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Oh okay, thanks weasels we might check it out. Thanks for the advice guys,I think once she decides she doesnt want to play we will just head to a quite spot in the park for a game of chasey. If she is happy just hanging out with us, its fine with me :)

I agree, I don't want to make her play with dogs that she is not interested in, she is quite happy playing chasey around the park with us, I find it difficult sometimes with the parents of other dogs where they see it as play time so will not call their dog away. I find our lil pom is quite happy to play with dogs that are usually more docile/older even if they are a rottweiler or doberman :). I just wasnt sure at what point I should step in.

Hi Guys, Just a quick question. I have a two year old pomeranian, who I love to take to the dog park, I have noticed that lately when a dog approaches she will turn away from them and if they come closer she then sits down, showing no interest in play. If they continue e.g putting paw on her back or standing over her, she will often let out a small growl, being that she weighs less than 2kg this often doesnt deter the other dog. So I was wondering at what point do I step in. I want her to play with other dogs but not force her when she is not interested. Thanks

Thanks for your responses guys, I have decided to leave the playpen where it is but leave it open and add a barrier in the lounge so she can have the safety/comfort of her playpen but more room to move. This should be about 5m long by 3m wide. Do you think this is enough room for her to stay in while i am at work. Cheers

Hi Guys, I have a two year old dog and up until now my partner and I have always done shift work, so she was never home for alone for more than 6 hours so she stayed in a large playpen, which had her bed,food,water, pee pad and toys although I think she slept most the time. Now I have a 9 -6 job and I think the playpen is too small for such a long period of time. Although she is obviously toilet trained she can not have free run of the house as she will just bark constantly ( this seems to stop when in the playpen) So what do you think, what size are is big enough for her whilst we are gone. She is a tiny dog only weighs 2kg :) Thanks in advance

Thanks for the ideas guys, I just had a look at igloo beds, might try one of those with a snuggly blanket. Has anyone used those heated beds?

I have a very small dog she weighs about 1.5kg and she lives and sleeps inside. She goes for a long walk everyday which she is extremely happy with (spinning in circles at the word walk) :D . we find at night even though she sleeps in a little bed in our room she seems very cold, she curls up in the tiniest ball and sometimes I notice her shaking. We prefer for her not too sleep in the bed (mostly so we dont accidentally roll over onto her in the middle of the night) but I feel terrible thinking she is freezing. . Any ideas to keep the lil one warm? she also wears a jumper a winter

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My puppy growls all the time when she is playing, especially when we play chasey but she does this high pitch growl, sometimes it sounds like she is giggling when I hear her do it, it makes me laugh so she does it again.

My puppy growls all the time when she is playing, especially when we play chasey but she does this high pitch growl, sometimes it sounds like she is giggling when I hear her do it, it makes me laugh so she does it again.

Not a new puppy who is not used to being alone and feeling anxious I wouldn't think Yep I shifted my girl from having outdoor access (where she would run out there and sit there and bark for ages as soon as we left!) to being locked indoors and in an instant her anxiety seemed to disappear and now she doesn't care when she leaves, she spends the whole time curled up on her leather couch hehe Let me guess - Mum was the Pom?? Frankly for the price of one of these, I think you'd be better off spending the money on a consult with a trainer. Have you considered my suggestion about installing a dog door. Boredom may be a part of the issue but a trainer would be your best bet. I agree money on a trainer would be better... If the barking and crying is from anxiety and fear of you leaving the shock collar isn't going to properly cure it, it could make her anxiety worse even? I'm not totally sure but it doesn't seem right to me to treat it with the shock collar. Have you tried leaving a worn tshirt or jumper of yours on her bed that smells like you? yeah i leave her with a jumper of mine, i dont want to use a shock collar thats why i am looking at the ultrasonic ones, they are the ones that you put on a bench and it emits a warning sound at first bark then an ultrasonic noise if they continue to bark. but first i might try letting her have run of the lounge whilst we are gone, see if she does any better (fingers crossed)

Let me guess - Mum was the Pom?? Frankly for the price of one of these, I think you'd be better off spending the money on a consult with a trainer. Have you considered my suggestion about installing a dog door. Boredom may be a part of the issue but a trainer would be your best bet. yeah we are going to install a dog door but i am worried about the noise, if the neighbours can hear her from inside, it will be much louder outside, all our courtyards are very close together. does anyone know of any good trainers/behaviouralists in perth. we will still try the bark detterent, we will give anything a go. we tried dap spray and rescue remedy and neither worked

I spoke to the breeder where i bought link from and asked for any advice she told me that links mum is exactly the same and has had to use a shock collar to stop it. we are going to try one of those petsafe ultrasonic bark deterrents, the guy said that once she is distracted from barking she might have a chance to focus on other things like her toys whilst we are gone, they are supposed to emit a sound when the dog barks, the reviews are 50/50. I just hate leaving her like that, it stresses me out worrying about her till i get home. and she stays inside I am reluctant to leave her outside if she barks the neighbours will hear her much more than if she were inside.

thanks guys, i am trying to avoid using any of the collars. and she is just so well behaved when we are home, she literally will only bark maybe 4 times a day at just one or two barks. i think we might have to try a professional because we are running out of options, we leave the radio or t.v on when we are gone but she still barks. she is distracted by food, but that only takes so long before she is finished and realises we are gone

Dont worry in a few days she will be all better and able to get rid of all that energy, link got a lil stir crazy on day four but i just kept thinking only a few more days and before you know it they are fine. we took her on short leash walks in the sun, just laying n the sun seems to tire her hehe and did lots of training, theres not much else you can do, we also had to build little road blocks around the house to stop the zoomies

This has been an ongoing problem with our little pup, she is well behaved and barely barks when we are home, but when we leave she ill continually bark till we come home,( she can bark for hours on end) we leave without a word same when we come home, leave toys and treats. she goes for a long walk before we head off but nothing seems to work. It is making even going out for dinner a hassle as we dont want to annoy the neighbours ( during the day they are at work so not as bad but at night you can hear puppy the driveway). at the moment she stays n her playpen with toys and treats, if we let her have more freedom do you think this will ease her stress and reduce the barking? any ideas would be very helpful thanks

One thing I have noticed about link is that she hasnt barked for three days, she did one lil bark on the first day but it was followed by a small yelp, so i guess it still hurts when she barks ( when she barks her whole body moves ) today she is much more lively and tried to do zoomies so we have blocked off all her run ways, but for the first few days she was sleeping a lot. I think by tomoro she will be herself although we still have to be careful touching around her belly, if we get too close she runs under the couch. poor lil pup. how is mindy?

Aww how nice of you!!! Are you crating her? Mindy was picked up today to have the surgery tomorrow. Because she will be returned to us on friday, I don't think she will be groggy at all. When I mentioned crating her, they seemd to think this was over the top (in a good way) and said that the puppies seemed to recover very quickly. I will be palying it safe with her though, she is usually quite good at settling, she knows being tied up means rest time and will go to her bed and lie there if instructed. But this is when she gets regular exercise so not sure how she'll go with no running at the park....... no she never took to the crate we have a playpen for her, I am worried that if i leave her in it too long she might get bored and go for the wound though so I am letting her stay in the lounge and just watching her, they said the first three days are the most important. Thats what we are worried about, link normally gets walked twice a day and we always go to the park fro a run, but we can't go for awhile so I think she is going to be a bit frustrated cooped up, but at least in a week or so she should be ready to go again. Goodluck with mindy, she will be fine

my puppy also does this, batting them in the face with her paws and its usually to smaller dogs ( maybe because she can't reach the bigger ones ) it seems playful, the other dogs don't seem to mind but like you I have always wondered why she does this. anyone know why they do this?

Glad you posted this topic aussielover, Link got spayed yesterday and when we got her home she was very groggy, staring into space and very sleepy, this morning was a whole different story she was starving and had a lot more energy but definetly not ready for play, she tried to jump which was followed by a yelp. i built her a ramp to the couch to stop her jumping and have discouraged active play. having to watch her like a hawk though cause she occasionally tries to lick her wound.

That sounds horrible, I too have a very small puppy and i have had to pick her up off the ground to remove her from some situations. People often say that you should leave them on the ground to stop them becoming fearful but when you hear your pup start squealing she is already petrified so I would rather get her out of there then see what happens. I think you did the right thing, and if your pup was happy playing with another dog afterwards she will be fine. Glad she is alright, the other dogs shouldn't have been off leash, especially if they have done this before.

yeah we are hoping if they get along tat we can leave them together sometimes to play and for company yeah the other dog is up to date with vaccinations etc. yeah i walk might be a good idea, they have seen each other in the street before but he was so excited that he came bounding up to link and so link just ran behind me, so maybe if we tire him out a little first he might be a lil calmer, link will often wait for a dog to be still or lie down before she is ready to do some sniffing around

My nearly 6 month old is still having problems coping when we leave her alone ( barking for hours) i recently met a lady living close by who also had a pup that is doing the same thing and about the same age so we thought we would put them together and see if they get along, only problem is link is quite shy and the other pup is quite boisterous, so i was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to get them to interact without completely scaring off my pup in the first two minutes.

I am starting to think that she is now just barking for attention, she loves company, I have thought about moving her into our bedroom, beacuse as soon as she is around us she is completely calm and falls asleep straight away but my partner believes this may make when we leave her at home alone a lot more stressful for her what do you guys think?? Ignoring her barking still hasnt worked, she barked for two hours last night and when i went down to check on her she was panting, looked exhausted as we had excercised her and kept her awake till we went to bed in the hope she would fall asleep. as soon as i sat down she jumped on my lap and was asleep within a minute, I dont want to give in to her just because she wants attention but if there is a way to calm her down so that she can sleep I am willing to try.

maybe it's a smaller breed thing? It's kinda a rare thing that my 2 are fed before 8pm but that's because I only fed them whenever I feel like feeding them And, I usually feel like that when I'm having a down time and just want to sit on the couch by myself for 10 minutes... Thats usually what we do, we wait to feed her when we are about to have dinner so we can both eat in peace I will see how feeding her a bit later tonight goes ( fingers crossed)