GreatBigPuppy

goes straight through most dogs...gives them a good clean out

Camping in Wodonga...pure madness. FRI Light Rain. Clearing Skies. Cool. 10 km/h NNW 3mm (50%) 91% 4 9 SAT Light Rain. Afternoon Clouds. Cool. 16 km/h NE 1mm (32%) 84% 1 13 SUN Rain Showers. Mostly Cloudy. Cool. 9 km/h N 7mm (66%) 89% 6 9 It will be getting near freezing - quite literally.

sorry - my stupid - I didn't realise it was a burn

I have had many years experience and know what I was looking for so this "so called" temperment test was quite appropriate. But thank you for your advice

He has little training. His previous owner coddled him and I'm afraid my mother is doing the same thing. No manners. My dogs put him firmly in his place and it was in fact one of my dogs that saved me from him by jumping up between us and growling at him. He backed off quicksmart. I would imagine he understands some dog body language but not enough human body language or he has been taught some strange things. He is too big and strong for me to go through an extinction burst with him because it is physically too painful His past history is what his owner says it is, I am more suspicious, I am always more suspicious. Physically restrain means pushing him away from me (slowy, firmly) and holding him at arms length so he couldn't bite my face I roughed him up, tugged on his tail. I was LOOKING for a reaction - I wanted to see what he is made of. Apparently he does the same to my father and my father eggs him on. Needless to say he has promised to stop egging the dog on. I yelped and stopped interacting with him - so he bit me harded. This dog doesn't play by the rules

My parents just adopted a dog - GSD X heeler/kelpie. He is a nice dog but I met him for the first time and his behaviour worries me. I did a temperment test with him yesterday and this is what came out of it When he gets excited he starts to nip - nips hard enough to leave bruises. He grabs clothes and tugs. Barks and carries on and wont stop. If you try to phsyically restrain him, he becomes more aggressive (the behaviour is not by its nature aggressive but because it has been left unchecked - and he is 11 years old - it is uncontrolled and thus what I would call an aggressive behaviour). If you turn your back, he jumps up and tries to get your attention. eventually he walks away. I instructed my parents that they need to do this and they need to get him used to people touching his tail because they will have their grandchildren coming over (my neice and nephew) and they are very young and kids will be kids. Naturally they will not have the dog and kids alone but one slip up and there could be a lot of damage. Has anyone got any ideas for retraining this behaviour aside from standing up and turning away? They have about 5 months before they come to stay with them for a month (school holidays)

Southern NSW

Soon as it is can someone please post. I am going to try and order the senior food but would like to switch them all onto the fish based food to give them a variety from their raw diet.

Is the 6 fresh available in Australia?

in 15 years never had a problem

Might be an injury to that site? Might be the starts of dementia? Might be a tumor or object lodged in the ear?

Two of my dogs got into a barny 2 days ago - I thought it was all fur and feathers but now one of my dogs has a scab and a lump rising on his head. We will be off to the vet for other reasons tomorrow so I will have it checked out but I was wondering if I should worry tonight? I have some antibiotics handy if needed. Should I brush the scab away and put some betadine on it? Something i probably should have done yesterday when I saw it first - stupid stupid human