leftover-eidos

great, I knew i shouldnt use the fabric softner, doesnt sound right. I will go buy some of those things tomorrow from the pet store... Hes way too skinny so I need to fatten him up. That might also be contributing to the diet. I might get some oil and dip the chicken necks in it. thanks for all the help. I will wash him in acouple of days because he has just been microchipped and i dont want to ruin the scab. I guess Ill just keep brushing him to remove dead hair, I gave him a nice brushing today (which he loved) and removed more than a handfull of hair (compressed) thanks for all the help. He's settling in so well. Hes teeth arnt that white, so im going to purchase some doggy toothpaste and put it on the teeth cleaning toy i already have, plus the chicken necks should help clean them. thanks for all the help

Hey guys, I rescued a dog today from the RSPCA. Beautiful Pomeranian X as a companion dog for Charlie. i was giving him a brush and i noticed he had alot of white flakes on his skin, not just acouple but alot. he was a stray when the pound picked him up and has been at the RSPCA for a month. What should I do to help this? Is there a special shampoo I should use? and is it ok to use human conditioner on a pet? Also heard from my neighbour that she uses fabric softner on her dog... as a conditioner ... havent tried this yet but am a little hesitant cause its fabric softner... thanks. -Lynette, Charlie and Sunny

omg, thank you shmoo, i have visted your website and knowing you do such good work makes me definatly trust you, I live in the central coast, so its a bit of a drive, but my mother goes down there every week, is it possible we could drop her off at 9 and pick her up at 5? thats my mums working hours down there... if thats too much i understand, Goldie is a lovely girl and is very friendly to other dogs. if this is too much to ask i understand and i can arrange to come down myself in about 2 weeks (after my uni exams).

Thanks for your reply, we're thinking about getting a groomer, she really needs the clipping... She has suprisingly good teeth, the only that was well maintained (except for wonderful personality). we're glad we have taken her on as well, i just hope that my partners mother wont want her back after she see's how much better she looks.

hey, Me and My partner have just adopted on a trial basis his mothers 10yr old maltese x shitzu. She is an old, lovely natured dog who is recovering from a skin problem and has been neglected and then over pampered and then neglected again. She has matts everywhere and we are in the process of cutting out and grooming her. We washed her once using just the shampoo my partners mother gave us and then she and our 4 1/2 month old dog (which is the main reason we adopted the dog in the first place, to keep charlie the puppy company) ran through the back garden and got those black spore things that are impossible to get out in their fur. We brushed and cut the major matts out of her hair, washed her again with the shampoo and conditioner we use on charlie and she is looking significantly better. She absolutely loves the attention we are giving her. Charlie is a bit jelous but he still gets attention. She has terribly overgrown nails, that are about 1 1/2 cms long, and are obviously causing her some destress, I know your only supposed to cut the nails to the quick but its so hard when they are so long... i dont want to hurt her. Should we take her to the vet? its just we dont have much money (im a uni student and my partner is between jobs with a 6yr old). She is also scared of scissors but needs alot of hair cut off of her that is either too matted or excessive, does anyone have any tips to grooming a maltese? She is also overweight, we will be taking her for walks with charlie when the weather permits, but i need tips on dieting. We feed Charlie on a diet of chicken necks, wings and puppy roll, and puppy milk and food scraps, but i believe she should have something more structured to loose the pounds (although im sure running away from our enthusiastic puppy will help shed them). Sorry about the length of this post... I hope that someone will help as we really want to show Goldie (the dog) a nice and happy time in her remaining years. -Lynette

Hey guys, Just thought I'd start a conversation about what is your fav game to play with your puppy. Mine is to sit in the middle of the rug and i have this toy that is used for tug a war games, circle it around me as he chases it. then go into a tug-a-war session when he gets it. Lots of fun, gives him plenty of exercise while i do next ot nothing. :D

thanks guys for your help, definatly wont pick him up when he's in a playful mood anymore. he's doing better in the play pen already, ive assosicated it with treats, and funnily enough when will is around (my bf's son who tends to be a little too demanding and sometimes rough with the dog) he is happy to stay in his little area, it actually took me some convincing with treats to get him out today when i wanted to do a bit of training. i'll do the yipping thing, and walk away as he hates this... but i dont know whether to put him in his pen if he bites too hard or to just walk away... i dont want the pen being thought of as a place for punishment...

Hey, Im new to the forums and am having acouple of troubles with my puppy. As expected with any new dog Charlie, My Pomeranian, is the cutest little fluff ball, but he is becoming a nightmare. I have two main troubles with him. We have a 3 level house, in which me and my partner and his son (not mine) rent the upstairs 2 levels two and my sister and my mother live downstairs in their own self contained areas. we have given charlie full reign of the house, and at 8 weeks old he has learnt to climb up and down the stairs, (soo cute, looks like a little bunny) and get into every nook and cranny, and also poop and wee everywhere too. After a week of cleaning up his waste, we decided that toilet training him this way was not going to work. We've done a bit of research and know that crate training or confining the puppy to an area is a good way to start. So my partner bought a Puppy Play Pen, and lets just say... Charlie hates it. He cries when he is in it, tries o climb up the walls (doesnt work) and does anything to get us to take him out. Its heart breaking to listen to. So i tried desentitising him to it. I left the door open and make sure all activities revolve around the play pen. His food, water, toys and bed (although he doesnt use his bed) are all in there. Last night at dinner time i put his food in there and he would take a chunk out of his bowl, walk out eat it on the lounge room floor, then go back into the play pen grab another bit and then exit the play pen eat it and then so on. I dont know if Im doing the right thing, by keeping the door open for him to exit and enter it as he pleases for a week and then leave him in it except for play and cuddle times, until he is toilet trained, or should i be going about this another way. We are using puppy training pads btw... kinda working. My other problem is with his biting. He loves to chew on hands. and if you pick him up which he is in one of this play moods he goes physco makes this gnarling hissing kinda noise and moves his head from side to side trying to get at your hands, teeth bared and everything. I try to do this alpha dog exercise i was told to on this ebook i bought online, where hold his head, look straight into his eyes and stroke the bridge of his nose, between his eyes while saying "good dog" and is he moves or tries to resist you growl at him. Its a bit of a nightmare and i dont want him to think biting is ok... we have a 6yr old in the house and i dont want him hurting Will (the 6yr old). He is otherwise a good dog, very friendly, active and knows his own name and to sit after a week with us. I know this is a long post but i would really appreciate some help.