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:laugh: true it might be harsh but I've so far been lucky enough to not need it. My dogs are nicknamed Dysons and Zeus I swear I should've called James (Dyson) or Hoover.

See I'm also all about tough love. If the food wasn't eaten then they don't get breakfast or dinner the next day. But I've never had this issue so haven't had to implement this yet.

:laugh: DDD I've always been surprised by dogs like yours because that is such a cat's way of eating rather than canine. I've only ever owned dogs who scoff their food and even my cat eats everything at once in one sitting. :/ Have they always eaten that way? I'm just curious as to whether it's something in their upbringing or a learned habit.

I'm a user of neocort too for any rashes or itches. When I was little, mum banned me from eating chocolates and had all traces removed from the house. I used to eat the stash of dog chocs. I was quite the resourceful child much to mum's chagrin! :laugh:

My dogs sleep outside and I'm pretty sure Kirah Little still thinks she's the boss of me ! :laugh:

Try popping him in the crate with a lovely bone to gnaw on that might help keep him distracted

I was just off becoming lost in the spiral of YouTube only to be found watching dog rescues caught on video. One that caught my attention was of a gorgeous dog called Bomi who was referred to as a Jindo Dog. Not knowing what that meant I googled and found out the Jindo is/was Korea's native dog, much like our dingoes. They're a stunning spitz breed, Bomi is a white Jindo but there are four other colour varieties and I was wondering if anyone here has heard of them. They're only currently recognised in the US, but people of South Korea are apparently working hard to have the breed recognised like their Japanese counterpart the Akita. Jindoes (plural spelling ?) look a lot like a Shiba Inu and sound like an interesting breed.

Actually SG I have trialled successfully for many years. On my bookcase I have the following books. The other end of the leash, For the love of a dog, Calming signals (Turid Rugaas), Bones would rain from the sky, Don't shoot the dog, Control unleashed, Canine body language (Brenda Aloff) and others. I also have Alexandra Horowitz's Inside of a dog on order. From memory I said I don't particularly like small dogs. I don't know how to go back and check. I like all animals. I have owned horses for many years and I have always had dogs and I am fairly confident I am much older than you are which means I have been around dogs for a long time. eta I have also got books by Gwen Bailey and Donaldson's Mine and a book by Koehler which I would not recommend to anyone. eta also Morgan Spector's book on Clicker Training Well in that case ... DOLers, I think we've all just been PWNED here. I do not know what PWNED means and I am not so arrogant that I am going to pretend that I do. PWNED defined

Actually SG I have trialled successfully for many years. On my bookcase I have the following books. The other end of the leash, For the love of a dog, Calming signals (Turid Rugaas), Bones would rain from the sky, Don't shoot the dog, Control unleashed, Canine body language (Brenda Aloff) and others. I also have Alexandra Horowitz's Inside of a dog on order. From memory I said I don't particularly like small dogs. I don't know how to go back and check. I like all animals. I have owned horses for many years and I have always had dogs and I am fairly confident I am much older than you are which means I have been around dogs for a long time. eta I have also got books by Gwen Bailey and Donaldson's Mine and a book by Koehler which I would not recommend to anyone. eta also Morgan Spector's book on Clicker Training Well in that case ... DOLers, I think we've all just been PWNED here.

Sorry, but your attitude really pisses me off. No dog with aggression related issues should be in a dog park no matter what size it is and if it picks on a bigger dog then it is not unreasonable for the bigger dog to defend itself. A bigger dog should not have to stand there and just take being attacked simply because the attacking dog is smaller than it. Small dog owners need to take just as much responsibility for their dogs and their dog's behaviour as every other dog owner. My dog is fear aggressive (although doesn't bite, only puts on reactive displays). Would it be okay for me to take my dog in to a dog park, let him start a fight and then cry foul because the dog he started a fight with fought back and happened to be bigger than him? No, it wouldn't and if you were in that park you would no doubt be screaming about my vicious bull breed being in a dog park and starting fights. It's no different when it's a smaller dog and being fear aggressive is not an acceptable excuse. It is the owner's job to make sure their dog isn't put in situations where it has the opportunity to start fights and it is the owner's job to protect their dog both from hurting others or being hurt. ETA: My dog is fear aggressive/reactive because of dogs like the one that started the fight in the dog park and yes, small aggressive dogs have contributed to his fear. I totally agree with you Snook. It is never okay for any dog to pick fights or approach others menacingly -- it's just asking for trouble. And I certainly wouldn't expect a dog to just stand there and cop it because of course there'll be a reaction of some sort, be it flight or fight. What we don't know about Sachi's case is the size of the dog who got her and the way I see it, she's a small terrier cross so really any other dog will look 'big' compared to her. As a terrier owner myself what annoys me most is that a lot of average terrier owners just don't understand the mentality of this group of dogs. They weren't bred to have a true thought process, their instincts are to react first then, and maybe only then, think things through. Their characteristics are to have the personality of a large dog in a compact size so they often think they're bigger than they are. My breed in particular seem to have absolutely no concept of dog size and I swear they seem to think the bigger the opponent, the better. They are tenacious, cunning and sly and won't back down if challenged. A lot of people just seem to think this 'attitude' of small terriers is hilarious when in fact it's anything but. What I call being a Napoleonic Power Monger is far from funny and needs further training and management because it's like having a bomb set to go off at random.

CountryGirl, even though the parents are from registered breeders and have papers doesn't mean they can't be bred from. I'll use my own girl as an example. Kirah is registered with the ANKC on the Limited Register which states by way of a red stamp NOT FOR BREEDING on her certificate. If I so chose, a little red stamp wouldn't stop me from breeding her and unfortunately, there is no way of policing this nor is it illegal -- simply against COE. I'm not going to breed her -- she's desexed -- but that's how it would happen.

Between 7am and 8am for breakfast -- usually when the cat demands and dinner is at sunset so at the moment it's between 5pm and 5:30pm but can be as late as 8:30pm in summer.

My condolences to you and your family PD. May Doof be in your hearts forever. Be at peace dear boy and run free in bountiful fields forever!

Zeus has always been a cheeky but oh so NORTY boy. He's part beagle so loves to follow smells and this sadly developed into a nasty habit of running off into a Westfield car park whenever I let him off lead at my local dog park. He'd always come back, eventually, usually with food stains all over his white muzzle and occasionally he'd bring me back treats. First was a white bread roll, then was a closed Chinese takeout container half full of leftovers (I think he wanted me to open it for him) but the worst was an entire loaf of wholemeal bread from Coles. My naughty bugger of a boy had the biggest shit eating grin on his face whilst racing back to me with a bag of bread dangling between his teeth. Of course this was the afternoon there were about 50 other people in the park all pointing and laughing; I've never been so embarrassed in all my life. Zeus is now known as Bread Dog and has been on lead for a long time now. Other antics of his include counter surfing at the vet, trying to pay for his Pet Barn purchases by also counter surfing, barking at the cartoon dog face on the Pet Barn signs, and counter surfing my friend's kitchen bench to sneak an entire slice of pizza whilst we were sitting but a metre away!

Ultra hot chilli sauce on the socks? If your brother refuses to learn to pick up after himself, I'd be putting all kinds of nasty things in his socks such as Spencer's poop, chilli sauce, Tabasco sauce etc. Eventually when he does pick them up, they might have an ewww factor to them being covered in crap. Failing that, start throwing them in the bin every time you find a pair lying around. Eventually he'll have no socks left!

I agree Yonjuro. What I don't understand is if the dog's owner is so unhappy with the quote, why is he not 'shopping around'? Wouldn't that be your first port of call? Most people wont buy something expensive without getting second, third or even fourth opinions and a double LP surgery would be no different to me. Having said that, if the surgery has been 100% deemed as being necessary, then I'll pay whatever it takes to make sure my dog(s) get the best care possible. Edit: unfortunately these kinds of costs for surgeries can be required within a dog's life and if he isn't happy with having to pay out money, then perhaps he should've thought twice before buying a dog.

I too agree with Mystiqview; in the long run it doesn't matter where the dog comes from it's how it's trained and treated that counts. You need to be willing to work *with* the dog and learn along with it because no matter how much you think you know, you'll always be surprised by something. Choosing a suitable breed is key but so is having an open mind once the pup comes home.

The only dogs I'm always questioning are the tri/blue merle Border Collies because they look so much like Aussie Sheps I get confused. At the agility demo I was at on Saturday, there was an interesting mix of purebred dogs: Kerry Blue Terrier, Airedale Terrier, Rottie and I swear I saw a Bearded Collie but I didn't get anywhere near his owner to ask.

RIP sweet Dougal. I'm sorry for your loss Pers but he was the luckiest boy in the world stumbling into your life!

I'd be ringing and booking one appointment only for the two dogs. Let the receptionist know what you experienced last time and hopefully they'll be understanding. Just say that you'd like to book one apt for both dogs because last time you were only in the consult room for 15 minutes for both. The way I see it, with my regular vet, I'll book one apt and be in consult for as long as needed. That can range anything from 10 minutes to an hour and I would think the specialist would be similar.

I totally agree with you here sas. Whiskey's Mum, you need to look at tiring the brain out mentally not just physically. I've been there myself and I wish I knew about DOL back then so I could get advice. My own dog is so energetic that as a pup no amount of running around was wearing him out. What I didn't know is that by running him around ragged, all I succeeded in doing was increasing his stamina thus him needing three times more exercise. You need to start doing a lot of training and brain exercises -- make him think as he sounds like he'd be a smart boy. Trick training, food puzzles are all very good. I found using something like a Tupperware container with some food is a good one because very few dogs can work out how to open then no matter how hard they try. Just be sure to treat from the container so your dogs thinks opening it is possible -- otherwise he might get frustrated!

So sorry this happened SM. Even for the sake of the argument, let's say your dog does have an 'attitude problem', those dogs like you said were off lead and not in control of the owner. I hate when people try to pass blame for their irresponsible behaviour.

It's fine to let your dog play bitey face with other dogs provided it's a welcome game with everyone involved. There is nothing worse than a dog come charging in then trying to instigate play by rough housing, especially when he other owners might not want their dog(s) interacting. It can also be intimidating for some dogs to see a strange dog come pelting towards them -- they have no idea of its intention for play so might not react well. You need too focus on calming your dog and letting him know when it's okay to play -- by your say so, not when he wants to.

It could be a dominance thing, especially if you do frequent this particular park. I've found at the parks I frequent, the regular dogs have formed a well-established pack with a set hierarchy. As Ronin is maturing, he might be simply trying to establish his own place within the 'pack' by starting to mount specific dogs. It might not even be that. It could be something as simple as being over-stimulated/over excited. Best to see if your trainer can help sort it out.

What's wrong with the butch looking Yorkie?? :laugh: