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I found this article: http://ideas4petretail.creativemessage.com...p;a=665&o=0 Something interesting that this article says is: In fact, household bleach, which is the most commonly used product for disinfection, has been shown to be useless against parvovirus and hepatitis, requiring further, specialist products to be purchased and used to maintain good health, safety and welfare practices. I've not heard that myself?

I'd say this food isn't right for him, perhaps change to a sensitive stomach formula and remove supplements for a periods of time, things like Fish Oil don't sit well with some dogs, you can only tell by removing them from the dogs diet and then introducing them later. Perhaps some pro-biotics would be suitable as well.

Poor wee boy. Is your Breeder contributing towards medical costs?

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Never heard of that, can you point us in the direction of that article?

I have a Great Dane with aniexty based aggression but there's no way I would ever put him in the situation where he could exhibt that behaviour that would injure another dog. The thing is though if someone with a small dog rushed my dog and attacked my (on lead) dog, my dog defending itself if going to do damage and we'd probably be labelled the ones in the wrong.

All dogs should have a basic level of obedience and should have basic manners. If my giant breed behaved the same as 'some' small breeds they'd be alot of injuries and probably a few court cases. I think with my giant breeds that they have to have a higher level of obedience and manners because they are so big but just because you can pick up a small dog doesn't mean you should or let it get away with poor behaviour just because of it's size. I think of my neighbours with 2 Malteses who are aggressive little brats who pull their owners down the streets - can you image if my Great Danes behaved like that!

No pups here at the moment but the last one was crate trained, the best thing we ever did.

I think you misunderstand. The test out here in Australia is not as thorough as the one in the USA. Whether you are testing for thyroid due to skin issues or behaviour or some other symptom, the one in the USA is the more thorough and where the one in Australia might show negative that's not to say that thryoid is not an issue. The test in the USA is more likely to show it up if in fact thyroid is the issue. Hiya, Yeah I understand that, I thought Aiden was meaning it's a whole different test for different issues

That's a really big assumption, grains and cereals may have nothing to do with this dogs condition....worth a try but I don't think giving an almost dagonisis is appropriate?

MSM Cream? Tell me more? If you head down to OT and we are talking about skincare. I'm using the Moo Goo MSM cream with amazing results for me and some good results with Pepe's itching. It's this one - http://www.moogoo.com.au/shop/products/MSM...hing-Cream.html I only thought to try it after reading through the testimonials and seeing someone saying it helped their dog. I know for a fact what causes Pepe itching (seasonal) so I just needed to find something soothing and this seems to be doing the trick so far I went researching after you mentioned it and found MSM crystals to put in their food, seemed to have some good feedback?

I remember this pooch, what was it that you felt helped this Pug recover? It really was a combination sas. When she first came in she had a lot of skin infections and had many bald and black patches. She was put on antibiotics, antihistamines, baths and a good raw fresh diet with the addition of the Megaderm. At the end of this we saw a big improvement in the healing of her skin but she was still itchy. We then set about undergoing an elimination trial and the food she was fed was high quality. Her itchies stopped and her skin continued to improve further. She had a small relapse in her new home and the cause is still being investigated. We believe this time it is atopic. My Vets tell me that most dogs who have diet related allergies will also be prone to atopic allergies. That's great! You had her on an rare meat yeah?

SAS, were the 2 dogs tested here in Oz or did the testing occur in the US? From what I have learned, there is a difference in levels and accuracy between the two. Tested here. If it were for skin I'd go to Jean Dodds if I were looking for tiny changes but for behaviour you'd think they'd be enough of a change to see on the standard Australian tests? Other way around. It's a different test, what Dodds considers to be abnormal shows up as "normal" on the local tests (at the time of writing). How is it a different test that testing the thyroid for skin issues?

MSM Cream? Tell me more?

I remember this pooch, what was it that you felt helped this Pug recover?

SAS, were the 2 dogs tested here in Oz or did the testing occur in the US? From what I have learned, there is a difference in levels and accuracy between the two. Tested here. If it were for skin I'd go to Jean Dodds if I were looking for tiny changes but for behaviour you'd think they'd be enough of a change to see on the standard Australian tests?

Heya Erny, Your explanation on this dog sounds like one of the dogs I consulted Robert about. Unfortunately we were never able to get to the bottom of it - it seemed random and unpredictable, however some medication greatly assisted. After the basic testing has been done such as medical and behavioural, perhaps medication whilst behavioural modification is occuring may assist? I hope they find an answer, to not know is frustrating.

I have consulted with Robert Holmes regarding a couple of dogs who have shown aniexy which is deemed without basis, both dogs were different with only a few similarities. Both forms of aniexty would increase to levels of aggression. In short, one thing that some people seem to dismiss straight away is that some dogs are just born that way, there isn't a defined reason for the aniexty or other issues defined as behavioural problems - I can get into it further but that's a whole other thread. I understand that saying that the dog could be potentialy born that way could be seen as a cop out on the owners behalf because the owner has to take responsibility for their charges however I believe that it is realistic to say straight up that temperament traits can be passed on and in-turn you can have a breed or a pattern in a breed with certain behavioural problems especially if the breed has a small gene pool in that given country or a level of line/inbreeding has occured which doubles or tripples up on a certain behavioural trait. The 2 dogs I initially mentioned both had thyroid tests done that came back within normal ranges. What are your thoughts?

Check to see if there is something physicaly wrong such as a sore back, this is often a reason overlooked when "good dogs go bad". If he's simply testing the waters, I would give corrections where neccessary but not let it frustrate me, keep going for a little bit until the dog gets something right and then finish it there.

LOL and then go figure someone like me who developed allergies as a 30 year old! Ripped off!

If the prongs are popping there's probably one that is bent that needs replacing or you may not have put it on correctly i.e. didn't push the link further enough down when joining. Always as a safety messure clip the prong to another collar

The over-hygenic upbringing of children today apprantly can cause them to pick up bugs etc. easier because their immune systems haven't been prepared for typical illnesses as have other children who eat dirt and touch everything. I'm not sure about the theories of allergies because allergies occur through an over active immune system....something to ponder though. My boy has severe allergic skin disease and he's been treated as a fair dinkum dog since he was a pup....mucky bloody dog LOL I never flea treated or worm treated unless there was an actual need to. My boy eats poop, dead things he finds etc, he's not over protected I guess in the same terms some kids are. Skin allergies are considered to be genetic so that's probably where the difference comes in. An interesting thing too about some allergic dogs is that daily rinsing can actually assist them especially if it's something like pollens or grass upsetting them. I don't wash too much now he was a show dog so received weekly washing but always finished with a conditioner, these days he is only when it's really neccessary but a 'dirty' coat on some dogs can cause them to itch more. I have an old girl who is treated the same as my boy and she doesn't have allergic skin diesease.

I didn't even know C7 exsisted, that's pretty extreme! As with others I reccomend doing a bit more research before getting your old girl vaccinated again, maybe get the Titre tests, she may not even need the vaccination.

I found crate training with the crate next to my bed the bed thing, I could hear pup whimper when he needed to toilet. For the first week there was a bit of upset when first putting him to bed but you ignore the tantrums but don't ignore the "I need to toilet" whimper. I had a crate cover for the crate but lifted a bit so pup could see me. Pup was toilet trained and could hold overnight by 11 weeks. All dogs are different, but a suitable routine is absolutely neccessary. I personly don't think cold laundarys or bathrooms are a place for a puppy just seperated from its' Mum and litter.

Your dog is showing calming signals to the other dogs and you certainly don't want to repremand her for this, however it sounds like because she is so submissive she may be overdoing these calming signals i.e. too much licking. HOWEVER if she is not suitable for off lead dog parks i.e. if she does not feel comfortable or she is too nutty around the other dogs you probably want to considering removing her from this environment, do some training idealy with a trainer/behaviourist before you return again. It's not up to other dogs to teach your dog its' place, that's your job