Comments on: The Dumb, Yet Dynamic, Duo

By: Chita the Mars Bar

Chita the Mars Bar — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:01:26 +0000

Okay, two words: Karen Pryor. Two other words: operant conditioning. Get a book called Don’t Shoot the Dog. It will help wake up Butterfinger too. Consider it the urban fiancee’s handbook for fiancee wrangling.

By: Aunt Pearl

Aunt Pearl — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:10:22 +0000

I can appreciate all the “doggie friendly” comments, but YOU COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY HURT! I mean with the van rolling away with you caught in it! THAT is what terrorized me in the retelling of this tale! I have seen far too many bizarre injuries in these last 30 years at my workplace…

Also I have something else to say: you have experienced what it is like for a parent when their child has either gone missing at the mall or arrives home well past the appointed time.

By: Jamie & Jessica Rich

Jamie & Jessica Rich — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:50:54 +0000

I absolutely know that feeling of terror. Now mind you, I have two very small dogs (Rambo looks like a rat and is too scared to run away), and don’t really have a highway, but my fear is that they’ll run into woods or something and get totally lost.

With Ripley, when she starts to run (which seems to always happen when she DOESN’T have her collar on), she thinks it’s a game when you go after her. I’ve taken to calling “ready?” and running away from her — then the game is for her to catch ME. Once I get her I praise the crap out of her so she knows it’s good to come back home.

Jamie, however, broke our damn baby gate and took a chunk out of our wall — apparently when a dog runs away, the best thing to do when you catch it is throw it in the kitchen and SLAM the baby gate shut, all the while yelling at it. Yeah…THAT makes the dog want to come home.

It’s that moment when you lose them that you realize that you have no idea what you’d do without them. Thank goodness you found them, and thank goodness for 7-11!

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:18:34 +0000

Guapo! What naughty dogs. I miss them…and you too of course. Buutttt Guapo more… : )

By: mom

mom — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:23:49 +0000

Maybe Biz puts those thoughts into the knuckleheads. You know how he likes to be “king” of the house when they are gone!! haha. It is just so weird (altho fortunate for you)that they always run the same way. That 7-11 must have a great stash of kitties somewhere out back.

I’m glad that you found Butterfinger too!!!

love ya

By: Big Sis

Big Sis — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:53:58 +0000

It is super scary when the dogs take off. I know the feeling all too well. When I finally get them back I never know if I’m relieved, or upset.

I’m glad Tucky and Guapo are home safe and sound. Maybe Biz gave them a lecture about how dumb that was.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:54:42 +0000

SOOOOO glad you found them!!!