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I love those kinds of windows Donna! We are looking to replace a few and that's what I have my eye on! Oscar wakes us every weekend morning squeezing between the window and the blind. It makes enough noise to wake the house lol😲
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry 
A couple of new photos.
With his football that he's pulled the stuffing/squeaker out of:
And at the dog park.
David and Rocky (and Baxter now too!)
Rocky had his right front leg amputated on Valentine's Day 2017 after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma.
He joined the September Saints on September 3, 2017.
He is the toughest, bravest, sweetest and best friend I'll ever know.
Baxter, you are adorable! Hoppy Howlidays buddy!
Stewie loves to rip the squeakers out of his Hedgies and now I have to get his Aunty to fix a whole bunch of casualties! We rally don’t mind, he loves his new Hedgies!
Happy New Year David and Baxter!
Petra, Stewie and his gang. 
Remember...“live in the moment!“
Oh David he is so handsome! I hope you both had a nice Christmas! How is he adjusting to his new home? How are you doing? Thank you for sharing your pictures!
Hugs,
Jackie and Huckleberry
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry
He is so cute. Thank you for sharing pictures of him. I am glad you had a good Christmas.
hugs
Michelle & Angel Sassy
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
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07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
Cutie for sure....keep the pictures coming! Hope he makes you as happy as Grizzly makes us.
Paula and Warrior Angel Nitro
Nitro 11 1/2 yr old Doberman; right front amp June 2014. Had 6 doses carboplatin, followed by metronomic therapy. Rocked it on 3 legs for over 3 years! My Warrior beat cancer, but couldn't beat old age. He crossed the Bridge peacefully on July 25, 2017, with dignity and on his terms. Follow his blog entitled "Doberman's journey"
"Be good, mama loves you".....run free my beautiful Warrior
ELTING MY HEART OVER HERE BAXTER! I love that picture of you looking up at your Fad smiling with your pearly whites!! They look like young dog teeth!
Really glad you liked your squeaky football present! Well, maybe no so much the annoying squeaky! It's YOUR present so you can do whht you want with it!! What about a big ole'e teddy bear with lots pf stuffing vut no squeaky. Wo der if you'll rip that up? We'll be waiting for the video!!! 🙂
Hugs!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
He's looking up at you with such love in his eyes....that has to make you feel good.
Paula and Warrior Angel Nitro
Nitro 11 1/2 yr old Doberman; right front amp June 2014. Had 6 doses carboplatin, followed by metronomic therapy. Rocked it on 3 legs for over 3 years! My Warrior beat cancer, but couldn't beat old age. He crossed the Bridge peacefully on July 25, 2017, with dignity and on his terms. Follow his blog entitled "Doberman's journey"
"Be good, mama loves you".....run free my beautiful Warrior
Any tips on how to deal with a jumper?
I was dog sitting for my parents last week. It was always easier to take Rocky (and now Baxter) to their house to stay with their two dogs. My parents have a gate up to keep the dogs in the family room/kitchen area. After work Friday, I went by my parents and Baxter is looking out one of the front windows. I thought maybe I left the gate open. Nope. He jumped the gate and tore down the sheers on the front windows. A few hours later, I caught him in the act jumping over the gate.
Here he is earlier in the week, before he learned how to jump the gate.
David and Rocky (and Baxter now too!)
Rocky had his right front leg amputated on Valentine's Day 2017 after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma.
He joined the September Saints on September 3, 2017.
He is the toughest, bravest, sweetest and best friend I'll ever know.
LOL!!! I'm sorry,I shouldn't be laughing, but that's the cutest "before gate jumping" evvvver!! 🙂 He is such a one-of-a-kind looking dawg! 🙂 He is clearly not only cute and ha dsome, hesw obviously very smart too!
I love that he gets along with yiure larents' dogs so nicely. But obviously he is very attached to you and was awaiting your return....from the window....where he could see you come back! Such a relief
Sorry, no insight on how to stop BBB (Baxter the Barricade Buster)!!
You HAVE to set it up so you can somehow video him doing this! A YouTube sensation is in the making! 🙂
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Oh yikes! That must have been fun 😉 He's really adorable!
Never had that problem with Wyatt, since he's missing a rear leg and can't do big jumps (thank DOG). All I can think of is more basic obedience, the whole sit/stay/reward repetition game that come along with it. Sarah Wilson's books helped us tremendously in this area, as did one-on-one training with a dog trainer.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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You might try putting a blanket or towel over the gate so he can't see the other side. Since he can stand up and look over you might have to extend the height a bit. One of those tension curtain rods would work. Makes the gate a pain to use but might keep him on the right side while you are gone.
Good luck!
Karen and the Spirit Pug Girls
Tri-pug Maggie survived a 4.5 year mast cell cancer battle only to be lost to oral melanoma.
1999 to 2010
Obedience training is probably a good idea. Although he is pretty well-behaved for the most part.
My dad has a plan to attach pipe insulation to the gate to extend it a bit as a deterrent. We’ll see how that works the next time we’re over there.
And Sally, after I scolded him, it was hard not to laugh. At least he only tore down the sheers and left the expensive drapes alone.
Another pic, back at my house, looking out at the snow.
David and Rocky (and Baxter now too!)
Rocky had his right front leg amputated on Valentine's Day 2017 after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma.
He joined the September Saints on September 3, 2017.
He is the toughest, bravest, sweetest and best friend I'll ever know.
What an absolute sweetie. Congratulations on your new family member, David!
Oh Baxter, you melt my heart every single time I see a photo of you! And the photo day...OMD!!! You have soooo much expression....sooo much personality shining through those beautifw eyes of yours! Such a unique looking fella'!
Does Baxter like the snow? Play in it?
And yeah Baxter, leaving the expensive drapes alone was a really, really good idea! 🙂
Baxter.....shhhhh.....your Granddad is hatching another plan to keep you "locked up". Shhhh..... I have a feeling you'll outsmart your hoomans once again
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
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