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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 561619" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Sounds like JJ is doing well. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>And I totally get you over the squeaky toys. I'm probably more patient than most with them, or maybe not lol, but Maggie loves her squeakies........especially the hard plastic ones. Thankfully so far, the grands are far worse about trying my patience with them than her. </p><p></p><p>I'm having an "I have too much energy, not much to do with it issue" with Maggie. She's not deliberately being bad, she's just bored often. And she's become of course a chewer, which we're working on with successes. But.........Nichole got her a new expensive harness, one of the really good kinds. Lucky for her the pet store was going out of business and it only cost 2 bucks. I thought Maggie was happily chewing her bone which was right there.......but no, she chewed through the front of the harness completely. So I put her old harness she has been wearing for months without issue back on.......and yesterday it was the same deal. ugh</p><p></p><p>So I'm giving her more yard time and encouraging her to run. Thankfully I have a good size yard. She's a fetch the stick, frisbie sort of gal......I won't do the stick for safety issues and currently I can't find either of her 2 frisbies. I tried to substitute a soccer ball........but she looks at me like I'm stupid. lol So I picked up one of the empty milk jugs I used during the summer to water the garden. You'd have thought I gave her the greatest toy in the universe. Maggie proceeded to run at full speed round and round the yard with it in her mouth, huge grin on her face for 20 mins. lol An hour later she went on her 3 mile walk. I did it again today, and will do so again this evening. </p><p></p><p>Training is fine. It's just all this puppy energy. Always before there was a child in the home (nichole) who would spend all their spare time playing with the pup or young dog. Now it's just me, and I'm somewhat both busy and boring. </p><p></p><p>As far as difficult child is concerned.............. All I can tell you is what happened with Travis. We adopted Rowdy 14 yrs ago so that he would have a buddy, a pal, someone to hang out with. Only it didn't work out as planned. So I still wanted him to at least bond with the dog........and made him walk him and feed/water him. We found out in not too long, leaving the feeding/water deal completely up to Travis is NOT a good idea, nor safe for Rowdy. Not over an extended period of time, at least. A few days he'll do fine. Beyond that is hit or miss. He loves Rowdy a ton, that has nothing to do with it. And Rowdy loves him a ton. It's just Travis sort of drifts off into his own world from time to time if you get the idea. Even now as an adult. I remind him each day about feeding/watering......I also prep it for him to make sure he does it. </p><p></p><p>Due to this alone, it would be unwise for Travis to have a helper dog unless he was living with someone willing to take on that part of the responsibility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 561619, member: 84"] Sounds like JJ is doing well. :) And I totally get you over the squeaky toys. I'm probably more patient than most with them, or maybe not lol, but Maggie loves her squeakies........especially the hard plastic ones. Thankfully so far, the grands are far worse about trying my patience with them than her. I'm having an "I have too much energy, not much to do with it issue" with Maggie. She's not deliberately being bad, she's just bored often. And she's become of course a chewer, which we're working on with successes. But.........Nichole got her a new expensive harness, one of the really good kinds. Lucky for her the pet store was going out of business and it only cost 2 bucks. I thought Maggie was happily chewing her bone which was right there.......but no, she chewed through the front of the harness completely. So I put her old harness she has been wearing for months without issue back on.......and yesterday it was the same deal. ugh So I'm giving her more yard time and encouraging her to run. Thankfully I have a good size yard. She's a fetch the stick, frisbie sort of gal......I won't do the stick for safety issues and currently I can't find either of her 2 frisbies. I tried to substitute a soccer ball........but she looks at me like I'm stupid. lol So I picked up one of the empty milk jugs I used during the summer to water the garden. You'd have thought I gave her the greatest toy in the universe. Maggie proceeded to run at full speed round and round the yard with it in her mouth, huge grin on her face for 20 mins. lol An hour later she went on her 3 mile walk. I did it again today, and will do so again this evening. Training is fine. It's just all this puppy energy. Always before there was a child in the home (nichole) who would spend all their spare time playing with the pup or young dog. Now it's just me, and I'm somewhat both busy and boring. As far as difficult child is concerned.............. All I can tell you is what happened with Travis. We adopted Rowdy 14 yrs ago so that he would have a buddy, a pal, someone to hang out with. Only it didn't work out as planned. So I still wanted him to at least bond with the dog........and made him walk him and feed/water him. We found out in not too long, leaving the feeding/water deal completely up to Travis is NOT a good idea, nor safe for Rowdy. Not over an extended period of time, at least. A few days he'll do fine. Beyond that is hit or miss. He loves Rowdy a ton, that has nothing to do with it. And Rowdy loves him a ton. It's just Travis sort of drifts off into his own world from time to time if you get the idea. Even now as an adult. I remind him each day about feeding/watering......I also prep it for him to make sure he does it. Due to this alone, it would be unwise for Travis to have a helper dog unless he was living with someone willing to take on that part of the responsibility. [/QUOTE]
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