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Moose I love sitting- in laps     Barked: Wed Jun 19, '13 12:47pm PST  Thor's family my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Moose I love sitting- in laps     Barked: Mon Jun 17, '13 8:44am PST  Sorry about Hades. Maybe with time, Hades will calm down. It did just happen, so his chemical levels are still raging. Don't blame yourself. You did what you thought you had to do to protect your dog and then the other. The neighbor needs to pay for every penny of your vet expenses caused by the bite. And any follow up check ups for it. Don't even hesitate in presenting her with the bills. Maybe that might have a teeny, tiny affect on her letting her dog roam. But, frankly, if I were in your shoes and the dog was lose for the umpteenth time? I'd pick the dog up and take it to the shelter and drop it off as a "stray". And if she picks it up and lets it back out? Then I pick it up and drop it off at another, further away shelter. Did you contact AC and let them know what happened? That the dog hopped your fence and attacked? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > Best foods for puppies with digestive issues

Moose I love sitting- in laps     Barked: Mon Jun 10, '13 8:29am PST  I switched Moose's food to NB Limited Ingredients Lamb and Rice after months and months of Moose having loose stools. After the first day on NB, the next day he had normal stools. I tried everything from probiotics to pumpkin, to clay to other foods, but the Natural Balance did the job. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Saying Goodbye: Memorials & Support > bone cancer

Moose I love sitting- in laps     Barked: Sun Jun 9, '13 9:27am PST  I'm so sorry for you and your boy. I wish I had words of encouragement, but I've not dealt with cancer in a dog before. My only comment about possibly doing an amputation is the weight factor. Carrying around 150+ lbs on 3 legs may be way too much for the joints of the remaining legs. I don't know, maybe a doggy wheelchair could help, but the size is of concern. I wish you and your pup the very best. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > How reliable - house breaking.

Moose I love sitting- in laps     Barked: Fri Jun 7, '13 1:31pm PST  Like I've said before, Moose is a very difficult dog to train. Just stubborn and pig headed. But, for whatever reason, potty training went gorgeously. I knew he picked up on it for good when he was about 10 months old and he had some intestinal thing going on and he woke me up 3 separate times in the middle of the night to be let out. He stood at the foot of the bed staring at me and whining. Since then he's done the same thing a few times to be let out in the middle of the night if his bladder is full. Makes me super happy. When he was about 4 months old, I had him at a neighbors and all the dogs were playing in the neighbors backyard. I look over to see Moose standing at their kitchen door, looking to be let into the house. At first I thought he was done playing, but I knew he was having too much fun and then it dawned on me. Moose had no idea that he was allowed to pee/poop in their backyard. He was potty trained by me taking him by leash out front (my backyard isn't dog friendly) so he thought he had to leave their backyard and go out front to do his business. Poor guy. I lead him up to the back of their backyard and encouraged him to go potty, which he did, but he wasn't sure that it was ok. So, when he had to go poop, he tried to hide and do his business. After about an hour or two of being back there, he realized it was ok to go back there. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Moose I love sitting- in laps     Barked: Wed Jun 5, '13 9:17pm PST  That's awesome. Post a video of you can. Mikey had that ability with tennis balls. Freaked me out with what he'd find and where. One time he and I were walking next to a 2-3ft retaining wall and up above the retaining wall was lots of ivy. A good foot deep of it. Out of no where, Mikey leaped up on the wall, walked through the ivy, buried his nose and out came a ratty old, nasty tennis ball. That thing had to have been up in there for a few years. How he could smell that, I'll never know, but that was one of many times he'd go off the beaten path to nose out a tennis ball. Freaky. Have fun. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > Dental Chews?

Moose I love sitting- in laps     Barked: Sun Jun 2, '13 6:43pm PST  Raw meaty bones are your best bet. My other dog would chew on RMB's and his teeth were super white and clean. He would also eat bully sticks and they cleaned his teeth great too. My current boy doesn't get either since he loves chewing on nylabones. I let him chew on one once a week for 15-20 minutes and his teeth are sparkling white. Only thing to worry about with bullysticks is some dogs will swallow the last 2" whole and it's a choking hazard, so make sure you watch your pup carefully with his first few bully stick adventures. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Wire Haired Dachshunds

Moose I love sitting- in laps     Barked: Sun Jun 2, '13 6:32pm PST  Wired Haired Dachshunds are #1 on my small dog list. I'd love to have one one day. I melt every time I see one. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Puppy behavior with an oversized puppy

Moose I love sitting- in laps     Barked: Sun Jun 2, '13 6:25pm PST  Sheeba, I like the idea of putting something on the leash that will not taste good. I'll get some bitter apple stuff. Just my luck, Moose will like the taste of it. In my posting I said "when he bites the rope", but I meant when he bites the leash. The "drop it" command works gorgeously with most things but when he's all spazzed out and focused on the leash, forget about it. When asked, he'll drop a ball, a stick, his tug rope (in midplay), a chew toy, paper towels, greasy napkins found on walks, anything. He's got the "drop it" command down. Except when he goes into ultra puppy mode and starts biting the leash. And "leave it" falls on deaf ears too. Guest, I think most people here know what I mean when I say "punishment". The behavior was taken care of when he was little. This has not been a continuous behavior. That's why I'm asking the question because the behavior has come back and the way I made it go away before, isn't working this time. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Moose I love sitting- in laps     Barked: Sat Jun 1, '13 10:25am PST  Moose has reverted back to some of his bad puppy behavior and I can't seem to make it go away. He's biting and tugging on his leash while we walk and even though it's something I allowed early on (like when he was 3-4 months old), I was able to get him to stop by bringing a tug rope along when we walked and praising/treating like crazy when he took the tug. Worked great. I still bring the tug rope on every single walk. Biting and tugging on the leash is one thing, but he has an obsession with biting as close to your hands as possible and today he got my hand. I've got a bloody bite mark on my hand. A few weeks ago he got my forearm. Luckily he didn't bite down, but I was startled at how "possessed" he was in needing to get to the leash. I used to be able to redirect him with the tug rope, but once he gets all hopped up and hyper, the tug rope means nothing. So, I've had to resort to spraying citranella on or near him to break his crazy trance. (It's pure, crazy, cooped up puppy energy. He only does it when we're coming to the end of our walk and he's still got lots of unspent energy). When he starts with biting the rope and he isn't listening to "leave it" or "get your rope" I hold the citranella can at his nose and he'll stop. For a second. Then if he continues to get hopped up I hold it to his nose and make a spritzing sound. That stops him usually, but a few times, like today, that was not going to work so I sprayed his back. Like always, he freezes, gets a crazy look in his eye and he's off doing the zoomies trying to rub all over every last drop left on the grass. How can I impliment a time out? How can I punish this behavior? Usually this happens when we're blocks and blocks from home. He has no concept of "funs over, we're going home" punishment. Totally lost on him. When he was little and a land shark, time outs in the bathroom worked, but now time outs or punishment, like ignoring or stopping play, are lost on him. Also, this behavior has made inroads because he's not getting the physical exercise he needs. With no trips to the beach or trails (foxtails are a HUGE problem at the trails), he isn't running and playing and thus, our walks just aren't enough for him. I walk him at night on a long line and throw his tug rope and really encourage him to run around on neighbors lawns (only lawns that I know the neighbors are cool with). Some nights he blows off lots of steam, but other nights, like last night and the few nights before, he barely did any running. I just have no where for him to run off leash without the fear of foxtails and the possibility of a puppy showing up. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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