Dear Dog

[skhill]

Dear Puppygirl, I'm so glad you are feeling better. I was so scared you were going to be permanently disabled, back injuries in long dogs are not fun. I'll start weaning you off the muscle relaxers tomorrow. In the meantime, rest.

It sounds like she has the best of nurses on hand. It's so hard to see a pet in pain, tho.

Dear dog,
Thanks for insisting on the multiple daily walks. We've seen such cool things lately! Over the weekend, the fantastic night skies had me looking up astronomy sites, and I now know that we saw Venus and Jupiter up there. And then yesterday morning, wasn't it amazing to see that hawk swoop down and grab a squirrel?

Love, the holder of the leash

[snapdragen]

Dear Chloe,

We don't have to get up at the crack of dark anymore, I'm retired. Let's try to sleep in to at least 7 am....please?

[skhill]

Dear Stella

You know how you use our walks to "hunt" squirrels and rabbits and scavenge under the picnic tables in the park? Well, from time to time I forage on our walks. Wild strawberry season is just starting! I'd appreciate it if you don't pull me into a tree while my head is down, looking for flashes of red in the green grass. Also, please be patient while I'm busy picking the berries.

[skhill]

Dear Stella

It's our 6 month anniversary! Thanks for using sad puppy eyes on me and convincing me to bring you home!

But I do wish you'd warned me about the shedding issue... The house is covered by a film of golden fur these days

[Trek420]

Also, please be patient while I'm busy picking the berries.

Some dogs like berries. Perhaps Stella can be trained to "wait" for the chance of a berry treat?

[skhill]

Some dogs like berries. Perhaps Stella can be trained to "wait" for the chance of a berry treat?

I've offered her some; she sniffs them and then goes back to looking for those dastardly squirrels!

[Trek420]

I've offered her some; she sniffs them and then goes back to looking for those dastardly squirrels!

Ok, so that's not what she'll "work for". Oh well.

The trick may be find what she will "work for", hide in pocket, ask for the "wait" and quick with praise and high value reward.

You might even be able to use squirrels as a treat! No, not that way.

You always have "life rewards". My mutt had an odd fascination with storm grates. So if she wants to dash and sniff one or I just know she will that she has to do something for me; a quick sit, "watch me", wait ... sumthin' then a "good dog!" and she's off to the grate with what she wants to do as the reward.

With timing it's your walk and her training. We found that to be fun on both ends of the leash.

[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.

[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.