Maine Pets

Your dog, my sanity

"Your dog needs more exercise, does he have any dog friends to play with?" I ask as I hand back the leash to the new owners of a young rowdy rescue lab mix during a group class.
"He LOVES other dogs! We will take him back to the dog park just as soon as his conjunctivitis clears up."

I smile a frozen smile, give a short lecture, and then excuse myself to the bathroom for a warm wet paper towel to wash my eyes.

"Your dog has pretty bad breathe does he drink out of the toilet?" I ask of a new client .
"No we always leave the lid down because I am afraid he will drink bleach" she tells me.
"You may want to discuss this odor with his vet and have his teeth checked, there is quite a bit of tarter in there." I was really quite alarmed at the smell but didn't want to freak her out at the beginning of her first private session, and I planned to bring it up again before she went home.
The large black dog jumps up and kisses me square on the mouth while neither of us is paying attention to him.
She exclaims "Oh wow, he really likes you!"
I then I reiterate that this dog's mouth smells foul, and again voice my concern, and I am told in a matter of fact way;
"Really? Oh well sometimes he eats poop in the yard."

Frozen smile.
All I had.
Then I excuse my self and run to the bathroom again.

it's the people.

Picture this.

Your sitting in a waiting room all day waiting for your car to be fixed, when in walks a rowdy year old Boxer. Dog is wet from the rain, pees on the floor, and is allowed to meet, greet and jump on just about everyone in a six foot radius, and the dog has no manners. Then said Boxer starts to bark and whine, so the owner calls the dog up on a chair to try to quiet him. Owner then blames the dog's bad behavior on her old boyfriend.

Anyone see what is wrong with this picture?

Hello! If your dog is in need of manners, the place to get it is not where I am getting my car fixed. Even my four year old gasped; "Your letting that dog on the chair? My Mom is a dog trainer and you need help".

People - if you insist on taking your dog to a public place, please set a good example because you are representing all dogs. Your dog's bad manners will get us all banned.

I have had dogs in waiting room many times and each time I keep my dog away from customers unless they ask, and if the dog gets fidgety, I take it outside.

Plus if I am annoyed and I am a dog person, what about the people who are not? Show some respect!

After my daughters little outburst, the owner then asked me for training suggestions. Anyone surprised that she didn't listen to a single one?

I felt like the guy whose job it is to make the donuts, and he is so sick of making donuts that he doesn't want anything to do with donuts anymore. By this point, I wanted nothing more to do with this dog. Waiting room at the sixth hour does not make for a happy Mommy, or happy trainer.

Clearly, it's not the dogs it's the people.

Man caught with 3 dozen Pitbulls in Denver

In clear violation of Denver's Pitbull laws, a Texas man visiting his in laws house with his 3 dozen Pitbulls, was caught after neighbors complained about barking. He was in Denver for a few days while his new house was being completed in another town.

He may face up to 90 days in jail for each dog, as well as a $999. fine for each dog. His in laws are in legal hot water as well.

Now as you all know, I love dogs, but I can't imagine showing up for a visit with more than a few dogs to anyone's house, anywhere, anytime or for any reason. The man claims he did not know about the ordinance, but I think he would have to live under a rock not to know about Denver's greatly publicized Pit Bull ban. Every Pit owner I know has followed Denver's ban very carefully.

He also claims the dogs are show dogs. Anyone believe that? They don't look like any show dogs I have ever seen.

Read the rest of the stupidity and watch the video here