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     Vampress |
Sorry to hear M2. I read somewhere recently that "dogs only live a while compared to us, as if we feel this much heartache when they leave us after such a short time, imagine what we would feel if they were here for longer" I know I for one, would have willingly endured the extra heartache for the extra time with my boy. Alas, it was not to be either. It certainly does sound like he 'chose' you as his humans though, and was rewarded with a life of love and comfort. Dog Speed Cobber. | ||
| Fahren |
Has anyone mentioned yet, that this is THE BEST BADWEB THREAD EVER?!!!? Now back to dogs. | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
Pups first snow and its a good snowball snow... I'm looking forward to seeing how he reacts when I toss him one and it disappears when it hits the ground. | ||
| Skinstains |
Hey Wolfie, I think 'Mr. Wormy Butt' is cool... | ||
| 99savage |
The old gal gave it one more go  Then told me to bite myself  | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
Stewie is up to 25 lbs. I rewarded him today by dropping him off at the vet to get neutered and micro chipped.  | ||
| Ratbuell |
So, does anyone else's TV look like this? Or am I the only one who has a one-eyed TV-watching mutt who doesn't understand "down in front"?  | ||
| Kyrocket |
Happy Birthday Bella the Badweb Dog. Since no one knows her exact birthday, well, no one I know, but we think it's February so we celebrate it today. Again, happy birthday! And thanks to Badweb we've had a new family member for almost three years. | ||
| Sifo |
I think Ratbuell's dog is watching the Military Channel!  | ||
| Ratbuell |
I think that was a repeat of NCIS, actually...Morgan's only about as smart as I am, after all LOL. (yes, she's named Morgan because of the one eye...calling a female dog "Cap'n" would have been weird...)  | ||
| Absurded |
Luke & Lucy..loved to ride..  | ||
| Pwnzor |
I don't know quite how to explain this. She's nuts. | ||
| 86129squids |
OK good buddies, I need some advice: My Jack R/Chihuahua mix has glommed onto one spot in the yard to dig a hole to China, don't know why. I've not had a chance to catch him in the act to try a correction action, and I'm very concerned... if he teaches this to the Basenji, together they might as well be a Bobcat digging team. Sometime soon I'm planning to put down some paver stones inside the fence, which should help, but I'd really like to find a way to discourage this behavior altogether. My GF suggested dumping hot pepper or vinegar in the spot with some fill dirt... Ideas? Thanks in advance... | ||
| Milt |
It will probably be hard to discourage the terrier without constant supervision and reinforcement: they're genetically wired to dig. | ||
| 86129squids |
Yeah- luckily so far, it's only this one spot... think I'll dump a bunch of cayenne there. | ||
| Ourdee |
Sprinkle some tabasco sauce in the hole. I used to mix it with water and spray the perimeter of my old property to keep strays out. | ||
| 99savage |
The digging is hard wired in (interesting story on that) - About the best you can do is train him or her to do other doggy things like fetch. If you can combine fetch with tug-of-war, by say having him/her fetch a piece of stout rope might actually agree to participate (most terriers hate fetch). And, oh yeh, keep him/her exhausted - walk & run | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
or you could give him a place to dig. Get a cheap kids sand box. Put some pea gravel in it. Hide treats or a favorite toy under the pea gravel and let him have at it. Every time you catch him digging outside his digg'n spot give him correction. Every time he digs in the "Turtle" shaped sand box give him praise "I like turtles"  | ||
| 86129squids |
I'm hoping my fill-in with cayenne will do the trick... I did some research, and a couple of folks mentioned a designated dig spot- I'll keep that in mind. He's a whip-smart little bugger, the GF and I are planning to work on his training as time allows. Problem is, with the doggie doors, we can't always keep the hairy eyeball on the dogs. | ||
| 99savage |
Good dog. Last Tuesday when Westenberger’s home of seventeen years was overcome with smoke and flames the hero that saved the day was a ten-year-old pit bull named Baby. Rhonda Westenberger and her sister Evelyn were sound asleep unaware that their lives were being threatened when Baby went into action. Baby started barking and pouncing on the two until Evelyn woke up just in time. “There were flames shooting down the hallway,” Rhonda said. “If Baby hadn’t woken Evelyn up, I don’t think either one of us would have come out of it.” Both Rhonda and Evelyn ran out of the burning home but there were still other members of the family in danger, the Westenberger’s five other dogs. Baby didn’t let her fellow dogs down. She ran back into the burning home to save them, even dragging one of them out to safety. “There was one hiding underneath the bed,” said family member Charles Land. “Baby actually went in there grabbed it by the neck and drug it outside.” The family lost their home but thanks to Baby they have a lot to be thankful for. “It brings my spirits up a lot to see the dogs,” said Rhonda. “I’m so proud of her. She’s my hero. She’s the hero for all of us.” http://www.koco.com/news/oklahomanews/okc/Pit-bull-hailed-hero-saves-Oklahoma-family-from-fire/-/11777584/18540240/-/1o6orx/-/index.html  | ||
| Britchri10 |
Hot sauce works well w/Terriers. (The farm I grew up on had 5-10, depending on the time of year, semi-domesticated Jack Russell's.) They dig everywhere. Great rat dogs. They kept our cattle barns/milking shed rat free but they do love to dig! Chris C | ||
| Ratbuell |
Great post, 99. Wonder if it'll help any of the "pit bulls are evil" press that surrounds that poor breed... | ||
| Littlebuggles |
We are now a two dog household, this is Eddie on the left and Keota on the right, we believe she is his mom, she has changed hands since we got him three years ago so it's hard to trace. She was passed on to us by a family an hour south of us, who found a Basenji was not the best dog for them. Eddie is still trying to figure out his place in all this, but they play well and have a blast running in the closed school yard near us. We are glad for the working gates there, these guys are fast!  | ||
| Fahren |
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| 86129squids |
Buggles- that is SOOO cool! Hope you find out someday whether that IS "Mom" or not... otherwise, enjoy the chaos! | ||
| Steeleagle |
Well, after being dawg-less for 10 months, opportunity knocked and I answered. Here's my two new kids, Afghan Hound rescue dogs. Pheenix (not misspelled) is the black gal and Zamir (Zammie) is the blonde guy.  There's still a whole lot of sniffin' goin' on since they're new to each other as well as to me, but we all are getting along just fine. Pheenix is 18 months, Zammie is 3 years. If anybody needs any lions chased down... | ||
| 86129squids |
OMG, those are gorgeous dawgies! Greyhounds with a fancy hairdo! I'd LOVE to see my Basenji run with those guys... he gets bored with the JR/Chihuahua, he's quick but not fast. | ||
| Steeleagle |
Zammie just lost his Man Card Friday, so he has to be kept on leash and reasonably quiet until stitches heal, but Pheenix was wanting to bat him around the yard and was playing dirty with flank attacks. It will be interesting in a couple of days when the gloves come off and Zammie can play as rough as Pheenix is trying to! These guys go 0-60 in about 3 seconds and 10 yards and corner like pumas! | ||
| 86129squids |
Steel- when you get a chance, do some research and see if you have any folks nearby (or within a couple of hours drive even) who do lure coursing! This sport is analogous to Indycar/Grand Prix car racing, as Greyhound races to NASCAR: I'm hoping sometime this year to work with the woman who fostered my Basenji to start a lure coursing group here in the Knoxville area. And... I'll betcha $1 my B buddy can whuup your dawgies in a match!!!  Seriously though- don't that look like GREAT fun?! | ||
| Steeleagle |
Squids: The foster owner I got the blonde from actually does the coursing with his personal Afghan Hound. I never have the courage to let them off leash! Whenever mine have gotten free I'm HOURS chasing them down, and one that got loose ended up costing quite a bit in doggie orthopod bills to repair broken bones! I'm sure it's more a matter of training, but I have postage stamps fastened to the collars of my dogs, so that if they ever get loose, they can send a post card from wherever it is they stop running! It DOES look like fun and great exercise for the dogs. |
