Ever feel like a Bad Dog Mom (or Dad?)
Well, a golden out on a walk with father & son walks by, Belle barks, gets up and walks out there, Kayli starts barking, I think it's Mom and open the gate. Next thing I know they're both taking off across the front yard and it's a 3-way free for all, with the golden taking shelter between the dad's legs. I don't know if it was a fight or playing, I just wanted to get my two out of there. I got the girls off Roxie (the golden), stepped back and asked if everyone was okay a couple times but they just took off. Kayli is all smiles right now. Belle is breathing heavy (heck, I didn't know she could run that fast that far). And I feel terrible and stupid. I think I need to start taking Kayli for her own walks at her own speed. And never make stupid assumptions. Jil |
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I think it's the goldens fault  |
What a riot! Don't we all make stupid assumptions where our dogs are concerned from time to time? Makes for GREAT stories afterwards! 
Chris |
| I second that it's the Golden's fault. Always blame the retrievers!
The fat Golden from across the street is always coming over to steal stuff out of our yard. Our lawn gnomes live in constant fear. Belle and Kaylie were just helping the cause!  |
| Ditto for stupid assumptions.
Yesterday I went downstair to cut a marrow bone in half for Barney. Of course Barney was close behind. He goes down the stairs easily, but sometimes he refuses to come back up and I have to coax him up or put a leash on to bring him up. Well being the generous sheepie lover I am, I give him the bone. Then go up expecting him to follow. He doesn't. After trying to temp him up with a treat (treat? he's got a bone in his mouth and I think he'll go for a treat?) I get the leash - of course he thinks I'm going to take the bone away. After stupidly trying to catch or corner him. I get mad and tell him he can stay there; go upstairs and slam the door. Now what? Finally idea: I open the basement door, then I ring the front door bell, open the door and carry on a conversation with myself - low voice then high voice. Barney comes flying up the stairs to meet the guest!
It's not the dog that needs training - it the owner. |
| HEHEHE! They train us well, don't they |
| What a hoot! I can picture this clearly George, because, of course, you do what ya gotta do.
A while back I decided that Kayli needed to come when I whistled a certain whistle. This was mainly for last outs, so I didn't have to shout for her. Naturally, I used treats as a training aid. It took me a while to realize that she didn't come straight to the door after she did her business anymore. Finally, one day I saw her standing out there, in the dark, waiting for me to whistle. So I don't know about the rest of you, but I am trained. I told the girls about the plight of Maxmm's garden gnomes and they are onboard. No gnome should live in constant fear. |
We also are well trained. Each time one of the dogs goes out they get a treat. It took Rosco 1 day to realize that so he will go in and out about 30 times a day, then sit in front of the treat jars. He figures since he went out and ran around the yard once he deserves it  |
| This is a fun thread! George, what a riot! I can just see Barney falling for it, because Drez would do the same thing!!
And Drez has us just as trained. When she comes in from her first morning out, she runs to the door where the treats are. And when she's out and doesn't want to come in with just our calling her, if we ask her, "Do you want a bony??" she comes running. We think we're smart cause we're getting her to come in, but she's actually the smarter one because she knows all along that the longer she puts off coming in, the more likely we are to offer her an incentive! 
Are these guys smart, or what??? Chris |
| Floofdog you got a good thread going.
Talk about assumptions, some weeks ago I felt good about the way Barney would go strait to the truck off leash for a ride and hop in when I said we're going bye-bye. So one day I do this, opening the door just as a neighbor came by walking her Golden Retriver and Lab dogs. That was the end of that assumption! He ran to them thinking they would play and they became agressive thinking their owner was being attacked. 
Which reminds me of the time I came out the door walking Laddie, a former Collie. Just as we came out, a neighbor boy was coming down the street on a scooter with his dog attached to it and pulling him along. I could see where this was going but didn't have time to do anything. The dog sees Laddie and dog with scooter go to Laddie while the kid sails head over heels on down the street. Luckily although he was pretty well scratched up, he wasn't hurt too bad judging from the language he used on his dog.  |
| I'm beginning to see a pattern here . . . and it really is the golden's fault! |
| Bailey has us trained too. Bailey gets a treat whenever he potties outside, so if he doesn't need to pee he tries to psych us out by going out and "assuming the position". He figures if he appears to be peeing, we won't notice and he'll get the treat anyway! No question the dog is smarter than we are. |
| Brian and I took Panda for a walk the other night and when we got to the park across the street from our house, Brian let her off the leash to see how good she would be....well she took off after a cat and there was no way that I could catch her...she is REALLY fast...thank goodness she came back...but nothing like looking like an idiot with flailing arms screaming "COME PANDA COME......." so long story short....Panda is now aon a short leash herself!!! |
| Sue that is so funny because Panda does the same thing....she pretends to pee...what wierdo's...they will be fine together!! |
| Tooo funny George!!! What a creative solution!!! But in the end you did have the last laugh!!
My new puppy, Ty(maltese 13 wks old 2.8 lbs) is "wee wee pad" trained. Never thought I'd use the darn things but he is so small and the weather here can be so brutal that I decided to give it a try. For a small dog they really are the greatest. He get's a treat or praise every time he uses the pad. He'at 100% now. But he wants to make sure that he get's his just reward every time so if he uses the pad and I don't happen to be right there to give him his reward he sits next to the pad and barks until I "come see". Tasker knows the signal so he'll go lay near Ty KNOWING that I won't give Ty a treat without giving him a treat!!!! |
| Good for Tasker! LOL |
| What a guy, Tasker! Always ready to jump in and help when needed |
| Yea, well............Tasker may find himself eating dog food for overweight dogs pretty soon. Between demanding and getting more than the usual amount of treats and stealing the puppies food when he's not looking AND eating his own food he's making out pretty well in the calorie department these days!!!!! Ty is so small that I have to break treats up for him. Yesterday I had a small dish of quartered treats on the counter and my counter surfing Tasker discovered them and gobbled them up in one fell swoop!!!!!!!!!! At 97 lbs he doesn't need any extra calories!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Y'all have made my morning with these great stories!! |
| Yeah, the retrievers fault...umm...wait a minute...no, it's the golden retrievers fault... |
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