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Have some new shots at a private lake with the kids and Niki taken yesterday.  The kids were in a paddleboad and Niki jumped in to chase the geese (could never catch them).  She was so determined to get them that she swam until all we could see was a little dot of her head.  I got really scared that she would swim so hard and collapse and drown.  The kids went after her in the boat and grabbed her collar to pull her back to the side and one kid was paddling as hard as she could while Niki. so set on those geese, started draggin the boat with the kids in the other direction.  We got her out OK after a bit of a scare.   

Great for all of you.  As soon as the weather breaks a little, we will have the BBQ we promised out here and all the dogs can play out here.  Sounds like fun.

Peggy

You know Marit, I really wasn't thinking of a specific bird/dog aggresion book, maybe there is one, however, I believe any aggression with other animal type reference would work even if it does not have feathers.  I don't mean to sound like a know-it-all by any means. I have my own method of correcting the situation and it works. Niki tried to lunge at my daughter-in-laws $3,000 parrot while it was in flight and we both grabbed her together.  All I had to do is grab her neck, force her to look at the bird and tell her in a very firm voice that it is not acceptable.  I have, though, already cemented that I am the alpha so she understands perfectly and never tried it again.  thank dog 

Peggy

Hmm, now I find that very interesting and I never even really thought about it.  In Moonlits and daynakb posts they both state that their dogs became aggressive after a pretty long period of time of relative calm behavior with other dogs.  Daynakb states that her dog had a male syndrome but my dog did exactly the same thing and she is a female.  My dog got along with the other dog for several years before she turned on her.  (both female)  Looks lilke moonlits dogs are both female.  We all talk about the alpha pack order but why, regardless of gender, do dogs surpress the aggresive instinct until years later?  I don't know.

Maybe it is the fighting, nail scraping, hair pulling females???  maybe, huh??? or not

wewww what can you do?  My daughter had a BIG snake and it went after mother-in-law's parrot.  ecccchhhh  How you gonna spank a snake?

Peggy

Time to wake up
Time to get the paper
Where's my treat
Time to go for a walk
and chase squirrels
Whatca got to eat
Time to lay in the grass
Time to look for squirrels
whatcha got to eat
Time to get the mail
Where's my treat
Time to look for squirrels
Whatcha got to eat
Time to look for squirrels
Time to irrigate and jump in the water
Time to dig for squirrels
Whatcha got to eat
Time to look for squirrels
Time to feed the sheep
I will stare at you intently until you feed me my dinner
Time to go to bed


A day in the brain of my dog.

When Niki was working in our video store, we had to be licensed with the USDA APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service).  It seemed like a waste of money as the inspector drove for hours several times to inspect a backyard pet. It only cost me $35 per year for the service.  They left a booklet with me and after reviewing it, I will simplify part of the long descriptions of who must be licensed and who is exempt.  This is in regards to the recent PAWS legislation.

If you are a breeder selling at the wholesale level, you must be licensed.  If you are a breeder selling to other breeders you MAY have to be licensed.  If you are a retailer selling to the public and this includes all chain stores as well as small retailers then you are exempt.  Now wouldnt it make more sense just to require retailers to purchase from licensed breeders only?  If puppy mills did not have a market to sell their products then they would cease to exist.  I have always been puzzled that there is no legislation governing animal retailers while wholesalers are different.  This makes no sense and PAWS makes no sense.

Peggy

Well, we stopped prohibition when people finally realized that it didn't work, how can we stop this?  I hate stupid people, stupid cities and stupid laws like this.

Peggy