Comments on: Help me convince my husband

By: Aunt Chris

Aunt Chris — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:29:22 +0000

Well, as a giant-standard-poodle-turned-mini-schnauzer-owner person, I vote YES! And as the family dog trainer, I vote — well, ‘do it right’, i guess! Crate train her (at 4 mos, she needs to be let out every 4 hours — who’s gonna come home from work?) some good crate training materials at PetCo.com
Find a puppy socialization class — they get puppies off to the best start! and if you clicker train her, you’ll have the MOST fun! Pepper is my hobby, as you may know, and he and I have a totally different and more rewarding relationship since we learned clicker training and also started doing fun sports/games together. Of course, you can still ahve a lot of fun with her just teaching her to play with toys and to love walks with you.
Please do NOT watch Dog Whisperer (based on very faulty wolf-pack ideas and too much punishment).
Have tons of fun. She will be a clown, i predict! and a great photo subject!
Matte loves dogs. What’s with dragging his feet?
ac

By: sizzle

sizzle — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:11:13 +0000

She’s like a little Ewok! I want to cuddle her.

By: Mil

Mil — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:40:09 +0000

she’s adorable. not as cute as a border terrier or westie(i am prejudiced) but soooo sweet looking. and andy’s mom trained their little dog to use a litter box with newspapers.

By: Sandi

Sandi — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:41:28 +0000

If the dog doesn’t bark, sniff crotches, or jump on people – and if she can be trained to use a litter box and take her own walks every day – then I’ll help convince Matte!

By: Tobie

Tobie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:13:53 +0000

Dogs are the best! I also have two cats and I always thought that people who said cats were snobby and aloof were full of crap. But compared to pure adoration of my dog, they are kind of bitchy. I hope you can convince him!

By: Finn

Finn — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:15:36 +0000

Has he MET her? One little kiss and I think he’ll be smitten.

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:26:18 +0000

She is SO cute!! What is his opposition to having a dog? I had to work on my husband for a long time to get a dog and now he is just crazy about our dog. Little dogs are easy (in my opinion) because more people are willing to watch a little dog if you are out of town & they are very easy to take with you if you are so inclined. My dog is carry on, she can go under my seat and travel with me back and forth to CA.