GoldenGirl85

Does the back seat buddy protect the doors?

You should only need to load the clicker once, now you are just giving him treats for nothing When he is tired enough he will sleep, what breeds were your gfs previous puppies? Im guessing they wernt a working breed, while yes he is still a baby and needs sleep, he is a very active breed and is very stimulated by the world around him to care about sleep, which is why he goes to sleep when you lock him in...there is nothing else to do. Just leave him to it, he is in a very exciting world but he will sleep when he is tired enough

Whats wrong with just letting him sleep in his crate? keep the door open and when he is tired he will go in for a sleep when you start clicker training you need to 'load' the clicker, so all you do is click and treat and click and treat, when the puppy reacts to the click (even just an ear prick) you know they have associated that with food

Im glad I crate trained my pup, Ive recently trained my older JRT as well, you should definitely do it

Good luck finding them, thats why I made mine, couldnt find anything long enough, my anchor points are on the back of my seats and all the commercial ones were still too short What is so good about the back seat buddy?

You can get crates online or at bigger petshops, best to get one from a petshop so you can visualise the dog in there, it needs to be big enough for the dog to be able to stand up and turn around comfortably How old is the Staffy? To get the dog used to the crate just have it open in the house for the dog to have free access to it, the dog probably wont be terribly interested at first but if you give all its meals inside the crate and treat and praise it everytime it even sniffs at the crate it will learn that it is a pretty good place to be, encourage play inside the crate There are loads of crate training threads on here if you do a search then you will find loads of tips

I once saw photos of a mini dach x chi litter (cant believe they actually called it a chiweeny ) Anyway most of the pups in the litter looked like chi's, just one (the one owned by the person who showed me the pics) looked much more like a long haired mini dach

Where did you find this nonsense? A litter from two parents of two different breeds produces licorice allsorts. Go look at some of those designer mutt websites. All the progeny are different in size, coat type and overall apperance. No way can you tell what "breed" of dog you are looking at. + 1 + 2 Are you thinking of identical twins, you know, one egg is fertilised and then splits? because this is not how a litter of puppies occurs

I recently made new straps for my girls, my JRT would accidently stop on the seatbelt plug and release herself on the old ones I bought some really strong webbing, some sliders and some quality bulldog clips, sewed one end up with the slider and bulldog clip, and the other end with just the bulldog clip and adjusted the length so I could clip the dog onto the anchor points on my car which are on the back of my seat Similar design to the black dog ute tie, but longer

Re marrow bones: Is it true that too many marrow bones (too much marrow intake) can cause difficiencies or health problems in some dogs?? My mum knew a girl that fed her husky marrow bones every 1-2 days and he got an issue (not sure what!) and the vet said too much marrow I dont know, Ive never given them that frequently. Lately Ive only been giving my girls smaller lamb bones on occasion because I didnt want my pup to get the harder bones, her adult teeth are almost all the way through now so I think Ill give them bigger bones. Before I got my pup Tess would only get marrow bones every month or two, she would spend the first day eating the meat off etc and the bone itself would last weeks

Marrow bones last AGES, they are a very hard bone but I dont see why a pup couldnt have them if their adult teeth are through

Skitch what do you put in yours?

Deelee treat dispensing balls are great, until they get them stuck in the corner anyway

A nice marrow bone will keep her occupied all day errmm, just remember to adjust her daily intake if you give her meaty bones lol You can also try treat balls, loads of chew toys and rotate them so she doesnt get bored

In a perfect world any dog owner would have access to dog parks, obedience schools, dog sports etc. Not everyone has access to that I would have loved to get Tess into agility or flyball when she was younger, I think that would have been just the thing she needed, but I was in an isolated town with no help for her. The town I come from isnt even the tiniest bit dog friendly, they only have an off leash park because they are required to provide one, but it has no water, no grass, and its in a horrible part of town...you dont even consider driving through that part of town or the 'locals' will throw stones at your car or step in front of you and refuse to move, I wasnt able to socialise her because I didnt know anyone with dogs and there was no dog groups of any kind in the town I love JRTs, and who knows maybe after Tess Ill really miss them and one day decide to get another terrier, but I dont recommend them for anyone who has never owned a dog before because they have no idea what they are getting in for. Big things really do come in small packages

You have said exactly what I was going to WnJ... I am yet to meet a purebred papered JRT that I could fault temperament wise. I think they are awesome little dogs and to be honest I wouldn't hesitate getting the right one (from the right breeder) if I had children. Absolutely awesome little dogs that have a very undeserved reputation. If the two of you met my JRT you couldnt fault her temperament either, she is a great little dog...now That comment was about the people who get a cute little JRT puppy from the petshop or wherever and throw it out in the yard after the cuteness wears off and expect to find it trained when they let it in or decide to take it out, I am not bagging the breed, simply pointing out that it is a breed which needs special care and attention to keep it focused

Which is exactly why I didnt get another one, I chose to get a Golden for my next dog, I was 16 years old, my mum said I can get a puppy for christmas but it had to be a small dog, I knew JRT's were active, I thought that was what I wanted. Had I have not been isolated in a small country town I would have had more options in regards to breed, and I would have had assistance in her training, I also would have had access to flyball or agility groups DONT condemn me for not choosing the right breed, a lot of people dump their dogs when they realise they are out of their depth, I stuck through it with her and changed my lifestyle to suit her and Im now very happy with my little dog, infact I think that considering until recently I had NO access to professional training she is a very well trained little dog Its all well and good to say I should have done more research, but when was the last time you ever tried to tell a 16yo girl anything and they listened? On TV JRT's come across as very smart, and a very easy breed, but TV doesnt show you just how much work they need. Im willing to admit she wasnt the right breed for me, I never denied that, but she is my dog and she will be until the day she dies

If either the parents or the kid are committed to training it then yes a JRT would be a good choice, if they arent trained they are damn right horrible dogs to have around, but if they have ongoing training they are great little dogs for an active family your point? that goes for ANY dog. If any parent isn't committed to training any dog then they shouldn't have a dog in the first place. Any dog needs training yes, but a terrier needs constant training and stimulation or it will take hold of the household and will be unmanageable, terriers are a lot more work than a toy and even a lot of larger breeds The reason why I said the kid or the parent is because the kid could be responsible enough to take on the pooch, or it could just be a play mate in which case the parent needs to put in the work to train it And yes you are right in your last statement, but unfortunately there are too many people who get a puppy, then once the novelty wears off the poor dog gets left to their own devices, with a JRT this would lead to a very destructive, very yappy and very snappy dog, a lot of other breeds would cope much better to this treatment and just take it as a way of life I have a JRT, and I love her to death, but Id NEVER get another one. Tess is 9 this year and now Im really starting to enjoy her, but the first 5 years with her were absolute hell, there was a lot of good times, but she was sooo much work. much more work than I expected out of a small dog, a lot of people, mostly those who have never owned one, dont understand just how much work terriers (specifically JRT's) are THAT is my point

Lol, I was hoping to get her all fuzzy and puppy like, but she cant have a bath and her fur is really oily, she has kinda gotten to the teenage uglies... she is still beautiful in my eyes though lol and she is currently patchy cos she has her dark adult coat coming through in her face, and still has her pale puppy coat in patches lol

I dont know how she would react to a full check chain, she is ok with her martingale...which happens to be fluro purple but I still dont think she would take very well to a chain, she is back in the fear stage so I dont want to frighten her with it and make her nervous about her martingale

If either the parents or the kid are committed to training it then yes a JRT would be a good choice, if they arent trained they are damn right horrible dogs to have around, but if they have ongoing training they are great little dogs for an active family

I dont think Ill make it today, Tess is having an ugly day and I cant see her co-operating, and Lexi will need to be collared and I dont have one to match her colouring, besides she is a bit rank atm and I cant wash her because she still has stitches

Mine didnt develop an "off" button until age 5...and it malfunctions on a frequent basis Last night both my girls were fast asleep, I rolled a tennis ball and BAM, my girl was up and at em, only got a metre past her before she got it So so true, they would be much easier if you have some sort of obedience school to take them to, but I didnt, all her training is my own blood sweat and tears

I can understand the good intent in 'creating' the labradooodles, but I can only wonder if things would be different today if he chose a name which didnt resemble the two breeds

My girls both only have hot pink collars, not blingy, but still hot pink...