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Happy to report That after them both being upset at being separated that best thing to do was let them be together on our deck where I can keep an eye on them both and I have two very contented calm dogs again. My normally very energetic staffy is being very calm and careful with her best mate so pleased they are both relaxed and happy, thanks for the advice guys. : )

Thank u, I will look into it if she is still struggling after a couple of days,

Yonjuro what is an Adaptil collar and where would I get one? I tried bones and new chew toys for her while he was away and she wasn't interested at all.

My lab recently had to gave surgery on a tumor, for the first two days he was gone my staffy really struggled lots of whinging chewing, I took her for extra long walks and let her inside with the family whenever we were home (she's an outdoor dog) and it seemed to calm her most of the time but I picked up our lab today and he has to be kept inside and away from her while he heals, I blocked off our deck so he can stay out with her but she has been crying and howling and chewing on the fence to get to him. She has never been without him and although she's always been high strung, this is new Behaviour how do I help her before she drives me and the neighbors nuts it's very distressing for both us and her, advice please!!!!

I have been trying to make it more fun for him this week , much more enthusiasim in my voice and still gving him a lot of treats trying to make it worth it and I get what you mean by reducing the training time to, he is getting I just have to kepp working on it and not take it so seriously

Thanks guys I am thinking now that it may be getting a bit boring for him and what I have gotten from you guys is I need to make it fun he is only 9 months old so he is doing well, I am getting frustrated which takes the fun out of it for both of us . I like this Idea I am sure he knows the drop command, he will do it as long as he thinks there is food the trainer at training had him going into a down about three times and then said you try, he wouldn't do it for me, she tried again and he went into down but the next time she tried he wouldn't. he flops all the time esspically for a belly rub. :D So I am gonna make it a bit more fun I think the sit down sit might work for him more of a game. Thank you all so much gonna try some of those things with him ASAP

My lab and I are having an issue with down . We are in class one I would love to move him on to class two. He has a good recall, he walks beautifully on heel, has resonable automatic sits and stands, he can sit stay and down stay (if I get him into a down). BUT he won't go into down without a treat , I have tried varying the times he gets a treat but after one time without getting a treat he won't go down, unless he knows there is a treat in my hand (even then I don't always give him the treat) I even tried just having the smell of th treat on my hand but that only works once and then he won't do it again. As long as there is a treat there he will go down. No treat no down ;) . Has anyone got any tips for me? getting a bit frustrated

Thanks very much for all the info !!, I priced some of the meats at our local butcher and we have a good chicken shop nearby to which has chicken necks and frames. I am going to start Rogue on BARF, I need alot more info on BARF and puppies before I can make the switch for Charlie because I read that the food portions can be different. Anyone fed there pups on a BARF deit?

Thank you so much !! Would a butcher have all of those things?? Sounds like a fantastic way to feed you dogs, How easy are the chicken frames to chew through ? I have concerns about my Bulldog cause she enhales food Chicken wings are out for her I know she likes chicken necks , She loves big meaty bones and chews for hours and I am a bit concerned about her eating the pups food cause she is a piglet. I will try and get my hands on a BARF book. What veges do you feed? (sorry about all the questions just really curious)

Excuse my ignorance, what is the difference??, I have only ever fed commercial foods so I am a complete novice at this. I don't want to feed mince, I read some stuff on the BARF diet which made me interested in it. I like the Idea of them getting meaty bones, fresh meat and some veges and also me knowing exactly what they are getting. I just want to make sure I am getting the right balance for both of them. I would love more info on it.

I am curious about this too. I have a 5 month old Lab who is a ball of energy and without at least a 30 mins walk every morning he rips our yard to shreads (even with another dog to play with and playing fetch) we usally take him for a 30-40 min off lead walk with our other dog in the afternoon three times a week as well (Other dog does not require as much exercise and playing with him gives her plenty). I am always concerned that I am over exercising him in terms of joint problems but he never seems tierd or sore after a walk.

HI everyone, I am more that sure that i would find in here some avid BARF people!, I have been feeding my to Dogs on Eukanuba Charlie on the Puppy formula and the Rogue on the Weight control food. OH recently bought a bunch of bones from the butcher ( more as a treat than as a meal) Anyway I had been giving them to them as a morning feed. And I have decided that BARF would definalty be a much cheaper and healthy way to feed me dogs IF I got the right information and was able to manage it properly for both of them. So I was hoping to get some advice about how it all works and recommendations for further reading from people who use BARF and your experiences with it. Thanks

OMG thank you so much Harminee, I love it :D Thank you so much !!!!!:D wow off to attach it now thank you thank you!!

You guys are so talented< i would so appriciate it if someone could make me a sig of my babies Please. Here are some pics of Charlie And Rogue Thanks

they are sooo cute with all thier rolls personally I think they are the cutest puppies ever but I am a bit biased,

Owh there are so many cute puppies Gonna add mine!! Name Charlie Named after: Charlie Bucket form charlie and the chocolate factory DOB; December 07 (have to check papers for date) Age; 12 weeks Breed: Labrador Colour; Chocolate He loves playing with his new fur sister Rogue and eating Charlie 12 weeks AND she is not so much a puppy anymore but she is still my baby Name: Rogue DOB; 11-09-06 Age: 18 months Breed; British Bulldog Here is Rogue at 10 weeks (so a puppy pic)

Just put them both in a down postion. Rogue goes down on command, so made her to that and pushed Charlie into a down postion, helped to clam them both down for a bit , they are getting along fine now , I definalty think he is going to be the boss though , Rogue is pretty submissve even the cat is more dominat than she is! She is a great dog very laid back.

Thanks, I wasn't sure I know he would be over whelmed by her, I think alot of dogs are, she is a bit in your face . I have seperated them for a while and I plan to have them seperated when we can't supervise as she is big and rough. I was just a little worried due to the growling worried that he may do that to other dogs and develop a dog aggression issue. He has been around older labs but I think even the look of her is a bit overwhelming for him. He seems Quite comfortable in the house and yard at the moment sniffing everything and very friendly with us. If my girl is calm he is happy to be around her. Suppose they just have to get used to each other.

hi all We got our gourgus new Lab pup yesterday (11 weeks), and he is adored already , but we have a 17 month old 17kg Brithsh bulldog (My heart dog ) who has always been great with other dogs she is very high energy for a bulldog and just loves to play but she is a bit rough. We intorduced them on the lead yesterday and all went well until she started to jump on his head and tried to assert dominance over him, he snapped at her and keeps growling, I have put them both into submission a couple of times now she understands and has backed off but he contiues to growl at her when she stands over him and just a minute ago I caught him trying to hump her. How do I teach him that she is higher up in the pack or do I let them sort it out while keeping a watchful eye on the proceddings, he seems to know already that I am the boss and I will be taking him to puppy school and obedience training as soon as he has had all his shots. BUT in the meantime I want to teach them to get along with her in charge (can I do that? , not sure if thier personalities determine that or the pack leader determines the pack order) any advice would be appricated

thanks for the advice do you know the name of the cd by any chance??

the problem I am having with Rogue is that she is very senstive to certain sounds and they send her off the deep end , the sound of a chair pushing back on tiles sends her nuts same with the sound of skateboards and anything else squeaky, she has tried to attack lawn mowers at the park , she even tried to attack a rangers car that was driving through the park. she just goes agro barks and charges doesn't bite but is definalty acting aggresive towards whatever the object is that is making the sound, today at training they had an inspection table that needed to be removed during class it made this horrible squeaking sound, she had been quite attentive during class, but as soon as that happened she went nuts barking and pulling on the lead trying to get at it. it took me about two minutes to clam her down and only after the table was removed completly from sight did I even have a chance to re focus her. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can train her remain calm around sounds she doesn't like, she has basic obdience and she does listen and respond majority of the time but when she snaps like that she doesn't respond until she is removed from the situation completly.

I probably did see chopper I usally check out all the staffy type dogs cause i love them, think they will be our next pup, wE are usally there with my sis and her dog who is a white Husky we kind of stand out . My Sis has been going there for about 2 years and she loves it. There is one woman who I have found to be very narky, I have never had her as a trainer but she has made a few reamarks about Rogue before she is possible the one who caused such a fuss in the 1st place. Don't let them spoil it for you cause it is lots of fun, I would take back what evidence you find a shove it in thier face next week and make them apologise. I will look out for you next week.

Been a while and we have worked hard so I thought I would update, She has improved so much!!!, She is no longer nipping at peoplee feet the loud ahah usally stops her if it didn't she was put out she does not do it anymore YAY, we tried the Vicks thing Tony and it worked a treat on stuff we could put it on, Of corse Our sons toys were still annissues so when she is in the door to his room is shut and I ordered a create so we can start create training. so I just wanted to say thanks again for the advice and we are going to continue working on the jumping on people cuase she has eased of a bit but only when she is only on the lead!

Ruthless, I am so sorry you had such a bad experience at cenntenial park!! , we also go there. I have only been going for 3 months but we have had nothing but postive helpful experiences, I am so shocked that you were treated that way!, I would definatly be writing an email or letter objecting to thier behaviour they should not be treating anyone like that . But do try and go again the club has some great trainers and the people who attend the classes are genrally friendly and welcoming. Hope to see you and Chopper there next weekend, you can't miss us Rogue is the only Bulldog , I don't think there are any other obdience clubs in the Eastern suburbs.

Hi morpheos, My BB is 7 month and is also scared of loud noises, esspically the vacum cleaner and buses. She is starting to settle down now though as she has been exposed to the sounds more. As for the Kong it never occupies her for more that 45mins but you can try stuffing it with dry food and sealing it with peanut butter and putting it in the freezer so it takes longer for them to get the food out. we also rotate her toys as she tends to destroy them quite quickly and spend alot of time with her when we are home playing games and taking her out for walks to wear her out. She is a typical puppy loves to chew!!, My pup prefers to play tug of war rathre then droping a toy, but we are trying to get her to retrieve the toy and then when she brings it back giving her a food reward to entice her to drop it it works everytime, now we are just weeening her off the treats.