[Dailydrool] Drool, Buppies and Fish Oils

[Dossey, Gwenda G]

Morning everyone!

I've been trying to catch up on the DD, but it's a loosing battle.  I think it would be easier if I had the time to read at home, too, not just at work; :)  Anyways - I want to send my condolences to those that have recently lost a hound and the girls are slinging healing drool to all those in need.

As for getting a buppy - Sasha came to us at 8 weeks old last June through GGBR.  8 weeks is fine, although 10 is better if you can!  The mom teaches them SO much in that time period and helps them with SO much!!  You won't regret it if you can do it!  Sasha will be a year old next Monday and I can honestly say that she is the most difficult hound we've ever had (she's #6)!!  She counter surfs!  She eats expensive video cameras along with shoes (apparently she has a fondness for the right shoe as I have a pile of left shoes without a mate right now!), hair brushes (just the handles), anything made of plastic that she's NOT supposed to have and wood - mostly the bottom of the baby gate in the entry way, but also new plants that look like sticks, and leashes and leather belts and seat belts!! And did I mention that she counter surfs!  She is SO frustrating, but thank doG she is cute!

In our house Sasha meant Devil Dog because she would literally sound like the Tasmanian Devil when you told her NO!  It turns out that she wasn't getting enough food, so that stopped within a couple of days (when I realized WHY she was turning into a devil!)!  A lot of her bad behavior is because of my husband!  He played fetch with a stick in the backyard, so now she eats my new plants (3 blackberry brambles, 2 lavender plants and 3 humming bird bushes).  He gave her his old slippers, and now she likes shoes and he left things out on TV trays, coffee tables and near the edge of the counters!

She's gotten SO long; she can reach things off the kitchen counter and table with little effort!  She stole the butter dish 3 times and cleaned it out!  She stole 3 nearly full boxes of dog biscuits and a bag of bully sticks, but at least she is sharing with her big sisters (sometimes).  She empties out the recycle bin and brings everything out into the backyard.  She loves shredding paper and napkins.  She loves chewing the caps off of plastic bottles (it doesn't matter if there is liquid in them or not!) and she thinks that any to-go cup is hers for the taking!

However, she is listening a lot more then she used to and she's taught us to keep things back from the edge and to keep what could become a step away from counters and tables!  She knows timeout and will stop harassing another dog or playing too rough if I say it with a raised voice!  She's also SO loveable!  She likes to cuddle (especially with her Madden) and get ear skritches and I wouldn't trade her for anything (right now - unless she eats another Flip Camera!!)!!

Oh - my favorite... we taught her to WAIT when we opened the front door and the hatch to the BUV, so when I took her to puppy class she nearly failed because she wouldn't STAY!  Thank doG I thought to use WAIT during class - 'cuz she passed!  Did I mention that I love her to pieces and it's a good thing she's cute?!?!?  :)

As for fish oils - Nordic Naturals has an AWESOME line of fish oils for both the 2 and 4 leggers in your house!  They also have liquid and capsules.  My girls will eat them either way, except Madden!  You have to puncture her capsules to get her to eat them, and like someone posted earlier this week, poking them is NOT fun!

Ok - this is WAY longer than I had anticipated so TTFN!!  Hugs to all the hounds!!

~Gwen, Teddi, Madden and Sasha~ (:>

Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect. It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections.


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