twodoggies2001

Puppies generally all over anyone close by. Whenever I have gone to look at a litter of puppies that I was interested in the puppies were crawling all over anyone that dared to sit on the floor. I think I would just turn around and walk away as quickly as I could. Something doesn't feel right.

twodoggies2001 - I have two miniauture schnauzers who do exactly the same thing. Must be a schnauzer thing?? I have spoken to our neighbours about it and they said its the only time they hear them all day so its fine. But if you weren't used to it you would wonder what on earth was happening. Really? The first time he did this I thought he was seriously hurt. It's such a loud piercing scream and not being used to it I was freaked out. My two boys don't do anything like this. My younger boy comes to us and gives us a quick 'hello' and then goes about his business. I wonder if your two and Harry are related lol.

the marrow in the bones is fat. I do feed sardines too but I buy them in spring water. I feel the less fat the better. I wouldn't give wings because of the skin which is also fat. If you feed necks, take the skin off, an easier job than the wings. Pancreatitus is a horrible infliction and very painful for the patient too. My boy was in the hospital for 3 days, if I remember correctly.

My Min Schnauzer had a bout of what I believe was medication induced pancreatitus about 3 years ago and I also feed raw. I have, with the help of the vet adjusted his diet to minimal fat content and he is just fine. I buy no fat yoghurt and cottage cheese and buy the raw meats accordingly.

I have another side to an enthusiastic greeting. Occasionally I have my cousin's miniature schnauzer fro a few days when they go away. All in all he is a great little dog and my young boy gets on so well with him. BUT, whenever we have been out and come home, or when he is finally picked up by his family he lets out an almighty scream, which continues for several minutes. We tell him 'No' to no avail and try hard to ignore him. I'm told that's how his family is greeted the same way. The neighbours must think there is a murder in progress. Any suggestions?

Gosh, you certainly meet some pretty weird people. I must be living on the wrong side of town lol.

My Boy Jasper grabs his favourite stuffed toy as soon as I bring out a plastic bag for poo patrol. He walks around with me giving out a soft growl as I'm on this mission. If I go out into the garden without my plastic bag, he will come out side me minus the favourite toy. :D

I'm pretty sure this was discussed a while back when the ABC actually ran the show. Can't remember exactly when,but it was earlier this year.

Could it be that the entire thread was deleted? I have noticed in the past that threads I have been following have just disappeared.

Exactly right. There have to be boundaries with children otherwise they would be called spoilt brats. The same goes for dogs, and for that matter cats too. My dogs are very well loved, and a very big part of our family and lives but they are dogs. Does that mean that we love them any less and are bad, because we don't give in to their every whim. Of course it doesn't. Yup and just because a dog gets what they want does not mean they are unruly or bad dogs or have owners who don't attend to their doggy needs. :D Well, I'm not saying that at all, but dogs are lower on the hierarchy ladder than most humans and should be treated like dogs. I am not saying they are unruly or bad for that matter, I honestly prefer that they are treated accordingly, and I don't mean mistreated or totally ignored either. My boys sleep up on our couch, have the run of the entire house and, dare I say, sleep in our bed when we choose but they do not dictate to us at their whim. I just tell them to leave it, or to go away, and off they go, without a second thought. My husband and I are still above them in status and they know and actually accept this. They probably like the guidance. I don't think a dog asking for a cookie and getting it means the dog rules the house hold. It wants a treat, it gets a treat. Another time it may not get a treat. Life moves on. It does not mean that the dog is the ruler of the house hold or that it doesn't get treated like a dog. Since when did treating a dog like a dog mean that you couldn't give it what it wants? But my main gripe is why people feel it is ok and perfectly acceptable to say "Well your dog rules the household" or "Well we know who's boss" to someone who is spoiling their dog. I find it extremely rude. There would be uproar if I said to someone "Just give your dog a cookie/game etc, why are you so nasty to it?" or "Why do you need this rule, do you have control issues?" I just think its uncool to make a swipe at someone just because they choose to raise their dog in a certain way. In either direction! Yep,either direction. You said it.

Exactly right. There have to be boundaries with children otherwise they would be called spoilt brats. The same goes for dogs, and for that matter cats too. My dogs are very well loved, and a very big part of our family and lives but they are dogs. Does that mean that we love them any less and are bad, because we don't give in to their every whim. Of course it doesn't. Yup and just because a dog gets what they want does not mean they are unruly or bad dogs or have owners who don't attend to their doggy needs. :D Well, I'm not saying that at all, but dogs are lower on the hierarchy ladder than most humans and should be treated like dogs. I am not saying they are unruly or bad for that matter, I honestly prefer that they are treated accordingly, and I don't mean mistreated or totally ignored either. My boys sleep up on our couch, have the run of the entire house and, dare I say, sleep in our bed when we choose but they do not dictate to us at their whim. I just tell them to leave it, or to go away, and off they go, without a second thought. My husband and I are still above them in status and they know and actually accept this. They probably like the guidance.

Exactly right. There have to be boundaries with children otherwise they would be called spoilt brats. The same goes for dogs, and for that matter cats too. My dogs are very well loved, and a very big part of our family and lives but they are dogs. Does that mean that we love them any less and are bad, because we don't give in to their every whim. Of course it doesn't.

If you are referring to me, then I actually spoke to the sire's owner as I said is a well respected breeder. I did see the dog's pedigree and because we could save a couple of hundred dollars, and to me it didn't make a difference because I wasn't going down the showing or breeding track, I chose to go the cheapskate route. I would not think that the sire's owner would put herself into a situation where she was found to be untruthful. She is to this day winning in the show ring. Sorry, but not very ethical of a breeder to be charging $200 more for papers! I guess you are right, but I had no problems with the breeder. If I needed to know anything from the breeder she was very forthcoming. I must admit that was in the days before I knew anything about registered breeders and protocol needed to be followed. Other than saving ourselves $200 I was not dudded and the boy we picked was a magnificent boy. Now I know much better and with each subsequent pup I will always ensure that the pedigree comes too.

If you are referring to me, then I actually spoke to the sire's owner as I said is a well respected breeder. I did see the dog's pedigree and because we could save a couple of hundred dollars, and to me it didn't make a difference because I wasn't going down the showing or breeding track, I chose to go the cheapskate route. I would not think that the sire's owner would put herself into a situation where she was found to be untruthful. She is to this day winning in the show ring.

Years ago we bought a standard schnauzer whose sire was from a well respected breeder and we were given the option of papers or without. Because we had no intention to show, we opted to go without papers, but the pup was a very well bred pure breed and pedigree to boot.

Of course that's ideal, but I believe JulesP has border collies (?) which are bred to make very quick, independent decisions. And once they make that decision they can be gone before you know which way you're facing! And often you don't know that something is an issue that needs training until it has happened. It's unfortunate that the people got a damp blanket but I bet Jules does a check for picnicers now :p I hope so, because if Jules does indeed own Border Collies, they are a very intelligent breed, and really, it goes both ways. If her dog does what it does, then one can hardly be angry with someone whose dog comes running at full pace at another dog, without any mean intentions and that dog is called rude. That's all I was attempting to point out. It's 'funny' in this instance, and rude in others. As for the picnickers they probably shouldn't have been where they and probably unaware of the off leash area. This really is just meant to be a light-hearted thread about embarrassing things people dogs do. The whole point is that the dogs have obviously done something that isn't exactly a desirable behaviour, thus the embarrassment. Jules P was too busy standing with her mouth open in shock to bother calling back her extremely well trained dog. She was just super grateful that she hadn't gone there from dog school and therefore wasn't wearing her bright red instructors jumper! Now that would have been very embarrassing. I can understand how you were gobsmacked :D

Of course that's ideal, but I believe JulesP has border collies (?) which are bred to make very quick, independent decisions. And once they make that decision they can be gone before you know which way you're facing! And often you don't know that something is an issue that needs training until it has happened. It's unfortunate that the people got a damp blanket but I bet Jules does a check for picnicers now :p I hope so, because if Jules does indeed own Border Collies, they are a very intelligent breed, and really, it goes both ways. If her dog does what it does, then one can hardly be angry with someone whose dog comes running at full pace at another dog, without any mean intentions and that dog is called rude. That's all I was attempting to point out. It's 'funny' in this instance, and rude in others. As for the picnickers they probably shouldn't have been where they and probably unaware of the off leash area.

If I was moronic enough to have a picnic in one of the few off lead areas in the entire shire and at a very large park with heaps of alternative picnic areas then no I wouldn't be annoyed if I got jumped on. I'd laugh :D The dog has probably been spending a fair percentage of their life on blankets, how on earth would it know that this blanket in this spot is one to keep away from. And if it's never crashed a picnic before, it couldn't have been trained out of it so the owner was probably just as surprised as the picnicers! No point getting mad at animals, that's just causing yourself unnecessary stress. So, where was the control over the well trained dog?

If I was moronic enough to have a picnic in one of the few off lead areas in the entire shire and at a very large park with heaps of alternative picnic areas then no I wouldn't be annoyed if I got jumped on. How did I know that an answer like that would be imminent?

Very funny incidents in a lot of cases, but I think some of these would also be classified as rude. I wonder if the shoe was on the other foot, how many of these owners of the rude dogs would laugh then.

What about a Peking Knees

It all depends how old he is and if he is accepting all you are feeding.

Could the reason you say it's obvious to you that your dog is not comfortable because he is anticipating your yelling each time a dog approaches?

I agree that some dogs do attack unprovoked. Years ago when we had a wonderful standard schnauzer and my husband was taking him for a walk a neighbour down the road owned a Lakeland Terrier. What a nasty piece of work that little dog was. He attacked my hubby and the dog and he was forced to kick the little so and so, but he kept coming back for more. You ask yourself, why was he allowed to be in the street, but these owners were irresponsible letting their dog come into people's front yards to drop their load, when the owner was very conveniently reading his newspaper and of course didn't see what his pride and joy had done. On another occasion this little terror attacked a friend of his daughter and her small dog. The offending terror attacked her dog and she picked him up and tried to run away. I just happened to be outside and witnessed all this, and took to him with a broom. Of course, according to the very responsible owner, he had never done this before. Yeah right!!! This dog attacked, totally unprovoked in the case of my husband and this lovely young girl who came to visit her friend.

Mine have the run of the house and none of the doors are shut either upstairs or down. WE have a doggy door and the younger boy goes in and out at his leisure. My older boy can't manage the doggy door because of his lack of vision. On nice days we leave our older boy outside. We have never had any damage done. I guess we must be blessed.