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The part of your quote I have bolded has me confused. You stalk and catch her without calling herand then smack her for not coming when called. How so? You said you didn't call her. If you mean you called her before the stalking and catching, why are you smacking her after the event? Since you've been obedience training for 15 years you should surely know how futile it is to correct, (or in the case of smacking, to punish) a dog after the event. In fact I'm surprised you would think smacking a dog is being fair. She's actually being smacked because you managed to get near enough to catch her, not because she didn't recall so maybe she's apprehensive. Smacking a dog plays no part in obedience training. It's simply a sign of owner frustration and teaches the dog nothing other than the owner is not to be trusted. Perhaps that's why she doesn't always come back to you...maybe she's not sure whether or not you'll smack her. I suggest using a horse lunge lead or some type of long line and calling the dog to you. If she's reluctanct to come you can reel her in. At least that way she won't be able to run away from you and you'll have no need to smack her.

It will solve the problem for the pup providing he goes to someone who will to do the right thing and give him appropriate training. Unfortunately this will involve the puppy unlearning what he's learnt by himself. It will also solve the problem of the pup nipping the kids. You never know, Frank might have a light bulb moment and realise not bring another pup into the home unless he's prepared to learn basic puppy training and to never allow pup and kids to run together without supervision. WTF??? Frank, you didn't...surely not. WTF were you thinking :rolleyes: I don't blame the pup for freezing. I'd freeze too if I witnessed such a totally bizarre action. Have you contacted the breeder of this pup? I trust she will be happy to take Bailey back. Did you tell the breeder that you had no intention of training the pup? Did she know you had two young children who would not have adult supervision when interacting with the puppy? I suggest you either give the pup back to the breeders ASAP if she's an ethical breeder or rehome the pup to someone who will take responsibility for doing right by the pup. Please do this urgently before this pup develops more problems and one of your children is injured.

Frank, I read your above quote a couple of times because I couldn't believe what I was reading. People here have taken the time and made the effort to reply to your thread in a positive and helpful manner. We were trying to assist....and you suggest that a few of us need counselling??? :rolleyes: How very rude. If I were you I would be grateful to people for putting in the effort to assist and explain. I don't see that anyone has insulted you. The same can't be said of your reply. Instead of worrying about how much time people spend on the computer, maybe you can spend a bit more time on it learning about how to keep your children and dog safe. Would you not expect there to be a level of frustration caused by your apparent lack of interest in training this puppy? The people who replied are concerned about the dog and your children, apparently with good cause. This surely teaches us that we can only educate people who are willing and capable of being educated.

I'm so sorry for your loss Poodlemum. Niki sounds like he was a wonderful companion. Godspeed Niki.

The absence of abnormal smell, colour and the urine being of normal consistency doesn't rule out a UTI. If he's going every 1/2 hour when you take him outside and then peeing all the time inside as well, it really doesn't sound as though all is well. Why not take a sample of his urine to the vet for urinalysis.

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Frank you ARE making major errors and the pup is biting the children because of it. Tying a dog up when children are running around screaming and playing is a major error. Smacking a dog, especially one who hasn't been taught what is expected of it is a major error. The reasons have already been explained in fine detail for you. Not all dogs are the same and you seem to think that because you've had easy dogs in the past that all dogs are easy...they're not, the same as all people are not the same. Surely you don't think those of us who have put the time and effort into training our dogs to behave are the owners of zombie dogs. We have well behaved trustworthy dogs because we put in the time and effort with them for their benefit as well as ours. If we take on dogs we owe it to them to help them understand what we expect of them. Please don't short change your pup because it will be him who pays the price

Same here poodlefan. No teeth on skin is taught right at the start but I don't hard correct for it unless the pup knows quite well what it's being corrected for. I train by saying ah ah and stuffing a toy in pups mouth, then praise for taking the toy. One of my pups was a land shark and she did get a couple of time outs to give me time to cool down. I was on the spot though as it was my arm being attacked so the correction was immediate. I was wondering the same thing as you about a play history with the boy and pup.

The booster shot is usually given 12 months after the last puppy vaccination rather than when the pup is 12 months of age, or that's been the case with all my dogs. Your vet will probably send you a reminder just before the 12 month mark.

I have a problem with using HARD discipline on a puppy who has had no training because he hasn't been shown or given an alternative behaviour and doesn't know what it was he did wrong. Hard discipline in this case would certainly let the pup know it was in big trouble but Frank was presumably not running with the kids so the discipline could not be metered out on the spot. The pup would still not know exactly what he did that was unacceptable. I believe pups need redirection as a training method rather than hard discipline particularly in the area of putting teeth on skin and they need it right from the start. The pup is nipping because he's doing what comes naturally, no one has taught him otherwise. I will correct a pup when it knows what it has done is wrong. It's my job to teach them that. If I've failed to teach then it's my fault and I'd better step up the training.

Tony I didn't see anyone say to rehome the puppy but perhaps I missed it. The dog is only a pup and I believe some obedience training will get things in order. The pup nipped the boy in playing rather than launched a bite attack.

Frank I hope I don't bore you shitless with this but I do want to give you my opinion on a couple of things you've said and it's great that you've taken on board what we've said without getting precious and pissy about it. I don't know if the dog remembers the boy kicking him but I doubt you would allow a repeat of that behaviour from your son anyway. All noisy rough, running and ball play by the kids is when the dog must be put away so he doesn't get hyped and frustrated. Agreed? Later on IF you train him he will probably be able to join in with the kids games because in training him he will know what he is allowed to do. At the moment he has no idea. There's nothing better than to see dogs and kids playing football etc., and dogs running with kids. I know, I had 4 boys and 4 big dogs (Rotties and GSD's) and they all played footy and tennis in the park...but I had obedience trained my dogs and they knew teeth are never put on flesh...ever. And kids must be taught to never, ever hurt dogs. I think the pup loves playing with your son. The boy plays louder, faster and is great fun and the nips are the way the pup would play with another dog. The pup is running with his pack and loving it. The nipping was all part of the game to the dog. You see that pup has no idea why he got a smack on the bum and put in the shed. He doesn't know he did anything wrong, he was howling because he wanted to be back in the game not because he thinks he did wrong...the solution is TRAINING so pup learns. Now about the training. Why are you against obedience training? The dog is training itself at the moment and you clearly don't like what he's training himself to do. He will continue to train himself, nothing can stop him learning unless YOU take charge of what he learns by training him to behave the way you want him to and you need to learn to teach him in a way he understands. He's a pup and he needs be taught, the same as children need to be taught. Dogs and children don't just grow out of behaviours unless they are taught that certain behaviours are unacceptable. They grow into even more unacceptable behaviours (example...teenage behaviour;) Why not give obedience training a go. You and the kids will love seeing your pup obey a command with just one word and the dog will love knowing how to please you. Obedience training is fun for kids and even for you...for the dog it's work and all good dogs need a job. The training will teach you, the kids and the dog so that you're all on the same page. It's a good way to spend a lazy Sunday as a family and that way everyone benefits. Give it a go, I think you'll have fun.

I would get the white ones and split the tablet in half with a pill splitter until the dog hits the 22kg weight = 1/2 a tablet per month. You're well within the weight margin for the white Sentinel that way. Saves you some money too.

I just read that link seemingly about Cocker Rage Syndrome. Honestly the whole blurb had nothing to do with rage syndrome and it was in fact an accurate description of a dog resource guarding. Many dogs will do this until trained otherwise and it certainly isn't Cocker rage. I have no idea why it's alluding to Cocker rage at all apart from the fact that the author was about to research the subject. Very misleading indeed edited to add: Amen to that Toohey.

Oh yeah! They will advise to come in once a year for a scale and clean under GA.

To tie him up when children are playing, jumping, screaming and running around him is the very worst thing you can do. The dog will become overstimulated and his level of frustration will go through the roof. Tying him up around all this activity is not being fair to the dog and it's setting him up to fail. It allows him no outlet for his frustration and chances are if a child comes within his reach he's likely to nip them in his excitement. Put the dog right away from the children when they're running around. Why are you letting the dog join in when the children are having a race? Same situation, frustration caused by pup being overstimulated because kids are running around doing what kids do. The dog is not coping with the situation. He's jumping on you because he hasn't been trained to behave otherwise. He is treating you like a dog because that's all he knows. Get him into obedience classes so you learn how to train him and supervise all interaction with the children. If you continue to let let him run with the children when he clearly isn't coping, things will get out of hand and the dog will suffer the consequences. Gentle play with kids only and always under supervision. This dog is behaving like a dog. He's not 'very much like a child' at all and his behaviour is telling you this.

There was a thread on Syringomyelia just 3 or 4 weeks ago. Use the search facility on the forum and the info should come up for you. Do you cut that greyish soft hair under/behind the ears. That mats up so quickly. I know if my cavs scratch I get the brush and comb out and usually will find a small mat under and behind the ear.

It's probably the chip. My Cavalier had quite a large lump inbetween her shoulderblades which I figured was the chip. Took her up to the vets and ran the scanner over her and it was the chip. The lump has now disappeared.

Don't be annoyed with yourself and don't worry too much. Your dog is only a pup and it shouldn't take long to correct the problem. In the meantime I wouldn't have her offlead around other dogs. Good on you for recognising it is an issue. Some people seem to think a dog bullying other dogs is ok (as long as it's not their dog being bullied). It is never ok and there are always consequences. Pups who have been bullied will either become so submissive that they are totally terrified if another dog comes near them and they will bark madly at the sight of another dog or they might, as your dog has done, go in the opposite direction and start bullying other dogs. I have an idea how I would address the problem but I'm not a trainer so I won't give advice on what I would do. May I suggest that you pm Erny on this forum. She's an experienced and knowledgable trainer who is very helpful with her advice.

If she is frightening other dogs and their owners then it certainly is something to worry about. Doing this with strange dogs is a totally different situation than with dogs who live and play together. Deelee seems to think so too which is why she posted here. Sorry but I'd be hopping mad if the Staffy x did this to one of my small submissive dogs and we would be having words. I don't want my small dogs frightened of other dogs. If she tried it on with one of my big dogs they would teach her pretty quickly that this was very bad doggy manners. The dog is bullying other dogs and it's not acceptable. If she does this with a young pup it may well affect the way the pup reacts to strange dogs for the rest of its life. Not only that but one day she'll do it to a very dominant dog who strongly objects to being bullied. The Staffy x will pay the consequences and Deelee will have a sizeable vet bill. I would keep her on lead until the issue is resolved. She's only a pup so I suggest that you contact a trainer to help resolve the problem. eta: If you decide to go the way of a trainer go by word of mouth and make sure you get one who knows what they're talking about. Give a general idea of your area and maybe someone here can recommend one

The dog really needs to be inside after he's had surgery. You need to keep your eye on him to make sure he is recovering well. Will your parents not let him in while he is sick If you take him into your room with you and close the door. I would tell your parents that if he must be outside then you will stay outside with him for the night. He needs to be kept warm and in clean surroundings. He should not be left outside alone.

I had a young foster boy here for a few weeks. He was chronic humper and drove my other dogs nuts. I rarely use aversives with my dogs but this boy got a squirt in the face with a water bottle every time I saw him try it on. He now lives in a home with a desexed female of the same breed and apart from an attempt at a humpfest on the first day (he got the water treatement from his new owner) he is now out of the habit.

Get some psyllium husks from the health store and add some to his food. The psyllium will add fibre and it basically forms a gel so makes it easier for the dogs to defecate. My dogs all get psyllium because they are mainly barf fed so they eat plenty of bones. It sounds like he has eaten all the knuckle part of the marrow bone. I would give him a dose of parrafin oil to get rid of whatever is blocking him up. The parrafin will soften up the hard stuff and allow him to eliminate it.

I don't allow humping at all. Humping other dogs is bad doggy manners. I have 4 dogs here and they all know humping is not on.