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[ambersaigh]

     So, I've had this puppy for two days now, and she totally doesn't listen to me.  She craps everywhere and makes a lot of noise and doesn't listen and is, generally, a puppy.  I have tried The Great and Glorious Generic Term of Training on her just like with my other dog who is PERFECT and, though rescued, guaranteed not to have heard a word of

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[miss_teacher]

causing possibly irreparable damage to two sets of gene pools

Ray Coppinger, in his book Dogs, says that some sledders try to tell people their sled dogs are part wolf, and it's amusing because he says that actually makes them worse! Sled dogs were bred to be the best at pulling for long distance and wolves suck (to paraphrase). So I think it's funny when people think adding wolf to the mix makes it so much better.

I personally do not understand the appeal. Dogs can be hard enough, why add real wolf blood to the mix?! It must be a status thing...to say you have owned a wolf before. Ridiculous.

[mbif]

Mushers are an odd lot on the whole and get a kick out of the out-of-staters who will eat up anything they say without question. xD It's like the folks who tell newbies that our mosquitos will carry away their babies.

[miss_teacher]

Doh...here I am talking to *you* about sled dogs :)

[miss_teacher]

Only at least *this time* I remembered you live in Alaska.

[mbif]

Progress!

[ambersaigh]

*treat!*

[wirenth]

i've seen your mosquitoes and i'm pretty sure it is possible.