"Beth In Alaska" wrote in message
mmunications...

"Paul E. Schoen" wrote in message
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Muttley is just about the perfect dog. Of course, yours may be as well,
and I think dogs try hard to be whatever you want them to be. So if you
are confident and happy, as I am with Muttley, he responds by
interacting calmly and nicely with all the people and other dogs we
meet.

I think you've done a great job socializing Muttley and making him a calm
and happy guy, in any situation.

Thanks. It was difficult when I first got him, with the issues with my cat,
and biting my friend who was doing work on my house, and then "the
incident" in obedience class, but he has turned out to be a really good
dog. I just got home after working late, and he was waiting for me on the
steps, watching through the door, happy to see me. It was raining (again,
and now still), so I let him out for just long enough to pee, and he wanted
to come back in. I gave him a rawhide chew, which he just finished (as well
as his food, which he had not touched all day), and now he's snoozing on
the bed behind me as I write this. He is a very low-key, low-maintenance
dog, and my friends were impressed by how well he rode in the car and how
nicely he acted with them. I'm thankful that I don't have the problems that
seem to plague so many of the folks here, but I know that many of them have
multiple dogs with challenging health and behavior issues. Best wishes to
you and your furry friends.

I promised pictures:

http://www.smart.net/~pstech/Muttley...eMuttley01.jpg
http://www.smart.net/~pstech/Muttley...lMuttley02.jpg
http://www.smart.net/~pstech/Muttley...dMuttley03.jpg
http://www.smart.net/~pstech/Muttley...dMuttley04.jpg
http://www.smart.net/~pstech/Muttley...dMuttley05.jpg
http://www.smart.net/~pstech/Muttley...attCathy10.jpg

Paul and Muttley