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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Re: anyone keep any other pets?
« on: May 16, 2005, 10:28:00 am »
I have two dogs, two cats, two little boys and a Husband. (does that count?*lol*) My husband and I just purchased 10 acres, which we are in the process of clearing for horses, and I am also getting in contact with my local St. Bernard rescue foundation.

I love little furballs (ferrets and the like), but I have to limit myself to those that are a wee bit more hardy. Apollo is still very clumsy and a wee bit clueless as to how very *big* he is, so our cats have learned from experience to stay out of the way of his big feet, and his tendancy to just *flop* down whenever he's tired. The kids on the other hand, have yet to learn that trick, so my youngest is oftern buried under Apollo on the couch. (We usually find him by the stubs of his legs waving frantically under Apoll, who looks at us like "What?")

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Mixed Breed Pictures / My terrible twosome!
« on: May 12, 2005, 10:57:34 am »
I finally got my fur-babies to play "nice-nice" with the camera last night.  ;D

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Old English Mastiff Discussions / Re: We have made peace with the cat
« on: May 12, 2005, 10:49:26 am »
Congradulation s on the Peace Treaty! We're still in the negotiation stages with our two boys and the two cats. Apollo doesn't seem to bother them much, but Zeus loves to "play" The cats...hmmmm.. ..not so much!

Congrats again, you bring hope to the rest of us!

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Saint Bernard General Discussions / Re: How old is too old...?
« on: May 10, 2005, 03:52:50 pm »
Thank you Sullivan and stjennifer2413 . After looking over the weekend, I've found two places that will accept Apollo in their next class, so we are on our way.

Sullivan - I agree with you about the "ouch" having a different affect. Apollo hears it so often from our two little boys fighting amongst themselves, that I do not think he grasps the different ways in which the word can be used. I like your idea of disgust though, he's very senstive to his "dignity" and becomes very huffy if he thinks that someone thinks less of his behavior. I'll definately give that a try until we can get enrolled in class.

Thank you to all for all of your great suggestions. I *finally* coaxed my baby into sitting still for a picture, so I'll get one posted this evening of him. ;D

Leah

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Saint Bernard General Discussions / Re: How old is too old...?
« on: May 06, 2005, 01:27:37 pm »
Thank you to all for your suggestions. I will start checking around for an obedience class ASAP!

Have a great weekend.

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Saint Bernard General Discussions / How old is too old...?
« on: May 06, 2005, 10:59:19 am »
Hello. I'm new here, but I thought this might be the best place to get the answers I need. I'm the proud chewtoy of a St. Bernard/Chow x. His name's Apollo. He's just over 15 months old now. We adopted him (or perhaps we should say, he adopted us!) from our local animal shelter.

Apollo has a very disconcerting habit that I was wondering if Obedience training might take care of, however, how old is "too old" for classes. I see advertisments all the time for "Puppy Classes", but nothing for boys like mine.

Can Apollo be enrolled in a Puppy Class?

As far as the behavior, Apollo likes to "taste" people. By this I mean, he's not "biting" people, but when folks first come into my home, Apollo likes to take their arm in his mouth and suck on it. He doesn't bite down, just sucks. However, he's got the size of the Saints, so most people are *very reluctant* to have him do this.  :-[

He's the most affable, lovable guy there is, but I'm concerned that if he doesn't cease this, he will be labled "agressive" or "vicious" which couldn't be further from the truth. He just seems to have this oral fixation that nothing seems to break. He "tastes" alot of other things too.

He has lots of toys, and a companion in our other dog Zeus, so I don't think boredom is a factor.

Can anyone help me out here??

Thanks a bunch!

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