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incredibly well mannered --

when we leave we place a card table across the hallway to keep spaniel in the back of the house -- computer room, 1st bedroom, and the bathroom. so far this seems to work for her - no messes, nothing chewed up. and no need to crate.


she does not get up on the kitchen counters, stays out of the cupboards,  does  not  bother with  any  of the  stuff  sitting  around.

the water bowl in the kitchen is not  played in or dumped.  and  she does not make a mess when  she  drinks out of the 20 gal fish tank.

she is very neat  with  her  food  and  pans.  no mess, no  fuss.  cleans  up  her  breakfast and  supper.  eats her kibbles 1 bit at a time.

when she is inside -- she has learned to go out into the kitty pen  when  she  needs  to  go  and  NOT   to  potty  on  the  good  rug.  or  just  to  chase  the  snow flakes.

she  is  a  lap  baby  so  she  can  get  up  in  the  chairs  but, not  on  the  couch. 

she  can   have  a  wash rag or a sock  to  chew  on  and  knows  not  to  pickup  any  thing that  happens to be  lying  around.

does not chew up cords, books, magazines, plants, etc.

P - info

This little  doggy  loves to  run.  and  run, and  run.   simple joy of running.  and running.  the yard is now her race track all  along the  fence around the pine trees, and thru  the  rows  of  bushes.  round and round  all  130'  x 200'  back yard.  add  bunnies  and  she  does not want to stop running and  then  you  have  to  pick  her  up   and  carry   her  inside.

She has  figured  out  how  to  work  the  doggy doors out to the enclosed kitty pen.   Doggy door 1 (built into the  outside wall under window in the computer room)  goes outside  into a plywood box with a 2nd door that has a ramp down into the pen.   spaniel likes to jump up on this box and look  thru  the  window into the computer  room.    --  knock, knock let me in....

Inside --  the living room  opens into  the  kitchen  and  the  hallway  creating  a circle  that she  has  mastered  running  at  full  speed,  usually  with  a toy locked  in her jaws.   favorite play is to lay all  sprawled out (frog style) with a plushy  squeaker  chewing and  squeaking  non stop --  squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak,  

there is a panel (36" sq)  with a 6" hole across the 2nd bedroom doorway --  cats  can go in and out but not the spaniel.  this has  created a game of "get the Kitty"  --  kitty  in bedroom, spaniel in hallway,   woof, woof,  yowl, howl,  hiss.

spaniel   is  so   silly  - when  she  plays with the kitty  she  drops down in front and has her tail end sticking up - wiggling and scooting, she  uses her big fluffy  paws  to   bat  at  the  kitty  all  the  while  doing  her  best  to  not  be  scratched.  kitty  usually  runs  the  spaniel  all the  way  down  the  hallway  into  the  bathroom.  (little Kitty  is  the  Boss).

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1 chilly day of working on car in the garage out of the winter wind. asleep on my coat under her blankie.

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Spaniel - wound - up info

bounce, bounce, bounce   +  slurps  =   Spaniel.

Sunday started with  a walk and lots of running.   found out she can jump up on the dining table  and  slurp  the  window.   chewed up her brush.   staring contest with the cats.   running  all  around the  yard.   terrorizing her plush squeakies.    playing chase the tarp   and  running  thru  the  leaves.

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Shelf 14"  from the ceiling - circles the  room.

Floor to Ceiling Shelf.

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evenings  are so busy.


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Spaniel by day - info

another day at the friend's house.  She spent parts of the day running loose or on a long line running and playing with bear or my work gloves.   then sleeping in the truck.

wonderful little dog - so well behaved.    left her inside  for all of 30 minutes.  and found a glove on the kitchen floor.

Spaniel and people - info

may have a problem with Men.  Woman she is shy and a bit timid, But Men she is fierce , yippy, jumpy, and hateful.

Quincy shelter was all woman and not 1 growl or bark.  Dollar store was way busy and she was quiet and friendly - no men.  FK store she did bark at 1 guy  who was nice and talked softly to her and was able to pet her.  Thrift store was all women.

P - info

true lap baby --  spends  the  evenings curled up with me in a recliner or office chair.

loves to play - she prefers  to chew on fingers -  chews and  chews  on her plush  squeakys  and  will chase  a  ball  till  she  drops.

learning to tolerate  the house kittys.  Little  kitty   is nosing up to her  and  sharing a  chair.   Big  kitty  is hateful. : (  !

she is NOT a begger - while she  eats  up  biscuits and duck jerky - she does not bother with people food!  now if only she would eat her dog foods.

she now knows how to get into the house from kitty pen thru the doggy  door -  needs  to  learn how  to go  out,

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Spaniel climbed rite into pickup truck cab.  she  figured out how to go from the seats to the inside shelf thru the slide window to the outside shelf --  in and out - out and in - in -out - and down into the box  back up on the shelf - left  to right and right to left.
traveling is a real snooze -- she simply curls up on the inside shelf and sleeps all the way (safety chain to her harness).

(helping clean-up a yard)   parked the truck in the back yard.  walked her around showing her the place.  left her in the truck - leash to her harness - leash to safety chain.  she went   front to inside shelf to back shelf and out thru the pipe sides down to the ground  I  said  - NO, NO, NO,  puppy  stays IN  truck box NOT  allowed  out thru the sides.  so  I  picked her up and  stuffed  her  back   in  thru  the  pipes (the way she slipped out) and back onto the shelf .  a  tap  on the  nose and state the rules.  

She  spent  the  day  either in the truck or out on a line in the grass.  absolute doll - no trouble at  all (well that 1 slip thru the side).

no problems, no fuss, no  barking - even with the hounds next door, she was perfectly quiet and well behaved.

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Kitty Pen --  enclosed   20'  x  35'  x  6-8' H.  access  thru  doggy  door that is  under the  window in the  computer  room.
doggy door goes into a box with a  sharp turn to a ramp out into the pen.
1st  pin the door open  and  show   her  how  to  go  in  and  out.  2nd    work  with  her  to  work  the   door   on  her  own.   3rd  ENJOY the  freedom  of   a pet  who  can  put  herself  in  &  out side  as  she  needs  to  potty.



view into kitty  pen.

P feeds - info

10/31/10
may have a food  problem --  1 mouthful and run.  does not  eat  very  much at any 1 time all day  long.  does  not  beg or  mooch.

way to thin and skinny  needs  to  gain  weight - may top out at 30 #s  (if  she  eats her suppers).

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Spaniel - adopted 10-28-10 spaniel/poodle mix - 1 1/2 yrs 20# black & white, skinny and matted ears.

Quincy Humane Shelter

at the shelter intro room  she  was timid and way shy, pawing at the  door  trying  to  get  out and to get away - to  hide, wanted nothing to do with either of us.  so  I  sat  down  on  the  floor  my side  to the  door. now  she  had  to  go  thru  me  to  get  to  the  door.  I  did  my  best  not  to  look  at  her  and  to  talk  softly  to  her.  10  minutes  of  pacing  and  trying  to  get  to  the  door  turned  into  sly  snuggling  up  to  my back.  talk softly  and a little  ear petting to   sitting  in my  lap.  30  minutes and I was able to  pick her up for all  of  a minute.  All  adopted, snapped on her leash and out the  door  she  went.   excellent leash trained walk in the grass by  the  parking  lot out to the  car.  she  let  me  pick her up and place her in a crate that was strapped in the back seat.  wiggles and a whimper - she curled up and  slept in the crate for the  1 hr car ride home.

Home - so scared - at first all she  wanted was to hide.  and then there was the bath --  filled  the  tub  with warm soapy  water- picked her up and carefully  set  her  in expecting a fight or fear - Surprised to find full  cooperation - amazed she even lifted her paws and tilted her head up.  set her out to dry and she stood still for the towelling.  open the door  to  an  all  new  doggy !   like a switch from off to  on - full steam -  she ran and played for an hour around the living room and down the hall around and around she ran until  she  fell  over.

she spent the evening snuggled up in a  lap. Bedtime what to do with her?  she pounced on my bed - wiggled for 30 min. then slept thru to 7 am - woke up to wiggles. 

house cats are  terrified. Big Kitty in basement & Little Kitty high up on a shelf.

Very well Leash trained, no problems with the cable tie out.   turned her loose in the fenced back yard and watched her run and run and run all along the fence around the pines and thru the bushes.

wiggles, slurps, and Nipper.  yes she is a Nipper - she likes to grab your fingers and  pull  you around where she wants to go.


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a Beagle at Home

a Beagle at Home
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Cat muddin'
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a Kitty in a Toy Box
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a cat on the attic shelf  in the workshop
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pond guppys
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pond goldfish
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Pond  Guppys

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Pool Pickerel
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Pool Fish Pond
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137 Fancy Guppys - 3 orange Mollys - 2 Goldfish

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Daisy
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Cat Nest

A Dog Trot

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A Beagle of a Dog

Daisy - age 13 and still chasing rabbits : )

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A Cat Nap
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A Dog of a Beagle

A Dog of a Beagle
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A Cat Screen Saver
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