petal79

Cool thanks for the advise with the food, I might send this to them to give them more ideas food wise!

She's just turned 2.. I don't know when she was speyed - possibly at 1 year old? I terms of exercise and treats, I won't be in the position to advise as I don't see them too often but her condition looks fine, not tubby or underweight she's about 10kgs.. and I have touched her, and no ribs are pertruding..

Not that I know of but I will mention it to them when i see them next!

The next time they feed her would be the next day.. even then she doesn't take to the food.. Hmm would let them know about the mince - cooked to begin with maybe? and the sardines to tempt.. hehe thanks !

What are they feeding her? Currently i think it is royal canine for fussy eaters They have tried wet food, canned food, other brands of dry food like eagle pack, etc .. she just doesn't seem very food oriented - doesnt sit and stare when the humans are eating, she sits and stares at the balcony.. etc..

Hi, am posting for friend of mine. They have a cairn terrier and apparently after she got desexed, lost interested in food. They have tried taking food away when she does not eat within 20 mins. Everynight, this is the routine - i watched this last night - They throw a couple of dry food bscuits around to get her excited and about after 6 or 7 if she eats them, she'll go to the food bowl - the entire time, the house needs to be dead silent - we couldn't even chat as if we did, she gets distracted and loses interest in food altogether. Not sure what else they can do? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Our family had a peke when I was much younger and she always got clipped as it was in Singapore and it's really quite humid.. I thought she looked really cute as she always came back looking younger and very 'light' and the groomers usually put a little ribbon .. but that usually didnt last very long..

A gorgeous one too!

lol so what's a blue brindle like Ned suppose to be? haha..

Hmm sorry to hijack this thread.. I bought tapeworm tablets and was advised to give it every 6 months??? Im also using advantix on a monthly basis. Does this mean that I might have been advised wrongly re. the tapeworm tablets?

Aww..that is so cute, Petal. By the way, what were you feeding him before Eagle Pack? Panda, He was on supercoat - I have read about Supercoat - although one of the better supermarket brands - giving some dogs bad farts, so hopefully his farts wont be as bad. I still have some left, so I will use them as training treats as they are smaller and the smell isnt as overwhelming... I still give him beef mince and chicken necks for night meals .. sometimes with or without dried kibbles. I have a question for you lot feeding eagle pack tho, do you give your dogs less then when you fed them some other brand? I usually give Ned about 1/2 cup in the mornings but I find 1/2 cup of Eagle Pack kibbles look alot more then 1/2 cup of the Supercoat kibbles... ?

I switched to Eagle Pack on the weekend. Only bought a 3KG bag of the fish ones.. I thought it smelled quite strong but Ned seems to like it fine.. he's been waking me up at the crack of the dawn the last few days and running outside and sits infront of his bowl, waiting to get fed Will keep going to see if his skin/fur improves and hopefully release less toxic farts!

Hi Haze, I would contact SPCA. They might conduct puppy school (I know he is no longer a puppy) or they may have similar classes. I'm from Singapore but living in Melbourne. Just returned from Singapore last week and I have to admit that I am amazed at the number of shops selling pet supplies and pet grooming So, contact the SPCA and they should be able to recommend a dog school near you. editted for spelling...

Oonga, I am with you. I have been looking forward to it for weeks.. all paid up and stuff but things have happened and I am miles away from australia at the moment..

oh, i wish i knew about the vic workshop! it's all sold out! LOL IS there some sort of email list where I can put myself on so I can be informed of future workshops, etc? Would love to hear what Steve can do for me and Ned!

$22 vet visit costs? That's pretty cheap.. I called a few around my area and they all start at $42+ ! Back to the topic, Ned seemed to have a little problem with his skin - looked like a serious case of the dandruff.. the vet did a skin scrap (?) but came back negative for mites.. it's still good to have it checked out - peace of mind. He still has it, so we are in the process of elimination - tho we think it might be advantage duo application being too strong.. ??

Hi all, a quick update on Ned! He'll be starting classes at ADT this coming sunday. He behaved very well last Sunday - tho we were given the orange lead as he growled at a Rotti pup when I was waiting to have him registered.. oops But he did ok in the 45min talk with a room full of little pups. We sat right at the back away from the other dogs... He seemed to keep to himself but made fairly loud talking noises when 2 other pups were playing .. seemed like he wanted to play. He only started to feel restless at the last 15mins.. *phew* Yesterday we took him through a park We have walked through the park a couple of times usually staying away from the main stretch but yesterday we decided to go on the grass and he seemed to love walking on grass.. had a few sniffs of other bums and he came out alright, was happy to have a sniff and keep walking when we told him to Although I think another pup was being too bouncy for him when kept pawing Ned on his face - he gave it a growl to say enough was enough. He was even teased by another staffy bitch with sticks in her mouth - Just happy to see improvements.. I can't wait for school

I gave a piece of bone to him this evening and watched him carry it into his kennel.. chewed on it for 5 minutes and decided to 'bury' it... and wanted to come in.. lol It didn't keep him occupied for long I did notice that it move from where he buried it before I left the house It was a fairly hard piece of bone.. so I think he was trying to get the little bits of meat off it first..

Hi Staffy-lover, yes he is ned from staffy rescue. He is apparently ok with other dogs.. and was told that he got along well with the other dogs at the rescus so that was why I was a little surprised when he 1st lunged at this other dog.. but I put it down to him having been driven down 10 hours from sydney and not sure about his surroundings. He has settled down alot more since then and is doing very well! I have been advised that it could be my tension on the lead that is causing him to react the way he does.. so we no longer grab him by the harness but get him to sit and distract him. He's really good if the dog is at a safe distance.. so that is something we will have to work on him - dogs in closer range, maybe ? He's such a beautiful little man - nothing sets him off at all and he has the funniest little chicken bark .. hehehe So we're not letting this 'aggression' put us back because we know he's got a great temprement..

I never realised that a freezing manner was a precurser to an attack but I guess we were placed in a position were we couldnt move him without pulling him back and the owners of the other dog didnt move either ? I would say which the distance they had, nose to nose, I wouldnt have like to call him and risk having the other dog nip him whilst he turned around and came to me. Wouldn't that have been just as bad and also with him associating that with me calling him back? I will be bringing him to ADT so it's not like I am not going to spend any money on trying to curb this issue. Will see how that goes with the trainer's assessment. Also, I don't make him go to a down position when faced with other dogs. The dogs are usually quite far, across the other side of the street and he has sighted them or are walking past with their owners, I get him to go onto a sit position or talk to him with my hand under his head so has to guide his eyes to mine. Usually he stays sitting with a little huff and puff or he doesnt see the other dogs until they're way ahead. And yes, I have to admit I haven't got a feel for him as yet.. it's early days yet considering I've only just got him a week ago from a rescue.. On that note, I am taking in your suggestion poodlefan (and the others too).. comments which I appreciate.. I guess I was just wanting to share the little man's 'progress' ?

Just a quick update to say that after the last few days, we think he may not be dog aggressive at all but probably finding his place with us as a pack.. and also trying to get over the stress of been driven down from another state. 2 days ago I was taking him on a walk and got distracted by OH in a conversation, we took a turn and all of a sudden Ned was face to face with a boxer. But he didn't do anything.. just kind of 'froze' on the spot and I didn't pull him back. I only pulled him back when I noticed the boxer started to show his teeth.. and of course both dogs started yelping.. not what we wanted but I think we both behaved a little better then expected.. ! Can't wait for the session with the trainer this weeked

I just bought a 'bag of bones' from the butcher at the market for $2.. ! Am going to give him one tonight in the backyard when we head out. I noticed that he doesn't play with the toys I leave out in the mornings.. sheesh! Seeing that he is quite food oriented, maybe the bone will keep him occupied for while I decided not to get the chicken necks as he is a 'gobbler' !

Do you get the butcher to chop the bigger bones to smaller ones? I guess Im not sure if he would be better off with something biggish so he can grab and chew or something smaller. I think im paranoid of him choking on the bones ! I tried getting chicken necks but the chicken shop didnt have any ! hehehe

Just wondering if there are different cuts of bones you give to different breeds because of the different sizes? Not sure what to give mine.. thinking of buying a couple of bones to keep him occupied when Im out for a couple of hours ?

Thanks for the advice! I had a quick read of the website poodlefan gave. Was very interesting read. He was better this morning. We sat at a cafe and whenever dogs passed by, I stopped grabbing the harness but had a firm grip of the leash (just in case!) but I got him to sit and lie down and patted him.. he growled a little when the dog walked by but didn't jump up.. it seems like a good start. I have booked him for an obedience class but it will be a one on one for the first lesson so the trainer can assess him - or that is what I have been told! That'll be next sunday. Will keep posted!