Saturday, September 05, 2009

Smoky and Shadow recommend. . .



repeated smacks on the nose as the most efficient way of teaching a new dog her place in the great scheme of things.

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  1. You know that cat enjoyed every minute of that! It really smacks hard, too! And leave it to a dog not to take the hint!

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  2. I see a lot of teaching going on... but not so much learning.

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  3. Reminds me of my son and daughter...

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  4. That poor dog is taking too long to learn! Lucky they don't seem to have their claws out. We were all laughing over here watching him get smacked!

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  5. From what I've been told, it took three weeks before the cats and their pupil got things straightened out (I assume a lot of that time was spent separated). Now the dog walks up to them and the cats drool on her head! BFFs all the way around!

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  6. Dogs, they are a bit slow when it comes to getting smacked by cats. Do the cats not have claws or were they just showing great restraint? Glad to know they are all now friends.

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  7. I think they're declawed. They don't go outside. The last time I was there the black cat sprawled in my lap in several precarious positions for a couple of hours and I never felt the hint of a claw.

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