Penny&Henry'sMum

Thanks guys, I've contacted them and arranged a visit :rolleyes:

Strangely, that makes me feel a bit better about Henry ;) ;) I've been trying to rationalise with him: "You have perfectly nice treats, much better than dog poo" The neighbours must think I'm a lunatic

Hi, I'm hoping to find a good trainer who will do in-home visits. I have 2 dogs - a dachshund and a new dog who might be a bearded collie x. In terms of the outcomes that I am after: We need to work on completely different things for both of them, which is why I think a trainer at home might be best. (feel free to tell me if you think this is incorrect ) The dachshund is well trained, but is becoming increasingly reserved and even slightly fearful despite being very well treated and well socialised her whole life (she goes everywhere, meets other dogs and people, even goes to Doggy Daycare sometimes). She was attacked at the park by 2 other dogs about 12 months ago, and I may have underestimated the impact that this would have on her. The new dog completely lacks any doggie manners and is so excited whenever you go near him that I'm really struggling to get him to focus. Yes, this is also the dog who is quite keen on eating dog poos (see other thread) I live in Melbourne in the inner west. Can people recommend anybody? Thanks :cool:

Ooh, it has a name! Thanks Erny I have had him for 2 weeks, stools appear normal and he is currently 10.45 kg. He is around knee height and you can feel all of his ribs and every little bump of his spine and his stomach area is concave. I would estimate that he has gained about .5 - 1kg since I got him, but it is hard to tell as he had a very severe haircut in between his first weigh in and his second weigh in as his fur was matted! He is of unknown parentage - the shelter told me he is a shih tzu, but he doesn't look like a Shih Tzu. Bearded Collie x ?? has been suggested. He has been wormed and has been to the vet more times than I care to think of in the last 2 weeks. He was suffering from quite a bad case of kennel cough, had an infected abcess on his leg and had a rash on his belly - all of which are now OK. He was on antibiotics for about 1 week and also had cortisone injections. I have been feeding him the same food that my dachshund has been eating for the past 2 years and she is very healthy - some dry food in the morning and home made food in the evenings (checked by the vet, various recipes including pasta, rice, chicken, kangaroo, mince, veggies, grains etc etc). Have been feeding him more than I normally would in an attempt to fatten him up.

Hello All, I really don't know where I should be posting this...possibly in the nutrition section ;) I adopted a dog from a shelter a couple of weeks ago. He is very skinny and absolutely desparate for any food that he can find. I suspect that he thinks he might not be getting any more The problem that we are having is that he is out in the garden eating dog poo at every available opportunity I clean up the garden poo every night, and was confused as to why there was so little dog poo with two dogs. Well, now I know... He sneaks out of the doggy door and hides behind the wheelie bin and eats it and is very concerned when I catch him and try to stop him. Does this happen often (god I hope it's not just me...) Is this a training issue? Does he think it's food? I really don't know what to do... I'm off to buy him a tooth brush tomorrow... Any advice would be much appreciated