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  1. Shalista

    Therapy work

    Bax is very active with them, he likes to smoosh himself against their hands and put his paws up on their chairs for wuffly kisses. i have on resident that calls him "our dog." or "My dog." he loves him so much and theres a couple that ask about him every day even if he hasnt been in in weeks...
  2. Shalista

    Therapy work

    a blanket is an excellent idea! ... but i worry cause he likes to put his paws on their chest for face wuffling and those claws....... what i also do is i pick him up and hold him for them but his patience is limited for that particular activity. maybe i just need to practice holding him more...
  3. Shalista

    Therapy work

    So Bax returns. He works as pseudo therapy dog on weekends going into my local nursing home to say high to the residents. He's very affectionate and mostly polite. His problem is that he's very inconsistent. Some days he goes in and he wants all the love and affection. Other days he's a...
  4. Shalista

    Dog Walking Survey

    what happened to me and @Mad Murphy posts? O.o
  5. Shalista

    Dog Walking survey

    agreed @Mad Murphy
  6. Shalista

    hi

    yay another convert! welcome!
  7. Shalista

    paws in the cold weather

    Bax HATES the cold and he does little dances on cold pavement that he doesnt do for hot. i think it hurts? we tend to not go on long walks once it gets down to single digits (F) cause he hates it so.
  8. Shalista

    3 year old dog suffering temporary back 'paralysis'

    Speaking as someone from the physical therapy side (human) im agreeing with judyN. id actually lean more towards skeletal before anything else. but again, my realm is more homo sapien and less canine :p
  9. Shalista

    Hi all, new puppy owner here

    talk to @JudyN !!! she's the queen of big jumpy nippy dogs!
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    Hi all, new puppy owner here

    oh shes just preciouse!
  11. Shalista

    Feeling anxious

    two days is crazy early to start worrying about failure. Take some deep breaths. He's a baby/new to the household. give him (and YOU) an excuse to mess up every so often.
  12. Shalista

    Feeling anxious

    Bax is a special case but it took me over 3 YEARS to fully potty train him. You got time. ;)
  13. Shalista

    If you were a dog, what breed would you be?

    probably a poodle. im not fond of them but i am smart, high strung, affectionate with strangers, and a bit neurotic. i also have crazy hair.
  14. Shalista

    What is your dog's worst habit?

    missing the puppy pad. he didnt use them for ages but now our walks are shorter cause he doesn't tolerate cold or snow well so hes not fully emptying the tank. also barking. hes gotten LEAGUES better but if he barks once per day thats once to many times imho.
  15. Shalista

    Bending down to look after your dog

    never had an issue with this but speaking as someone from physical therapy: if you cant get low get them to go high. call them up on a couch or a chair if you have a little guy that needs looking after.
  16. Shalista

    Are there any dog breeds you wouldn't own? or don't like?

    i dont do puppys. anything young is right out for me. beyond that if it likes to snooze, doesn't need much excersise and LOVES people i'm game.
  17. Shalista

    Reinforce?

    Bax LOVES chase. he knows the tradign game really well but he'll play keep away till t he cows come home
  18. Shalista

    Dog manners

    i should get some yellow for bax! he always pulls towards other dogs so people think he's friendly and wants to say hi. and he is! it's just he gets so over stimulated by other dogs id rather not deal with it........ there was a puppy in the neighborhood and the owners were hell bent on...
  19. Shalista

    Reinforce?

    i love that he loves it, with poor bax not really being a toy dog i feel like he gets so little joy outside of our walks. I'm just wondering if it would be okay to give bax his own bin of socks to pull from when he pleases. though odds are if he can get them whenever he wants he wont WANT...
  20. Shalista

    Reinforce?

    Bax's jam is socks, second only to underwear. He's the biggest sock thief in the world and loves nothing better than flinging them around. He's very good about trading them when i ask for them back. He also isn't really a toy dog so i kind of secretly love it when he goes nuts for his socks. I'm...
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