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Kodi Pie - CGC ESA Why sit when you- could lie down?     Barked: Sun Oct 14, '12 12:10pm PST  I am pretty sure that the trigger is Nanci. As we speak all four dogs are either napping or chewing on a bone in our room with us. They are within 4 feet of each other. There is no other resource guarding. Toys and bones are regularly "stolen" with no issues. There is no guarding of food. Seems like we will just have to deal. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Kodi Pie - CGC ESA Why sit when you- could lie down?     Barked: Fri Oct 12, '12 4:19pm PST  On Thursday, Kodi got in a dog fight with our roommates dog. There were only minor injuries. It really could have been so much worse, considering they are both heavy chested strong willed pit mixes. I dont want to push off the blame but it seems like Nancy is the trigger. Nancy had come home a few minutes earlier and had taken Brando into her room. I was outside, taking Bebe potty and Kodi and Midget were in the kitchen eating. Nancy came back into the kitchen to grab something to eat and Brando followed her. I guess Kodi had finished eating and wandered over to them to see what was going on. From what Nancy tells me, she opened the lower cabinet to grab something and Brando stuck his head in the cabinet. Kodi then stuck HIS head in the cabinet and Brando growled and snapped at him. Kodi snapped back and all hell broke loose. They went after each other (more sound than teeth) and Nancy just started screaming. Kodi seemed to have the upper hand. I rushed in and grabbed a hold of Kodi and pulled him off balance and he let go. At this point Brando went after Kodi and latched on to his chest. Peter, drawn by nancy’s screams, grabbed a hold of Brando and pulled him off. One stern command from Peter had Brando calmed down. Kodi had several minor punctures on his chest and cheeks. Brando had a scrap less than the size of a dime on his chin. I don’t want to seem like I am passing the buck, but this is only Kodi’s third fight (in 5 years) and two of them have been with Brando (in the past 3 months). The first fight was over a chicken foot. We gave the dogs a foot each and Kodi finished his first, where Brando was kind just playing with it. Kodi went up to Brando, Brando growled and snapped at him. Kodi snapped back and all hell broke loose. I thought that we would just have to separate with high value treats, but that has proven not to be the case. The really odd thing is that if you take Nancy out of the picture, the dogs get along great. There might be a growl/grumble but they all allow each other to take bone/toys etc from each other. Peter routinely keeps all four in our bedroom while he works and they just nap. It seems to be the combo of Nancy, Brando, Kodi and high value items that cause the issues. Is there any way to help with this? P.S. All dogs are neutered. Brando is 5-7 and a previous stray and Kodi is 5. Bebe and Midget wisely stayed the hell out of it. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Puppy Place > Introducing Bebe - any ideas on her mix?

Bebe 1259641     Barked: Thu Oct 11, '12 12:22am PST  Hi Guys, Thanks for all of the ideas. I was kinda thinking border collie based on the online pics. Some more facts for you. She was 14 weeks when she was spayed and was 21.8lbs. At 16 weeks she was 25bs. She is almost 5 months old and I am not sure of her weight. Prob around 35lbs. She has been getting long and lean. She loooooves the water and racing around. She has become much more affectionate. I have a video of her playing with Midget. Hopefully I can get that to work so you guys can see updated images. Bebe and Midget my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > How much kibble should I feed?

Bebe 1259641     Barked: Wed Aug 22, '12 6:06pm PST  The stool is close to perfect (gross phrase). It is firm, not to soft or too hard. She has no problems passing it. Since we take her out so often and always tell her to "go potty", I think she squeezes some out for our benefit. Some are small, so it would amount to four average size amounts a day. She has nearly doubled her inches and has doubled her weight since we got her 6 weeks ago. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Puppy Place > Introducing Bebe - any ideas on her mix?

Bebe 1259641     Barked: Tue Aug 21, '12 8:08pm PST  Thats basically what everyone says.... but I want to know now!! LOL Its actually more so I can try to gage how much food to feed her and to figure out what her adult size might be. She is almost 12 weeks and is 16lbs. She is approx 20" from shoulder to base of tail and 15" from shoulder to the ground. She has such an odd coloring. She has almost a tiger stripe/brindle pattern to her undercoat and extra long black guard hairs. She also has a few white spots (under chin and on rear toes) as a very thin white blaze down her chest. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Bebe 1259641     Barked: Tue Aug 21, '12 7:40pm PST  Hio guys, I am not sure how much to feed our new puppy. Kodi was always a light eater, and at 80lbs eats about 1.5 cups a day. Midget was a big over eater and would eat til he threw up, then try to eat it again. The vet said we had to limit him because he was 80lbs at 6 months. Now at almost 3 years maintains at about 3-3.5 cups a day. Any more than that and he starts to get fat. According to the food calculator, Bebe should be getting over 4 cups a day based on a projected size of 65lbs. Since we only know what her mom was (Golden retreiver) and since she is on point size wise for a golden, I estimated the middle range for a female golden. She is approx 20" from shoulder to tail and approx 15" from shoulder to ground. She was 16lbs at her last set of shots and 11.5 weeks We feed taste of the wild. She doesnt get a puppy version because (like Midget) the stubborn DOB will only eat what everyone else is eating. SHe eats about 2.5 cups right now but always seems hungry, but she is getting a puppy paunch. She also poops about 6 times a day. I dont want to starve her but I dont want her fat either. What do you guys think? Bebe at 11.5 weeks Bebe at 16lbs my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Puppy Place > Introducing Bebe - any ideas on her mix?

Bebe 1259641     Barked: Sat Jul 21, '12 11:13am PST  Bebe is a golden retreiver cross... but we cant figure out who her dad might have been. He managed to make 11 almost entirely black puppies thou. Any idea? She has a small white spot on her chin, a small white blaze on her chest and a white toe on each of her back feet. Her black fur is longer than her lighter colored fur and her undercoat is a medium tan. She has a sort of bridle/tiger stripe pattern to the lighter fur on her back. Bebe Bebe Bebe Bebe my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Golden Retriever > Any ideas on her mix?

Bebe 1259641     Barked: Sat Jul 21, '12 11:08am PST  Bebe is a golden retreiver cross... but we cant figure out who her dad might have been. He managed to make 11 almost entirely black puppies thou. Any idea? She has a small white spot on her chin, a small white blaze on her chest and a white toe on each of her back feet. Her black fur is longer than her lighter colored fur and her undercoat is a medium tan. She has a sort of bridle/tiger stripe pattern to the lighter fur on her back. Bebe Bebe Bebe Bebe my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Help with bite inhabition and any other tips

Bebe 1259641     Barked: Fri Jul 20, '12 6:50pm PST  Hello All, We adopted a golden retreiver cross two weeks ago. We were told she was 8 weeks when we picked her up. I contected the mom's owner to get her official birthday (so we can schedule her spay) and was told it was 5/25. That makes her 8 weeks today! We want to reach out to you guys and see if there is anything we should do different/better since we now know she is very young. She is very smart - she already knows "come" and "sit" and we are working on "down". She is VERY bite-y and can hurt. Any suggestions on how to help with bite inhabition? The bigger dogs dont seem to be effected by her bites, so she isnt really learning it from them. She will bite them, but go belly up when they turn to her or attempt to play. We use the "yip" and ignore that worked on Kodi and Midget, but only seems to effect the moment. After a while she goes back to the hard bites, mostly focused on fingers and wrists. Kodi was 6 weeks when I got him.... he never had any problems and has always been an "old soul" but I now know he is the exception rather than the rule. (Maybe the daily trips to the dog park helped with that. Thanks for the advice! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Midget- MiniBeast Evil Genius in- training     Barked: Wed Apr 11, '12 5:06pm PST  Can anybody recomend any good books or websites tips/tricks for SAR training? We have been talking about starting Midget in Search and Resque training for quite some time. Several knowledgable people (former K9 officer and schutzhund handlers) have said they think he might have the drive for SAR work. We wanted to do some home training to see if he has an apptitude before signing up for formal classes. Can anyone recomend some training behaviors or such that we can do at home? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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