outbackdean

It is with the most sadness I must inform you that today Our GSD Teddy had to be PTS as when we got him up this morning he was bleeding from the anus and could hardly stand we rushed him to the vet they put him on a drip and checked for snake bite etc but he went down hill very quickly waiting on the blood test to come back but it is looking that he may have been baited. thanking you for or of your support in this difficuit time Dean Williams

Thank you for your comments , we were wondering if getting another pup or dog would help or hinder his development What do people think

Hi outbackdean, There are people here much better qualified to help you out, but I have a few questions that will make it easier for them anyway. How much time a day do you spend with your boy? Does he spend plenty of time inside with you or out side mostly? How much excersize and mental stimulation does he get daily? When you are not with him, what has he got to keep him occupied? Does he like to chase things? (apart from his tail ) Is he a nervous or does anything in particular stress him ? Do you still do obedience or any other training with him? Till some one better qualified comes in ( they will) I would be interrupt the behavior whenever I see it, get him to focus on something else, starting with me 1st.( 'cos only I can correct and redirect) try to teach him better ways to cope with what ever is causing this.Basicaly try to give him plenty else to think about. You describe him as higher drive. What "drives" him most? Wishing you well with this, must be very upsetting. To answer your questions My wife is home with him six out of seven days a week and he goes in and out with her all day. They do training all through the day with games of tug and flirt pole and walks Then we also have two teenage boys that play with him doing fetch etc He loves to play flirt pole and was prone to chase flies when he was younger If for some reason he is home alone he has bungee tugs and balls and kongs and is given a frozen chicken breast when he is left Yes he is still going too obedience classes with other dogs Nothing seemed to upset him before this cropped up three weeks ago , maybe dry loud thunder he has always been so happy and extremely good temperament with both dogs and people His drive is higher with tugs and flirt but works well for food as we'll The only other change we have noticed in him now is he is prone to bark at people that he knows like he is unsure of them (like someone has attacked him but we cannot work out when unless someone has tried to break in to the yard) I hope I have answered your questions and thank you for your concern Thanking you Outbackdean

Hi our 16month old GSD has been diagnosed with CCD / anxiety by our vet. He started chasing his tail about three weeks ago (and we have no reason why, no event) He chases his tail that much he has cut his eye and had to have stitches (bashes into objects with no stoping) He is obedience trained and has always had a high drive as per most GSD male pups (he was desexed at 12months of age) He is on Clomicalm 80mg per day for a month to see if it settles him down , he is wearing a DAP collar and we have a thunder shirt for him as we'll Is they anybody else that has successfully cured a problem like this if so what did you do ? PS he has had his tail rayed and shaved , glands checked etc to rule out any other problems. Thanking you for any help

Thankyou for all your replies ,it is what we have been doing we just wanted other opinions as it is 13 years since we had our last GSD puppy Cheers ish that is the article I could not find thankyou. last time we had a GSD we still had GSD club here but it is now gone / finished thanking you

Hi When and how far do I walk a GSD puppy on lead ? I have heard that with the bigger breeds you have to be more carful about how far you walk with them up to the age of 12 months. thankyou for any advice given Dean