poodlefan

Did this person also consider that a dog that lunges may also be a fighter? Not every dog that lunges is anxious.

My honest advice would be to make a decision: Small pets or a dog. I'm picturing the level of frustration this dog is feeling wanting to obey its predatory instinct and being thwarted. Constant levels of frustration are not a good thing. I'm also picturing the stress the small pets are under with a dog constantly stalking them. Also not good. Either he needs to provide an non-see through, very secure barrier to the small pets or some hard decisions need to be made. Honestly, what did he think would happen?

Problem could be anywhere in the leg, not just the foot. Definitely take her to a vet.

Will the pup be coming inside the house with the family? If not, I think this could be big part of your problem. I was going to ask if this would be an inside with the family dog. Unless you are prepared to allow the CKCS inside (not necessarily in all of the house) at night to spend time with your family and sleep it inside then my guess is not many breeders will be interested in selling you a pup. CKCS are are toy breed, selectively bred for a very long time to focus on and want to be with people. I expect if you are planning on sleeping the pup in the laundry, that won't appeal to many breeders. No matter how loving your kids are, you won't be able to leave them unsupervised with the pup. Are you up for that? I'd certainly not allow them to pick the puppy up - a wriggling pup can be dropped and badly injured.

I'd be looking at a combination of the Volhard Puppy Test (basically tests for social confidence but does test for a retrieve), breeder observation and conformation. No point in having the most resilient, drivey dog in the world if its likely to become unsound. Erik sounds socially dominant, high drive and resilient to me Corvus. "Optimistic" to me suggests a dog must be aware of a range of possible future outcomes. I'm not sure they are. They live in here and now IMO. Kivi is low drive. I suspect he notices everything. He just doesn't care that much.

Grabit: Grabit, await professional advice but the reality is that socialisation with strange dogs may not be possible for him.

Shells: Crikey! That's twice the weight of my boys. Are you sure that's not pounds rather than kilos? Shells, I don't find weight a very useful indicator of body condition. Putting your hands on the dog is better. If you can feel rib with the flat of your hand without having to press, that's considered lean. Slight pressing - probably ok. But no rib = pudgy. Darcy my youngest boy was on two meals a day until he was 18 months old and was very lean as a youngster. Now he's older he carries more weight (to the point it has to be monitored) Unless your boy looks like a toast rack, I honestly wouldn't worry. In development terms, he's stilll a teenager. If you want them to eat their kibble with more relish, make sure they're really hungry. Feeding them a few hours later than usual and after exercise will often do the trick.

Yep. Quite a few times. I've never reported any responses to me but will report breaches of rules like crossposting from classified websites, really nasty posts to others etc. I usually post to say I've done it too.

Soak the sticky part in baby oil for a few minutes. It will peel straight off.

S&F: In the brief outbreak of a real life I had while training and exercising the tribe, I had a good think about why some threads stay on track and others tend to get very heated. I think if I wanted to post for advice on a controversial topic, I'd outline the situation and ask for opinions as to what I should do, rather than saying "I've decided do X, what do you think" If you ask for opinions, people giving them will debate with each other. If you say you're going to take a course of action, people will tackle you directly. Certain types of posts are going to elicit different reactions to the poster from different groups on the forum. For example, people wanting to offload dogs without really trying to resolve issues (not thinking of Brooke here) will tend to get rescuers offside. I tend to empathise with those with dog aggression issues because I know what its like. Someone who's had a dog that's been the victim of a serious attack will come from another perspective. I don't think anyone with an issue need ever doubt that people here will have the dog's best interests at heart when they give advice. Problem is that what owners perceive as their best interests won't always be uppermost in posters minds.

I use a toothbrush to remove the worst of it and then blade wash.

Yep. I only pinged to it when I was in bed and all I could hear was a dog's gurgling tummy.

A condemnation of poor behaviour towards one member and a thinly veiled to others in the one post. Not one to practice what you preach eh Golden? Viva the double standard! Ah, so you know the thread I am talking about! That's not a personal attack is it?! I have absolutely no idea what thread you're on about. If its in Off Topic, I can't even access it. However, a personal attack on one member should be considered justification for more of the same, even if your motives are good.

A condemnation of poor behaviour towards one member and a thinly veiled to others in the one post. Not one to practice what you preach eh Golden? Viva the double standard!

Very true, Poodlefan, although you must admit that there ARE memebrs of this forum who seem to delight particularly in flaming, insulting & bullying people. I am one who was massively flamed in a thread I started about re-homing a dog. Eventually I asked for it to be removed, not because I was "sooking" but because it was getting completely pointless. Of course there are. This forum is a microcosm of society.. the good, the bad, the mad and the stupid - we're all here. That's why there's a set of rules that we are required to adhere to. What unites us is our interest in dogs. Beyond that we're all going to be different.

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You got a much nicer reception than another pro DD forum gave me tlc. If its the one Im thinking of, it IS no longer!! And to think I got the boot for raising the issue of health testing and puppy farms ;)

Just a general comment (and not in response to OP) but I wonder if those quick to accuse others of being nasty ever wonder how many experienced and knowledgeable people won't respond in threads because they don't support that OP's position and don't want to be accused of "bullying". I do wish that people would hold newer posters to the same high standards they expect of the older members. I've lost count of the number of newbs (some looking to offload a dog) who've started a post looking for advice, not liked what they've got, have responded with personal insults and been encouraged to view themselves as "bullied". I can think of a really good example that I might go look for to illustrate the point.

You got a much nicer reception than another pro DD forum gave me tlc.

Can someone with more savvy than me cut and paste an example of where the report button is.. its totally beyond my skill.

Bluefairy: This happens when you hit the 'report' button. Did any of the PM senders do that?

Personally I don't think anyone should answer the OP UNTIL WE GET PICS!!!!!

This exists now. All you have to do is hit the 'report' button on any offending post. No amount of supportive PMs will influence the tone of this forum in any way whatsoever. This forum is what members make it. I am conscious that I am one of the posters occasionally accused of being one of the 'pack' but I've never shied from expressing an unpopular view OR to hit the report button and to caution posters that they are getting out of line. Passions run hot here but you can still make your point within forum rules. You can certainly make your point or disagree without being insulting. In my general experience bullies are cowards. All it takes is a few folk to tell them that they're out of line and they slink away. Its not like you have to confront anyone personally.

Could be nerve damage from an old injury. A friend of mine's dog does this. She was hit by a car some years ago and occasionally will fall over the injured leg. If nerve damage it should be stable but as she becomes older, her sense of balance will decrease, making it happen more often.

I hope he didn't pay a premium for her based on her being advertised as "purebred". Did he say what breed she's supposed to be?