1. Dog will need some leash training but will always be a handful.
Not a great choice of breed for a busy family in the city, but it was gifted to them and I'm sure the POTUS has the resources to see that the dog has plenty of activity and is always happy to be with them.
3. Puppies need a large fenced area where they can run and play
safely with the kids without the restraint of a leash. Particularly in the case of a large energetic breed of dog. Leash lessons should be conducted when the pup is tired and calm. It's too bad no one has advised the Obamas of this requirement.
I did not call them ignorant. Kindly refrain from putting words in my mouth.
They are following advice given to them by experienced dog people, and I find it odd that no one among them has suggested a fenced area to the Obamas. Do you see a fence? Most dog breeders and rescue groups will not adopt a dog to an owner without a fenced yard, the requirement more stringent for high energy breeds.
5. "A good dog is a tired dog." Its an old adage but true.
Someone should wear Bo out during the day so he can be more relaxed and the family can get to know him.
Right now he's too rambunctious for little girls who never had a dog before - the smaller one looks like she's afraid of him.
For folks that never had a pet - not even a bird - he's going to be a wild child until they get used to his high energy. He needs to get tons of exercise so he calms down a little bit.
there's someone on the staff who'll get assigned to wearing this dog out every day, because the kids won't do it (no kids anywhere willingly walk a dog) - it's a great job for an intern.
and the pulling can be fixed instantly with a gentle leader harness.
17. I've been getting that all morning. Had to reset my security settings
and then all the posts I had posted suddenly appeared, except not in the My DU list. Weird. Now I'm going back to every thread I tried to post in to make sure they didn't multiply x 3 because that has happened to other people here even when they didn't hit "post" more than once.
He's still got some months of puppy left in him, but he's a bounder..a galloper.. and will probably always be.. (not exactly the kind of pooch those two little girls probably really wanted)..
a female miniature poodle, brought to them as a 7-8 wk old puppy would have been a perfect fit for them..but they will have to bond with their Dad's bonkers-doggie...that pooch will be Dad's dog...
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