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Old 01-24-2006, 12:05 PM   #102
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Originally Posted by Jaspermom
I just love your matching jackets!! You and Eddie look so sporty outside together, lol!

Rarely is the man without a guitar, but you will never catch him singing! He says he can't sing because it makes him cough! He also says he married me so he would always have a singer in the house and he will never have to!

Dreama has not changed her attitude about Wosie. She maintains that Wosie is a pain, and will only hunch down on the floor when approached by her, much like the very first picture I posted. I know it's going to take some time before she gets comfortable enough to play. Wosie is willing to take her time, and has been very gentle with Dreama, surprisingly. I have seen many 7 month old pups that were much more brutal when attempting play. And Dreama has emitted a quiet warning growl a couple times, but has not snarled or tried to bite Wosie if Wosie gets over excited.

Dreama DID however, snap at ME. She was on the bed with us while we were eating (yeah, we eat dinner sitting in bed in front of the TV sometimes), and she kept creeping closer to my plate. I gently tried to tell her to back off and she did not understand what I meant, so I put one hand on her chest, and one on her rump and began to gently push her away, and she snapped at the hand on her rump! And continued to snarl at me! I pointed my finger at her nose (DUH) and said "NO Bite" firmly and stared her down. She stopped snarling and looked at me, and I told her she was a good girl and gave her pats, picked her up and moved her back, made her lie down, and petted her and told her she was a good girl. My husband was shocked at the whole episode, and amazed that I remained so calm. She's got BIG TEETH! OK, compared to Wosie! I told Dave that if she had truly wanted to bite me, she would have. She was testing me, and I her apparently. She was fine after, and has accepted direction from me ever since. Today I insisted she sit and wait before she could eat her breakfast, and she was very patient throughout. She does not seem to know any obedience commands, not even sit. I had to make her do it, watching those teeth all along, lol. It could be she chooses not to perform due to the newness of everything, but I tend to think she has never had any training.

We will continue to nurture and love her, and be patient with these kind of things. But she will not bite me...ever.
Gosh, you handled that bite situation like a pro. You are alpha mom , you know already and she knows which helps so much from day one IMHO. Just like kids, they
want direction and want to know what NOT to do as well as what to do.
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