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A fine gift for the discerning hound who has everything - I present - The Bully Stick Holder. I thought that's what paws were for.

I'd be careful with the hugging. Some hounds just don't like it or seem to think that you are going to do something that they don't want done. I always make sure to tell others not to hug or try to wrap arms around them just as a precaution. Some may be fine with it, until they aren't. As far as trying to get something away from him, it is better to trade up. With Rocket I used to just throw a cookie across the room and he would drop whatever it was that I was trying to take away to go and get the cookie. Some people actually do training to trade up, but Rocket never met a cookie that he didn't like, so he was easy.

We've used it for whipworms (they were visible in the stool) and one dose took care of it. I'm not sure how it impacts the eggs etc, but there is an ongoing thread about the hookworm issue http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php/topic/322685-hookworm/that might have the info you are looking for. Hope this helps. We are dealing with it too, Petunia came from a farm in Alabama and tested positive.

Happy Gotcha Day, Sid! I think you should also get a couple extra treats in Nixon's honor too! Stay warm, buddy.

Don't know what it is about the sink. When I go to my FIL's house, I have to wash my hands in the kitchen because each bathroom has a cat sleeping in the sink. Congratulations!

Lexie for President 2020 !

As you know, I have the same problem with Petunia. Should we look for a group buy on camping chairs that we can take on our walks? Or maybe just buy two Radio Flyer wagons for them and get it over with? Someone else suggested that I bring a book - the book is for me. LaFlaca - the usual things don't work on these two. They are just about the worst statuing hounds I've seen posted here. Mine is a broodie so I think that's the issue - she wants to be in charge. It's a good thing she's really cute....

Sending good vibes for all.

I know. I was just waiting to get a few really good ones.

I have tried various treats including dried liver which is only used as high value. As PJ says below, what works once doesn't work the next time. Ref the car rides, that;s possible. I'm taking a break from walks for a few days and will see what happens when we start back up since she was a great walker initially. Sounds pretty much the same. Always something different. Good to know from several posts in the thread that once it stops it doesn't seem to happen again. We will keep working with her.

She keeps badgering me for her walk this morning. I think we are going to give it a few days before we go again and see how things shake out. Maybe she is just getting overwhelmed at all of the smells of the desert and watching all of the people around on the golf course and those walking through the neighborhood who come up to meet her. She is highly interested in watching the golfers and the golf carts. I told Chris that maybe we need to buy her a golf cart to take our walks.

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This might be what it comes down to. She is super excited to go and as soon as I start moving in the morning she is watching my every move for the signs of her walk. I actually thought about stopping it for a few weeks and then re-starting to see what happens. Every time I head for the door she seems to want to tag along which I would love, Maybe she's going to be a car ride girl instead of a walker. I just have to actually be able to get her out of the car when we are done. And now this shall forever be known as The Petunia Plant..... Her harness just arrived yesterday so I can safely try this now. She was not happy that I had much better control of her using the harness which still makes me think this is just a broodie thing.

Pretty much indifferent. Once or twice she has panted a little but it's not consistent. I really don't think she's stopping due to any pain. Often the stopping is in the exact same spot which is where she would know that we are a few blocks from returning to the house. Today, we had only gone 2 blocks before it happened, the difference was that there were some guys working outside a house that she was interested in. Other times we get as far as the house next door. The other day that happened and Chris picked her up and carried her back home.

I thought about that too but temps are typically in the 60's when we go, and when you add the Arizona sun to that it's pretty warn. There's not a lot of shade on our walk except one tree-lined street. I'm not ruling anything out though. She has her first vet visit / wellness check on Friday so we will try to rule out a few things that way. Annie....

Thanks! I'm not sure at this point there's any particular cause although sunning herself seems to be the most likely based on the times and places she does it. We are absolutely in love with her, so will get through it eventually. She doesn't realize that we are in our prime walking months here in Phoenix, because once May arrives the heat keeps us inside all day and walks have to be done well before 6 AM. I want her to experience some great walks before that happens. Hang in there.

It was funny the first couple times.....now not so much although I still laugh when that broodie attitude kicks in. The girl has some serious leg muscles and cannot be moved if she puts her mind to it. She's really unpredictable. What works once or twice doesn't work the next time. Rocket used to statue which often meant he wanted to go the other way. There is no obvious reason that she is stopping other than she likes the really sunny spots since it's chilly by our standards in Phoenix at the moment. Varying the route one day last week resulted in her taking off like a jackrabbit, jumping the air and leaping forward. I'm guessing she saw a rabbit that I didn't.

There's nothing like a broodie to shake things up a little.

We are running into a repeated issue with Petunia deciding to statue for long periods of time on our walks. She was a fantastic walker on our first few walks, and only statued on those for a couple of minutes. I assumed that she was statuing to be able to stand in the sun since that's where it typically occurred, and she would eventually get moving. The problem is getting worse instead of better. I've had to call DW to bring the car on several occasions because she was still in same spot after 15-20 minutes and absolutely refuses to continue. Once we got home, she refused to get out of the car twice. (Do the words "stubborn old broodie" come to mind? ) We had to leave her in the car with the windows down for about 30 minutes before I finally picked up the seat sling and lifted it until she had no choice but to stand up and then get out. Today we tried our walk with a new 2 Hounds No Pull Harness which gave me much better control of her, but we still ended up calling for the car when she flat out refused to continue. There were workmen at the house where she stopped and she was determined to go see them instead of walking. She was not happy that I could move her along much better using the harness, but it also just made her dig in even harder. I've never had this much trouble walking any dog, and like I said, she is a great walker when she wants to be. She is excited when walk time comes around, but the freezing and statuing starts almost out the door and happens throughout the walk. I was looking at this thread from Victoria Stillwell and will try the approach to push her from behind to get her to walk instead of pulling her or circling, and treat her when she actually complies. I'm wondering if others agree that this is the way to break the problem. I can find no physical reason for the statuing like a corn or pain etc, and it often occurs in the same spots when she knows we are getting close to the end of our route, but also occurs at random spots. Thoughts? Tricks to outsmart a really smart broodie?

Looking good, Andy!

OR Does This Slumber Ball Make My Butt Look Big?

I'm still hoping the status under my name someday changes from Greyaholic to GT Old Fart. Glad you were able to get back on.