Ugh, I suck as a dog mom :(
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kwillia
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You'd be surprised... My grandfather on my father's side used to scoop out the mold in jelly and such and put it on a cracker and say.... " Aaaaaah! Pure penicillin!"...Here honey have a slice of this tasty mold
ICit
Jam out with ur clam out
I wince everytime I read that you let Apollo have table scraps... smaller dogs are so prone to pancreatitis it ain't funny... you don't realize what you've done until he gets an attack and then a couple thousand dollars later you hope he survives...
Pancreatitis (Inflammation) in Dogs
see this all the time!!!
not good......
He has a buffet of treats to choose from that won't make him fat, cause him to keel over or make loose doodles. You can give him a Puperoni or two next time you're over. If you eat one first, it will be just like sharing your snacks.OK you all have sucked all the fun out of having a friend with a fun dog.
PrepH4U
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OK you all have sucked all the fun out of having a friend with a fun dog.
Actually you could bake a very nice dog treat and your friend and her dog baby would really really appreciate it I bet. :imjustsayin: Put them in a little basket tied with a bow and deliver them while wearing your red riding hood costume. :funtimes:
itsbob
I bowl overhand
She is now known in her neighborhood as "that crazy woman who chases squirrels with her dog". Next it will be cars. Expect to see it on youtube someday.
Well before the dog she was known as "that naked woman who chases squirrels" so we ARE improving.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
I wince everytime I read that you let Apollo have table scraps... smaller dogs are so prone to pancreatitis it ain't funny... you don't realize what you've done until he gets an attack and then a couple thousand dollars later you hope he survives...
Pancreatitis (Inflammation) in Dogs
I don't know about pancreatitis in small dogs, but I do know about it in small humans and it's NOT fun for ANYONE involved..
Eventer29
New Member
I say as long as you or your visitors are not bothered by him, leave him be. If you want, you could teach him the word no, or I use No Jump! if there are certain people who do not like to be jumped on. It is very hard to train a dog if other people (the ones that enjoy his friendly jumping and licking) are going to un-train him. But if you give the No Jump command and they are not asking for him to do it it might help.
desertrat
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Yep. I love dog greetings. I guess I am an enabler.
Eventer29
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Lol me too! I dont mind an enthusiastic greeting as long as the dog is not totally knocking me down. And will often let people's dogs jump up on me, but when the owner starts yelling at the dog for jumping I do reluctantly push them down while I make excuses for the dog and let the owner know that I do not mind at all. lol I have a routine at the one farm I go to. They have a gigantic dobie who is just a love, he does not jump but will run up, hip check me, then stick his nose right in my bum or crotch, say howdy then procede to try to stick his nose as close to my face as he can get, which makes it very hard to walk with a dog head on my chest. Thank goodness he does not jump, he would surely knock me down. Even so he is quite enthusiastic, but I love it, except for the rectal exam with his nose, but I tolerate it, its just his way of saying hi..to everyone (not just me).
desertrat
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"Our" boxer does none of those, but he will jump up and try to poke you in the chest if you let him go on with the nice little greetings and seem like a freind. I don't get that one. I think he is saying "lets go play", but it gets discouraged.
He licked me right in the mouth the first time I ever picked him up! 
But I do love me some Apollo - he's a very sweet dog. And Auntie Bann gets to see him tomorrow!
Loper
Animal Poor!
I wince everytime I read that you let Apollo have table scraps... smaller dogs are so prone to pancreatitis it ain't funny... you don't realize what you've done until he gets an attack and then a couple thousand dollars later you hope he survives...
Pancreatitis (Inflammation) in Dogs
I went through the whole pancreatitis issue with a 100 lbs + dog that didn't get table scraps. He was a stray Chessie/lab mix that we kept when we couldn't find his owners. He was the best dog ever! Yet, when he came down with it, it was 5 nights in the emergency vet in Annapolis and $6,000 + less in the wallet. We never did find out what caused it with him.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Daughter has had it 6 times since she was 12, and the people doctors, and the brightest specialists in he US have no idea what the cause was/is.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Here's the problem:
He's just so cute and loveable! I don't really want to establish dominance over him - I'm okay with him getting what he wants when he wants it. Yes, he is spoiled.
He walks fine on the leash. The only time I have to reel him in is when he sees another dog and starts jumping up and down because he wants to go play. But I do shorten him up and make him settle down before we go over to greet the other dog/walker. So that's something. But I'm also not averse to running with him if he wants to chase after a squirrel.
A week or so of ignoring him at the dinner table, or telling him to go lay down (which I hate to do) has scotched that begging business (that I really didn't mind because I have no problem sharing my food with him) until someone else *ahem* is over and feeds him from the table despite my strict instructions not to. But he doesn't do that anymore when it's just us.
So I don't completely suck but Apollo isn't as well-behaved as others might think he should be. I'm not particularly diligent about making him behave because his antics make me laugh and don't annoy me in the slightest. If I'm working and he wants to play, well by god, we go play.
I was never this nice to my kids. Which is probably why they weren't brats and the dog (sort of) is.
So make me feel better about disciplining him.
So, really, what you are saying is you are having a little trouble with your dog...ma?
kwillia
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It took 2 seconds then... GROAN...
