As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
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I think both dogs need to learn their boundaries a little. Older dog is still top dog but must be nice to new dog and new dog is young and just need to respect the older dog.
I think walking them together would be a wonderful way for them to interact and bond together plus burn off excess energy. A tired dog is a good dog.
The dog trainer I use has online classes for multiple dog households. Pamela Dennison's Positive Motivation Dog Training in Washington, New Jersey
I haven't taken that class, but I enrolled my surviving dog (in three-six week courses of in-person classes) after our older dog died in order to help relieve his anxiety. It was very helpful, and the trainer worked tirelessly and even helped me find another dog. I keep emailing her and calling her for help and she is quite patient and helpful. I like her ideas. She has many dogs and has overcome many problems. I haven't read any of her books ,yet, but the other people in my class with multiple dogs have found them helpful and full of insight. If you can't use Pamela Dennison, I would suggest local clicker training classes and perhaps read Click to Calm -Healing the Aggressive Dog for general training tips.
I am taking the online class for multiple dog households starting March 9th-she even has a special going right now. I need to learn how to upload video of what my dogs are doing to You-Tube so we can use it in class. Anybody know? I hope things are going well with your dogs.
We adopted an 8 month old (last August) Great Pyrenese and our 11 year old Golden Retriever has never liked other dogs. But Hans (the pup) has a great dispositon and is very submissive. So it worked out great and they've each taught each other some things. They're the best of friends now! I hope things work out for you soon. Hopefully time and patience will win out.
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I am a Husky lover. My Shadow lost her life mate in summer of 2010. We tried fostering for a while, and went through 3 fosters before I'd had enough and decided on a puppy. By this point, Shadow was 10 years. The puppy was 10 weeks when we brought him home (Jan 2012) and FULL of energy. Shadow would go after him if he got near her food bowl or treats. Otherwise, she tolerated him, but all his biting at her legs and tail earned him the name Bane. Shadow would put him in his place, but she wouldn't play with him. We finally broke down and got a third husky in November, so Bane would have a play mate. Spirit is 2, to Bane's 1, and is full of puppy energy too. He is super laid back, and has no dominance or aggression in him. Shadow really wasn't happy to add another dog, but she is doing well. She "yells" at the boys when they rough-house, or when they get near her food, and sometimes she will even play with them now.
So, no real advice in there, but hopefully it will get better for you like it did for us.
Hi all. For the most part things are getting easier. They are great out in the garden and will play however I still couldn't leave them alone together. We can now have them in the same room so long as Fern doesn't try to jump in Nell's face. She does NOT like that and will tell her so! Occasionally they will also cuddle in together when sleepy although for the last 3 days or so Nell has been reluctant to let Fern do that. So although that had seemed like a bit out a setback, on the whole it's a big improvement to what it was like when I first posted. I tried to post some pics but I can't seem to do it from my ipad. Can anyone help me with that? X
things sound pretty normal to me. No matter how long they are together, the alpha dog will occasionally decide to make sure everyone knows her place. When we added Angus to the family, Foofie (9 and not a dog lover) was slow to warm and I think it was probably 6-8 months before i would leave them alone-and Angus was as submissive as they come.
Hi all. For the most part things are getting easier. They are great out in the garden and will play however I still couldn't leave them alone together. We can now have them in the same room so long as Fern doesn't try to jump in Nell's face. She does NOT like that and will tell her so! Occasionally they will also cuddle in together when sleepy although for the last 3 days or so Nell has been reluctant to let Fern do that. So although that had seemed like a bit out a setback, on the whole it's a big improvement to what it was like when I first posted. I tried to post some pics but I can't seem to do it from my ipad. Can anyone help me with that? X
Thanks for the update! I don't know how to post a pic from the iPad, but how are you accessing this? When I try to get here from the iPad-it wants to take me to an app. I got the app, but can't get here from there. I have to get here from my laptop.
Glad to hear things are getting easier.
We had our lab Cody for 5 years when I thought " he needs a friend" so I brought home a lab pup (jersey) and they got along well. Our Cody was such a lovable boy and probably would have been fine as an only dog but here we were with a new pup in the mix and we were a 2 dog family up untill last october. Cody was 14 and started going downhill and we had to make that awful decision to put him downand I also worried about about jersey as she had known nothing else but her brother. I debated getting another but with us working full time and our DD(4 1/2) we didnt feel it was the right thing to do for oir family. Jersey definitley seems to be needing a bit more attention these days but i know she would would probably enjoy the company. I think you did the right thing and I am sure it will take time to adjust to the new family member. Maybe you can introduce a fun new rope toy or a tug of war type toy that they can play with together. Good luck
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and I also worried about about jersey as she had known nothing else but her brother. I debated getting another but with us working full time and our DD(4 1/2) we didnt feel it was the right thing to do for oir family. Jersey definitley seems to be needing a bit more attention these days but i know she would would probably enjoy the company. I think you did the right thing and I am sure it will take time to adjust to the new family member. Maybe you can introduce a fun new rope toy or a tug of war type toy that they can play with together. Good luck 
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