New Mascot...Woof, woof...

[reelapeelin]

Too bad...well, we gave it a shot... :D...

[Pipe_Dream]

She looks like a real sweetheart! I have two yellow Labs, and they go for all the "fun" rides, too. I'll have to post some pics . . .

Dogs are the best! :)

[reelapeelin]

"Sweatheart" has EATEN $100 worth of wifey's shoe(prefers flip-flops and clogs), but she's a puddy and she don't care...hopefully she'll gro...well, wifey just caught her chewin' sofa pillow...NO.... ::)...oh well...price of a pooch... :-/...

[Pipe_Dream]

Ever thought about crate training? I would have never given it a thought, but before we got our boys I visited a home where my wife was dog-sitting. Their Lab had been crate-trained, essentially the dog is in the crate when nobody is around to supervise him/her. This dog would go into his crate when he wanted to take a nap. Since he was full grown the door was never shut, it had just become his safe haven. I was sold, and we crate trained both our dogs. Worked like a charm. It has to be done in a positive way, and you can never crate them as punishment for doing anything wrong. But it can save you $$$ (slippers, pillows, remote controls) and can save your dog's life by keeping them from eating things they shouldn't. Just my $0.02 worth.

[Stinky_Hooker]

Perdy dog.......I like that silver thang on the back though, wanna find it a home? ;D

[reelapeelin]

Hey, Stinky...everything's got a price...what's your offer?... :)...

Pipe, Kate IS trained to a crate...at 8 mos she goes to it on her own...she takes my wife's clogs in the crate and EATS them, while I'm sittin' here at the PC carrying on w/ you guys...I tell you, she reinvented STEALTH...good news is, I think she's growing out of it, but she spends a lot of time in the crate...I can't keep her in there ALL the time and our house is kinda spread out, so she can slip off into another area undetected...wifey's takin' it well...she's been around dogs all her life...she knows... ::) :)...

[Pipe_Dream]

Hmmm, well I tried. I would tell you that you need to wear that girl out, but she's a Lab . . . easier said than done, eh? Hopefully she'll grow out of it.

[reelapeelin]

Pipe, I think people who beat their dogs should be taken out and beaten themselves...many other ways to correct a dog...I learned this after having beaten a few myself....when I look back on the things I wish I could go back and change, that'd be one of the first...somebody should have BEATEN me...

[Pipe_Dream]

WHOA THERE BIG FELLA! *When I said "wear her out" I meant in the form of exercise!!! * :o *I would NEVER suggest or condone striking an animal. *I am sorry if there was any misunderstanding! *My wife works for a vet, and the stories of abuse and neglect that she comes home with just about bring me to tears. * :'(
We train our dogs for obedience and hunting trials, and to be our loving companions, and believe me, physical abuse would never be employed to train or discipline our dogs. *It just never enters the picture. And I would never tolerate anyone else's physical abuse or violent behavior unless maybe it's directed at the abuser, not the abused. >:(
I hope this clears up what I posted earlier. *

[reelapeelin]

Hey Pipe, thanks for clearin' that up...didn't SOUND like your style at all...you and I are DEFINATELY on the same page...I could go on all day, but I won't bore everybody else w/ it by gettin' on the soapbox... ;D...

How about those Wellcraft V20s...sporty boats, huh?...
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