Soda-pop

ITA agree with RDM. I just wanted to add (and this may be unpopular) but please don't dump him off on someone else--particularly an animal shelter and make him someone else problem. In my opinion, a puppy with aggression issues is worse than adult with aggression issues because chances are, it's not a learned behavior but rather falls back on fundamental genetic temperament problems or a severe, severe lack of socialization. If you cannot, or do not want to put for the considerable time and effort forth to make him a safer dog, then put him to sleep. The world doesn't need another aggressive dog walking around and it's unfair to make him someone else's problem.

I always thought Laurae (Laur-Ray) was such a pretty name, LOL! Never occurred to me that it was Laura E! Soda-Pop is my dog's name. She came with it and I thought it was really cute and appropriate so I kept it. I got a couple of PM's when I first signed up asking it was from The Outsiders, which I confess, I've never seen! I should watch it. I think it's one of those essential pieces of the movie watcher's wardrobe.

If you have AVID, you have to have a form and mail it off and it's like $7. It's kind of a PITA. Also, a lot just plain aren't registered. They dogs are bought/adopted, whatever and they never bother to register the chip. The 80% is just my gross guestimate, btw. Not an official #. But I feel it's accurate of what I've experienced.

When we shelter folk scan your dog A.) We have good scanners. Most shelters have better/multiple scanners than the vets office because we scan so many animals. I'm not saying it's perfect, (it's not) but generally our scanners are good and most shelters have at least one truly universal reader. B.) When we get a chip most of us know what the number looks like for which company and we call them. If we were wrong, a lot of the time (most of the time!) the company will tell you who registers that particular chip. If they cannot, we are bound by law to track it down, so yes, we have to take the time to find the registry. The real problem comes with foreign registries. I had a cat with a Canadian Avid chip and no joke, it took me 30 full minutes to find who registered it. Even American Avid couldn't help (the company split to two separate companies) C.) There is actually a generic # and a website you can call (i can't recall it off the top of my head) that will tell you who the chip is registered with and will direct you to them. Chipping is a good backup, but a collar and id are the best front line. ETA: About 80% of the chips we find are registered to nothing or the people no longer reside at that address/phone number.

What kind of dog is it? Is it a type of border collie, a cross-bred dog, a type of aussie? I have no idea! I googled but I find different information. What is their general usefulness? Are they good practical working dogs? I'm just curious for curiosity's sake. Thanks.

only have the one, and she likes the IDEA of strangers (only women) but not so much the actual stranger-experience. She gets all wiggly and run around like a maniac but they can't touch her for a few minutes until she's decided they're cool or if the other dogs are around then she must be the one to get pet first. I think it's a nervous behavior. And men strangers = the debil in Soda's opinion. I think it's all a general lack of socialization.

yep! but only chows and 'pei's have ALL black/purple tongues and mouths. We got a dog at the shelter that I would have sworn was a pb black lab (maybe backyard bred) but he was a known mix between a lab and an chow (or something like that). I would have never guessed. Well, except he was aggressive, lol. (ETA: not that labs can't be aggressive, they can, it's just a little jaded shelter humor about chows.)

This. I don't yell at them but they know when I say "quiet" they'd better damn do it. It's one of the reasons I don't work in the dog section at work anymore--the barking drives me batty. It's stressful for the dogs, bad for the ears and stressful for the people but it doesn't seem to bother my coworkers so I'm the only one combating it, which really isn't that effective and makes me angrier that they are being so permissive and it's just a vicious cycle. Cats are so much quieter!

I got an awesome light up frisbee that we use at night. I've had it for a couple of weeks now and have used it 3-4 times. I have noticed that Soda has become much more interested in chasing the cars as they pass by as we walk home from playing at the park after a night-frisbee session. She has shown some interest before in the past but it was always fleeting and it's usually only large vehicles that make a lot of noise (semi's, buses, etc--and only at night). I would say she had previously wanted to chase them less than once every two months. Very infrequently and usually a "HEY! KNOCK IT OFF" worked. Well, today after playing with the light up frisbee she was much more focused on the cars. The first time I told her to knock it off and the second time I really got on her and grabbed her and got in her face (chasing cars is a big no-no, even though she's always on leash). Then I'll be danged if she didn't try it again, though a "HEY!" did snap her out if it. When I think back on the last time we played with it, she has shown interest in chasing cars but not like tonight. We used to have a light up ball and never had a problem but it flashed and the frisbee is a solid led light, though it does slowly change colors. Coincidence or anyone else have anything similar happen?

Anyone ever see Ghost World? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162346/ "I guess I just like Don Knotts" I guess I just like fetch. ETA: Since I'm in a movie quote kind of mood--Here's one for the opposing fetch side, courtesy of Mean Girls. "Gretchen: That is so fetch! Regina: Gretchen, stop trying to make fetch happen! It's not going to happen!" STOP TRYING TO MAKE FETCH HAPPEN! lolol

I'm very sorry for your loss. I am glad that you were able to find someone to help mend Tucker's broken heart and rescue another while doing it and I wish you continued success in your agility and I'm sure your SO would be so very proud of you.

I think Soda and Cedar are sisters! LOL! Congrats! I know how excited I was!

two things have happened: A.) I nearly passed out B.) I got really mad that it's not working and starting blowing harder, which led to A.

does it fit in a chuck-it?

oh my goodness, I'm all teary. I'm glad he's getting his chance to live a real live life.