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Why do you have to do this? having him indoors , alone for a large part of the day, seems not to be a terribly fulfilling and educational time for a growing puppy ...esp. as he is of a breed originally bred to run and work all day.....

You are in a tricky situation. (no, not a 'professional here either- but have been around and worked with a lot of dogs/pups) he is only 10 weeks old. In the short time you have had him- he has had a lot of changes of treatment.. free/crate/pen/crate.... You have cuddled him, NOT cuddled him... sat with him/left him... There is a lot in that to confuse a pup... He is much too young to use any sort of anti-bark collar, IMO. What he does need is consistency and firmness. By that ,I mean that if he barks for 30 minutes.... then eventually you go check on him, or speak to him, then IN HIS MIND , it was worth barking for those 30 minutes. NEXT time, it may be 45 minutes!! As long as he is getting intermittent reward he will continue his behaviour :rolleyes: leaving a pup with shelter, a toy, food in a secure environment, and allowing them to sort their emotions out by themselves can be a very noisy business, BUT if done to the bitter end.... can be a very SHORT process Walk him/play with him (without too much human contact) Put him in his pen, with a cosy den, a toy or 3, a bone, NO CUDDLES- and walk outside!! Do NOT go back until all is quiet- whether it is 10 minutes or 3 hours he will stop eventually. When all is quiet- return... but do not go to him immediately . NO FUSS, NO CUDDLES, just let him out-walk outside with him, then after a few minutes, talk to him quietly.... Then back to whatever you normally do around the house... ..... Oh- I agree 10 hrs alone in a pen is a lot for a young puppy.....

pebbles- give your dogs meals which they will have to chew harder! If you give them a lambshank with meat attached, they will use that sideways chewing motion to remove the meat... helping to clean their teeth. Large chunks (at least 15cm long) chunks of roo tail with meat left intact will be an excellent toothbrush- and there are no splintery bits, as such. You can remove the bare bones once meat is removed- then there is not a problem :rolleyes: AFAIK- it is that sideways chewing and chewing to remove meat/sinew which rubs against the sides of the molars- hence cleaning them...- not the 'crunching' of bits of bone

Have you made a vet appointment yet? It may be something easily fixable .... :rolleyes:

Another vet sounds a very good plan It may well be a throat problem- as said above- something , maybe a splinter of wood, or a grass seed, is maybe stuck, and infected :p Sounds as if she may need a new diet plan, as well... poor girl- hope she's smiling again soon!

Give him a big bone or a well packed KONG toy BEFORE you sit down, and well BEFORE he starts to get excited ... then, when/if he jumps up...do NOT speak to him or even look in his direction, as this is a reward in itself. If he is allowed indoors- you can easily have him inside, alongside you ON leash.. lying down quietly with a treat... that way he learns to be settled around mealtimes...A brilliant training opportunity!

I would take them both to be checked- just in case. Ringworm is indeed a fungus- which can be treated with antifungal cream/lotion ,and/ or tablets. Do not bath the dogs prior to a vet visit- Hopefully they will be clear :rolleyes:

I would think it would be easy to manage in a dog- raw feeding- with no gluten or milk derivative -containing products.... I wouldn't think it is very common.. is it?

He is stating a fact to the other dog - "giving him "the finger" ,if you like".... this is MINE !!! OOps :rolleyes:

It's sad when the babies leave :D Sorry .

This is a very good point- one which is good to read again *after finding a couple of missing socks buried in the sand*

Well, hopefully the vet will be able to help you ... She may also be going senile- or perhaps she has had a fright outside...... A checkup will put a stop to your uncertainty:)

The scrotum often fills up with fluid while healing takes place .... that's all you are seeing. Unless the swelling increases, or the wound is leaky- don't panic. Oh, and... Well, I bet the vet would not mind at all!! a) it shows you actually HAVE checked the wound site- which should be done at least once a day... and b)If there was a haemorrhage- the vet would want to see the dog back there pronto!! and c) there are HEAPS of people all worrying about the same thing, every day!!

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Sound advice- they can help with other stuff too. A puppy should not need a correction collar/martingale to forcibly hold her back.... it may encourage further pulling and excitement...

When hamlet had his sticks&stones removed, he was in hospital 4-5 days. he was not allowed home until he poo'ed. Once home he was not allowed to jump on anything- had to sleep on the floor.. no exercise except toilet on lead.. for a couple of weeks What did teh vet suggest feeding? hamlet was on mince- and 'soupy stuff'... with a small amount of psyllium added later on.All food was in very small quantities, fed a few times a day for a week or so. Is your boy on painkillers? maybe they are making him quieter? Hope tomorrow's checkup goes well

I wouldn't use chicken necks- too small, and too much the right shape to be slurped without chewing and get stuck Lamb flaps/brisket, beef brisket, roo tail!!!!

You maybe need to make sure he cannot reach anything, then! ;) Regardless of what you are doing- to his mind- when he has something which isn't his toy- he DOES get attention! he gets your total attention while you try and retrieve your possession!! Ok- here, you have now taught him that what you are saying doesn't mean anything!! One thing that sticks in my mind from many years ago- 'is "IF YOU ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO MAKE SURE A COMMAND IS OBEYED_ DON"T GIVE IT!!" Of course it doesn't - when he goes back to you- the game will end! perfectly logical he wants you to play too This has obviously been something he has done from a baby puppy- so now it is fun! he knows "drop it" in the context of an organised Fetch game- NOT in the yard/house, off lead :D You walk him everday- how far/long? That's important ...20 minutes? an hour? once or twice a day? He sounds as if he enjoys these times, and is behaving ok so if it were me- I would be doing it for longer- and stopping along the way to practise with a toy- take/give, take/give....

It will be- for the rest of his life ] I see him living in a fairly high- energy household- two young children keeping the energy going! How often DOES he get a LONG calm on-lead walk ? Does he get a lot of bones to chew? At his age he is a teen- and really needs to use up his mental and physical energy! Chewing can also be a 'stress reliever for a dog'- it is rarely direct disobedience,IMO. Dogs just don't think like that. Can you get a private behaviourist/trainer in to assess the situation? It may be a big help to you in finding out where your boy is coming from, and what management plan would work. I feel he needs the long walks onlead - where he will be concentrating on walking well, NOT wee'ing on trees etc, avoiding distractions. This will make him think, and 'work'.. then when he gets home, he will ,hopefully be tired and more relaxed. Playing/training in a backyard is fine for short term, but it just doesn't give the dog enough input in the form of different smells/sounds/sights, or the mental exercise of adapting to them. Hope to hear better news soon ;)

Feef- hope you washed your eyes Thanks. Becky in Oz- I thank you for that- at least I have some nice photos, and lots of memories!.

Doesn't sound right :rolleyes: They shouldn't be 'punishing' a dog anyway- it was being trained, was it not? Hope she finds another trainer soon Someone on here should be able to put you onto someone with a different attitude

A Friend’s Story Last night, I lost a friend. She died at home, with only a stranger to see her last moments. Our goodbyes were said, tearfully, during the day-she too weak to rise, me giving her a last hug. My friend’s name was Sally, and I would like to share some of her story with you – I think you would have enjoyed meeting her! Sally was a blonde- but not a ‘dumb blonde!’ She loved parties, and good food-lying in the sun, and puppies. She was terrific with children, and somehow they were drawn to her .Maybe she remembered her son, who was one of premature identical twins .The other was sadly stillborn. Sally’s son had troubles for the first few days, but grew quickly and was a loving , happy boy .He and his mum used to play for hours. Disaster struck on his first birthday, and he sadly passed away. Sally was distraught for a long time. When she was with our family- she fitted right in, and we discovered she had experienced a lot in her life. When young, she had been involved in two accidents, leaving lasting hip problems, and massive scarring. She had also been hungry, and homeless. Sally and I had a lot in common, and used to spend many hours together, walking with the dogs, and just standing companionably, watching a sunset on a Summer night, or the rise of the fog in Autumn. She was always willing to have a hug, and to listen – good qualities in a friend! Absent-minded she could be, though, and many a time she left a tap running, or forgot where she had put her lunch! Recently, her health became an issue, and she needed medication and extra care. Her old injuries were causing a lot of pain- movement became limited, and she would tire easily. Yesterday, she was very tired, and at last, her spirit escaped to run free with her son once more. I miss her terribly already- my one consolation being that now she is pain-free. Thank You ,Sally, for the years you were with us.. My friend, my dear old horse. R I P Sal. Anthropomorphic, I know.... but .... I have posted it elsewhere- so people read without guessing too early :rolleyes:

Thank you, people- she was such a "people loving" girl- here is one of my fave photos- not a 'good' one- but it shows her as she was-( I think I've posted it before-- but I do love it! These two younguns hadn't met her before- just sort of threw themselves all over her and she lapped it up As I type- I can hear the neighbour using his excavator out the back..........

Oh... thankyou

Hi- this could well be a kidney or other health problem... esp if she is drinking more. A vet chheck will help you find the cause, and help to work out a management plan, too. Poor old thing... ;)