poochmad

Oh my goodness! He is divine! :D

Our girl is named after cheese, so is a bit different. Previous dogs we had were also named after cheese and a common name (Molly). Alika Alchemy Amber Amelia Amy x 2 Anais Anastacia (Annie) Angel x 3 Anishinaabe Anna April Ariane Arizona Asante sana Ashka Askari Astro Audrey Aura Ayla Baba Baci Bailey Becky Bella x2 Bit Blossom Bonny Bree Bridie Buffy Cally Cara Cassie Cedar Chelsea Chloe x 2 Charlotte Cinta CJ Claire Claudia Clover Cleoparta Cleo Coco x2 Daisy x 1 Delilah Delta Dexta Durham Dyzney Ebony Echo Elizabeth Ella Ellie Ellie Elly Emily Emma Erin Fanta Finta Glitter Grace Griffin Gypsy x2 Harlow Hayley x2 Heddy Heidi Holly x 5 Honey Honour Imogen - Imy Jay Jay Jazz Jezebel Jindi Jodie Kara Karmen Katie Kayla Kenzie Kiesha Kizzey Krissy Kuean - (Queen) Lacey Lady Layla Lea (lele) Lily x 1 Logan Lottie Lucy x3 Mable Marie Claudette Marlo Meg Merrique Mia Millie x2 Minnie Mischka Molly x3 Molly Coddle Mya Nala Narla Natasha Ness Nova Pearl Peggie Perri Pip Pixie Popcorn Porridge Reba Rommi Rosey Roxy Ruby x3 Sabrina Sally Sascha x 2 Satu Shae Shandy Sharnie Sheba Shine Sinta Skye Sophie x2 Sparky Springy Spook Stella Stimpy Storm Sue Tansy Tara Tayla Teegan Tess Tia x2 Tilba (Tilba) Tilly x3 Tinny (tin tin) Tori Trixie Tully Vada Voodoo Winter Wilhelmina Xanthe Ziva Zoe

They are all gorgeous, but I especially love Snowflake.

I like looking at dog websites even if I'm not looking for a pup!

We have some dogs a couple of houses up that sometimes bark throughout the night. We turn the electric fan on to block out the noise otherwise it upsets our dogs, needless to say us! I don't know how owners can ignore a dog barking, I know I can't.

Thanks for the updated photos - those pups are just too damn cute for their paws! I like all of them - especially love the front photos so you can admire their squishy faces!

Ah, teenage 'years' - it can almost do your head in and I can understand why a lot of teenage dogs are dumped if the owners have no idea it's the time to up the training and above all remain calm! Jindi is currently going through her teenage period, but she's nowhere near as bad as Henschke was! She seems to be a calmer dog all round, so at least we're not back where we started. The good news? It does pass - Henschke is now 18 months and is a gem.

Is it a Parson Russell Terrier?

Thanks for your replies. What size would you recommend for a 4 door hatch?

Hello. We're looking at getting a back seat cover to protect our new VW Golf from the dog hair (and wear and tear). One of the covers we like is the Back Seat Buddy. Does anyone have one of these and are they good? Or can you recommend another type? Thanks.

Sometimes I worry. Henschke and Jindi charge around the backyard which is complete with poles (for the clothesline and the carport) and I worry about him crashing into it, but he hasn't yet. It can sometimes can slippery under the carport due to it being cement and he sometimes slides when it's wet, but no sprains or cries yet. He doesn't appear to watch where he's going either.

Thanks for the photos! Your pups are gorgeous! However will you part with them? Are you keeping any? I love Snowflake, but all of them are stunning!

Oh my goodness! Lochie is soooo cute! What an adorable photo!

Kizmy, I'm so sorry you had to go through this at such a terrible time. My thoughts are with this at this terrible time. Not only do you have to have the pain of losing a beloved member of your family (19 years is a very long time), but you also had to endure insensitivies of people who should not be in this business. I agree with the others, I would write a letter to your vet and explain how the insensitivity made you feel and stress that the business is not used by the vet for fear that other people suffer the same thing. After we lost our first dog many moons ago, but left him at the vet (and later found out what happened), we vowed never again would we do that, we would cremate our dogs. I think after reading testimonals here, we would use Pets at Peace.

I always wondered if the dogs that must have something in their mouth are gundogs or breeds that shared a similar purpose? Our male Field Spaniel must have something in his mout and comes at you with his whole body wriggling and making a funny noise (we love this). Our female Field will just calmly come and sit in your lap for a cuddle. I love coming home to the dogs, they are such a joy. Although, saying that, I get greeted each time I leave them for 5 mins or go upstairs and come down again. Nothing beats a greeting like a dog's!

I'm in Broome at the moment watching a cyclone heading our way. It's the first time we've been to Broome and the weather is awful. I'm chicken little as well, so being so close to a cyclone is no fun at all. Dog related news: the neighbour next door is away and the daughter is meant to be looking after the dogs (an old cross breed and a 10 week old Maltese pup). When the wind starting picking up, the little pup started howling (breaking my heart) and so my sister-in-law called to advise the parents that the pup was scared...later, the pup quieted down and so we figure the daughter had come to the rescue.

Only three words to say: gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! :(

Thanks for the response Erny, your replies are always greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the Nicole Wilde tip, I have just purchased the book. We were supposed to go to the friend's place this weekend with Jindi, but I think I will give it a miss until I get this book (paid extra to receive it by Monday). She seems to be getting a lot better. She is now going for walks with her tail up (great to see), but then when she approaches people, her tail goes down, but not between her legs, which I'm taking as a good sign. I have also done some research on what to do and am no longer talking to her to get her 'past' the group of people rather than just concentrating on a loose lead, ignoring the shy behaviour and praising her when she walks past without showing any signs of being scared (walking low to the ground, ears back, tail tucked in).

Our 8 month pup poos like this all the time, it drives me nuts as I have to pick up from a few spots rather than just one...and when hunting in the dark, it's easy to miss the little bits.

An update: This week we've separated the dog beds - had one at the top of the hall (where she was toiliting) and the other near the back door (near the doggy door) and since we've done that we come home to a clean house. As soon as we get home, we take her straight outside and praise profusely when she goes (regardless what it is) and also give her treats whenever she goes on the grass when walking. :D

We have an 8 month old Field Spaniel that we've had for 4 weeks now, who was not socialised by the breeder (through no fault of the breeder) and we are now have a dog showing fear behaviour (tail between legs, ears back, worried expression, crouching to ground, trying to run away or stop). She is great with other dogs and will happily approach them. People however, are a different matter. The breed does go through a fear period and we're not sure whether this is what is happening or whether it's something else. The breeder noticed that she was beginning to show fearfulness 2 weeks before she joined our family and advised us that this pup was the most confident out of a litter of 8. (So we're hoping it is only a phase and she will 'spring' back to the way she was when she was younger.) Our 18 month old male is very confident and appears to be the pack leader. We're hoping that his confidence will rub off on her. Each day we walk up and down the main street, not stopping if she shies away from people and giving her a gentle tug when she tries to stop or run away. This seems to be working and two tugs seems to work. When we first got her she would shy away from a single person, now she can walk past them without cringing. Now it's groups of people or prams. If she shies away, it's a quick tug and off we go. We have also noticed an improvement at home. When we would first come into the house she would stand back from the door, now she joins our other dog at the door to greet us. If however, it's not us, she will run away. Whenever someone comes to the house, we tell them to completely ignore her and not pay her any attention. If she approaches them, great, if not we don't worry about it. (Treats don't seem to work.) My questions regarding this are: 1. Are we doing the right thing or should I change the above? 2. Should I be talking to her in a calm voice (or encouragement) when walking through crowds, or should I say nothing? 3. Friends with young boys (8 year olds), 2 dogs and 2 older children want us to go to their chaotic household with both of our dogs, as a 'throw her in the deep end' idea...Should I do this, and if so, should she be on or off the lead? (Is it my role to 'protect' her without moddle coddling?) 4. When out and about, should I stand in front of her when people approach her (for some reason people tend to be drawn to the unconfident dog - go figure...) or should I leave her exposed? 5. If someone does come up and wants to say hello, should I protect her (and ask them to leave her alone) or hold her so they can pat her? She is meant to be a show dog, but we won't enter her into the ring until she's over her fear of people as we don't want to ruin her... Any thoughts/suggestions/etc welcome. :D

Thanks for the responses guys. ;) So what I'm doing seems to be the right thing. Yesterday morning we moved her bed to the location in the hallway where she's been toiliting thinking that dogs will avoid the area they sleep, and sure enough, came home to a clean house. (Lots of praise when she did her business outside.) Last night she went out on her own and did a poo (again lots of praise when I snuck out after she'd finished). I'm hoping that it's catching on and it won't be long before she goes outside out on a regular basis. Poodlefan - thanks for the tip, I remember reading somewhere on this forum to separate them for that reason and have started doing that especially since she's not leaving his side.

Anyone?

Hello all. We have a 7 mth old Field Spaniel who up until recently was kennelled with her breeder. The first 2 weeks we came home to find the house amazingly free of mess (when we expected to see mistakes). This week, however, we are coming home to find soiling in the house. It appears as though she is attached to our other dog and doesn't appear to want to leave his side. He hangs around the front door waiting for us to come home and she doesn't appear to be leaving his side, even if she needs to go. (The evidence of this is from a recent observation when the dogs were outside and instead of going to the grass, she went on the top step.) I have reverted back to normal puppy housetraining - taking her outside various times, after eating, sleeping, before going to bed and after bed...and praising enthusiastically. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to capture her going inside (so I can say a firm no and take her outside.) If she goes to do a poo on the sidewalk, during walking, I quickly pick her up and put her on grass. I am also taking her out without the other dog as I want her to learn to do it without him. When she first came to us and after she was taught to use the doggy door, she was really good going in and out on her own to do a toilet or to have a drink. Now she only goes out on her own for a drink, but not for toiliting. If I'm home, she won't leave my side and when we're not home, she won't leave our other dog's side. Any ideas/thoughts?