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If I could give you any advice from having a dog with allergic skin disease, if you don't see it cleared up after the Cortisone injection get in to see a Dermatologist straight away, the longer you leave it the harder it can be to get on top of things. As Stormie said nothing has to change in the environment or diet for a dog to become allergic to something, that is the nature of life unfortunately and allergic dogs tend to become allergic to more and more things as the years role on. Even in humans this happens i.e. as a 30 year old who never has suffered allergies, in the last 6 months I have started to experience them.

How do you give tissue salts to a dog? You're meant to suck on the pills or disolve in water...which method works best for you?

I think it's natural to have moments when you go backwards :p One piece of advice is don't wrap the lead around your hand, as you've found out it can be dangerous and you can loose control of the dog when you can't get your hand to where it needs to be Just the act of wrapping the lead around your hand can cause the dog to heighten its' aniexty or excitment. If you're not comfortable in controlling the dog with the current collar, perhaps look at changing the collar to something that gives you more confidence ie. head halters, neck halter like the ceaser ones etc. I'm not a huge fan of head halters but I think they have their place and if they can help you increase your confidence of controling your dog around other dogs that would be a positive thing :D Perhaps return to the basics and reinforce Leadership :p You're not alone, many people have gone through this before or are experiencing now I've ended up on my ass a few times when Dante was a pratt of a teenager, I know the feeling of the shame and anger that comes with that but if you let those feelings impact you the dog will pick up on them and run with them. Good Luck!

I'd pop the pup on a lead whilst your son is around and step in and repremand the pup when it displays these behaviours around your son if you're finding it difficult to manage another way. If you're not sure how to manage it, just one session with a good trainer should assist you :p

Heya, just thought I'd mention one thing I found out when Dante was a pup was that soaking kibble especially in hot water breaks down the protein and destroys the Lactis (Good Bacteria) they spray on it.

Glad your pup is ok. You really shouldn't be leaving food out during the day. Dogs aren't like Cats who will just eat when neccessary, dogs will just gorge themselves. Allows dogs to graze on food throughout the day can also mess your your pack structure. Speak to your Breeder but I'm sure your pup will do just fine on 2 meals a day, many pups start to refuse their lunch time meal as well.

In Great Danes they seem to grow taller and be leggier if desexed earlier. Although I don't see what the problem is really, just the same as an entire Great Dane that was bred poorly... From what I understand, desexing earlier can keep the growth plates open.

I can't say what I'd do in the instance of a dog attacking my dog, I don't think I'd care about kicking the other dog, I'd do whatever it took to protect my dog.

Wooohoo! Well that he dog is infertile....bumma about the accidental mating.

When I went to my own chiro yesterday and mentioned I was taking Ollie to Neil, he asked why I didn't bring him in I had no idea he did animals. I think I'll stick to someone who specialises in animals, though. Anyway, went and saw Neil today - he was lovely, even though my puppy was a sook the whole time he was being examined. He checked him all over and all is fine. I know someone who is a Human Chiro and has just finished their Animal Chiro qualification, I'd be a bit worried if they were mainly a Human Chiro and thought they could give dogs a whirl as well. I'm not sure I would feel comfortable with a doggy chiro doing my back

I saw Neil....I didn't think he was as good as Peter. Neil is a very nice bloke and educated in Herablism and Acupuncture. When Dante went he didn't really do anything to him, just used a laser and acupuncture on him and told me not to worry about getting xrays.....we got xrays which showed Osteo-Arthritis in a 2 year old dog...

I wonder if another dog got to the bitch. From what I understand the same size implant gets inserted into the dog regardless of its' size, my belief is that it lasts about 4 months in my giant breed rather than the 6 months - his mannerisms start changing etc.

Nope, haven't heard of anything, best to contact the manufacturer tosee what data they have.

R.I.P Eve....Another Angel you know...

Just have to watch him and remember in the future to not leave food out, most of us have done something similar one time or another. Hopefully all should be ok.

I'd reccomend getting a behaviourist in to help you help your dog work through these problems before the dog becomes fear aggressive and it can be hard to bring them back from that level. For now try walking just one dog at a time. Just remember at 9 months it's entirely possible your dog has entered the 2nd fear period.

I think many pups go through this stage, they get to the point where they need to test boundaries and who wants to give up something as high vallue as a pigs ear! With pups you can have a much more interesting treat and exchange the pigs ear for that treat or you can 'claim' the pigs ear as yours but I reccomend you get the assistance of a trainer for that one so you don't get bitten.

All dogs are individuals, some like affection and some do not. I have a 2 and a half year old boy who has never been into touchy feely stuff. If you want a cuddlier you'll need to ask the breeder to choose an appropriate dog for you.

I didn't say they have to. I said I think they need to. It's not illegal to rehome or resell a dog. But if you come on to a purebred dog forum looking for advice about it, then you need to contact the breeder about it. I think we are saying the same thing, just misunderstanding each other! Seems like it.

I now the breeder personally & there not nobs. In our sales contract you have too I'm sorry but once a person buys a dog they can do as they wish, a sales contract 'most' of the time isn't worth the paper it is written on. Sorry I wasn't looking to make anything into a debate, just making a correction to something that was said. I believe in many cases the dog would be better off with the Breeder so I'm not suggesting the Breeder isn't a suitable person....never made mention of that of all, just stating the legal status.

??????? I have no idea who the owner is, I'm just saying. All I was saying is that an owner of a dog doesn't 'have' to give first option to take a dog a dog back, it would be nice but they don't have to. Some people prefer to sell to recover monies spent rather FTGH. Not saying this person, just saying in general.

You said: BUT the breeder needs to be given the first option of taking the dog back. But that is in the perfect world senerio. They don't have to give the Breeder first option. That is all I am saying.

This is my question too, which hasn't really been answered. I have absolutely no issue with the dog being unsuitable for you and being rehomed, I totally understand and do not judge you, BUT the breeder needs to be given the first option of taking the dog back. That isn't correct. The Breeder should be advised of the behaviour but the owner does not HAVE to give the breeder first option to take the dog back, the Owner may wish to sell the dog. Personaly I don't think this dog should be rehomed because of the reason it is being rehomed for and that perhaps it would be better off going back to the breeder to assess the dog and take it from there....that is if the current owner is not trying to recover $ by selling the dog.

What made you think it was painless? It's a thick needle!

Stormie could correct me here but I was under the belief food allergies are actually quite rare, people just think they are rife. Many dogs on raw diets have allergies too. Are allergies more rife now than they were 10-20 years ago because people kept breeding allergic dogs?