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I've just caught up and admit to a tumble of emotions, with the news that Magnus and the other pups were found under Jed's bed and that Jed's had her first surgery and is doing OK. I hope she continues to improve but oh what a hard road ahead with not only the healing but the emotional recovery from the loss of her little loved ones and her home. Sending healing hugs to Jed.

This is quite a good video on training alternative behaviours to jumping up.

What absolutely terrible news. My heart breaks for Jed over the loss of her dogs. I do wish her a good recovery from her injuries and that the surviving dogs and cats recover quickly as well. I hope Magnus is found soon and in good condition. Jed's life will never be the same after suffering such a horrendous event but I hope she gains some comfort from the fact that there are so many people who've not met her in real life and may not even have had a DOL conversation with her but are concerned over her well being, as well as the care of her animals, in addition to sending donations and positive thoughts. Her wit and wisdom will be sorely missed until she gets back on DOL. A candle will be lit and a glass raised here too.

The other question that springs to mind is what are you cleaning the urine up with? If you are cleaning it up with something like bleach she may well be marking her territory over the bleach. If Zoe has access to go through the laundry during the day it may still be enough to stress Shadow enough not to use her litter tray. Just the association of the dog in the area not her physical presence can put a cat off her litter tray.

I think most dogs are pretty good at recognising what another dog's vocalisation is about. It's whether they choose to acknowledge what they're being "told" by the other dog that's important when it comes to dog to dog interactions. In the pinned section in General Discussion I've posted some links to studies done on dog vocalisations - go to the last post. http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=187600

The urination in inappropriate locations is possibly linked to stress caused by the pugs excessive attentions or possibly the kitty litter is in a place where the dog is nearby and the cat is finding the location unpleasant and will no longer use that place. See if you can relocate the kitty litter where the cat can have some peace and privacy. I have baby gates so my cat can have some free access to the house without being harassed by the dog. Although it sounds like both your cat and dog are being relatively reserved with each other it doesn't take much for one to step over the line and as Persephone said eyes are very much a target as are noses. My dog will respond to commands around the cat but if I'm not there or she thinks I'm not there she'll poke the cat with her nose and generally be a nuisance trying to provoke a response and usually gets one - a swipe on the nose. I would be making sure your pug gives Shadow some space, feed your cat in a high place or in another room to the dog, put kitty litter in a room the dog has no access to. You could use a water spray or work on reinforcing the dog for doing something other than paying the cat attention.

Good use of the newspaper!! I found a dog training book some 30 years old in a second hand book shop the other week and the rolled up newspaper seemed to feature frequently on quite a few pages as a "training" aid.

My toy poodle was diagnosed with meningitis by a specialist vet after confounding the local vet with his symptoms. After initially being treated with antibiotics he did not improve so we went on to the specialist. He was quite ill for a while. He was extremely uncoordinated when walking but was a little better when moving faster. Basically his front legs went at a different rythm to his back legs. It's many years ago now but he did respond to cortisone but was on it for well over a month. He did make a good recovery and he was aged around 11 or 12 at the time.

Here's a video tribute to the dogs in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yajjiiw6ga4...player_embedded

My dog is blind in one eye. She was born like it. There are no limits on what she can do, she knows no different. We do obedience training, hoping to trial later this year, we are starting agility and she can do numerous tricks. Some circumstances such as night training are a little harder but we work through it. I think I've posted this before, a blind dog competing in obedience

When our cocker spaniel had to be PTS after the trauma of numerous fits over several days due to epilepsy our vet persuaded my mum to allow her to take the body to Sydney University for the vets to do an autopsy and in particular study her brain. This was over 30 years ago and I hope that Cindy's body was able to help further research into the study of epilepsy in dogs.

Hi SallyandTex!! Here's a link to a PDF about training ringing the bell. http://www.uvhs.org/behavioral_docs/ringin..._go_outside.pdf also a YouTube clip

Great article. I remember reading that issue! Thanks for the reminder!

Dogwise is a great website to look for DVDs and books. Control Unleashed is a great book. Brenda Aloff's books are also worthwhile. If you can find stuff from Bob Bailey, Pat Miller, Chris Bach, Steve White, Ivan Balabamov they are all worth looking at. If you have some $$$ Steven Lindsay's books are a must in your library. ETA: Forgot Patricia McConnell as another one worth reading. There are lots more but I'm going off memory as I'm not home to check my library!

Oh how gorgeous she is!! How photogenic is she!!!! What a beautiful time wasted she is! Glad that Charlie is showing her the ropes.

It's called Reconcile. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/body-...0-1225835809509 Has the vet given you any behaviour modification training to do as well as the Clomipramine? This link may also help you: http://www.fearfuldogs.com/medications.html

I'll buy a book of 15 for $10!!

It's a puppy, he has a little bladder. He needs to go to the toilet often, he still needs supervision, he's still quite little. :D Tell her to take the pup out at least every hour, after a sleep, after eating (some need to go straight away, some need to wait 20 minutes), after playing. Consistency pays off. It can take up to 6 months old before you can say your dog is completely toilet trained. Wet weather can set training back as pup doesn't like getting wet too. If she can't watch what the pup is doing put him in his crate or tether him to her. If she catches pup in the act don't chastise it, just clean it up with Urine Off or some other enzyme cleaner to remove the smell so there is less likelihood of pup doing it again in the same spot. If you chastise them pup is more likely to go off and hide to do his business. She needs to learn to watch for the signals usually nose down circling, back legs starting to straddle. It does take time before they "get it", like all training. Toilet training for humans takes a while too!! (Bio Zet is the enzymatic washing powder BB)

What a great idea!! If he's used to dogs and doesn't get stressed it's a good idea!! Now to add bunnies, chooks and lizards!

I haven't heard of anyone doing Rally O in the Hunter area, unless it's through a private class.

Will she take food at home or is only at training she spits it out? Classes are highly distracting and a lot of dogs are very distracted, especially young dogs. You might want to try out different types of food too. If she doesn't take food at home either or have an interest in toys, you might need to sit back and think if she finds a tactile reward higher such as a pat, ear rub or back scratch or verbal praise. Just remember training classes are more for you to learn how to train your dog (at home) rather than training your dog in class.

Fantastic performance by these dogs! Lovely to watch them work under the stress and noise from the rides and people walking past.

Treat him just as you would a new puppy. It's up to you to show your pup where to toilet. Block off access to your bedroom so he can't get there to toilet. No free access to the house if you can't supervise him. If you can't supervise him put him in a playpen with newspaper down or puppy pee pads. When he's out of the playpen have him on lead all the time so you can supervise where he goes. Take him out every half hour initially, preferably on lead, with no play beforehand and say "do wees" or whatever your toilet command is, until he pees and then really really praise him and then be quiet so there is a clear distinction of what he was praised for. You could try taking him to the same spot every time so it will smell like urine which might give him a better idea of what to do. Wash your bedding where he's wee'd in an enzyme cleaner. I think Bio Zet is one. He will probably take longer to toilet train because he has been confined for so long at the petshop. Good luck!

You could try putting the lick on cue. Or asking for an alternative behaviour like a down where she can't lick or gain access to lick anyone. You could also try a time out for the licking if it really bugs you.

Poodles are tough little dogs. They have such loving hearts, they hang on so hard when their body fails them. Wishing you all the best for Pepi.