sas

What can we do? Well I believe every breed should have to have their breed related tests done before litters can be registered. Patterns of health/temperament problems should be followed up. The thing is that yes there are some great breeders out there but then there are a bunch of bad ones and even some well intentioned ones that don't understand genetics or conformation. In breif, people need to be held accountable for what they produce. I see people new to my breed get burned alot.

I wouldn't be letting either of my dogs near it, infact I'd put the boot in if it lunged at my dog.

Calm down, I never said you were irresponsible, you seem new to puppyhood and not sure of what to do, I'm laying it out in Black and White - I'm not including any emotion in what I type so please don't interpret as such. Now you explain you are very experienced - that's all well and good - it doesn't matter how obedience trained the dog is with its' sits and drops - it's this simple....your puppy is not acting appropriately with the older dog so you need to step in and seperate and don't let the pup near the older dog without being on a lead - do you see what I mean in terms of setting the puppy up for success rather than letting it keep failing?

Thanks for the book recommendation - I'll definitely have a look at that. She isn't really attacking, it is just over-excited play but the problem is the Shih Tzu seems to completely misunderstand her intentions (ie GSD puppy play bows, Shih Tzu growls then puppy jumps towards Shih Tzu and Shih Tzu screams and almost has a heart attack ) I'm looking into getting a trainer to come and see if they have any tips - I'm just at my wits end! I've never had problems socialising small older dogs (or cats) with puppies but this is just completely new! Ok, well prob best not to say attacking otherwise people can't give you the right sort of advice. As a dog owner it's your job to protect your older dog, to me it's pretty simple - you need to seperate them. I'm not sure why you expected the puppy to not act like a puppy and get over excited considering you haven't shown the puppy any boundaries around the older dog. If you're not sure to handle a puppy then getting a trainer would be a good idea - stay away from the Franchises though.

Yep we've had that before but we just have a short coat. Looks like Staph infection (Pyoderma?) to me? I def don't think Cortisone would be any use. Any chance of going to a different Vet? This one looks like yours? http://www.link.vet.ed.ac.uk/clive/cal/dia...collarettes.htm Info on the condition here: http://www.ehow.com/list_6615501_treatment...ttes-dogs_.html Pyohex is a shampoo for the condition. I reckon see a different Vet to get a more accurate diagnosis. Not that I'm saying the above is what the dog has but clearly the Cortisone is not working.

Some puppies are a major pain in the ass to older dogs and you need to protect your older dog by not letting your pup around her if not onlead. You say 'attacking' - do you mean an actually attack or just over excited play? What is your dog like with other dogs? I'd reccomend you get a booked called Ruff Love by Susan Garrett - sounds like this dog is a prime candiate. It's only a thin book and will just take a couple of days to read: http://www.wagschoolbooks.com.au/shop/cata...an-garrett.html

Here some scaly type of staph problem we had at one point, it was actually like scales of skin flaking off: Is your boy anything like this or just random small patches?

In my boy that condition you have explained has been a type of Staph infection and also secondary skin infections cause a problem. From memory a long course of Anti-biotics was neeed i.e. 30 days. I'll find some photos of my boys condition at his worst when he was dry and scabby, however we still and always will get small areas that scab and loose hair.

I don't think it helps the puppy grow up to develop good social habbits if it sees dogs its bonded with be aggressive for no reason. Will it copy - that would depend on a whole host of variables....maybe, maybe not. I would not take the pup out with the aggressive dog to be on the safe side. Aggression so often occurs from fear not neccessarily because the owner has not correctly socialised or diciplined the pup when appropriate, however managing fear responses is a whole different story.

I brought mine from Cleanrun, great price if you get a few things or share postage with another person.

You went away.... It happens, when you come back dogs test boundaries.....be 100% consistent with the rules and boundaries and it 'should' fade. Side note: Don't get angry - it's only humans that let dogs get into mischeif. Angry will not help you at all.

Oh, come on, you are not that stupid. It's a wee bit more complicated than good leadership=calm and relaxed dog at all times. Erik is not what I would ever call a nervous wreck and never has been. He gets easily aroused and does not easily recover back to baseline is all. He's not even 18 months old, though. He's still a baby. He has come a long way and I'm pretty happy with his progress. He just keeps getting better. I talk about the problems I've had because I think it might help other people to share the things that have helped Erik. Day to day, though, Erik is pretty good these days. That's why I share what we've done. I assume it's helped. Excuse me? How about you go back and read that again. It's a fair question, your dog seems to have a host of behavioural/emotional problems yet you're offering advice to someone with a dog having emotional problems? So I don't think it's appropriate to call someone stupid whose pointing out the balantly obvious.

Can your Vet do a post-mortem - that's really only the way to find out?

I don't like no stinkin baby gates! I'm comfortable: Stupid Puppies: I wasn't doin NOFIN!

He wasn't called the Spawn of Satan for no reason: Mummy says I have to wear this for my allergies: I can fit! I just wanna say Hi! I Iz a Great Dane Honesty!

Then why is one of your dogs a nervious wreck?

What a load of rubbish, seriously people.

Negative reaction by owners (telling off for barking) is still attention to the dog. I would really be looking at setting him up for success rather than letting him fail.

Would be interested

Are they pandering him?

I was thinking along those lines and thought there might be something to assist with breaking the bone He isn't stressed at all, just wants to play, go for walks, chase the birds and eat. My dog still wanted to eat and play until he got really bad. Please go to the vet, just incase. I spoke with the vet last night and am following their instructions. Congratulations, it took you how long?

oh my! that's officially scared the crap out of me... I am definitely not going to play around with bones anymore. Ppl keep saying it takes time.. it's common for dogs to vomit up bone they can't digest. But it just doesn't sit right with me when what's coming up are extremely sharp pieces of bone which I DONT WANT perforating my dog's GIT >< We all want to do what's best for our dogs but sometimes I wonder if it's worth messing around with their diet. Just imo after trying rmbs, barf and finally seeing the best results with good old fashioned dog kibble T_T Bones are good for dogs, we were just very unlucky. My point was just that it's better safe than sorry about going to the Vets.

I was thinking along those lines and thought there might be something to assist with breaking the bone He isn't stressed at all, just wants to play, go for walks, chase the birds and eat. My dog still wanted to eat and play until he got really bad. Please go to the vet, just incase.

Exactly! My dog did exactly the same thing after a bone and she almost died. No more hard bones in this house! Please don't delay, if there is a blockage the dog will go in to shock and die. We just went through surgery for similar unproductive vomits and it just worries me as you really don't have the time to wait around. Ours was a small piece of bone that entered the intestines on a bad angle and got wedged. (Watch was not in stomach!) I hope its' not a blockage for your dogs sake but better to be safe than sorry i.m.o.

Well if it were food, I'd say you'd be seeing it, your feed isn't a premium diet - it's supermarket which is full of fillers and so forth.