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Sep 30, 2011 01:04

Dear Rosie, the Tasmanian Devil dog has kept me busy untangling yarn and string all day. I'd get a skein of yarn straightened out, and there she'd be with a "skein" of beading twine. Finish that and another skein of yarn is in a heap. Obviously she has finally found the main source of yarn, but I can't figure out how she gets to it. Sum total of my ( Read more... )

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pondhopper September 30 2011, 10:23:22 UTC

Hmmmm...can you watch her to see how she's getting the yarn? Or won't she do it while you're watching?
How old is she?

galadrieltypo September 30 2011, 13:20:48 UTC

Haven't caught her at it yet. It's a lot like having children....there's that silence that alerts you something's up. I'm planning on getting Cesar Milan's book. He has such a way with dogs, the worst dogs obey him instantly. Rosie does the paws/claws in the face with Pippin too and she's so puzzled that he doesn't want to play with her. She's 5 months old now. She's picking up commands, but she's stubborn sometimes.

pondhopper September 30 2011, 20:31:15 UTC

I did some research and what she's doing is a dominant trait. Other dogs will put their paws on another dogs back in sign of dominance. Yeah, best to solve that because it will get worse when she's older. I'm not a fan of Cesar Millan...there is something about his methods that rub me the wrong way.

I like this one:
http://tinyurl.com/696pm6t

gwendraith September 30 2011, 16:22:08 UTC

She's adorable Mary but I wonder how she's getting the skeins of yarn. Does she climb? I had to smile at the vision of her 'killing' a yoghurt cup :) I think she's a clever little dog and will love to do tricks if you can teach her.

Rosie galadrieltypo October 1 2011, 05:49:08 UTC

She climbs, she jumps, she scrambles, she stretches up longer than should be possible. She not stupid, that's for sure. Extremely observant. I figured that the feet up greeting was dominant behavior. We're not cutting her any slack. Had a terribly dominant dog once....I know where that road leads. I'm proud of Pippin for sticking up for himself, but I watch closely so that he doesn't hurt her. She "kills" everything she plays with. She has the schnauzer/terrier whipping action and throws herself into it so much that she often ends up on her little puppy butt. She knows her name extremely well. She knows that "outside" means run to the back door. She sits for her dinner and waits until I tell her it's ok to eat. She's at an age when it's hard to catch her when she's tired enough to pay attention, but awake enough not to go nose first into the floor ( ... )

Re: Rosie gwendraith October 4 2011, 21:12:40 UTC

Awww, she's a handful on the one hand and a delight on the other. I know someone with a schnauzer(in VA) and she's a smart little thing. She knows some fantastic tricks and having her do those on a daily basis seemed to keep her calmer. I found that when I visited she loved a fuss and would play with toys that kept her thinking. How strange she's scared of cats.