Oh, my goodness, that pic you posted with the two dalmations hugging??? Just melted my heart....there's something truly ... I don't know the word to describe it ... something so naive, so filled with love, in the soul of a dog that I wish mere human beings could even begin to comprehend.
They're only a little lower than Angels.......but not by much....

OMG hicks! I hope everything is ok with you

Thanks for the rep, hicks Have a great afternoon! Silk

Good morning and thanks for the rep.

Good morning to you too and

For the rep
Have a great day!

hi hicks! there has been an ever so tiny reprieve to the bitter cold....so says my DH but I still want to hibernate, lol. Enjoy the day!

Thanks for the rep - hope your week is going well!

Where are you hiding, hicks?

Thanks for the rep.
Have a good evening .

Hope you keep warm with Jake today. I thank God I have my Benji....
Quick question, any tips for how 'spreading reputation around' works?

Much thanks for repping me! Enjoy the week ahead!

no kidding.. it snowed the entire damn day

Thanks for the rep and have a great weekend.

Thanks for the rep. Have a great weekend.

Tipping my hat to anyone working outside this winter, and I hope that snowfall prediction is wrong!! ( fingers crossed )

ho hicks! Can you believe this deep freeze? Poor guys coming in after work last night, they looked so depressed, took DH till well after 3:00 a.m. to feel warm on the inside.

Try teaching him the head down separately. With Lily dog, I taught it to her while she was lying down. Use the food to lure his nose down to the ground, keeping the treat just out of reach (careful or you'll end up teaching crawl). Once his head hits the floor, say Yes, good head down. If he's smart enough (& it sounds like he is), he'll know what head down means. Then put it together. Once the paws are up, say head down, once he complies, say Good prayers (or whatever the command is).

Break it down into smaller components. Start with him putting one paw up, then both, then head down (or between his paws). Teach each one separately, until he has it down pat. Then move on to the next step. With Lily, I taught her to put one paw on my knee, then the other, then both. I had already taught her to put her head down on cue, so I gave her the both paws up command, then the head down command, then I said, good girl, say your prayers (in our case, it's actually, Are you a good Catholic ).

Any time, you want to get together, I'd love to. Have to figure out how to get to you, but we can figure that out.

Thank you for the rep 22hicks! You too have a wonderful day.

Lily can do most of those (she refuses to roll over, but Quincy does, go figure). Come over for a visit when we're not in the deep freeze and Lily can demonstrate the subtleties (not) of performing in public (she's a ham when she has an audience).

Which ones do you want to teach Jake? Anything in particular?

thank you for keeping me in your thoughts, as you are often in mine...take care

Awwww thank you Hicks

Thanks for the rep!

Hi Hicks,
Thank you so much for the Valentines wishes on the weekend.
Hope you had a great one.
Have a great day .

Thanks for the reps! Hope you have a great day!

Thank you! I hope you had a great V-day too!

I did enjoy it, tried to stay inside for the most part lol as it was so cold outside.
Thanks for the rep!