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Sam I eat- EVERYTHING!     Barked: Fri May 3, '13 11:58am PST  So Sam is 4 months old aaaand we're still having accidents I just don't know what we're doing wrong, or if the accidents are just that, mere accidents that I shouldn't worry about. Whenever he pees outside, he gets lots of praise and petting and everything. When he poops outside he even gets a delicious smelly treat. But if we leave him be in the house outside of his crate or the couch, it's a gamble on whether he'll have an accident or not. Last night, for example, I took him out for potty at 8pm. He peed twice, pooped once. Went out to dinner, crated him. Came back from dinner, took him for another walk, he peed again. This was about 10pm. I left him in the dining room (we separated that area for him) and I went to take a shower. I come back 45 minutes later and he pooped AND peed! Why?! He had already pooped three hours earlier, and had just peed 45 minutes earlier! I just don't get it. I crate him at night from about 11pm to 7am and he never has any accidents in his crate. I take him out in the morning, and the walk from my room, to the living room, and finally to the grass outside, no accidents (so I imagine he knows where he's supposed to go). He waits until his feet hit the grass before peeing. Is it just because he's young? Am I expecting way too much out of only 1.5 months of potty training? Obviously we don't have accidents every single time, but times like last night are really frustrating and make me wonder if I'm reinforcing him correctly, or if I need to step up the treats/praise. On the weekends, as a general rule, I take him out for potty about an hour after he eats, and then after that, only once every 4 hours. At night, he makes it through the whole night no problem. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sam I eat- EVERYTHING!     Barked: Fri May 3, '13 6:00am PST  Ok, I totally goofed. I went online and bought Sam's food since it's cheaper there, and I went for a 30 lb bag, since that's the cheapest per pound. What I didn't bother to do before ordering was checking how long the food is expected to last based on how much I'm feeding him now. Well, after measuring his portions today I discovered that it would probably take about 90 days to feed the whole bag! Now here are my questions. Can a bag of dog food stay opened for that long without going bad? Is there a better way to store the food once it's opened to give it a longer shelf life? Has anyone else ever made this goof before? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Ridiculous things people assume about dogs.

Sam I eat- EVERYTHING!     Barked: Tue Apr 30, '13 6:53pm PST  My co-worker keeps saying that because his dog is cute, he should breed him -_- I really hope he doesn't.. the world doesn't need more dogs in shelters my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > Orijen - how much to feed?

Sam I eat- EVERYTHING!     Barked: Sat Apr 27, '13 5:23pm PST  Poor pup's been through so many foods already as I try to find the perfect fit for him. Started with Innova, but then the recall happened and I couldn't find it anywhere here, so I switched to Blue. He was doing alright in Blue, but not as good as with Innova. We ran out of Blue, and I managed to find Orijen in a boutique shop. It costs a fortune but he's doing really well on it! My question is this - how much should I be feeding? It's a better quality dog food than what I've been feeding, so I feel like it should be less, but I don't want to starve him. He weighs about 14 pounds now, as an adult will probably weigh about 35 pounds. I've been feeding him 1 cup a day - 1/2 cup per feeding. IS this correct, or should I feed more, you think? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Barking Questions

Sam I eat- EVERYTHING!     Barked: Thu Apr 25, '13 2:08pm PST  Forgot to thank you guys for the responses earlier! I've been trying to apply what you guys have mentioned and am seeing some improvement. He's still extremely excited though! Teaching 'Focus' is a great idea and I should've done it sooner, but it's never too late to start! Also glad to hear it has nothing to do with aggression; I don't want people to be scared of him. Do you think it would be too stimulating to take him to a dog park yet? I've taken him to Petco before but instead of being crazy-barking he greeted people normally (going up to them), and he even sniffed at other dogs without barking or jumping all over them, but sometimes it looked like he was shaking Since I wasn't sure if he was scared or not, I quickly paid for what we came in to grab and took him back outside. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sam I eat- EVERYTHING!     Barked: Wed Apr 24, '13 7:24pm PST  Just because you haven't noticed people giving away their dogs to shelters doesn't mean it doesn't happen. If no one gave up their dogs, the shelters in your state wouldn't have thousands of dogs available for adoption... remember, what you see is limited to your view only, which is small. You can't base that on fact. To re-iterate on what others have said, please don't breed your dog. There's millions of dogs out there that need homes, and most are a result of irresponsible breeding. The below are all the things my breeder did, and if you're not willing to do them, you should not breed a dog: 1 - Health testing for both parents to see that they are free and clear of common genetic problems for the breed. 2 - Temperament guarantee; each breed has a specific personality to it. Anatolians may be quit and protective, GSDs aloof, Terriers energetic. If you're not breeding for a temperament consistent of the breed, you shouldn't do it. 3 - Pre-screening potential adoptees. You don't want to just hand the dog over to anyone... how do you know they'll take care of the dog? Won't leave it at a shelter when it gets too big? Won't mistreat/abuse the animal? There's WAY more to that, as any good breeder will tell you, but those are just some basic things that come to mind. Just because your dog is cute or nice isn't an adequate reason to breed them. There's plenty of nice and cute dogs in shelters. Breeding should better the breed, not worsen it. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Barking Questions

Sam I eat- EVERYTHING!     Barked: Tue Apr 16, '13 8:08pm PST  Ok, bear with me here. Ever since we got Sam we noticed that he tends to bark mostly at strangers or strange animals. I'm not sure how to interpret this bark, though. It usually starts as a 'huff' sound, then he'll start barking and tugging at the leash towards whatever he's barking at. If it's another dog, and the dog actually comes towards him (friendly, not aggressive), he'll immediately start whimpering loudly and running around like a crazy dog, staying low to the ground with ears down, but tail wagging. Today, for example, he saw another dog approach and he started barking non-stop. The dog came to sniff him and he freaked out and started making those noises, only tentatively coming close to the other dog. He would sniff and lick the other dog's face, who wasn't at all phased by Sam. He tried to play with this dog, but the dog just seemed more interested in observing us than playing with poor Sam. If it's a person, he'll get close to them, stop barking, and then start sniffing them. I really don't know how to interpret these barks - what do they mean? I don't want other people to think he's aggressive, is this barking something I can train him out of? If yes, how? If he gets too barky I normally just tug at his leash and lead him the opposite way of whatever it is is stimulating him, and I try to give him only attention when he's being calm. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Vomiting all night

Sam I eat- EVERYTHING!     Barked: Thu Mar 28, '13 4:43am PST  I'm not usually the type to freak out over little things, but I don't know if this is something to worry about in the dog world. Sam was doing just fine yesterday. Had dinner, about one to two hours later we went out for potty/walk and he did his business and was generally playful. The only thing I noticed he did different was he ate a LOT of weeds/grass from our neighbor's yard... he usually does sniff around and even roll around that area, but yesterday night he was just obsessed with it. I didn't think much of it. I took him in, he went in his crate properly and I treated him for that. We both went to sleep. Cut to 2am and I hear him throwing up. I turn on a light and see that he vomited mostly whole-looking bits of kibble in the corner of his crate. In my tiredness, I didn't think much of it and just went to sleep. Over the course of the next two hours he threw up at least 5 more times, each vomit pile getting progressively mushier, to the point where he was just throwing up bile. This time I actually woke up, changed all the towels in his crate, and spent some time with him. After some bonding, we both went back to our respective beds, and I heard him throw up more bile about another two times. This morning when I took him out of his crate, he seemed very sluggish, didn't seem excited about getting out. When we were out for potty, he just peed, walked a few steps and just sat there. Took him back in and caught him pooping mid-act; little runny. What could this be? How worried should I be? Should I not give him any food for today until his system settles? I can't imagine what he could've eaten that caused this... no chew toys have gone missing, we're feeding him the same food now that we were two weeks ago (Innova puppy food, Blue Buffalo treats; same bag on both still). Maybe he ate some of the cat food, but he's eaten cat food before and never thrown up. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Ridiculous things people assume about dogs.

Sam I eat- EVERYTHING!     Barked: Tue Mar 26, '13 8:14pm PST  I am actually allergic to dogs (and cats), but it doesn't stop me from having them in my life! I can definetely attest to the fact that you can indeed be desensitized to an allergy. I was pretty allergic to dogs before we got Sam... the first day my whole face was red and itchy and I couldn't stop sneezing. Only Claritin could help. I knew this ahead of time and already had appointments for the allergist booked. It wasn't going to deter me from having the little guy in my life. After all, I'm allergic to cats and have had cats since I was 7 years old. It's been a week and a half since I've had him and my allergies have improved immensely. I don't even take anything anymore. Sure, I may still get a slightly runny nose if I'm playing with him a lot and don't wash my hands afterwards, but overall I'm fine. It makes sense - immunotherapy (allergy shots) are repeated exposures to the allergy causing agent. I just did it by having the dog instead of having the shots. And yes, the saliva is the worst offender. I don't let him lick me in the face/neck as that makes me itch on contact, but everywhere else (hands, arms, legs, feet, etc) is fine. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sam I eat- EVERYTHING!     Barked: Wed Mar 20, '13 7:04pm PST  He's actually started using the blankets in his crate as a chew toy yesterday. Well, around the house he sees EVERYTHING as a chew toy. We have a lot of electronics and I'm always losing my head taking away all the power cords from his mouth since those are actually very dangerous for him to chew on. His crate is right next to my bed. These last two nights I actually got him to go into his crate willingly! I basically made it so that the crate was RIGHT next to my bed, so the only way he could be closest to me was if he went in. He did, and I'd give him lots of pets and treats for being quiet in the crate. Then I'd close the door when I wanted to go to sleep and he didn't complain. He makes it through the whole night (7-8 hours) without a potty break, which I'm amazed at. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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