Dear Dog

[grey]

I only thought this fair, since some of us do not have cats

Dear Big Dog:
Why do you turn in a circle three times before lying down?
-Annoyed at the bed shaking

Dear Little Dog:
Why must you lick us to death? We're clean. Honest. The soap and lotion were applied on purpose.
-Licked

Dear Too Smart Dog:
I shut the bedroom door on purpose: to keep you out. Please do not open it.
-The Boss

[DebSP]

Dear Dogs, why are you shedding in November? I have brushed you until my arm ached and now you are supposed to keep your fur to prepare for winter.

Signed,
The Cleaning Woman

[snapdragen]

Dear dog, you farted. It was noisy. You don't have to run from the room when it happens, nothing is chasing you.

[ClockworkOrange]

What a lovely thread, these days I don’t have either cat or dog.

OK, this is about my grand-dog, a beautiful Beagle from a rescue home.

Dear hound Dog

Why can’t you be bothered to turn your head to look at me, instead of just moving your eyes like ‘Eagle Eyes – Action Man’?

[Trek420]

Dear dog,

We tried a longer walk today and met you. I'm sorry your people leave you out in the front yard all day. You deserve to be inside on a warm lap. But thank you for being a dog my dog immediately took a like too. You played with my poorly socialized mutt and even backed yourself to the fence for a polite butt sniff.

We will come visit you again now that we've met.

[Trekhawk]

Dear dog, you farted. It was noisy. You don't have to run from the room when it happens, nothing is chasing you.

I think our dogs are related.

[westtexas]

I just brought home my new baby on Saturday, so I can finally post to the dog thread!

Dear Dog,

Why are you so afraid of the stairs? When you get to get 70 pounds I am not carrying you up and down 3 flights!

Also, the car is not a bad thing! It's the main mode of transport for humans and I really need you to just sit down and be calm and not drool on everything.

Love,

Your new person

[skhill]

Dear Dog,

Who's a good girl? It took you less than 2 weeks here to master rule #1: don't hassle a cat who's eating or on the litter box. Brava!

Sorry you had to learn what a cat's hiss means the hard way-- but it was only a small scratch on your muzzle. And now you know to back off, right? Just a hint: the cats do not like being chased.

I'm so happy you're here, and settling in well!

[lph]

Dear Dog,

Who's a good girl? It took you less than 2 weeks here to master rule #1: don't hassle a cat who's eating or on the litter box. Brava!

Yeah, and how long would it take a cat to figure out the equivalent?

[Dogmama]

I just brought home my new baby on Saturday, so I can finally post to the dog thread!

Dear Dog,

Why are you so afraid of the stairs? When you get to get 70 pounds I am not carrying you up and down 3 flights!

Also, the car is not a bad thing! It's the main mode of transport for humans and I really need you to just sit down and be calm and not drool on everything.

Love,

Your new person

Dear Mom,

Try putting a treat on each stair for me. I'll forget about the scarey stairs & happily eat the treats.

Cars frighten me. Maybe I just need to sit in it without it running, & then maybe you could start it up & not go anywhere, and then maybe just back up & go forward, etc. And I bet if you give me treats when I calm down, I'll learn that "calm car riding = cookies. Yea! I love the car now!"

[PamNY]

Why are you so afraid of the stairs? When you get to get 70 pounds I am not carrying you up and down 3 flights!

Stair parties are fun! If dog likes people, every single person who visits climbs some stairs. Lots of fun things can happen in stairwells. If dog likes paw targeting, you can target the first stair.

Treats, happy people, toys -- find out what is reinforcing for your dog, and stairs can become a favorite place to hang out!

[Catrin]

Dear Dog(s),
I do not believe your hearing improves that much just because I happen to be holding a piece of bacon.

LOL, this is priceless.

I've not had a dog since I was 6 years old, but it is great reading all of these funny stories about them If I were home more, I would consider getting a small dog...but it wouldn't be fair to the dog.

[Blueberry]

Dear dog:

Please don't step on my feet! 105lbs of dog + nail does not feel good in the AM when I'm trying to wake up and get you out the door as quickly as possible.

Signed,

Bleary eyed, sore footed human

[Trek-chick]

Dear dog/s

Why is it that since you came around, I resort to spelling out certain words, when spoken aloud?

Thank you for teaching me that sometimes, you just need to roll in the grass on your back, with legs in the air and a big grin....Ahhhh life is good

Can you drive this time, while I hold my head out the window??

[Roadtrip]

Awwwwwww... You guys are making me miss my furry friend and it's been nearly two years.

Dear Dog,

When you forget about your tounge and leave the tip sticking out its really cute, but I'm really afraid you'll bite yourself and off to the doggie ER we go. I've even grabbed ahold of it and you momentarily remember it belongs IN your mouth, but not for long.

Thanks,
Mom