Author Topic: Rox's Dog Advice Thread (Read 402456 times)

reddebs · « **Reply #4280 on:** November 24, 2019, 10:51:02 pm »

That's heartbreaking to lose both your dogs so close together Tedmus, can't even think how you get over that.

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mgs88 · « **Reply #4281 on:** December 2, 2019, 09:15:32 pm »

I just lost my beautiful boy max today. He collapsed out of the blue and died before ewe could get him to the vets. I feel so empty and lost just now. I dont know how I'm going to face going home and not seeing his smiling face.

CraigDS · « **Reply #4282 on:** December 2, 2019, 09:16:57 pm »

Sorry to hear that

mgs88 · « **Reply #4283 on:** December 2, 2019, 09:41:25 pm »

Quote from: Craig [emoji848] on December 2, 2019, 09:16:57 pm

Sorry to hear that

Thanks mate. This year has been a shitter for me. From the lows of splitting up with my wife in March to the highs of being in Madrid. The highlight of my week for the last 9 months has been picking him up on a friday and having him for the weekend. It was easier for him to stay with my ex through the week for his daycare etc. I finally felt like things were coming together for me. I've bought a house, started seeing a great girl and was getting him full time in the new year and then this happens. Sorry for the rambling message.

mgs88 · « **Reply #4284 on:** December 2, 2019, 09:42:23 pm »

Quote from: Craig [emoji848] on November 20, 2019, 11:14:51 pm

Sorry to hear that, only just seen your earlier post too.

Still think about Arnie most days, is shite to be honest $:-\$

I've not followed this thread closely this past while. I'm sorry to hear about archie. The last I read he was going in and out of the vets.

reddebs · « **Reply #4285 on:** December 2, 2019, 09:55:37 pm »

Quote from: mgs88 on December 2, 2019, 09:15:32 pm

I just lost my beautiful boy max today. He collapsed out of the blue and died before ewe could get him to the vets. I feel so empty and lost just now. I dont know how I'm going to face going home and not seeing his smiling face.

So sorry to hear that mate it's the worst feeling knowing you'll never see that reaction again [emoji26]

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Son of Spion · « **Reply #4286 on:** December 3, 2019, 01:20:01 am »

Quote from: mgs88 on December 2, 2019, 09:15:32 pm

I just lost my beautiful boy max today. He collapsed out of the blue and died before ewe could get him to the vets. I feel so empty and lost just now. I dont know how I'm going to face going home and not seeing his smiling face.

I'm really sorry to hear that, mate.

I've been there myself, so know how horrible it is.

RIP Max.

Take care of yourself.

harrylfc · « **Reply #4287 on:** December 8, 2019, 09:24:17 pm »

We’ve just been given a french bulldog,female,around 18months old.Poor things scared of its own shadow,been badly treated,what a beautiful placid dog tho.. kids love it,hopefully we’ll be able to bring it out of its shell

CraigDS · « **Reply #4288 on:** December 8, 2019, 09:25:21 pm »

Quote from: harrylfc on December 8, 2019, 09:24:17 pm

We’ve just been given a french bulldog,female,around 18months old.Poor things scared of its own shadow,been badly treated,what a beautiful placid dog tho.. kids love it,hopefully we’ll be able to bring it out of its shell

Just make sure to take your time with her and let her go at her own pace. She’ll soon come to trust everyone in the house and come out of her shell.

AndyMuller · « **Reply #4289 on:** December 25, 2019, 10:01:22 am »

We were surprised with a 8 week old shih tzu last night from the in laws! Had us up all night but she is so cute! We are exhausted, any tips are welcome as I’ve never trained a puppy.

AndyMuller · « **Reply #4290 on:** December 26, 2019, 09:15:04 am »

Quote from: Jake on December 25, 2019, 11:13:14 pm

As a complete surprise gift? Fucking hell thats ridiculous. Give them a human baby for Easter see how they like it.

Our puppy is four months now, she's mischievous and stubborn on her bad days, but on her good days she's very good. Don't have any Shih Tzu advice though as I assume a completely different temperament.

Yeah mate completely threw us like. Only lost our 12 year old in November so I’ve got mixed feelings now. She’s a lovely dog but I’ve had about 3 hours sleep altogether the past 2 nights.

reddebs · « **Reply #4291 on:** December 26, 2019, 09:45:31 am »

Quote from: AndyMuller on December 25, 2019, 10:01:22 am

We were surprised with a 8 week old shih tzu last night from the in laws! Had us up all night but she is so cute! We are exhausted, any tips are welcome as I’ve never trained a puppy.

Wow that's hell of a surprise Andy and although I can understand the thought behind it maybe it was a little presumptuous of them.

Right so my puppy training experience starts with house training, that's the easiest bit.

As soon as she opens her eyes get her outside asap for her to pee. Pick her up and carry her to begin with as she'll panic if you're shooing her or shouting. Keep a coat and shoes next to the door for the middle of the night.

Lots and lots of praise with a treat once she's performed and she'll soon get the message.

Crate training whether you agree with a crate or not they need their safe place. Somewhere they can go for peace and quiet and where they feel safe if they're stressed, scared or alone.

Puppy classes are a must for socialising and basic commands, obedience.

Best of luck Andy.

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AndyMuller · « **Reply #4292 on:** December 26, 2019, 10:38:33 am »

Quote from: debs the kinky red bauble tickler on December 26, 2019, 09:45:31 am

Wow that's hell of a surprise Andy and although I can understand the thought behind it maybe it was a little presumptuous of them.

Right so my puppy training experience starts with house training, that's the easiest bit.

As soon as she opens her eyes get her outside asap for her to pee. Pick her up and carry her to begin with as she'll panic if you're shooing her or shouting. Keep a coat and shoes next to the door for the middle of the night.

Lots and lots of praise with a treat once she's performed and she'll soon get the message.

Crate training whether you agree with a crate or not they need their safe place. Somewhere they can go for peace and quiet and where they feel safe if they're stressed, scared or alone.

Puppy classes are a must for socialising and basic commands, obedience.

Best of luck Andy.

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Thanks debs. She is doing well going the toilet on her puppy pads at the minute, she is due her second needle in 2 weeks then she is allowed out.

I’ve had her in her crate the past 2 nights but she’s cried none stop so we have felt horrible and got her out and she’s slept in her bed or our bed.

I’ve now brought the crate down today, put it in a nice quiet corner in the living room with a pillow in and left the door open so she can go in and out as she pleases to get used to it.

Hard graft this!

reddebs · « **Reply #4293 on:** December 26, 2019, 11:57:21 am »

Quote from: AndyMuller on December 26, 2019, 10:38:33 am

Thanks debs. She is doing well going the toilet on her puppy pads at the minute, she is due her second needle in 2 weeks then she is allowed out.

I’ve had her in her crate the past 2 nights but she’s cried none stop so we have felt horrible and got her out and she’s slept in her bed or our bed.

I’ve now brought the crate down today, put it in a nice quiet corner in the living room with a pillow in and left the door open so she can go in and out as she pleases to get used to it.

Hard graft this!

Like being new parents again [emoji16]

That's the best way to crate train mate leaving the door open so it becomes their own space, I'd even do that at night in your room so she's close but not necessarily on or in your bed.

If she's using training pads then have one in your room at night too.

For daytime start moving them towards the door and everytime you catch her about to use them, take her out so it becomes the natural place to pee. Eventually she'll start letting you know she needs to go out if she's not going for walks.

I'd start the separation stuff soon too as the last thing you want is not be able to leave her. 5 minutes is all it needs, do it regularly so several times a day, then increase the time and reduce the frequency.

Leave toys and treats in her crate to distract her but the idea is they have no understanding of time and by changing how long she's left she doesn't know whether to freak out or not. All she's bothered about is you coming home so make a big fuss even if it's only been seconds.

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Col · « **Reply #4294 on:** December 28, 2019, 02:02:43 am »

We've had this little bundle of joy / piss / poop (delete as appropriate) for a week now.

She's a 4-month old lab / mini pinscher mix and we're made up with her.

She's doing alright with house training most days, and sleeps in a crate in our room for now. If she needs to go out at night she scratches the cage til we take her out and goes right back to bed.

Absolutely loves to try and eat cat shit, though.

bradders1011 · « **Reply #4295 on:** December 28, 2019, 11:00:01 pm »

Was out for a walk today and met, amongst others: an English bulldog puppy, a Westie puppy and a Newfoundland/Old English Sheepdog cross. Nearly melted.

AndyMuller · « **Reply #4296 on:** December 28, 2019, 11:04:53 pm »

I think I’m allergic to our new puppy which is odd as she is the same breed (Shih Tzu) as my previous dog who I wasn’t allergic to.

Can this happen? My eyes have watered none stop, running nose and been using my blue asthma inhaler a lot more ever since we got her. Worst comes to worst we will have to give her back.

tbonejones · « **Reply #4297 on:** December 30, 2019, 04:08:08 pm »

My 8.5 month old lab has a retained testicle (unilateral chryptorchid).

We will get him neutered as advised by our vet. But there seems to be conflicting advice about the timing of getting this done. We were told to see how he is at six months (see if the testicle had dropped) and if it hadn't happened by then, we should get him done. But the vet also said at this point we could wait a little while if we needed/wanted to before getting the op done.

I'm scared about getting him put under the knife of course, but the main worry for me is the apparent increased risk of joint problems in dogs neutered young. As labs are a breed which have an increased risk of the dreaded hip dysplasia for example, I'm really wary about getting him done prematurely. My thinking is to allow him to grow as much as possible when he's intact, and then get the op done.

Does anyone have any relevant experience, maybe of neutering their dog early (before puberty)?

I know the simple answer is to do as the vet recommends, but I'm very scared about increasing his chances of getting something which will decrease his quality of life, especially if it's not a big deal to wait until he's closer to fully developed. I've read about people in the same situation waiting until a year old, 18 months, etc.

Nobby Reserve · « **Reply #4298 on:** December 31, 2019, 11:02:02 am »

Ours (16 month old Cavachon) dislocated the knee of one of her back legs a couple months ago - just running on the park with another dog, she changed direction suddenly, went over, yelped, and limped back with her ears and tail down, poor little thing. Vet put her on anti-inflammatories for 3 weeks to see if it would settle on its own and thankfully it has - we've only just started letting her off the long lead again. If it hadn't healed, she'd have to have had an operation (kerching!

, although we do have insurance)

We're really struggling to find a groomer that's consistently good. Four have been a bit rubbish for varying reasons so we never went back, whilst two did a good job first cut, then the second hardly cut her at all - the latest, after us thinking we'd found a good one, was particularly poor, but we only really noticed once we got her home (like, she'd got a couple of small matted clumps that we mentioned, and they just left them), and it was Xmas Eve so we were haring around finishing off Xmas preparations. Been recommended another so we'll give them a go next up.

AndyMuller · « **Reply #4299 on:** January 12, 2020, 03:58:19 pm »

When do puppies stop being arseholes?

Jon G · « **Reply #4300 on:** January 12, 2020, 10:43:18 pm »

We picked this little fella up on Friday.

I've aged about 10 years already

CraigDS · « **Reply #4301 on:** January 13, 2020, 12:54:31 am »

Quote from: AndyMuller on January 12, 2020, 03:58:19 pm

When do puppies stop being arseholes?

They don’t

AndyMuller · « **Reply #4302 on:** January 13, 2020, 07:59:22 am »

Quote from: Craig 🤔 on January 13, 2020, 12:54:31 am

They don’t

Haha I love her to bits obviously she’s just a pain in the arse at times!

Claire. · « **Reply #4303 on:** January 13, 2020, 09:39:48 am »

Quote from: Nobby Reserve on December 31, 2019, 11:02:02 am

Ours (16 month old Cavachon) dislocated the knee of one of her back legs a couple months ago - just running on the park with another dog, she changed direction suddenly, went over, yelped, and limped back with her ears and tail down, poor little thing. Vet put her on anti-inflammatories for 3 weeks to see if it would settle on its own and thankfully it has - we've only just started letting her off the long lead again. If it hadn't healed, she'd have to have had an operation (kerching! , although we do have insurance)

We're really struggling to find a groomer that's consistently good. Four have been a bit rubbish for varying reasons so we never went back, whilst two did a good job first cut, then the second hardly cut her at all - the latest, after us thinking we'd found a good one, was particularly poor, but we only really noticed once we got her home (like, she'd got a couple of small matted clumps that we mentioned, and they just left them), and it was Xmas Eve so we were haring around finishing off Xmas preparations. Been recommended another so we'll give them a go next up.

Our dog doesn't have long hair like but we used a mobile one and he was great - https://www.facebook.com/DogGroomingVan

Nobby Reserve · « **Reply #4304 on:** January 13, 2020, 09:43:24 am »

Quote from: Jon G on January 12, 2020, 10:43:18 pm

We picked this little fella up on Friday.

I've aged about 10 years already

How cute?

Nobby Reserve · « **Reply #4305 on:** January 13, 2020, 09:44:34 am »

Quote from: Claire. on January 13, 2020, 09:39:48 am

Our dog doesn't have long hair like but we used a mobile one and he was great - https://www.facebook.com/DogGroomingVan

Thanks, I'll look into it

Nobby Reserve · « **Reply #4306 on:** January 14, 2020, 04:56:21 pm »

Just had a call from the missus to say the dog's found and eaten a jar of Vaseline today whilst we've been at work/school.

Big pile of poo in the hall, two small and Vaseliney poos on the window ledge and another on the footstool.

As my missus is cleaning up, the dog's stood next to her watching. Then the dog does a wet-sounding fart and Vaseline squirts out of her arse. Shortly after, when the dog is sat down and does another wet fart, Vaseline smeared over the floor and her backside.

Stupid. Fucking. Dog.

Chakan · « **Reply #4307 on:** January 14, 2020, 05:01:06 pm »

Quote from: Nobby Reserve on January 14, 2020, 04:56:21 pm

Just had a call from the missus to say the dog's found and eaten a jar of Vaseline today whilst we've been at work/school.

Big pile of poo in the hall, two small and Vaseliney poos on the window ledge and another on the footstool.

As my missus is cleaning up, the dog's stood next to her watching. Then the dog does a wet-sounding fart and Vaseline squirts out of her arse. Shortly after, when the dog is sat down and does another wet fart, Vaseline smeared over the floor and her backside.

Stupid. Fucking. Dog.

sorry that's hilarious

Glad he's ok.

reddebs · « **Reply #4308 on:** January 16, 2020, 07:37:09 pm »

Quote from: Chakan on January 14, 2020, 05:01:06 pm

sorry that's hilarious

Glad he's ok.

That is actually hilarious [emoji23]

Just got back from the vets, Lucas not been well all day. Started being sick early this morning, not eaten or even entertained eating his most favourite of treats all day then started vomiting blood tonight.

Off to the vets for anti vomiting jab, antacid tabs and bloods taken to check liver, kidneys and for pancreatitis with follow up visit tomorrow.

Still looking sorry for himself and not entertaining food yet but will try him with some scrambled eggs later to try and get the antacids in him [emoji20]

How could you refuse this face anything though

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Son of Spion · « **Reply #4309 on:** January 16, 2020, 09:27:39 pm »

What a beautiful dog Lucas is.

Fingers crossed he's ok.

reddebs · « **Reply #4310 on:** January 16, 2020, 09:34:33 pm »

Quote from: Sons of pioneerS on January 16, 2020, 09:27:39 pm

What a beautiful dog Lucas is.

Fingers crossed he's ok.

Thank you but yes he's such a cutie and butter wouldn't melt [emoji16]

He should be fine although he's still not interested in eating he's now fast on on the sofa so going to leave him now and try him with some scrambled eggs in the morning.

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Chakan · « **Reply #4311 on:** January 16, 2020, 09:38:36 pm »

We always make some chicken and rice when Mia is having digestive issues, seems to sort her out right away.

reddebs · « **Reply #4312 on:** January 16, 2020, 09:44:32 pm »

Quote from: Chakan on January 16, 2020, 09:38:36 pm

We always make some chicken and rice when Mia is having digestive issues, seems to sort her out right away.

Yeah that's another option mate.

I'll just be glad to get him through the night with no more issues and then be given the all clear by the vets tomorrow.

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reddebs · « **Reply #4313 on:** January 17, 2020, 08:03:45 am »

Happy to say Lucas seems a bit perkier this morning and has at least had some scrambled eggs. Hopefully the blood tests show everything's fine and he's just eaten something he shouldn't have.

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Claire. · « **Reply #4314 on:** January 17, 2020, 08:03:52 am »

Hope he's okay Debs

reddebs · « **Reply #4315 on:** January 17, 2020, 08:29:56 am »

Quote from: Claire. on January 17, 2020, 08:03:52 am

Hope he's okay Debs

Thanks Claire

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Nobby Reserve · « **Reply #4316 on:** January 17, 2020, 12:55:30 pm »

Quote from: reddebs on January 17, 2020, 08:03:45 am

Happy to say Lucas seems a bit perkier this morning and has at least had some scrambled eggs. Hopefully the blood tests show everything's fine and he's just eaten something he shouldn't have.

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Good to hear - and agree with others; a gorgeous looking dog.

Ours was under the weather for a couple of days after Vaseline, moping about and off her food - although no problem pooing... Now she's right as rain.

BobOnATank · « **Reply #4317 on:** January 18, 2020, 12:40:40 am »

Quote from: AndyMuller on January 12, 2020, 03:58:19 pm

When do puppies stop being arseholes?

Just as soon as you do, I've found its a very long time!...….unfortunately but it is great fun.

momo22 · « **Reply #4318 on:** January 18, 2020, 03:05:32 am »

Lost my best friend (Lexie) last September. Arrived in Naples for the match to the news she had died that morning. She had a seizure the day before and it was first one we'd ever known her to have. Took her to the vets who said everything appeared to be fine.
Tried to take some bloods but they where unable to find a vein so girlfriend was taking her next day for them to try again.
Sadly she died the next morning and we don't quite know the cause.
Still feel like I abandoned her in her moment of need. Honestly was the best thing to happen to me in life, I miss her still so much.

Groundskeeper Willie · « **Reply #4319 on:** January 18, 2020, 07:16:04 am »

Last night we had to put our beloved boxer Poker to sleep. Dogs and pets in general give so much joy, but oh the heartbreak when they fade away in your arms. He had a tumour on his back and his joints were bothering him a lot. He got rapidly worse last couple of days, so we took the difficult but correct decision to see the vet.