Re: Help with agression
Thanks Rose, Thanks Eileen Last night, one more nice long walk, came home with everyone happy and relaxed and then, all of a sudden he was at her again. (I was getting dishes into the dishwasher and noticed I had one to my right and one to my left, and was thinking how peaceful they looked. : ( She just gets into a corner , cowers but bares her teeth. He actually goes at her but does not draw any blood, but it looks dangerous enough for my intervention since she cries. Eileen, I´ve handled no intervention in skirmishes where the fight looks even, but how do I deal with one much larger dog cornering a smaller, more fragile dog in a corner and her crying? I´m afraid I won´t see the blood until it´s too late! But this morning they met and were fine. Just hung out together, looking somewhat tense but no growling or squirmishes or anyhting. And they chose to be together in a large yard. I´m still confused. Rose wrote: It does sound rather like he doesn't like her, is there any chance that you can find her a quiet home where she would be the only dog. The other option right now is a home with many more dogs! And she has become very attached to me... She sounds like she has no real dog social skills and your boy is not getting a good feed back from her. She ignores/ is ignored by my other dogs.Would that mean no dog skills? If finding her another home is not an option then keep her separate from him for a while, once he is neutered it will take three to six months for his testosterone levels to fully subside and at his current age they would be very high. They are when they are nagers:-(( OK, I´ll see how long I can keep them separate. I would be inclined to leave her intact for a while and let her relax That makes sense. I´ve spoken to her vet and cancelled the appointment for now. . You must do more obedience work with your boy, he is sounding wilful and not listening. You must be the leading bitch in your household of dogs, it's imp erative:-) Ok, Thanks for pulling my ear! I´ll get into that obedience mode. Good luck Thank you so much and I´ll let you know how it goes Simone
Anotrher Limping puppy :(
Hi, My Doppo- who is now 10-11 months old- has a limp on his right paw. He´s had two different periods of left paw limp peviously, and an articulatory problem which kept him from opening his jaw. The vet suspected a wandering articulatory problem due to Erhlichia, since he had had some ticks. Blood work came back showing signs of ehrlichia (which is a gigantic epidemiological problem in my region- no Lyme but so much Ehrlichia!) and he was on Doxicyclin for a course of 21 days, after which his bloodwork showed him to be cleared from the ricketsia. However, this new limp just developed. It looks like a sprained toe, but he was not x-rayed, just given a very thorough physical examination. He is on Rymadyl twice daily (75mg) and improved immeadiately after beginning Rymadyl. It´s been hard to keep him quiet- he has a young mini schnauzer , a lab mix and a cat for siblings and they are quite rambuctious together. My questions: Should I be pressing for x-rays to look into elbow dysplasia, OCD, etc? The vet thought it would be better to wait this treatment ou and keep observing him. Is there anything I should be doing exercise-wise? I´m afraid that all this concern with sparing Bernese from intense physical activity may have led me to contribute to underdeveloped musculature, since he has not been consistetly walked (first because he hadn´t finsihed his shots; then because he was limping; then ...) . He does exercise a lot in the yard, (which is very large) with his siblings and next door neighbors. (We also play fetch daily, but he doesn´t get the idea- he prefers to chase the other dogs while they´re fetching.) Any brilliant ideas for helping with pills? He´s been on so many meds by now he´s getting sick of the idea, and is getting very good at spitting out the pill from whatever concotion I´ve managed to hide it in. Thanks again for all he support, advice and ideas, Simone de Lima Brasilia, Brazil with Doppo, BMD, Mali, lab mix, Gimli, mini schnauzer, Godot the cat
Re: Question re Flexi leads
I find the webbed version, despite price, much nicer not only in resistance but also in case it ever gets tangled around yr legs or other dog´s legs. My Mali has a webbed flexi and a lab I used to walk had the cord and it hurt incredibly any time it got tangled! Simone Brasilia Brazil - Original Message - From: Maureen Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 1:17 PM Subject: Question re Flexi leads To those of you who use Flexi leads, in your opinion, is the cord lead sufficiently strong to stop a determined 115 lb Berner in his tracks if need be, or would the lead that is webbed its entire length be a wiser investment? Ninety-five percent of the time when we're out and about, Jake would not abuse the added freedom the Flexi lead would afford him. However, that other five percent of the time, when a squirrel or another dog beckons ! Till now we've been using a 6-foot leather lead. Any input would be appreciated. Maureen Barry Montreal, Quebec __ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
