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uptown posted:I'm not a fan of "dump food on the floor and hope he doesn't get too much spit on there."
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Hammid posted:Hey all - I've lurked this thread for a while in preparation for my new puppy that I got this past Thursday evening. I want to say this thread and the reading material have been incredibly informative. Try to make the ex-pen a super nice place and give the pup cool things to do when he's there that he doesn't get otherwise. Feed him in there, give him extra special long-lasting treats when he's there (meaty bones, frozen kongs etc).
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Trauma Tank posted:I'd like a dog with relatively low energy requirements, such as a half hour walk/jog/run a day, with up to an hour or so of active play and training at home. The house I'll be moving to is a fairly small bungalow with a decent-sized enclosed garden. The dog would need to be able to deal with being on its own for extended periods of time, as I work full-time. I have the option of coming home during my lunchtime as I don't live far from work, however it would likely only be for twenty minutes, some of which I will have to spend on my own lunch, not interacting with the dog. In the case of me not coming home at lunch time the time spent alone would be around eight and a half hours maximum, if I came home then maybe four hours.
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Serella posted:See, the things is, these two things don't jive in my mind. I can't think of many reasons to send a puppy off to a new home at less than weeks, and 10-12 is optimal by most reputable breeders' standards. In many places, taking a puppy away from it's mother at under 8 weeks is actually illegal, so who would do it? I don't know, maybe it's just a fluke and they did proper health testing and such, but it really stands out as a bad practice. wackoclown, I'm sorry for what you've been through. I hope the ophthalmologist has good news for you.
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I've always walked my puppies for as long as they want to keep going, but only off lead so they could set their own pace. When I could tell they were getting tired, I'd carry them for a little bit or head home.
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Alfajor posted:Just got home from work, and my wife is reporting that our 10 month old mini-Aussie (weighing about 12 lbs) had "garlic breath" earlier today. I don't smell it now, but we're worried she might have eaten some and now she's starting to digest it. I am not a vet, but I know lots of people who give chopped garlic to their dogs in the belief it will somehow repel ticks. None of those dogs has died as a result of ingesting garlic yet. I believe the amount a dog has to eat for toxicity to come up is quite big, although who knows, there may be subclinical hematological alterations. The amount your dog ate doesn't seem that big. DISCLAIMER: I think the people giving garlic to dogs as a tick repellent are mistaken at best and idiots at worst. Don't give garlic to your dog. It's not good for him.
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Fraction posted:Is it normal/ okay for dogs to lie down with their legs kind of splayed out in front of them? Lola never lies down like that, and neither did Jess, but Kalli often lies with her elbows kind of set out in front of/beside her. (Wow that is hard to explain.) I'd wager her floppy elbows are due to her being very young, immature and flexible. I call Sukka the puppy a rubber chicken with hair because he's ridiculously bendy. Disclaimer: I am not a vet, but I am a dog sport sperg and went to a seminar on normal dog movement not too long ago and then promptly took Sukka to a PT to be checked out because of bunny hopping and silly sitting poses. Diagnosis: normal puppy with a nice structure in the making. Treatment: balance and core strength exercises, give it time. Rixatrix fucked around with this message at 12:31 on May 27, 2013 |
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TShields posted:he'll do nothing but run for the mulch, get pulled away, run at a different angle, get pulled away, run find a weed or something to gnaw on, get pulled away.. it's madness. He wasn't like this 2 days ago. Help? That said, dogs will sometimes chew on sticks, eat mulch or grass (and then puke it up on your bed or your best throw rug). It's no biggie, it's just what dogs do.
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Away all Goats posted:He never lefts his leg to pee. Ever. He kind of just lowers his crotch and goes, which is kind of annoying when he stops randomly on our walks until I hear/see the pee. Now I googled around and found that lifting a leg to pee is kind of a dominance/marking territory thing, and that a dog that only pees through the crouch method tend to be submissive and kind of a wussy (frankly, a very accurate description of my pup). I suppose this is a good thing because I definitely don't want an aggressive dog that I'm constantly disciplining or having problems with.
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TShields posted:What's good dog-walking etiquette?
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Eau de MacGowan posted:I'm talking about taking running leaps to headbutt walls, nipping at everything he can find, way more than just 'I'm glad I'm out of the pen'. It's like nothing I've ever seen - is this kind of 'dual personality' normal in a puppy?
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Goonicus posted:Running off concrete isn't much of an option. I'm willing to wait until 18-24 months or whatever is accepted.
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Riiseli posted:Indeed. I never said anything about amounts, but one shouldn't feed meat a whole lot. I've never had problems, but I use meat in small quantities and not daily through out their puppy hood. I've raised seven litters roughly along these instructions with no problems. Not all grew up to have perfect hip scores, but that wasn't to be expected per their pedigree. I've raised puppies on Eukanuba puppy formula, Orijen and whatever kibble was on offer at the pet store (at least Robur, a whatsitsname brand I'd never heard of before and Brit Care were used when Sukka was growing up). All pups were fine and not even Pi was gross and oily even though he was on Eukanuba.
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I agree with Super. My first dog came from a breeder that kept the pups in an outside kennel from about 5 weeks until people took them home. Second pup came from a breeder where the pups grew up inside, were handled daily from day one and were given every opportunity to develop their senses, motor skills and social skills from the start (including Bio Sensor type stuff). The third one came from a sheep farm from a litter of 8 where the pups had daily interaction with people but in a relatively straightforward manner and lived outside as much as possible because cleaning after 8 puppies is a loving chore. My first dog has poor doggie social skills because I didn't have enough sense to socialize him better to other dogs when he was little. The middle dog grew up to be a sound sensitive, neurotic little thing (very VERY sweet though) and the third one probably has the best temperament of my three. As long as the puppies have daily, pleasant contact with people and are well looked after, I don't see how it could make much of a difference as long as we're talking about little puppies.
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Chin Strap posted:What are some signs that a dog is actually way too hungry still? I can't rely on "wanting food" as a sign because that is just a sign of being a dog. I'm with a life less on only judging the calorie intake of my dogs on their body condition. If I can see ribs, they're too skinny (they have thick coats), but I want to feel the ribs easily when I touch their sides.
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