Yonjuro

Thanks SG, That is good that yours sorted itself out, I am also interested that your were able to hold out for 13 months to desex as I kind of wanted to wait a bit too. Thanks for your comments :)

Thanks very much for your input, more food for thought. :)

Just wanted to say that I am sorry for the loss of the babies and so thrilled that you would offer to help others! :)

Thanks, I agree and I am not discounting hormones as this is what I do think is the primary reason - with the caveat that I don't profess to be an expert in this :laugh: all my previous dogs have been female :) Thank you, I have left a message with my trainer, so hopefully we can get to the bottom of it ...no pun intended :D

Thanks for the comments. I wasn't looking at the neutering being the answer, as it has to happen soon because of the cryptorchidism. A few people mentioned their dogs went through the phase around this age and didn't keep up the habit. Others have suggested that a neutered male dog smells different or gives of different pheromones as a reason why some neutered males get targeted?? I don't know what his attraction to the labs are, maybe these particular lab are very tolerant or cruisey. I also noticed, and this might be a coincidence, is that when I took to the same park in the late morning he did no mounting, but in the evening he was all fine until the labs rolled up. My trainer doesn't feel he is dominant or submissive in character, but she is at this point unaware of this new behaviour. Maybe I should give her a call :)

Hiya, Ronin is 8.5 months old and has just this week started humping dogs at the park He is still intact and has one retained testicle :( we have had regular vet visits and agreed that 9 months will be around the time to have him neutered. I had originally intended 12-18 months but we don't think it is wise to wait this long. So back to the humping. We regularly visit a fenced in off-lead park that is really wonderful and we both enjoy it. He is great with other dogs of all sizes. He had the most amazing wrestling and playing battle with a female 2 year old Rotti a couple of days ago, it was great play. However, he seems to pic out a dog - usually a neutered Lab (male) and continually trys to mount. I have a harness with a handle on the back so I pull him off with a "leave it" and take him away for a couple of minutes, but he will go straight back to the one dog of choice on any given day. I am very conscious of the Lab owners but they are very understanding, but I certainly don't like it. I usually then put his lead on and leave. He doesn't do it with his best mate who is an intact GR nor a neutered Aussie. It seems only certain dogs and as I said it has just started. I will be discussing this with our trainer when I see her next week. We normally see her every 2 or 3 weeks these days so this has occurred in-between sessions. Anyway, I thought I would ask for some advice here. We invest a lot in time and money with training and Ronin and I have really benefitted from it. We always get comments from other owners about how well behaved he is, but this new behaviour is frustrating. Also, he has never tried humping my 6 year old daughter or any other human. Any advice and comments are welcome.

I quite like this one and says 3ml per day for a small dog (I think it has better instructions inside) - I like that it is a combination of oils and has the correct amount of vitamin E needed when dosing fish oils. http://www.naturalanimalsolutions.com.au/omega36&9-oil-for-dogs-horses.html Edit, Pure Virgin Coconut oil is also very good for flakey skin, both inside and out.

why not contact cosmolo by private message or email ? I tried to send a PM but it says something like this member cannot receive messages? Will try email.

I received this reply when I asked about what problems the owner was having, please note that I am a middle man here so I have had no direct communication with the owner and the following quote is from the Husky lady trying to assist. "He says his dog is aggressive towards other dogs, but I've asked "in what way?" and it seems he's just very excitable, but has never bitten or anything, just jumps toward the dogs with ears & tail up. He did mention it may be dominance but all the answers come back as over-exuberance! lol" It sounds like pretty normal Husky behaviour to me - albeit behaviour that could do with being toned down. The owner probably needs help and education in understanding behaviour better. I am pretty sure he is getting "Husky advice" from the lady, but the internet is only helpful to a small extent. I think Cosmolo would be great and is he/she sees this post I would really appreciate it if they think they can help by way of formal lessons?

Thank you for your kind words and invitation. My wife is more the Facebook person so we have sent a join request - Anna is her fist name. Oops accidentally deleted her request. Please ask her to try again and also check her FB inbox for some photos. Have sent request again, there was nothing in her inbox apparently. Thanks again.

Thank you for your kind words and invitation. My wife is more the Facebook person so we have sent a join request - Anna is her fist name.

This is a good site and run by an Aussie http://www.rawlearning.com

The kibbles I like the most are Taste of the Wild and Sunday Pets, no corn in either of them. I think Holistic Select looks good too. A small amount of raw liver will also loosen up stools. In prey model raw, it counteracts the constipation some dogs can get from the bone content so it should give the results you want. You would only need around a sliver the size of a little finger. Get a liver and freeze portions in an ice tray or little freezer bags.

HI Jeni Any chance you could post those pics of my husky with the Iggies from Sunday?

Yes that was him :laugh: , I would love to see the photos. I think you might need to join this group, or perhaps you can just send them a message and they can give you access to the photos https://www.facebook.com/groups/132540896955311/ I'll put a message on there and point them to this thread, perhaps someone's a member and can post them here, I dont know. Thanks Kirstin, I hope someone can repost them as I am not a big facebooker - thanks again!

Agreed :) Link: http://www.underdogtraining.com.au Also would recommend these people: http://www.goodpetbehaviour.com Thank you :)

Thanks very much :)

Oh that would be good :) Thanks SG This is dogz Erny Pro K9 My link Great, thanks!

Yes that was him :laugh: , I would love to see the photos.

Oh that would be good :) Thanks SG

MyBad.I neglected to say how very swish Ronin looks in that harness. Tend to squeeee a little over Iggies. However Ronin merits one as well. Thanks Viz :) Yeah, it was a fun couple of hours. Here is the info about the park."The City has also unveiled it's first dedicated dog exercise area at Inglewood Oval (corner of Central Avenue / Stancliffe Street, Mount Lawley). The facility has a fenced-off area which includes natural elements such as a mix of sand and turf, agility logs,dog drinking bowl, gazebo and bench seating."Thanks Yonjuro, may have to check it out :) Please say hi if you see us. what did they say???? Just talking about the facilities and how they had separate areas for different sized dogs. Looked pretty good. hmmm, that is interesting as there is no separate areas for different size dogs. I wonder if they were talking about a different place? Yesterday there was a Mastiff rotti cross and a Chihuahua in the same area Must admit I am a bit fearful when I see such discrepancies in size and worry about different dog and their prey drive. I made sure I hovered near the chi just in case, luckily my boy was very gentle with the littleuns but I can't relax or become complacent.

what did they say????

I am posting this request that I received from a UK based Husky Forum. The request is from a UK resident who has a friend here requiring the service. I hope to get some recommendations that I can forward to the person. "Are there any members who could recommend a reputable husky trainer for an over excitable 3 year old male husky in Melbourne ? His owner went to one but felt they were quite rude so he's looking for a friendly place to help him out. He's only had the boy about a year, he is a rescue."

Yeah, it was a fun couple of hours. Here is the info about the park. "The City has also unveiled it's first dedicated dog exercise area at Inglewood Oval (corner of Central Avenue / Stancliffe Street, Mount Lawley). The facility has a fenced-off area which includes natural elements such as a mix of sand and turf, agility logs,dog drinking bowl, gazebo and bench seating."

Yes, thats the place, I got there at around 11.30 and it was in full swing. Bummer I missed out on seeing the Finnish Lapphund! Saw 2 different Shibas on different days at the park - theres quite a mix there.