HOWEDY christy,

Christy wrote:
is here. And he
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She came home on Sunday, 8 weeks to the day.

Oh? Hadn't you heard that Scott & Fuller SEZ six
weeks is IDEAL to take a pup from the litter so
IT don't learn BAD HABITS like fighting for food
and toys and rollin in **** with other pups?

The boys are adjusting, about as expected -

That so?

they are wary,

BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAHAHAHAHHAAA!!!

THAT'S on accHOWENT of they know you'll
HURT them if they attack the puppy on
accHOWENT of they're AFRAID of IT on
accHOWENT of you HURT them for threatening
IT on accHOWENT of you HURT them and that
makes them FEAR EVERY THING, christy.

but each day, they become a little more comfortable around her.

BWEEEEEEEEEEEEAAHAHAHAHHAHAAA!!!

THAT'S SHEER IDIOCY, christy. The Amazing
Puppy Wizard has NEVER HEARD of such a thing
in forty sumpthin year of specializing in
temperament and behavior problems in mostly
giant breed workin dogs {): ~ )

She's a very good puppy -

That so?

aside from a piddle on her pad the first day,

Well, to be otherWIZE would likeWIZE be unheard of.

she hasn't had any accidents indoors,

Good, that's NORMAL.

and seems to already get the concept.

Oh? That's on accHOWENT of HOWEsbreakin is
INSTINCTIVE at four weeks christy.

However, she hates her crate

BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAHAHAHHAHAAA!!!

You're gonna make your dog GO INSANE, eh christy?

and ex-pen and screams bloody murder -

LIKE THAT.

that's starting to get better too.

BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAHAHAHHAHAAA!!!

NO, she's starting to INTERNALIZE her FEARS, christy.
THAT'S HOWE COME DOGS GET STRESS INDUCED AUTO-IMMUNE
DIS-EASES aka The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME, christy.

She very much wants to be one of the gang

SHAAAZZZAAAMMM???

and doesn't want to be separated,

BWEEEEEEEEEEEEAAHAHAHHAHAAA!!!

except when she decides to venture off on her own,

YOU MEAN SHE'S TRYING TO ESCAPE ALREADY?

which is often.

BWEEEEEEEEEEEAAHAHAHHAAA!!!

Or do you mean she's lookin for a place to ****
on accHOWENT of you're lockin IT in a box?

I haven't had a girl dog in a long time.

A dog is a dog you simpleton.

Its different.

NO IT AIN'T.

She's cuddly and sweet

Ain't they ALL???

when she wants to be,

BWEEEEEEEEEEEAAHAHAHHAHAAA!!!

and a little ball of fire the rest of the time.

You mean she's hyperactive from being locked
in a box and choked scolded and offered and
withheld of bribes rewards attention affection
and unconditional love trust and respect, christy.

But oh, that puppy breath...

Ugh! THAT'S DISGUSTING.

Christy

For the fate of man and the fate of the beast-
-they have one and the same fate...Man has
no superiority over beast, for all is futile."
- Ecclesiastes (3:19)

http://www.jewishworldreview.com --

This thought is not only discouraging and depressing,
but also contradicts everything we believe about the
greatness of man.

This verse is contained in the morning prayers, but
with the addendum that we, as children of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob, are redeemed in being able to
serve G-d. Solomon does not provide this qualification.

What can his words mean?

The great Chassidic master, Rebbe Mendel of Kotzk,
translated the above verse a bit differently. "The
superiority of man over beast is ayin (nothing) ; i.e.,
man has the capacity to efface himself before G-d
and know that he is nothing. Animals lack this capacity."

The greatness of man lies in his humility. Animals do
not self-efface. They are totally preoccupied with
self-gratification. They exist only for themselves.

Rebbe Mendel points out that a seed that is planted
in the ground must disintegrate before it can produce
a plant. Man is no different. He must shed all sense
of self to be productive.

Rebbe Mendel is careful to point out that such self-
effacement does not mean low self-worth. Humility
actually precludes self-deprecation. "A person must
say, 'The world was created for me'" (Sanhedrin 37a).

A human being should have enormous self-worth in
the knowledge that he was created to fulfill a Divine
mission.

The person who indulges in physical gratification
lowers himself to the animal level. He does not see
himself as ayin. The person who pursues spiritual
growth and effaces the physically driven ego is
superior to the beast.

Wisdom and humility go together. The wise take
pride in their human uniqueness, but are humble. "

Adapted with permission from his FREE copy of
his FREE Wits' End Dog Training Method manual. TPW;~:}

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