@tanza:

Got ya…. and how nice of her to sit up and puke!!! :eek:

I am lucky (knock on wood) all mine ride great... crate pads keep them from sliding around and they just sleep anyway....

Sure makes clean-up easier! I used to keep wipes in the car to clean her, esp. before shows! ew. I just layer plastic bags in the trash can, and tie 'em off as used, then toss when we get to where there's an outside trash can.

I'd make video to show, but really, that'd be gross :eek:

She's really good in her harness, so it works out quite well.

As I said, Keoki continues to be my car challenge in terms of how to best travel with him. But he loves going in the car in general.

Thanks Tim. I appreciate your post.
It will be all new for us all, so treats it is.

bodhi baroos when i get home from work and dont get him out of the crate fast enough

@Robin_n_Jack:

Ha! And all this time, I thought that jack's mom had thought the first ear was so good she decided to taste the other one!

HAHAHAHAHAHA! OH my gosh that's hilarious!

They sure do know how to get our attention don't they.
No "suffering is silence" for this breed.

When I got each of my b's I brought them into my office as little babies - I didn't want to leave them home alone when they had just been through such a big change (they are a year apart - each one came into my office for about the first 4 weeks after they came to live with me). They were so easy then because they slept so much.

Although they are very different personalities, they are basically the same in my office. Sweet and sleepy as babies, total nuts as adults. I bring one or the other in occasionally and can't leave either one off-leash. They hit every garbage can in the place, and would run out the front door (and have) when anyone comes in. Too curious. All they want to do is walk down Main Street and smell all the other doggie smells, so there is lots of whining and boredom on their part, but they are welcome as long as they don't do anything destructive. (My boss has actually put up with a fair amout of that from other dogs in the office). So I do have a dog-friendly office, it's just that my dogs are not easy in the office.

Jack went after a pair of boots…I really like these boots, they had lambswool trim and lining. They were really comfy. He tore the lambswool trim to pieces.

He also chews the pockets on my wool winter jackets. I wonder if he can smell the sheep.

I agree, Lsanders thank you for sharing that.

I am a musician and I spend a lot of time reviewing music. This means I'll be sitting at my computer, headphones on listening to a song and unaware of the outside world. My girl sunshine knows that when the phone rings, I'm supposed to answer it. So when it rings and I'm on the computer with the headphones on, she'll run up to me and "bark" in her way and jump on me to alert me to the phone. She'll then run ahead of me to the phone and watch me as I answer it. She'll also alert me when the doorbell rings or someone in the household yells for me. This she learned all on her own. Dumb dog? Who are they kidding! (to CBS, here's a major rasberry call just for you! thhhhhhhhhhhhh)

That's great!! Looks like you're all settling in fine up there in Seatle. Can't wait to see the member of the family!

Laura

Ruby and I both love to go road biking! Ruby loves to run while I ride the bike…definitely something we have in common and I'm so happy she loves it.

Also, Ruby is a fastidious groomer...she'll spend long periods of time bathing herself. Any of my friends who know me would say, if you want to use the shower, you should use it before me because I take forever...kind of a standing joke. I'm very much a morning person, but without the long hot shower in the morning, I'm useless. 😃 😃

Don't know yet about Brando as he is too new to scene.

I have seen Mica when she goes on point with her tail straight out and her front and back paws CAREFULLY matching each step chatter her jaw - It kind of goes open and shut and wanders open and shut that way. She is like an arrow waiting to fly out of the bow onto the suspected target. She never stops that behavior, either. Than she makes a mad dash for the squirrel or critter and will do doggie-ups on the side of a tree - maybe 6-8 feet up the side than down. Than shell do it again just because she has to try again. I think she is getting some really strong chest muscles. I think it might me intense excitement and anticipation.
Micas mom

Ha ha ha ha 😃

It was just the initial greeting that was off right? Dogs do forget certain cues sometimes…she obviously remembered you...but it might have freaked her out if you crawled up to her kennel, particularly if that wasn't something that you normally do. Imagine this...if my husband was gone for a long time, and he didn't tell me he was going to come home while I was sleeping, and creep up to the bed...it wouldn't matter how nicely he was talking to me, I would be SCARED by his unusual behavior, and his unexpected arrival.

Next time you arrive home, try just walking in like you normally do and say Hi Sheba (and puppy) like you normally do, and I bet she will be overjoyed.

We have to remember that dog brains work differently than ours in a lot of ways. If we try to think of them just like people, we usually end up getting our feelings hurt 🙂

Hey, and thanks for serving our country! Stay safe!

Thanks for the advice… And pointing out the error in my ways

Way to go El D!

Try putting the wires in 'wiring loom' or pvc or even metal conduit. It can all be painted to match the surroundings. Loom is cheap and it might just be different enough to confuse your B into thinking it's not really a wire worth chewing at all. If this doesn't work, PVC is hard to chew but if your B wants to chew it, can eventually get through it. Metal condiut would be for the etreme case. There is also steel reinforced plastic/pvc conduit. It's basically flexible tubing with some metal mesh cast into it.

Wiring loom:
http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/wireloom.php?gclid=CIW3642V_pICFRW5GgodhgUfHA

PVC Liquid-Tight:
http://web4.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/Wiring_Solutions/Flexible_Liquid-Tight_Electrical_Tubing_-a-_Connectors?source=google&keyword=flexible%20conduit&type=search&gclid=COXJjJWT_pICFQ6AHgodCUuPxA

More plastic conduit options:
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=7513&Page=1&utm_source=google&gclid=CLTAnO6T_pICFQQRGgodR3QwFA&cookie%5Ftest=1

Flexible metal conduit:
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100025680

All of these products can be found at your local Home Depot except the wiring loom. You'll have to get that at a place that sells and installs car stereo. It's very flexible and soft and would be easy to chew through, but as I said, it might just confuse your B. 🙂

I think that is probably due to the oyster, Knipper. There is a lot of dog food with salmon in it, so I don't think regular fish, especially in small amounts has that kind of an effect.

Yeah, Pat, he also likes the little piece of matzo that I gave him. I think it's mostly due to the thin cracker rumbling when he nibbles at it.