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I picked the following: Jumps on people - It's something I definitely need to work on because when you have a 25kg dog jumping at you, it can hurt! Its only when people come to the house really, and I dont get a lot of visitors, so I might have to enlist some people to door knock for me to practice Rushes Doors - He doesnt really rush unless he is extremely excited (or someone comes over) and I am not consistent with him, so thats my fault. He does know how to give me space at the door most of the time. Escapes confinement - Bosco is the houdini of the dog world. Nothing keeps him in except his roofed, solid floored, four walled run! He can jump 6+ foot fences, and if he cant go over, he eats through it, which is why I cant leave him in the house alone... He has already gone through an internal door and destroyed carpet. Its mostly due to his seperation anxiety, which I still need to work on because I have been slack with that. Other undesireable behaviour - He is not a barker, but when someone comes over, I cant shut him up! Definitely something I want to try to work on. I dont necessarily want to stop him from barking if someone comes into the yard/door, because I live on my own, but it would be nice if he stopped when I asked him too. Other than that, he is a pretty good boy.

I have just decided that you have to come to Canberra and teach me how to teach Bosco to do all those tricks

Bosco at maybe 6wks?? Still with the foster carer About 10 weeks at home 1st birthday And more recently ;)

Thanks again guys Im sure Lokes has made many new friends over the last couple of years (too many ) but Im sure she is having a blast! Daisy, I reckon her and Hazel will be wreaking havoc And I think Max would be a perfect fella for Loki Springer ;)

Thanks guys. Yup, its already been two years! Its sooo long ago, but I still remember the day that I picked her up like it was yesterday

Its been two years today since you left this world to join all the other angels across the Bridge. Not a day goes by that I dont think about you, and wish that I could see your beautiful face once again. Its been longer since I have seen you, than you actually spent with us, but I will never forget you my Princess. You were one in a million, and I am just grateful that you found me when you did. Whoop it up at the Bridge Loki dog, and one day I know we will meet again. Love you Loki Mum and Bosco xxx

I cant believe its already been 12 months. Time flies way too fast! Huge hugs to you Springy. My thoughts are with you

Oh god, Im so sorry Karen. My heart stopped beating when I saw Hazel's name, and then it dropped. Hazel was a beautiful girl, and Im glad I got to meet her. Run free girl, go find Loki and have a blast at the bridge RIP Hazel

Im so sorry Veanna, my thoughts are with you. Run free little man, it sounds as though you made quite an impression on a lot of people. RIP Odin

Im so sorry Teebs. My thoughts are with you and your dad. RIP Duke

I am so sorry for your loss Danois. Angus was a beautiful boy, and he will be with you forever. Thinking of you and your family today RIP Gorgeous boy

RIP Benny Go find my Loki girl and whoop it up at the bridge. My heart goes out to you Warles.

Im so sorry cavNrott :D Run free now Sophie

Hhmmm - I think I am going to have to keep a closer eye out for all you guys when I am at CDC next Its a great club by the way

Big hugs to you Teebs I just know he is up there playing with all our babies that have gone before us. Em and Bosco

This was actually suggested to me a couple of times when I was having trouble recently with my dog peeing in the house. I didnt try it, because I managed to work around the trouble by locking him in my room with me at bed time

Bosco had his vacs just the other day, and I got the 3 year C3, but was also told that I still need to vac for KC every 12 months. He also has his heartworm injection every year. He had a needle for the KC though, not intranasal?

Poor Cody After being to the behaviourist about Bos, we are now currently training to be 'calm'. I literally have to do excercises with him (basic stuff like sit, wait, stay etc) but I am not allowed to praise him until he is in a calm state. Then I have to escalate the excercises to include jumping, clapping etc, in different rooms in the house and then down the track, out in the open (I will be making sure no one is around! ) Eventually it will get to the point where I can leave him for short bursts without him carrying on like a pork chop! He is also on Endep to help calm him down, which in turn helps him to learn a bit easier without being anxious. Im not sure how any of this can help you with Cody, because I think Bosco has gone beyond the stage of madness :p , but I have a booklet on phobias and anxiety here if you ever want to borrow it? Its actually quite interesting, the behaviourist put it together for me when I first went in. As for the stuff to keep him happy while you are out, I dont know. I havnt figured that out myself! The only place I can keep Bos when I am not home is in the run, unless I want a loose dog, or a destroyed house. And when he is in there, he does not play with anything nor use treatballs etc. He waits until I get home to let him out, then he goes nuts :p Give Cody a bit hug from me and a kiss from Bos

You havnt met Bosco Bos was the smallest in his litter, and although he was touch and go initially, he grew up to be a healthy, lovely boy. I would be really interested to see his littermates now, because he is much bigger than I would have expected him to grow, especially considering the size he was when he was a pup.

I have LOTS of some type of funny wet stuff in my eyes at all the beautiful tributes to so many precious dogs. Harminee, you are an angel.... These portraits are amazing! Thank you for giving DOLers who have lost there loved ones a chance to see them again in a very special way.

Bosco is also an amazing escape artist. He has scaled 6+ foot fences, pushed through gates, and eaten through gates He is now kept in a run whenever I am not at home, with a concrete floor, so he cant dig out of it, and it is fully enclosed with a roof, so he cant climb or jump over it. It is about 2 meters high, but I wouldnt put it past him to get out of it given the opportunity! My run is also fully portable, so if I ever need to move house, I can take it with me. And being portable, it is not a permanent fixure in the house, therefore the landlord should not have a problem with it. It can be a little costly, and may take a bit of hard yakka to put it together, but to be honest, I would rather outlay a bit of cash and time, than to find my dog had gotten out and caused trouble, or worse, dead.

Kaffy, I am sooo sorry to hear of your loss. I have no words, but I am sending plenty of these Harminee, that is a beautiful picture. RIP little man

Ci, I am so sorry for your loss. Your posts have me with tears in my eyes Even though I dont know you, and you dont know me, the support you gave to me when I lost Loki is still with me. I sincerely hope that my cyber space hugs catch up with you. You are in our thoughts, RIP sweet Zeke :D Em and Bosco

Run free with all the other angels in heaven Brax. Beautiful poem tybrax