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Personally im not a believer of touchy feely whilst they eat especially when they get no reward for sharing. Your pup has no idea why you are touching,she isnt giving anything up nor is she getting anything except to start to feel threatened. You need to start educating the dog on what you want not let her be a mind reader. teach dog to sit,teach dog to share,teach her growling isnt good manners but you need to teach not think that running hands over will do that.

Just another to consider i have found when often when dogs go blind & deaf there sense of smell seems to go aswell.It may not be the case for this girl but with our last few oldies ithas happened to.

Personally i would start with a bland diet & she how she goes.Being an old dog & underweight a food overload may cause the runs . Many poodles can be very thin so it could very well be the go for this girl but i would go with small meals & bland & then after a week or so add some more.If she had rotten teeth that could have been an issue so now she has the chance to eat happily

sadly child waking sleeping dogs up is one of the biggest reaasons they bite/react. You need to either provide pup with a safe area to sleep or crate ,obviously also teaching son a tad more on why pup must sleep & not be woken suddenly. If pup is in the house baby gates make great time out areas.You can select a room where pup can safely sleep without sone being able to annoy. Carrying around i wouldnt let any 6 yr old carry our dogs,one drop & pup breaks.Most likley when he picks it up he is hurting the pup & add these 2 scenarios together & pup is reacting to a situation that its had enough off but is also slowly learning to not enjoy your son & dogs never forget early bad experiences but can be trained to reaccept Feeding i agree you need to be patient & teach pup .If you have a crate feed her in there or buy a cheap wire puppy pen & feed in there. The constant moving back to the spot can make a pup feel its losing something important & doesnt realize at present that all you want is for it to eat in one spot but growling still isnt acceptable & something you need to work with now before something unpleasant happens

Generally a malt cross gets clipped every 8 weeks. The length solely dpends on the quality of coat,if it doesnt have alot of undercoat you wouldnt clip it real short but if it has a good thick undercoat then you can be more creative. We either use the clip on combs or 3/4 3.3/4 blades. These blades are all extras on top of your clippers & its important that you buy a brand of clippers which can use all brands.Not all clippers have interchangable heads. i would also consider still taking the dog to the groomer until it is very happy at being clipped .A bad experience can make a dog fearful of being groomed for life. You will aslon needto set a table or some area that the dog can safely stand,buy small grooming scissors,nail clippers & ear pluckers

yep our pups leave clipped,bathed & blow dried at 8 weeks. 'You dont need special shampoo either

I agree No means No, & it doesnt mean you giggle when you say or hug the pup afterwards because you feel guilty .Its simple No & walk away no fuss,no arm flapping ,no response. Its also time to be the one in charge,whats cute at 8 weeks is no longer fun at 12 weeks & then at 6 months its all too much. Its also time to teach pup to sit so when it does go silly you make pup sit.remember you can vocally say anything but if pup doesnt understand your serious then it wont listen. For me bribery isnt an option but also remember you have agundog & gundogs luv to carry your hand around its there retrieving side.They will hold your clothes etc etc.My old setter would walk around holding my sleeve but when i said no that was it.That treat solely depended on me,what i was wearing & whether i wanted to allow it.

Clipping the inside of the ears out every 4 weeks would help big time.The hair around the ear gets thick & stops the ear from breathing.When the infection hits the ear & its hairy the gunk sits on the hair as it oozes out & then just retransmitt to the ear. Is the problem bodily worse in winter??Does he get wet alot & not dried off?? Its hard to say with the clipping off depending on his coat texture they may like the look which many people do & are entitled to & clipping a springers top coat can create all sorts of havoc,so if the top coat is a great one it would be better left than clipped. Also does the dog have bad feet??Often with bad ears the dogs scratch the ears & transmit the infection to the feet,the feet arent treated so then it scratches the ear & the infection starts again.Also if the dog isnt groomed regularly they end up with hairy feet that pick up all sorts of grub of f the ground Is it a yeasty type of infection?? Personally i do not believe BARF is the fixer of all things but depending on the current diet & treats can help because as we now allergies can be a result of many things. Has the dog always had allergies??or has it only popped up since a set time?? Some of the flea/heartworm stuff can overload a sensitive dog. There are so many things but with ears its maintance & keeping the ears well clipped even if there in show trim.

What do they feed,\?? How often do they clip the ears?? What is there maintance problem?? Regarding the dogs they still got infections & so much harder to clean out

Maybe feed just one brand of premium & add to it.

We groom/board a few dogs that have had this done & my personnal opinion is they where worse afterwards. There are many alternative treatments i would be doing before this

Maybe it's not the 'best' way but it works and perhaps you should accept that other people are allowed to have different opinions to you. I do respect other opinions but have also been around dogs long enough to now the dog is respecting the can not you & when all is said & done it wont solve the problem long term & thats why i dont agree with it. You cant carry a can around all the time to get the dog to stop & when the dog does play up & no can is available the dog has learnt that it can be a free for all. The dog is a Tentie so you cant change its Prey drive . The only reason it is doing its bad stuff is it knows its higher up in the leadership

"Every time I do it, my dog stops what he is doing and looks like he has been anally probed and he comes over to me and acts like the nicest dog in the world." Rhi & Jak this reaction as mentioned by Deltron is because the dog knows the can is associated to the handler ,so whether it hidden or not the can is shaken & then the handler gives the discipline word so it assocaited the noise with the owners voice of being in trouble. Deltron would be better using "clicker Training" or as mentioned TOT

We showed a blue Grey & he was washed prior to every show with no ill effects.We just used head n shoulders or selsum blue. Dobermanns are very prone to this & it happens alot on show days you suddenly see the scurf coming from everywhere,We use to just use one of those clothes brushes that remove fluff from your clothes or a damp clothe & rub over.

Remember though the dog is learning to respect the can not you & thats where this method doesnt always work.

You also need to consdier the summer heat & a dog house will not be the dogs chose of housing in the extreme heat so you need a set up that provides for both winter & the extreme heat of summer

When you shake the coke can what training do you use?? If you want to show this pup also be aware that the can could create an associtian with being naughty & you get a response you dont want especially around strangers.

I have white dogs & staining is all about maintance & when girls are in season there urine is stronger so you need to do more work. There are a few things you can use to remove it slowly but be aware over doing it can also dry the coat out . I will hydrobath in white vinegar. You can make up a Baking soda paste but this can dry the coat so a good conditioning regime must follow. The EZ groom worked at first but then turned the coat orange. Wash the dog in dishwashing detergent but it must be grren

I have the silver eagle jackets & they are brilliant when used for the right purpose.There not used as awet jacket & you follow the instructions to get the best use.I have long coat showdogs & can not get the coat wet but this product has been super in the real heat.I dont leave them on for the full show & as like you i have an early breed (in summer where night shows so the hottest part of the day)i use them to cool the dog off asap so it can relax & be comfy. In the extreme heat i wrapped it in a sealed bag & placed it in the ice Some have used the mats aswell & said there great.I would only buy silver eagle, As for shows hot water bottles frozen last hours & wrapped in pillow case allow for super cooling.Bunnings if lucky also have extremely large ice blaocks(30cm/15cm) but there hard to come buy these are super too. Be careful what ever you do to not create a humid dog as that will be worse than the heat.

I brush.I use dog toothpaste as no point brushing if there s no product on to assist & protect. I also use the dog toothbrush as it has 3 heads & way easier to do the teeth at the back in one go.I also use the rubber finger brush for the front. I do this 3 times a week plus bones. As mine are showdogs with long coats they dont get alot of chews etc as it can ruin the coat so when they do get them its on bath day & they also wear a sleeve shirt to coner the bib & leg coat

Is the breeder able to assist?? The key is to maintain the coat weekly .he problem with over doing the stripping to quickly is it can be very obvious & of course needs to still blend with the body coat

Was he stripped back bold?/There seems to be alot of undercoat still there . In the after photos he has alot of undercoat still there.Depending on how he has been stripped in the past generally you strip in sections as the head & kneck grow faster than the back.It isnt that hard to do it yourself & depending on what undercoat rake you are using the tool may not be suitable for his coat or to keep rolling it What you need to remember is Gomez coat may still be going through the climate change winter here /summer there but our winters arent as cold so it blows the coat quickly.

The breeder should have given you a diet sheet,vacc card,worming advice etc etc. Given the pup left at 7.5 weeks i presume there not a registered breeder otherwise it was sold under age. I agree with the previous poster get a vet check now. With our pup we encourage all new owners to vet check the pup within 48 hrs. Your pup needs a minium of 3 meals aday but i would look at 4. Diets vary so much but a good puppy biscuit plus raw meast etc . What are you feeding now or what was suggested . If she hasnt been given the puppy milk prior to i wouldnt bother. Our pups get goats milk & dpeneding on what the pups are doing prior to leaving we have either weaned off it it or inform the new owners on that pups food regime as some pups can vary.

We use nail clippers or dremel/ There are plenty of wrong type nail clippers out there that will cause more harm. ACP is a sedative but it should only be considered after consult with a vet & the dog is very healthy.It makes them drowsy .This would only be for an extreme case. The prob with vets/nurses doing the nails is most of them havent a clue either unless there out cold so i would only recommend a vet where it is in the dog best benefit to be knocked out .

As a groomer we find that doing the nails is the easy part its generally the reaction of the dog that is the issue.If there white nails easy peasy but if there black & the dogs really fights you to the point the dog is at risk & the groomer then we have no issues in telling them its a vet job or discuss with your vet about given it an ACP just for the nails & do a seperate visit.(we have never had to do that option) Cutting the quik would be in an extreme case in total nail neglect but we have done so especially in dew claws that have double curled & you cant tell the start from the end . Its important to ensure in neglact nails you have some product on hand to stop the bleeding asap & tell the owners . One of my dogs had its nails cauterized & it was the best thing ever