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Oh yeah, most of them hate it at first...scrape their face on the ground and try to get it off with their feet. Eventually they get used to it, though, if you use it every time with the leash. :)

The dog whisperer stuff really isn't news to people that understand dog behavior. Actually, puppies act a lot like children. It's important for the handler/parent to be the one in control, showing how to do something, giving clear instruction and praise, and correcting a bad behavior until the puppy/child knows it's "this way or the highway." A lot of dog owners don't realize they're rewarding bad behavior, or they say "No!" or "Bad!" one time instead of taking the time to show the good behavior, which just teaches the dog that it can get away with whatever it wants. Anyone that has a well-trained dog will tell you that a lot of repetition is involved.

A good book for dog owners: http://www.amazon.com/Art-Raising-Pu...e=UTF8&s=books

If anyone is interested in the organization I volunteer with, it's Canine Companions for Independence (CCI - www.cci.org). It has chapters all over the country, and we're always looking for more puppy raisers. It's a wonderful experience from beginning to end, and we've had a lot of families with kids do it up here in the Seattle area. I've also seen a lot of people do it before they get a dog of their own, either as a way to learn about dog training or to help them decide which type of dog to get.

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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB (Post 1382622)

Great organization. My friend, who has MS, has her second CCI dog now and works to do a lot of fundraising for CCI. I haven't met her new dog, but her first one was amazing. He could pull her motorized wheelchair if it ran out of juice. He could get her coin purse out of her purse and give it to a cashier at the store. Then the cashier would get out the correct money and hand it back to him and he would put back in the purse and then take the bag of stuff she had bought to carry it. He could open her fridge for her with a rope. It was truly amazing to watch.

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Originally Posted by winnieb (Post 1382058)

Does anyone have a bloodhound? How are they as pets, with kids, with cats? Everything I have read says they are great.
I think they are adorable and I miss having bigger dogs around since my Peaches died a couple of months ago.
I have a large fenced yard so I am okay in that regard.
Any thoughts, suggestions, etc.
Thanks!

A little late but PBS had a show on last week about Bloodhounds. PBS usaully shows things 2 or 3 times so maybe you can catch a repeat or find it in the internet.

The other dog in the show is a Bearded Collie like the dog in the Shaggy Dog movie which is what I have.

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Originally Posted by blueangel (Post 1382084)

When I was a kid, we had a bloodhound. We found out the hard way that they're outdoor dogs. Although we had a big house with a big yard, they don't enjoy being in the house. Since you have a large fenced in yard, you may be OK. But, I never understood the point of a dog if you're not going to keep him/her inside?

I can only tell you that ours was a big problem. She would chew-- infact she chewed a huge hole through our wall to wall carpet, she chewed the drywall, she chewed a sofa cushion... she literally caused thousands of dollars of damage. And... she would bite kids. She's the only dog we ever had that was a problem. We ended up bringing her back-- and she was used for breeding other bloodhounds for showdogs.

Being such a big dog, when I walked her (I was about 10 at the time), and she saw a squirrel, she would bolt. I literally couldn't hold her, she was so strong. So, I don't think this is a good choice if you have children.

We have owned a Bloodhound.......and it sounds like yours was horribly trained. Ours was extremely well mannered, didn't chew, was obedient, and got along well with my dogs (Brittany Spaniel and a Chocolate Lab). We also had Sadie when my sisters were both very little and it didn't see to matter at all. If your dog was bolting at squirrels.......thats a good sign that she wasn't trained very well. Chewing non-stop is another.

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NO LINKING TO PETFINDER PLEASE. Now I will be forced to click on the link and look for dogs because I really want to get another dog and name him Earl Boykins BUT WAIT I DON'T NEED MORE ANIMALS

:) I'm getting dog #5 next month, all thanks to PF. :) I most definitely will have to stop looking after he gets here.

A family I sit for had three bloodhounds. They were great with their two little girls (ages 1 and 3). The mom volunteers for a rescue has new foster dogs a few times a month and they usually all get along. One of the female bloodhounds does have to show everyone who's boss, but after she establishes that she's fine. I'm really not sure how they do with cats.

When their bloodhounds are inside they mostly just lay around and sleep. They enjoy being outside but prefer to stay inside when its hot. And they do have a lot of problems with their droopy eyes. One of them had to have surgery b/c hers were so bad and I think it cost a good bit of money.