Re: [pyrnet] blowing coat

[jodi busby <jodilbusby@yahoo.com>]

Shari,

Congratulations on getting Benjamin,,,that's so nice,
bet he's a cutie!!

Jodi

--- BDrube1441@aol.com wrote:

>  
>  
> Thanks to both of you! I am new to the list have an
> eight month old rescue  
> pyr puppy, Benjamin,  and I now know what to expect
> in the grooming  area..
> Shari 
>  
>  
> In a message dated 6/29/2006 11:48:09 A.M. Central
> Standard Time,  
> jodilbusby@yahoo.com writes:
> 
> Amy,
> 
> You are an invalueable source of information...Thank
> you  so much! I will do the checking of course, and
> make sure things are up to  snuff. We took obedience
> class and were around other dogs, so he has a  taste
> of
> being socialized. Just have to keep it up.
> Thanks again, and I  hope you don't mind my novice
> questions! 
> 
> Best  Regards,
> Jodi
> 
> --- Amy Bailey <newbailey@comcast.net>  wrote:
> 
> > Jodi,
> > 
> > You must socialize Julius to accept  mere dogs. 
> Get
> > to a class at the SPCA
> > or find a  playgroup, or go to Pet Quarters just
> to
> > walk the aisles.    And do
> > it before he gets much bigger!  When he hits the
> >  teenager time and weighs
> > enough to really pull you, it will be   too late. 
> He
> > will turn into a
> > monster if you do not  establish yourself as alpha
> > and Julius must be a dog,
> > not a  conquering hero.  (I assume he is named for
> > Julius Caesar, just  as
> > Charlie is Charlemagne.)
> > 
> > I have not found my pyrs  to be difficult to board
> > but I have been very
> > careful about  the kennels I have chosen.  I had a
> > previous pyr, Jascha,
> >  along with  two labs for 12 years before my two
> > present pyrs and  moved
> > through three different states so there has been
> an
> >  assortment of kennels.
> > 
> > First, I ask the vet for a  recommendation, or
> > conversely a list of places to
> > avoid.   I call and ask if they have oversized
> > kennels or if there are  runs
> > attached to an indoor space.  I also ask what
> breeds
> >  and sizes of dogs they
> > prefer to handle.  Usually my dogs have  seemed
> most
> > comfortable in a kennel
> > together or at least where  they can see each
> other. 
> > Check on feeding and
> > walking  procedures too.
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Pray as if everything depended on God; 
> act  as if everything depended on you.
> - "Gates of Prayer" 
> 


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