[pyrnet] Re: pyrnet-l-digest.20020227

[Rhonda Collins <rhonda@castlepublishing.com>]

> And then you ladies complain that
> none of the males in the household ever 
> lift a finger to help with the laundry.  <Very Big Evil
> Grin>
>
> Gerry

LOL!

Rhonda

> Rhonda, this is soooo much like my
> Montana Bear! He loves to steal clothing 
> and chew on it. When he was a terrible teenager he actually chewed holes
> in 
>  two down comforters. Ever seen a Pyr with feathers? LOL I got
> rather good 
> at re-stuffing and repairing down filled items. Your Newman stories
> remind 
> me of the year or so when the thought of Puppycide was never far from my
> mind. It would take a novel to tell of all the things Montana pulled, but
> I 
> do hear what you are saying. >VBG<

All things considered, puppywise, he's pretty good. But he IS a thief. No
conscience whatsoever!

> I suspect that I will not be
> popular for saying this and I don't mean it to
> be directed at Ann in a personal sense.  But, have we arrived at the
> point
> where some perceived (but unknown) possible "risk" to the dog
> or some as yet
> unborn, likely never born, other dogs, has become more important
> than
> honesty in a relationship with another human being.
>
> The dog's life is "short".  The human relationship might
> well last most of a
> human lifetime.  Putting people first, folks.

Thank you, Linda.
Rhonda

> It a-pyrs to me this could be a
> great habit.  Now if you can only train =
> him to take the garbage out and make his chew things up place the =
> garbage can.... Or you can learn to fold clothes in the closet. =20
>
> I am fortunate none of my guys has a clothes fixation (although my OES
> =
> was quite fond of dirty underwear -- so fond of it he often gave it to
> =
> company --- trained dh to use the hamper very quickly-<eg>). 
> However =
> they do like to investigate counter tops, cabinets, the oven, the
> frig.  =

Gee, Tea...do you suppose they have an obedience class that teaches
"Laundry 101"? I don't think the closet is big enough to fold
clothes in. Unfortunately, I've had to move to the bedroom. That way, it
forces me to get the folding/putting away done before I'm allowed to go
to bed.  See how well Newman is training me?
Rhonda