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We buy huge bags of chicken jerky and cut the strips up incredibly small, and use that as our medium value treat (our girl gets them a lot, and she loves them, but they don't have that novelty value). String cheese is for high urgency situations where we want her to be laser focused on the treat, like when there's another dog barreling down a trail at us. Frozen and slightly thawed diced hot dogs are also great for training treats.
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Happy Howie's Beef Meat Roll is something that you can chop up extremely small without it crumbling apart and our dog love them. The other flavors are good too but a bit more crumbly. Comes unrefrigerated but after opening you need to refrigerate or freeze. We just chop up a whole one and freeze it and take a bit out at a time in our silicon training pouch we keep in the fridge.
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Shredded mozzarella like you’d use for pizza is also convenient and generally teeny tiny pieces!
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Apr 1, 2023 23:05
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Enfys posted:Make sure he can still see outside however he's restrained in the car. The restraint thing is also important I think. Initially we had a thing that just kept our dog in the backseat, so she would wander around as much as possible. Then we got a soft kennel and she improved a lot because she couldn’t make herself sick by being nervous and going from window to window.
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  We picked Lu up this morning and have had a great day so far. Highlights: chilled in the car for a 2 houe drive without a fuss or an accident. Gets along great with the kids and the wife is already obsessed. House training has been pretty good. There is an area in the backyard we want him to do his business in-he's been getting closer with each bowel movement! We've been standing next to him with the leash and waiting for him to complete and when he peed on the right spot, blammo he gets a good boy and a treat. Then we reward him with getting unleashed and he gets to run and play. Then he will pee wherever and poop where he pleases (closer each time to the spot, so close last time!) So am I supposed to just wait for him in the area to pee several times before rewarding/letting him run? Also-tips for the puppy to learn to cue us in when he has to go outside? The fosters mentioned that he would go stand by the door when he needed out-he just piddled on the carpet in our case without any warning.
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Try taking him out regularly (like every half hour to forty five minutes) so he can learn where the right place is to go to the toilet, then eventually he'll start waiting by the door to signal you once he's used to the new environment.
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He also probably doesn’t recognize your house as his house yet. It took a while for pickwick to get reliably housebroken at my house and even longer at my parents’ house when they keep him. It’s a bigger house with lots of areas he didn’t really identify as ‘his’ space so they were fair game to use the bathroom in, whereas at my house he doesn’t want to soil his own home. Now that he’s spent more time at my parents’ and stayed there a few times, he definitely thinks of it as his space and hasn’t had an accident in a while.
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We used a bell hanging on the doorknob. It took very little time for Nova to build the association of bell -> outside -> potty. If you do use the bell though, I recommend hanging it right next to the door and being rigorous about ringing it is just potty and not also fun outdoor playtime. Otherwise he’ll ring the bell all the drat time to go play AND potty and you’ll want to throw it out the window.
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 Monty's a menace. Still loves to chew up everything. I don't have a fence or yard anymore because of the storms that have been hitting us for 3 months straight. Everything back there is gone. I run with him daily but he isn't getting enough exercise since he's on leash the whole time. He's run away enough times that I wont let him off leash even if I'm just brushing his fur off outside. I think he's afraid of the wind and frankly I don't blame him on days when we have gusts up to 70 mph. Monty can't play with other dogs off leash because he tries to hump them (unless it's an unfixed male dog in which case he will try to murder them.) He's very friendly with greetings on leash but that's all I can allow him to do. He tries to lick other dogs on the snout and most of them aren't too keen with him being that friendly. On top of the running away and the humping of other dogs, Monty has jumped up on small children. He knows not to jump up on adults. I don't think Monty will ever be an off-leash dog like my last one. He understands commands outside but only obeys when he feels like it.
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hi PI, not a regular here, but have a new puppy so just introducing Pochi in case I have questions down the line. Our 15 year old spitz/terrier mix Mitka passed away of essentially old age. She was my best friend and well loved, but it was her time. A family member who breeds American Eskimo dogs let us know after some time that she had taken in a couple of Japenese Spitz from an owner who died suddenly. She was able to send us Pochi on American Airlines, and she's here now. She is 7 months old and actually really well behaved. She is going to the vet this weekend to get all her paperwork filed and then we are signing up for some training classes. The biggest things we need to work on this week are training to let us know when she needs to go out (any good videos on this would be great) and training to teach her how to go up and down stairs. Currently we take her out every hour or so and give her a treat when she goes outside. edit: we are signed up for the foundations class in a few weeks with a trainer with good reviews locally, do I need to tip the trainer? alg fucked around with this message at 13:42 on Apr 10, 2023 |
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Apr 10, 2023 13:00
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Learned at the vet today that foot licking/chewing is a sign of anxiety and often means the dog has impacted anal glands 
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We've been worried about Cosmo for the last couple of days. He's a hysteronic little diva who throws tantrums over having to do something he doesn't want to and reacts poorly to changes to his routine or having to spend a lot of time with people or dogs he doesn't already know. We were away for the long weekend and left him with a dog hotel he's been to before, then for the 48 hours since coming home he was hella lazy and pooping more than usual. We were mulling over taking him to the vet but decided not to since he was eating as normal and reacting to stimuli (treats). This morning he was much more himself, waking me up with a toy in his mouth and generally running around like a little banshee. We're chalking his behaviour up to exhaustion, stress and anxiety from having to socialise way more than usual. Glad to have our boy back but a little worried for his stay there next month now...
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Adrianics posted:We've been worried about Cosmo for the last couple of days. He's a hysteronic little diva who throws tantrums over having to do something he doesn't want to and reacts poorly to changes to his routine or having to spend a lot of time with people or dogs he doesn't already know. I have definitely had my dog be wiped out for a day or two after some high-intensity and unfamiliar event. It's also possible (not knowing anything about Cosmo or your situation) that you just don't normally exercise him enough, and at the hotel he was finally getting enough exercise. In either case, this doesn't sound like a concerning event to me. The only weird thing is the extra pooping, but as long as the poop isn't diarrhea that should be fine.
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I'm used to sleepiness in dogs as an after-effect of anxiety or overstimulation. Kepler gets super anxious at my mom's house. He refuses to poop up there, anywhere, for any reason. Last weekend I took him on an hour-long walk, then let him wander around his "pee spot" on a long leash for another 30 minutes. No poopin'. This makes him uncomfortable and unable to relax, so we tend to stay for single-day visits at most. When we get home, he runs into our backyard, takes a giant poop, then comes back inside and sleeps for the next day and a half. He does the same thing (minus the poopin') after a few days at my in-laws' house, where he has two other high-energy dogs to play with. But he's comfortable there and just exhausted when we get home.
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Adrianics posted:We were away for the long weekend and left him with a dog hotel he's been to before, then for the 48 hours since coming home he was hella lazy and pooping more than usual. Not so much the pooping, but no level of long walk can compare to when we send ours to daycare. Aside from the constant stimulation and play, he just doesn't rest at all whilst he's there. The result is that he's so tired when he gets home that he climbs on our bed, in my place, refuses to move even when I have to try and slide under him (not easy) and stays there for the rest of the night. Then he refuses to get up in the morning. It's great. The other effect we notice is that he is always incredibly thirsty when he gets home, so I assume he is too busy to drink properly when he's there.
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She's all grown up now, but still the same puppy. (Sound is important) https://i.imgur.com/gV18kP0.mp4 https://imgur.com/FS4onqI.mp4
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Umbra made a new best friend at the dog park. Does anyone have a recommendation for running booties for a dog with duclaws? If I run Umbra on my bike as far and as fast as she can she wears out her paws, but if I put booties on her the straps rub her duclaws raw.
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Sir Sidney Poitier posted:Not so much the pooping, but no level of long walk can compare to when we send ours to daycare. Aside from the constant stimulation and play, he just doesn't rest at all whilst he's there. The result is that he's so tired when he gets home that he climbs on our bed, in my place, refuses to move even when I have to try and slide under him (not easy) and stays there for the rest of the night. Then he refuses to get up in the morning. It's great. Yeah it took him a few days but he's back to normal now  He's our little introverted extrovert, like he adores other people and dogs up to a certain point where he hates them and wants to be alone haha. We've chalked it up to him being way more social than he's used to.
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Tomorrow we are rescuing our first puppy as a family. He’s from a group called New Life for Paws - Aruba and is a cunucu (island mixed street dog) We’ve done all the research, set up training, bought what we needed to buy etc but I wanted to post here for future questions. Also - anyone have an idea of what Breeds this dog is? https://imgur.com/a/miyGFcY
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Pillowpants posted:Tomorrow we are rescuing our first puppy as a family. He’s from a group called New Life for Paws - Aruba and is a cunucu (island mixed street dog) 95% good boy 5% sleepy boi
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Pillowpants posted:Tomorrow we are rescuing our first puppy as a family. He’s from a group called New Life for Paws - Aruba and is a cunucu (island mixed street dog) Lens suggests australian cattle dog
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Pillowpants posted:Tomorrow we are rescuing our first puppy as a family. He’s from a group called New Life for Paws - Aruba and is a cunucu (island mixed street dog) Island populations like that are usually so mixed there's really no point in trying to figure out what they're made up of. If he were in the US I'd say cattle dog mix but there are probably so few purebred dogs there that he's just a hodge podge of various freckle mutts. Embark would probably call him a village dog: https://help.embarkvet.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000241093-What-is-a-Village-Dog- https://embarkvet.com/resources/it-takes-a-village-dog/
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Scout and I have finally graduated to working in the outdoor arenas at our herding lessons so of course she immediately sliced the hell out of her paw pad doing crazy turns on some hard ground   Now she's a sad lamp until it heals up because she won't stop licking it  In better news she got to compete in barn hunt for the first time last weekend and was amazing. She did her instinct test in 3 seconds (I didn't know this was impressive but the next fastest time that day was 24 seconds) and got 2nd place on her novice run. We'll finish her novice title and start on open at a show next month. She also got best of opposite sex at the dog show at that cluster beating 15 other bitches for 5 points towards her grand championship. Hopefully her paw heals up soon because coming up we have a nosework trial, a huge cluster of events called the ACD jubilee, dock diving league starting up, and the UKC Premier that she got invited to for being in the top 10 UKC cattle dogs where we're going to try for a total dog award (you have to qualify in a sport and get a competitive win at conformation in the same show). Plus we're training hard to try to get her first herding title at the end of July. I was not a kid who played sports or anything so having a dog with so many extracurricular activities has been wild. She's just so good at so many things and we have so much fun doing them!
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Pillowpants posted:
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get well soon, scout  update on the weird guy in my neighborhood, he has been leaving us alone and seems to be avoiding us. i didn't say anything specific to any of my neighbours, so maybe he bothered someone else and got told off. either way, a peaceful resolution and iris has not had to destroy anybody in battle. apologies for sharing it in here, definitely not the right thread for the situation but in the moment i was strung out and needed to livejournal, thank you all for your advice!
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StrixNebulosa posted:>goes into bedroom Leaves dog in the car (with passenger, engine still running). Goes into grocery store Returns with milk 3 minutes later Ollie's ALL THE FACE LICKS I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD
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"wow your dog is so calm!" *Brisket, frozen in fear as strange dogs and puppies jump all over him.*
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Scout knows the difference between employees and customers at all the dog-friendly stores we frequent and will now accost anyone in a vest or uniform until they give her treats. Patrons can pet her, employees need to get to work (giving her cookies). They all love it though, I don't know why I bother trying to teach her not to jump up on people. Today at Lowes she was being petted by a grizzled contractor while a cashier shoveled treats into her face like the entitled swine she is.
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Kepler knows he's not allowed to jump on people. So when he gets excited about meeting a human, he does this weird thing where he jumps up on his hind legs and balances there, maintaining an inch or two from the person he desperately wants to jump on. It's adorable. "I'm following the letter of the law, if not the spirit."
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froglet posted:Oh noooo! Will keep in mind Holly has gotten slightly less afraid of the harness, but I've had a rather rough (*cough* ahem) time with her today and am currently despairing. Right now she will flinch from us, shy away, or hide in her crate if we want to interact with her at all in the kitchen/dining area. Presumably because that's where the accursed eardrops and harness-putting-on generally happens.  It's to the point she generally doesn't want either of us touching her, and she's currently going through a period of being hyper reactive to... Something? It'd be one thing if we could work out what it was, but a lot of the time she's barking at stuff we can't hear outside the house. E.g. our meal box deliveries - we don't hear them pulling up to our house, the guy doesn't knock, but she sure knows it's arriving! Once she's started barking, she'll generally settle for a bit, then arc up again at something else. We're using the tricks the behaviourist taught us, however she's amping up so frequently I'm worried we're teaching her the wrong thing (i.e. barking = attention/food/etc), even when we go through all the steps to get her to cut it out (it's a process of ignore, passively distract, passive treat drop, provide a chew, maybe shut her away in her penned off area for a timeout if it's super persistent, generally in that order). That's not to say it hasn't gotten better - she's definitely barking less at the poor dogs across the road who distress or separation anxiety bark, and this isn't a patch on that time last year where she'd go off like a two bob watch. However, in some ways what's going on is way more upsetting and demoralising - she won't come up to us (me especially) for comfort/pats a lot of the time, I assume coz she's worried we'll medicate her, put the hated harness on her, or will otherwise do something to upset her, the avoidance of the harness makes taking her out for walks and outings a massive drag because we have to con her out of hiding in her crate (and we feel bad just putting it on her now, too, even when she really needs it for going in the car). I can't help but feel like I've done something terribly and spectacularly wrong - we've been trying so hard to treat and reward her and making the things she's worried about a positive experience, yet our efforts seem to have made things worse. Today I knew I was rapidly approaching my limit with her barking at nothing for the 6244th time, I was overwhelmed and needed a break, so I told her to go into her penned-off area. When she finally looked at me, she flinched and bolted into her crate. I didn't shout, I didn't lose my cool, I just knew that everyone needed a timeout, aaaand I feel like a monster. I miss my waggy-tailed girl, the one who would excitedly come out of her crate to greet me in the mornings.
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She's about a year old, right? Has she been spayed? Teen puppies go through all sorts of crazy fear stages as they transition from being a potato to being a socially mature adult animal. They can be very frustrating and upsetting because they seem so random and you've tried so hard to raise a well-adjusted dog. You didn't break your dog and you didn't do anything wrong, you've just hit a rocky patch on your journey to having a full-grown buddy. Poodles (and all the various doodles) especially can be sort of barky and wary of new things. If the harness is causing a huge issue can you just use a collar for a while? I know harnesses can be better for pulling and not damaging the throat but if she absolutely hates the harness not using one can eliminate that issue for a while so you can work on it without the pressure of needing to use it. Eliminating that stress may reduce her stress in the rest of her life and make her less barky. I also highly recommend looking into cooperative care principles. Deb Jones has a book outlining the steps called Cooperative Care: Seven Steps to Stress-Free Husbandry but there are also plenty of videos and articles on it. When you allow your dog to consent to various care activities and have agency it no longer becomes a fight and I've found my dogs are more cuddly because they know they can opt in or out and I'll respect them. It takes time and you'll have to figure out how to handle things that must get done while you work on it but it's absolutely worth the effort. I know I've seen folks in the fb group working on harnesses so you aren't the only one with that struggle! https://www.tailsofconnection.com/trendingblog/getting-started-with-cooperative-care-in-dog-training https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/training/cooperative-care-giving-your-dog-choice-and-control/ https://k9infocus.com/why-i-care-about-cooperative-care/
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Instant Jellyfish posted:She's about a year old, right? Has she been spayed? Teen puppies go through all sorts of crazy fear stages as they transition from being a potato to being a socially mature adult animal. They can be very frustrating and upsetting because they seem so random and you've tried so hard to raise a well-adjusted dog. You didn't break your dog and you didn't do anything wrong, you've just hit a rocky patch on your journey to having a full-grown buddy. Poodles (and all the various doodles) especially can be sort of barky and wary of new things. Thankyou for this. Yeah, a little over a year old and was spayed ages ago. Re: taking her on the collar - I prefer the harness coz I can clip the lead to the front, which redirects her sideways if she pulls too hard. I'm a bit worried about her bolting and either choking herself on the collar, or me being pulled over (I'm pregnant and getting less steady on my feet by the day). However, this arvo I did manage to take her out on the collar and decided to do some loose lead training. My goal was to set her up so she had few opportunities to fail, meaning I'd just give her a command, say "yes!" and reward her, and repeat every couple of steps. Cut it down to really bare basics stuff, especially coz my partner has done most of the dog walking lately. It... Worked pretty well. I originally only planned to take her round the block, but took her up three blocks, then went home. She didn't walk perfectly on a loose leash, but she was very happy to come back at the command. By the time we got home she seemed all happy and wiggly, which I suppose makes sense given I'd plied her with a pile of kangaroo treats. And yeah, it seems like any progress with the harness, her ears, etc is being offset by the times we need to have her in the harness or give her eardrops, etc. I'm so glad I was able to walk her on her collar today, hopefully we can do that more while we work on desensitising her to the harness. froglet fucked around with this message at 15:53 on May 2, 2023 |
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This loving dog, I swear. Mr Froglet got home to find while he was away, she's become interested in something she never has before. She quietly chewed through a speaker cable and a HDMI cable for his computer while I was working in the next room. I didn't even hear anything, I thought she was sleeping in his study like she usually does. Dog! 
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It's always when they're quiet that you have to worry the most. When I thought my dog was off having a nap, she was actually eating her way through a duvet cover.
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I was very close to finding a new home for Umbra due to some destruction and indoor pee marking when left alone. Thankfully I found out she really doesn't mind being in the back yard for long periods, doesn't bark her head off or try to escape the yard. The long term goal is still to get her comfortable in the house and work though her separation anxiety but for now I can at least stop the proverbial bleeding. Also she made a friend at the dog park! 
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Gangringo posted:I was very close to finding a new home for Umbra due to some destruction and indoor pee marking when left alone. Thankfully I found out she really doesn't mind being in the back yard for long periods, doesn't bark her head off or try to escape the yard. The long term goal is still to get her comfortable in the house and work though her separation anxiety but for now I can at least stop the proverbial bleeding. Did you try crating her when you left?
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MarcusSA posted:Did you try crating her when you left? Yes. She is fine in the crate, but the crate is also her preferred place to pee inside.
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Gangringo posted:Yes. She is fine in the crate, but the crate is also her preferred place to pee inside. Is the crate too big for her? Does she sleep in it at night? Most dogs won't pee or poop in their "den", but if a crate is too big, sometimes they'll relieve themselves on one side and sleep on the other. It could also be anxiety-peeing. Does she seem anxious or panicked when she senses you're leaving her alone?
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