Puppy gear shopping

Justicemom said:
Actually IMO no herding dog should be taught to chase any of any kind. I have seen too many dogs with OCD about light chasing to never recommend it.
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That is actually a good point I had not thought about :s

I apologize, this is my first sheltie/dog so I am still learning.
 
We do NOT have snake toys either. Anything super long and kind of not a stick, well, we have snakes here and I don't want that profile to be attractive in any way. I think the dog can tell the difference between a toy and a live animal, but not risking it just in case. We did have a snake in the dog area, a rattler, and Shay was cautiously nosing towards it. If he was experienced with snake-like toys, might he have been more confident about approaching? Who knows.
 
One of my shelties when she was a puppy had a problem with the flash light that led to other OCD's, shadow chasing, imaginary bugs. Was on medication for a short time but we made sure after that no flash lights or things that may trigger her OCD.
 
mom2b said:
That is actually a good point I had not thought about :s

I apologize, this is my first sheltie/dog so I am still learning.
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No problems :smile2: we all are learning at all time. I never thought about it either. But having seen many problems come of it, I try to prevent problems for others.

I got a kitten last fall and have a laser pointer for him(which he actually thinks is dumb cause he can't catch and destroy it) and Birch( who can be an intense sheltie) saw it 1-2 secs and he got a manic look in his eyes enough to reaffirm it for me.
 
We had a good time. Dawn surprised me with a bag of adorable toys for our new little lady. She loaned me not just one, but two crates and a heart pillow that makes the sound of a beating heart to put in with the baby.

I bought a few more toys, a bag of the food she currently eats a dish and a few other things. Not too much just yet, but I have plenty of time to add in more stuff.

Then we went to lunch. It's super hot out here and I got stuck in traffic both ways.

I'm glad to be home.
 
How exciting! Gifties, loaners, lunch, and shopping! Sounds like a baby shower to me!

Hot and more hot here in Central CA! If we all start chanting El Nino El Nino maybe we can make it happen! Preferably like, starting next week!
 
Mom2Melli said:
How exciting! Gifties, loaners, lunch, and shopping! Sounds like a baby shower to me!

Hot and more hot here in Central CA! If we all start chanting El Nino El Nino maybe we can make it happen! Preferably like, starting next week![/QUOTE


We had a good time.
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Mom2Melli said:
I like the heart pillow idea. I think my friends golden might have had an easier transition with one of those!
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I wanted to give Judy a new heartbeat pillow for her baby, but apparently they have been discontinued. So I washed ours up, put new batteries in it and lent it to her. It should have at least one more puppy's worth in it.

Ours was made by Pet Stages. It was great for our little Shih/Poo puppy. When she got older, she even learned how to start it herself after it shut off.
 
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