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What breed do you have? they are normal in some breeds... and a fault in others, and totally nonexistent in most dogs, AFAIK

he knows darn well who was in the bed! he is being a terror Get OH to do some of the exercises as well.. so The fluffy tyrant sees OH as a leader too!

You are on the right track... any privileges, such as being on human furniture are to be worked for... and only taken when invited . he is now getting older, and making his presence felt . have a read here LINK and LINK

toughen up on yourself!! first .You have to learn to see the world and what it offers thru your pup's nose/eyes/ears...and that can take some doing!

Hi- feed him a nice big meal of canned P*L food ..get him to drink some extra water if you can... also- some mashed well cooked pumpkin may help hard droppings are not a bad thing at all....and there should be some effort required to get rid of them... but if they are tiny 'pebbles' he may need a bit more fluid...

Glad you have him back! Hope everyone gets a good sleep tonight .

I'm sure you can 'force' him to drink chicken broth or something if he needs extra fluid.. ...you are a good cook! If there's no one there, he''s better off at home, definitely!! If he does get sick- then you are there with him, and can take him to an emergency vet! he will be much happier with you ;)

Oh Dear !! Little garbage guts

IF the clinic has staff present overnight, and it will be more reassuring for you to have him there- then by all means do it If there are no staff overnight..don't do it .

Ok... May I suggest that you start teaching her that to get anything, or GO anywhere... she must listen, and obey At this stage, from what I am reading- she sounds as if she doesn't have much asked of her at all.... so she possibly doesn't have a lot of respect for you here- have some 'homework' LINK 1 LINK 2 LINK 3

What does she do when you put her collar and leash on and go for a walk?

and she will- it is instinctual. yes, you need an elizabethan collar properly fitted for her... With regard to her behaviour otherwise... perhaps she is just getting too much attention? Maybe change things around... only praise/cuddle her when she earns it. When she sits, or walks nicely... when she brings back her toy for you... when she is lying quietly.... When you do praise her- be calm and don't try & hug her- she's not a doll,, or a human baby Scratch her chest- stroke her face along the sides... scratch on her back.. just above the tail... and see if she responds better . Do you know what the situation was with her breeder? perhaps the puppies were not handled properly when babies?

Good news

That doesn't sound good Hopefully he will be much happier soon

or... "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

It seems an expensive exercise to me as well... altho maybe they xrayed him or something and there is need for caution.... for bub anyway

Bub- don't fret ... I had to give many dogs enemas whilst working at the vet. and also have done so for our own dogs occasionally... providing it is just a hard dry mass of bone, it should be fine if you do give him extra bone-- or it is warmer weather..make sure he drinks some extra fluid.. and perhaps give him some sardines in oil as well

I had no idea these were around!

That's a 'quick sketch' ????? Looks fantastic!!

Honestly, it saved MY sanity !! Hamlet uses one of those soft Italian plastic basket ones.. a size too large, so there's plenty of room for mouth opening/panting. He can still drink... and I can poke treats in thru the holes

He is definitely fine! : I am using a walking stick at present.. so can't walk far/fast.. this afternoon he took off and dug almost to China after a rabbit .. he'd look up every so often, just to check I was still around.. then head down, clouds of dust.... wildly waggling tail.... *sigh*......

Ok thanks.

Boy- that sounds an interesting concept - or have I been under a rock? *goes to google*...

Oh- ok. times must have changed since I was around obedience clubs- head collars were only recommended for handlers with some sort of physical lack of strength... or for those whose dogs were chronic forgers-and who had very low neck sensitivity.... that sort of thing ...

A suggestion- it is best to NOT exercise dogs after a meal.... from my reading, anyway I have always given mine their last meal before bed... settles them for the night ;)