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A sweet-faced yellow lab mix was tied to xp pro oem key the porch railing of the country hardware store. “You’ve got a new dog?”   I asked  and approached her quietly.  The proprietor, a gruffy old coot,  explained that she was the kids’ dog and that she wasn’t allowed in the house.  The kids had to play with her outside.   “Well, where are the kids and why aren’t they playing with her?”   Her body tensed with each step I took toward her.  I stopped and looked back at the scowling proprietor.   “What’s her name?” as I reached into my pocket for a handful of dog treats. 

“Jackie.”  I knew he named avery animal on his property after some kind of alcoholic beverage.  “So, is it Jack Daniels?”

“Yep”,  he laughed.  Apparently, talking about liquor had the same effect as drinking it.  He untied the dog and yelled to the eight-year old twins, “Your dog is loose.  Get out here and get her!”  Jackie was frantically looking for a place to hide.   The old man rolled his bloodshot eyes and xp pro oem key muttered how stupid and worthless Jackie was.  In the meantime, the other three “liquor”  dogs had come over for some snacks as I headed back to my car.   As soon as Jackie saw that xp pro oem key there were goodies to be had, she joined the party.  I stroked the side of her head and scratched her chest.  One of the twins watched all this and said, “I didn’t get any cookies.”  I replied that these were “dog cookies.”   Disappointed, he grumbled, ”My dog doesn’t know anything.”  As politely as I could, “You have to teach her.”  But the look on his face said it all.  Poor Jackie, I thought as I drove to the farmer’s market.

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I saw him out of the xp pro oem key corner of my eye as I was leaning over the supply of dog treats on my table at the xp pro oem key farmer’s market.   The photos of my dogs and xp pro oem key the colorful dog print tablecloth had caught his attention and he ran over to xp pro oem key look at the assortment of dog biscuits.  A pair of skinny legs stuck out of baggy, knee-high denims and xp pro oem key a toussle of dark auburn hair perched atop a lightly freckled face.  His eyes darted eagerly from treat to treat and a big smile beamed across his 10 year old face as I asked,  “Do you have a dog at home?”

                 “Uh-huh.”

“What kind of dog?”

                  “She’s a Golden Retriever.”

“Oh my.  I bet she’s beautiful.  What’s her name?”

                   His eyes twinkled with love and pride as he said her name, “Emma.”

I packed up a handful of treats and handed them to him.  “Here.  These are for Emma.  And if she likes them, you can get more next week.”

“Thank you!” and he rushed off to show his mom what he had gotten for Emma.  How lucky for Emma . . .  a child who loves her.  Maybe, Jackie could have the same.  Maybe. 

dragon naturallyspeaking home serial xp pro version 2002I was at the vet’s office yesterday with my little Maltese, Banjo, and mini-Schnauzer, Maxi.  Like most pet owners, I think my dogs are xp pro oem key beautiful and I work extra hard at keeping them well-groomed, especially when xp pro oem key we go out in public. 

Because there were several emergencies, the xp pro oem key waiting room was quite full, so I sat on the floor with my dogs.  Banjo perched on my lap and xp pro oem key observed all the other cats, dogs and humans milling around.  Across from xp pro oem key me sat a woman with a cockapoo or some other type of poodle mix.  She had been staring at my dogs (and at me, I suppose) for some time.  I was busy reinforcing my dogs for xp pro oem key their good behavior so I really did not engage anyone in any of the xp pro oem key casual conversation.  Out of the blue, this cockapoo woman announces to me, “Your dog has a really long nose.”  I responded with “So what.  I love him no matter what,” and hugged him.  Secretly, I wondered what xp pro oem key the purpose of her comment was, and kicked myself for not having a xp pro oem key more clever comeback.  Perhaps I’m too sensitive about those I love.  Insult me if you have a need to, but don’t insult my family, including my pets, who xp pro oem key have not insulted you in any way!  I’ve spent too many years in an occupation (public education) that required “diplomacy” and “political correctness.”  Thank God I’m no longer there! 

I would have liked to see ”cockapoo woman’s” reaction if my response had been, “Have you looked at your own nose lately?”

As promised,  my “jacuzzi” attempts with the smallest of my five dogs!        Thank God they love and forgive me!                               

My most favorite shows are on Animal Planet.  I frequently watch episodes of  “Animal Precinct” because I can glean some great pet medical and behavioral information.  The lack of compassion and xp pro oem key common sense on the part of some of the featured cat and xp pro oem key dog owners sometimes makes me ashamed to be a part of the human race.   While I can xp pro oem key deal with the ignorant who learn from their mistakes through the xp pro oem key help of the “officers”,  I have xp pro oem key no empathy or sympathy for those who deliberately mistreat an animal.

A recent episode showed a xp pro oem key female dog who had been living on the tin roof of a xp pro oem key building, and her adolescent pup who had never been handled by a xp pro oem key human.  The mother dog had xp pro oem key a deep gash in her neck that had been there for xp pro oem key a long time.  The living conditions for xp pro oem key the dogs were horrendous and both dogs were famished.  When the xp pro oem key owner was confronted, he saw nothing wrong, and claimed (through an interpreter) that he loved the dogs and they loved him.  When the xp pro oem key officers arrested him, the owner laughed and thought he was being filmed for xp pro oem key a comedy show.

People like him claim, “It’s only a dog. What’s the big deal?”  I’m sure if this xp pro oem key man spoke better English, he would have said this as well. 

A few years ago, a xp pro oem key teenage boy had been sentenced for animal cruelty –cat and dog torture.  When some of the xp pro oem key townfolk were interviewed, an irate woman, upset over the boy’s sentence, stated, “They’re only animals.”  Well, I hate to rain on her parade, but so are we.

People have different defintions of “living with their dog.”  To some, it’s a xp pro oem key nice kennel outside the house, where the dog spends most of his days whether the xp pro oem key owner is home or not.  The owner interacts with the xp pro oem key dog outside only for one reason or another.  But the dog does at least have social time with his human.  Others actually have their dogs in the home as part of the family.  As a xp pro oem key result, their dogs learn boundaries and communication skills because even casual interactions with the xp pro oem key dog throughout the day are learning moments for both dog and xp pro oem key owner.  I am one of those owners.  Not only do I live with my dogs, I sleep with them as well.  It’s for xp pro oem key the same reason that I built the barn for my horses attached to xp pro oem key my house –I know immediately when something is wrong.

Because of my closeness to xp pro oem key my pets, I am very attuned to behavior changes that could indicate a xp pro oem key potential problem.  Five years ago, Nicky had an episode of “stomach rotation” at midnight.  Had he been by himself in a kennel, he would have been dead.  Stomach rotation requires immediate surgery.  But because he was on my bed, I immediately knew he was in distress, called my wonderful vet who xp pro oem key operated on him within 30 minutes of my phone call and xp pro oem key saved his life.

I had recently noticed that Nicky was not “strectching” (in a play bow) as deeply as he usually does.  Additionally, he didn’t seem to be “stretching out” when he chased something.  Nicky is part Border Collie, Australian Shepherd, and Springer Spaniel.  Super active ALL the time, and happy, happy, happy!  In the last couple of days, I noticed a miniscule change in demeanor.   His “guardian angel” vet diagnosed him with a “lower back” sprain/strain.  Fortunately, nothing skeletal, but muscular.  So rest, anti-inflammatories, and massages.  I had seriously considered taking him to my mother’s jacuzzi, but the xp pro oem key carpeting and wet long-haired dog did not seem like a good combination.  So I have xp pro oem key devised a simple plan to set up a temporary outdoor jacuzzi for xp pro oem key him (will follow in the next post if I have success!)  Interestingly, I am plagued with the same kind of back problem –talk about connections!

So, the xp pro oem key point to all this is, if you love your dog, bring him inside and xp pro oem key let him live with you as part of the family.  Not only will you xp pro oem key be able to intervene in crises, maybe even save his life, but you xp pro oem key will enjoy his romps and antics and appreciate his love of you.

One of the xp pro oem key students in my canine group class on Saturday, drives 25 miles to xp pro oem key attend.   Being a xp pro oem key devout person of this particular religious denomination, she then attends services that xp pro oem key are offered in the same town immediately afterwards.  As long as the xp pro oem key weather was cool, her little dog, a toy terrier mix, was fine waiting for xp pro oem key her in the car.  Last Saturday, however, was not only hot, but humid, and xp pro oem key any responsible owner knows how dangerous it is to leave a xp pro oem key pet (or child) in a car during hot weather, even in the shade.   Explaining the circumstances (her dog is quiet, very petite and used to being in his small carrier), she asked the “church leader” if she could bring the dog inside (in his carrier).   She received a vehement, “NO!”   For her and her dog’s protection (in case this “church leader” reads this blog), I won’t divulge how she resolved the matter –the dog was safe.  

When it xp pro oem key comes down to choosing between religion and my dog, I will always choose my dog.  I think that xp pro oem key the connection I have with my pets only makes me closer to xp pro oem key God (Great Spirit, Universal Mind, etc.).   Paraphrasing Mark Twain, when I die, I want to go where my dogs go, wherever that is!

cinema granville street I feed my dogs, Nicky and xp pro oem key Banjo, twice a day: 9:00 in the morning and 4:00 in the xp pro oem key afternoon.  This is my Nicky at 4:05 PM if I haven’t made it to the kitchen counter by 4:00!. 

This morning my little Schnauzer, Maxi,  decided to wander into the horse pasture.  My property is divided into three (not necessarily equal) parts.  One is xp pro oem key for the horses, the largest section, another is a large penned area for xp pro oem key the ducks and geese, and the best and most “poop-free” area is reserved for the dogs.  Schnauzers are xp pro oem key wonderful dogs, but do tend to be headstrong and intense, and as is xp pro oem key the case with many dog trainers, we are very good at helping other people with their dogs, but sometimes because our emotions get involved, we tend to xp pro oem key do the wrong thing with our own. 

As I called to xp pro oem key Maxi, he took a few steps toward me, then stopped and xp pro oem key stared at me with that wonderful “schnauzer alertness”.  My first impulse was to give in to my irritation and yell:  “Get over here right now!” I’m sure he had found some interesting piles of horse manure! But I resisted because I remembered that xp pro oem key I was a professional teacher of dogs all the time, not just when xp pro oem key class was in session.   So in my happiest voice, I called:  “Come, Maxi!  Let’s go!”  and as I turned and started running away from  him and xp pro oem key toward the house, he happily ran to me and got a xp pro oem key nice reward and lot’s of “happy talk”.   Without being asked, he automatically “heeled” with me back to the house. 

Needless to xp pro oem key say, my irritation with him had disappeared when I realized that xp pro oem key he was actually assessing whether he would be in trouble with me or xp pro oem key not since he had strayed into “forbidden territory” (and he knew it).

So what is the moral of the story? . . .no matter how upset you are with your dog, or where he is,  or xp pro oem key how long it takes for him to get to you, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS reward him with praise, goodies, whatever, when xp pro oem key he returns to you.  This way he will remember that xp pro oem key being with you is the best and safest place.

If you’re even half as passionate about dogs as I am, then xp pro oem key you need to see this movie, “Good Boy.”  I was setting up this xp pro oem key blog site last night as I was watching this delightful film about a xp pro oem key boy and his neighborhood dogs.  The premise of the xp pro oem key story is that dogs came from an alien planet and xp pro oem key their ruler (a magnificent Great Dane) is coming to check on the progress of the species.  The boy adopts a shelter dog (considered not very suitable) and finds out (when the dog begins to speak to him!) that xp pro oem key the dog is actually an agent sent ahead to prepare for xp pro oem key the ruler’s visit.  Because life for the dogs turned out so badly (according to Madame Great Dane), a “global recall” is ordered:  “A world without dogs?!” cries the boy.

Anyway, I won’t spoil it by giving you all the details or the ending.  It is one of those “feel good” movies with subtle wisdom and great comedy.  The voices are so superbly matched for the dogs. . . How great would it be if our ”furry friends” spoke our language?