minimax

Hover Pug!

It's hard finding her good side, but it's there sometimes!

"Does have problems with peeing directly in the toilet" Yes, but they might happily trot out and pee in the bushes or something :p

Are they toilet trained?

I think the DPI has all the info - might be slightly different for different states though. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/299803/Breeding-dogs-and-cats-code-of-practice.pdf

Who are you calling ugly :p Not meeee, I'm adorable!

There is a trillion threads on this in the health and nutrition sub-forum.

That is just sartorial splendour! Hah, that's nothing. I have an obsession with the colour purple, so people often comment that I'm dressed and accessorized the same as my dogs (my hair is usually purple, my bag is purple, I'm usually wearing purple, and their leads are purple, poo bags are purple, poo bag holder is purple, etc) :p

Yes, because it's usually the well trained dogs that are surrendered or stray etc :laugh:

The jedi mind trick also works in the kitchen, when you stand on your tippy toes (tippy paws?) to try and see what's on the bench and if Grandma is making something for you Or when you push yourself between the human and the bench, thinking maybe you've got more chance of catching the fallen pieces that way Then you finally try your last trick: the SIT

No I think that one I had food and she didn't! It's her "If I stare long enough the food will float over from your hand to my mouth" look.

Had she just woken up? The one where she was sitting on my head, yes. She wanted brekky and I wasn't ready to get up and give it to her :laugh:

She does good grumpy faces too

That's my girl She can't do anything without the crazy face!

I posted some random Max photos http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/246675-max-the-manic-pug to stop hijacking Sammy's thread :laugh:

One thing about her though, when she's tired she will just go to sleep anywhere. She's my little freak, I love her :laugh:

Then she graduated to silly, goofy floppy ear grins (And of course I can't have a a bath without her little head popping up to say hi and eat the bubbles!) (Max why are you on the coffee table?)

Max seemed to amuse everyone greatly in Sammy's thread, so I thought I'd share some other photos of her. She'e been manic since the moment she got off the plane and into my car at 8 weeks of age, she's now 16 months old and people tell me pugs slow down around now, but she's not showing any signs of it, she's only getting more energetic and crazy :laugh: Of course she is black, so that explains a lot! Even from a little pup she was a pro at the crazy faces

I'm most interested in this one. This one indicates a higher level of reasoning that I wouldn't have really thought about ... but then I presume service dogs have a lot of training with spacial awareness and are maybe taught to think of their human as part of themselves when it comes to things like obstacles? I know "normal" dogs don't think about anyone else when it comes to getting through small things so it's really a training thing and not a natural thinking thing. I wonder how they train for this? I think the spatial awareness is already there is all animals and people, people are remarkably good at adjusting this subconsciously for different situations. People learn to cope with things like high heels, or the use of a walking stick and these things become part of our embodiment in space. I wonder if the use of the special harness helps the dog feel as if the handler is part of their body? I'd be interested in finding out. I just know from when Max was a little pup she would take great delight in squeezing out of elevator doors as soon as they were open wide enough for her, but of course there was no way I was fitting through that tiny gap with her, as much as she tried to get me through with her! Thinking about my welfare is the last thing on her mind :laugh:

I'm most interested in this one. This one indicates a higher level of reasoning that I wouldn't have really thought about ... but then I presume service dogs have a lot of training with spacial awareness and are maybe taught to think of their human as part of themselves when it comes to things like obstacles? I know "normal" dogs don't think about anyone else when it comes to getting through small things so it's really a training thing and not a natural thinking thing.

Ah ok, cool. Yeh I'd take the skin off, especially if you think it's upsetting her stomach. Dogs need fat in their diet, but not that much and that frequently.

What's a maryland? (sorry, I'm vegetarian :laugh: ) Had that got bone, or is it just a fillet?

What sort of chicken do you feed that has the skin on? I don't feed wings often, due to the skin and fat as it gives my pugs really mucus'y poo, but frames don't normally have much skin on them. I wouldn't be feeding much chicken skin at all.

http://www.news.com.au/national/uk-research-finds-dogs-take-an-owners-point-of-view-into-consideration-when-carrying-out-tasks/story-fndo4bst-1226579822052 THEY swear their pooch understands them and now devoted dog owners appear to have been proven right - scientists have shown what they claim is dogs factoring in a human point of view. Research found dogs forbidden from stealing a snack will take food when they think you can't see them. It proves, the scientists say, that the dog first considered what a human could see before breaking the rules. The UK research involved putting dogs in rooms which were dark and rooms which were lit. They discovered the dogs were four times more likely to disobey a command not to steal food left in the room when the room was dark. They acted the same, regardless of whether someone was in the room. "That's incredible because it implies dogs understand the human can't see them, meaning they might understand the human perspective," Dr Juliane Kaminski, from the University of Portsmouth's psychology department said. "Clearly the dogs take the social situation into account before they take any action. It suggests the dogs are looking at the food from the human perspective, as well as their own, before acting." Sydney animal behaviourist Mali Rolph said it mirrored her experience with "counter surfing", where dogs would steal food from kitchen counters, often when the owner's back was turned. "Labradors are notorious for it -we had one Lab that was clever enough to steal two pieces of pizza from a closed pizza box. He did it so secretively, the box re-closed on itself when he was done," Ms Rolph said. "We've also seen lots of evidence which this research supports in our work with service or assistance dogs. They've shown us countless times they are capable of navigating a human who is sight impaired under or around obstacles that would be no challenge from the dogs perspective. "For example, the dog will see a low beam that it could easily walk under, but recognises that it's human handler will be caused an injury if they continue to walk forward. The dog will then navigate the human safely around the beam."

Max always plays with the big kids at the park, although sometimes she aims a little high. A few weeks back she attempted to join in on greyhound zoomies but soon realised she couldn't even charm her way into that game! She would run after them for a little bit, then stop and wait and catch them on their way back :laugh: Semi-regular catch-ups would be awesome. My house isn't really setup for big dogs but I'm more than happy to donate food and supplies to the "let's crash Katdogs's house" fund!" (yes, I always turn up with too much food, I never know what to bring so I just bring one of everything!)