Hi Cindy!

>> I really do try to keep up with the echos .. this is one of my
>> favorite topics   You know what? I need more hours in the day.. or
>> the night.. I'll take either 


> What is there to keep up with :)... sorry. The traffic is kinda you
> know like out in the country. Every now and then a tractor totters by
> and then some days a fleet of merry motorcyclists.

True in here, but I meant in "general" :)



> The above and yes I am being crabby here is an example of how
> gullible we all can be. Dogs don't give a flying leap about looks.
> They're not vain. We clean them and groom them so they look better for
> US. In that we're happy with the results has them be happy too but
> they do not know why. They simply react to our reaction.

Well, yes and no.. If you don't walk your dog, or keep the dog somewhere
where their nails will wear down naturally, you have to clip their
toenails. If that's not done, it can cause the dog a lot of pain :(


>> I LOVE watching Cesar Milan :)  he's so tuned to dogs :)

> :)  :) :) I'm practically preaching him. I should get paid !
> He is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ..... I've learned a lot from him.

Same here. :)


>> I wish he could "fix" my dog haha :)  Toby, my
"youngster" black lab
>> (he's probably 5 going on 6, as opposed to our 12 year old female
>> other black lab is one incorrigible dog haha.. He's got to
"mark" his
>> territory in the house (unless I use something like Boundry spray)...

> Janis. He did  broach this problem in his book. If your dog is
> housebroken and has no medical problem that might cause incontinence
> such as what can happen in older dogs especially female dogs (and this
> is treatable btw)- take the dog out for a long walk allowing him to
> relive himself ... before you go out of the house to work or whatever
> and do not baby him when you go. I suspect separation anxiety.

We work at home, there's no separation.  :)  He seems to feel the need to
mark his territory out of some type of fear, though.  He was the runt of
the litter.. but so cute :)

> I'd get the dog checked out for incontinence first. Never punish tho.

Nah, there's no punishing him, he's too goofy for that.  The spray works
great, I just spray a touch of it in corners.

>> but you have to use that every two days :) so what's Cesar gonna tell
>> me?  he needs a woman?   no, he owns the house??
.. I
>> can't figure it.. I'll probably email him to see what he thinks.. :)
>> And he'll probably tell me that I need to get him a female unspayed
>> dog (NO THANKS ).

> Forget the spray. HE'd tell you to get the vet to check the dog out
> first and then as said above see if it's separation anxiety and act
> accordinlgy. Never go into wimp mode with your dog. They see you as
> weak that way and feel at loss for not having a pack leader (hey I had
> to learn this too...)...  the more dominant type of dog will simply be
> the pack leader instead. YOu want your dog to rule the roost?

haha.. He's been checked, no med. problems... He is afraid of most people.
Very shy boy :)  When people come to the door, he barks at them a little,
but from behind something... Definitely some type of anxiety.  I always
felt that the breeder who sold him to us took the pups away from their mom
way too early..  He was exactly 6 weeks old (to the day) the day we bought
him. My other lab is the perfect angel (and female).


> I nearly fell out of my chair reading a critic of CM say that CM
> advocates FORCING dogs to go for a walk! HOLY cow! SOmebody must be
> forcing these dimwits to breathe.
> lol!

That is too much!  :) :)

Take care,
Janis

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