bernie
10-02-2006, 03:29 PM
Hi everyone.
I was researching dog behavior & training when I found this site. I'm so glad for the opportunity to learn from & share with other doggie people.
I've always loved & wanted a dog of my own. As a kid my parents wouldn't hear of it. I was desperate. Every night I prayered that my stuffed lassie would turn real by the morning! well you know that didn't happen. so 1st thing I did when I got my own place was buy a dog.
I always had pure breeds : airedales & goldens. I still favor those breeds.
But then a niece asked me to take her 4 yr. american eskimo mix when the new baby was allergic. Sammie was the smartest dog I ever had!
so I was sold on rescue. since then I've adopted 2 dogs from rescues. I'll post pictures when I can.
Darla ia a sweetie. she's the shape of a doxie with the marking & color of a jack russel. Her personality is in between. she was very shy & under nourshirhed when she came home with me. She's very dignified. As my kids say "she never smiles". she's a great dog!
this summer I adopted winston. He was a Katrina dog. He had heartworm & lyme when we got him. He's healthy now. He's a terrier. My vet says he looks like "a cairn on steroids". Looks just like 1 but 30 lbs.
He's just the opposite of Darla. He's a big clown!
He's quite a handful. Haivng been in shelthers for a year he has no manners. We start obendience class this week. I have a lot to learn!
I've never had an animal with so many bad habits: chewing, digging, mouthing, & plan not listening! any help along the way will be appreciated.
glad to be hear!
bernie
I was researching dog behavior & training when I found this site. I'm so glad for the opportunity to learn from & share with other doggie people.
I've always loved & wanted a dog of my own. As a kid my parents wouldn't hear of it. I was desperate. Every night I prayered that my stuffed lassie would turn real by the morning! well you know that didn't happen. so 1st thing I did when I got my own place was buy a dog.
I always had pure breeds : airedales & goldens. I still favor those breeds.
But then a niece asked me to take her 4 yr. american eskimo mix when the new baby was allergic. Sammie was the smartest dog I ever had!
so I was sold on rescue. since then I've adopted 2 dogs from rescues. I'll post pictures when I can.
Darla ia a sweetie. she's the shape of a doxie with the marking & color of a jack russel. Her personality is in between. she was very shy & under nourshirhed when she came home with me. She's very dignified. As my kids say "she never smiles". she's a great dog!
this summer I adopted winston. He was a Katrina dog. He had heartworm & lyme when we got him. He's healthy now. He's a terrier. My vet says he looks like "a cairn on steroids". Looks just like 1 but 30 lbs.
He's just the opposite of Darla. He's a big clown!
He's quite a handful. Haivng been in shelthers for a year he has no manners. We start obendience class this week. I have a lot to learn!
I've never had an animal with so many bad habits: chewing, digging, mouthing, & plan not listening! any help along the way will be appreciated.
glad to be hear!
bernie