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Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone knows why my dog is scratching our couches? He has done this for quite a while and I am not sure what to do to stop him? Any suggestions would be great!

Thanks for the replies, if you have any suggestions for behaviourists in sydney that would be good. Also you said you got help from a behaviourist for your dog I know different methods will work for different situations but what was the process/approach for training your dog that was recommended by your behaviourist?

Hey everyone, so my two and a half year old poodle cross cavalier isnt good at socialising with other dogs. After puppy school his interaction with other dogs was limited because we dont take him to the dog park due to other larger dogs being to rough with him. Recently I have started walking him with a neighbour of ours who has a little poodle. Unfortunately my dog doesnt get along great and he snaps/growls when the other dog gets close. This isnt really an issue while walking but when we stop just to chat and let the dogs interact thats when he starts growling. Also recently an extended family member got a puppy and we wanted them to build a strong bond since we might look after their dog occasionally while they are away but when they first met he growled while they were like 10m away from each other so we didnt get the opportunity for them to actually introduce themselves to each other. ANY TIPS PLEASE? I really want him to get used to being around other dogs!

It is currently very hot due to summer and today in particular my dog had been panting like crazy, breathing very loud and his heart is racing any tips on how to cool him down quick?

Hi everyone thanks for the advice. We took him to the vet and she said he had a mild paw infection and said to clean his foot in water with salt and then gave us a cream to put on. Unfortunately it has been 5 days since we went to the vet and still hasn’t recovered as he keeps licking his paws and pulling his paws away when we try to touch them. Maybe I will try some apple cider vinger and distilled water

Hi everyone, My 1.5 year old cavalier x poodle got a bit dirty/muddy after he was outside in the garden, once i brought him in i gave him a bath. That night he was constantly licking his two front paws. Today he continued and when i went to touch his paws to have a look he refused to let me even touch them i tried again later but he still yanked his paws away and jumped out of my arms. Does anyone know what might be wrong?

We have a 1 and a half year old cavalier x poodle who is generally quite calm and well behaved however he has a few behavioural problems. Any suggestions would be helpful: 1) After being outside when he decides he wants to come back in he scratches continuously on the back door. Are there any other ways we can train him to give us a different signal that he wants to come back in?? As this scratching on the door is causing damage. 2) He occasionally does naughty things. For example the other day we had furniture delivered in flat packages and they were left outside as they were not being installed for 2 days. And we went outside to find he had chewed through the cardboard packaging and actually chewed the corner of a wardrobe piece off. I am aware that he probably didnt know he was doing anything wrong. But how can we train him to learn not to touch other things. 3) Any advice on preventing him from nagging for food while we are eating. He is usually very good however every now and then he does something naughty. Any suggestions would be much appreciated! We have already had 2 trainers come in and havent seem to made much progress

Hi, my cavilier x poodle called Fudge is quite a shy dog and around other humans and animals he never barks or gets aggressive in any way. However our next door neighbor has a dog and if Fudge hears him do anything on the other side of the fence whether it be the neighbors dog barking he will sprint and jump at the fence and start growling. My main concern though is he sometimes hits his body up against the fence really hard and I am worried he will injury himself. As he sprints about 50m full pace and then jumps as high up the fence as possible. Any ideas on how to solve??

No we don't have a cat or another dog so not sure how it could have happened.

Once it got cleared up a bit we were able to get a better look. Its a lot worse than I thought so hopefully he recovers quick!

Hi everyone thank you all for asking how he's going. We took him to the vet this morning and it was a ruptured abscess so the vet drained it and has given him antibiotics and some pain relief and a cone to stop him licking it. We are taking him back on Monday for a check up so hopefully it will close naturally otherwise it will require stitches.

I am quite certain it happened last night because he spent a lot of time wondering around the back yard but I have no idea what would have caused the cut. Thanks for the advice will take him to the vet tomorrow and try and clean it up a bit tonight.

Hi, I went to pick up my dog this morning and he let out a little squeal and I noticed he had some sort of cut. Its a little bit messy with blood so I can't tell if there is a cut or how deep it is but he has been licking it and I am worried it could turn into an infection. Does anyone have any idea what it is, how we can treat it because I will try get him to the vet tomorrow if it seems to be getting no better. Any advice on cleaning wounds? We have no idea how it happened either.

I am considering switching to Black Hawk as I have heard it is really good quality and it seems to be reasonably priced.

Pappillion Kisses its $50 for 3kg (thats the cheapest I have found so far) online in store its even more expensive.

Hi Everyone, My cavalier cross poodle is currently eating Royal Canin food but it is $50 for 3kg which I am finding it to be quite expensive considering we go through around 1 bag per month. Does anyone have any recommendations on high quality dog food which isn't too expensive??

Yes we did and she helped us learn to correct some other issues we where having, but we can't continue to keep having one on one trainers coming in so I was wondering if anyone on here had any advice for how we could correct his counter surfing.

Hi everyone, My dog Fudge (A cavalier x poodle) who is now 1 is still taking things off of tables. We do try and keep our house really clean and make sure we leave nothing on the floor but occasionally we will forget and will accidentally leave something on the edge of the table and Fudge will jump up take them. He has now ruined 2 pairs of glasses, eaten a bar of chocolate from one of our kids rooms, chewed credit cards etc. This is over the space of a few months so its not like its happening everyday it just happens every once in a while due to us forgetting to leave things not near the edge. Is there any particular training methods we could use to train him not to take things because at the moment if feels like we are trying our best to make sure he doesn't make a mistake (by not leaving stuff lying around) but when we do leave stuff lying around and he gets it I don't think he understands that its wrong.

Hi, I take my cavalier x poodle for a walk every single day to ensure he gets the right amount of exercise. However I recently read that it is important to also take dogs to the park for socialisation skills. Our puppy is nearly 1 and up until now had never been to the dog park. Last week I decided to take him for the first time, there were only a few dogs and nothing too big, he had a great time. I took him a few more times the following week and it also seemed to go really well. Fudge is very timid and actually never approaches any dogs at the park he just walks around with us and when they come up to him he will say sniff and all but isnt overly too interested. Up until now all the dogs have been really gentle however I took him up yestereday and for the first time a big dog came up jumpying around intimidating him for the first time ever Fudge snapped at this dog and became really aggressive. I totally understand he was probably feeling quite threatened since he his particularly small but I have never seen him react this way to any human or dog. Would you recommend I dont go back to the park again and stick to walking as I dont want him to get into any habits of snapping at other bigger dogs. Thanks, Caitlin

Hi I am really interested in purchasing a snooza cuddler for my poodle x cavalier but I have no idea what size to get. Does anyone have any size recommendations or own a snooza themselves. Photos would be appreciated.

Hi, We brush our dog every day to ensure his fur doesn't get massive knots and matts in it as once they form we have trouble getting them out. However we were away for 10 days and so our dog stayed with another family. He returned to us with lots of massive matts in his fur and knots, unfortunately we cannot get any out and he has to go to the groomer to get dematted and have a full clip to remove them. Does anyone have any tips on how to remove them yourself?

Thank you!!!

Persephone- I am keen to get a one on one trainer however they are quite expensive and I am worried I won't get the results out of it or if I leave getting a trainer he may mature and stop doing some of these bad habits over time. As somedays he has good days where he behaves really well which gives me hope that he may just grow out of it but then there are some bad days where he bites, barks, scratches at the door non-stop, and I feel like we really need a trainer. I think I will get one just to help teach us what we can do to fix these issues. Dogsfevr- He is pretty good being brushed but occasionally has days when all he wants to do is bite your hands or the brush. Mrs rusty bucket and Tassie - thanks for the advice, we will try and do that.

Hi, Our 7 month old puppy is still biting our hands every time we try and interact with him and he doesn't already have a toy. How can I fix this, as I am pretty sure he is too old to be teething? I really need some advice. Thanks, Caitlin