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Chewy Tall,Dark, and,- Handsome     Barked: Fri May 17, '13 10:12am PST  Thank you for the responses. He does have a 1.5" flat leather collar, but it has gotten so scratched up and the rolled leather looks like a good/more comfortable collar to have on 24/7. Plus he will look good all the time. Thank you for the lead recommendation Opheila. I'm actually going to be shopping for a new leash now. The handle broke yesterday while I was walking Moe. He saw something and ran to the end of the leash and snap. All of the strings holding it and whatnot ripped. Mudler- Haha I bet he did. Just curious, what color is Mudler's collar? I was thinking about getting Chewy a dark red or maybe a brown. like this- http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROLLED-LEATHER-DOG-COLLAR-RED-24-NICKEL-HARD WARE-/321105688528?pt=Dog_Collars&hash=item4ac363f7d0 Augusta- Thanks for mentioning that, I did not even think of the narrow round collar digging into his neck more. I walk him 90% of the time with his harness and if I ever feel like using a collar I can just put his 1.5" on. When small dogs are teasing him and he wants to chase he does pull pretty hard and the collar would really dig into his neck then. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Chewy Tall,Dark, and,- Handsome     Barked: Wed May 15, '13 4:02pm PST  Hi, Sorry I was not sure where to put this. I was thinking about getting Chewy a rolled leather collar. He has a collar on 95% of the time with his tags. He has a regular flat collar, but it is all scratched up and also much wider. The rolled leather ones look more comfortable as well. Chewy is 96-100 pounds and very strong. He's pretty good on walks and doesn't really pull, and even when he does pull a little it's not very intense. He does go nuts when he sees cats though. Plus occasional loose small dogs like to come just close enough and then run and keep teasing him so he will try to chase them. Is this collar strong enough to hold him? Even his pulling toward cats and small dogs running away from him aren't full force pulls, but they are powerful. I have been walking him on his harness more, but some days I just use his collar. I'm just wondering because they are such "skinny" collars and he has broken chains in his younger crazier days. Thanks my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Does the Bark Match the Dog?

Chewy Tall,Dark, and,- Handsome     Barked: Sun May 12, '13 9:42pm PST  Chewy is is very vocal and does a lot of "talking". His excited barks aren't really that deep, but his more serious barks are very deep like a mastiff. When we walk by people we know and they say hi to him he goes, "OOOOOFF" It's his way of saying hi I guess. He has used his very "aggressive"/ protective bark a few times. He'd explode and bark very GSD like, but deeper than most GSDs I have heard. I'd say somewhere between a GSD/Mastiff type of bark. Seeing he is big black and intimidating to most strangers I would say his bark fits him. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Humping other dog after eating?

Chewy Tall,Dark, and,- Handsome     Barked: Thu May 2, '13 6:19pm PST  Every afternoon after Chewy is done eating his lunch he will obsessively follow Snoopy around and start licking him and humping him. He will lick Snoopy until he is SOAKED. He won't follow him around non stop, but he'll just randomly walk over and hump him then leave, then come back and hump him more. He's been doing this since Snoopy turned a year old, but it wasn't as bad. Before they would just play after eating and Chewy would occasionally hump him, but now it's just non stop licking and humping. Snoopy doesn't do anything and just stands there helplessly. I cannot get Chewy to leave him alone, he's obsessive. Unless Snoopy is in a crate or somewhere he can't get him he will not settle down. Last night I had to chase him off of Snoopy at least 20 times and still he continued coming back to lick him. Finally I sat Snoopy on the top of the couch, where he fell asleep and Chewy laid down finally. Why is he doing this? I've noticed it has gotten a bit more intense since people down the street moved in with two female dogs who are not spayed. Could this be the cause? Chewy IS neutered though... When he met one of their dogs he was very excited and was actually licking her ears and face and sniffing her neck and the backs of her ears a lot, which he has never done with a strange dog. He's never been around females who haven't been spayed, this is the first time he's been around or in the same area as ones we know of. He has only met them twice, but we pass their yard everyday on walks. Thanks for any advice and tips. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Food transitioning. Is burping more normal?

Chewy Tall,Dark, and,- Handsome     Barked: Thu Apr 11, '13 11:29am PST  Thank you, I've tried something like that before, but the whole time he kept his face shoved against the plate as he ate. So the whole time he was just trying to get as much food as he could as fast as he could with his nose smashed. He made himself sick. I'll probably continue feeding him out of the big bowl since it kept him from eating so fast and getting too much at a time. I gave him all of the new food today and he didn't lick his rash at all, no drooling or panting after he ate either. Now we'll see if the rash goes away. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Chewy Tall,Dark, and,- Handsome     Barked: Thu Apr 11, '13 9:16am PST  Thanks for the response. I was thinking that could be possible too. He's not only burping after he eats, but sometimes during the middle of the day too. He does eat pretty fast though, even with added water to slow him down. This morning I tried feeding him in a really big bowl and spread out the food. He ate a lot slower. I'll see if he burps less today. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Food transitioning. Is burping more normal?

Chewy Tall,Dark, and,- Handsome     Barked: Wed Apr 10, '13 8:46pm PST  Hi, We just last week started to change the dogs to a new food because I think Chewy was having an allergic reaction to the chicken and rice formula. We were originally going to get Nature's Domain Salmon meal, but my mom saw they're now selling a Turkey meal so she wanted to try that instead. I thought he could be allergic to poultry and grains, or one of the two. Before Chewy had a rash and would lick the rash and drool after eating his meals. Now that we are transitioning to the grain free new food he's been licking the rash less and less, he also seems a lot more relaxed after eating. I've noticed he's been burping more than usual though and I'm not sure if I should be concerned. He seems to be doing better on this food, but he's burping more. Is increased burping normal while switching foods? I am still mixing old food with the new food. He's not burping a ton, but more than he usually does. He also seems to be drinking a bit more water than usual lately as well. Right now he's getting 1 cup new food, 1/2 cup old food. I also add some water to slow down his eating. Thanks for any info. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > Tips for Slowing a Speed Demon - Speed eating and gulping.

Chewy Tall,Dark, and,- Handsome     Barked: Tue Apr 2, '13 1:14am PST  I tried the smaller dish inside the larger one and it was not working with Chewy at all. Have you tried adding water to her food? I give Chewy 1.5 cups of kibble and add another half of a cup of water to his food and it has slowed his eating down a lot. If I were to add more water he'd eat even slower. I've read on a a Great Dane website to add water to the food because it will keep them from drinking a lot of water after they eat, which can cause bloat. So I started doing that, and it slowed down his eating as a bonus. I've also used a treat ball. It's a good size so I can fit a whole cup of food in there and he just rolls it around and has to take his time. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Laws & Legislation > Innocent Chained Pit Bull shot & killed in own yard by the police

Chewy Tall,Dark, and,- Handsome     Barked: Mon Apr 1, '13 3:51pm PST  I agree that it could have been handled differently and the pit did not need to die. I think it's very sad that he was killed but in the heat of the moment I can't really blame the officer. Maybe he could have given the owner more time to restrain his dog, but the dog was on top of his partner. I read the posts before I read the article, but I must have missed Baby's post about the canine officer = police officer. I thought they were unable to get the pit off of the German Shepherd. I now realize he was on top of the police officer when he was shot. Was he on top of the cop while still fighting the GSD, or was he just on top of the officer? It didn't say anything about the dog outright attacking him. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Chewy Tall,Dark, and,- Handsome     Barked: Mon Apr 1, '13 2:02pm PST  Someone mentioned if the police dog was well trained they could of called her off of what she was attacking. They could have, but what about the pit bull that had a hold of the shepherd? Most pits once in a fight, weather they started it or not will not willingly retreat or easily let go once they have a hold of whatever they are attacking. It even says they could not get the pit off of the canine officer. Years ago our pug was attacked by a friends pit bull. The pit grabbed him by the neck and shook him like a rag doll. Four or more men tried to pull him off of our pug, and he wouldn't let go. His owners tried calling him off, he wouldn't let go. My dad started punching him in the ribs while my uncle tried to pull the dog off and he wouldn't let go. THEN my uncle began kicking him in the head with steel toed boots and he still would NOT let go. They had to shove a water hose down his throat and turn it on to get him off. Not the best way to handle the situation, but everyone panicked and did what they had to do to save the pug. The pit bull was FINE afterwards. Even if the officers called the shepherd off, some of you should consider that it is possible pit was not letting the canine officer get away. Pits don't have any quit in them, which can be the best thing about them, but it can also be the thing that gets them in trouble and even blamed in certain situations. Sure some of you may have pits that are so well trained you could call you can call them off a fight in a second, but most people don't. I own a dog who is half pit so don't think I'm hating or bashing on pit bulls. I love the breeds. Out on walks a GSD has tried to attack Chewy before. A GSD mix at the park also tried starting a fight, and another GSD tried to attack my cousin while he was out. I don't hold anything against the breed either. I've had more bad experiences with GSDs that pits. I still love the breed. I also don't really agree with what some have said that if a it had been another breed it would have went down differently. Maybe it could have, because if a Golden Retriever got into a fight with the canine officer, they could have gotten the Golden Retriever off a lot quicker. But if they couldn't the Golden Retriever probably would have gotten shot too. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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