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Hi everyone I could use some advise:

Harley my 4 year old Flat Coat is turning into quite a licker - it is kind of gross - I don't mind an occasional slurp but everytime he is near anyone they get a bath.  Also, every piece of exposed skin on my kids get licked.  I thought I read something a few years ago that this is a dominence thing - coating everyone with spit?  How can I stop or at least curtail it?  My DH doesn't pet him anymore because he doesn't want to get slurped, and my son who is 14 will pet him but once he start licking he pushes him away I'm sad I want him to be everyones friend.

As always, thank you for the advise!!

Randy and slurpy Harley

OK So Sadies pillow incident has given me an idea - since we all got a good chuckle out of the story picturing cute Sadie with little white balls all over her - tell a story of your own naughty babies!!

Harley is also a naughty boy so I can think of a few but on the same line as Sadies -

My daughter had gotten a new dress up kit for her birthday it came in a large cardboard box with a latch on it that looked like a treasure chest - so we went to give my daughter a bath and left harley (who was probably about 1 year old) downstairs - well we came down and it looked like a Flamingo was killed in our living room - bright pink feathers everywhere!!  all over harley also - and he was wagging his tail and looking so proud as if to see look I killed the big bad bird - it took awhile but we figured out it was the feather boa that came in the dress up set he had knocked the box over and sprung the lock!!

My daughter wasn't pleased but I thought it was quite amusing

I am sure all of our babies have been naughty I look forward to giggling at your doggies stories!!

Randy & Harley

I haven't seen any posts lately from Gweck's family?  Maybe I just missed the posts.  I just love his name and cute face.  Gweck are you out there??

Harley is off to the vet tomorrow he has a bald spot on his tush about the size of a half dollar.  We had him groomed recently and had him shaved down to just about a lab coat and now not only do I see the bald spot but I also think I see bumps one on each side of his tail (could be bones that I hadn't seen before due to the fur).  He doesn't like me to touch his tush so I can't feel if they are bumps or bones or maybe I couldn't tell anyway.

Hoping I am just being an overprotective mommy and that nothing is wrong!!

Harley is having a good day - instead of hanging out alone while I work today he has the mobile groomer coming to give him a bath, pedicure, haircut and doggie massage - of course, the family probably won't eat this month to pay for it but my baby is worth it!!

He also spent 5 days last week at the pet resort (OK Kennel) but if you have to stay anywhere it would be the place to be - he was in 2 doggie play groups - had radiant heating so the floor was toasty warm - they gave him a toy at check in and a nice clean bed (which he didn't use).  Also, the woman that trained him is the owner and she and her fiance (?) LOVE him!!  I wish every (homeless/familyless) dog could have his life!!  The worst thing for him is that I work 6 hours a day and he is alone!! 

When do I get a pedicure??

For those of you who are or who have read Marley & Me - I haven't even gotten to chapter 1 yet and I am choked up!!  The percieved Saint hood is alive and well at our house.

My DH has it in his mind that our last dog - St. Stoli the english springer spaniel (who passed 6 years ago) was perfect she was excellent but no saint she ate my $100.00 pair of Amalfi pumps!!  The only pair of expensive shoes I ever bought as a gift to myself for my first real Job -

Anyway she was adorable, could walk without a lead, stayed in our yard, came everywhere with us - this was before kids - and she adored my hubby she could also be a true watchdog with the house and the kids noone she didn't know would get near them...

Then comes Harley - the Flat Coat - the love of my life but while he likes my hubby and all definately my dog - doesn't have a mean or protective bone in his body!! (that we know of).  Is just a naughty boy - steals laundry, counter surfs and will only listed to a command if we are so angry our faces are turning bright red!!!  then MAYBE he will lie down.  I find him amusing husband wants to take him to the ASPCA (not really but keeps asking "Harley do you want to go to lollipop farm?  and of course big dummy wags his tail and runs to the door!!)

Anyway, just wanted to offer the similarities in the book onto chapter 1

Randy

Hi - I see from time to time people have chats.  I tried to get on and it gives me a box saying I need to sign up for Michael Campbell something or other - did you all need to do this - it wants profile information etc...

Is that the procedure?

As always thanks for the information

Here is a recent phone of Harley - as you can see he has three toys that he isn't sharing and he is sticking his tongue out at me!!!