Atemas
UK Tour Guide
- Location
- North Cambridgeshire
Yes our postman carries dog treats to. Red loves it when I let her take one from him
What made you smile today?
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Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Yes thanks. The vet's very pleased with her. One more week of walking on lead, then see him again and if everything is still OK we can start getting back to normal walking again.
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
I'm in this Facebook group that's for mums with similar aged babies. Honestly, I mostly joined for all of the shopping discount codes but I do enjoy watching some of the drama 
Anyway, a new mum posted about having issues with her dog and her baby as her dog kept growling. She was asking if anyone could help. The first couple of comments mentioned CM and making sure the dog wasn't allowed to get away with growling. But then, immediately afterwards there were about 50 comments from all different people, recommending a behaviourist and all stressing how important it was to find a +R one. People were even saying how it was good that the dog was communicating through growling and that she should make a safe place for him etc. etc.
The OP wrote back the next day, saying she'd contacted multiple behaviourist and booked in with a +R one. She'd also started getting her OH to have baby for a while so that she could walk/play with the dog on its own.
It was so good to read that the +R message now getting out there!! Especially as this wasn't even a doggy group.
Anyway, a new mum posted about having issues with her dog and her baby as her dog kept growling. She was asking if anyone could help. The first couple of comments mentioned CM and making sure the dog wasn't allowed to get away with growling. But then, immediately afterwards there were about 50 comments from all different people, recommending a behaviourist and all stressing how important it was to find a +R one. People were even saying how it was good that the dog was communicating through growling and that she should make a safe place for him etc. etc.
The OP wrote back the next day, saying she'd contacted multiple behaviourist and booked in with a +R one. She'd also started getting her OH to have baby for a while so that she could walk/play with the dog on its own.
It was so good to read that the +R message now getting out there!! Especially as this wasn't even a doggy group.
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
I'm trying to imagine this amazing phenomenon - Maxx refusing a treat from anyone. The opposite in fact; he would take the treat AND most of the postie's hand if he wasn't careful
We don't actually like or encourage other people from giving him treats but this very nice lady really wanted to the other day. We both said 'feed him like a horse' and help our hands out flat - palm up. He knows then to gently snaffle the treat off the open hand. Nope, she put it between her thumb and second finger and held it to his nose then got a surprise when he nipped it from her. Sigh
Atemas
UK Tour Guide
- Location
- North Cambridgeshire
I used to belong to a Horticultural Society and one day I visited a member taking Sky with me. Now Sky was the most placid/gentle/loving Labrador you could ever wish to meet. She never hurt a fly. This person disappeared into the kitchen and came back with a biscuit (not a dog one). Before I could say a thing, she held the biscuit out to Sky, then as Sky went to her, she raised her arm in a taunting way. Sky jumped up and snaffled it from her hand. This person wasn’t hurt but alarmed at what happened. She had the gaul to called Sky ‘a naughty girl’ - I never forgave her and I never took Sky with me again
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Idiot. She deserved to lose a finger (or worse!)
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
Oh, how irritating, I have exactly the same thing happen with Cassie.
What an infuriating woman
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
This is excellent news isn't it? Very heartening.
- Location
- Argyll & Bute, Scotland
@Lab_adore I don't like strangers giving my dogs treats. I now say "they can't have any as they have kidney problems, thank you so much" works every time. Hattie does have kidney issues so not fibbing. xx
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Favourite show....ever!What an infuriating woman
Like Rene Artois would say
Maxx is funny when Steve and I have a hug, especially when we make 'allo 'allo noises (on purpose for Maxx) like Rene hugging Michelle or one of his other women. Maxx immediately jumps up and tries to join the hug then pushes in between us as if to say "I'm part of this too!'
Too cute
Atemas
UK Tour Guide
- Location
- North Cambridgeshire
Red does this. She always makes us laugh as what was a cuddle becomes a group hug
. Sky used to do it too and so when we got Red, she learnt to join in too 
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Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
- Location
- Close to Devon/Somerset border
People who do those silly tricks with treats - or biscuits or any food stuff - are almost without exception, not dog people but just types who think they can show a 'clever' move with someone's dog. Very annoying and foolish and you can see the inevitable coming from miles away
- Location
- Cornwall , UK
This face makes me smile every day x I started to cut her hair today, its a three days job because she wriggles about so much so , Phase 1 completed which is ears and face ,got to get my courage up for tomorrow, little tyke its a sign she is feeling a lot better xxx
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
I ordered some new masks and one is a TARDIS mask! When all this COVID mess is over, it can hang in a place of honour in my own TARDIS. 
Also puffins. Because you can't be sad around puffins.
Also puffins. Because you can't be sad around puffins.
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Our local newspaper, the Halifax Courier is well known for spelling mistakes and missing words. Today's online headline has topped them all though,
'Man stopped by police in Halifax suspected of being in possession of a large kitchen '
I'm guessing that the missing word is 'knife'!
'Man stopped by police in Halifax suspected of being in possession of a large kitchen '
I'm guessing that the missing word is 'knife'!
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Don't EVER trust a man with a large kitchen!Our local newspaper, the Halifax Courier is well known for spelling mistakes and missing words. Today's online headline has topped them all though,
'Man stopped by police in Halifax suspected of being in possession of a large kitchen '
I'm guessing that the missing word is 'knife'!
So annoying! I would have been seething too. My brother in law doesn't like dogs, and the first time he met Jess he started pretending to play with a ball with her. She loves people and loves to play so she was jumping to pounce on the ball. He immediately pulled it away with his foot and did a really annoying finger waggy "ah-ah", like "you can't have it after all". Jess just looked at him and walked away and left him standing there with his foot on the ball looking stupid. I was very proud
Oh, and another thing that has made me smile today - our neighbours with the nasty dog have moved! This is huge news. Their garden backed onto ours and they had an aggressive and very barky spaniel that twice tried to attack Jess and really caused a lot of reactivity in her. Every time he barked she would start up (she never reacts to any of the other local dogs, only this one), and she would get hugely worked up in the garden as he was often at our fence, snuffling and heavy breathing and frightening her. It more or less stopped us being able to let her out in the garden. The house was sold a month or two ago but today I walked past and it is completely empty so they have definitely left for good. Hurrah!!!! 
