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Thething to remember is us humans create separation anxiety & its the dogs that suffer the most. As a human the best thing we can do is not be selfish to what we want but to be very considerate off what the dog can suffer if we dont meet half way. We always stress to people if the dog becomes very vocal & neighbours start to complain then the problem becomes major. Cavies are people dog but there also very sporty & do like being tom boys the problem is they learn very quickly whether it be bad/good behaviour.. I would consider you behaviour when you leave & the way you re enter the house.Many make a big deal out off it & the dogs react too to that

The reality is with clippers the cheaper they are the more often you have to replace them as there engines blow up quickly & die. Most do not have interchangable blades & infact many of the blades lenghts either scalp the dog or take nothing off at all & then owners end up paying for the groomer to go over it again. The cheapies have no power for full body clips so its takes forever. Once the blades are blunt with some of the cheapie brands you can not sharpen them so you hav eto buy a new pair & others you can sharpen but cant buy replacements. Now with some of the ceapies if your paying to resharpen the blades often then it wont take long for the expense to go past buying the quality ones in the first place.Many also cant be serviced or able to buy replacement tongues for when those parts brake. The oster,andis,wahl you can service easily ,buy all the replacement parts(tongues etc etc). I cant help with the $250 brand as ours cost over $1000. As a groomer for over 15 years a good brand will last forever our first osters are still going strong after 24 years

Tennis balls do just as good. It would be great if a bowl could stop bloat but its another porky that will make them lots of money

I would buy foam from a foam shop that is athritis friendly.I would also find a Bowen Therapist & get them to work on your girl regularly. If she is frequently on tiles buy cheap runners from the carpet places or markets.Dogs learn very quickly about using these for stability & comfort. We are tiled & we use them .My boys sleep in my room & i have runners where they jump on/off the bed to minimize the risk. Also cconsider swimming especially if theres a doggy pool close buy. You can use metacam or melocam(SP) which are drops on food which many find far better that injections but like any product dogs can react. All my big dogs are started on gluco at an early for preventation.

Have you not been using flea rinse in the hydrobath ??? If the dogs are being bathed due to fleas they should have been killed in the bath & even if spreading that water they would be dead??

I wouldnt bother when you can buy products here that do just as good a job & the fact is the dog still needs to see a specialist to ensure the dry eye is improving & not creating other probs. On the few dogs that have had dry eye & after specialist assessment & correct meds & all under control we have then used liquid gel with great results(human stuff from chemist).Even with our older dogs we use this to just help. Note the gel works far better than the drops

Canine chiro or Bowen . The dog has most likely put its neck & it may also be suffering muscle spasms.I would be adding magnesium Tablets to the dogs diet. I personally use Bowen

I dont fast here at all.No need for it in my belief.I dont like to be hungry & food is our fuel..

QUOTE(settrlvr @ 12th Feb 2008 - 11:10 AM) * pancreatitis would be my first thought Our cocker had pancreatitis and this describes her symptoms as well. Given our minis are highly prone to this the symptons sound so tyipical & funnily enough very few vets seem to consider this or even get it right. Hope its nothing serious though

pancreatitis would be my first thought

We always do ours when the dogs are being bathed but dogs leaking all the time i would be very worried about as i my opinion that isnt normal at all. Its is very easy to do & when done during bath time it is easily washed away with no smell at all. We also do all the dogs we groom in the salon but not all groomers do & we will inform the owners whether they where very full or not & then they can address there diet,

We had a dog with pnemonia & in conjuction with vet meds we also used Chollidial silver (made up ) & swear by it but as its a cat i would seek more infor into what you can/cant give

In our house all dogs are feed first . I believe all this humans should eat first stuff as rubbish. This is a puppy that is looking for it meal,feed the pup & place it outside to eat .

Cavandra, why Never ever use the heartworm injection? Because of the problems associated with it. Your vet should be informing you of the pros/cons of this product . We have in our paperwork under no circumstances do we recommend it . Never just accept what a vet suggests without asking the risks etc etc.People should make themselves aware of a product before using it

Alot can depend on your technique & the type of nail clippers you are using. Did you get your dog from a breeder ?? I would consider asking them to show you .A good grooming salon should also be able to show the how to do it aswell

All i would be worried about at present is heartworm. Your vet may suggest the yearly jab for this.many of us do not recommend it . At present you can simply use the daily tablets from the supermarket/stockfeeds & these are perfectly suitable,the monthly heartguard chews. I would also phone your breeder & ask what they suggest.Maybe they have a recoomendation in the puppy folder?? Vets will only recommend what they sell . Our dogs are heartwormed monthly but we dont do flea treatment,we dont have fleas so find no reason to treat what isnt there after all it is a chemical .. The only time i do apply a product is when i fly east for shows & thats more because im not sure what the other animals on the flights are like.

I would also go to the chemist & buy some probiotics to re introduce the good gut bacteria. You may also find this dog is very sensitive to all the moves,change off environments etc etc. & things jsut slowly build up. For some dogs the change off water can be enough to produce the finest runs out.

Obedience is about teaching the owners how to handle there dog BUT the obedience class is only as good as the effort people put in during the week. It was amazing how many people presume one lesson each week will teach the dog. You go to your class then you have a week to do the homework. The reason your pup is being a monster at present is most likley due to you not kowing what to do & this is were the classes come in especially given you have a breed that can become extremely powerful. The younger you start the easier it is

Has he had fleas in the last 6 months.Coat texture change is normally due to a problem (ie fleas,clipped are for surery,hotspot etc etc)

I see nothing wrong with training her using her dinners. As a matter of fact I, and many other people, do it very often. May i ask does your dog get feed from a bowl or do you solely use the training sessions to feed an entire meal?? With show training we use treats BUT there meal is there meal where they get there goodies etc etc. I guess what im looking at is could not feed a ideal meal to my setters via training only. When i train for the ring treats arent the sole reward as im not training them to perform for food ,im training them to perform for the pleasure & what ever the treat maybe .(toy,squeaky,voice,perform a trick ). I dont want the dogs to feel that food is what there performing for & then be faced with a scenario of not having that trained reward there for the dogs expectations & that they will only do what i want in exchange.

m sure your "high-up obedience training friends" have their methods that work, so far, this HAS worked in our puppy. We don't feed the dog twice a day in a bowl, we train her as we feed her. The clicker only gets used when she does what we want. It not a case of methods that work its a case of meals being meals & training be training. All im getting at is the pup isnt getting her meals in a bowl but from clicker only she is most likely working more for hunger than the click. All the people i now who do clicker do not feed /work it this way.There meals are exactly that & there working treats are different. I would be very concerned by not feeding from a bowl or defining meals that you are teaching her to eat from the hand & on click only??Which could be an issue down the track. "I have notice that she doesnt hungrily take the food out of our hands anymore " I would consider this to be because she was getting feed from a bowl & 2 meals for a growing puppy not getting a feed when training happens . A hungry dog doesnt work better for a clicker

Why would you even have used a clicker if she was NOT doing what you wanted? The clicker marks the point at which the dog is doing what you want. I think what Becks is saying the dog didnt respond to the clicker at that time so it shouldnt have been used presuming you used it a couple of times. I think what you need to remember is 5 months & perfect CANNOT be used together.. As already said be grateful your mum looked after them .im sure having a pupy wasnt easy for them either & they would have done what was convient for them . Although are you saying your pup never gets feed from a bowl & clicker is the only way you feed it?? I have friends high up in obedience & very much clicker uses but there dogs get feed there meals from there bowl & there clicker treats are solely for that purpose.

With white products its trial & error.Some coats asorb it badly others make the coat dry & harsh. Sard can make the coat very dry which will make it easier for the pee to sink in. If its just the legs that he is peeing on you can apply Brile cream. My white dogs are maintanced bath in normal stuff to simply remove the pee & not allow it to build up or break the coat.On show days i use kelco for the body & animal house for the legs.

Its simple maintance.. I have white long coats & the pee feathers are bathed nightly ,full bath weekly

she wont listen when she's yelled at (in fact often she choses to run crazy around the room instead of listening to us Do you listen if someone is yelling at you or do your prefer to respect someone who is calm & understanding?? Dogs are the same.If your yelling it means the dog has switched off to the verbal overload as it has no idea what your talking about or expect, "She's also starting to respect us when we yell at her if she does something naughty." So she listens to one type of yelling but not another?? You dont need to yell .This is a 9 week old pup that is totally reliant on you to teach it.It will do naughty things & thats when you teach & earn respect but if all your doing is yelling your just razzing the dog up with your voice tone & getting no response to all tha vocal overload.Your voice is the one item you have with you at all times but you must use it wisely .This is a dog it doesnt understand conversations,yelling or anything else .infact it most likely looks at you like your silly & goes on with being a pup. You need to use your voice TONE to differ praise to respect but you need to use precise simple words & everyone in the house must do the same. " For example, I've had to go back to uni this week which means she's being left in the bathroom, with her crate in there (with the door open). When she gets home, she's pretty excited and goes nuts." Ofcourse she will go nuts,being locked in the bathroom on your own is very boring & shih tzus being people dogs thrive on showing off & being with you.The pup is just using up its energy from being confined. When you get home do you take pup start outside & ignore it or do you make a big deal in your greeting & then take pup out?? Be calm pups/adults having zoomies is very normal & a away to express themselves & very rarely do they listen in those 5 mins but once your pup is into a routine & has adjusted to the humans that follow a consistant & rewarding rouine your pup will settle quickly