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Yea it is.  Luckily today when were went for our evening walk, we walk around a 2 acre pond and he decided to take a drink and his paws got wet and all the mud and dirt was mostly off by the time we got home

haha It is alright Baxter is an English Springer Spaniel and has all the Feathering on his legs.  I try to keep his pads as short as possible. It just has been raining here alot for th pst couple of weeks and it seems like if there is any mud for a mile it will be on his feet feathering and underbelly

If you are speaking of an American Bulldog I love the breed.  I had two when I was a teenager.  They are great with family but are gaurd dogs. 

They will naturally bark at people that come to the house and as with any dog wou would really need to socialize from a puppy like we did.  They are pretty healthy dogs.

We unfortunatley got ours from a Backyard breeder and both dogs died at 6 from genetic heart problems.  they were Brother and sister.

I have a friend that has a male and a female. Her female is a little on the aggressive side but she wasa rescue from a man that fought his dogs.  She is great with people once she gets to know them but ify until then.  The male is a big love. 

They actually laugh becasue right up the road from their house is a school and he gets out and goes to visit at recess. 

Her kids will come home with him and tell their mom all the games he played with the kids.     

Thanks everyone for the advice.  I figured that just making sure our dogs had their manners in order and not doing much different would be alright. 

I think that is really interesting about letting the dogs smell them right when they get home.  It makes alot of sense.  All the trainers have said put the dogs outside and come home.  Then when you get home go and see the dogs and let them smell the baby on you.  Only after they had calmed down from that could the baby even be shown to the dogs. 

But doing it as soon as you get home and just getting it over with makes so much sense.  I figure that my dogs will be very interested at first and then just say "Ok that was cool NEXT!"   

I have been talking to different trainers and reading alot to get our "fur" babies ready for the new baby.  Some one told me to let the dogs bark as much as they want around me while pregnantbecasu e then the baby will be oblivious to it  after they are born. 
We have always taught our dogs that there really isnt a need for barking unless it seems neccessary like someone at the door or outside in the yard.  They do know speak and we have tried doing that but the trainer insists that the dog just needs to randomly bark like at night or early in the morning so the baby is used to it. 
Is this man crazy or does this really work?

Yea I know and I do have a key to my dad's house so anytime that I need to Puppynap him  I can

No I know that it was best

Well my vet recommended I didnt get mine spayed until 2 so that way they would have all the time to grow.

 Also the breeder we got Bell from had a contract with us that he got to use her one time with breeding because of her color and bloodline.(suppose to have great hunting bloodline  but all she hunts are flies)

She was a momma about a year ago but is getting spayed March 3

Well the only thing that I eat almost everyday is strawberries, but I will eat any fruit that I can.  I dont really crave it though.  If we have it we have it but if we dont then I dont make my husband go in the middle of the night and find any.