.
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