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Congratulations! He is beautiful!

Oh no! I' so very sorry

What an awful shock. I'm so very sorry

Oh no! I'm so sorry

Oh man, I can't stop crying. You've remedied me of what that moment felt like. Beautifully written.

One thing we learned in obedience school was to get our dogs to focus on our eyes using treats. We would hold the treats up to our eyes or nose so the dog would focus on us, then give the treat as a reward. Wonder if you could try something like that if you could find a treat that high value enough for him to focus on. Rollover treats work well for us.

I think it would be situational. Treasure, and Phoenix before her, smiled with their tails wagging and during play.

Good to see you, Brandi! Congratulations! I wonder if it would help to have him sit every time he runs into hyper or playful dogs. Maybe that would help him to relax. I'm sorry for your losses, but congrats on your marriage!

Nope. I don't believe in them unless it is somehow for the dog's protection. The group I adopted Treasure from suggested I crate her for her own safety. I did it once and never again. She was never fostered. She was a brood mama for several years and then went to the adoption group. I'm assuming she wasn't crated at the farm but was crated at the adoption group. Phoenix was never crated. He was fostered and didn't have any behavioural issues at all. Loca was a wild women. She was also a brood mama before I adopted her, so I assume she wasn't crated at the farm. She wasn't fostered. I tried crating her a few times because she was very unpredictable, but she chewed on the crate. I stopped crating her after a couple of times. I would never crate Iker the Galgo. I think it would be disastrous. I once fostered a greyhound for a local adoption group. They paid me an unscheduled visit and the dog wasn't crated because I was home. Apparently I was breaking the rules, and because of that they wouldn't let me adopt him when he was bounced. I never understood their reasoning for crating when I was home, and never forgave the group or anybody associated with it for not letting me adopt him.

I just saw this! Congratulations! She is a real beauty.

I'm so sorry, Jay. I remember when you adopted Cody. Even back then it seemed like you were made for each other.

I'm so sorry for. Your loss. It's the "challenging" doggies that really capture out hearts, don't you think?

I was so hoping Sammie would pull through. I'm so sorry

I just saw this. Crummy news, but hoping for the best.

You had a rough year. Let's toast to a much better 2013

I'm so sorry, Joanne

I'm so sorry, Shelly

I'm so very sorry

Janet, I'm so sorry

I'm so sorry. What a cutie he was

I'm so sorry

I'm so sorry

I'm so very sorry