Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

I sound just the opposite I can watch tv and drive fine but when I read or do any up close detail work I need them. What's the word I'm looking for   you know like when you age you need bi focals? I'm just getting this sooner than the usual. I can read fine with them on and as soon as I look up at someone or something I want to puke

thanks Shelli!   I have to admit my eyes get tired and I get a kink in my neck   I used to do alot of cross stitch and fine detail painting quite a few years ago and I should be wearing glasses when I work but they make me feel sick

thank you Kay I didn't know where to start either so I had to buy a book and some tips from Mikki was most helpful I think I'll put down the fur for a bit and practice more needlefelting. No pattern too is just great!!!

hello, just thought I'd share my first well second needlefelted critter, the first bunny didn't turn out as well I can see how this becomes addicting! Any pointers or tips would be welcome

thank you Jane! She's nutty but very loving She's slowly learning the rules

Hello I caught Dakota as she was yawning She will be 5 months on the 12th and is 46 lbs.

I LOVE this one!!!!!

Thanks Joanne! I'm off to look

I have photo shop too and have played around but nothing else. I wonder why it never came with a manual??? A book you can actually read!! Oh and Joanne, where did you find the book? and Tami thanks for the info

she is beautiful though! even her nose matches her outfit        

thanks for that Daphne I think the one I was looking at was the gentle leader one. I'll give that one a try, thanks again!

okay, now is the Halti? or gentle walker the one that goes above the muzzle and behind the ears? I was looking today and couldn't believe how many they had with different names! and alot of different kinds

thanks for that info too Laurie! Actually, the past few days she's been really good walking with just a normal collar   but we'll see.....

great looking puppy!   I know what you mean about no bear making for a bit, until you get into a routine Actually, I sometimes get things done sooner since Dakota doesn't let me sleep past 7:30 am!

Just FANTASTIC!!!!!! I still need to get a website Anyone have any ideas who does them? the one I did try awhile ago was so blah and boring that I never told anyone about it

WOW!! That's a pretty smart bear!! and wouldn't that be scary

  you gals are right! Going a half a block to get the mail was a struggle and I constantly had to stop, tell her to sit and hold her in a sitting position until she settled down. She makes great eye contact though which I hear is a good sign She's the sweetest baby when she wants to be. I'll get a different collar and try these different techniques and keep you posted

Thanks for all the info Deb! I'm not even using a choke chain! [I think they should of named this collar something different] I am going to get one of those and I also hear the Martingale? ones are good too. She plays with my daughter's friend's Golden Retreiver and her dog Roxy was so abused before they got her that she lets Dakota bite her and everything! so I take her to play with my nephews dog Brutis and he puts her in her place and they play and play It's so easy to forget sometimes that she is so young and her brains aren't as big as her body She'll be 4 months on the 12th. She is on another antibiotic for her bladder infection since the first round didn't work but despite that her housebreaking is going extremely well! What would I do without you gals on TT!

thanks for the info Linda and Beth   I am having fun with her when she's not nipping and jumping! I've been trying to train her on walks with the leash using the sudden jerk method when she goes ahead of me. I want to go on nice walks with her and have no pulling since she's getting strong already. The method seems to have starting working some already soo... I just hate it though when it sounds like she's choking   I would hate to damage her wind pipe or vocal cords! If there is any alternative method that helps for walking please let me know!

wow aren't you a lucky gal Jane!!! Have great fun! :dance:

Debbie ~ They are cute aren't they??   I've read so much about them and the health risks they can have but........ I hope she ends up being one that lives to be 10 or even older. I have heard also that when you get any puppy from a petstore that the breeders don't give a crap but on her chart I received they had the breeders  name whited out and I scratched it off and when I took her to the vet the one girl does know her and says she is a good breeder soo......and also they said at the petstore that if I do want info the manager can tell me what I want to know, so maybe there is some hope for some petshops

Thanks a bunch Kathleen, Tami, and Debbie and Linda ~ Gorgeous dog you have! just beautiful   I can't wait till Dakota ia a little older and a bit more calmer, I really hope she become a calm, gentle giant

Daphne ~ so glad Tucker is still feeling really good enough to play, and sounds like he has such a zest for life!   Sarah~ thank you and how is your dog doing now too?  Thank you for sweet comments on her Jane, Millie, Laurie, and Deb   Linda ~ She's a Bernese Mountain Dog, I too prefer medium to large dogs best too but their all loveable and huggable! even though I was bit by the eye by a big yellow lab when I was little. She will get to be about 70 to 80 lbs, my vet already told me to stop feeding her puppy food now. Marlys ~ What breed is your dog? I'm really anxious to get the puppy stage over with but I fear these breeds are slow to mature

Thank you Daphne she can be real naughty too! How's your dog doing now?

Hi everyone, here she is and she loves to sleep on her back. She's 3 and a half months now and 32 lbs