Jejuna

Melbell,

I don't know anything about dog fits etc. having never dealt with it, but I hope you find the answers soon.

Best wishes for Sophie & a speedy recovery.

Hate sods who damage your car & don't stick around

Honestly never occurred to me to label it neurotic or obsessive.

Just a suggestion, maybe give your sheltie some outlet for his physical skills by taking him to agility...or having toys to play with.

He's too young for agility yet, but I will be looking into it at a later stage. He will be going back to obedience next month though.

The thing is it's not when he's excited or such, he does zoomies around the kitchen or yard, but this is different. Like he has to circle so many times, but he does it slowly or in a sedate manner. If you know what I mean.

But thanks for the input, maybe it is a sheltie thing.

He paces around in a circle doing several laps at a time, several times a day. I was putting my daughter to bed earlier and he had jumped on the bed. As she grabbed her doona he got down to the floor and paced in a circle about 1 metre wide 6 or so times.

He also does this when we come home and we're struggling with groceries, bags & keys and trying to open the door. Just round & round & round while waiting for the door to open. It is always in an anti-clockwise direction.

Would anyone know why he is doing this & what I can do to minimise or stop this altogether? I'm hoping to stop any nuerosis(sp?) before it gets worse.

Captain is the same. I never really had to teach Tessie - being about 8 inches from the ground probably helped her

Thanks for the great tips

I have avery basic knowlege of science and most of what you are all saying is over my head ;) :D

However, I was interested in the topic title mainly because my aunt had mytochondrial psytopathy. I'm pretty sure it's spelt this way. For all you science boffins/nurses etc just wondering if either of these issues are related? Maybe the family has been inbred too much

Mitochondrial psychopathy? Sorry, don't know anything about it. I think it might be more in the forensic criminology realm. There might be a forum on it somewhere. ;)

Ah, never underestimate the value of correct smelling...er, spelling... You could end up in the wrong hospital with tubes in the wrong bits . Jejuna, I think you mean Mitochondrial Cytopathy:

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/heal...s/2600/2603.asp?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/mit...ytopathy2.shtml

UP.

Thank You Ultimate Pup. That is exactly what she had. She was first treated as if she had Parkinsons, after a couple of years and her medication not helping, further tests were done and this was discovered. She passed away 2 weeks ago after living in hospital in the elderly section. She was only 58 yrs.

I have avery basic knowlege of science and most of what you are all saying is over my head :rolleyes:

However, I was interested in the topic title mainly because my aunt had mytochondrial psytopathy. I'm pretty sure it's spelt this way. For all you science boffins/nurses etc just wondering if either of these issues are related? Maybe the family has been inbred too much :p

Unreal!! That's not something you would expect to hear about let alone see. Glad she has a happy life.

What about using his lead on him. If you can tie the other end onto something or hold it & try grooming him one-handed?

My sheltie didn't really like grooming too much. He prefered to try and eat the brush until today when he surprised me by sitting when told, so I could brush him. It was only for 5 minutes, but he stayed without the lead. :D:

When I took my boy to the vets for his vaccinations I gave him treats at the time the needle went in. It helped to take the attention away from what the vet was doing.

Thanks for the replies.

would suggest you read "Cesar"s Way" or 'The Dog Listener" Both good books

I have just bought "the Dog Listener" and have started reading it already ;) & my local bookshop has a few copies of Cesar's Way if I think I need that one as well.

I do the extra training at home approx. 2 x everyday for 10 mins. each time. This is not always the case depending on work and other commitments, but I try to fit it in as much as possible. I do include my daughter if she wants to, when she is around at the time of training. I think I'll have to make sure she wants to.

On another note, when feeding the two dogs, I have to put Captain in his crate to feed or he'll try to eat Tessie's food. So basically he's being fed first. Tessie is a fairly submissive girl. Should I first put him in his crate, then feed her, and then give him his food after I've given hers. Or doesn't that really matter? Does that make sense?

Sorry this is so long, but it is for a few questions, & I know this has been covered before, and I have searched and read some of the questions & answers.

My male sheltie is 4 1/2 months, and I do have him in puppy obedience classes.

Last night my 10 yr daughter was on the floor playing with him and he started to get nippy with her. She tried pushing him away, and I told her to do the 'ah ah', but he didn't stop. I told her to turn her back on him to ignore him thinking/hoping he would settle down, but he continued to try and nip her back and arms. He actually did grab her arm and pinched the skin (she had a long sleeve top on), and this morning she has a bruise the size of a 10c piece. I got his lead and put him on it, then I sat while ignoring him for 10 mins. Although he couldn't go anywhere or play with our other dog, he never really sat or laid down, just wandered around my feet. Was I correct in doing and telling my daughter what to do? What else should I have done?

He is also the same with our other dog, she is a pom x chi, 7 yrs & desexed. He is always 'hassling' her, for want of a better word. He dashes past her a full speed, diving in to take a nip at her, I'm pretty sure he wants her to chase him. I do realise he is a sheepdog If he's not doing this he'll grab her tail and pull her backwards. She's a little bit round (yes, overweight ) so she can't turn around properly to grab him and tell him off. If I step towards them he just dashes off. Is this just a matter of emphasising the training that he has had so far, (more than I do already approx. 2 x per day for 10 mins)?

Also when I am leaving to go out, from about halfway to the back gate he is always criss crossing his path in front of me and jumping as if he trying to stop me leaving. You know, 'take me mum, take me'. How can I stop this? Just turn around and ignore? or is there more to it?

Any help would be appreciated muchly.

Feher,

I read this when you first put it up and I couldn't reply, I was too much.

I hope you feel better about this soon. I'm sure your babies weren't being mean and were probably just trying to "rough house" it with Cracker as they would do with each other. Unfortunately, with Cracker being smaller and 'softer' the damage has been done.

for you.

Do you have to remove the small skinny splinter? bone on chicken legs? Is the pup/dog at risk of ckoking on it like people will choke on fish bones?

maybe someone cheated him???

My Dad had a JRT many years ago. When I used to walk him he would tug on the lead and play up. One time the lead slipped out of my hands unexpectedly. He stopped, picked it up in his mouth and quietly walked beside me. He was so proud he could "walk" himself. Although I always watched for any distractions in case he wanted to take off, this is how we ended up going for walks. And in no way am I suggesting you do this with your pup This was in a small town & many years ago.

I am only feeding Piper 2 meals a day - is that wrong?

Indy never ate the 3rd meal I offered her so she was only on 2 a day too.

I hope I am doing the right thing!

You could always offer her the 3 meals, if she doesn't eat it then don't worry about it. She's obviously not hungry.

have emailed you the notes

WMR I would appreciate a copy of these notes also if possible.

I have a 14 wk sheltie that I'm trying to train. I have him "watching"(this is my command) my hand, which he is pretty good at, but after reading this thread I see that I should have him focusing on my face. He will also be starting obedience training on the 8th Oct.

Julie

I just thought I would add an update for Captain's toilet training. I'm very pleased that today he actually went to the toilet 3 different times after I told him to "do wees" (on command) before going inside. He is still having accidents inside way too often, he'll go again within 10 - 15 mins of being outside,(but not always) which makes it harder to get the timing right. He's 13 weeks old now, so I was hoping for more improvement. Is it possible that he has a smaller/weak bladder, or is it just that he's a puppy? He also does 1 - 2 poos & wets his bed (crate) overnight. I crate him anytime from 10.30pm - 12.00pm and I'm usually up between 6.00am - 7.00am. Any help with this is much appreciated.

I've been trying this too. My command is "watching" so he can watch my hand for a treat & hopefully will stand as he should when showing. But he sits (which I never taught him). My SIL also shows & she told me to use my foot to lift him. This worked about 5 times & now when I move my foot he jumps out of the way, puts his front legs down & barks at me like it's a game. . I want him to watch my hand without me bending down to physically lift his butt in the air. And how can I get him to not play while doing this.

it might be time to change your forum names by the sound of it. I'm sure the moderators would do that for you.

He's a beautiful dog. Well done on the training. How old is he now?

now i know this is my own doing as he is still "intact" as i was going to keep him intact

This isn't your own doing as there are desexed males out there who still like to hump. I'm not sure how you would 'train' him to stop, but at least he is discerning(sp?) between dogs & legs. That would be a problem to me.

If this is their dog they need charging with animal abuse. :rolleyes: That is a shocking state for a dog to be in.