Re: sleeping & training begins...

[Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>]

At 10:29 AM 9/3/01 -0700, you wrote:
> Gawd what a funny
> story with the chickens!  Life is never dull is it when one has
> Goldens (or Cairn Terriers)!

Oh yes the tenacious terrier Rosco!!!!!  <smile>  who is
getting better with Dollar??? 

>  
> Gina, the Casino litter is just
> beautiful.  My hat is off to you!  What a wonderful litter of
> pups!


Thank you Joanie, we all think they are quite special too!!!  Don't
we????  

>  
> Yes, puppies DO sleep a LOT.  Dollar is
> now approaching 11 weeks and still sleeps a lot.  We get her up at
> least an hour before bedtime to play with her and get that abundance of
> puppy energy out of her!  It works wonders!  Gina, I have no
> more problems with the crate - she sleeps there for naps, at night, in
> the truck when we go places.  May fuss a little, but turns around
> and gives up and goes to sleep!  Thanks for the advice and
> help.  Have I told you lately that you're one of my heroines? 
> ;-)

Glad that my advice was useful, mainly folks Joan was having I don't
wanna issues with Dollar and some of you may find yourselves in this same
position soon as your Casino kid gets "smart".....  Joan
didn't want to traumatize Dollar she was afraid that Dollar would hate
her, she Joan will not admit this but it's the truth, we all just want
our dogs to love us right?  No crime here but what is most important
is to know they will but that they also have to learn to
respect us and our wishes need to be made very clear. 
Dollar was the opposite of Gambler, she was the only girl in her litter
and she is a pistol....  

Joan would you please take some time when you have it and recap what I
told you to do and what worked and what did not?

Thanks,

Gina 
who hates to be put on pedestals....