Big Paws Only Dog Forums

I know & still some people think it is cruel to crate their dog...Just last night, on one of my Great Pyr groups, someone posted asking about crate size for their Pyr...One person answered suggesting they just gate off a laundry room or bathroom because "then the dog could still be a member of the family"?? I failed to see the correlation of a dog being a member of your family & using the crate.

We had friends over last night and they were saying how they felt so sorry for Dell because we have him crated when company comes over.  Shoot, last night he wasn't even in his crate.  He was outside and the back door was open but we blocked his entry with the X-pen that we opened up and used like a fence.  They just kept going on and on about "Poor Delly" and how he should be a part of the pack. (I kept him out because when he gets excited he pees all over the place and I don't want to have to steam clean my carpets because of "Happy-Happy-Joy-Joy" pee.)

Dell loves his crate and when he's running the house he will often go hang out in there.

I have no idea about cattail roots, but here at the cabin we have a path that goes down to the lake that is covered in redwood chips (natural...not stained, etc.) and the Newfs adore munching on them.  Since I can't seem to break them of grabbing a snack, I've just watched to see if they've had any stomach trouble and am happy to report, it doesn't seem to affect them at all.  Can we just talk about trying to pick up the poo, though?  It's disguised as wood chips!!! AGHHHH!

LOL...thank you for the delightful image!  I'll never look at wood chips the same way again!

For the past couple of weeks Hubby has been doing woodworking in the driveway.  Dell would hang around and catch the cut pieces of wood as the fell off the saw table and steal them.  He would also lick the sawdust off the ground!  Weirdo dog! Cattails and sawdust. 

So we went to the dog park yesterday after work.  Dell LOVE, LOVE, LOVEs this park because it has 4 ponds in it where he can dig up and eat the cattail roots that have been stewing in the murky water.  They smell gross, they look gross, he ends up smelling gross.

My question is: they are really fiberous and stringy.  Will these harm him or cause blockage in his tummy or intestines? 

We won't go back to that park because I'm concerned about his injesting the roots.  Anyone have any experience with this?

   Lap dogs are the greatest, aren't they!

ROFL Zanie is that a challenge?  Hee Hee....paper mache is my friend!

I'm waiting...*tapping my toes* *drumming my fingers*

Oh Ronda!  That is too funny for words!  Poor little Gossy!  Here we are laughing at her and she didn't even realize she had a little dingleberry..

Kat just brought me up to date on all the @%^&* people that ya'll are having to deal with today.  I like the idea of a BPO mob, or maybe a BPO strike force that goes in and teaches these people "a lesson".  Just my two cents worth.

M-

A strike force a la "The Shield" if you ask me! (no rules, just results)

What an @ss! How about a "sock party"??

Hmmm...how far do you live from me?  You're in Vancouver, right?  Good.  I'll be there in 2 hours.  I must have some of that puppy deliciousness!

Now what you need a picture of is Nana Pookie with Gossy in a headkerchief too!