Lasareina

I agree Staffyluv ... I have absolutely no qualms about my girl in the dog park, she is always the friendliest dog there. My boy is another story, and he stays outside with me. Don't think it is helpful or accurate to generalise an entire breed.

Thanks Melzawelza ... Very interesting article. I wonder if Juno will move more towards the dog tolerant spectrum as she gets older ... She's settled down quite a bit but still shows that puppy eagerness to have everybody love her so I wonder if this will continue as she gets older. I wish I had more expertise to help Hunter become more tolerant ... I feel sorry for him when Juno gets to run around with doggy friends and he has to stay with me outside the park. Luckily he is obsessed with chasing his ball, Frizbi etc so that keeps him happy while Juno is socializing. :)

I have two staffordshire terriers ... One is extremely good with other dogs - I would put her on the dog social end of the scale above. My male is the opposite ... He can't be let out in the dog park for instance. I think he mainly reacts out of anxiety instead of aggression, and put it down largely to how we socialised him as a puppy... I think we would go about it completely differently next time now that we have more experience. That being said ... Both Hunter and Juno were socialised in the same way and reacted completely differently. Hunter is dedicated to Juno and they get along perfectly 99% of the time. Sometimes Juno has to put her foot down when he gets overbearing, and this usually results in a bit of noise, and then Hunter slinking around with his tail between his legs avoiding her for half an hour before the go back to normal. I can see that if there was a big size difference this could be a more worrying situation, especially if the smaller dog decided he was going to be boss over a younger but bigger dog. Hunter gets along with maybe 3 other dogs he has met, mostly breeds like golden retrievers that he doesn't seem to find threatening. He also is fine with mums female dog. I think he would be fine with mums male dog as well except that Ninja does not like him and tries to bail him up every time we are there. In this one case Hunter acts super submissively rather than aggressively when anxious or threatened but we still need to closely supervise or seperate if old ninja is in a mood. Juno flops straight on her back and then will run around like a crazy dog with any dog she meets. Two completely different dogs, same breed and same upbringing ... Definitely comes down to individuals :) Oh and I would not trust either of them with a cat.

Thank you! I will give them a go :) I hope your poor girl is going to be ok ... no one has to wonder where their grey hairs come from when you have pets that's for sure!

Hi Little Gifts - sorry to raise an old topic, but I was wondering if you could let me know which vet you go to? I think you are in Beenleigh just up the road from me? Juno has a huge rash at the moment and I suspect it might be hives... not resonding to calendula tea or the cream we use that normally clears up any rashes in a day. We don't have any swelling like poor Stussy but the rash looks so uncomfortable and she is starting to scratch it raw. I'm just not convinced that my vet is going to be very thorough with skin issues. The last skin issue we took to them was the time Hunter had something which I though might be a ringworm mark he told me it was just from his harness rubbing... wasn't anywhere near where his harness sat, and he hadn't worn it recently anyway.

beauty and brains congratulations, he is obviously a very special boy <3

mine like apple, banana, and carrot ... and anything else that you make them think is a treat by making them sit and wait before they can have it :laugh: They also think ice cubes are the best treat ever... cheap dogs haha

opps that would have been a bit of a surprise LG! Kinda glad my two are knee height and lower now :laugh:

mine do that as well, I like to think they are just trying to be helpful lol

what gorgeous dogs ... and clearly in their element as well! I'd say the diet is working well for them lol

Hunter flatly refuses Kidney and Liver the little bugger... I would have bet any amount of money that it would be Juno who would be the fussy one, but she just eats it straight up!

haha it's so funny how they all have their own little personalities and foibles :) She sounds like she definitely knows her own mind :laugh: I think the veggie is more for trace vitamins etc and fibre ?? maybe?? To me the most important components are the meat, bones and offal which it sounds like she is accepting ok. The supplement will fill in the vitamin and minerals that she may miss from veges. Maybe the only other thing would be an omega oil? I am far from the most experienced raw feeder though, I'm sure someone will come along soon who knows what they are talking about a lot more than I do :laugh:

we feed veges with ours but I know a lot of people believe that the veges aren't required so i think she would be fine, especially if you add in the health booster. We used the health booster for ages and it always reassured me that I was filling in any gaps in their nutrition that I was accidentally missing. I was happy with the health booster, we are just trying out the show stopper supplement at the moment, but I think we will end up going back to Van Health Booster. Does she eat egg? i found it a lot easier to mix in the veges + supplement when using a whole egg as a wetting/binding agent. Otherwise the pups would just eat around the veges :laugh: . The heath Booster is supposed to be mixed into damp food, so depending on how chunky your meat is (as opposed to a 'damp' mince to mix it in ifkwim) the egg might help with making sure there is enough moisture to mix the supplement into.

no practical or useful comment here... just seconding the call for lots of photos when you get one :D both breeds are adorable

aww squeeee ... so cute!