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Mindy Tache
Crate Training concern
Hello I have a 3 month old Silky Terrier puppy. We have been working on crate training him. I know a schedule is important so this is what I have been doing every day: Take him out first thing in the morning, feed him breakfast, back outside, back in crate while I get ready for work and out once again...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 20 2006 11:16 PM
Jennifer
Marking during or after eating
I'm wondering if anyone has ever experienced this behavior before? A light went off tonight that this is very likely intentional when I never even considered it would be ! My 5yr old intact male will leave a few drops during or after eating. This has gone on for over a year, completely random...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 20 2006 11:12 PM
Dockter
12 Week old pupy and 1 yr old puppy!
I have a one year old Jack/Doxi named Orion. we had decided that when he was a year that we would get a second puppy as a companion for Orion, we felt bad for leaving him alone when we are gone durning the day. They seem to be getting along however, Orion has decided that every morning he wants to...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 20 2006 10:29 PM
Dockter
3 month female & 1 yr old male
I have a 1yr old male jack/doxie and a 3 mo old female mini doxi. The male was the first in the home, and have taken him many times to be social ised with other dogs and does very well with them, however we have had out new puppy for about 3 1/2weeks. The two of them seem to be okay together, but...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 20 2006 6:53 PM
Stephanie Book
Asking to go out
Hi My puppy is 4 months old now, and is doing great as far as being housebroken. I have to watch her though and I can tell when she has to go out, by how long it's been, if you woke up, got a drink, ate, etc. And she will go over to the door if she wants to go out sometimes, but doesn't really...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 20 2006 6:41 PM
Brian Banks
Why is he progressing outside, but really regressing inside?
Hey everyone, I'm stuck in a rut mentally with this one. Outside, his counter-conditioning is going very well, but as soon as we return inside... poof! He's gone. Hiding, at times slightly shaking. He's a 2-4 year old Black Labrador mix. He was wild for sometime, but for how long is...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 20 2006 5:31 PM
forpaws
FYI Regarding Nutro and Diamond factory
This is directly copied and pasted from their web site. A while back someone posted that their foods were made in this factory. I just wanted to advise of the discrepancy. I have also sent an email in regard to the Nutro Lamb and Rice formula in which someone has posted a very sad thing in regard to...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 20 2006 4:50 PM
Ashley
Introducing dogs to new baby!
Hello all, Just a quick question. I have two Shih Tzus who have been my babies (and I mean spoiled) for the passed 3 years. Now, I am due to give birth in 4 short weeks. These dogs do not have an aggressive bone in their bodies, and have been exposed to the pokes and pulls of young children quite a...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 20 2006 12:35 PM
Paulo
Do dogs understand when they've eaten something they shouldn't have
Over the weekend we gave Boomer a new toy. As per usual he destroyed it pretty quickly. There was some hard plastic on this toy and I guess he ate some of it. This morning when I woke up I found a peice of this plastic in his crate. He must have thrown it up during the night. Is it possible that dogs...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 20 2006 12:08 PM
Janey
Reintroducing a dog to the pack
I have a rescue dog, Gandolf, now about 3 1/2 years old, male, german shepherd mix. He is dog aggressive and has shown aggression to humans (he has nipped at several house guests, and bit a neighbor in an electric wheelchair who was passing by in the alley). We have done obediance training with him,...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 20 2006 9:28 AM
angelamarie
We're Keeping Him
I had started a lengthy post here about our second hand dog, the problems we were facing and how I didn't see a way we could possibly keep him. Well, we are going to keep him and it's mainly because I got massively pissed off at some other rehoming of dogs his previous owner did and further...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 20 2006 9:19 AM
Casey
need some tips on Crate training my puppy
Hey All, Im new here so....i was hopein u all can help me out here, i got a 8 weeks old puppy & i got it when it was 6 weeks old and its a pitbull & chow mixed so..when i got it i let it sleep with me so..now im getting sick of getting wake up by the puppy b/c he keeps wanted to play i try...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 19 2006 7:19 PM
justine_lim
Singling out specific dogs?
Hey everyone! I was just wondering if dogs have a tendancy to 'single out' other, specific dogs? There is one dog in our apartment complex that Cyrus cannot walk by without snarling and barking at; it's a Shiba Inu, about his age, I think. He has also shown aggression towards other dogs in...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 19 2006 4:10 PM
sarah crompton
Fence Eater
Hi all, just a quick question. How the heck do I stop Simba destroying my fence? He has chewed a hole right through to my next door neighbours yard dont think they have noticed yet, and this morning i caught him at it again in a different spot my fences are ruined. I have tried telling him NO...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 19 2006 6:57 AM
cuteturtle20
sudden aggression!!
My 2 year old Westie is extremely well tempered and we love him for that. I've never seen him with an aggression problem until tonight. We've been trying to train him to walk unleashed. So my bf took him out tonight, and Chowey decides to go on his own. My bf tried to pick him up and he growled...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 19 2006 6:06 AM
Jeff Rey Edquid
Yorkie Papillon going crazy when no one present!! help!!
i have a yorkie papillon 12 wks old named Sammy. Hes a good dog most of the time. But everytime I leave him or I put him behind a gate he starts to cry first. Then after crying he sounds very angry and starts to rip things apart. For example today I went to school (which i'm usually only gone for...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 19 2006 12:17 AM
Stef w
Standing on the Fence?
Hi All! I finally solved the problem of the dogs behind us by putting up a screen between our yard and theirs. I only have one yard-related problem left... I put privacy lattice up against the front of my chain link to keep them from noticing everything that goes on in the street. (Our yard wraps...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 18 2006 10:04 PM
Samantha
How to calm/occupy a doggie
I posted a related thread in the "my dog is sick" forum, but I thought I'd spread the wealth and see about getting some ideas, here. One of my dogs who is a rescue from Katrina, and also somewhat uneasy with his crate (although much better than he used to be) was just diagnosed Heartworm...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 18 2006 12:47 PM
hertelbrian
chewing shoes / bed / pillows when not home
i have a 2 / 3 year old black lab (dont really know exact age.. it was from a rescue leauge) had him for about month and a half now and he is doing really well. when i'm home he's very well behaved. has gotten over the few accidents he's had in the house and is completly house broken but...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 18 2006 12:03 PM
Sandy
Barking at the older dog
I'm not exactly sure how to explain this and I'm at a total loss on how to Deal with it! My older dog Tia (boxer/shepard) loooooves to bark at anyone and anything outside our front door. Lucy (healer mix) of course must join in on the barking. I tell them "enough" and most of the time...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 18 2006 11:15 AM