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Jack and I made it safely back to Ohio and he was so good along the way! He didn't make a single peep the whole way until the last 20 min when we were stuck in Columbus rush hour traffic, but really I wanted to whine at that point too! He's been thoroughly enjoying having 5 extra people to pet him and pay attention to him too. Our cat, Chicago, … read more

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I love Copper. I really do, but he's beginning to stress me out a bunch. Jack is starting to pick up some of his insecurities. For example, yesterday, I had Jack off leash hiking a bit and when he came across a perfectly friendly boxer, he raised up all of his hackles. He didn't show any other signs of aggression, but he's never done that befor… read more

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Yesterday a friend of mine was walking her friend's dog, Max, when a pit bull jumped a neighbor's fence and started attacking Max. My friend somehow managed to get Max out of the pit bull's mouth and throw him out of the way. In the meantime, the pit bull turned on my friend and bit her several times before his stupid owner finally made it outsid… read more

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After the scare yesterday with Copper, today I had a full blown panic attack with Jack. I didn't quite close the gate behind me when I was taking some trash out today. Lately Jack has been so good with recalls, so I didn't stress too much when Jack started out a little bit. But then I spotted a squirrel and so did Jack, so of course (stupid dog … read more

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Around most of my yard the fence is 6 feet high, and on one side it's only 4 feet high. Yesterday, a squirrel went running out of my yard just as I let the dogs out. Copper didn't hesitate a bit, but just followed the squirrel right over the 4 foot side! I couldn't believe the jump it took to clear it, and he didn't even pause to consider it! T… read more