sooty.pepper

Hey all, By no means am I dissing my dog, he's the sweetest, most intelligent pup I've met. He's such a delight and we're so happy to have him as part of our family. However, whenever he gets excited he sends jets of pee all over us. I was told this was common in male pups but he's now 7 months old and still showers us with pee. The circumstances during which it most happens is when he's lifted, touched on the belly for any reason, has the lead put on, meets new people etc.. so it's fairly often. He's quite a submissive dog, and responds well to command. He's a Lab/Border Collie mix and even though he has the Lab's love for food he was easily trained without food rewards. He's so eager to please & just loves us to death. Has anybody experienced this progressing into adulthood? Is it something I should be concerned about in regards to continence? Thanks in advance for any information you can give.

I've been told that any of the Advance, IAMS, Eukanuba, Science Hills Diet, Royal Canin, Eagle Pack etc are top of the range feeds. As Crisovar said, it is essential that you introduce any changes in diet very slowly by mixing the feeds together. The last thing you need is a pup with an upset tum! Good luck with your little one. Lab's are a joy!

Welcome, Deb. From the sounds of things your new pup will lead an excellent life. I'd love to know what breed he is, and pictures of course when you get him. Good luck!

Through a friend... isn't he cute!

Name: Rufus (means Red haired, and we didn't know this at the time we named him!) Sex: Male DOB: 14 April 2008 Age: 4.5 months Colour: Gold & White Breed: Labrador x Border Collie Hobbies: Barking, chewing, collecting objects, playing.... EATING lol Loves: Everybody and everything Hates: Being told off in a stern deep voice Such a gorgeous boy! Sitting pretty at 13 weeks, lying down at 16 weeks.

I love the Goldie ears on Mojo's Husky face - very unique! Our Husky x Collie is a laid back boy too.

I see he's not so big now! He's an awesome dog, no matter how big he grows Here are some photos of Rufus. These were taken at 16 weeks, the second one is next to our Husky x Collie (23kgs & quite tall). Aren't they gorgeous? Tigerlily73 - What is your Husky crossed with?

We have an 18 week old Lab x Border Collie pup who weighs in at over 13kg and measures about 44cm. We get constant remarks that he's such a big dog! He's got big chunky paws so I imagine that he will end up being on the larger end of the spectrum, but what are your thoughts?

I used Iams at first, but have changed them over to Supercoat as my kitten has just done so well on it. The dogs love it and they are maintaining good condition and output

Thanks for your thoughts guys, I'm definitely convinced to give it a try but will most certainly discuss the specifics with our Vet and make a decision there. If I had it my way Sooty would have been desexed already, however OH had plans of breeding from him (totally uninformed - as is the norm) but since losing our Husky pup he's settled on the idea. I think he's realised that we don't have to have Sooty's offspring to have a great dog that's worth loving. I truly believe it will help Sooty a great deal especially after hearing your experiences - I just hope it's enough to prove to the OH that desexing is the way to go.

Hi there, Apologies, as I know there should be a thread here somewhere that outlines the pro's and con's of chemical castration, but for the life of me I can't find it. I also did a quick search on Google which didn't bring up anything helpful. We are having a few behavioural issues with our 2 year old male entire dog. I feel some of these could be due to his upbringing as a spoiled dog by my boyfriend for 1 of those years. I have for the past year been slowly 'de-ranking' him and using appropriate behavioural modification techniques. This has worked fairly well, and for the most part he's a happy well adjusted dog. However, recently his barking and howling has been non-stop, and we're worrying that it is going to cause conflict with the neighbours. Unfortunately increased exercise has not altered his current state, and his behaviour on walks has been erratic and as though he can smell a bitch in season nearby. Generally he has good recall and is quite pleasant to take for a walk (due to much much effort from me), but this has completely changed in a matter of a couple of weeks. I was thinking of using the chemical castration to see if his behaviour improved before I committed to having him desexed. My partner has not been keen in the past when I've broached the subject of desexing, however he seems keen to try this out to see if it would make a difference. I feel this would give him the peace of mind to go ahead with the surgery. Has anybody else tried this? Have they found any adverse effects, and if so, what were they (mild, severe, anything...)? Has anybody discussed this with their Vet previously and can shed some light on the subject? I'm booking a consult for this week anyway, but would be good to have a little background, especially if anyone had any concerns with it. Thanks in advance.

Hi there all, Now, I have a 1.5 yr old Collie x Husky - lovely dog, well mannered most of the time. Yesterday we acquired a 7 month old pure Siberian Husky bitch. Apon arriving at the house we noted the many beautiful dogs they had there. Unfortunately this little girl was in just an awful state - smelly, dirty, matted and looked like she'd been left to her own devices for a long time. She'd had some of the matts on and around her neck removed but still had many under her chin and around the rump area. Training wise she's not had much - had only just been collar trained & is aware of the item called a "lead" but still not sure how it all works. The poor thing didn't look like a Husky at all and if I hadn't taken her I'd have felt incredibly guilty. Apon arriving home we bathed and clipped her to the best of our ability. She loves the drain hole idea, and plays in shallow water but heck if you wash her you'd swear I was murdering the poor thing! She showed no signs of aggression, and even seemed to be wagging her tail when she was screeching at the top of her lungs. Our other dog, Sooty, has been the biggest SOOK. He cries and seems quite intimidated. I think he's realised this one isn't a 'visitor' and belongs to us too. She is very very willing to play and bounces around him but he seems to just look at her as if to say "get this thing away from me..." even though he's very happy to see other dogs usually. My main question is about Pepper (yes, this is her name - as in peppermint as she's all white). I had clipped out lots of dirty smelly matts this morning too, and got the brush out to see if I could get any little knotts out with that.. and she started to moan loudly (tail wagging) and then it seemed like she went for my hand (twice, tail still slightly wagging). Is this a sign to be worried about aggression in the future? She seems to tollerate being pet and everything else. Is it just a puppy thing? And how should I train her at this late age? She did have a name too - Sheila or something, but she didn't know it. She seems to perk up to anything in a high pitch lol. I've got her booked in to be clipped right back so she can just grow a fresh clean coat that I can keep clean and well groomed. Thanks everyone.. any thoughts on Sooty's behaviour also would be greatly appreciated.. Alix