Kodie Pictures!!

[captain]

Oh, sorry - I must have misread. I thought your darling Nova growled first ................... (<- me being BLIND!)

If Kodie growls again, immediately say NO, banish him out!!!! Ignoring will make his Dally mind start to work, and realise he cannot be the KING!!!!

My Ruby does that sometimes, and she HATES to be ignored. She will sit in front of me, just staring, or staring in the window when I am not talking to her ..........

You are doing so well ............... keep it up. And YES, let the new owners know how to handle him too. Banish him for longer than 1 hour!!!! at least half a day ......

[delidog]

Thank YOU Captain!!!!
I knew that You could Help with the Dally Mind!!!

[Cincy'sMom]

I'm sorry Kodie is being such a handful, but he is a gorgoues boy!! I hope his new family is willing to work with him and that he is able to get along with a new sister. He deserves a great home, but sounds like he will needs someone understanding to help him adjust.

And let me third the notion...Dals hate to be ignored!! Sadie is only 1/2 dal, but the worst punishment in the world to her is to be told to go away.

[Aspen and Misty]

Captian - Don't worry about it. Thank you for the help. Kodie is in the hallway whinning and crying because no one is with him. (he isn't beind punished, but he has to stay in the hallway/spare bed room with a baby gate between him and my dogs.

I am letting him settle in tonight and tomrrow during the day. I will try to introduce them again tomrrowith a couple of walks and then some romping in the living room. If anything happens he will be taken outside and left out there. I do have 2 worries about this method though.
1. Kodie gets cold easily and there is snow on the ground. Today it was only 38 degrees out. I do not have a dog house for him to go into if he does get cold.
2. He barks constanly at the door till you let him in. Today he was put outside by my brother who didn't let him in right when he barked, he barked for 3 mins straight and he has a loud bark! LOL. We are in town too, our next door neighbors are only on the other side of the fence.

Well, we will see what happens and take it one day at a time. Hopefully Kodie's new owners still want him. Thank you for all the kind words everyone and I will keep you updated!

Ashley