I’m a little behind in posting because, as you all know, my life is full of chaos.
Last week, Dad’s grandchildren stayed with us for their spring break – Xavier (9) and Jacob (3). Between Jacob and Macy, the house was constantly going.
Molly was an angel with the boys and spent a lot of time sitting next to Jake while he would tell her “Awww you lub me! You’re a good dog.”
He spent a lot of time running from Macy, yelling at her to “Leave me alone! I not your toy.” But then she’d kiss him and he’d say, “Aww you lub me, too!”
Xavier and Macy got along great. He was really good about keeping her busy and away from Jake.
As for me, I got LOTS of good snacks. Kids drop a LOT of food!!!!
Aside from the food, though, kids are EXHAUSTING! We were all completely beat by the time they left.
Mom didn’t really get good Easter pictures, especially of me because I didn’t want to have my picture taken.
Oh, and Macy could hardly stop looking at herself in her mirror long enough to have her picture taken.
Hope everyone had a nice Easter!!!
The Adventures of Noodle 
sounds like all went quite well! Love that photo of Macy looking at herself in the mirror and the eggs in a heart shape are just too cute! DakotasDen
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It really did. Mom and Dad were hoping Molly would be okay as they’d never seen her around kids. Yeah, the big dope is kind of cute. Kind of!
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Oh what great funs you had! Mini peeps are a good source of foodables aren’t they, hehe
And Macy if I wuz as gorgeous as you I would haf to stare at myself in the mirror all day as well
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
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They are! PL, you’re way prettier than my sister. You should go stare at yourself ❤
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“Mirror, mirror on the ground, who’s the prettiest dog around?” He, he. Too bad they couldn’t have taken Molly home with them. Oh, Noodle, I’m in trouble again today for growling at people who walk into my office. They should know better!! (Or at least come in treat first.)
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We’re hoping that Dad’s ex-wife will take Molly. She lost her dog almost a year ago and they’d be a perfect match.
Lexi-kins, you have to stop growling at people. Not that I’ve been doing any better. As a matter of fact, I keep getting whapped in the nose when I do it now…..but I still do it. Do you sneeze after you growl? Every time I growl, I sneeze (even without the whaps).
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No, I get squirted by the water bottle, then I shake. Sometimes I shake just seeing Mom pick up the water bottle. But I don’t sneeze. I think I would rather sneeze. I think your growling must be more resonant than mine and it tickles your nose, silly boy! Hey, we could get together and have a growling contest.
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Do you lift your lips when you growl? I show ALLLLLLL of my teeth when I growl. Mom tells me I look like a gremlin. Oh, for our contest, we can both growl at Macy!!!
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No, it is more of a low growl from the back of my throat. Lips up would mean I was really going to bite someone, which I am not. I bet you look really, really scary when you growl. Have you ever bit anyone? Yes, let’s practice on Macy great idea!
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I bite Macy all the time and because I’m usually hiding by Mom, she ends up getting caught in the crossfire. Then I really get in trouble.
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Hi Lexi and Noodle – Get your Mums and Dads to read this comment!
Growling is a dog’s natural warning that something does not please him. If you take away his freedom to growl, his next action will most likely be to bite… which is what he would probably do anyway if the growl did not resolve the problem. Ray had a lot of behavioral issues for which we talked to a behaviorist and various trainers. Ray was a little more complex because he did not growl (he does now I am pleased to say) They were all adamant that you should never reprimand a dog for growling (for the above reasons).
It’s the same logic and punishing a dog for barking, and then wondering why he didn’t warn you of an intruder!
It’s the same logic as sending him to his crate as punishment, and then wondering why he never goes into his crate voluntarily.
So what do you do? You identify why he is growling and address that issue. He needs to learn that whatever he was concerned about is not a threat to him. Have fun. 🙂
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MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM COME READ THIS!
Hi Colin –
You bring up very good points. Now do you have suggestions to prove to Noodle that Macy is not a threat (mostly)? This is not fun LOL!
Samantha
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You find what motivates Noodle and give him lots of it whenever he sees Macy. He must associate good things happening when Macy is around.
We had exactly that problem with Ray and ALL dogs and people. He perceived them all as threats. We went through a Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT) program.
The trick is to identify Noodles body language because you must treat him WHEN he sees Macy, but BEFORE he tenses up and gets ready to react. If you are late with the treat… you just rewarded his bad behavior!
With Ray, the trainer identified a very slight turn of his head towards us. Her explanation was that he was looking to us for direction and, in the absence of any, was going to take control.
Hope that helps. Regards. Colin.
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That does help. Thanks for the advice!
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Thanks, Colin. That all makes so much sense. I will go into St. Luke with treats in hand, and give Lexi one every time she spots a child or sees someone coming into “her” office. I know the triggers.and will try to beat her to the punch. 🙂 Hoping to come back with a good report in a few months (or less). Amy
Thanks Colin. More treats! Lexi
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Hi Amy – I obviously don’t know Lexi but, as a general rule, always be very cautious when kids are involved. They move quickly; erratically; noisily, and have no concept of a dog’s view of the world. For example: Dogs do not hug each other… but kids will often want to hug (Ray looks like a big cuddly teddy to them). Sadly, when a child annoys a dog, and the dog reacts instinctively, it is considered the dog’s fault! We will never let any child near Ray unless we are guiding and supervising the interaction. There is just too much at stake.
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OUR mom did not get the memo about EASTER so we had no gifts, we are lucky she remembered to feed us, I may have to hire a caretaker until she gets her mojo back, I am glad I am now in control of this household, it is in ruins. Wienie
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Hi, Wienie! We didn’t get anything for Easter either. Those eggs were empty leftovers from the kids. Please make your Mom get better, okay? 😦
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Glad you survived those mini hoomans! Looks like Macy likes what she sees!
Keep Calm and Bark On!
Murphy and Stanley
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The youngest (Jake) is much better this time around. He’s not as rough as he used to be so it was enjoyable to be with him and his big brother. Macy’s so vain….BOL! *ear licks*
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OMD OMD Macy made an EGG…♥. THAT is very Artsy Fartsy and Quite Clever.
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You caught that, huh?! She laid a golden egg!
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LOL thanks for the chuckle I needed one today
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Anytime 🙂
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Looks like too much fun! We had an amazing Easter. mom n Dad were gone all day to something called brunch at my Auntie Jane’s. Brunch ounds like munch, which we did on some toys while they were gone. Molly looks so peaceful and Macy looks like, well, Macy!
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BOL! We had brunch at our house and you know what? Us dogs didn’t get ANYTHING! So rude. I’m glad you all enjoyed the quiet playtime. It’s never quiet around here since Macy moved in!
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So like it sounds like you all had a really really fun time with Jacob and Xavier! My sisters and me love to surf the floor to find the stuff little grands drop when they are here. Yum!
I totally get what you mean about not liking to have your picture taken Noodle, I don’t either and my Margret is foreverrrrr taking our pictures, we can’t make her stop!!!!
Oh my Margret wants to know how your mom was able to have all those eggs around you, Molly and Macy and you guys didn’t crunch them…I’m telling you right now we wouldn’t have been able to not crunch them if they were here, come to think of it there were some here but we didn’t get any of them. Hmmm!
Well gotta go,
Nose touches ~ Bonnie Pup
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Hi Bonnie Pup! Mom has to buy a new SD Card for her phone once a year because instead of putting the pics on different SD Cards, she likes to keep them ALL on her phone at all times. She’s up to a 32 GB SD Card and it’s almost full. Over 5k photos. Ridiculous!
We were so tired that no one felt like crunching. They were only out for like 5 mins and Mom was right there making sure we were good. *ear licks* Noodle
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Glad ya got some snacks!
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Me too! I was afraid Mom’s diet was working on me!
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The Scotties are not fond of children for some reason. Drew had issues with her first owner’s son and I think that she passed to fear on to Sid.The two girls feel the same way. They have never really been in contact with any children. It might be their high pitched voices.
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Mom was scared it was going to be bad but I think it worked out good because Molly likes to protect things and having Jake here gave her a job to do. It’s safe to say Macy’s not good with kids…not out of aggression but she’s just to rough when she plays.
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Are you kidding, N? Those are the best Easter pictures I ever saw! Looks like you kids had a blast. Kids are very delicious – in every way.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Thanks, Cupcake! We had so much fun and ate so much good stuff BOL!
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We love your colorful Easter eggs in the shape of a heart. How very clever!
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Thank you 🙂
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sounds like fun would loved to have been there. Now I miss Riley even more. I have to wait to the end of April to see her. darn!
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The time will fly! I’ll keep you company in the meantime 🙂
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an eggs-hausting Easter is the best one… no worries Macy we know that there is a beautiful pup in that mirror and once it jumps out to play with us, right?
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Easy, I think you and Macy were made for each other. Do you have a girlfriend? *ear licks* Noodle
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oh I have a girlfriend it’s Lee from Catnada… Macy and me probably would sit for hours in front of the mirror, waiting for our twin … and when we meet it we can be like the Overlook-Twins in double pack :o)
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She wants to know if she can be your friend and you guys can do toy shredding and mirror stuff together?
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absolutely… together we can shred the whole world :o)
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Mee-you Noodle mee Moodle an Molly an Macy sounds like thee littul Hu’manss keeped you on yur toyss!!! Molly gurl mee iss SO-O proud of you fur takin good care of Jacob-boy!!! Yur wunderfull.
An Macy them plastic eggss are so purrty! Noodle if you need a brake come on over an wee can snooze inn LadyMum’ss bed ok???
***ear licksss*** an ~~head rubss~~ Siddhartha Henry thee Penry
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A snooze sounds great! Be there in 5!
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Xcellent Noodle mee Moodle>>>thee blankit has been brushed off an mee iss warmin it up as mee mee-yowss!!! 😉
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We bought a book sometime ago which was really good (and not expensive):
“The Cautious Canine” by Patricia B. McConnell.
Highly recommend it. Colin.
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I’m still working on finishing “The Other End of the Leash”
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Were there yum yum treats inside those plastic eggs? Because there’s supposed to be yum yums in them. Did you find any? We agree, kids are tiring. We get worn out when just one visits!
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No, the kids stole all the good stuff out of them. 😦
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Aw, that sleeping photo of Molly is too adorable. And who can resist Macy and her ears. Noodle, I’m surprised you didn’t pose like the rock star you are! Hope you guys had a super-duper Easter. At least you got dribbles from the mini-peeps. 😉
P.S. Paws crossed Molly will be able to permanently go with your Dad’s ex. ❤
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My sisters do take pretty good pictures! I just was too tired. I think that’s when my stomach bug bit me.
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Hope you’re feeling dog-gone better now!
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