Friday, oh happy friday. Shila and Sam usually end up at Arctic Tails. Fridays mean that Teresa and I don't have to worry about anxious crazy eyed dogs begging us for a walk RIGHT FREAKING NOW. Shila and Sam both fall asleep in the car, then we practically have to carry them inside like snoozy little 2 year olds. We've been told that Sam has mellowed substantially and prefers the sidelines to the center ring at daycare. Who knows what Shila does. They don't really mention how good Shila is at daycare - which could be a sign. Sam typically gets high praise.
Vickie Young, the owner of Arctic Tails, is an awesome lady who has a lot of patience for dog owners. Her dog Valentine is a flyballer with The Flyball Dogs. Val greets us, licks us, acts all suave with my girlfriend and gives Vickie a good reputation as a trainer. As far as flyball? I've never gone to a competition but I've seen them in a video, as well as national flyball competitions on the television.
A demo done here at the Sullivan Arena:
Just watching this makes me get all excited to have Shila do agility courses or flyball. I have a ton of scrap wood from this summers fence project (which is no longer tall enough to hold in a few dogs *sob*) that I should put to good use and make some treated wood all-weather heavy as heck obstacles.
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Friday, March 14, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Enter The Shila
Odd name right? Shy Lah, Shila? Not Shilo?.. Well she seems to like it. Why Momma? She had 9 pups right before we found her at her foster home and her belly was almost dragging on the floor. She's a bit smaller than most medium dogs - 9 relatively large pups was quite a feat!
In the photo below Shila is wearing her winter trim. Actually she's only worn this shirt a few times. We also have a fun assortment of doggie jackets for her.
Shila is supposedly an American Bull Dog, or an American Pit Bull Terrior, or just some mutt that looks like both. When we find out for sure, I'm sure I'll post about it.
She has some creative markings, nothing like Mikhail Gorbochev, thats mostly on her rear and her head. She has the same silly nature as the goofy dog from The Little Rascals, Pete The Pup. Pete was an American Pit Bull Terrier.
There seems to me like a huge resemblance between American Bulldogs (should I say Lesser American Bull Dog?) and Pit Bull Terriers. I'm not even sure what the difference is between a terrier and a dog. I made a quick list below of youtube videos containing a few dogs that look or act like Shila from both breeds.
American Bull Dogs that look like Shila (unverified sources):
We love her to death but Shila is a stubborn little girl. Right now we are going through training classes at Arctic Tails, where she also spends her fridays at their Doggie Daycare service. It's of course helped her out tremendously. She is a super spazz and being around other dogs all day long wears her out. Her and her new pal Sam snore away the entire way home in the car. It's a beautiful thing.
The biggest thing when working with a rescue dog that has a tendancy to bite or rush other dogs is to socialize them as much as you can. I have reservations about this, mostly because I don't want animal control taking my dog away, but I really have to be more dillegent about this. I've thought about asking the neighbors to go on some walks with us. Shila is mostly protective behind our fence and on the leash - thats fine if its for the right reasons.
I'm hoping to have a few guest spots on this blog detailing some of her pups. It would be interesting to see how her pups are behaving, what kind of homes they ended up on and any adventures worth mentioning. Hopefully I can get some contact info for them.
Please subscribe via RSS or Email to get updates to this blog. Shila is bound to have some fun adventures, and of course I'll do my best to share what training methods worked, silly photos, and any awesome adventures.
In the photo below Shila is wearing her winter trim. Actually she's only worn this shirt a few times. We also have a fun assortment of doggie jackets for her.
Shila is supposedly an American Bull Dog, or an American Pit Bull Terrior, or just some mutt that looks like both. When we find out for sure, I'm sure I'll post about it.
She has some creative markings, nothing like Mikhail Gorbochev, thats mostly on her rear and her head. She has the same silly nature as the goofy dog from The Little Rascals, Pete The Pup. Pete was an American Pit Bull Terrier.
There seems to me like a huge resemblance between American Bulldogs (should I say Lesser American Bull Dog?) and Pit Bull Terriers. I'm not even sure what the difference is between a terrier and a dog. I made a quick list below of youtube videos containing a few dogs that look or act like Shila from both breeds.
American Bull Dogs that look like Shila (unverified sources):
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKcjPU8wNVc
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fr9sAQAFU8
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JhcQxbZqhA
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0DNMWUXLRw
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt8a9kS5sRI
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k463R9yTVXA
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orVVpaGkBbU
We love her to death but Shila is a stubborn little girl. Right now we are going through training classes at Arctic Tails, where she also spends her fridays at their Doggie Daycare service. It's of course helped her out tremendously. She is a super spazz and being around other dogs all day long wears her out. Her and her new pal Sam snore away the entire way home in the car. It's a beautiful thing.
The biggest thing when working with a rescue dog that has a tendancy to bite or rush other dogs is to socialize them as much as you can. I have reservations about this, mostly because I don't want animal control taking my dog away, but I really have to be more dillegent about this. I've thought about asking the neighbors to go on some walks with us. Shila is mostly protective behind our fence and on the leash - thats fine if its for the right reasons.
I'm hoping to have a few guest spots on this blog detailing some of her pups. It would be interesting to see how her pups are behaving, what kind of homes they ended up on and any adventures worth mentioning. Hopefully I can get some contact info for them.
Please subscribe via RSS or Email to get updates to this blog. Shila is bound to have some fun adventures, and of course I'll do my best to share what training methods worked, silly photos, and any awesome adventures.
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