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Indeed.

aaawwwwww jack is a natural !

Anything 'could' happen . "Whatifs" are waiting around every corner However your query was should you report what you saw/heard this morning... and I think 'No'.

Exaggeration is a distinct possibilty . he may have been enjoying the peace & quiet ..and wanted people to stay away? uh, huh. I have been know to say a similar thing to this owner when I saw kids/dogs come to 'my spot ' in a park . I was having a nice peaceful time and wanted it to stay that way . No- My dog would not have attacked .Probably not a nice thing to do- but His dog may well be a killer .. but we do not know. I am all for reporting aggressive dogs who attack. ..and their irresponsible owners but... unless you saw the dog with hackles up, or growling/baring teeth or approaching your dog with intent how have you anything factual to report?

.. he warned you - no one was attacked, and I guess he is entitled to take his dog to the park too ? I don't see anything to report, sorry.

Glad he is feeling better and even playing ...but remember the lining of his gut will be raw and painful- so while he appears happy..inside he is still sick. I second the well cooked mashed pumpkin mixed with his meat ... and remember to not leaqve food sitting out of the fridge :D he does not need any more nasty bacteria in his gut! Hopefully you are giving him some probiotic- any acidopholus powder/capsule for humans will do .. this will help his gut digest food easily

Pawing is an innate thing - they do it as tiny babies to mum and to each other in play ..even before they can walk properly .. so pawing ( or as we like to see it 'giving a paw') is merely a poke,a 'mum let the milk down' / attention/play/thing ..and if rewarded by attention/praise, well, it is used very often !

And whilst I agree that good breeders do have experience in many aspects of puppy health , things like parvo/coccidia infections/coronavirus are NOT things they can adequately handle without veterinary intervention. A new pup owner , a breeder some distance away ... the Vet is the best person to see. This poor pup probably should still be in Hospital , but as finances are tight, the owners are trying their hardest to cope at home Not a good situation for anyone, really.

How scary! You should report it , just so there is a record . .Hopefully the vet didn't find any injuries , and that you all slept well last night You did well to end the time playing etc :D I tend to agree here ..

I don't. There are tricks, then there are basic manners every dog should know. Like, Not to pull on lead, jump on strangers, toilet training, no mouthing and quite a bit more. Same way a kid is taught to be polite and eat with the knife and fork in the correct hand. Good point

hmm.. after watching this , I can understand why people see obedience trained dogs as 'robots'. It certainly is not anything I would be interested in ..I do not find it attractive , or showing off a dog's cleverness (apologies)

Heavypaws - I like your thinking I also like your non-traditional commands ...as I rarely use them here, either. The most used one here is when I notice someone about to do something 'wrong' and it usually only takes an ''Excuse me!" for that idea to be put to bed I so much prefer a conversational tone

Yep - I often explain to people about educating their dogs .. educating them in the house rules, so that there is less work for the humans, and a set of behaviours to which a dog should adhere. , and educating them so they are easy to handle . To a lot of folks, this sounds better than 'training' which can conjure up all sorts of images

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Thanks I do see that working type dogs in suburbia can benefit from the stimulation ... I love this! he,he,he.Reminds me of my Kieran ( around 40 kg of dane x) Whenever he was supposed to lie down, I would always say "resting puppy" I am also pleased that ours is not the only trick free household . Mind you, our dogs have the chance to chase feral cats/rabbits. Most of the adults work sheep ..so they are learning new stuff always

Oh- Ok .

Spurred on by that video of the dancing dog . ( which I did not enjoy) Just wondering..... For many years I trained dogs to walk in harnesses, negotiate crowds, do all sorts of things so as to be Guides for folks with vision impairments. I then trained dogs to walk with folks in wheelchairs, or with folks who were incapacitated due to strokes or other problems.I taught dogs to be stabilisers for folks with balance problems. I taught dogs to pick things up.. to press buttons/light switches etc. My pet dog only had one 'trick' .. & that was only to pick up things like a wallet or a screwdriver or a can of food ..... Hamlet has only one trick... he taught himself I have also taught my own sheepdogs, and taught dogs to retrieve shot rabbits . Am I the only person who has dogs that do not shake hands/fetch/play dead or any other things to make people laugh? Help me understand You don't have to answer ... I just am trying to understand ... What tricks does your dog do ? Why did you teach that trick/those tricks in particular? Was it something your dog gravitated naturally toward? Did you teach as a pup, or as an older dog?

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Huh? Of course humans will attribute feelings/actions to geometric shapes portrayed in such a manner , because it reminds us of the behaviour of beings with brains . I don't get it.

if he wants mince- try him on some raw, mixed with teh rice ..so teh juice goes thru teh rice- only little bits, and often...

If that happens here (or should I say WHEN) I just give some psyllium husk, soaked for 10 minutes .. this provides a lovely gel to help cusion any sharp bits on the way thru (reccommended by a vet years ago) Lots of dogs survive all their lives crunching up cooked bones.... but it has some risk, like so many other things.Providing he chewed it well , there should not be any trouble ... It's a worry always when they do things like that , isn't it?

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Oh Cas- I am crying again.. I know that guilt and the pain of seeing your boy like that - it is how I lost my Kieran . It is not your fault - bloat is a non discriminatory barsteward of a thing, and not something I would wish on any dog or owner, no matter how much I dislked them. May your expected new arrival help heal the wounds grief and guilt have etched into your heart.

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