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Peticure Arrived Today Mine just came today, and I've tried it out on Sparky and it works well. The directions for putting it together are strictly from Hades, as a couple of parts shown in the directions didn't match up to the unit I had, but I figured it out. I used the Peticure on a...

Max and Disco Talk about the Odd Couple, Max, the sable pup and Disco, the Chocolate Lab-Sharpai Mix will wrestle with each other in the yard! Disco is huge and not even 2 years old yet, and Max is this little guy, and they will rough and tumble like nobody's business! It's really cute when...

Equipment I saw some agility equipment in a catalog I received-it's the tunnel and some hurdles that are adjustable. I'm thinking of either buying or having my husband build some hurdles for Max, the pup. He is so incredibly fast and loves to jump over anything in his way. Even Sparky, the...

Well, I just ordered the Peticure online, I think it's the Power one with all the bells and whistles. Sparky and Disco have dark nails and Max has white, but I'd feel a whole lot better knowing they would be more comfortable with getting their nails done if it didn't hurt. When I get it and...

LOL, these stories are so cute! All three kids love to be rubbed down with a bath towel, and like all the other furkids, they'll rub up against you, the chairs, roll on the carpeting, etc. We've been using a blow-dryer lately and they all seem to tolerate it well. Max looks like a drowned...

OMG, McGuiregirl! The "wedge" made my day! I'm laughing so hard my side is aching!

The mention of sirens reminds me of my first Rottie, Spud, who used to "sing" along with the wail of a police or fire siren, :biggrin2: He would throw his head up and start in with the howling.

So far, fingers crossed, none of the kiddies are afraid of noises, i.e., thunderstorms. I'll have to see how they act on July 4 with all the firecrackers going off in the neighborhood. They didn't react to the usual New Year's Eve gun shooting, either. Rusty, our dearly departed sable...

Socializing Max As I've mentioned before, we're trying to socialize Max with strangers. Our friend, Trudy, stopped by last night and we put Max on leash and handed him over to her. The barking stopped and soon she released him to run free. Max was still a bit wary of her, but after seeing...

Good Show, Sadie! I loved hearing about how well Sadie did! I'd like to have Max tested, as I believe his instinct to herd is finely tuned. It's what our Shelties do best and it is a beautiful sight to see them herd, whether it's animals or people.

We just finished cutting out matted hair around Max's ears the other day. I tried using conditioner on it and using a fine toothed comb (gently), but no dice. We found out that whenever their hair becomes wet is to dry it immediately, then brush it out, to prevent matting. I keep plenty of...

Sparky doesn't like delivery trucks, or the garbage trucks and if given the opportunity, will chase after them. I can only hold him back if we're outside away from the fenced yard, otherwise, he'd be gone. Thankfully, our street has a clear view from one end to the next and I can see and hear...

LOL, "someone" chewed holes in one of my tee shirts that I wear when gardening, and "someone" started gnawing on one of my cookbooks that I left on the bedside table! I can safely exclude Sparky from the chewing/gnawing as he does not do that, however, the other two are suspect, LOL!

We can only leave Sparky, the 6 year old tri, unattended outside. But we do not practice that as you'll never know when he will decide that the grass is greener elsewhere. Max and Disco would take off to higher grounds if we didn't secure them! Our only problem with the fenced in yard is...

Our Boys We have to stand guard whenever we feed the pack, otherwise, they'll try to steal each other's food. Sparky, the 6 year old tri, seems to be the leader of the three, then Max, then Disco, the 2 year old chocolate Lab/Sharpai mix. It's a pecking order. You'd think since Disco is...