GoldenGirl85

LMAO, this thread just made my day

She annoys me too, the way she was acting like a teenage girl at the lizard last night...man, if your that scared of it get someone else to treat it!

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All well and good if you have a small breed puppy. At 10 weeks mine was over 12kg so carrying them around is not possible. She has a Labrador

drop some onto some bread or something I give it to Tess, but for her its more a game of 'get as much down her throat as quick as you can' Im thinking about putting it on her food so Im not stressing her by putting the drops in

My life stages one is the same, Im on my 3rd now, thankfully Ive been able to get Pet Barn to replace the faulty ones, but if the hinges go stupid again Ill be chucking it and starting again with another one

I know you did not suggest that i roused on her, i never said you did, i am sorry if i made you feel this way, i was just pointing out what i don't do as i have seen loads of people walking their dogs over the yrs doing this to their dogs and it is not right. i did not mean to imply you thought that about me. have not notice anything that makes her switch off, sometimes she gets scared (tail between her legs) but i don't see or hear anything to know what has scared her - has happened once or twice and she has been walked a fair bit since she was 14 weeks old, other times she just sits solid and does not move, she loves her biscuits as treats - she loves her food, once she starts walking i give her a treat, then sometimes she stops and wont move and i hold the treat out for her in front to get her to walk and she will stretch herself out to get it but wont actually walk to it, tried - pigs ears, tempters, trainers, chick necks, all give her the runs Try chopped up chicken breast or cheese or something unprocessed, just try little bits of something until you find something that agrees with her, I think you will find you have a completely different dog when you find something she really wants, another thing to try is a tug, if she tugs take it along and encourage her with tugging rather than food Im wondering if she might have had a fright in a fear period, unfortunately that sort of thing can affect them in ways you could only imagine, I think you just need to start with some very highly reward based training, even just give her a training session out the front of your house on lead, she needs to learn that walking outside is a fun thing to do, its not a chore

I wouldnt have a problem with a new grad doing my pets surgery, provided that they had hands on experience at uni, and there was a fully qualified vet assisting them, that way at least if something did go wrong, they can take over, but the new grad gets the surgical experience

thats right Mackenzie11 look at it this way, you're a mum, if you were trying to get your daughter to do something she wasnt sure about, and you said "if you do it Ill let you have broccoli for dinner!" I bet you wont get much response, but if it was "if you do Ill let you have McDonalds for dinner!" she will be a lot more interested, dogs dont think the same way we do, with your daughter you can reward her hours later for something she did earlier that day, for dogs, you need to give them their Maccas instantly, they take every moment as it comes

As the title says, I want to start increasing my pups fitness, so far I just walk her, and we have been doing very short jogs on grass (short being like 50 metres) I dont want to do any damage to her joints, which is why Im asking on here, Ive never had a large breed pup before so I dont really know where to start as far as fitness training goes, she is very lean, I can feel her ribs easily so there is no excess weight, I just want to get more muscle on her and increase her fitness. I will be training her in agility when she is older (probably around 18 months or so, if I think she is ready)

??? For one, dog anatomy is very different to human anatomy, Id rather have someone operating on my dog who knows what goes where You can only learn so much through simulation and text books, sorry but there will be no signature from me, sure its harsh, but its a fact of life, these dogs will get PTS anyway, they may as well help our future vets learn

I wouldnt be terribly keen to work for a bit of boring old kibble, you need something to get her interested in doing what you want her to do, have you tried giving her chicken? if that doesnt affect her chop up some chicken necks, there surely has to be something other than kibble that she can eat, how would you feel if you got rewarded with corn flakes all the time...boring huh? When I mentioned your attitude I meant it could be something sub conscious you might be putting on a happy act for her, but if you are really thinking "come on you little pain just walk for me" she will sense that, I didnt suggest that you might rouse on her or anything, its good that you dont, but please dont suggest that I did have you noticed what makes her switch off? you said she gets all excited when you say "walkies" when does she become unwilling? is it when you put on her collar and lead? once you are past the safety of your front yard? PM has a very valid point

Take some REALLY yummy treats with you, like chopped up cabanossi, that should get her interested in walking, also dont push it, when she is walking nicely really praise her and give her treats, but only take her for a short walk, you want to leave her hanging and wondering when she will get her treats, she will soon associate the lead and collar with getting her treats, then you can slowly phase them out when she realises how much fun it is to walk And dont forget she is still a baby! these things take time :D i have tried all that, she acts as though "i did this yesterday and i dont want to do it again" she won't walk any more than once a week, this is what i have tried - loads of treats walking her with our other dog driving to a quiet location more treats having my daughter walk in front and call her short walks none of it works, it is just like been there done that, but she is so excited when you say "walkies" jumping all around but when you get out the door, "no fear no walkies" not if she has done it in the past 7 days but i will keep trying Dogs dont understand a week the way we do, they dont even understand yesterday the way we do, they can make associations between objects and feelings etc, but there is no way she would be thinking "I did this yesterday and I dont want to do it again" and there is no way she knows that its been a week so it must be time for another walk What sort of treats do you take? I make up a mix of chopped up cheese, cabanossi, devon and chicken roll for training What exactly does she do when she refuses to walk? when I say take her on a short walk I mean it, you can literally take her out to the front door on a lead and then take her back in. There has to be a reason why she wont walk on the other days, it could even just be your attitude she is sensing, it could be anything, but its not because she knows its Tuesday and we always walk on Tuesdays

The best thing would be for her to start contacting breeders and attend shows to learn about the breed, I dont really know enough about hip and elbow scores to give any advice, but a good, reputable breeder wouldnt breed a dog whose scores were not up to scratch. Another thing to remember about HD is that it is often environmental, so she shouldnt let the pup get fat or do any strenuous exercise on hard surfaces

Take some REALLY yummy treats with you, like chopped up cabanossi, that should get her interested in walking, also dont push it, when she is walking nicely really praise her and give her treats, but only take her for a short walk, you want to leave her hanging and wondering when she will get her treats, she will soon associate the lead and collar with getting her treats, then you can slowly phase them out when she realises how much fun it is to walk And dont forget she is still a baby! these things take time :D

Has anyone ever used these Outward Hound ones? http://www.petsprovidore.com.au/treat-N-train-bag-large.html

Yeah Goldens are the same "If you Golden Retrievers you may also like Irish Wolfhound, Afgan Hound and Akita" No mention of Labs, the "other perfect family pet" Yep, it seems to have a set group to match up for the 'if you like this...' section. Overall we thought it was a pretty poor breed selection site. Suggesting an Akita for someone who was looking at a Golden?!?!? Or to say 'if you like the Dalmatian you may also like the British Bulldog'??!! Anyways, we voiced our dislike to our Pfizer reps lol, what did they say about that?

Yeah Goldens are the same "If you Golden Retrievers you may also like Irish Wolfhound, Afgan Hound and Akita" No mention of Labs, the "other perfect family pet"

Me too lol, just glimpsed it and thought "nah...they wouldnt have" They did lol

I got sick of the constant reminder for this survey (reminder being the banner at the top of every page lol) so anyway I finally get around to clicking on it, so I complete the survey, get a result of "you :D your dog" with an above average result (no life maybe? lol) Then it takes me to a Paws Club page with all sorts of links like -Puppy friendly places to go -Choosing a dog and...wait for it..... -Common breads Ummm whoops typo much lmao...Ill take a multi grain loaf thanks...dont like that white crap Ahhh this just made my day :p

After linking that story to my fb one of my doggy friends said she had been advised the dog has been found...?

If he is 'tan' I wonder if he is darker yellow or a lighter chocolate...from what I saw at Guide Dogs open day they really only had blacks and yellows

Omg, Ill keep an eye out for him when im in the area...poor pup and poor owner

You can get rescue remedy drops from most chemists in the aisle with the vitamins, the human one is fine to use on dogs

You too!! So did everyone else lol, I sat there alone for about 40 mins before leaving to check out another park to see if I had the wrong place, on driving back past I saw Dandys dog running around so stopped again lol Sounds good, the next one will be at Nudgee unless everyone wants to try this park first, if anyone prefers Petrie holler, otherwise that will be Feb Next one is December 5th Northside