Thank you all for your input. Kitty's mom explained the dominance thing better for me. My dog is not meant to be a lap dog...sure it's cute now at 4 months and 20 lbs, but she won't be this small forever. This is a required puppy obedience course for...

Wendy...its certainly no disrespect to me. I stated in my posts that this is what the instructor said...not me. Bella (and her 20lbs) has always been on our laps as well. We were shocked by this. I just thought it would be a good discussion topic, as...

Bella is always on one of our laps too. I had even heard that when a dog sits on your feet it is a sign of affection. He said cuddled up next to you is fine, but directly on is her sign of dominance over you. I'm not sure what we are going to do ...

I will start by saying, I loved our trainer! Here is a little info on him if you are interested: http://www.lollypop.org/dogObedInstructor.html The two main things I took away from class last night (was a lecture without the dogs first) is that...

We have a wire crate with a smooth metal bottom that has a divider (never needed it though because she only peed in it when we came home and got excited) We put newspaper down in the beginning just in case there were any messes...she ended up ripp...

Terrific Pets is one big jumbled includes all kinda forum. I actually like it this way...I manage to see everything at once rather than having to search under each topic.

Paper Towels!! It's amazing how many you will go through. I had a poll on here and Viva and absorbant disposable shop towels seemed to be the best.

I wish I knew!! I brought home Bella, a Labrador/Pit Bull mix from the shelter. I wish I knew more about her parents and what exact breeds are in her. Either way, I love her to pieces...it would just be nice to know.

The artist who created this movie posted it last week. Thank you though, for bringing it back up. For those of you that can't get through the whole thing, the graphic images are only for a short bit in the middle. The end is wonderful.

Thanks scout =) I knew you would know!