"cshenk" wrote in message
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I'm sure they are facinated by it all and happy at anything that *works*.
I think they are mostly frustrated at people who don't 'train' at all. My
own take with my first dog (reinforced by Hubby who's had many) is they
generally get 'bored' (and possibly destructive due to boredom) if they
havent some challange or other going on at least once a day for a bit. My
view may be colored by the nature of my particular pooch though.

It may depend on the energy level of the dog (and the human). Muttley and I
may be well suited to each other in that respect. He certainly doesn't seem
to get bored to the point of being destructive, and he seems happy enough
with one or two short walks almost every day.

Today I got my order from www.entirelypets.com. I got two Premier collars
and matching leashes for $3.95 each, a large red GL head collar for $15.99,
a M/L red Easy Walk harness for $17.99, a tick twister Pro for $3.95, a CET
toothbrush for $3.89, and beef flavored toothpaste for $4.49. Only $5
shipping. I tried the head collar on him but he didn't much like the nose
strap, and he scratched it off. I'll try again later and get him used to it
gradually. The regular collars and leashes are very nice looking green/red
on black.

I also got a coupon for $6 off Joint Max, which someone on the CM forum
suggested as a preventative measure. He'll be six this summer, so he's
pretty much middle-aged. I liked the wide range of items they had and
on-line ordering is convenient. I was going to get some collar and leash
lights, too, so I might place another order.
http://www.entirelypets.com/leashlights.html

I also want to get a backpack for him so his short walks will challenge him
a bit more. I saw some locally for about $50 at Pet Depot, where I took him
swimming and gave him a bath, but I'm going to try rigging a bicycle pannier
bag and a dog harness I already have. The bicycle bag is just about the
right size. I'll take some videos. My pannier bag is about like this:
http://www.bikesomewhere.com/bikesom...275/1894/16176
http://inertiadesigns.com/catalog/pr...roducts_id=265


Paul and Muttley
www.muttleydog.com