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I lost two pounds this week! Yay! I have decided that when I lose ten pounds, I shall reward myself with The White Album. This is one I surprisingly don't have on CD. I love The Beatles. Anyway, yeah. Ten pounds = The White Album.

Now, I have a problem. A really big one. My dog Tetris, an Akbash Dog, does not get along with my Great Dane. She gets along with EVERY OTHER DOG EVER. It has come to the point that I am about to get rid of her, despite how heartbreaking it will be for my husband and me, and her. Her breed bonds with one family, and usually for life. They're meant to work out in the fields with sheep and bond with the flock and guard them. Excellent guard dogs. Stubborn as all hell. She got to be aggressive with the Dane when she was about 3 months old, over food. She was the runt of the litter, never got food, was rescued by a friend and bottle fed until I got her and took over. So she's been with me FOREVER. We have tried everything that we can think of, and that we can feasibly afford, to get her over this aggression toward the Dane. It's gotten to the point that it's no longer about food. Hasn't been for a while. Anytime one walks past the other, Tetris will growl. If the Dane is a little excited and comes to greet us when we get home, like all three of our dogs do, then Tetris will jump her...forcefully. Usually, the Dane doesn't fight back because she's the Downe's Syndrome baby of our trio of special ed dogs. In that, I am not being facetious or insulting. Cu Sidhe (Dane) exhibits the characteristics of a Downe's Syndrome person. She's as sweet as can be, wants to have fun, loving and caring and protective. Doesn't get insulted or get her feelings hurt. Just a big goober of a dog. Tetris is our Asperger's kid. Apparently the two don't mix? I don't know. After tonight's fight, I told hubby she has to go, but it broke his heart so much...he loves dogs, as do I. I had to keep from crying. So, tomorrow, we are going to Petsmart with Tetris to get a double-leash and a muzzle. I have read that if you walk the two dogs together, and pay attention to the "dominant" one first, then they will get the idea. Eventually. We're gonna try. Try so hard to get through to the idiot dog. She's not stupid by any means. She's very intelligent. I'm hoping with the muzzle, the exercise, and the very strong attempts that she will get the picture. I don't want to send her away, because I love her and I'm afraid she won't bond well with another family. The pound is NOT an option. I don't want her to die.