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faigie
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 Sun, Mar 04 2007, 1:16 pm
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what is a typical day like?
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ShiraMiri
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Sun, Mar 04 2007, 2:22 pm
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Kmelion, I really envy you. I'd love to give my kids that kind of life! Please tell us more!!!
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Jo
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Sun, Mar 04 2007, 2:35 pm
We have a BIG dog (a black flat coated retriever) who is 5 y o and a 7 month old kitten (and we have a tropical fish tank...)
Both myself and DH had pets as children.
I think it's great for kids to grow up around animals.
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Mirabelle
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Sun, Mar 04 2007, 3:38 pm
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Jo...how big is your dog? My Labradore is 87 pounds!
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Jo
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 7:54 am
My dog weighs about 30 kg (about 65lbs)
Retrievers are generally less muscular than labs and don't weigh quite as much.
Mind you - if he ate as much as he wanted to, rather than the amount we give him- he would weigh lots more as he is extremely greedy!!!
He is TALL - can easily put his paws on your shoulders, and reaches ANYWHERE on the kitchen counters!!!
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ssbarnes
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 8:00 am
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We have a big dog, small cat (he showed up one Erev Shabbos and by Monday we didn't have the heart to take him to a shelter, 2 turtles (these were NOT my idea) and a koi pond (all 21 fish have names).
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amother
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 8:17 am
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A nice feathery parrot. Almost furry!
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DefyGravity
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 10:02 am
| Jo wrote: | We have a BIG dog (a black flat coated retriever) who is 5 y o and a 7 month old kitten (and we have a tropical fish tank...)
Both myself and DH had pets as children.
I think it's great for kids to grow up around animals. |
Wow, a flat coated retreiver? You don't see those very often. I was watching an agility challenge on Animal Planet yesterday, and one of the senior challengers was a black flat coated retreiver. I remarked yesterday that I've never seen one IRL before!
We have a husky/lab/chow mix. He weighs around 60 pounds.
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Jo
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 10:07 am
They are extremely intelligent and lively dogs who need lots of stimulation. Great fun but can be a handful!
My son calls him his pony-dog :-)
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DefyGravity
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 10:15 am
Our dog is so hyper and he's 8 years old!!! People STILL ask us if he's a puppy.
He loves to play keep-away with his raw-hide chips. He'll come up to us and toss the chip in the air, and keep doing that until we get up and run after him.
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Jo
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 10:54 am
Here is a pic of cat and dog - as you can see, they get on fine! :-)
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ShiraMiri
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 12:58 pm
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Jo - are those your pets? They are so cute!! Especially the little kitty!
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mannyzmom
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 2:16 pm
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we have a dog whos about 4 yrs old and still jumps on anyone who comes over!! hes a mix btwn sheperd and labrador. hes soooooo good w/ our son BH.
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DefyGravity
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 2:22 pm
mannzymom - I really want to train our dog not to jump on people that come to the door. It's so frustrating to deal with a dog that goes completely berserk every single time someone comes to the door. Yesterday he went crazy everytime someone dropped off MM.
I would love to learn how to train him to stay away from the door when I go to answer it. Or at least not jump on people that come to the door.
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Coke Slurpee
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 2:28 pm
We have a hyperactive parakeet- It sort of matches some of my boys.
I always joke she is my little girl - I have all boys.
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Jo
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 2:32 pm
| ShiraMiri wrote: | | Jo - are those your pets? They are so cute!! Especially the little kitty! |
Yup - meet Shadow and Sparky. Sparky was about 2 months old when I took that photo. He has grown a lot since then
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Jo
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Mon, Mar 05 2007, 2:34 pm
| DefyGravity wrote: | mannzymom - I really want to train our dog not to jump on people that come to the door. It's so frustrating to deal with a dog that goes completely berserk every single time someone comes to the door. Yesterday he went crazy everytime someone dropped off MM.
I would love to learn how to train him to stay away from the door when I go to answer it. Or at least not jump on people that come to the door. |
Get a dog gate and keep him locked him in the kitchen :-)
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