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Comfortis is known to cause vomiting in some dogs, especially if not given with a meal. I would also not give the 2 at the same time. Sentinel does basically everything except ticks which is handy, so it is convienient.

Spaying is a fairly major procedure, though it is routinely done and the majority of animals handle it fine- much better than a human would! If you are concerned I would suggest getting pre-anaesthetic blood testing done and also have your dog on fluids throughout the procedure. This will ensure the dog is healthy beforehand and will speed up the recovery time (fluids will). I would not use a vet that does not include pain relief as part of the procedure as I do believe it is necessary and usually be an injection follwoing surgery. Though the risks would be minimal in a healthy 15 month old girl. It usually takes about 20-30 mins (depending on the vet) but the animal would be under for longer to allow for prepping the site for surgery. Not many go for more than 45 minutes unless there are complications. Tubal ligation is not normally done. There is still a small chance your dog may become pregnant and she will still go into heat (very inconvienient). You still have the risk of pyometra (infection of the uterus- not very pleasant) and mammary cancer, just like in an entire dog. But you have to do what you think will be best for your girl

Thats what I thought. We both checked him over multiple times and could not find anything. I think he missed his tablets day before yesterday as mum forgot to give them to him. I know for sure he got them last night. What could be hurting him? I hope he is ok. I'm really glad he is off to the vets now. Mindy's tremors were due to pain from intestinal spasms, sort of like when you get food poisoning I assume. Her tremors were localised to the back legs at first as well. Sending healing vibes for Rover....

Does your dog know the Leave command? Definitely don't leave the dog and clothes unsupervised together

The tremors could be due to pain. Mindy had a similar thing when she was younger, but she was still eating, I would be really worried if he is not eating as he usually loves his food so much...

Take him to the vet now. It sounds like a toxin, Just turn up, they will check him and decide if it is an emergency. If its not, then at least you are already there if he does start to go downhill. he doesn't have access to snail bait or eat snails does he? I hope he will be ok

It depends on the dog. My girl is great with 99% of dogs, just not the ones that actually jump on her. It is sad that she gets labelled "aggressive" because of this, but the dog with no manners is just "friendly". As PF said, if everyone obeyed the rules and thought "how is my dog impacting someone else's time" then off leash areas would be MUCH safer and enjoyable for everyone. ETA: I go to the off leash park at 6.30am (even on weekends) so that she can get some freedom without encountering idiots. She still gets to meet dogs, but I think the idiots are still in bed at 6.30am. Unfortuantely, we can't go for our nightly walk until 8.30pm due to one man walking his overly friendly staffy earlier. I wouldn't think your dog was reactive or aggressive. In fact i'd say she is normal I don't think many dogs like to be jumped on by strange dogs!

A lot of people don't have the luxury of a large garden to exercise their dog in and dog parks are the only place where they can effectively exercise their dog

The sooner folk with "bouncy friendly" dogs realise that their dogs behaviour can be interpreted as "rude" the easier it will be for everyone else. I own a dog who is friendly to a fault. I keep him away from other dogs unless invited for both his safety and theirs. The fact that many dogs don't appreciate his behaviour doesn't make them "aggressive". Some folk go to off lead parks to run their dogs off lead - NOT to have their dogs socialise with strange dogs. If all park users stuck to the guidelines for use of these places, the needs of most dog owners could be met. As things currently stand the ignorant and the irresponsible owners of all kinds of dogs ruin it for some, make it dangerous for others and see to it that a lot of people whose dog registrations and rates help fund such parks can't use them. How fair is that? : My dog is certianly bouncy and friendly with dogs that she knows. With strange dogs, she is reserved and submissive, she is better at picking up whether a dog is potentially friendly than i am (well duh, she's a dog and i'm not just realised how stupid that sounded ) and will not approach some dogs at all, even if the owner says they are friendly. I don't let her approach strange dogs without checking with the owner first. Do reactive dogs still react if they are approached by another dog in a sensible fashion and/or the approaching dog immediately submits to them (like rolls over on back or slinking away)? Or is it only in your face type dogs that they react to? Just curious :D It is not fair Poodlefan People have different interpretations of "under effective control" sadly, with many people thinking that because they have a leash in their hand, the dog is under control.

Are you serious? I do know some lovely Maremmas but they are not the same temperament as a golden.

People with reactive/aggressive dogs are always going to stick up for the rights of others with reactive/aggressive dogs and people with bouncy friendly dogs will do the same for others with bouncy over dogs. Thankyou to all those who did respond to my original question, I do realise that there was nothing to report, and perhaps in some twisted way, his rudeness was actually well-meaning. I have warned our doggy friends about this person as some of them do have very bouncy playful dogs who may potentially get hurt (if the dog really is aggressive). My dog is being desexed today so we won't be visiting dog parks for a while now. Hopefully we do not encouter this guy again.

Thats why it is best to try to begin to say it before he startes to go, ideally when he is sniffing for a good spot. I sort of shocked my puppy mid way the first time i said it Yeah- whenever i try to correct my puppy, half the time i just start laughing. Do you have any photos???

Aww he is till just a baby puppy (tho i'm glad those days are over for us!), he will get it in time. I have to say, one thing that REALLY helped me, and sped up the process enormously was to put a command on toileting. It is sooo easy and so worthwhile. Yes, you do feel like a bit of an idiot at first, but once they get it (and they generally get it pretty quick) it really reduced the amount of time you have to spend waiting around for them to go. I use "quick quick" but people also use wee wee, go to the toilet etc.... You can initally say the word when they are actually going to the toilet- lots of praise and treats after, the try to say the command just before they actually go to squat, and then when they are sniffing around. Good luck

Yes me too. I also lined her crate with them for the first couple of days, but then didn't bother as she didn't go in her crate anyway.

The problem with exercising your dog in off peak time is that owners of "problem" dogs also tend to be there in off peak times as well. I have encountered a number people with aggressive dogs during off peak park times, though none as rude as this person. They have usually said "my dog is aggressive" (surely that would be enough to keep a sensible person away????) and will grab their dog or put a leash on it to let us pass. Some nice, responsible owners even start to leave the park when they see us coming, if they explain that their dog doesn't like others etc, then i happy happy to pop my dog onto a leash and take her for a leash walk around the streets because I do understand how difficult it is for them. I just don't think rudeness gets you anywhere and owners of aggressive dogs should make some effort contain their dog (at least grab hold of it or something), and MOST do, if another dog comes into the vicinity, until the other owner can get their dog.

Why can't the owners of the over friendly dogs simply keep them in their own space?? It is public park and as such people should be able to walk their own dog without being run at bounced over and greeted by every dog in sight. Well in this situation my dog was not "bouncing" over to his, in fact she was off in the oppsite direction having a sniff. We were a good 500m away from this guy and his dog when he called out to us, we were not in his space. This area of the park is a walk thru area to others parts of the park. As soon as he spoke to us I called her over to me, put her on lead (not taking any chances with a dog that could rip her head off) and walked her away from them back in the direction we had come. Why should I have to leash my dog and vacate the area for rude guy and his potentially aggressive dog. Yes, i could have stayed at a distance and played or trained her there, but i do not wish to risk her life just to prove a point. I at least understand that dogs can be dogs and even the best trained dog can suddenly take off, take fright or whatever.

Is it? I used to walk my dog by myself all the time from the age of 11 years old. I would take her to offleash parks as well but she was under control. She was a medium breed and I would like to think I was responsible...

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss of Jake RIP Jake

Are you not allowed to speak in obedience? I am the opposite and train my dog to look ahead, only rewarding when she is looking ahead. The only time she is "allowed" to look at me is when I call her name or say look. She is still responsive to me (generally, when she is not having a hissy fit and wanting to do her own thing, which happens on the odd occasion ) and can do some pretty cool things imo such as indicating stairs and finding a seat But then again, I'm not training for obedience trialling It is funny becuase initially she did keep looking to me for direction, it was actually quite hard to train her out of it! The obedience people were in love with her, but I had to ask them how to STOP her from doing that!

Like wuffles said, the dog should be taking instructions from all in the household but it can be tricky if OH is away on work etc. Things you could do are, when he's back - he takes over the mealtime training sessions and you have him practising making her wait while he goes through doorways first etc. Just little things to emphasise to her that He Also Matters We actually have a similar thing to you. We always attend class together but Elbie is more used to seeing me on the sidelines. Sometimes he fusses, but generally he's calm even if he sees me across the field. The same doesn't go for when OH is far away - Elbie will fret and whimper so part of the reason we're going to share handler duties for silver class is to get Elbie used to seeing both of us Far Away ... My puppy won't "work" for anyone in my family except for me. But she will respond to commands such as get down and no and she will of course sit for food, wait for her meal etc with other family members. She will work for her puppy school teacher and guide dog trainers, so i'm not really concerned. though i think the person has to be confident and serious about the training otherwise, no way will the dog listen, they are not stupid

Jack is adorable and so natural with the dogs. Go Jack

How old is she gretel? Sometimes it can take some time for them to be accustomed to car rides. Where is her crate? COuld you move it onto the ground in the footwell somewhere? I've heard Ginger is good for carsickness. We have also had success with Cerenia

Both dogs are just gorgeous!

This is another one of my dog heeling; I never taught her to look up at me. That came naturally the more drive and focus we built. I'm not sure how it can be unnatural when the dog naturally offers the behaviour. Daisy is such a cutie! I love how fast her tail wags the whole time! Though, she is just turning her head to look up at you, which is not extreme. The Mally's head and neck were really arched back in an awkward looking position. Though perhaps it just looks funny because they have longer, thinner necks?

Diesel is one handsome boy