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At this very moment, The Paul Delay Band, Heavy Rotation. I'm taking a break from my Roger Waters binge.

Thank you Hedwig. Yet another fine animal for my virtual dog collection.

LOL, I hadn't thought of that. Maybe you should get some of those skates with the really big wheels and make Voodoo tow you? That seems to work for somebody. WTH was that guys name? I think he had an accent. :confused:

Being in their position, I can relate. But a puppy would not be a good fit for us. I'm impressed that you stuck to your job (convictions) and spent time with them anyway. Nice job. :)

The Aussie rep (Aussie Rescue & Placement Helpline) came by with a trainee and her four-legged assistant. As we are still partially fenceless I consider myself lucky to have gotten the home visit at all. Everything went well. Her assistant pointed out some obvious dog proofing problems we...

That's not half bad TM. I'll sleep on it.

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You bet, an Australian Shepherd. The rep went to great lengths to let me know that it's not so much an inspection as it is a counseling visit. She hopes to advise us on what things we might change in our home to help make the adoption a success. I'm OK with that.

LOL. I'll be on the recieving end this Sat. of my first home inspection. We can compare notes. :)

Hmmmmmm, Fred. hors d'oeuvres!

I'm still waiting for my next dog. My last dog was 20+ years ago. I would be interested in seeing the results of your study. Especially how Americans compare to Germans.

:confused: It's a little embarrassing to admit but,... I was searching for a good Aussie discussion board and I googled directly into the dogs for sale area. There was this beautiful Aussie bitch for sale, Breeder was getting out of Aussies, price was cheap. Champion lineage, yada yada...

For me, any animal that size which is not a grass eater is worth being careful around. There is a couple who walks a pair of Newfies down around our Marina. They are always walking on short tight leashes. I swear the owners look more frightened than the rest of us pedestrians. Makes me...

Thanks for the good thoughts everybody. I haven't decided on my next handle yet and I'm reluctant to lose this tremendous post count I've accumulated... :D I did visit the Dobes up in the rescue booth. They all seemed to be on the very large size! I'm pretty sure I handled at least one...

Just got home from our very first Dog Show. http://www.seattlekennelclub.org/ We had fun! I didn't see any of the confirmation stuff, sorry. I spent all of my time watching the agility trials and cruising the rescue booths. So many dogs to meet and so little time. We also watched a...

:lol-sign: If Tosca will meet me halfway about sharing a room and letting us watch the Sci-fi channel on Friday nights it's a deal.

Okay, since I don't have my own dog yet I'm reduced to vicarious satisfaction through the pets of others. I sat with Fifi today over lunchtime. Fifi is an 8 mo dobe of very nice breeding. She was very well behaved if a little bored with the lack of stuff she could play with in the office...

ToscasMom, I think DoberLuv is on the money. Desensitize and share the joy. I recommend a Lassie marathon. I'm sure it's available on DVD. Little Timmie could never be wrong to trust Lassie, could he?

If your friend really wants to get over her fear, maybe she could take a walk with the two of you. Tosca may be less interested in her than in the great outdoors, therefore behaving nuetrally towards your friend. Maybe your friend can work up to helping you with a training session??

Here's a couple of articles you might want to read. And remember, Google is your friend ;) http://www.geocities.com/Augusta/2525/posses.htm http://www.doglogic.com/possess.htm