Dear Dog

[happyscientist]

My Flat Coated Retriever did it by pulling on the towel hanging on the handle.

I used to have a flat coat. That dog was way too smart and curious. Eventually, we just started leaving doors open because she would open them all if they weren't locked.

Dear dog,
Yes it is hilarious when you steal my socks, but do you have to slobber on them?

[smilingcat]

Dear Holly the snow bear,

Yes you are a Great Pyrenees only 13 weeks old and almost as big as our full grown golden boy, Flynn.
But just because you a still a baby doesn't mean you can do what ever you want.

Don't:

1. chase the cats. You're supposed to protect them. They are not your chew toys.
2. chase the layer chickens. You're also supposed to protect them against racoons and such. They are not your chew toys.
3. counter surf. There are no food within your reach on the counter anyway.
4. grab your mom's shoes and chew them. They are not your chew toys. We put them away where you are not supposed to be able to reach.

and please don't rough house with the golden boy inside the house. Flynn is just over a year old golden with lots of energy and so do you. But 120 pounds of dogs running around the house is just too much and even for the cats and our elderly pyrenees-golden mix Cody.

Lastly, I need to be able to sleep without you practicing howling at night.

[thekarens]

Dear Dog, please stop bringing me presents.

[Trek-chick]

Dear Wilow,

You are a Welsh Terrier bred to rid the world of vermin (badgers, rats, etc) NOT bugs!! You must have had great fun running around the yard with a big Cicada buzzing in your mouth while we chased you. I offered up that piece of chicken so you would drop the bug not swallow it whole!!! I must admit you are a great bug catcher--just wish you would stop eating them

Dear Tiger,

You are a Shih Tzu not a bird dog. We had a Lab/bird dog. Please stop eating feathers off the ground. I hope the Momma Robin forgives us ...for when we walked by and the baby bird was on the ground, you scooped it up like a prize. Raven the Lab would have been very proud but, I think I was traumatized trying to get it out of your mouth.

[thekarens]

Your doggy LUVS you!!!

The sad thing is it's not our bird dog that does it. It's this one



This is the same dog that brought us live baby possums.

[Dogmama]

Dear Holly the snow bear,

Yes you are a Great Pyrenees only 13 weeks old and almost as big as our full grown golden boy, Flynn.
But just because you a still a baby doesn't mean you can do what ever you want.

Lastly, I need to be able to sleep without you practicing howling at night.

13 weeks is a good time for a puppy class. Lots of exercise and mental stimulation - "a tired puppy is a good puppy."

[thekarens]

That's not a dog, it's a fuzz muffin!

What's your bird dog do, spend the days on the couch getting its belly rubbed?

Jeeze, you need a family meeting to get this straightened out.

Pretty much, the standard poodle only hunts food off the counter. The Boston (who is the only boy) is a complete princess. Then there's the 5lb Maltese terrorist named Gemma. She has also brought me cockroaches, cicadas, June bugs, rocks and sticks. She also chews anything within reach. I've lost two phone chargers in the last week

[snapdragen]

Dear Dog, please stop bringing me presents.

Oh dear g_d....

[skhill]

Dear dog,

Are you psychic? How do you know to bark at cyclists only when they're riding on the sidewalk or on the wrong side of the street, and not when they're riding in the street, with traffic?

I swear I didn't train her to do this!

[marni]

its called sharing.

[Trek-chick]

Dear Willow,

You amaze me. I have never owned a dog that actually like to watch TV. I have never seen one watch an entire show before.

I love how you rest your front legs over the arm rest and just sit there for "TV time". LOL Poor thing...you even get scared when we rent and watch horror movies. There really is no need to bark at-- and protect us from the zombies, monsters and killers etc on the TV screen but Thank You.

[Pax]

Dear Willow,

You amaze me. I have never owned a dog that actually like to watch TV. I have never seen one watch an entire show before.

I love how you rest your front legs over the arm rest and just sit there for "TV time". LOL Poor thing...you even get scared when we rent and watch horror movies. There really is no need to bark at-- and protect us from the zombies, monsters and killers etc on the TV screen but Thank You.

Your post made me smile, big time.

[Owlie]

Dear sister's dog:

Please, have your seizure be a one-off thing. Don't worry your Dearest Human that way.

Also, there is no need to bark every time someone locks a car door.

[skhill]

Dear Stella,

You did a public service by finding that stolen and ransacked purse on our walk. But was it necessary to growl at the police officer when he finally showed up? You made him nervous!

[smilingcat]

Dear Holly Spirit Bear,

Thank you for dragging me to your puppy intermediate class tonight. I needed the break from the same old same old. And you did pretty well. Being the kind of breed you are (great pyrenees), instructor and I know that you are not the most sociable dog. You breed tend to be very aloof and solitary, so it was pretty amazing that you only snarled at one dog, an Akita. Well he snarled at you too. not sure who started it (simultaneous). I know you get overwhelmed with 9 other puppies and you do just fine when its one on one. So neither the instructor nor I are too concerned with your bad behavior. You are quite okay with all the people. You just don't like that Akita. Yes that Akita is bit smaller than you. We just need to work on it.

Overall, you did great with leave it, doggie push-up something you hate. Sit-lay down-stand, sit-lay down-stand... Your big long leg makes this a real work out. but you did great with three repetition. And for a Pyrenees you did pretty well with Come... And you did really well with ignoring distractions.

Will keep practicing this week till the next class. And the practice will keep me out of trouble too.

love mom,