On 12 Aug 2006 13:52:19 -0700 krazywasabi78779    
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   > My Shih Tzu doese that almost every time she goes for a walk.  She will   
   > walk for about five minutes, then she will stop.  Just stop, sit there   
   > for a second, then lay down.  Normally when she doese that, I just pick   
   > her up, and then she just comes home in my arms.  The last time I tried   
   > to picke her up, she just growled at me!!!  Anyway, I think that is   
   > natural for dogs to just lay down.   
      
   Your dog may do it, but it isn't "normal".  Your Shih Tzu should enjoy   
   both walking and running for considerably longer then 5 minutes.  One of   
   the reasons our dogs have gotten in such poor physical condition is the   
   acceptance of such things.   
      
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   Diane Blackman   
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            while preaching with violent words.   
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