Arlington Heights Public Library

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1. alex — September 16, 2009 #

   Thank you Arlington Heights!!! You were a great group and I hope everyone walked out knowing a little more than when you walked in.

2. Pam — September 17, 2009 #

   Thanks for coming to Arlington, I always learn something new at your presentations. My current foster is an 8 month old border collie/basset or corgi mix. He has gotten very reactive to some dogs at our weekly adoption events. There doesn’t seem to be an obvious pattern in what dogs he likes or doesn’t like. He wants to play with some, others he seems fine but then turns ugly, others he barks non-stop and his hair stands up. If I’m walking with him and see him start to stiffen up I correct and change direction until we can walk past the dog without issue. If we’re sitting down I have him “watch” me or get up and walk away. What should I be doing? Is there any way to figure out why he reacts badly to some dogs & not others? He lives & plays with a 15 yr old Tibetan (a foster we couldn’t place) & has been fine with dogs who have visited the house. Thanks.

3. Morgan Mandel — September 17, 2009 #

   Tomorrow, which is Friday the 18th, I’m posting a blog about your presentation at the Arlington Hts Library, which my husband and I very much enjoyed. It will be at http://morganmandel.blogspot.com. We’re the ones with Rascal, the deaf pit bull, who has issues with moving targets. Because of your suggestion, we’ll be fitting a skateboard park in our future to see if see can get her more accustomed to them.

   We caught your show tonight on public television. Rascal is very much like Twister in that she knows when one of us enters the house even if she’s in the other room. Also, she does have a strong bark. When we adopted her, we weren’t told she was deaf. No one knew about it because she was a puppy and very alert. There are advantages. When the doorbell rings or when it’s thundering, she is not concerned. If dogs bark at her from houses when we walk down the street, she just keeps walking.

   We hope to catch you again at the Mt Prospect Library on Nov. 10 to hear more of what you have to say.

   Morgan Mandel