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help = we have a 9 year old cairn terrier and just got an 8 week old shihtzu pup - my older dog is scared of the pup = he runs away from him and won't stay in the same room - we are giving the older dog plenty of extra attention - any other ideas ?- he looks so depressed

We have had a few warmish days & Ralphs allergies have started up already poor thing is scratching , itching , leaving clumps of fur around ( he is a cairn ) I dread to think what summer is going to be like for him if he's started already has anyone else noticed an early start to the allergy season as well ?

Hi , I know this sounds ridiculous , but when my dog started to dig a few holes , my son told my to put his poop in them when I pooper scoop , sounds silly , but IT WORKED !!!! go figure -- sorry just re read that you tried that , I'll keep thinking !!!

Bek ,sorry I have no solution for you , I just want to say I have similar problem though not as bad as yours !!, My baby just turned 3 & has been ' trained 'for ages , he's fine of a day time ( we have a dog door which he uses ) but if it's raining of a night time or sometimes not , he will pee in our family room - where he sleeps though we went out on Sunday & couldn't take him & he punished us by peeing all over the floor in the family room hard to retrain as he does it when we are not around !!!! HELP !!!!!!!

OK , I'll give the frozen necks a try --- but with supervision leoniedukes -- any chance of your dog biscotti recipe please ??

If he swallows them raw , wouldn't he swallow them frozen ?

he has a mix of home made Barf with vegies &Purina pro plan for sensitive skin & stomach with 1 fish oil capsule I want him to chew something for his teeth , as he has beautiful teeth ( he is 3 this week ) & I want them to stay this way

thanks for the list - Secretkei

Ralph is a Cairn terrier , I tried chicken necks & he swallowed it whole , then tried to swallow another whole & nearly choked , I had to pull it out of his throat , same with wings , He just doesn't get the concept of chewing !!!

Which breeds ARE prone to bloat ?

I keep hearing negative reports about rawhide chews , What is it that makes them so bad ? Ralph will not eat bones -- weird I know ,I have bought him every type of bone from the butcher & he will just lick them & walk away -- & he also won't chew toys we have a heap of toys he won't chew --- the only thing he will chew is the raw hide bones , when they get " raggy " I take them away & give him a new one so can someone tell me what is so bad about them ?

I do walk Ralph on days when I'm up to it - (I have Syringomyelia -- yes the same as Cavaliers get !!! it's usually easier to say spinal cord injury but a lot of you guys might know what it is ) , admittedly it's way not enough , we sit & do training & tricks every day , sit ,stay ,beg , roll over ,hug ,play dead etc -- he will not fetch he gets exercise by a game we have where I stamp my foot & pretend I'm going to chase him & he goes nuts & runs & runs so he gets exercise when we do go for walks I don't allow him to pull ahead of me & I don't allow him to stop & sniff or pee unless it's on MY terms -- I think I'm doing that right I have bought numerous toys etc to keep him occupied -- he's just not interested , even in a stuffed Kong !! or meaty bones !! the only thing I've found that he's the slightest bit interested in is these disgusting smelling dried kangaroo tail bone things that I get from Big W , & I give him these A ) to occupy him & B) for his teeth I even have special toys that he only gets when we are out , so that he is occupied with something special , as he usually only does these things when no one is around , but this last bout of behaviour has only been since he was in the kennel so I do think you have a point poodlefan & what do you suggest as boredom busting toys ? I did see on another post a toy that you put some sort of I think it was raw hide rings around it , I'm going to get him one of those , I am going to look for it now Thank you so much for your help it is really appreciated

sorry I somehow put my reply right in the middle of yours -- hope you guts can still work it out

By the sounds of it, you told him "NO" for letting go the sock to you. That can evolve to him running away with things such as socks (and items of even higher value) because he learns that giving things back (even though he shouldn't have had it in the first place) gets him a reprimand. OOPS !! What do you suggest ??? I thought of putting a box of tissues in the lounge room , & hiding & when he when he takes them , ' jumping out ' & ' catching him in the act ' & then reprimanding him , but I can't think of any other way of retraining him I should add I have a spinal cord injury so I am a little restricted with some mobility , I can walk , but I can't move fast & I suffer terrible dizziness so I have trouble with ' catching ' him at times