oh! you read that! yeah, we call Taia all kinds of crazy names... Tapa Stot, Timpani (my favorite), Pupper, Puppy Pet, Pupper Pie, Pupper Paia, Taia Papaya. alliteration seems to play a pretty big role, hehe.
the whole movie is very pretty, and takes advantage of slow motion wherever it can. there's one scene where a cute young blonde guy wearing a bright yellow T shirt is exiting the school, and his dog (or a dog he knows,) runs up to greet him and leaps into the air. they use serious slow motion there as the dog flies past him, its hind legs two or three feet of the ground, and whips around in the air. it's way cool, however brief.
hehe that's cute. I like Taia's name, so many people give their pets common names. I lack originality myself - the puppy is Rosie and the dachshund is Mikey, after the Ninja Turtle.
re: elephant, sounds like a cool scene. i'll look for it when i rent the movie.
My dog used to be real real bad with chasing after things, I understand how you feel.
After having her for 2 years she's listened to me much better now. She won't chase after cats, dogs, or squirrels, but she will go and kill groundhogs if I am not careful enough when looking around ahead. What makes it real difficult is she used to be a stray dog living in the wild, fending for herself by killing animals for food.
My sister had a pitbull/lab mix and sent the dog to a Obedience School, costs some money but... wow her dog turned out to listen even better. I'd suggest that... I'm going to do this when I get my 2nd dog, I've wanted a pitbull and I envy you!
Oh whoa, I didn't know that she was that far gone as a stray. It sounds like you've done a wonderful job rehabilitating her. She's a majestic animal... chows have a lot of history.
I do plan on obedience school but I'm waiting until after my summer trips so I won't be as stretched financially. I'm also concerned about communication. I'll have to find a friend who doesn't mind coming with me to interpret whatever I miss.
I read online that the city of Rochester euthanizes all pits that come into the shelter after the waiting period :/ They're such a misunderstood breed. It makes me sad to think of all the dogs and cats that suffer as a result of overpopulation. *sigh* this is why I can't volunteer at a shelter, I get too depressed at the futility of it all.
I know.. its so horrible, euthanizing animals. Lollipop farm is where I got her, I saw so many abused dogs there that my GF and I literally broke down and cried in the car on the way back after choosing Caesona. I definitely cannot work at those places...
About dog training, you don't have to be at the place where they train dogs, you drop the dog off and they'll handle her for a couple hours then you pick her up. Basically you can tell them what commands you want her to know so well. They'll tell you the commands she learned and you've gotta use it throughout the days. Like learning another language if ya don't use it, you'll forget it. But I'm not sure where they do this stuff, I'd ask PetCo if you're curious.
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have you seen "Elephant"? she should star in a movie and have a scene like the dog in that :).
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I haven't seen that movie yet... now I'm even more curious, what does the dog do?
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the whole movie is very pretty, and takes advantage of slow motion wherever it can. there's one scene where a cute young blonde guy wearing a bright yellow T shirt is exiting the school, and his dog (or a dog he knows,) runs up to greet him and leaps into the air. they use serious slow motion there as the dog flies past him, its hind legs two or three feet of the ground, and whips around in the air. it's way cool, however brief.
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re: elephant, sounds like a cool scene. i'll look for it when i rent the movie.
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After having her for 2 years she's listened to me much better now. She won't chase after cats, dogs, or squirrels, but she will go and kill groundhogs if I am not careful enough when looking around ahead. What makes it real difficult is she used to be a stray dog living in the wild, fending for herself by killing animals for food.
My sister had a pitbull/lab mix and sent the dog to a Obedience School, costs some money but... wow her dog turned out to listen even better. I'd suggest that... I'm going to do this when I get my 2nd dog, I've wanted a pitbull and I envy you!
Your dog has beautiful brindle fur
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I do plan on obedience school but I'm waiting until after my summer trips so I won't be as stretched financially. I'm also concerned about communication. I'll have to find a friend who doesn't mind coming with me to interpret whatever I miss.
I read online that the city of Rochester euthanizes all pits that come into the shelter after the waiting period :/ They're such a misunderstood breed. It makes me sad to think of all the dogs and cats that suffer as a result of overpopulation. *sigh* this is why I can't volunteer at a shelter, I get too depressed at the futility of it all.
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About dog training, you don't have to be at the place where they train dogs, you drop the dog off and they'll handle her for a couple hours then you pick her up. Basically you can tell them what commands you want her to know so well. They'll tell you the commands she learned and you've gotta use it throughout the days. Like learning another language if ya don't use it, you'll forget it. But I'm not sure where they do this stuff, I'd ask PetCo if you're curious.
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