Help!! I've been dognapped!!

[Marko]

Shot 1 is way cute! Looks like you might be keeping him

[Mad Aussie]

He wasn't cute last night He's been spoiled this mutt! The family that owns him (both parents and 3 teenage girls) have made him a totally inside dog with all rights and privileges a hudog expects! He's well loved I can tell you!

So ... we when we locked him in the laundry room (adjacent to the kitchen) and a shared wall with our bedroom ensuite, the howling began! This wasn't Libby's bedroom! He might have had his toys, his own little bed, and yes Bambi ... his favourite ball ... but this was NOT Libby's bedroom!

He did respond to a good scolding though so he only woke us up about 3 times I think. Then at 4.30am my wife got up to go riding with a friend. I got back to sleep quickly ... and at 5.06am ... more howling. That's the end of the night for me ... I have to be at work at 8am and get my mornings ph.ca fix so up I get and, dragged my 3/4's naked ass around following the noise. He's outside ... howling and knocking to be let in. My wife must have been gone about 2 minutes by my reckoning before he'd started up.
He craves attention big time ... so affectionate.

He's a cross between a Staffy and I think two other dogs which has resulted in a hairy sausage dog. He's about 20 cms tall to his back ...and about 4 meters long!!! His tongue is only out done by his tail ... just.

He's funny with his ball ... loves it to death ... chews on it, chases it ... brings it to you but will NOT give it up! He runs faster backwards (in a straight line) when you try to get that ball off him that he does forwards!!

In the photo above of Chantelle and Marly you can see my twin logs that I got the shot of the Rainbow Lorikeets on. Not sure how he'll react to them if they come around.

I'll endeavour to get plenty more shots of Marly over the 3 weeks we have him ... he's so damn fast, never stops moving ... for the moment though, for those who hadn't found it ... here's another thread of Marly from a few months back ... http://www.photography.ca/Forums/f20...lons-5324.html

[Bambi]

Aha! He's quickly getting your number

fastest way to teach a dog to drop a ball? offer him a treat when he comes back with it. He'll drop it and you can get it. If you chase it leads to a fun game I like to call 'silly bugger' (guess who's the silly bugger? ).

If he's used to being in a bedroom then he's lonely and letting you know. :cry-an: Of course I shared my side of the bed with a wee aussie who wanted to snuggle..... The affection requesting may be high because he feels uncertain. Once he's more secure it should decline. Unless of course, he is spoiled. But who would spoil a dog? Not I! yeah right.

oh and your wife got up at 4:30 to go riding??????

[Mad Aussie]

No ... my wife got up to go riding. I can't at the moment ... health issues. Getting through work is enough right now.

The ball IS his treat! He plays with very often. You constantly hear it dropping and bouncing on the tiles (he's doing it as I type or was until he saw a butterfly go past the door) ...chew chew ... bounce bounce bounce. All day.

Yeh we realize he's out of his environment and in a different social system. In 3 weeks we aren't likely to train him out of the habits he has and if those are what his family enjoys with them then we should not either. If we have to, he will get to sleep in the ensuite or in the room with Chantelle. We are trying to keep him off the carpeted areas in the house where possible though. His family requires him to do that at home also, except for bedtime I think.

Just went for a decent walk with him and it's time to get ready and head for work.

[Bambi]

MA that's what I said ---your wife got up to go riding. It wasn't the riding it was the time! Must be because of the heat?

You are right, 3 weeks is not enough to retrain him but you will definitely be well broken in by then (although you could definitely teach him to fetch...).

sorry to hear about your health issues!!! :cry-an:

[Michaelaw]

Great to hear you've still got work MA, didn't sound to good a while back Cute dog, I like shot 1...Curious to know your lighting setup on that shot?

[crystalb]

Our dog is the same way. The best way we have found to tire him out is go for a bicycle ride and let him run beside....usually once in the morning and once before bed. It works pretty good until he hears a squirrel

[Mad Aussie]

MA that's what I said ---your wife got up to go riding. It wasn't the riding it was the time! Must be because of the heat?

More like the drugs I'm starting each day with because of a back issue. 2x Panadeine Forte and 2x Voltaren ... then a repeat about lunchtime to get through at the moment. When it hurts a lot ... I think of Acadie Libre here and stop my whinging!

M ... lighting setup ... a flash

Crystal ... I walked him this morning for about 5 k's ... apparently he has slept most of the day Uhoh! That herald a rough night ahead but I'm too tired and too sore to walk him again before bed!

[Bambi]

More like the drugs I'm starting each day with because of a back issue. 2x Panadeine Forte and 2x Voltaren ... then a repeat about lunchtime to get through at the moment. When it hurts a lot ... I think of Acadie Libre here and stop my whinging!

M ... lighting setup ... a flash

Crystal ... I walked him this morning for about 5 k's ... apparently he has slept most of the day Uhoh! That herald a rough night ahead but I'm too tired and too sore to walk him again before bed!

ouch! sorry to hear about your back.

Crystal: 'squirrel' is a banned word in our house. If someone says 'oh look at the cute squirrel' or some such nonsense the dogs bolt up from a dead sleep and charge the door. The squirrels in our back yard have gotten a bit twitchy

[Chantelle]

I thought I would just add a couple of photos of Marlee I took yesterday.