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Wouldn't it be WONDERFUL if they could talk? Max's Dad says that all the time. I think our little rescue guys especially would say 'thank you!'. We had a big lovable baby of a lab years ago who had been horribly abused as a puppy. He was kicked (two broken legs), thrown into the lake from a boat and left to swim to shore, beaten with a stick, left tied with no food or water...etc. it was my neighbor who did this and we did everything we could to save him. I started getting him every day and keeping him with me. I was threatened with the police and more! I was very pregnant at the time but

I know our little fur babies are sensitive to our emotions and moods but I am curious about how other pups react. When Max hears raised voices...or even tense ones...he shakes and cries and wants to be held (by me). Now my DH and I are not yellers and we get along very well...but you can all relate I am sure...sometimes we disagree. Max gets extremely upset :-( The other day while we were out walking, a couple was having a heated argument and he took OFF! Of course he was on a lease but it took several blocks before he settled back down. As he is a rescue, I question if something in h

OMG everyone! All the sad stories, but all the wonderful outcomes! THANK YOU all so much for taking in rescues and caring so much for them! My guys do talk, but only when my Husband is home. He has this strange, but cute, voice he uses when he's pretending to be talking for one of the dogs. I just love it as my guys say the most wonderful things! My household is very quiet as it's just my Husband and myself most of the time. We never have any harsh words either. The TV (other than a doorbell) doesn't seem to phase any of my guys. About the only loud noises by guys ever hear come

Thanks Vicki...what we do with these little dogs is truly a labor of love. What they give us is worth everything extra we deal with :-)

Oh gosh Karen how awful that happened to your poor lab but how wonderful that you finally got him and gave him the love he so deserved. THAT is the part of having a rescue is what makes us keeps doing it, to see the love in their eyes and know they are now in doggie heaven on earth for them! I believe we spoil them even more if that's possible, it's like you want to make up for whatever may have happened to them. Yes I agree I do believe they would say 'Thank You' if they could talk and I do hate to think of what they may have been through, it brings tears to my eyes and it hurts so bad to

Poor little guys :-( Very similar to Max's reaction to raised voices. Not on the TV like Crystal's Pip, live voices. It sure makes having a disagreement difficult! We start speaking in soft low tones and it makes us laugh and end of disagreement. Thanks Max! :-) It just breaks my heart to think he remembers something bad and is reacting to that. He is such a sweet GOOD boy. Those of us with rescues just have to take things like this in stride I suppose and keep moving on.

I agree totally with Jeannie, our experience with our rescues has been that you may also very well encounter additional reactions other than them being just sensitive loving pups depending on their background, which of course we haven't a clue.. Our rescue before Missy was super sensitive to anyone speaking loudly to me, not so much to my husband just to me and of course if my husband spoke loudly or harshly to me she became very sensitive and like a Velcro doggie attached to her mommy. We always thought there was something there she was reacting to from her past but could never be sure of

As a Mom to rescues I have 4 that do not handle well to loud voices. Bailey, Missy, Winnie and Lucy do not do well with loud voices......Bailey will bark and be on the attack.......Winnie just barks and runs around in circles.......Missy and Lucy run under the bed. The hubby and I got into a discussion one day and our voices were on the loud side with one another and the reaction of the way the guys acted got our attention and we change the tone of our voices where Bailey and Winnie calmed down, it took Missy and Lucy awhile before they came out of hiding. So I do beleive that it does bring b

I think with rescues the inclination is always to wonder if they're sensitive because of something that happened to them. But some dogs are just that way by nature. Yogi isn't particularly sensitive -- he's more likely to bark at someone talking loud or yelling than he is to act scared or upset. But my other dog, a purebred Brittany, has always been super sensitive. I can raise my voice just a bit talking to DH or the boys and he'll tuck his tail and leave the room. We got him as a pup from a breeder we've known for many years, so I know he was never mistreated. He's just naturally sensi

Thanks so much Alex I really need to get back to making Missy's treats and this looks great! If you get a chance would love to see a pic of Riley with one of his new treats!!

I gave him a hug AND a kiss :-) It's amazing how sensitive they are. It's kind of funny now...as soon as we have a disagreement here and Max starts crying...we stop and laugh and comfort him. All tenseness is gone...maybe that's his plan all along :-) TV doesn't bother him...not like it does your little Pip. Poor little soul...

Ohh poor beautiful little Max. You are right they are sensitive souls and wear their hearts on their sleeves. Pip wasn't a rescue but he still jumps to loud noises on TV....As when we watch Emmerdale and they are always fighting as soap operas do...but he doesn't know the difference...he takes himself away to the door and lays down till the scene is over... Like children....they don't like harsh language. Give Max a big hug for me

Hi there, I have been looking on YouTube last night and came across a video on "dog treats" which I watched, loved because it looked so simple to do and I had all the ingredients in my kitchen. I have made these a few hours ago for Riley and the good news, they are a hit with him, so I thought I'd share the recipe typed up, as I played the video a few times and have it now saved as a Word Document so that I can print the page and make these again and again I have attached it as a pdf file in case you do not have the same font for your computer. Banana Granola Bars.pdf Let me

I love my Sophie to death and would not trade her for the world......she is after all the pamper Queen of the house......but my 6 rescues are special in their own way. Bailey who is my heart......who every day you can see him grow still when I (the hubby calls me his second heart as he goes into panic mode if I get out of his site) still fears MY hand when I reach down to pet his head. It has been 4 years now and he still regresses at times when touched. They say dogs never forget.........and I beleive that!!! They never let their guard down and when my dogs do not react to a strange person t

Those sure sound yummy! I need to find more time to cook "anything"! I know my babies would thoroughly enjoy them and *I* probably would too! Vicki

I was going to attach a picture of the treats in the tupperware boxes, but my email was playing up last night when I was posting the message so I couldn't open up the pictures that I had taken on my phone which I then sent over as an email so that it's easy to attach picture from laptop. Hopefully I'll catch Riley eating a treat and will take a photo, although you might not see it, as they're small and vanish in no time! lol. babybluegirl 12:23pm

These sound good.......sure my guys would love them........next trip to the grocery will have to buy some bananas!!!

Can't wait to make these on my next day off! Thanks for sharing :-)

I thought it would be neat if we would do a Christmas Cookie Recipe Swap since we live so far apart from one another to do the traditional cookie swap........... This is one of many of my favorite cookies: Mom's Buttermilk Cookies 1/2 Cup butter, softened 1 Cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup buttermilk In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, be

thats sounds good Jeannine.Ive never tried buttermilk cookies. sheila-shih tzu dreamer

Yum these sound delicious and my hubby Loves buttermilk so I'm very excited to try these, thanks!! Love your cookie swap idea and will dig through my recipes and see what I can come up with! :)

Very good point, Vicki

I agree. I tend to read into a situation too much. It really puts my mind at ease to know he is just super sensitive...like his mom :-)

You are dealing with a "teenager", and...there's a reason they're called bitches!!!!

Take a look in the sky tonight.......are you having a FULL MOON? She is just be a Tzu.....having her way!! I know it sounds like crazy but when my guys start doing things out of the norm, it is usually a FULL MOON. Within a day or two all is back to normal. Just a thought............

The words EASY AND GENTLE are listed in our DOGGIE BOOK of commands. When Lucy came into our home she was a grabber of treats and a couple of times her teeth connected with my fingures.......not a good thing. When it came her turn for treat I would proceed to give it to her and if she jump at me to get it I would pull back and say EASY......until she settled down she would not get her treat. It did not take long for her to learn the proper way to take a treat from my hand. We have a good routine they all get in a circle around the treat chair and wait their turn. Practice makes perfect.......

I teach the command "gentle" or "easy." Whatever you want to call it. Let them see that you have a small treat in your hand. Use something fairly low value (piece of dog biscuit or cereal, etc.) to begin with. After showing the treat, curl your fingers so that the treat is covered up and your knuckles/fist are toward the dog. If the dog snaps or tries to grab at your hand to get the treat just wait until he settles. Then give him the treat with the "gentle" or "easy" command. It takes consistency but IMO it works well. Once he's taking low value treats politely then start working wi

Ok, next dog mom move when they act like that - grab him by the scruff of the neck and then get in his face nd say no in a low tone, somewhat angry voice (Pam told us that one). A couple of those and he should get the message. Also, make sure your tone is low when you say no and high when you praise him. Another method for stopping nipping (and maybe snapping is to give a high pitch no or yelp. Another mommy dog trick.