Time to give the dogs equal time. I seem to be on an animal theme run lately. We love dogs, especially big dogs, but my husband and I are too lazy to commit to their needs. I would like a dog that used indoor plumbing. I've seen cats and bunnies trained this way but not a dog.
We traumatized our kids when they were young in our dealing with dogs. We had an apricot standard poodle named "Pesche" once for about six months. He was six when we got him, placed from an older couple that was retiring to an apartment out of state. The kids loved him. While he was making the transition to our house he wouldn't eat. Our six year old son helped by taking him to the food bowl and consuming some of the dog food himself as he encouraged Pesche to eat. This dog had one big fault, however. He did not like being left alone. He misbehaved if left alone usually by peeing on my husbands pillow. This was a big dog and he had to make an effort to do that. He did it one time too often and in the heat of disgust we decided to take him to the Humane Society. We were out of down pillows. Two of the kids were pre-school age. They went with us to the Humane Society to surrender the dog. They put him in a kennel and we said goodbye tearfully. We probably lied and told the kids a euphamism for what we were doing. When our oldest came home from school we intended to break it to him gently. Not to be. Our second son blurted out, "Pesche is in jail!"
Link to talented doggie videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCYaw5tGYAs&mode=related&search=
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