Rascalmyshadow

Yes poor Hugo is an anxious little man who likes to be by my side all the time, he's ok if we go out but hates being separated if we're home. I had to put them all out when the curtains were being put up, they had the back room and yard with comfy beds, and could see me through the sliding door, even then he cried, scratched, panted, licked the glass and spent almost the entire time squashed up against the door. With the stormy weather we let them all sleep in our bed last night incase anyone freaked out, tonight I will put Hugo's crate next to my bed and hopefully that will work.

Thank you for asking how everything is going. My husband used to have very little tolerance but over the years he's come to understand how much they mean to me and is quite good about it. So far Claudia and Astro have been very good, go straight into their crates and sleep however Hugo (typical poodle) has kept me awake for hours scratching on the laundry door, then when my husband lets them out in the morning he whines at my bedroom door until I get up, I was so exhausted yesterday arvo I fell asleep and didn't wake until my husband got home at 5:30. Trying to stick it out hopefully Hugo settles down soon, I can't go on too long with so little sleep.

The two were doing it before we moved, the stress of being so competitive and at similar ranks in the pack I believe is the cause, also having a new baby/now toddler in the house hasn't helped. I have spent the evening rearranging animals, crates, rooms etc. so now the laundry has been set up as a doggie bedroom (luckily we don't have our washing machine in there) as of tonight we are going to start locking Astro, Hugo and Claudia in there during the night, each has a comfy open crate. They also have a mat (not carpet), a snooza off ground bed, water bowl and pee pads on the floor. Rascal will be sleeping in our bed still and will be the only one allowed in the bedroom at all. If we go out the loungeroom will be closed off, they will have access to their bedroom, kitchen and backroom (also has dog beds) as well as the backyard. Hopefully this will work and will minimise the chance of peeing or vomiting on the carpets, furniture etc.

Is who I thought, Steven is awsome we usually saw him while Juliet was on maternity leave. He regularly works at Black Rock and if he's not on Juliet the owner is the best, she's the only vet my dogs have been excited to see.

Look for Meloxicam or Meloxidyl both are a lot cheaper than Metacam.

What was the locums name? Was he an english guy?

We fostered a little female dog that would do the same thing, pooped and peed on the human beds, as soon as she went to a home with no other dogs it stopped altogether.

It's definitely marking, cocking their legs on items, not a full pee but enough to leave a smell and mark on the carpet. They are all trained to pee on command and do when they are taken outside.

The price sounds excessive to me and they don't sound like they are trying to solve the problem. If your friend is in Bentleigh, I would highly recommend going to Black Rock vet, I know the owner well, worked with her before she bought the practice, they are exceptional, I would still be going there if I didn't move so far away. If the itch is persistant I would get a referral to the allergy clinic well worth the money, will save your friend a lot in the long run.

I am totally exhausted, before I had my daughter I was working and managing the dogs ok, at least I had plenty of energy to manage them. Since having her i have had multiple health issues including surgeries, what once seemed reasonably easy is now totally draining. Between the two boys peeing,Hugo's vomiting, my daughter getting into everything and still having to pick up after the older two kids it feels like constant ground hog day. Just wish I knew what prompts them to suddenly do it.

I have had a multi dog house for 20 years and admittedly this is the first time we've had a marking issue, except for the occasional foster that wasn't house trained. Amazingly my Chi girl was an ex show dog that lived in kennels, was shocking for going inside at first is now perfect. Think this will be the last time in my life we have more than two dogs.

Unfortunately I have already done most of what you suggested before we moved and it didn't work, i was hoping it would settle in a new house since it's all neutral territory. Their routine has barely changed since moving and I still take them out for a toilet break multiple times a day even though the door is always open. I can't attach them to me as I have a toddler on the go that isn't walking yet. We have baby gates on the bedrooms but I can't block off the loungeroom it restricts my daughter too much. Im not jumping into rehoming but I doubt they would continue to do it if they were living with only one other female dog. Hardest part is they might not do it for a couple of weeks then just randomly something will get peed on and you never know what's it's going to be.

This is definitely a territorial issue, Rascal is oldest and boss dog so everyone respects him and there's no competition, Claudia is a female and tiny so again no competition but Astro and Hugo although are friends they are much more competitive with one another, I think this is the cause of the behaviour, even outside on a walk those two mark everything.

Our boy Hugo is a black but from red lines, he is quite a nervy boy but bossy, wasn't as bad as a puppy but got worse as he matured. Ive owned or fostered every colour poodle (except brown) and red was definitely the worst for nerves and problem behaviour.

Glad you found a brush that works for you just make sure you run a comb through the coat so you don't miss any knots. Typical groomer probably doing things behind the scenes they don't want you to know about, shame your not in Melbourne I would have been happy to show how to use the slicker and any other grooming techniques you wanted to know.

Unfortunately I can't use play pens for two reasons, one I don't have anywhere in the house to fit them and two forcing the dogs to be confined with my daughter crawling around and able to put her hands/fingers through the bars would be a recipe for disaster, they are ok because they can freely move away from her but there's a high chance of her being bitten if they felt restricted. Belly bands could be a good option, can the dogs get them off or do they stay on very well?

We have four dogs, three boys, one girl, all desexed, aged from 3-8. We have not long moved into a new house, have spent almost $10,000 on new carpets and curtains, two of the boys have started marking on different objects (something they have done in the past) we already need to have our room and the loungeroom steam cleaned (carpets have been down less than 8 weeks) and I am no longer in a position to afford replacing everything constantly. The things they are peeing on are completely random, a chair in the corner, my daughters teddy bear, a large canvas, washing basket, their own bed etc. I no longer work so there is almost always someone here yet I rarely catch them, we have baby gates on the bedrooms so they aren't in there without us. I take them out multiple times a day for a toilet break even though the door is open 24/7, they all pee in command. I can't constantly keep the loungeroom closed off as it restricts and separates my toddler too much, cant lock them out as there's no shelter here and it's much colder/wetter. Does anyone else have any ideas I may not have thought of, we have used crate training with all but Rascal (he's not the problem) but it hasn't helped. I am getting very close to rehoming the two, I have gone without so much for our dogs over the last 20 years, including putting us into financial debt for surgeries, replacing wrecked stuff, never going on a holiday, etc but this is just too much, especially since it drastically impacts the whole family. Any help or ideas appreciated.

Look at Clipper world they are in Vic but will ship anywhere, they have different brands and different price ranges, they are also one of the few suppliers that will sell direct to public.

As RuralPug stated you need a force drier to do it properly, I would also suggest learning to use the slicker properly they work really well to fluff up the coat, just make sure it's a soft one and not a course one.

I would check out Giday poodles, they are bred for excellent temperaments and assessed to match their new family. I personally would stay away from the lagotto, the few I've groomed have had terrible temperaments, not a dog I would want around children.

Hi Hugo has been good since having medication and stopping the Ziwipeak. One of Astros eyes is now perfect, the other one (worst of the two) is much better but I think we'll put him back on his eye ointment just to get on top of it completely.

For the last 6 months ( possibly more) Astro our little Pom x chi has has had very sore weepy eyes, the actual eye rim ends up red raw. He doesn't have a squashed/flat face or blocked tear ducts or any other specific condition, eyes clear up with steroid ointment but flare up within a couple of days of stopping it. Have seen multiple vets and they've all put it down to allergies and advised he will just need permanent medication. In the last week I haven't given the dogs any tinned Ziwipeak, instead they've had Holistic select, amazingly Astro's eyes are clearing up without medication. Backtracking I think it all started when we switched from Canidae to Ziwipeak. Has anyone else experienced similar? I am hoping we have just found our solution, could also be playing a big roll in Hugo's vomiting/stomach problems.

Yep I just assumed these people would be buying from a reputable source, somewhere the dogs are well socialised, definitely can be a problem breed if they aren't raised well.

Have had a few friends with staffy's (sorry Staffordshire bull terriers) and they have all been excellent around other dogs including smaller ones. I had pit bulls years ago and they were the same.

As long as they don't mind shedding I would suggest an adult pug or even a well socialised adult staffy.