Tuesday: sounds like he needs to be decenitized (sp) put him on his leash and make him site about 6 feet away from the door...have someone walk through it...if he starts acting up,you IMIDIATLY say NO! or AHH-AHH and walk him away from the situation.Down the hall,whatever s he can't see what is going on anymore.Walk him back a few feet at a time and make him sit after each time you stop.This will help get him out of this frame of mind..You will have to keep doingthis with your dog...don't overwhelm him though.Only do it about 5 or so times at first,while teaching him.EVERYTIME though when someone just comes to the door,say to visit you.REPITITION is the key.

Tuesday: yes,actually,dogs CAN suffer from a tramatic incident.He still must work through this issue though.Our Dalmatain was fine when we went and got him,walked right up to him no trouble at all.After we had him,nobody else could come up to him that easily,if at all,really.Vet said he may have association that we came and took him...maybe someone else will come and take him.Like I said though,you NEED to get him through this issue :)

Tuesday: When we first took our present doggie from a shelter, she was an abuse case and we were the sixth family to take her in the course of a few months, people kept bringing her back over and over.....She had (and still does in some ways) major issues with a whole lot of things. She used to bark and growl at everyone and everything. A whole lotta love, attention, and giving her other outlets to occupy her mind (toys, rawhide, a blanket to snuggle with) has done wonders. She still growls for no apparent reason sometimes, but when we call her, hug her, etc. she's ok now... just takes time for them to know things are alright, she still doesn't trust us to protect her fully, but it'll come in time...it took her a full year to stop showing her teeth when scared too And if he loves to be outside, why not? I had a dog for twenty-odd years who practically had to be dragged in kicking and screaming every night, the only reason I didn't let him live outdoors in the yard was the cats, raccoons, etc...he was part-lab and loved to hunt

Tuesday: He sounds soooo adorable, I'm sure if you really can't keep him that there's someone out there who would love to give him a home, and I'm sure he loves you for being there for him when he needed someone to care. Either way, I wish you both well. The only pets we've ever had are those that were in need for whatever reason (dogs, rabbits, ferrets, frogs, we even took in someone's pet squirrel once) and I think they mean more to you when they've had such a rough go of it. There are people everywhere who take on animals with issues, I have a friend who takes in feral(sp?) cats every year at this time when it starts to get too cold, even though it causes her own cats to go bonkers, they calm down after she finds the strays homes. I also LOVE animals, I'm the type of person who calls the SPCA to help save wild baby birds that have fallen from a nest that I can't find to put them back

Tuesday: Our dog's name is "Baby Cujo" (ha-ha, but not really). She was downright scary to be around for the first few months we had her (I used to wonder if she'd take me out in my sleep, she was truly certifiable, somebody did something horrendously bad to her) BUT she's turned out to be a real love, very smart, very sweet, and still cautious, but that's okey, I guess she has a right to be. Other things that calm her, case they help you, are low country music, nightlights in a couple rooms (doesn't relax in the dark) and I put a blanket over her when I leave for work in the morn, maybe it's hiding in her mind? She's pretty much stopped barking at every little noise, but she seems to need to growl everytime still. I'll have to rent the Dog Whisperer and see if it'll give me some more ideas

Tuesday: Is it based on a true story? And, since it's one I've seen, anything along the lines of the Horse Whisperer?

Tuesday: Thanks Much for the link - and give Ozzy a hug for me

Tuesday: LMAO - I think that means he's smart (or cunning, or something) - I've never had a dog that watched TV, I'm envious

Tuesday: Yea, we do, but we just give her simple things like meat, chicken, fish, rice, and eggs, nothing with sugar, but she has a thing for popcorn

Tuesday: ROFL - he's hungry - or he really, really doesn't like kibble - mine will eat anything, she's got an ongoing skin condition, is always, on/off steroids (but it helps), and I tell her all the time she's lucky she's not human, she could top 300 easy with her appetite The puppy I watch on the weekends just plants himself in the middle of the kitchen floor and won't budge, I just step over him and keep cooking