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My dog is sound sensitive but at thirteen has been losing some hearing and doesn't seem to be as bothered by low sounds anymore. She still gets upset when the smoke alarm goes off for new batteries or a warning or test so I guess she's mostly losing the low end of her hearing.
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Protocol7 posted:So what’s the deal with dog grooming? Dexter has a bit of a shaggy coat and I’ve never really had to get a dog groomed before. We’ve already got the recommendation of someone who does house visits and specializes in Yorkies, just not sure if it’s really necessary? Yorkies will grow their hair (no dander so technically not fur but who cares) long and need it to be groomed. The show dog cut is like a weird long mop but I hate it so I get my dog the "puppy cut" (as the groomer called it) every 2-3 months. The groomer suggests every 2 months but sometimes I let it go longer if it's cold out and sometimes she's booked for 3-5 weeks. You can trim their eyebrow and nose fur if it interferes with them seeing a bit between grooming but obviously be careful around their eyes with scissors, etc. AKC wikipedia picture of show length:  puppy cut look:  My goofball dog sort of in between sitting on a piece of paper: 
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GreenBuckanneer posted:How dumb is it to get a (small) dog in like, a 370sq ft apartment with an upstairs? It will depend on the dog; both the breed and the individual dog's temperament. My Yorkie is not energetic at all and would be fine in a small area. She can also do stairs and jump up on the couch and bed although it's getting harder in her old age. I got her some foam steps for the couch because she hurt her paw a couple of times jumping down from the couch.
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Sab669 posted:
I've never had a dog big enough to get into the fridge, but maybe a fridge lock that automatically locks would be in order so you don't have to train yourself and the dog at the same time. Unfortunately the only ones I see online are for side closing fridges but maybe that'd work. The real downside is having to have a hand free to push it each time: https://smile.amazon.com/Refrigerator-Freezer-Toddler-Install-Adhesive/dp/B07ZPWLB49/ https://smile.amazon.com/Refrigerator-Freezer-Toddler-Cabinet-Adhesive/dp/B08LW3RQTD/ https://smile.amazon.com/EUDEMON-Refrigerator-Freezer-Toddler-Adhesive/dp/B07SK5BRDL/ I could also see denying the dog access to the kitchen while you're gone but that's another option that depends on the layout of your place, not everywhere has access doors to close to keep pets out.
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I forgot to lock the fridge after making breakfast before work, today. So again my hound got to feast on 8 raw eggs, half a pound of cheese, and half a pound of ham. I slowcooked a pot roast over night and chopped it up in the morning, fortunately I just threw it all into 1 bag and brought it into work rather than a small bag for work and the rest in the fridge, otherwise she would've eaten all 3 pounds of roast too.
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FizFashizzle posted:Dog had a small poop yesterday thet was formed but loose, but just woke me up again at 2 am to have more diarrhea. In my experience diarrhea is the opposite of constipation. I usually give my dog "the bland diet" which is rice and some white chicken with basically nothing else for a day or so until her system starts acting normal again if she has chain diarreah (it happened in February, I think I gave her something with garlic the set her off by mistake). However, I haven't had an actual puppy in a long time so that may not be an appropriate recommendation. I've also had vets tell me that pepto bismol is alright for dogs (I am not a vet so I wouldn't presume to pass that on as official information, so ask your vet). Dogs don't want to drink it so the tablet or chewable kind is usually what I give, broken up into tiny bits in cheese like a you're giving them any other pill. Again, I'm not a vet, so while a vet told me this years ago it may not be normal or recommended, especially for a puppy.
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Professor Wayne posted:I picked up this girl today from the rescue for a foster to adopt thing. She held my hand almost the entire way home. Once she found out that furniture was fair game, she has been very content to hang out on a couch and gaze out the window. Not interested in toys yet. But she is almost suspiciously chill at all times, so I'm not worried about her having excess energy and tearing stuff up just yet. That's a great dog right there.
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Alucard posted:I don't think dogs are safe for chickens though. Yorkies are pretty small but they are bred to instinctively catch mice. Something their own size might not be a problem but they are terriers so I wouldn't guarantee it. I didn't have that problem with mine but she would definitely find mice if allowed into the unfinished basement where they sometimes get in. edit: didn't realize this was the dog thread instead of pest control and I figured someone would chime in with more useful advice. OP, I'd stop by the pest control thread; Motronic does his own and may have advice on invertebrate management: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3944991 I mostly trap mice and spray wasps, the only thing I'd be sure of for insect control around pets would be a bug zapper or some traps targeted for the species, but it will depend on what insects are causing the issue. Rexxed fucked around with this message at 00:42 on Jun 30, 2022 |
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mmkay posted:How long does it take to train a dog to run 1000 mph? As it turns out, not that long: 
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the JJ posted:5:20 in the morning local time and I'm sitting alone outside the e-vet. New pup, adopted him less than two months ago. He prrrrrrrrobably just ate something he shouldn't have, or licked his paws after running through gross park water, and will be fine with some extra fluids. But he woke me up in the middle of the night puking and making GBS threads everywhere, which is exactly what happened with my last dog*, who turned out to have a liver thing and didn't make it, so I'm not doing great. Hope everything turns out with the pup. For vomit it's good to get it up asap so it doesn't stain so that may not be possible after a while. I've had good luck with Resolve carpet cleaners in the past. I found that they'd often leave a little behind since blotting stuff up and soaking it down and blotting it and scrubbing and blotting can only do so much. I had some good luck with after that using baking powder based cleaners that would absorb a lot of whatever was left and pull it out of low pile carpet. Arm and Hammer pet fresh was good for that but I'd kind of shake it right onto the spot and let it sit while it pulled it out, then it could be scooped and vacuumed up. My dog didn't care to avoid it and would sometimes track it around but it's not hard to vacuum up the powder even when it's saturated. If I ever get another dog I'll probably get one of those spot cleaner wet/dry vacuums.
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:Do puppies get cranky/disobedient/bad when they’re tired? My 9 week old golden retriever was going bananas earlier-would not stop digging in the grass, ignored every ‘no’ and squeaky toy attempt at redirection, went right back to it even when I picked him up and moved him away, tried nipping at me when I eventually picked him up and carried him inside etc. When we got inside he immediately went and laid on my pajamas like he was going to nap. I’ve realized he had a very busy day. I was working outside on my house and he was out there with me much of the day and I don’t think he had much nap time. Yeah, much like human children they don't realize that they're tired and get cranky.
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For a puppy I'd definitely have the vet see him. When my older dog had those issues I'd just lower her regular food and mix it with white rice. If it was bad I'd hold the food for a day and just give her some bland white chicken with the rice. Sort of the doggy equivalent of chicken soup, bland food to help their digestive system calm down. It was usually what the vet recommended but they always said if it lasted more than a day or two to bring them in for a checkup.
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Riatsala posted:Does anyone have experience/insight into homemade dog meals? My 3 years old is getting Kirkland chow twice a day and I was thinking of replacing one meal with some chicken breast, plain rice, and diced carrots/peas. I can do the math on his caloric intake pretty easily and figure I could whip up a week's worth to portion and freeze each weekend. My coworker swears by it, but I don't want to radically change the pup's diet without a second opinion. I cooked for my dog who had kidney problems for a couple of years before she passed in 2012. We ended up seeing a veterinary nutritionist who figured out the quantities and what to look out for with supplements. She was on a lower protein diet but I basically made rice, chicken thigh, broccoli, and sweet potato or yam (with some skin) every week or so and I'd portion it out over the week. The main things the nutritionist was useful for was in figuring out the caloric intake and quantities to feed her, and also having me add stuff that she needed. Unfortunately our dog didn't like the multivitamin powder you can add on top of what you feed them, but she had me add a little salt with iodine, for the iodine, some taurine powder since dogs need it, and a little canola oil mostly for taste but also because dogs need a little fat (although the chicken thighs are a bit fatty). Since dogs vary a lot in size and nutritional requirements it may be worth seeing if you have a vet that specializes in that nearby. I'm sure they won't be that cheap because they're specialists but consulting with one may be worthwhile. She was a very good dog! 
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Ragnar Gunvald posted:I've wanted to do this exact thing but I'm not an apple user and never have been, is there a way to track them without an iPhone? I've seen a guy on youtube (Andrew Caramata) whose dogs run off around his property use these GPS collars to track them: https://tryfi.com/ Here's the company's info on how it works: https://tryfi.com/learn The amazon reviews aren't amazing but the bad ones seem to be centered around the collars breaking and needing more warranty support than the company gives or complaints about the app trying to be a social network for dog owners. I don't think I'd want to spend $120 on something that might break with a short warranty nor would I want to be roped into an app that's dog facebook or whatever, but from seeing them used in videos the collars seem to work to track the dogs. If my dog had a habit of getting loose I'd definitely consider it. There's also only 10 amazon reviews so that's not a lot of feedback, but the first review that is very long has pictures comparing it to other GPS collars/trackers that are larger: https://www.amazon.com/Fi-Smart-Dog-Collar-Waterproof/dp/B0BX12D4ZQ/ Here's a two hour video where Andrew goes through getting his new dog Blue because his older dog Cody is so energetic and needs a friend to run around with. He talks about the collars at 1:23:10 or so which is timestamped: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-RJIoLkpWw&t=4990s So the Fi collars seem pricey and you also need cell service. I'm on android too, and while I've used Tile to track keys and stuff for years the main failing of Tile is that it needs other phones running the Tile app to see the device within bluetooth range. Apple really instantly overtook them by making airtags get tracked by all iPhones, giving themselves a huge network to watch for those things.
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negativeneil posted:Ok my puppy broke me today: she simply will not pee outside. We have turf, I've sprayed it with some "attractor" stuff. I have a leash. I watch her like a hawk inside and the second she's sniffing around, I take her out to the pee spot. She just sits there like a dumbass for upwards of ten minutes in the same spot and when I give up and assume she has nothing, we go inside and she pees at the earliest opportunity. You've really got to be more stubborn than your dog, which can be difficult. Ten minutes is probably not long enough. If you go back inside you can leash her to you (put the leash on your belt or something) so that she won't be able to sneak away and pee. The main thing is to get her going outside at any cost (sanity, time) and then give her lots of praise for going without being scary about it. Also once she's gone outside you can bring her back to the area she went to help her find it again. It can be scary sometimes for dogs to go in a new place, they'd rather go in the house where they're used to going and are comfortable.
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