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Ofcourse not, no one would want to put up with being hurt like that. So two important things for you to do today: 1. Call your trainer and book a session for as soon as possible. Please avoid trainers that talk about dominance. That's like going to see a Shaman instead of booking in with your GP. 2. Sterilise a jar (or pick up one for the chemist) and see if you can collect a urine sample. Because when you take her to the vet, that is undoubtedly what they'll ask for anyway. So if you take one with you it is all there ready to be analysed. :) good luck

I can see how it looks like puppy is deliberately breaking the rules. You've become super strict about biting and now she wants to show you what she thinks about that by weeing in your house. She knows she's not meant to do that because you've taught her the rules. However she knows that ultimately you can't control her bladder so it's a good way for her to get revenge. The problem is that puppies, or dogs in general, just don't think like that. She may have a UTI that results in frequent urination. Or she may be scared of being scolded. Lots of puppies wee as an appeasement behaviour. It says 'don't hurt me'. You mentioned in one of your posts that she sniffed just before she weed. Sniffing can also be a behaviour that eases anxiety and communicates non-threat. I think it's really worth trying to take a step back and consider these alternatives. You may even be able to take a quick video of it that might also help.

Congratulations Kirty! Oh they are so precious ???? and Jolie is just lovely too!

Yep, I just ripped the entire lot out (about four metres worth!) and it's a bulb. I think actually it was one that Mum told me to get rid of, but I haven't recognised it as it's grown back. Anyway, now I have a lovely empty garden bed ready for re-planting with something nice (and hopefully non-irritating!) :D

Hmm yes, I think it might be a kind of bamboo, I hadn't thought of that but I can see its resemblance now. Yes, I know that's the tricky bit: she could have a problem with it even though it's not a known irritant. I'll see if I can rule some of them out experimentally by blocking off bits of the yard.

Awesome, that is really good to know, thank you! Yes, that's it, it's May Bush! and nothing seems to come up about it being a problem which is reassuring. I think I'll get rid of those ones you suggest.

Thank you HazyWal! Yeah luckily where we live it is too dry for ticks. But it's really good to know its name as I've been able to google and it doesn't appear to be identified as a problem plant for dogs. It really is the only one out of all the photos I posted that she enjoys standing in.

Hello, I'd really appreciate some help identifying plants in my garden. I asked Mum when we first moved in. She is great with identifying plants, but perhaps wouldn't know as much about whether they are poisonous or irritating to dogs. Now, this isn't wandering jew is it? It looks a bit different to the photos of wandering jew I've googled, but I want to make sure. This one is a bad photo, I know, sorry. The other main plants in the yard are camellias, are they ok? She doesn't eat them at all. I am just mainly trying to rule out any potential skin irritants.

Bull terrier? Boxer?

How exciting! Is it a Beagle?

To be fair Mita, ALL research talks about further research to be done and no research covers all bases :) I agree that it's good to provide space for survey-takers to add comment. I can't remember if the survey did that or not.

Yes he does sound uncomfortable, you could try holding a cold compress to the area. But no doubt he will be feeling much improved very shortly :)

Sounds like it might have just had really terrible conformation. Poor dog, hopefully it will be ok.

Farewell Spooky

I would suggest waiting it out for as long as it takes. Although I do feel for poor Roo in doing this, so it would be good if you do at least the initial practice with just Bunny. So by waiting it out, I mean waiting for her to quiet, as long as it it takes! Then when it's quiet, begin to open the door. If this starts her off again, close the door shut and begin waiting again. Be really consistent. Remember that if you wait 20 minutes and she's still barking, and you give up and let her in you have likely just created a monster! So start at a time when you are not exhausted or in a hurry as it sounds like she will be very persistent!

Clearly it's a niche market for those people with dogs who already live peacefully with chickens :) I wonder whether they do lose many chickens to visiting dogs?

Hahaha!

Well one of them mentioned letting the chickens out in the morning. But I doubt a coop would stop my dog while I wasn't there with her. She'd be like "this is the best Kong I've ever had!"

I have recently been looking into some pet friendly accommodation and am quite surprised by the number of places that advertise as pet friendly and also have a chicken coup in the backyard and often also have a rule that if you go out without your dog, you must leave it in the backyard. I know my dog could be trusted with chickens.... Trusted to eat them! Anyway, I would have thought that most dogs would be the same? So, now I want to know, could your dog holiday at a place with chickens, and all the chickens still be alive at the end of it?

Aww congrats on the pregnancy! How exciting! I'm thinking along the same lines as Megan too. you are blessed with an awesome, cruisy dog that sounds like she will take to having a Bub in the house very well, why make life harder by adding a puppy :)

This is a really lovely thread :)

egg cartons are popular in this house :)

So when are you taking them out? I generally took mine out after eating, after drinking, after playing, and just generally about every hour. I was thinking that perhaps you could feed one, then take it out to pee, on lead. Only wait ten minutes. No interaction, and no moving around until the goods have been produced. Then put that one in a pen, and repeat with the other one. If they don't do anything, then I'd probably take the, back out again about 20 minutes later. Same thing, on lead, no moving about, and no attention until they've done the job. I'm not sure what you can do about them getting distracted by the other one having a tantrum except perhaps having them in a crate in a part of the house furthest from your yard, with some door closed in between so the noise is quieter. Are their crates small enough for you to move around easily? I had two puppies at once, but they were ok at doing things together and wouldn't distract each other too much, but that was perhaps because they were litter mates. An utterly despondent day, aside from when I took them to a cafe. Bunny has decided to bark. At Everything. A leaf drops. Barking. Something moves or doesn't move. Barking. Wants attention. Barking. Doesn't want to do a wee. Barking. Something she's seen before. Barking. Won't sit. Won't do anything. Wees in crate, wees and poos inside. Roo still doesn't signal when he wants to go. Very tired. Very tiring. You are working so hard, but it's not quite paying off just yet. Bunny sounds like the trickier of the two, Roo sounds like he might be getting the toilet training a little bit more. I'm glad you had a nice time at the cafe :)

Yeah it makes me wonder whether they didn't really see it is leaving the baby unsupervised with the dogs they might very well have assumed the dogs were sleeping in the lounge room or something.

That's a bouncer :) Bassinets are like small cots with low sides, designed for babies about 12 weeks and under. They are often on wheels so you can move them about the house.