OT: Would u like a puppy? Well, we adopted 2 puppies at the pound the other day and brought them home. Our 6 yr old sheltie mix has been very cranky and pouty ever since. He has always been our only dog and isn't mean at all normally. He hasn't hurt the pups he just growls at them and is not acting like himself. Last night my 4 yr daughter was playing with him on her papaws porch (we were all outside with her) and Dan our sheltie snapped at her. I know that is because he's unhappy that we have puppies. So, anyone want a puppy? They are 6-8 weeks old, both female, had 2 of their shots, been wormed, and come with vouchers to get them fixed here in Etown or somewhere in Louisville, your choice. They also come with all the puppy food I have bought so far which is quite a bit, lol. One is solid white, fluffy, with blue eyes her name is Snowball, original right? The other little lady is tan with sort of black markings, shes not really got alot of black on her but its there her name is Lady. They are supposedly shepherd mixes. I put them on petfinder.com last night and was asking for a donation of $10 per pup cause thats what we gave at the pound and we have since then got their 2nd shot and wormed them. My hubby's wanting me to take them back to the pound Tuesday since tomorrow is a Holiday but I would rather find them a home. So if anyone wants them let me know. If u want to donate the $10 or whatever, its up to u. I am not asking for money. I just want them to have a good, loving home and not go back to the pound. I can email u pics if u want to see them and can meet u if u live very far from Etown. Hugs Angela

every time i move in my house. Ball. He is obcessessed. I come home from work and throw about 45 minutes each night, and about 10-15 minutes each morning before work. Never enough. If I got up to go potty in the middle of the night and shut the bathroom door, I cant open it because there is 4 balls right in front of the door. Never enough ball. He has a fixation, Suggestions?

I had trouble with my male going in the house too. My female was SO easy and was actually trained by the time I got her at 8 weeks, but the boy...geeze!! For awhile, I thought he was NEVER going to get it right. I honestly think its a boy thing...just like it is typical for human boys to take longer to potty train than girls, it takes longer for male dogs to be house broken. At least that has been my experience. Again, I kept him confined when I wasn't there to watch him. I lined the entire laundryroom floor with newspaper. That way if he had an accident, it was easy to clean up. Day by day, I made the area I covered with paper smaller until he was fully trained. We spent ALOT of time outside that summer and when we were inside, I took him out often, especially after meals. I always used the phrase "Go outside pee pee!" Then when he did his business outside, I said "good boy, go pee pee outside!" followed by lots of hugs and pets. Good luck with your pup!! Heather

Any other Ridgeback folks out there? I have had them about 20 yrs and did the dog show thing. I was too heavy to run around the ring but now I am getting back into the showing. I will be 2 yrs out of RNY open the end of July and am down almost 170lbs. Juli

I'm sorry to hear about the chewing! It can be so frustrating. Ya gotta love the puppy years! LOL After my first one, I swore I would never do the puppy thing again (its like having an infant), but after 5 years, I missed having a "baby" in the house and got another one. I love my furkids more than anything, and would do it all over again, but the puppy stage is tough. My oldest dog was 3 before I gave her freedom in the house when I wasn't home or at night. Up until then she was gated into the laundry room. My youngest, who just turned 3, still sleeps in his "bachelor pad" as we call it. He loves it so much that he actually goes in on his own sometimes and puts himself to bed. Molly, my older one, is pretty good about not chewing things, but if she can get to a bar of soap, or to a box of tampons, she will steal them and hide them in the sofa cusions (don't ask me why she likes those two things LOL). And, gross as it is, she will take used tampons out of the trash can and eat them!!!!! I have to keep the wastebasket in the bathroom on top of the toilet so she doesnt get into it. Have you tried a product called Bitter Apple? It is sold in the pet stores and comes in cream or spray form. I prefer the spray. When they were pups, I would spray it on anything they showed interest in or attempted to chew and said "NO BITE!". One taste of that and they NEVER tried it again. Tucker (my 3 year old) actually started to chew on the back of a leather chair, I sprayed the spot, he took a wif (it smells horrible) and that was the end of that problem. I did taste it once (I was currious) and it truely is a horrible thing. I have to ask, what is a pappy poo? I am guessing part poodle, but what is the other part? Heather