blacklabrador

Thank God she is writing something sensible. The parenting stuff she has written about her narrow minded views on women and birthing have been absolute crap.

I changed the name of a 7 year old dog because her name was the same as a family member. I don't think it affected her at all - my dogs all have several nicknames and I think they know that I am talking to them by my tone of voice more than anything.

Apart from removing the outdoor setting which is not at all practical I cannot control whether he pees there or not. So I am not "allowing" anything. He isn't using the table as a personal territory as the other dogs use it too. If one of the others decided to mark it he might stop I guess but at this stage he has no competition in the marking stakes. I will try removing the odour and using a deterrent and see how we go. He is right down the bottom of my pack and the other two take no crap from him. The implant shrinks the testes temporarily until the dog starts producing testosterone again. Shrunken testes alone as a temporary state is not a good reason not to use it for a dog that is not being shown. I need to investigate it further and see whether it's of any use at this stage. Mita I have used bitch pants made by Sandy before and been very happy with them. I guess a belly band is another consideration but I'd prefer to get his behaviour sorted in this regard rather than have to put one on him every time he comes inside. He is crated at night and I was hoping to do away with the crate once he becomes a little more mature. I can't see that happening if he can't be trusted inside. I also can't see him leaving a belly band in place all night either! Thanks for that Andisa - it sounds like you've had a rough time with that boy.

I've found the opposite with my boy. He was a real pain. He'd pee on anything and everything. Every fence gate, door, post, washing machine.... After i had him desexed a few months back, there has been a big improvement in this. No doubt it's not an option for BL, but it did make a big improvement in my dogs case. It is an option but one that means I can't show him in the future if I want to. At the moment I can't show him because he's still a gangly, skinny teenager (when will I ever get a dog that stays together as it grows?? ) and I'm not really fit for running just now either. I anticipate that when he's a big, muscly, beautiful adult he might be a show prospect, at least to get a beautiful solid boy seen in the ring. I want to keep that door open for now. I know if he was desexed we would still have to deal with the behaviour but I get the feeling that it makes it a bit easier when you remove some of the motivation. He's only just started so it's not too established a behaviour at this stage. Suprelorin perhaps? My first thought on this is that essentially you are temporarily sterilising him so it probably won't help that gangly, skinny teenager look - you need the testosterone to push him through to physical maturity. Kind of defeats the purpose of keeping him entire for the show ring. Took my lad 3 years (and counting) so good luck So it would just delay it altogether and there would be no catching up period? I don't know enough about it and would want to do some thorough research before I used it. I guess it would be a great last resort prior to desexing if I can't get him under control in other ways. Yeah this guy is gonna take at least that long I think. No hurry here though - I've got a couple of babies to raise first then I'll reassess him in a few years and see if I can leave Daddy to babysit while I take him to shows.

But if there's no motivation to mark their territory they won't try to get away with it in the first place. A poorly toilet trained dog is a different matter. When Dash is emptying his bladder he still squats or sort of leans. When he is marking he lifts his leg. Two completely different behaviours for two completely different purposes as far as the dog is concerned. If he was squatting and emptying his bladder on the carpet I'd say he had toilet training problems. He hasn't peed inside in that manner since he was a little puppy. I've never had an entire male peeing to mark territory at 8 months either - it has to do with sexual maturity.

I've found the opposite with my boy. He was a real pain. He'd pee on anything and everything. Every fence gate, door, post, washing machine.... After i had him desexed a few months back, there has been a big improvement in this. No doubt it's not an option for BL, but it did make a big improvement in my dogs case. It is an option but one that means I can't show him in the future if I want to. At the moment I can't show him because he's still a gangly, skinny teenager (when will I ever get a dog that stays together as it grows?? ) and I'm not really fit for running just now either. I anticipate that when he's a big, muscly, beautiful adult he might be a show prospect, at least to get a beautiful solid boy seen in the ring. I want to keep that door open for now. I know if he was desexed we would still have to deal with the behaviour but I get the feeling that it makes it a bit easier when you remove some of the motivation. He's only just started so it's not too established a behaviour at this stage. Suprelorin perhaps? Actually that did cross my mind but my vague memory tells me that it's expensive and only lasts a short time?

I've found the opposite with my boy. He was a real pain. He'd pee on anything and everything. Every fence gate, door, post, washing machine.... After i had him desexed a few months back, there has been a big improvement in this. No doubt it's not an option for BL, but it did make a big improvement in my dogs case. It is an option but one that means I can't show him in the future if I want to. At the moment I can't show him because he's still a gangly, skinny teenager (when will I ever get a dog that stays together as it grows?? ) and I'm not really fit for running just now either. I anticipate that when he's a big, muscly, beautiful adult he might be a show prospect, at least to get a beautiful solid boy seen in the ring. I want to keep that door open for now. I know if he was desexed we would still have to deal with the behaviour but I get the feeling that it makes it a bit easier when you remove some of the motivation. He's only just started so it's not too established a behaviour at this stage.

Actually that's a good idea - I was thinking essential oils but Eucalyptus or Tea Tree is probably a good solution as a deterrent post cleaning with UO. I don't mind the smell too much - it's a helluva lot better than entire male dog pee!!

I have used Electro Dry Carpet Dry Cleaining with their pet neutralising service. It works very well and the pet neutralising costs a small amount extra per room and you have to ask for it specifically. I had a young kitten who was using her tray but missing and getting some pee on the carpet outside of the tray. I bought her a hooded tray to solve the problem but the carpet dry cleaning worked a treat on the carpet that was already stinky. I have a very sensitive nose and get down, nose to ground to check it out.

Well done for taking everything I've said out of context. He is peeing on the outdoor furniture when I am not there. He spends all day outside and I cannot possibly supervise his every waking moment. The outdoor setting is also (surprise surprise) outside and I cannot stop him peeing on it because I am not there all day. Just because I put it into an amusing context does not mean that I am allowing it or condoning it. He has peed inside twice now - once in my presence when I caught him in the act and suitably disciplined him, and another time last night when I was out of the room. As you would well know, Showdog, there is no point doing or saying anything after the deed has been done. I've made it clear to him that it's not acceptable yet he went ahead and did it. How in your humble opinion am I making it okay for him to do this? He had one small opportunity and he took it. He won't be getting another until the problem is solved. Undesexed dogs do not have the same motivation to mark their territory. I have an entire bitch here who marks nothing but the lawn - never had a problem, never had to train her beyond toilet training. Same with a desexed male. I have bought Urine Off which seems to just be a cleaner and not a deterrent. Does anybody know of a deterrent which might work?

I don't know many who are in the ring so we need to get more out there. Like chocolate labs - the quality is improving and judges are starting to take notice.

I am going to buy some today! Spotted Devil I will definitely go back to 100% supervision while inside and hope that the UO encourages him to pee elsewhere in the yard outside. The little bugger pees on all four legs of the outside table and then lays under it like some sort of royalty. It's his man-cave - all marked out and smelling like him.

Does it deter them? I will certainly get some if it does! I've never had this problem before but I'm worried enough to consider nutting the little bugger if I can't solve it. I cannot STAND the smell of entire dog pee in the house - it's just not on! I know the behaviour is difficult to break but I'm thinking it will be easier sans ginger nuts. Pointees I shall have to get my camera out and capture his beauty more often. I'm afraid I don't have any new ones of him at the moment. He is such a beautiful dog. There needs to be more solids around! They are so lovely

I have a young handsome pointer here who is 18 months old and has just started cocking his leg. I am happy for him to do this on trees but have been a bit cranky that he's been lifting his leg on our outdoor setting (which I can never catch him doing!!). Last night I find that he's peed on a rubbish bin inside. He doesn't spend a lot of time inside unsupervised as I usually crate him because he's so silly. As he gets older I want to be able to leave him inside unsupervised and not have to rely on a crate - as I've done with my other dogs as they've become more sensible. I would also like to stop him peeing on the outdoor setting. He does react beautifully to being told off - I just have to catch him in the act which is tough with the outdoor stuff. Firstly is there anything I can do about preventing him wanting to pee on things? Behavioural stuff? Secondly what is best to clean it with to DETER him (not just to remove the pee and smell). Biozet/vinegar etc isn't a deterrent. A picture of the culprit... it's difficult to get angry with a face like this.

The bones of children and young animals heal amazingly fast. There is no reason to suspect why there wouldn't be a boney callous in place within 3 weeks on a very young pup. The muscles etc would take longer.

Uhm, why do you think the OP should pay the entire bill? If her dog had not been there, I doubt there would have been an injury. I agree with lorraine, people get talking to rellies, around the water cooler at work, etc. And can I add that situations and peoples attitudes can change. Currently going through a situation with a tenant which started out fantastic for about 5 years and has now turned sour. If the puppy didn't stick its foot under the fence it wouldn't have happened. See therein lies the problem. Many sides to the story. Currently we have gaps along a fence where a lawnmower contractor of a neighbour keeps continually hitting the fence. Our puffball and the neighours puffball continually have "words" through the gap. If our dog gets injured putting her face through a gap the neighbours indirectly have caused who is to blame? I am just saying that there are many sides to a story, that's all. If you are aware of any gaps you must rectify the situation ASAP. Knowing there are gaps and doing nothing about it would leave your dog at risk. I would also recommend that you get a fence which isn't so fragile that it breaks by being hit by a lawnmower. Reinforce it from your side if you don't want to or can't replace the fence. The sound of two yappy little shits "having words" through the fence must drive the rest of your neighbours absolutely nuts.

Prevention is better than cure! A dog being hit on a main road by a car at full speed mostly likely won't need a vet.

Yeah you will have to discourage him from crack waxing.

Ant bites can happen on delicate bits at dog training. All that sitting and being a good dog! I remember T bone yelping once when I asked him to sit and then finding a big pink lumpy swelling on his poor nutsack when we got to the car. Poor little dude.

Mammals concentrate urine over night so they don't have to pee as often, so it's not really an argument for saying that they will only need to pee that often during the day. Like us, they drink and pee more during the day and then are able to hold all night or perhaps pee once. I don't think it's healthy for a dog to have to hold for 12 hours during the day - JMO. Kiwi the dog door sounds like a good idea, but can you get bark collars for them? I don't like barking dogs and am careful not to let my dogs annoy my neighbours as I think it's highly unfair to make someone else suffer because of my choice to keep dogs on a suburban block. Barking can also be dealt with by a behaviourist as it can be a leadership issue (ie dogs feeling the need to be over protective of the territory and alerting to everything that moves). If you have a dog door then your dogs can choose where they spend time and if you have one that likes in and one that likes out then that is the fairest option to accomodate both.

This has nothing to do with this topic, but neither has the above Quote. You automaticly assume that all the people reading the forum are white, sandgroper might be asian for all we know. Who cares! I and my family have spent many years in Hawaii and its got many beautiful people there. So why dont you take off your KKK hood and have a good look around, no maybe better to leave it on so the rest of us dont have to look at yet another ugly Australian. Tolerances breeds tolerance. Who's acting ugly then? It has everything to do with the topic - the OP stated that she wants to live in peace with her dogs. Don't be a dickhead all your life. I happen to be aware of who SandGRUBBER is. I am not racist - just passing on what I have been told by another Australian who lives in Honolulu and can't wait to get her children back to the US mainland because she finds that the local Hawaiians are not tolerant of white people. Not the other way around - she has no problem with them. She's quite tolerant. ETA the Hawaiian locals may have good reason for being resentful - and as a PP said, white Americans coming in a with a whole lot of money, buying up land and making life difficult may be an excellent reason. I have no idea of the politics behind it, I only know that she's been struggling and is hanging out to move. She loves the people/culture/beaches/lifestyle but has had difficulty living in peace and feeling accepted by the locals.

I rent out a house that is pet friendly. I have my first tenant in it at the moment. He is a security guard and has a GSD who goes to work with him. This told me a lot about the situation - that the dog was probably well trained and under control, that it would probably be great security for the property and that it wouldn't be home barking endlessly while the owner was at work. Make sure you mention any training that you intend to do with the dog, your income, describe the breed of dog you intend to get etc on your application.

Is Olympus the big Saint B? Healing vibes for the big guy.

I found that having to open a can of sardines was too stinky and too much trouble and I kept putting it off. For the last few years I've fed my dogs fish oil capsules which they eat like lollies (we call them fish lollies ). I stand there with the container and they all gather around and wait. I chuck them two each about five times per week. I get the big barrels from the health food shop - low mercury ones like Blackmores.

I have a close friend who has spent a couple of years living there. I can't tell you about the dog scene but you may find the locals not as tolerant of white PEOPLE as you may expect.