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Tiaki SDit I am a Pringles- pilfering pup!!     Barked: Sun Apr 14, '13 8:49pm PST  Body shaking can also be a sign of stress release...as in "shaking it off". My dogs do it after wrestling, after being released from a difficult command or after a confrontation. If she's on anti anxiety meds, she could just be shaking off the stress. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Tiaki SDit I am a Pringles- pilfering pup!!     Barked: Tue Mar 5, '13 2:09pm PST  I agree with Gizmo. Tia had issues with bone for a little while. Their jaw muscles may not be strong enough to get through the thick leg bones. Also, they still have their puppy teeth. In the wild (yes I know, they are not wolves, they are domestic, but the theory is still the same) the adult dogs would still be regurgitating some of the food for the puppies. You might want to start with smaller bones & give boneless meat with it. Chicken wings are good, chicken feet too. The jaw muscles will get stronger & soon your pup will be able to get through bones will no problem. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Broken toe

Tiaki SDit I am a Pringles- pilfering pup!!     Barked: Thu Feb 14, '13 6:22pm PST  The actual toe? Or the toe nail? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Tia's training is coming along nicely

Tiaki SDit I am a Pringles- pilfering pup!!     Barked: Sun Jan 27, '13 1:29pm PST  So I videoed a little of Tia's training today. Please forgive the camera work. I was having trouble balancing the phone, the treats & the clicker. This is Tia's favorite task by far (as you can see in the video at one point she pushes it before I even ask lol). I was using the doggy crack, as I do whenever we train, although she'd probably do this for just about anything. http://youtu.be/LlLn2IgrTiE my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > This Is Just Very Odd

Tiaki SDit I am a Pringles- pilfering pup!!     Barked: Sun Jan 20, '13 9:09pm PST  I saw this video years ago. I think I got the link from an article? I know I read somewhere that they had a fishing line tied or taped to the leg to make it move. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Tiaki SDit I am a Pringles- pilfering pup!!     Barked: Sun Jan 20, '13 9:00pm PST  Definitely a trip to the vet. But...sometimes if there is a change in routine (even a tiny one), usually the first thing to go out the window is potty training. So your idea of going back and retraining is pretty spot on. Between your new job, your new hormones & all the other doggy smells you are coming home with, I'm sure it threw his perfect world for a loop. But still have a vet check done & make sure it isn't something physical. Good luck my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > training a deaf puppy

Tiaki SDit I am a Pringles- pilfering pup!!     Barked: Fri Jan 18, '13 9:20pm PST  Charks stole my answer . Vibration collar. You can buy an e-collar that just has a vib setting (some e-collars have static, vib & tone settings). Tia is not deaf, although she acts like it sometimes. I got a vib collar to get her attention when she got too distracted by something else to hear what I was asking her (unfortunately, the collar stopped working after a week. I got what I paid for. Currently waiting for replacement collar). The vib is no stronger than the vib on your cell phone & there is NO POSSIBLE way to hurt your dog using the vib collar (unless you have it too tight or loose & it rubs the neck). When I hit the vib button, Tia would look at me for further instructions. The change in her was instantaneous! It's like a tap on the shoulder. You can get one on e-bay or Amazon for under $40. Tia also knows hand signals. Dogs follow body language easier than verbal cues. There is also an excellent website on training deaf dogs, but I can't find it at the moment . Good luck with your pup. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Excessive Drinking & Urination

Tiaki SDit I am a Pringles- pilfering pup!!     Barked: Sun Jan 13, '13 11:51am PST  My first thought was diabetes as well. Then I thought maybe the kibble, but you said he was on half raw. I have GWPs & my puppy drinks a lot, but she is always on the go so not that unusual for her. Does your dog have free access to water? Sometimes if the water is monitored (i.e. only given small amounts at a time in an effort to control when they go to the bathroom) they will overdrink & overload their bladders. Tia had issues with housebreaking because of several UTIs. My vet had me add a few drops of lemon juice to her food & it cleared up in a few days. My other thought is to have your dog checked by another vet, maybe see if you can find a holistic vet? Good luck my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Puppy Place > Puppy pees and pees and pees.

Tiaki SDit I am a Pringles- pilfering pup!!     Barked: Wed Jan 2, '13 10:17am PST  Puppies a lot of the time need to pee twice. So when you take the pup out, he pees, praise then let him sniff around again & if he doesn't pee within 5 minutes of the first, then take him inside. If you think it may be a UTI, a couple of drops of lemon juice in the food should help. I went through several boughts of UTI with Tia while potty training (very common with females when housetraining) my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Tiaki SDit I am a Pringles- pilfering pup!!     Barked: Tue Nov 27, '12 7:56pm PST  So tonight's dinner was 6oz of beef heart & 6oz of pork leg with skin on. I chunked the meat. Both dogs chew their food well. I gave the dogs their food & went upstairs to get mine. When I came back, Sita had finished hers, but Tia was carrying around one of the chunks of heart. She would stop & chew on it, but wouldn't or couldn't tear any off to eat it. She's had heart before, but cut into small pieces for breakfast. Sita ended up stealing it when Tia put it down & got distracted (the brat!) I gave Tia a biscuit to make up for it. I checked her mouth with a flashlight, but couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. They did have a turkey leg last night. They've never had a turkey leg before, just wings. Could the bone of the leg have made her teeth sore? She's always been a slow, careful chewer. No problem with breakfast this morning, but it was chicken hearts, so no big chunks. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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