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Is there a way to make my dog more assertive to my roommates dog? Not always, but sometimes rm's dog will eat her food. Personality wise my dog isn't as food motivated but my rm's dog would basically be a food influencer, loves to eat, watches the humans cooking and eating. Doesn't play with toys. My dog has whined once or twice to get her to stop eating my dogs food but I basically have to do it. I've started to put treats in my dogs plushies, I'm not used to dogs taking care of their property. When I fostered dogs they usually murdered the plush and I like it. So I need to encourage my dog to tear it up. And now rm's dog will steal the plush. I will give her one too but she's so much more efficient at eating she steals the other toy. ANYWAYS can I make my dog more bold or less of a beta
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Dec 16, 2021 02:03
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Edgar Allan Pwned posted:Is there a way to make my dog more assertive to my roommates dog? Not always, but sometimes rm's dog will eat her food. Personality wise my dog isn't as food motivated but my rm's dog would basically be a food influencer, loves to eat, watches the humans cooking and eating. Doesn't play with toys. My dog has whined once or twice to get her to stop eating my dogs food but I basically have to do it. The short answer is basically no. There are things that can be done but it risks aggression so I would not advise it. The best thing would be to separate the dogs at meal time and to have your rm train their dog not to go after your dogs food (a much easier plan than what you suggest)
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Dec 16, 2021 12:43
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Goodpancakes posted:Well my nightmare happened. Took my dog for a walk and a loose pitbull loomed out of the darkness. Off leash, no tags, went right for my dogs neck and got him. I buried my foot in his diaphragm and he let go. I was able to keep between my dog and the pit while I let the dog know what I thought of him. Eventually a young woman ran out to get her dog, followed by a man who apologized profusely. I was high on adrenaline so I yelled that the dog was a menace to this guy. I'm a huge guy so I'm sure I scared this dood shitless. Didn't break the skin on my dog, and he was shook up but seems okay. Intense night Reading about a pitbull just gives me an excuse to share this again. 
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Dec 16, 2021 13:01
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Edgar Allan Pwned posted:Is there a way to make my dog more assertive to my roommates dog? Not always, but sometimes rm's dog will eat her food. Personality wise my dog isn't as food motivated but my rm's dog would basically be a food influencer, loves to eat, watches the humans cooking and eating. Doesn't play with toys. My dog has whined once or twice to get her to stop eating my dogs food but I basically have to do it. What the hell? No, just separate the drat dogs at mealtime instead of instigating a fight.
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Dec 16, 2021 13:56
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Edgar Allan Pwned posted:ANYWAYS can I make my dog more bold or less of a beta Hey thread, do y'all want a new title because 
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RoboRodent posted:Hey thread, do y'all want a new title because I'd take it, it's an incredible line
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First thing I heard after waking up this morning was my puppy going GLORK, GLORK, GLORK  He puked 4 times, nothing in his vomit that pointed at him eating anything suspicious overnight. Gonna let his stomach rest a bit then try giving him some water/food and hope he keeps it down RoboRodent posted:Hey thread, do y'all want a new title because
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Dec 16, 2021 19:34
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:First thing I heard after waking up this morning was my puppy going GLORK, GLORK, GLORK
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Dec 16, 2021 22:25
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In Jarvis's case, it tends to happen when he gets over hungry. It's usually foamy saliva and sometimes a bit of bile when it's that. I give him a little snack, let his tummy settle, and then he's fine. It happened more often when he was a much puppier puppy, and he'd forget to eat during the day. He'd wake up a bit early and do that. I'd take him potty, give him a little snack, and he'd pass out again til a more reasonable time in the morning. I'm just happy he's not a grazer. I can give him his food, and if he plows through it, I give him a little more. Most of the time he ignores it or takes a couple of bites and walks away. I definitely like that better than having to take the food away so he doesn't overstuff himself all day like a lot of my friends' dogs.
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I am having to crate train my 2 year old in preparation of him being boarded for a long weekend coming up in February. This is mostly okay - he's fine with getting into the crate at night when prompted and generally goes right to sleep when we do around midnight. The problem is that come 5 or 6 he wakes up and starts whining + barking with alarming volume and frequency. I know this is not a peeing thing - he refuses to go and just wants to hang out and doze with us until we get up around 8. To address this, whenever he starts whining and I can't sleep, I'll move to the living room where his crate is and just sit there without acknowledging him. Come 7:30 when my alarm goes off I actually let him out, walk him, etc. I'm hoping he'll associate getting up with that alarm instead of whatever primal influence has made him such an early riser. Any advice, though? He calms right down when I go into the living room, but I'm worried I'm just rewarding him for throwing a fit first thing in the morning.
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Dec 21, 2021 14:31
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Fuckface wishes you and yours a happy holidays 
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Dec 25, 2021 03:25
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Brisket is on steroids and that means 3am potty breaks every day now. Were live on the fifth floor. Help.
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Dec 25, 2021 03:47
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Warbird posted:Fuckface wishes you and yours a happy holidays 
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Dec 25, 2021 04:08
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Warbird posted:Fuckface wishes you and yours a happy holidays Merry Christmas, Fuckface
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Dec 25, 2021 04:25
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Warbird posted:Fuckface wishes you and yours a happy holidays he looks so innocent..
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Dec 25, 2021 04:48
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I loving hate him so much.
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Dec 25, 2021 04:55
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Pongo was a very good boy for pictures with the kids. Merry Christmas!
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Dec 25, 2021 04:56
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devmd01 posted:Pongo was a very good boy for pictures with the kids. Merry Christmas! I guess we’ve answered the question of how a dog would wear pants
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Dec 25, 2021 05:25
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HootTheOwl posted:Brisket is on steroids and that means 3am potty breaks every day now. Were live on the fifth floor. Help. UPDATE: Dog developed fever and was taken to the Emergency Vet on christmas. His present was a whole lot of pills as Vet 2 got annoyed that Vet 1 thought his infection was done and now we're treating maybe pnemonia.
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Dec 25, 2021 15:48
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My dog is very concerned about Christmas dinner
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Dec 25, 2021 21:38
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Does anyone have their dog on milk thistle supplement for liver support, are there any good affordable (+trustworthy) sites out there that sell it? Bought the first bottle from petwellbeing at the vet's recommendation, but at about $60 per 4oz, yeesh. I'm not even sure how long my idiot will continue to eat food soaked in it, he's hesitant of it after a couple tries. A pill would probably be easier but I don't know how well regulated this kind of stuff is to just pop onto Amazon for it.
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Dec 26, 2021 20:17
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Anyone have advice for moving with a recent (6 mos ago) rescue dog? I'm boarding him for a few days while the move happens, but I want to make the transition as easy as I can for him. He's been through a lot before he came home with me, and I didn't expect to be moving so soon after adopting him. Pup tax:  
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Dec 27, 2021 00:47
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Sorry I don't have any advice, but he is gorgeous. Look at that model pose in the second pic.
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Dec 27, 2021 12:52
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Hi fellow goons I got this puppy today: Her name is Mollie 
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Dec 27, 2021 19:38
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That's an adorable puppy! One of my coworkers is helping out her sister by watching their brand new litter 
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Dec 27, 2021 19:48
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Thanks! She is very cute. I am not sure I could handle that much pup action after today's events!
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Dec 27, 2021 20:07
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Bacon Terrorist posted:Hi fellow goons I got this puppy today: Hi Mollie!
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Dec 28, 2021 00:13
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I am aware dogs should not have alliums, but how bad are they in terms of potency? I end up making a lot of chicken stock and I want to give the remaining chicken scraps to my dog, maybe 50g of chicken a day (he's 45KG). The stock has been made with 1-2 chicken carcasses and has one small onion and two small cloves of garlic. Normally it is all discarded, but he's always so interested and some scraps of the chicken would make his meals more interesting if it's not going to be a problem. For reference, this is my dog. 
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The chicken meat is probably fine. I wouldn’t give him a lot of the stock itself just out of caution. None of the cooked bones of course.
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Thanks - I'd be carefully picking it off the bones since I figured they could be sharp. No way he's getting the stock. That's all for me.
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Jan 1, 2022 16:03
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I read somewhere that garlic causes poisoning symptoms at a dose of 5 grams per kg of live weight. Yellow onion is less strong and you need 15-20 grams per kg to see symptoms. So your 45 kg pooch would need to eat nearly a quarter kilogram of garlic or close to three quarter kilos of yellow onion to really be affected! Obviously a little bit of chicken stock is not going to have that much onion in it. Anyway I'd be careful not to give it to him every day, in case it builds up in the body or something. But with big dogs it's not a realistic issue based on these numbers. My 5 kg midget on the other hand, I'll have to be careful not to breathe at her after eating garlic bread.
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Jan 2, 2022 13:17
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Nenonen posted:Anyway I'd be careful not to give it to him every day, in case it builds up in the body or something. This is my main concern, since I have enough to be giving him about 50g of the chicken every day. Also if he gets used to having it in his food I imagine he'll become more fussy should we withdraw it.
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The piglet and I tried so many new things in 2021 and can’t wait to try even more in 2022. I hope you’re all having fun with your dogs too, goons  
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Chop Chop is one of the weirdest pups I've had in that he has no reaction whatsoever to "potty" or "outside." Every other dog I've had would at LEAST understand that potty meant outside time and would get real excited for that even if they didn't have to actually potty. The dogs I've had that didn't go apeshit for outside time would at least confirm if they had to potty by chuffing, or woofing, or getting excited and going to the door, or sniffing at their leash, or SOMETHING When I ask Chop Chop if he wants to go outside? loving nothing. He just stares at me. Even when I know for a fact that he has to pee or poop. His only signals that he has to potty are:
I've considered that it might be because of his history. Until he was about 6 months old he was with a family that kept him in his crate up to 18 hours out of the day. But even so I feel like that would result in behavior issues way in the other direction re: going outside. He's a very smart dog and understands things like the differences between leave it and drop it, knows how to use his nose to find something I've hidden in the home or yard, and knows several members of the family by name. But potty? Blank stare. And to be perfectly clear I have been consistently reinforcing what potty means several times a day every day since we got him so he must know what it means, I think he just doesn't get that some kind of response is expected. Anyone have experience with this or know what could be going on? e: to clarify this isn't a house training issue, he's fine with that, this is purely about communication
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:Anyone have experience with this or know what could be going on? I’d guess you’re right that he knows the word but doesn’t know what sort of response you’re looking for. If you’re concerned that you might miss one of his more subtle cues you could train him to jingle some bells near the door (I’m phone posting but I’m sure there are videos on YouTube) or when you ask him if he wants to go out you can try cueing a behavior you’d like him to do before taking him until he starts offering it.
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Instant Jellyfish posted:I’d guess you’re right that he knows the word but doesn’t know what sort of response you’re looking for. If you’re concerned that you might miss one of his more subtle cues you could train him to jingle some bells near the door (I’m phone posting but I’m sure there are videos on YouTube) or when you ask him if he wants to go out you can try cueing a behavior you’d like him to do before taking him until he starts offering it. I can't agree with this enough - the best thing I ever did with any of my dogs was training a toilet bell. It is particularly great if you take them somewhere else as you can take the bell with yiu and they still have a familiar way of indicating for the toilet.
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Anyone got advice for a dog (2y) that tends to shy away from petting from us? We've got a pupper that has never been a cuddler, but who has been slowly getting more and more cautious around us, likely because she's a breed that requires regular grooming, ear cleaning, and the like. She seems to be fine getting pets from other people, so we think it's linked to the grooming stuff. We tried our best to condition her as a puppy to all the implements and handling, and when we get a hold of her she doesn't really fight the grooming part, but we want to make sure that when we get up out of our chairs at night, she isn't afraid we're always going to do something to her. Pretty regularly while we're hanging out, if one of us gets up, she'll go from where she is to a more secluded part of the house. We're considering bringing out some higher value treats than the small kibble to help counter condition with higher value stuff, but that's about the best we've got so far.
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Alucard posted:Anyone got advice for a dog (2y) that tends to shy away from petting from us? We've got a pupper that has never been a cuddler, but who has been slowly getting more and more cautious around us, likely because she's a breed that requires regular grooming, ear cleaning, and the like. She seems to be fine getting pets from other people, so we think it's linked to the grooming stuff. I can't recommend this book enough for teaching your dog to be ok with grooming/handling. There's also a FB group and probably youtube videos. Teaching my dog that her consent matters in grooming/handling and that she can say no if she's feeling uncomfortable without being forced to do it any way really improved our relationship after I damaged it getting into a big fight about nails with her as a pup. While you're working on it you might have to make someone else the bad guy for stuff that absolutely has to get done. At least having a specific spot and routine about grooming might help her relax knowing that you aren't just going to grab her out of nowhere at any time. I put out a bath mat on my coffee table every Wednesday and Sunday and my dog knows it's nail time. If she's just getting startled when you stand up you might want to make that a cue that you're going to drop some snacks, just keep a bowl of kibble near your hang out spot and drop some without a big fanfare whenever you get up.
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Instant Jellyfish posted:I can't recommend this book enough for teaching your dog to be ok with grooming/handling. There's also a FB group and probably youtube videos. Teaching my dog that her consent matters in grooming/handling and that she can say no if she's feeling uncomfortable without being forced to do it any way really improved our relationship after I damaged it getting into a big fight about nails with her as a pup. While you're working on it you might have to make someone else the bad guy for stuff that absolutely has to get done. At least having a specific spot and routine about grooming might help her relax knowing that you aren't just going to grab her out of nowhere at any time. I put out a bath mat on my coffee table every Wednesday and Sunday and my dog knows it's nail time. Thanks, picked it up and will be giving it a read! We took it slow today to get her more comfortable with us moving around a bit and she's already made some progress. We'll definitely try to work on establishing a grooming spot instead of just wherever since I'm sure some of the apprehension is related being caught unaware. Here's the monster curled up next to me, which she hasn't done in a while! 
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