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I think something similar to what they did to the dog would be fitting.

This is the first I've heard of it and oh the tears that came with looking at the pictures. I can't imagine the rage and heartbreak I'd be feeling if this was my dog. Going to hug my boy now.

I too have a dog that doesn't like overbearing dogs. When he's had enough (which doesn't take much), he'll walk away. If the dog follows him and continues, then he'll snap or show teeth. Boxers seem to bother him the most. When he was younger, about from puppy to 1 year, he didn't care who he played with. Now he's very choosy, only playing with dogs he knows, and very sparingly. I was told he's a Border Collie/ Lab mix, funny enough. I can understand why people would pin BC's as aggressive, they're smart enough to know when other dogs are being rude I think any real aggression would more than likely be a product of the dogs upbringing and/or experiences. (Bad owner, being a stray, ect.) My two cents.

I got Oliver's at Petsmart last year and its just fine, looks new.

Oliver too knows he isn't allowed to have any human food, but he's an opportunist and figures he's only in trouble if he's caught. When he was a puppy he stole a kneaded eraser (the gray ones you can squish and mold) out of my school bag and ate it. Twice now he's gotten into my purse and eaten my lip gloss, I finally know not to leave it lying around... And recently he snatched a whole half of an avocado and cleaned the shell better than I could have.

I remember riding my ATV last summer (which tells you what mph you're going) and Oli, having been left behind and not liking it, took off after me. I didn't notice him until I was going at least 30mph and he caught up to me. He couldn't run like that for long, but he's a heck of a sprinter. And to think I used to be able to outrun him when he was a pup

I'm with Danielle on Acana or Orijen. My boys gets Acana, the cheaper version of Orijen from the same company, Champion Petfoods. When I got him at 6 weeks he was on Eukanuba and his coat was dull, so I did some research and switched to Innova. Since Innova's 'joining' with P&G I've switched to Acana and love it. Oliver's coat is so silky and shiny I could pet him all day - which he would have no qualms over ^.^ I'm a firm believer that any dog food that contains corn is crap. Also that at least the first ingredient should be meat. Its great if you have a picky eater, it has a high palatability. Also, the less grains in a dog food the less likely food allergies are to arise. The only downside is that it isn't exactly cheap. A 30lb bag is $60 where I live, good thing I only have one dog There are lots of other good dog foods out there, Acana/Orijen is just the one I chose.

I enjoy teaching my dog tricks. (I'm sure I'm an awful trainer, but Oli is smart enough to know what I'm trying to do... ) When you run out of the conventional ones, just start making them up :]