No, not raining , waiting for back surgery . Been waiting 3 months , as of now it should be in January
When we train, we use different words so that if someone takes the dog, they don't mind the stranger. We also had a hand command with each word command so we could communicate w/ the dog without speaking. Example: we used "Low" or "stay low" for "down" or "lay down." The hand command was like you were patting him on the head - a flat hand up and down. And so on and so forth.
Is it @Curmudgeon who is training the dogs? Lots of chat on the commands. I will just add - probably too late since that's how I roll
A quick funny on that note: When my grandfather was little, a stray dog showed up. They all thought the dog was stupid. One day it did something and my great-grandfather started yelling and cursing at it in Portuguese (his native language) and the dog responded. Guess it was a pretty smart dog but didn't know English so they had to talk to the dog in Portuguese.
Happens around here a lot!! Too many loose dogs sometimes. The donkey, mama Angus cows across the road, and coyotes kill them. The owners should suffer that death, not the poor dogs!Got the weeding done today, that patch was tougher to remove than I expected, I guess the rain wasn't quite enough to dampen the soil down by the roots. No worries, the job is done, and I got some other tasks done too. I just spent half an hour dealing with some idiot dog owner's loose dogs in my yard... couple of big hound dogs scared the cats & kittens, but hopefully they're back where they belong. Manana, I'm hoping to ride the big ol' thumper in the mountains... forecast says mostly sunny with a high of 66* F, so I'm optimistic, lol. Tonight, I relax with some wine coolers, go to bed at a reasonable hour and catch a good night's sleep so I'm ready to go tomorrow...
Edit: Well, at least one dog is camped out on my porch, and it seems nobody does 'Animal Control' at night here in the boondocks. The dogs are friendly enough to me, but they're jacked up about the cats, so I've already blocked off the front cat door, and I'm hoping the irresponsible idiot dog owners get a clue sometime soon and come get their damned dog(s). Maybe I should think about fencing off the carport entrance so dogs can't get in here without jumping the fence. Sheesh, I have a long list of home rehab work to finish as it is, but when some @$$clowns let their dogs roam free, this is what happens, aye? Stoopid mofos... *********s like that shouldn't be ALLOWED to own pets.
Sadly, since you never see the dog custodians, the dogs end up as either in the local shelter, or SSS. Nope,. not the dogs fault, but neither will they be allowed to run roughshod over the local cats or other domestic animals.Got the weeding done today, that patch was tougher to remove than I expected, I guess the rain wasn't quite enough to dampen the soil down by the roots. No worries, the job is done, and I got some other tasks done too. I just spent half an hour dealing with some idiot dog owner's loose dogs in my yard... couple of big hound dogs scared the cats & kittens, but hopefully they're back where they belong. Manana, I'm hoping to ride the big ol' thumper in the mountains... forecast says mostly sunny with a high of 66* F, so I'm optimistic, lol. Tonight, I relax with some wine coolers, go to bed at a reasonable hour and catch a good night's sleep so I'm ready to go tomorrow...
Edit: Well, at least one dog is camped out on my porch, and it seems nobody does 'Animal Control' at night here in the boondocks. The dogs are friendly enough to me, but they're jacked up about the cats, so I've already blocked off the front cat door, and I'm hoping the irresponsible idiot dog owners get a clue sometime soon and come get their damned dog(s). Maybe I should think about fencing off the carport entrance so dogs can't get in here without jumping the fence. Sheesh, I have a long list of home rehab work to finish as it is, but when some @$$clowns let their dogs roam free, this is what happens, aye? Stoopid mofos... *********s like that shouldn't be ALLOWED to own pets.
Sorry I thought I was paying attention, @Wingnut. About the dogs …but I mentioned it to @txcatlady as if it were her comment. I wouldn’t like strays hanging around either. You don’t have a big ol’ dog of your own, @Wingnut? Our dog and cat tolerate one another, no problems.
We still love you, mistakes, forgetfulness, and all!!Do others notice mistakes I make?
And recently I said something about how I had no cv19 shot…well I had the first shot of the 2 shot vax, then decided not to do more. Sometimes I forget I had the first.
We all do it!
Stay hydrated, and if your bones feel like they were put in your body as a torture method, warm epsom salts baths help tons!
