Kym's Tale - Chapter One - The Beginning and Potty Training
We'd not been married very long when we decided to get a dog. Bob had always had a dog when he was younger - his dad often had working German Shepherds at home.
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Potty Training
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Kym's Tale - Chapter Three - Pack Leader
Dogs are not humans, but they are uncanny readers of body language, and Kym was aware she had the upper hand. I was hesitant when I should have been decisive; weak when I should have been firm.
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Dog Pack Leader
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Kym's Tale - Chapter Five - Being there at the end
Shortly after that Kym began to limp. We don't know what happened; she certainly didn't injure herself out on a walk. We just came home from work one day and she was lame. She didn't seem to be in pain, which made it even odder.
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Being There At The End
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Kym's Tale - Chapter Two - Aggression Over Food
Pups are sociable little creatures by nature; they don't do well left alone for long at first.
We took it in turns to come home each lunchtime to feed her, but we could only stay about twenty minutes, and then she was left alone until we finished work.
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Aggression Over Food
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Kym's Tale - Chapter Four - Dog Training Classes
Nowadays, even though our dogs are well-behaved on a lead, I always use a Halti.
This is an ingeniously simple device available in any pet store that looks like a horse's headcollar. The lead clips on under the dog's chin, and any attempts to pull just means that the dog turns itself in a circle.
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Dog Training Classes
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