I enjoy reading about puppy adventures, alot!

We are getting ready to leave for the day, travel, then eat.

I had some time to waste, so I found The Dog Whisperer on Nat Geo at 10am.

One of the segments had a Wheaten terrier in it! (this was not the problem dog however). It was Daisy Fuentes' house (TV personality). She has a bulldog, Alfie and the Wheaten, Rita. While the show focused on handling aggression and power of the bulldog, the Wheaten was in almost every shot. It was a cute, loving dog! Lots of energy too. It was almost white in color.

I think this was last season's show...it had a slightly different format.

Hi all, yes I'm a big fan of Cesar Milan. I don't often get to see his shows,especially the new ones,but believe I've seen all of the first season.

I adopted a big mutt last spring. He has alot of "issues". One day I decided to see if I could get him to lay down the way Cesar does it (poke into side of neck & make my "alpha dog sound". It worked! And I actually wanted to cry! Here I was being totally dominant to my 100# dog that I have very little control over! He even rolled over onto his back! No tail wagging! He was down....

I use the sounds Cesar makes to get his attention. He's a grown dog that the vet said to always think of as a 6mo old puppy. He was abused & even attacked while in the shelter. If I ever win the lotto I'll request a session with Cesar!

Keep in mind Cesar isn't training the dogs-he's teaching the owners!

My favorite show was the Bouvier (since I used to have one). Cesar took the dog to a sheep ranch & let him herd the sheep! What fun he had!

Zane, I would distract the dog from the pillows by trading it for a chew toy. If they have something "theirs" much less apt to takeover what is "yours".

I just found the post that Benny is home. They are great dogs, very bright. My guy was very easy to train. They do keep you busy. My guy loves to be out and is very social. They are very loyal dogs.

Funny, when I saw the name that you picked, Benny, that was my Dad's name. How he loved our wheaty, they were never apart.

Hope Benny is just as great as our little guy is to us. Good luck.

Gumby, I will remember that Benny has a special namesake!

Well, the housebreaking is going better. He had an accident free day on Thanksgiving and also on Saturday. He had one accident each on Friday and Sunday. But... we are running in and out about twenty (probably thirty) times a day! Can't wait until he can clearly communicate his need to go. We still need to watch for signs of sniffing and moving toward the gate...which sometimes means he is about to go and sometimes not. But, he does pee every time we take him out...even if it is just a dribble.

So, the next problem we are having is all the biting/teething! I remember this stage with our Golden, but OUCH! He is much better with me. I have clearly established my position, and I feel pretty good about that
.
. We are encouraging the use of his toys like crazy, but he wants to chew and bite everything! We broke down and bought some Chew-Eez. Our Golden used to love these until she started swallowing them whole, and I know in general rawhide isn't recommended due to potential for bowel obstruction. But... he can't really even chew these down, so they are working to give us a little break now and then. Whew!

He's had a couple of walks around the block, and does pretty well on leash so far. This is something I hope to keep up with so he learns to walk well on a lead. And he is up and unsupervised in the room next to me, and I don't trust him one bit with my kitchen table...so I am off!

Cara