Patrick, Has Nico bitten you yet? You have chosen a path this is not likely to lead to success. Were I Nico I'd have sure bitten you by now! 😎 -JimD
On Feb 19, 2013, at 1:26 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the responses so far. I did try to introduce him to it by > tossing in bits of food (he would whine, approach from all sides > except the open top, then finally work up his courage to dart in and > grab the morsel. I also left it in his basket, under his bedding, for > two weeks. He was still terrified when it came to getting inside. > > The statute of limitations on the return is running out: do y'all > think, given the above, that there is still hope? > > Maybe I should smear bacon grease in the bottom .... > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I had been dragging Dirk around in a trailer and he hated that. Then I got >> the pack and it seemed to calm him being next to me. The only time he goes >> in the pack is to go to doggy daycare or the dog park. He now gets excited >> when I bring it out. Speaking of which... it's a beautiful day here in >> Portland. i think we'll head off to Chimney Park. >> >> I think Jim offers great advice. >> >> --mike >> >> >> On Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:34:37 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>> Not quite so off topic since one reason for buying the Timbuktu pet >>> carrier backpack that someone recommended is to let me carry my dog on >>> my Rivendells. Anyway, I got one and Nico is absolutely panicked by >>> it. I managed to stuff him in and slam the lid with help from my >>> brother, and he stayed still, if tense, but trying to get him in by >>> myself is like trying to thread a needle with a thistle. Nico is also >>> very reluctant to get into a car. >>> >>> Does anyone have any *experience* about humanely habituating a dog to >>> be carried in this way? Or is it a lost cause and ought I to return >>> the thing before the month's deadline is out? (Or I could just keep it >>> to carry other things in ...) >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ------------------------- >>> Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA >>> For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW >>> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html >>> ------------------------- >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > > -- > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
