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Son of Thunderbeast posted:those EARS She is kind of long 
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Just FYI that dog is adorable.
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Nov 10, 2021 09:25
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Definitely do an Embark panel, at least for fun. You will probably be surprised at what it turns up. Most of our mutt's litter mates had it done, and the results are generally aligned (though not identical) so I'd say it's probably a moderate guideline?
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Nov 11, 2021 02:49
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Yeah dog dna tests are fun. My little mutt was about what I expected, a bunch of different kinds of terrier with a splash of poodle. I don't put too much stock in the exact breeds (so this set of grandparents was exactly one jack russell and one tenterfield terrier? sure.) but the general idea makes sense.
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Nov 11, 2021 03:08
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WhiteHowler posted:I think it depends on the dog. Kepler has lots of puzzle toys to tire out his brain, so we stick to fairly straightforward activities to exercise his body: fetch, frisbee, running around the yard like idiots. When he's done, his adrenaline may be up, but before long he flops down on his dog bed, and within minutes he's snoring like a dragon. I think I explained the issue poorly but you are right that not all dogs will show any visible negative effects. The issue is Fetch simulates part of a natural behavior (which is normally a good thing ) of the dog chasing down prey. Great in as far as it goes, however that natural behavior would be followed by what happens when the dog catches the prey, ie they rip it to pieces, eat it, gnaw on it etc. That second part decompresses the dog and allows for the adrenaline generated in the chase to naturally dissipate. Now that does not happen with a game of fetch unless it is followed immediately by a decompression activity (scent work, enrichment activities, digging etc) and it can take up to 3 days for the adrenaline generated in one game of fetch to leave the dogs system. Why can this be a problem? I guess one way to think of it is your dog has a bucket labeled arousal. Now its got a little hole in the bottom so arousal does slowly drain away. However if we do not create enough opportunities for the levels to drop or we fill the bucket too quickly the dog may become over aroused which may lead to adverse behaviors (excessive barking, destructive behaviors etc). Agility is brilliant as you have said, Scent training is amazing (give or take 10 minutes scent work is about the equivalent of a one hour walk in terms of working your dog). Enrichment games are a great help (brain training, digging, find it etc). Not every dog will react badly to fetch in a visible way and they mostly do enjoy it, but the very important thing is to make sure there is an appropriate outlet immediately afterwards. hope that helps
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Nov 11, 2021 11:01
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Andoman posted:I think I explained the issue poorly but you are right that not all dogs will show any visible negative effects. Thank you for explaining, that makes sense. For all of the dogs I've owned, fetch has always been an outlet for excess energy, and I've never seen it accompanied by anxious or destructive behavior afterward. None of my dogs have had a particularly high prey drive though. One thing I've noticed is that none of my dogs have been obsessive about the object they're fetching; they're more concerned with fulfilling their role of bringing it back to me. The drive for them isn't the chasing, but the returning -- and praise/treats, of course. All of them have been some flavor of retriever. Two were working dog mixes (aussie and border collie), while the other was half poodle. He was the most chill dog ever though, so definitely an outlier. When Kepler (my lab/border collie mix) plays fetch or frisbee, he'll go hard for a while, and then get tired and say "nope, I'm done" and stop chasing. He'll usually lay down in the yard and just enjoy being outside for a little while (this is probably him dumping some adrenaline). When it's time to go in, he collapses on his dog bed. I haven't noticed any extra arousal or destructiveness after fetch, even hours later after he's had a nap. I'll keep an eye out for it, now that I know what to look for. It's good to know this is a common thing for dogs.
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Nov 11, 2021 16:23
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I tried some scenting games with Kepler since it's raining too hard to walk or play outside today. Three very heavy plastic bowls that he can't easily flip over with casual nudging. I started with one bowl and put a small piece of pepperoni (his favorite!) under it to teach him the game. We quickly graduated to two bowls (with me making it not obvious which one I was hiding the treat under), and he was nailing the right one every time. When we went up to three he started having trouble with it. By that point I'd touched all the bowls with pepperoni-covered hands though, so I'm not sure if his nose couldn't figure it out, or if he'd just started guessing instead of sniffing. We went back to two, and he got better at it again. I've read some guides that say you should use non-food scents (the AKC recommends a treated cotton ball in a small glass jar), and treat the dog when they find it. Even though he wasn't 100% on his first try, Kepler seemed to enjoy it. Although now he's overstimulated and bouncing off the walls, even after a quick walk between rain showers. Maybe pepperoni is his adrenaline trigger.
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Nov 11, 2021 19:59
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A really good non-food scent to train on is gun-oil. or alternatively if you can get your hands on a red kong, then that is also good as it has a unique scent. The first exercise to do is to train them that indicating the scent equals a reward. There are different ways of doing this but the most effective I have found is to put the scented item in a small bowl the right way up and then reward every time the dog puts its nose in the bowl. After a few try's you can pair this with a command word (I use "search") and the dog will learn to seek out that scent on command.
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Nov 11, 2021 21:30
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Does anyone know an illuminating dog collar that's as bright as the sun that takes regular 🔋?
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Nov 18, 2021 04:00
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I dunno about collar but I got a glowing harness in the mail I’ll review it when it arrives
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Nov 18, 2021 09:33
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I've been pretty happy with my rechargeable LED collars. I got 3 different colors so I can tell them apart. I got red, blue and green, and the green is noticeably brighter than the blue, which is noticeably brighter than the red. I'm not really surprised there's some difference but it was more noticeable than I expected. I mostly use them when camping or when they're running around the yard after dark. How are you planning to use it? vvv Those are pretty cool. I got ones that look like regular flat collars with a ring of LEDs in the middle. Mine can also flash instead of being on all the time. GoodBee fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Nov 18, 2021 |
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Nov 18, 2021 17:38
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Submarine Sandpaper posted:Does anyone know an illuminating dog collar that's as bright as the sun that takes regular 🔋? We got a red one from petsmart that took little button batteries. I soon got tired of buying little button batteries every month. The red was also pretty spooky with a black dog. So we got a rechargeable one in blue, which was great until it was misplaced. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B078W5SWXJ?th=1 Then this one to replace it which is also great. It seems to be identical and probably comes from the same factory despite different branding. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07P8YCQ13?th=1 Because of how humans perceive colour and/or the way LEDs are made, the blue and green will always seem brighter than the red or orange.
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Nov 18, 2021 21:29
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We just noticed when trimming our pup's nails that one of them is slightly cracked (probably from them being long and her banging on her crate). Any rough impressions on whether this should be cause for concern or probably will resolve itself? Nothing is bleeding but it is a little splintered. Nail in question (second from right, shows the hairline crack):  Doggo in question:  We're currently planning to call the vet to see if they can check it out tomorrow, but might just be overbearing dog parents.
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Nov 19, 2021 03:07
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Alucard posted:We just noticed when trimming our pup's nails that one of them is slightly cracked (probably from them being long and her banging on her crate). Any rough impressions on whether this should be cause for concern or probably will resolve itself? Nothing is bleeding but it is a little splintered. Does she care about it?
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Nov 19, 2021 04:38
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No limping or excessive licking, we just weren't certain if it could easily splinter further and lead to a bigger problem then if it's properly trimmed up early on.
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Nov 19, 2021 04:50
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Alucard posted:No limping or excessive licking, we just weren't certain if it could easily splinter further and lead to a bigger problem then if it's properly trimmed up early on. It doesn't look to be anywhere near the live part of the nail so shouldn't be causing any pain or discomfort. if you are unsure then a nail trim is the way forwards
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Nov 19, 2021 17:48
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speaking of nail trimming, I'm real salty about these things I've been clipping dog nails my whole life with regular guillotine clippers, but I heard about these things many years ago and always wanted to get some, because even though I can clip black dog nails just fine, the idea of having a sensor that could tell me where the quick is without me needing to hyperfocus on a paw for 10-15 minutes at a time sounded awesome. Recently I had to replace my clippers so I took the opportunity to get a pair of these. Unfortunately, the sensor is completely useless. It'll show a green light the entire time no matter where I'm at on the nail and how closed it is, until it gets within a certain distance of the nail, then it's just straight up red no matter what, even when it's on a part of the nail I know for certain is safe. So it's basically a flimsy pair of guillotine clippers with useless electronics shoved inside. so yeah don't get them
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Nov 19, 2021 17:57
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That’s rubbish - hope you are getting a refund
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Nov 20, 2021 20:10
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:speaking of nail trimming, I'm real salty about these things "Dog's nails turn red when they detect quick!"
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Nov 21, 2021 16:14
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I stared at the picture before I started reading. It looks like a hot glue gun that I have and I was uncomfortably trying to imagine how that connects to dog care...
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Nov 21, 2021 16:46
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My dog is 10.5 months now and she has officially... -stopped eating rocks. She will still swallow anything smaller than a ping pong ball just to figure out what it is, and has probably eaten the equivalent of an old growth oak tree in sticks, but at least rocks are off the menu -learned to be home alone, a little. She was alone for 2 hours today and didn't seem to mind. She used to self-harm just from losing line-of-sight, so this is really great for everyone. In the past month she's progressed from 15 minutes to 1 hour to now 2 hours    For reference this was from my first post about separation anxiety and rock-eating back in March when she was 9 weeks old 
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Nov 22, 2021 04:17
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Meet this guy on our walk today I'm pretty sure it's a coyote but it has this perfectly sheered patch like a dog? 
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Nov 22, 2021 05:04
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Could it be mange?
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Nov 22, 2021 05:25
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HootTheOwl posted:Meet this guy on our walk today It's definitely a coyote
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Nov 22, 2021 05:44
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Stravag posted:Could it be mange? That or just shedding.
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Nov 22, 2021 05:53
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acidx posted:That or just shedding. That’s some pretty severe shedding
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Nov 22, 2021 17:21
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I'd guess mange, or some other skin condition. Poor thing.
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Nov 23, 2021 15:52
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It doesn't look great does it. Are Coyote viewed as pests or are they well regarded? Obviously we don't have them here in the UK so was just curious.
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Nov 23, 2021 16:22
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Andoman posted:It doesn't look great does it. Are Coyote viewed as pests or are they well regarded? Obviously we don't have them here in the UK so was just curious. They can be seen as pests when they move into urban environments, where they will raid garbage and prey on small dogs and cats. It's really common for Canadian cities, at least, to have populations of urban coyotes, though they keep a low profile and it's fairly uncommon to see them. They're also interfertile with wolves and dogs, so you definitely get coydogs or coywolves which can further complicate the issue. A coydog, for example, is going to have some of the dog's lack of instinctual fear around humans.
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Nov 23, 2021 16:29
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It depends on area and people. In Texas they kill them then tie the bodies to a fence and let them rot for some reason. Saw a fence that had about 75 bodies strung up like that once
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Nov 23, 2021 16:30
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Is there a written guide/video on recall you’d recommend?
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Nov 23, 2021 17:22
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Stravag posted:It depends on area and people. In Texas they kill them then tie the bodies to a fence and let them rot for some reason. Saw a fence that had about 75 bodies strung up like that once That sounds a bit grim. Must stink surely?
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Nov 23, 2021 17:43
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Stravag posted:It depends on area and people. In Texas they kill them then tie the bodies to a fence and let them rot for some reason. Saw a fence that had about 75 bodies strung up like that once That seems a disproportionate response, imo.
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Nov 23, 2021 18:00
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I didn't get it then and 5 years later i still dont. It was a little ways outside of odessa or one of the other smal towns out that way. Maybe it was some insane warning to other coyotes.
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Nov 23, 2021 18:11
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Coyotes are considered pests and there's no limit to how many you can kill so people in Texas and Oklahoma role play as call of duty guys and massacre them for funsies. They do the same thing with feral hogs since it's a similar thing legally. That guy was probably showing off to his buddies.
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Nov 23, 2021 21:07
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uncle blog posted:Is there a written guide/video on recall you’d recommend? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwldfBjFsdE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uTgSr0acBo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcPot4pauBk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP72u9D2XSw Stravag posted:It depends on area and people. In Texas they kill them then tie the bodies to a fence and let them rot for some reason. Saw a fence that had about 75 bodies strung up like that once An old farmer "trick" to keep predators away from your stock is to kill them and tie them to fences as a warning to the others. I've seen it recommended for coyotes, foxes, raccoons and crows. It does not actually work but farmers still pass it around as real advice.
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Nov 23, 2021 21:19
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Instant Jellyfish posted:
I feel like doing this for crows would only lead to the survivor crows murdering (heh) you and your family. Crows are vengeful mofos.
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Nov 23, 2021 21:23
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acidx posted:Coyotes are considered pests and there's no limit to how many you can kill so people in Texas and Oklahoma role play as call of duty guys and massacre them for funsies. They do the same thing with feral hogs since it's a similar thing legally. That guy was probably showing off to his buddies. I know someone who's similarly excessive about hunting one local pest species, and in his case it's because he keeps chickens and has lost a number of chickens to a certain predatory pest over the years. He goes hunting mainly for revenge.
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Nov 23, 2021 21:49
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Apollo pushing his ball repeatedly under the couch ><
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My 3 have a cupboard they like to push balls under - pulled 9 of them out from under there yesterday, which was confusing because I didn't know we owned 9 balls.
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