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My Harlequin Great Dane is commonly referred to as "Look at the huge Dalmatian"

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Kelp, although in my case where I have a dog whom I don't want to increase body pigmentation it doesn't really work in that sense i.e. you can't pick and choose where the pigmentation increases.

Is it an actual Behaviourist your friend is seeing?

Work with someone who is educated and can guide on you the topic i.e. a Vet or a Derm

I wouldn't say anything to the owner, most people don't take well to having a stranger tell them how to manage their dog. The only time I would comtemplate saying anything is if the dog was being treated cruely or was in danger.

The dog could be allergic to anything, I think it's personaly a waste of your money to fiddle with foods without doing a proper Elim Diet. If your dog has allergies then your best course of action is head to the Derm before the dog has to start on meds for it.

Yes! That's the plant at our relative's house that she thought would be great fun to have a lie down in last night. But after researching it, I've discovered that we have creeper variety with the little blue flowers in our yard. She'd been itchy before (nothing like this though!) and we'd always put it down to grass allergens. Now we know better! Thanks! Was just going to ask how to use it too...I've just bought some tea leaves and was a at a bit of a loss as to what to do next. I'm assuming you wash it on cold? I make up the tea as you would if you were making a cuppa for yourself, just make more. Leave it for 15 minutes, chuck in the fridge to cool if neccessary but you don't want it really cold as that can make dogs itchy. I strain mine, I think someone elses puts the leaves in a stocking and uses that.

They're not dangerous perse' but they can cause irritation. You can use an anti-histimines: http://www.ingleburnvet.com.au/antihistamines.htm Make up some Calendula tea and sponge or spray on. Wandering Jew is hard to get rid of you can pull it but it's sneaky! I've had to posion mine, luckily it's not where the dogs can get to it. You can follow the below link to see what other plants may cause irritation to your dog: http://www.albertanimalhospital.com.au/AllergyPlants.pdf I have Wandering Jew in my yard that looks like the photo but has a Purple line in it, so some can look a bit different.

Sorry but the number of times my Dane has been rushed at my SWF is...who knows....lost count....I've even had to kick them off my dog. I'm also sick of people not training and socialising small dogs properly just because they're small and can be picked up or more easily handled.

Have you tried the method of you walking backwards with the dog infront of you, once the dog is walking you go back to it's side and repeat where neccessary.

I reccomend this video:

I'm going to name my next male Steve or Craig or David or something equally strange for a dog not because I'm humanising the dog but because I think they're a bit of a giggle.

Maybe you should be calling your Vet for advice?

There are a million and reasons as to why dogs do it. I have a Poo Eater, he goes through phases of eating my other dogs poos but will always eat animal poo at the park given half the chance. He is on a high quality diet with supplementation where neccessary.

Sorry you had to go through this, I respect your decision.

I agree, not a good thing to do at all.

You could purchase one, you can get them at affordable rates on eBay. A puppy pen could possibly be climbed out of? A Crate should sort your problem out if it's because of possums, however if your dog is barking because it doesn't like being left alone that will require a different method. Makes me wonder if your dog actually doesn't enjoy it when you leave, can you do some pretend leaves and wait outside and listen to see what he does?

I think you might be better off having some one on one sessions with a Trainer and implenting methods like NILIF and TOT. Good luck with the Thundershirt, it's not going to train a dog though.

We have coverted our spare room into a puppy room, thankfully it has wooden floors and air con and we just use a baby gate. We have used playpens before with Lino or a tarp under them.

There are plenty of things your puppy can chew including pigs ears. They're not unsafe if given with care i.e. don't give them to a dog that doesn't chew well and choose ones made here in Australia so you know they are chemically safe. There are Deer ears which are a low fat one that loads of dogs do just fine on. Here is an Australian vendor you may be interested in: http://stores.ebay.com.au/Dog-Food-2-U Puppies must have something to chew on, if you don't want to use animal ears then try Chew Toys. As for the biting problem, I'd reccomend this video for you:

I watched it for the first time last night, well about 20 minutes *shakes head*, hopefully people forget everything he said when they go to get their own puppies.

My 10 year old Great Dane is doing fab on it! My highly allergic boy unfortunately had to be taken off it, I think it was the Brewers Yeast.

I reccomend this video: http://www.youtube.com/user/kikopup?blend=.../19/c77--cCHPyU

It's not really about the type of collar/harness, it's about training pup. Right now pup has a really high value on other dogs, so this is something you may like to work on, there is a method K9 Pro have called the Handbrake Method that helps teach dogs self control and calmness around other dogs, that might be something you're interested in. Whilst your pup is learning you could try popular gadgets like the front connetcing harness, there are different designs and some work with some dogs and some don't - like any other training aid. If you're interested in Clicker Training, Kinkopup's You Tube videos are alwats a winner: http://www.youtube.com/user/kikopup?blend=1&ob=4