Q for dog owners-info please

[KnottedYet]

That pic of LouLou in the backpack is so cute!!!

[sarahlou]

Thanks, she really does love to ride in it.

[crazycanuck]

We've been approved to get the kelpie at the shelter. We'll pick her up on Saturday & do our best to be good doggie owners.

Any ideas on good sites for dog owners?

So many questions..i'll go and read the dog/cat food thread

We need help with doggie names. The dog in question is a light yellow colour. So far we have:
Sushi
tobin(the canucks might get this one)
flash
queen
curie
angua(terry pratchett followers will get this one)
spoke
goldie(nz rugby fans might get this one)
Alberta
Yukon

Thanks
C

[KnottedYet]

Angua!!!!!!!!!

[KayTee]

One suggestion - basic obedience training with a good instructor. Nothing helps bond a new dog to you like learning to train together, and believe me, these classes are so entertaining that they should charge admission to watch 'em! These classes help socialize the dog to people and other dogs, and even if you think you know all there is to know about training a dog, you (and your dog) will learn a few things anyway. The obedience clubs around here give a discounted rate for their classes to people who can document that their dog came from a shelter or rescue system.

[CyclaSutra]

CC- I've got an opinion about doggie names. I read somewhere in a dog training book (a google might help here but I'm late to get dressed for a bike commute) that the best dog names are two syllables and end in a vowel. Why? Because "Slate" and "Duke" sound too much like single-syllable commands: sit, stay, down.

Apparently, dogs can remember their name better if it is much different than the command.

That being said, my little Mojo is so smart, he opens his eyes from snoozing on the couch when you call him "boy," "dog," "bud," or just spell out his name.

And my other pup, Java, potty-trained really quickly when we hung a small cowbell on the door. When the door opens, the bell rings. Quickly she learned that when she wanted to go potty, she just rang the bell.

Good luck!

[Tuckervill]

My mother trained her cat to ring the bell when she wanted to go out. She rings it to come back in, too!

I loved the picture of the Jack Russell in the backpack! A rare thing happened in my house last week. A Jack Russell passed away of old age.

All the others I've known have been hit by cars, bitten by snakes, lost when they escaped, or in one of my cases, killed by a coyote. That was my 10 lb. JRT named Ladybug. She once jumped out of a boat going full speed on the lake, because she thought she really could walk on water. Luckily, she was on a leash and harness, and I just reeled her back in. You can see why I might find it hard to believe that Lou Lou stays where she's supposed to be at all times!

However, the Old Broad, Percy, had plenty of run-ins, but she was 20 when she died last week. So, you can see how I might think it's quite possible Lou Lou DOES stay where she's supposed to be, too!

May Lou Lou be as lucky as Percy.

Karen

[LBTC]

We've been approved to get the kelpie at the shelter. We'll pick her up on Saturday & do our best to be good doggie owners.

Any ideas on good sites for dog owners?

So many questions..i'll go and read the dog/cat food thread

We need help with doggie names. The dog in question is a light yellow colour. So far we have:
Sushi
tobin(the canucks might get this one)
flash
queen
curie
angua(terry pratchett followers will get this one)
spoke
goldie(nz rugby fans might get this one)
Alberta
Yukon

Thanks
C

Or, playing on the gold theme:

Aurum (from which the elemental symbol for gold, au, is derived)

You know what? No matter what you call her, you will lover her and she will love you and your life will be richer!

Oh, and whoever said to see if your puppy would come to you? well....our 'Cuda did not care at all about pleasing us for the first 2 years, now he's a fabulous dog who loves his mommy... You can't always tell when they are puppies...

Hugs and bouncy butterflies,
~T~