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Wow - interesting Distemper result. ;) You'd hope a dog that had recovered from Parvo would have high levels of immunity in their system. Good to know though.

Try saying that fast a few times. :rolleyes:

It was a mini :rolleyes: I bet the poor little bugger will feel better after that!

Run free now Shine Sorry for your loss Skyehaven

I am a plucker. I don't have to do it all that often but I do see wax build up if I don't. I haven't had to pluck the Whippets ears yet though. :wink:

No, never has been. Not supported by the major animal welfare orgs down here.

Personally I'd lose the correction. It's not stopping the behaviour and it may encourage her to wee out of sight to avoid being told off. Take her to the pads when she wakes, after eating/drinking and after play. I'd be keeping her in her crate unless she's supervised.

Pleased to hear it Although I certainly didn't know there was no BSL in the ACT, how wonderful for everyone there :D Wonderful, yes. Accident - no.

Looks like pup has bumped her scone at some point.

Kids should not be allowed to play with the pup unless supervised. Parents to read up on mouthing puppies and start introducing some bite inhibition training. It will not stop of its own accord. I've met a 7 month old Lab with no bite inhibition and that dog bloody hurt when it mouthed. Research suggests that this is something that MUST be taught when a dog is a pup. ETA: Here is a good link on the basics of teaching bite inhibition.

I don't think the dogs are actually related. .. just "siblings" in a family. Feed your pup separately or supervise the meals to prevent them stealing her food. She's the baby, you're the boss - set up firm boundaries as this will prevent possible future conflict at meal times. No BSL in the ACT folks. :D

Coccodia is another possiblity.

Sounds like they are exploring some kind of parasitic or bacterial infecton.. .quite possible. :rolleyes:

Actually, she isnt' doing anything wrong. She is telling the puppy to keep its distance and I suggest you stop correcting her for it. She's reacting to being disciplined, she doesn't know what she's doing wrong. If you dont' want her to associate the presence of the puppy with being in trouble, then stop the corrections. Not all adult dogs like pups or indeed other dogs much. Pups can be bitey, annoying little buggers and some adults won't tolerate their nonsense. Maiya should not be forced to tolerate being jumped on, mouthed etc if she doesn't want to. If puppy steps out of line, then YOU step in and Maiya won't have to. You won't be able to force Maiya to like the pup - all you can do is supervise their playtime and step in if it gets out of hand. They may never play together or Maiya may warm to the pup - its up to her. Is the new puppy female? If so, Maiya is probably less likely to be tolerant of her. BTW - the yelping may be triggering predatory or pack instincts, NOT maternal ones. I'd not be making that assumption. Few bitches care about any pups but their own. If she's a maiden bitch, she doesn't have any maternal experience to trigger that response.

Neonatal babies and dogs - a tragic combination in this case and too many others. :rolleyes:

Amen to that.

If Tony wants to differentiate working line protection dogs from family pets that's fine by me Midol. However the idea that all urban dogs are wimps (and by inference country ones aren't) is less sound IMO.

What's a dog's location got to do with its nerve? Most of the working security dogs I'm aware of live and work in the 'burbs. Two live next door.

I've met him Vickie and think he's got plenty of drive. If I hadn't had a youngster, I'd have been tempted.

Who is he? For some reason this image comes to mind:

The pup is a crossbred CL.

One other tip - slow down. Be careful with corners and braking while pup is adjusting to the car. It does help. If he/she will travel in one of the passenger footwells that can help - the lower in the car the dog sits, the less movement it will experience. Travelling between the front and rear wheels is good - quite a few dogs get sick initially in the back of wagons or hatches.

If she's a brindle, she's not the cross she's being advertised as. 9 months old, not properly toilet trained and not leash trained.. my guess is also very little socialisaition. Frankly Humbolt I suspect you may be getting a whole heap of trouble. I'd suggest you either buy yourself a nice purebred pup from a decent breeder or head to a responsible rescue.

First one sounds pretty reasonable.

Are you absolutely sure? Small puppy accidents are easy to miss. I doubt it. He's a baby puppy with an unreliable bladder. I find it helps to eliminate any human reasons for the behaviour before looking towards the dog. Vitamin D generation requires unfiltered sunlight. Do you really walk him for 2 hours a day? That's a heap of exercise for such a baby.