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sighthounds & siberians:

[nq:2]Yes. The resident miniature Dachshund barks when we come home, ... often at nothing at all, so what's one more quirk?[/nq]
[nq:1]Dachshunds are a bit, um, special that way. not that i'm casting asparagus at them, mind you. i really, really ... hemorrhaging and all. but maybe it's as you say, and you get used to it? sort of like Stockholm syndrome?[/nq]
Well, now, I didn't exactly say you get used to it - - I said what's one more quirk? In general, I prefer quiet dogs to barky dogs - - talkers aren't a problem - - but yappy dogs are out of the question. Unfortunately, this Dachshund is a yappy dog. It almost feels as though it's piercing your brain at times.
Mustang Sally

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Paula:

Today was the 80th birthday of the super sweet lady next door. We went out and bought her a big bouquet of flowers, but when we took them over to her, she was on the phone with one of her grandkids, so we just dropped them off and left. She came over later to thank us and chat. We've been working really hard on having Molly, who is a very diligent, people-pleasing obedient but protective dog by nature, sit and stay away from the living room couches when we have company because she is a flying fur factory these days.

She was complaining under her breath the whole time Betty was over because she LURVS Betty, but she stayed where she was supposed to. It was a mean test, but she passed her proofing. I tossed her a greenie to keep her company in her dining room exile. If she was the type to rush people, we couldn't have her, what with kids and 80 year old arthritic neighbors being around the house all the time.
Betty asked if Molly could walk her back to her house when she left, which Molly gladly did, relieved that the no living room rule didn't mean no Betty time at all. She didn't touch her, though, just calmly and happily walked along beside her, as usual. She's my kind of dog.

Paula
"Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy, so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay

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Paula:

[nq:2]bags don't belong on the floor anyway, i guess. dogs are really good for teaching one to keep the house a bit cleaner.[/nq]
[nq:1]I can and have left bags of groceries on the floor for days (so sue me, I'm no Martha Stewart). ... as I left it. While everything gets a thorough nosing when I am loading up, nothing even gets drooled on.[/nq]
I find it really odd that Molly will snatch food from bags in the kitchen if left unwatched (though never with someone there), but will not eat anything in the car even if it is put on the seat beside her specifically for her to eat. I think we could have all her favorite foods in the car and she wouldn't touch them. It makes me wonder what went on with her former owners.

Paula
"Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy, so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay

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montana wildhack:

[nq:1]I find it really odd that Molly will snatch food from bags in the kitchen if left unwatched (though never ... foods in the car and she wouldn't touch them. It makes me wonder what went on with her former owners.[/nq]
Bella has never been a food snatcher. She loves being on the bed with us but if we have food there, she will not get on the bed at all. This is not something we've ever taught her, she simply decided that she has to stay away from eating humans. I haven't tested her in the car, but it wouldn't surprise me if she behaved the same way.

Sometimes dogs have behaviors that owners or former owners haven't communicated.

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ceb:

[nq:1]I find it really odd that Molly will snatch food from bags in the kitchen if left unwatched (though never ... foods in the car and she wouldn't touch them. It makes me wonder what went on with her former owners.[/nq]
Zoe will not touch food in the car either, even the tastiest treats offered to her. She's never gotten carsick, but I suspect she feels a bit queasy in the car.
Queenie never turns down food at any time and I wouldn't dare leave her in the back seat with a bag of groceries.

Catherine
& Zoe the cockerchow
& Queenie the black gold retriever
& Rosalie the calico

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Judy:

[nq:1]Sometimes dogs have behaviors that owners or former owners haven't communicated.[/nq]
When we first got Spenser (at 13 weeks) he would not step out of his crate himself. When you opened the door he waited to be lifted out.

Seemed really strange to me until I remembered that his breeder has stacked crates for her dogs - three levels high. Puppies, being the lightest of all, are always crated on the top level. Obviously, they are not allowed to jump out but must wait to be lifted down.
So we had to do a little lesson in walking in and out of his crate on the floor.
~~Judy

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shelly:

[nq:1]Well, now, I didn't exactly say you get used to it - - I said what's one more quirk?[/nq]
ah! yes, that, you did.
[nq:1]In general, I prefer quiet dogs to barky dogs - - talkers aren't a problem - - but yappy dogs are out of the question. Unfortunately, this Dachshund is a yappy dog.[/nq]
exactly. i prefer my dogs to be quiet. talking is fine, and even barking is okay, as long as it isn't recreational. shrieking and yapping, though, are another matter entirely. i find them painful.
[nq:1]It almost feels as though it's piercing your brain at times.[/nq]
see, that's the brane hemorrhage i was talking about.

shelly
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Kathleen:

[nq:1]exactly. i prefer my dogs to be quiet. talking is fine, and even barking is okay, as long as it isn't recreational. shrieking and yapping, though, are another matter entirely. i find them painful.[/nq]
Exactly. I don't tolerate recreational shrieking in my dogs *or* my kids. We have a little girl about 6 years old who lives next door who loves to scream. We're not talking about the usual childish hollers and yelps. Swinging high on the swingset, playing tag, the mere sight of a bug, spotting a friend, just about anything is an excuse for ear piercing, blood-curdling, lung bursting screams. If anybody ever tries to abduct that kid, they're going to be able to get away clean because she's forced everybody in the neighborhood to learn to ignore her shrieking.

Kathleen

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sighthounds & siberians:

[nq:1]exactly. i prefer my dogs to be quiet. talking is fine, and even barking is okay, as long as it isn't recreational. shrieking and yapping, though, are another matter entirely. i find them painful.[/nq]
Yep. Conversational wow-wow-wowing, occasional speak barks, even daily howlsings to celebrate the joy of life...all okay. Yapping at people across the street or just to hear one's high, piercing voice...not okay.
[nq:1]see, that's the brane hemorrhage i was talking about.[/nq]
Yes, and some days it's just around the corner.
Mustang Sally

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