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One time I never fed Jess when I had vertigo so bad I couldn't lift my head up off the bed without being violently ill, even though she never got fed that day, she sat next to the bed licking, or pressing her nose to my forehead. I love my Jess

yes, the lady who helped me with the cat thing, she had a guarantee too... but it wasn't a several hours thing, it was several months... mostly things I had to do. I might see if I can track her down again. but the entire time I've owned Jess the only fights she's been in is: - 1 at the dog beach once a staff/pit looking dog bolted for us and just attacked her, completely unprovoked. (similar to the situation in your last post). about 18 months ago. - 2 she's been in several fights (probably say 5) with scooby just starts lifting his lip around food, or toys (or me and the bf even), and he'll stand over her, then start growling, in esculates, then all of a sudden it's on.... this has been happening for about 6 weeks - 3 the incident with the puppy, jess was COMPLETELY in the wrong. it was probably more like 3 weeks ago. Also... when she has had these fights with Scooby, it is very easy for Jess to overpower Scooby perhaps because he's a smaller dog, but she's never biten him. It it a lot of snarling - although it is quite scarey. What happens is although it starts with Scooby snarling, Jess in the end 'snarls' him to the ground.. and even when he's on the ground, she doesn't bite him, she just growls.... of course this all happens in a few seconds and we're usually there to separate the dogs and they both get a time out.. (and after that they are good again). It aws the same with the puppy, just snarling. no biting. Although, if there is a next time, I guess a muzzle would make sense in CASE she does actually bite a random dog. but apart from that, she's always been very cruisey with heaps of dogs, on the street & beach (on lead), at friends places and also when people come to visit me, they often bring their dog for a 'play date' because she's never been a problem (off lead)... and she has played with next doors puppy before with no hitches ... I can understand why she gets into fights with Scooby, but I can't understand why she started at the puppy.

Hi Dogmad Oh yes, without a doubt, I do keep Jess on a lead in public, a pretty short one too and the main reason for that is because Jess came with a 'is funny around kids' disclaimer when I adopted her... and she was definitely on a lead that day, but the puppy wasn't... It was really unpredictable.... it did freak me out when she responded to the pup like that... do you think there is something I can do? your thoughts appreciated. .

um, what's a GSD? lol... I thought German Shepard ... Dog? lol I have no idea what my Jess (rotty) would do... she sounds scarey and looks scarey, that's enough I think... I have a pepper spray I carried with me when I was going on public transport when I lost my license for points... But like Brook, I have never thought to carry the pepper spray with me when I'm walking Jess because, I just assumed Jess would protect me... and I walk her sometimes when it's really late/ dark ... *makes note to start taking pepper spray to protect me AND the Jessy dog* lol

One thing I always wondered though... because I always use the time out method... when we are at a park or a beach.... I don't overly know what to do if she plays up, other than tell her off.... Most of the time Jess is dog social. She does get into fights with scooby because he's a little doosh bag half the time - and both dogs get a time out .... but at the beach she likes other dogs... except... the other day, a puppy that wasn't on a lead came up and Jess and the pup sniffed each other.... then the puppy did like a puppy bow (where he spread his front feet and put his bum up in the air) - because he/she wanted to play, but jess just kicked off and wanted to attack her so I had to tell her off and pull her back... normally she would get an automatic time out for that... but we were at the beach? .... any suggestions on how to respond to that? It doesn't happen all the time... once in a blue moon..

Hi All Thanks again for your replies. I will see how I go with the bf and trying to toughen him up lol lol dogmad & jed Om goodness Brooke, 7 kids between you? So if your husband won't tell the kids off if they be little ferets, what happens? Are you always the bad guy? One time my BF said he was doing the 'time out' method with Scooby in the pool and claimed 'it didn't work' .... so next time I was over, I did it and it started working straight away.... in the end, the conclusion I came to was that my bf wasn't 'firm' enough, or just plain didn't 'mean' it, and Scooby knew it... ? Christine, I sought advice from a trainer who educated me a bit on 'pack' mentality. I had to change things I was doing, ie, feed myself, then the cat, then Jess. Things like I would always walk through a door first, then invite the dog.. stuff like that... I used the 'time out' method with Jess with several things, and still use it now if she does something wrong... for example, she barks when guests arrive... but sometimes, she doesn't stop after I invite them in... so in time out she goes and she (now) stops barking straight away.. I leave her in there for few minutes. Time out being only water, no food, very boring in there no toys etc. and the time in there varies depending on what she's done... mostly it's a few minutes. But one time she tried to attack the cat (and scared the crap out both me and the poor cat lol)... she got an entire day in time out for that... it wasn't long after that, that she quickly started to respond a lot better.. time out is meant to be 'exclusion from the pack'. You're not meant to visit them in time out, but if you have to go into the area you can't give eye contact or acknowledgement them at all... Is it just the barking or are you worried the adoptee will he/she maul the poor cats if given the opportunity?

... I should add that now the dog and cat are like two peas in a pod they've come a long way and lucky the cat was pretty cruisey and very forgiving!

Lyndsy, he never 'pushed' him in the pool, but he chase him around and pick him up and then walk in the pool with him. Scooby just tenses up from it. But I think it's stupid anyway. One of his friends actually pushed the dog in the pool once, I think because he was barking so much he got irritated and just shoved Scooby in the pool. His friend is much younger, thats no excuse but yes totally immature, no matter how much he's barking. lol hmmmm I was afraid of that.... Christina and Monah... On one occasion when I was doing the 'time out' or praise method in the pool, I asked the bf 'So what would happened if you had children and they were naughty, would you just let them be naughty and run a muck?' ............... and his response 'well at least they would like me' .... I was quietly insulted, said nothing and promptly took Jess and went home. It did annoy me because I had been taking time out to get in and out, in and out, in and out of the pool, to teach his dog something... and then he said that... He later admitted it was a stupid thing to say and he didn't mean it and appreciated me trying to help scooby... My bf is a really nice guy, in fact, he's probably the first really nice guy I've been out with.... Although I do think he does lack some .... er guts... (I feel mean saying that though).. But you know, then I think of another bf I had before that wouldn't allow me to have the cat inside (pedigree ragdoll)... even on a 42 degree day.. we actually broke up over it lol... twice... So then I think, am I now that person? lol Gilly I find the same thing with Jess, she's 40ish kilos, and she can find the first step but then kind of just belly flops in haha... her bum sinks straight away but then gets the dog paddle going and putters along doing laps... it's so funny... I love that she loves the water... I don't know about the walking... I go through stages where I walk her 3 times a week, other times once a week.... but I also bring her to work with me for the day once or twice a week, spend a lot of time in the back yard and of course I also take her to the bfs now. ...... Although, when I first got Jess (although advised that she was ok with cats) I found she actually wanted to kill cats (including mine) and she tried on several occasions. (it's a long story, but it wasn't an option to send her back where she came from). So I used the pack leader methods to help her stop wanting to kill the cat, and one of the things included big long walks before she was socialised with the cat (while on a lead)... so that way she was more relaxed... it worked well..

When my old rickerty gate was missing a couple of pickets, passer bys (or neighbours) must have complained to the ranger they were worried about my dog behind the gate, so the ranger visited me, he just gave me a warning to fix the gate (I ended up putting a whole new gate on)... but also for some reason it never occurred to me to get her registered (when I adopted her) (even though I had got her mirco-chipped), and all I got was a warning. $1000 would really put a financial strain on me if I had to find that sort of money out of the blue.

Hi Gilly We have tried them at the beach once. It was... 'ok'... the bf didn't let him off the lead (even though we were some distance from others)... I guess better to be safe than sorry if he tries to attack another dog.... Anyway... he did bark, but no where near as much... At first the bf dragged him in.... (which I didn't agree with)... he wasn't comfortable, but with Jess jumping straight in and having a merry ol time having a swim, he also then had a little swim too... but where he's feet still touched the ground... Do you have a pool Gilly and if so, were you able to stop the GD's barking when you were in there? Or was it just the beach? Thanks heaps for your help.

PS. I forgot to ask the thoughts on the pool thing, like if scooby is scared of the water, or barks like mad, I don't think it's a great idea to force him in the water. but the bf thinks it will make scooby like it?

Hello All! Thank you for your replies! I do know as Diva points out, it sounds like I don't like Scooby, and I guess to be honest because of his behavior being allowed to carry on I think I am starting to resent him. But I don't want it to be like that. I feel as though Scooby has two attitudes.... a 'Good' attitude when it's just me, Scooby & Jess.... and a whole other 'I'll do as I please' attitude when it's me, Scooby, Jess AND the BF.... I know it's not Scooby (it's like kids right? you never have to look far to see why they behave the way they do? ... although I'm not a parent so I could be wrong lol) Scoobs used to try to mount her like continuously when they first met... Jess would move, then growl, snap... until eventually they would just get in BIG fights over it... NOW, he doesn't try it with her.... but.... if both dogs are fixed, why was Scooby trying to mount her? .... Can they actually still do 'it' if they are fixed? :S The reason why I mentioned dominance, is because even though he's shorter than Jess, he sometimes stand tall and tries to put his head over her head and he kind of tenses...? My bf uses flea powder. I use the monthly revolution or advocate drops on Jess and for my cat... Megan, I did actually think that was weird that he was peeing so much, and wondered if he should go to the vets... Jessy girl holds it overnight too... I think he gets walked ... once a week/ fortnight? I guess my main problem is bringing this up again with my bf without sounding like I'm just being mean and picking on him and his dog..... :S

I probably should add, I've been going out with the bf since December and it's only been the last few weeks the dogs have been socialising together....

Hello All I have a Rotti called Jess aged approx 8, that I adopted 2 years ago. My bf has a bitsa dog called Scooby that was given to him by a friend about 6 months ago, aged also 8. These are my problems (keyword being ‘my’ as these don’t seem to be an issue for my bf lol) - Scooby is allowed to get on the couch, and leaves dirt and sand all over there. It’s filthy and my bf expects me to sit in dirt and next to the dog that has FLEAS. - Scooby lets himself inside the house whenever he wants, and leaves the door wide open and has damaged the flyer wire. - Scoobs barks like a crazy barking dog when we are in the pool. - He barks like a crazy dog when he wants something until the bf gives in. - He sometimes starts fights with my dog Jess over food or toys ie. He’s not interested in a toy unless Jess has it. - Scooby wakes us up several times throughout the night to go the toilet. - If he gets let out and we don’t wait for him to come back in (like the third time and I’m dead tired) so I leave him outside he then barks like mad until he’s let back inside. - He pees or poos in the spare room if the bf hasn’t let him outside. - When scooby does listen to the bf, he just sneakily does what he wants after anyway. I know some people on here probably let their dog sleep on the bed, but when I tried sleeping with the BF and Scooby, after two nights I simply REFUSED to sleep in the same bed as a dog because it was dirty and he’s takes up too much room. Keeping in mind, scooby isn’t a little well groomed shitzu etc. The other reason I think the dog shouldn't sleep on his bed, is because I think he feels he is our equal or leader and this is why he does what he wants.... PLEASE ADVISE YOUR THOUGHTS... The pool issue, I’ve been using a ‘time out’ method. So if scooby doesn’t shut up, he goes in time out. This seems to work in conjunction with lots of praise eg. ‘good boy scooby, no barking scooby, it’s ok scooby’ etc etc when he’s not barking..... BUT THEN because my Jess loves the water and belly flops in and happily swims around, the BF chases Scooby around to ‘make’ him get in the water. I personally feel like Scoobs has a fear of us being in the water and he definitely doesn’t want to go in the water, so by the BF forcing him in there he’s just undoing that re-assuring that I’m trying to do and immediately after, starts barking like a nut job again. The barking is extremely irritating and makes time in the pool for me and other visitors unenjoyable. The bf doesn’t seem to get irritated at the barking. AGAIN YOUR THOUGHTS??? I personally think all of these problems can be easily overcome, if my bf would actually give Scooby some boundaries (and enforce them)..... I think dominance is the biggest issue here, but again please advise your thoughts... Also if you can advise with Scooby waking us up t/out the night for peeing? Most nights it’s once. Other nights it’s up to 3 times. I always encourage him to go outside before we go to bed, but he doesn’t seem to want to go outside like he doesn’t need to go. My Jess holds it till morning, although once every blue moon she’ll wake me and needs to go out in through the night. Thanks again for your help.