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Nope. And wanting a dog from lines with known health & temperament histories is a perfectly "legitimate" reason to want a well-bred dog. That's absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. If you want to adopt, that's great! If you want to go the responsibly-bred route, that's great too! You should go...

I'm not crazy about it, at times. Others, it's fine. It depends on the context. If my dog(s) and I are out for exercise or training, no. I don't want to be bothered. If we're out at a restaurant, event, etc., then I don't mind. Provided they ask first. I've been known to get EXTRA snarky when an...

Anyone know of any good car air freshener things that help neutralize dog smell? I would prefer to not ride around with the lingering odor of Garp fart, but all 3 odor things I've tried are almost worse. Tried two "new car" vent clips and they just smell like gummy bears and candy puke... And...

Thanks! And because we're insane... Just decided today that we're packing up again and heading to Kansas City Friday evening. ...I haven't even unpacked yet. Traveling with 6 dogs and 3 people this time. Yikes.

Thanks guys :) Here are a couple I've wrangled:

We were in Novi over the long weekend for an AKC cluster, and had a wonderful time. Garp worked his ass off for me all weekend. We jumped with NADD for the first (and last) time, and started and finished his DS title. He also finished his RATI and RATN over the weekend and started working toward...

Garp doesn't do cats. Well, he would LOVE to encounter more cats but... A stray came into my yard a couple months ago. It was over in about 15 seconds. I did my part and scanned for a chip, checked all the lost pet listings for the following weeks, etc, but found nothing. I had it cremated...

I think trazodone will the next option to try.

As the day went on, he seemed to peak and get MORE frazzled before he crashed. We've done melatonin. Including the time before the last dog trip from hell. Benadryl stresses him more too. Blah. We are playing ALL TEH CRATE GAMEZ in the 36" hard side while we try to work something out. We...

Harumph. Did our test dose today while he's kenneled at the clinic. Did 2 mg alprazolam (~.03 mg/lb). No noticeable effect, maybe slightly less edgy but still very vocal in the back runs. Going to give it a couple more hours, then talk about adjusting the dose or going back to the drawing board.

She is LOVELY!

We actually just went in for the preliminary exam and blood typing last Monday. Results should be back next week and if he's the universal type, Garp will be donating with TCABB.

Jimmy Johns. There's an app for ordering. It suits my laziness quite well. Now I'm drooling.

A few more of the crazy bullmutt mowing down plastic bags with the best of 'em. He finished leg 6 of 10 toward his CAA title.

It has been a busy weekend :)