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Yesterday and last night we got 6 plus inches of snow and had to shovel a path in the snow so short dogs could go potty. Today I got a seed catalog in the mail. LOL

Cheryl

>>Yesterday and last night we got 6 plus inches of snow and had to shovel a path in the snow so short dogs could go potty. Today I got a seed catalog in the mail. LOL
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>>Cheryl

I think we got about 4-5 inches but our guys had to make their own path. They enjoy it though and romp and play in it.

We recently got a new couch. Becker had slept behind the old one since he was a little pup. Do you think he will sleep behind the new one? Nope, he will go look behind it and run to the other end but will not go behind it and sleep. We now wish we hadn't gotten the new one.
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Gary & the gang

Have you tried putting a used blanket that Becker has used recently? Or maybe a wore shirt by you, behind the couch. I bet he just thinking something just ain't right back there.

Cheryl

We recently replaced a hideous improvised bar in our kitchen with a handsome, just-right-sized tool bench! It is wonderful in there. I was worried that Worthy (Standard Poodle) wouldn't want to go through under the tool bench as he had under the bar. Our house is small, but arranged with lots of circles and clear running spaces for dogs!

It turned out he does prefer not to walk through under the work bench with its bottom rail. But it also turns out he has plenty of room and comfort to take a different path through the kitchen.

I realized this time of year we tend to make changes like this. It's fun! Apparently Worthy finds it of great interest, too. And stuff rarely upsets him. He is always telling jokes!
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47

Does changes in furniture and the arrangement of items in the household usually upset dogs? Senior dogs especially?

Cheryl

>>Does changes in furniture and the arrangement of items in the household usually upset dogs? Senior dogs especially?
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>>Cheryl
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Sometimes it does, especially if it is a nervous type dog or the dog has disabilities such as blindness that make moving things around cause accidental collisions.

We got a second workbench for our kitchen, replacing the kitchen table, and Worthy is just mildly interested, not upset. But then, not much upsets him.

When professional clippering was upsetting to him, I researched until we found a style that was not upsetting. Those bare clipper blades commonly cause clipper burns, especially on a black Standard Poodle. So now the blades are at ALL times covered by a comb when they are working on my boy! He dances into the grooming shop, and dances out. We take him in at 7 a.m., and we stay with him. Great groomer!

I do more and more of the trimming with scissors a day or two before the grooming session. It takes the pro about 40 minutes! So, my Goober dances in and dances out!

Standard Poodles are prone to gastric torsion, especially males, and especially when stressed. Another reason to change his grooming style.

It's important to help dogs get used to things calmly, and often it's best either not to change things, or to do so very carefully.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47

I have noticed that mine, I do grooming, don't care for it, but tolerate it as a necessary evil.

Thanks,
Cheryl