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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 6:26 am
Supergranny, we tried the squirt bottle with both Mags and Ollie...uhmmm, they're water dogs. They both LOVED it! Even now, when any of us pull out the iron, they have to have one squirt each from the spray bottle! <these two have never been normal>
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 7:42 am
I could try this, he too love's the sprinkler adn just sits in the middle of it, but it is worth a try. The other problem I am having is when he does not want to go somewhere he just lies down and looks at me like nyah nyah what ya going to do now?
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 8:23 am
Jasper, I had to laugh at your last sentence. Oscar sounds like such a cutie. My first thought was to get him excited to get up and go via your tone and then maybe give him a treat for responding to you. I have no professional training for animals but my grand dog will follow me anywhere because he assumes I always have a treat for him in my pocket. He is usually correct. lol
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 8:49 am
TheKid just got this pic developed and although Delila is in the picture, it is a great one of Wilma, the matriarch. Wilma is also Oliver's mom.

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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 9:19 am
Ohhhh..now I want one of these puppies!
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 9:26 am
Soooooooo sweet....mama looks so proud & regal! Puppies are adorable!! I love puppies & kittens!
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 9:28 am
Jasper, Oscar is merely developing his individuality! We have always had big dogs, dalmation, standard poodle and airdale until we got our first small dog, our frenchie. I think it is harder to train the small dogs. I use a lot of trickery. When Lucee did not want to come when we called her, I started talking to my fist like I had something in it. I know..sounds really crazy, but she would be so curious to see what I had that here she came. Once she came to me then I could do the "What a good girl" thing. Finally she got the idea to come when called. I feel like you have to adapt the training tricks to your own dogs personality.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 9:39 am
Supergranny, I too used the squirt bottle on our Citrine-Crested cockatoo to curtail his screaming. It got so on the rare occasion he'd let fly with a screech all I had to do was shake the bottle and he'd be quiet as a mouse. Most of the time that method works like a charm for all sorts of unwanted animal behavior.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 10:23 am
I have tried all sorts of things, next time I think I will just throw myself down next to him and have a good ole tantrum! It's partly his age, we'll just have to spend more time training us both.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 10:24 am
Kstme, matriarch is just so the right word to accompany that pic!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 10:49 am
my husband just makes the "tchhhhh" "tchhhh" noise of the bottle sprayer and the kitties jump. haven't had to use the real sprayer in years!
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 10:49 am
Jasper, it's just going to take lots and lots of repetition. These three won't always come when called...sniffing grass blades 'is' more important, right? On the other hand, they always come when they know I am serious! Wilma is quite the character! She runs the house and all the other Sussex. Even poor, sweet Betty, her full sister, doesn't stand a chance! The pup looking up at her was Delila <our breeder's spelling>. 
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 1:41 pm
Oh my gosh! I just got off the phone with our breeder. I had sent a copy of the pic to her. She is going to take Thekid's original pic, blow it up and have it framed! She can't believe how well Thekid captured Wilma's personality! Gus update...he's discovered his water bowl. The whole water bowl! Van is sure he is going to be another Oliver!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 1:46 pm
LOL about water bottles and waterdogs!! Our labs adored water in any form, squirt bottle?? Pfft! Hose me down! Several of ours liked to "bite" the water as it came out of the hose. Unfortunately labs are very good at creating very short hoses, as well.. Kstme, what a great picture Thekid took!! Ah yes, the whole water bowl. Some labs will submerge their whole head in the bucket while drinking and blow bubbles!!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 1:50 pm
I was told to use a squirt bottle on Angelina kittycat and "got" her twice yesterday.. once for continuing to claw the bottom of the couch while staring boldly at me and later for persisting in sniffing at people food. Anyway, she moved immediately! Now I know my aim is good and it will be mostly for if she gets growly or threatens to bite. That has to be stopped.
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 2:12 pm
Sea, your Angelina is definitely keeping you busy! She sounds like a hoot and just a curious as any good kitty should be! Van's old boy, Barney, who passed away at 15 2 years ago, loved to blow bubbles. He'd find any old mud hole and do it! If it was raining, he'd dig a small hole and wait for the water to begin filling it. Then start blowing his bubbles as soon as he could fit his whole muzzle into it! He was her first Sussex and she thought they couldn't all be as nuts as old Barney, but, eh, eh, they are! 
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 2:43 pm
LOL! Yes, Angelina would be perfect, really, and so entertaing, if I didn't feel so protective of my dear sweet 15 year old Critter. Critter needs to be a bit bolder, but I can't let her be trapped away from her water and such. So, I watch them. It was almost easier with cats n dogs because my labs were big but very gentle and the cats always could escape somewhere above ground level.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 5:49 pm
My first time posting in this thread. Be gentle! So, it looks like we may be adopting from an animal rescue. This is the write-up: "Max is well behaved and very affectionate. He will spend as much time in your lap as you will let him. He is housebroken, and great with cats and dogs. Max prefers people to other dogs though. Max needs a home without children as he has areas that he doesn't like touched because of having his fur and tail pulled." According to the email we received, Max can "get vocal sometimes, isn't a performer, doesn't know a lot of tricks and doesn't much care for the outdoors." He is being fostered in Saskatoon(an 8 1/2 hour drive from here), but this rescue network apparently has ways of getting the dogs to their new homes. My question is does anyone have experience with Maltese dogs? Any advice/warnings you have for us?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 6:02 pm
Now, Lum, that is a face love!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 6:14 pm
We were around a Maltese this winter. Very sweet dogs, definitely lap dogs. Very, very cute, very small, very well behaved, very smart.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 6:56 pm
How can you resist that face? Friends and family that have rescue dogs have had fantastic results. It seems like the dog is so grateful at being rescued that they just want to please you. I say go for it!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 8:57 pm
He's a love and if you get him to like walks, a great source of exercise for you! Isn't Mocha's Angel a Maltese? Yay, MAX!! Lucky doggie!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 9:02 pm
Thanks, guy. This will mainly be dh's dog, he needs someone to spoil who doesn't talk back. Sea, doesn't sound like Max is much into exercise.LOL Angel is a Bichon, as I recall.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 9:12 pm
Awww, Lum, he looks so darned cute! You're probably half way in love already.
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 9:58 pm
Lumbele, Max looks like he needs a ton of love and tlc that only you and your dh can give! This is awesome!
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