Gomez the Norfolk

Wait til you try it on Cal... that double coat is double the pleasure!! I give Gomez a going over about once a week, and I get at least 5-6 puppies each time - it keep them nice and sleek

Those of you that buy EVO or California Naturals, have you found somewhere else other than Pets Paradise that sells it?

The one in Brighton is off Sandowne Lane (or something like that) by the Brighton Yacht Club -

Go puppy! It does get easier, and they do calm down - The first time I heard Gomez whimpering in his crate at 9 weeks old it was heartbreaking - but to see him resting in there happily now, it was all worth it!

That's great he went outside!! Well done Hiro! I'm not sure how big he is, I have never seen a Shar Pei puppy in person, but what used to work for us was carrying Gomez downstairs instead of letting him walk on his own, then he didn't even have a chance to pee inside before he got outside - also, we used to have all the essentials always ready by the door - we would ready for the walk, grab coats, leash, bags, etc... and THEN take him out of is crate - If he didn't go while we were out, back in his crate he went for 1/2 hour, and then the whole procedure to go out again - if he didn't go, he didn't get to roam free. If you see him starting to squat inside the apartment, quickly say NO in a firm voice and scoop him up and hurry outside, don't let him finish inside - he won't pee on you. Then when you do et outside and he finishes, big praise! Also, are you giving him loads of praise and really good treats when he does go outside? Urine Off is great, use it often, then he won't eb able to smell where he has gone before...

Noodlenut, unfortunately, by letting her out of the crate while she was crying, you have made it clear to her that if she cries and makes loads of noise, she will be rewarded by your attentions!! It's really difficult to hear a little puppy crying, but I promise you, from experience, it pays off in the end... a few nights of disruption you and family is better than years of doggie domination! We have always had Gomez's crate in the bedroom, next to the bed, and that way he knew he was still part of the pack, but was also confined to avoid accidents. To this day, his crate is still in the bedroom, but the door is off now, he uses it as his bed with lots of fluffy pillows in it

He did mention other symptoms but said that being unsteady on her back legs happens after a couple of days of the tick attaching itself. Familiarise yourself with EARLY symptoms and do regular body checks (I do daily but as I said I am not in a tick area, those that are seem to do twice daily...)Good luck, hope you never get one, I have cared for too many that did Exactly - you should try to avoid getting to the wobbly stage! By the time they are wobbly it could be too late for them You want to get that tick as soon as possible after it attaches itself, not let it feed for a couple of days. This is why we check twice daily - and use Advantix, frontline, etc etc...

He's soooo adorable! Look at all those wrinklies! Very cute... Maybe you need to go back to crate training 101, and start from the beginning with him- the crate should just be big enough for him to stand up and turn around in, that way he won't be tempted to pee in there or he would have to sit in it. There are a lot of good threads on here on crate training, it's a process, but worth it in the end...

Our vet has had cases of paralysis ticks in the CBD - they are everywhere and can be carried everywhere by other dogs, humans, etc... I treat Gomez with Advantix every two weeks and do thorough checks twice a day I would not take the chance. At all. Did he also mention all the other symptoms to look out for? The hoarse barking etc...??

Silly goof, scaring you like that.... Hope he's back to normal and eating your stuff very soon!

Gomez has lived his whole life in apartments, and was toilet trained on a fifth floor in London, with the closest grass being a 5 minute walk, so the pavement it was. From when we got him at 8 weeks, he was crate trained and taken out every hour at first and as he got older, every 2 hours, after eating, playing, sleeping, etc... it took about 3 months, but it was all well worth it - I think you really need to consider crate training, not only will it help you with toilet training, but in the future, if you need to travel with him, or kennel him, or contain him, it comes in very handy. Put it this way, by the time we left London to come here last year, Gomez was quite happy to stay in his crate comfortab;y for the 24 hour flight and he still goes in it to take naps or to sleep. Now we still live in an apartment, and he gets taken for walks 4 times a day - he has not had an accident for years... It's really not impossible to toilet train your pup in an apartment, think of the thousand of people that live in New York City that own pets, they all live in apartments!

How is he doing, TB?

We used the "carry" method :wink: Whenever it was time to go downstairs we picked him up and took the lift down, he never once peed on us! Of course, Gomez is a small dog, and he weighed all of 2-3 kgs at the time Crate training is especially useful in apartments

It's great you made your own indoor pet loo - but you may want to think about training your dog to toilet outside... Just because you live in an apartment does not mean your dogg has to pee inside - Gomez has lived in an apartment all his life and he was trained to go outside from the get-go. He gets 3-4 walks a day and he does his toiletting then. We lived in London when he was a puppy, and it was February, so very cold and rainy, and we lived in one of the busiest streets in the UK, think Bourke Street or George Street (x100 !) The amount of times we took that elevator up and down.... It can be done, if we had let him get away with not wanting to pee while it was raining/snowing/windy/sunny/storming/buses going by, we would have had a big problem! I would not want his pee all over a wall or the sides of a petloo, cats squat, dogs cock their legs and have very bad aim!! eta - think of what you will have to cleanup if your doggie ever gets the runs and uses the indoor contraption...

RIP Miss Mollie Very sad news, Puggles....

Have you read the post on Artemis Fresh Mix? That has a lot of info regarding grain free foods...

Orijen is a lot more expensive, no?

DVPatten is an excellent food, but Gomez couldn't handle it - it gave him pasty poos, no matter how much I adjusted his portion... So it will totally depend on your red shiny guy!

Comparing these two is like comparing apples and oranges - Orijen is grain free and a totally different food to Nutro, which has grains... Maybe try comparing Nutro to Eagle Pack Holistic and then decide which ingredients you like best... Some dogs do very well on grain free, others do not... some people don't like feeding the grain free because it makes their dogs too energetic... Love that shiny red coat!!

Any grain free will have a high protein count, after all, no grains, no carbs - you have to have a healthy dog to embark on grain free as it can take a toll on their kidneys...

It looks good, but I wouldn't go totally switching so fast - I can't find anything that states where the ingredients come from... Eagle Pack states exactly where evrything comes from.. Not saying it's not good, just wanting more info - have sent email...

I'm with you Puggles, cottonballs, we're talking about a fish hook here! Not a screw and not a piece of wood that is all one piece... fish hook is pointy in several places and very sharp... I'm trying to figure out how the cotton wool would know to attach itself to the hook instead of getting lodged in the intestines or something - If Gomez swallowed cotton cool I'd be going to the vet to see how to get rid of it, let alone feed it to him on purpose... How is the doggie doing? has it passed or has it been taken out?

I'm with IHF, if your dog is doing fine on the EP, why mess with it? You could always donate the freebie to a rescue or a pound -

Joypod, there is nothing wrong with dry dog food if you pick the correct one, a super premium with all the right ingredients can be better than a poorly executed fresh food diet or table scraps. The super premiums are Eagle Pack Holistic, Nutro, Innova, Natural Balance Monika, read all the labels and look into exactly wat the ingredients are, here is a good website with lots of info: http://www.dogfoodproject.com/ If you still can't figureout te labels, call the manufacturers and ask for specific explanations. Something else to look for is were the ingredients come from, i.e. a privately owned manufacturing plant, or the side of the road...

I would be a little concerned about what the "mixed meats" are... rats? possums?