AngmarsKing701
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I would appeal this with whoever is in charge vs. just doing what they suggest. Sounds like someone saw "dog bite" and didn't read the rest of your form.
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Dog Age - Official Man's Best Friend Thread
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I would appeal this with whoever is in charge vs. just doing what they suggest. Sounds like someone saw "dog bite" and didn't read the rest of your form.
Captain Tuttle
Member
It's worth a try. I know they really work for some Autistic kids, there's definitely something there.
Metroid Killer
Member
Yup seems like someone didn't have the time to look into it and just went on to 'standard procedure'. I hate how official papers, letters and such can fuck with you, especially if they are incorrect.
Anyway new pics of Shikko!
My wife and I currently have two dogs, Kiba (a jindo) and Aggro (a malamute).
Kiba came to us in the months before I deployed so that she would have company while I was gone. She turned out to be the best decision we've ever made outside of getting married, as Kiba has been the best dog I've ever known -- and I had a lot of dogs growing up. She is incredibly intelligent, loyal, and obedient. The perfect guard dog, she always lets us know when she senses something or someone coming near the house, but reigns it in when we tell her to.
Every new person must pass her personality test, but once she approves of you she loves you forever. I missed out on the later half of her first year due to my deployment, but when I came back the puppy terror was gone and my wife had molded her into the perfect dog.
This is Kiba.
Kiba came to us in the months before I deployed so that she would have company while I was gone. She turned out to be the best decision we've ever made outside of getting married, as Kiba has been the best dog I've ever known -- and I had a lot of dogs growing up. She is incredibly intelligent, loyal, and obedient. The perfect guard dog, she always lets us know when she senses something or someone coming near the house, but reigns it in when we tell her to.
Every new person must pass her personality test, but once she approves of you she loves you forever. I missed out on the later half of her first year due to my deployment, but when I came back the puppy terror was gone and my wife had molded her into the perfect dog.
This is Kiba.
Just brought her home
She's still discovering things in the house
Posing
New walker!
She started her growth spurt after I left
Playing with her snake. She doesn't play with many toys these days.
More snake
As I neared the end of my deployment, I got this picture.
No longer looks like a puppy at all.
After I got back, we did a cross country trip and while visiting family in Indiana, Kiba had an allergic reaction to something. She looked absolutely adorable with a puffed out face, but we took her to the vet the next day.
We had a roommate live with us before she separated from the military, and she had a cat. Kiba and Aslan got along famously. This is the "staring into the future" picture.
An alert "military" dog.
Kiba, saying hello.
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Here's Aggro, our Malamute
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Help! I'm getting a Siberian Husky in two weeks and am having a heck of a time coming up with a name for her. She is very young, so I don't know much on her personality yet, but from the time I've spent with her she carries things around in her mouth like weeds and trips over things.
I've gotten suggestions from Buster to Calamity to Zoey (which I won't do because my current dog's name is Zoey).
My husky is named Apollo. You should name her Artemis!
Found out 2 months ago our schnauzer has diabetes and kept him on insulin (had to change the dose twice because his blood sugar wouldn't fully stabilize) and the dog pretty much stayed miserable till we found a guy that deals in 100% all natural medicines and he got his brother off insulin shots and told us he could do the same for the dog. It's been 3 weeks, 0 shots and his blood sugar is fully stabilized and this is him now.
I still thank this man every time i see him because i am convinced he saved my dogs life because insulin just wasn't taking.
I still thank this man every time i see him because i am convinced he saved my dogs life because insulin just wasn't taking.
Love that picture.
I'm about a month away from getting my dog back. He's got a long flight ahead of him and I know he'll be a huge draw on my time (time which I've got used to having to myself since he's been away) but I cannot wait.
Found out there are at least 2 other Weimaraners in the new neighbourhood I've moved to so looking forward to socialising my dog with them.
Baconsammy
Banned
As a dog lover, this story is horrible and heart-warming. It makes me hate humanity, and applaud it. I'm going to go play with my dog now. Yellow lab named Lilu.
Mineshaft_Gap
4077th
I love this thread. I love my dog. <333
rocksteady1983
Member
Here is a calendar I made featuring our pug Layla.
Hey Dog Gaf,
So I'm with a new dachshund puppy that's only seven weeks old. He's actually a little brother to my current dog, a sweet and very active 4 year old.
For the first day she mostly avoided him but now they started playing around more and more. I was warned she would try to "put him in his place" and that's exactly what it looks like. I just have a few questions I hope some more experienced dog owners could help me with.
He seems to get tired of rolling around around before she does, at which point he tries to run away and gets stressed when she won't let go. Should I simply separate the two when that happens? What's a good way to do that that doesn't undermine my older dog's role?
Also, while she plays around with him a lot the thought of using the same bed as the little fella is unspeakable to her. Just today she was sleeping on my legs and he was on my lap, and just as soon as he stretched a bit and nearly touched her back she immediately got out.
I'd love for them to stay together. Is there anything I can do to help her feel more welcoming in that?
Thanks all. This is a great thread.
So I'm with a new dachshund puppy that's only seven weeks old. He's actually a little brother to my current dog, a sweet and very active 4 year old.
For the first day she mostly avoided him but now they started playing around more and more. I was warned she would try to "put him in his place" and that's exactly what it looks like. I just have a few questions I hope some more experienced dog owners could help me with.
He seems to get tired of rolling around around before she does, at which point he tries to run away and gets stressed when she won't let go. Should I simply separate the two when that happens? What's a good way to do that that doesn't undermine my older dog's role?
Also, while she plays around with him a lot the thought of using the same bed as the little fella is unspeakable to her. Just today she was sleeping on my legs and he was on my lap, and just as soon as he stretched a bit and nearly touched her back she immediately got out.
I'd love for them to stay together. Is there anything I can do to help her feel more welcoming in that?
Thanks all. This is a great thread.
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I am not good with dog advice so if I'm really wrong, someone call me out:
I think separating the two for a little bit so they can calm down is good. That dog is so small, but it's gonna be growing and can hang with the other one very, very soon. So hang in there.
Mineshaft_Gap
4077th
Thanks for the advice! It's been a week now and they're doing much, much better. They're even sleeping together right now as I type this, it's great.
user friendly
Member
It may be too late but I here the best introduction is off site. There usually is initial territorial issues which can be avoided if they first meet at a park or something. I didn't read your entire post so you may have already addressed this.
Mineshaft_Gap
4077th
Pay attention to my doggy.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
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That was the case actually. We brought her along to pick him up so they could meet before coming home.
doubleplusgood
Member
Awwww, they're so cute. I used to a have a wire-haired dachshund, he was quite the character. :3
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I need help! My roommate and I's dog (a beagle...I know, they're noisy) has lately been howling out of the window of our apartment at people taking their dogs out. Normally that's not a huge thing, we're on the third floor, but with the windows open due to the nice air, she's noticing more people and I don't want her to be the dog people hate. I'll be sleeping, and she'll be at the foot of the bed, and at 2am she DARTS out of the room howling out the window. I kinda push her over and tell her NO sternly, and she starts making this weird growly gnashy sound because she really wants to howl.
Anyway, any suggestions on how to slow her down a bit? Usually when she sees me coming to detach her from the windowsill she hops down or runs from me a bit, she gets pretty amped. Would more exercise help a lot? I'm sure it wouldn't hurt. But I want to know if there's an easier way to admonish her without her seeing it coming and dodging it.
Anyway, any suggestions on how to slow her down a bit? Usually when she sees me coming to detach her from the windowsill she hops down or runs from me a bit, she gets pretty amped. Would more exercise help a lot? I'm sure it wouldn't hurt. But I want to know if there's an easier way to admonish her without her seeing it coming and dodging it.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Fellow dog age GAF, some obedience training tips and recommendations would be appreciated. Meet Griffin:
Griffin is a wonderful dog and my first pet. He is a rescue my wife and I adopted as a puppy. I've never been a pet guy but my wife has always loved dogs and demanded we get one as soon as we bought our first house. I agreed and fast forward a year and a half and he is a part of the family and I can't imagine not having him around, one of the best decisions we ever made.
Griff is an 18 month old, 65 lb lab / shepherd mix but we suspect he might have some beagle or smaller breed of hound in his background as well. We both work, but we play with him in the morning and afternoon when we get home from work, and I take him on a 30 - 45 min walk in the early evenings. Unfortunately I think my wife and I have spoiled him a bit and he's picked up some bad habits that I'm looking to correct so some insight would be appreciated.
Barking
He's pretty good and most times he listens to the quiet command I've taught him, but the doorbell still drives him bananas. What's the best way to approach teaching him not to lose his cool when the doorbell rings? Will this simply be an exercise of having my wife or myself stand outside and ring the doorbell while one of us is inside, treat in hand getting him to sit and condition him out of the behavior?
Similarly, we have a couch underneath a bay window at the front of the house where he spends a good chunk of time watching the street. Unfortunately just like the doorbell any foot traffic gets him barking like mad. What's the best way to correct this behavior? Keep in mind my wife and I both work, so he's home solo most of the day. Should we simply make the couch and or window unavailable during the day (closing the blinds, moving the couch) so the only time he has access to the window is when we're home and therefore the only time the window is available is when we are present to correct his behavior?
Walking on a leash
Griffin's behavior while on a leash could definitely use some improvement as well. When I take him for a walk, he typically walks either right beside me or at most a foot or two ahead. When he hits the end of the length of the leash, I've been correcting him, drawing him back to my side and making him sit before we resume walking. I've also been treating him when he displays good behavior (AKA walking right next to me) but he still has the tendency to wander and sniff and pull ahead pretty often and I'm wondering if there are additional steps I should be taking to improve his attitude while walking or if this will simply improve with time.
Finally, and this is the problem I'm having the most trouble with, Griffin tends to go bananas and get extremely excited and when we encounter any type of stimulus while on our walks which he then proceeds to bound in front of me and it takes some difficulty to get him to heel or sit. We live on a relatively quiet suburban street but on every walk we are destined to encounter another dog / dog walker, a biker, squirrel, deer, etc and like clock work Griff will pull on his leash like mad, choke, and refuse to be coaxed or corrected. He's an extremely friendly and playful dog (great with kids, friends and family, we take him to the dog park regularly and he plays and gets along with other dogs without issue) but for some reason he seems to get more aggressive and more likely to bark while on the leash as well.
He can pull and choke on the leash so hard at times that we've tried both a harness and a training collar with some success, both give us more control and can more effectively divert his attention get him to heel and sit, neither one seems to be doing much in correcting the behavior.
So there you go Dog Age GAF, sorry for the long post but any and all advice would be welcome. Thanks!
Griffin is a wonderful dog and my first pet. He is a rescue my wife and I adopted as a puppy. I've never been a pet guy but my wife has always loved dogs and demanded we get one as soon as we bought our first house. I agreed and fast forward a year and a half and he is a part of the family and I can't imagine not having him around, one of the best decisions we ever made.
Griff is an 18 month old, 65 lb lab / shepherd mix but we suspect he might have some beagle or smaller breed of hound in his background as well. We both work, but we play with him in the morning and afternoon when we get home from work, and I take him on a 30 - 45 min walk in the early evenings. Unfortunately I think my wife and I have spoiled him a bit and he's picked up some bad habits that I'm looking to correct so some insight would be appreciated.
Barking
He's pretty good and most times he listens to the quiet command I've taught him, but the doorbell still drives him bananas. What's the best way to approach teaching him not to lose his cool when the doorbell rings? Will this simply be an exercise of having my wife or myself stand outside and ring the doorbell while one of us is inside, treat in hand getting him to sit and condition him out of the behavior?
Similarly, we have a couch underneath a bay window at the front of the house where he spends a good chunk of time watching the street. Unfortunately just like the doorbell any foot traffic gets him barking like mad. What's the best way to correct this behavior? Keep in mind my wife and I both work, so he's home solo most of the day. Should we simply make the couch and or window unavailable during the day (closing the blinds, moving the couch) so the only time he has access to the window is when we're home and therefore the only time the window is available is when we are present to correct his behavior?
Walking on a leash
Griffin's behavior while on a leash could definitely use some improvement as well. When I take him for a walk, he typically walks either right beside me or at most a foot or two ahead. When he hits the end of the length of the leash, I've been correcting him, drawing him back to my side and making him sit before we resume walking. I've also been treating him when he displays good behavior (AKA walking right next to me) but he still has the tendency to wander and sniff and pull ahead pretty often and I'm wondering if there are additional steps I should be taking to improve his attitude while walking or if this will simply improve with time.
Finally, and this is the problem I'm having the most trouble with, Griffin tends to go bananas and get extremely excited and when we encounter any type of stimulus while on our walks which he then proceeds to bound in front of me and it takes some difficulty to get him to heel or sit. We live on a relatively quiet suburban street but on every walk we are destined to encounter another dog / dog walker, a biker, squirrel, deer, etc and like clock work Griff will pull on his leash like mad, choke, and refuse to be coaxed or corrected. He's an extremely friendly and playful dog (great with kids, friends and family, we take him to the dog park regularly and he plays and gets along with other dogs without issue) but for some reason he seems to get more aggressive and more likely to bark while on the leash as well.
He can pull and choke on the leash so hard at times that we've tried both a harness and a training collar with some success, both give us more control and can more effectively divert his attention get him to heel and sit, neither one seems to be doing much in correcting the behavior.
So there you go Dog Age GAF, sorry for the long post but any and all advice would be welcome. Thanks!
For walking, I have to use a gentle lead, per my vet's suggestion. It works really well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFz_BtFkQOY
Kinda review, shows the immediate difference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFz_BtFkQOY
Kinda review, shows the immediate difference.
teruterubozu
Member
As for the barking at the door - if your dog really is part beagle then it will be a tough habit to break. I had a beagle and now I have a puggle (pug+beagle) and they LOVE to alert owners that "someone" is around. I've even seen a Dog Whisperer episode where Cesar threw up his hands and said there's nothing you can really do about an alert-barking beagle.
With that said, I have gotten my puggle to settle down a bit, but I have to be super consistent in saying "quiet" in a calm manner. There's good days and bad days, for sure. The more tired he is (i.e. LOTS of exercise) the less likely he is to get excited.
As for walking - my dog was a puller too, but I made myself be super consistent to stop whenever he pulled. It has to be almost machine-like, so when the leash goes taut "the machine" immediately breaks down and just stops. That's how he'll learn - if you make it a fact of nature - no exceptions. Also, keep switching the leash from the collar to the harness so he doesn't get used to pulling on either one. I like to switch to harness when he pulls and leash when he drags and sometimes vice versa - it keeps him on his toes on the walk. As for the encounters on the walk - my puggle likes to play with every dog he meets, which is fine but it can be annoying every single time. When I don't want to deal with it, I start running at full speed so he has no choice but to gallop along with me and he'll generally ignore his surroundings and run right past the distraction.
It sounds cliche, but dog training is really people training.
With that said, I have gotten my puggle to settle down a bit, but I have to be super consistent in saying "quiet" in a calm manner. There's good days and bad days, for sure. The more tired he is (i.e. LOTS of exercise) the less likely he is to get excited.
As for walking - my dog was a puller too, but I made myself be super consistent to stop whenever he pulled. It has to be almost machine-like, so when the leash goes taut "the machine" immediately breaks down and just stops. That's how he'll learn - if you make it a fact of nature - no exceptions. Also, keep switching the leash from the collar to the harness so he doesn't get used to pulling on either one. I like to switch to harness when he pulls and leash when he drags and sometimes vice versa - it keeps him on his toes on the walk. As for the encounters on the walk - my puggle likes to play with every dog he meets, which is fine but it can be annoying every single time. When I don't want to deal with it, I start running at full speed so he has no choice but to gallop along with me and he'll generally ignore his surroundings and run right past the distraction.
It sounds cliche, but dog training is really people training.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Might pick one of these up, thanks.
I think I have to be a little tougher and more consistent, sometimes I might give him a few seconds to see if he will correct himself before hitting the brakes, might have to just stop instantly so its more clear. Do you switch between the collar and leash on the same walk or just alternate between days?
Thanks.
teruterubozu
Member
I do it on the same walk so one minute he's being led by the leash and the next minute he's on the harness. It keeps him from getting too comfortable. So when he starts pulling he may expect a tug on his neck and instead he suddenly feels the pressure on his chest - it keeps him off guard.
kevo_huevo
Member
I just submitted an application for a Shiba Inu x Chow mix named Bella.
Here are some pictures:
OMG look at this tail
wow! hopefully everything works out! does she have a black tongue too??
Netrunner2k2
Member
I never had a "big" dog before (or a dog that will get "big"), since I've only owned a Beagle/Basset and a Beagle/Terrier, so seeing a pure Siberian Husky grow is a remarkable thing to me.
August 25th to October 16.
August 25th to October 16.
Oh, and I ended up with the name Sophia, but mostly it is Sophie now.
dragonlife
Member
Aaaaaaaahhhhhh, it's so cute! D:Myles Fancypants is going to his first official photo shoot Wednesday for product packaging. He was always destined to be a star.
DonMigs85
Member
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Mine did, at least until we passed the Vet's office, then she settled down.
Karak
Member
My 4
Loki, Lau, Zen, Ming(must be drugged to be just sitting there)
The damn neck cape bandanna look was NOT MY idea!
Loki was the first, from the pound with some random dog breeds. Mild dude.
Lau is the newest and only 4 months old but massive...truly tall as hell. Some hound in him as well as lab and something else. Purchased from our local animal store who's owner is a co-worker. Probably the purest people dog I have seen. At 62 pounds he still thinks he is small and can be in your lap. Likes to sleep on my chest but he is too heavy.
Zen is a great Dane/Pit mix and is close to 100 pounds now. Also from the same pet store. Total coward but built like a shit brickhouse. Scary strong but is more interested in sitting and watching TV than investigating random sounds. Loves music and actually sits near the speakers when particular music is on and only then.
Ming from the pound. Dude is high strung. Way too high strung. Runs, ball, all day horse rides, and he is still always on the move. Likes to hide under the couch whenever he sleeps. Bone Nazi. Also scary smart and knows how to set up the other dogs to get them to leave their bones so he can grab theirs and pile them with his. Now he hides his bones beside the fridge...because his snout is the only one that can fit that exact spot...creepy smart.
Also the fastest dog I have ever seen personally. Faster than our old grayhound. Just blinding fast. Couple health issues and he can be annoying but it is hard not to look at him and his almost human smart eyes and feel a weird connection.
Or he is plotting my murder.
Loki, Lau, Zen, Ming(must be drugged to be just sitting there)
The damn neck cape bandanna look was NOT MY idea!
Loki was the first, from the pound with some random dog breeds. Mild dude.
Lau is the newest and only 4 months old but massive...truly tall as hell. Some hound in him as well as lab and something else. Purchased from our local animal store who's owner is a co-worker. Probably the purest people dog I have seen. At 62 pounds he still thinks he is small and can be in your lap. Likes to sleep on my chest but he is too heavy.
Zen is a great Dane/Pit mix and is close to 100 pounds now. Also from the same pet store. Total coward but built like a shit brickhouse. Scary strong but is more interested in sitting and watching TV than investigating random sounds. Loves music and actually sits near the speakers when particular music is on and only then.
Ming from the pound. Dude is high strung. Way too high strung. Runs, ball, all day horse rides, and he is still always on the move. Likes to hide under the couch whenever he sleeps. Bone Nazi. Also scary smart and knows how to set up the other dogs to get them to leave their bones so he can grab theirs and pile them with his. Now he hides his bones beside the fridge...because his snout is the only one that can fit that exact spot...creepy smart.
Also the fastest dog I have ever seen personally. Faster than our old grayhound. Just blinding fast. Couple health issues and he can be annoying but it is hard not to look at him and his almost human smart eyes and feel a weird connection.
Or he is plotting my murder.
weekend_warrior
Banned
haha, my lab did that for about 5 minutes....then just tried to eat it.
Here she is at about 4.5 months. Serious lab is serious.
weekend_warrior
Banned
Nice pictures, training for a competition?