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mal as in malinois ... Arya you masochist you ...

Dont be too worried until you get a definitive test result back for cancer. The vet should be able to take a biopsy or a blood test to rule out other things before assuming its cancer. Insist the vet do a blood screen, also check her poo if it looks different (like she has eaten something) Also check her teeth - make sure none of the teeth right up the back are infected or there is an abcess somewhere like her cheek, even in her ear. Right time for some TLC! Chicken soup is wonderful. Boil up chicken maryland with a garlic clove, parsley and veges (no tomato, peas, corn or cabbage in there) shred the meat (no cooked bones) and add some cooked rice into this warmed broth. It will keep her hydrated, full of vitamins and minerals, and fill her tummy as well. Cut out red meat, and any dog food that contains artificial colours, flavours or preservatives as they can irritate her system since she is knocked about a little at the moment. A little plain yoghurt too will help her tummy from the tablets. Dont encourage her to try and walk around, give her something soft to lay on, maybe raised a little off the ground so she doesnt have as far to lift herself. Keep her out of drafts. Chin up. You have had this girl for a long time but sometimes vets assume without the full results. Yes it could be cancer. Could be quite a few other things as well. Never assume the worst, sometimes the simplest explinations can be the truth. Hugz to you and your girl ETA you are never obliged to remain with one vet. If you have a gut feeling its more then the vet assumes get a second opinion!

I'm not having a go at all. I'm being honest so shoot me. I just worry with a toddler already in the family, another baby being born soon, shift worker parents and a dog that will require MORE time, effort, socialisation adn training. I see mental breakdown. The baby will have to come first. I'm not a complete idiot a new baby takes precedence over a dog BUT this is not fair on a young GSD. I think its better to rehome this dog and when the kids are older get another dog when you have more time to dedicate to a dog.

How well did you actually research the breed before you purchased it? Really if you are having difficulty rehoming does not always make you a bad owner - if you do it in the interest of the animal. Please NEVER EVER chain up your dog with a check chain unless you want a dead dog. ITs cruel and can cause major damage. You have bought a dominant, working breed animal so deal with him appropriately. You said you have tried chaining and muzzling for 17 months ... sorry but HOW DID YOU FIND THIS APPROPRIATE. EVery time he barks, every time there is washing - what a horrible life for a BABY DOG which is what he is. Will you send your baby for a time out when it cries or punish it for making noise??? sorry but what you have done so far make me angry. Instead of LOOKING for a cause you simply try and suppress the frustration in the poor bugger. I have grown up with GSDs and what he displays is typical male behaviour. If he's a full on pup you should have turned him down. He needs stimulation and a lot of it! He wants to be near you and when he's in teh house he's bloody ecstatic he gets attention. There is nothing worst to a dog that tries to impress you in his own way then gets pushed aside because his behaviour is 'unnaceptable". YOU bought the dog its up to YOU to nip things in the bud. No dog just comes trained from the word go and all the problems he has is because you did not research properly. OK to solve the problems: 1) more obedience. Start back at basics, treat him like a puppy from day one. Here is a link GROUNDWORK where you should start reading and implementing. 2) more time. Sorry you bought the dog make the time. The dog doesnt understand the human concepts of work, mortgages etc so you have to train him, play with him etc. Make some agility jumps and things in the backyard and give him a good run around on them. Work on his obedience at a faster pace too, even start teaching him things like hiding treats in boxes and getting him to find which box has food in it, encouraging him and then praising him when he finds it. 3) Buy a crate and train him to live with you. He needs human contact, shepherds are very owner orientated and he will go bananas over you. Teach him that inside time means calm time. Keep him on a lead when he's inside, instead of dinner give him a lamb shank, lamb flap or something to gnaw while he is in his crate. When he is finished let him out for a spell. Always make inside positive, dont you or the dog carry on at all inside the house. 4) accept your dog for who he is. He is what he is. Dont 'hate' parts about him or you will pass that on to the dog, making training harder. Look at him for what he is - a hormone charged, high IQ teenager with bucketloads of energy to expell. And when you dont give him things to do he will find them. Dogs dont KNOW that things are naughty to chew. If you leave them within reach he thinks its OK. If you leave that lovely, flappy washing alone he thinks ... oooh bonus funtime! Dogs dont think in $$s. If its there, if its in the way, he'll get to it. 5) You go give him attention EVERY TIME HE BARKS. He will continue. It makes you go up to him. It makes you touch him. It makes you talk to him. So he will bark. You have reinforced the fact that BARKING gets results for this dog. If he is in more contact with you, sleeps in a crate in the house at night he will settle because he gets the closeness his breed was bred for. 6) feed him 2 meals a day morning and evening. Make him work for his meal. He has to behave, sit, maybe retireve a toy THEN gets his food. Shake things up a bit, get him to work for everything he does. Wanna go out? Well sit, stay for 20 seconds and roll over. Want a treat? Drop and stay etc etc. A pitfall is to try and make training into set periods. I have always made my dogs training every moment we are together. They are expected to behave the same 24/7, not just obedient withim set times of the day. Learn to understand the GSD. Its not really a breed for the novice but I think the police force would LOVE him (or send him down to me ) or conversely maybe better for you to return him to the breeder and find a dog that is more compatible for your upcoming situation. 2 shiftworkers and a new baby, PLUS a 3 year old. I dont think this is the right household for a male GSD. And I dont say that to be mean, I'm saying it for the good of the dog. Take a look at THESE articles which are from a trainer and breeder of working shepherds. They did me a world of good, its a little to get through but very worth it.

do you want them to be stock herders? in that case ask for a herding officionado on here hehhe really I would keep him on something like a horse lunge lead. Long and he still gets a run around. Unfortunately continuously letting him getting away with ignoring you will make training recall harder. E collar for a dog this young is a bit much, its like taking a child to the circus and asking it do their maths homework I would fence off an electric fenced yard for him when he is not around you so he cant into trouble with the cattle.

I want to hear WHY they want a GRxLab? the two are similar, why cross them from some backyarder and get pot luck? There are so many puppies out there you are not missing out. Missing out would be something like finding an ethical breeder who uses dogs with fabulous hip scores and health tests doing a once off mating and there are no pups left to purchase. THAT is missing out. Leaving a pup in a pet store window with no health tests (and being blatantly lied to and ripped off) is being smart. Be careful of Labs in pet stores, they are mixes that look labrador at puppyhood and grow up all sorts of things. Get a pedigree with papers, health tested parents, breeder backup and the knowledge there is somone to call if things may go wrong instead of forking out up to a grand for probable heartache BTW for future reference - vacinations only go under the skin. NEVER in a vein. Always choose a pup with clear eyes, pink healthy gums and teeth, no diarhhea, vomiting and lethargy. If its stomach is huge as well it may have a worm burden in there. Patchy, dry and dull fur means insufficient nutrition or a skin infection. Get the vaccination certificate that has a vets contact details as well, and your pedigree papers which will have the microchip barcode sticker on it too. Make sure the pup has been adequately wormed, should be every two weeks whilst on the mother.

ahh thats ok then. Make sure he's wormed often, as well as all other animals you have in the house. I would be popping down to the chemist and grabbing a packet of Combantrin for you and the wife

set up a sin bin. Every time the doby x carries on like that grab it by the scruff and put it away for a while with no toys or food, just some water. Yes respect the pack positions they have set up for themselves but dont let her get away with that sort of rubbish. She can come back and join the family when she settles down. NEVER yell at the dogs when she carries on like that because the other will be scared as well and learn to fear confrontational situations. Start her on obedience as well. I would crate train the pups, get a separate crate for each pup and DONT let the dobe into the other pups crate EVER. the lab needs some space too from all this, it may settle tensions if they have their own space and items. Teach the pups not to touch each others stuff, that runs both ways, and be really strict on them if they are going to carry on like this.

ahh anal glands *yum yum* as soon as the dog starts skooting about go get them drained. Finger up the bum usually but its very uncomfortable for your dog to have them so full.

take them off the supercoat. Stick to the veges, chicken, fish, and some rice. Also get rid of the red meat! See if this plainer diet will help their skin heal. Also add a little parsley and garlic in the cooked food (i make up a huge pot of veges like carrot, broccoli, sweet potato, peas, cauli flower, rice, some salt, parsley stalks, a couple of garlic cloves) then add the chicken/fish fresh on top. You dont have to cook meat for dogs (give things like chicken carcasses, necks, wings, maryland etc for calcium and clean teeth Red meat is inflammatory, so are some of the artificial ingredients in dry dog food. I know Eagle Pack has a fish formula. See if the dogs have ringworm (fungal infection)

doghouse yup my mastiff was the same ... he used to smell like rotten chicken/lamb when he burped and farted it was disgusting. Did the dog go on antibiotics or was a little under the weather at any point? Mine had a case of folicullitis and the strong antibiotics made him STINK! He smelled like a sewer I couldnt go near him poor bugger. The ones in the little fridge at chemists etc, shove one down his throat between meals. He might get a little gassy before they kick in properly but trust me, within a week his stink was gone and he was a happier boy.

pups stomachs will swell. If the pup is nto showing symptoms of discomfort, extreme burping, stomach cramps etc there is no need to control feed. At such a young age you will be feeding the dog all day at that rate, not a good habit forming technique. check with your breeder/vet if you are worried. True bloat causes tight, hard stomachs, the dogs LOOK uncomfortable, scratch at their tummmies, lie akwardly etc but pups will be pups. Have you tried soaking the food first too? If the pup gulps down all that dry then has a big drink of water it will swell up. Soak the food first and give the same amount.

doghouse have you tried Inner Health Plus capsules? air doesnt really smell, my dogue burps something chronic but it only stink when he's intestines are out of whack. That or maybe its something in his diet

is his stomach tight like a drum or just full of food how much food do you give in a meal? Puppies can fill up like balloons after eating. Does he burp a lot after? Maybe he's swallowing a lot of air as he eats.

muzzles can get caught, paws get caught in them etc. Plus even been head butted with a muzzle? trust me a dog with a muzzle can still cause injuries. Have the cats stuff already in another area off the house, like the laundry. When you go out, kitty gets locked in there with all its mod cons and dog is happy. Never push the cat onto the dog, it will just resent it more.

SUPER MOLLY WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! My bum is cold from all that rain. HAHA at least I brought a change of pants SM Skoot did good, Mina managed to snap the line (suprise suprise) but at least no slashed up mouth like last time ... maybe she FINALLY learned her lesson Oh and whos is that LAKENOIS!!! I am in love ...

why did you put the cat on the dogs bed? The dog has every right to shove the cat off if the cats going to take over. leave them be. Give each animal its respective beds and they will sort the relationship out themselves.

If you got him so young he has a tainted idea on how to act around other dogs (how the HECK did you get such a young pup!) Eventually the other dog will have to say something but she's probably acting like a mum to him and tolerating his antics until he gets older. she tolerates it so he keeps going. Bully breeds are pretty tolerant of that behaviour and one day she will give him what for. But from you, when he does it grab him by the scruff and stick him in a time out for a whil until he settles down. Dont smack or growl too much, just put him somewhere where he can have some alone time and think about what he has done wrong.

remember a dangerous dog doesnt have to fit the stereotype of a snarling, snapping, foaming out of control animal. Its all relative. A dog that draws blood and latches on to the point you have to physically intervene is dangerous. It is dangerous because the possibility of damage and getting into an out of control situation is very high. That is dangerous. You dont have to hurt him, smack him etc. Just make a loud enough, short sharp noise so he knows you mean business. No one advocates you lay into the dog but getting a good scare once in a while is what he needs. Watch how pups and dogs interact with each other. My Malinois and my Bordeaux have very lound fights when she tells him off, or he physically pins her down (he's 30kg heavier) when she gets too much. They deal in a canine way but you dont want a dog to behave that way towards you. You dont want an adult St to think its acceptable to treat your children like another pup.

remember you have been using an aggressive command to make the dog drop. He thinks he's in trouble hence resisting the drop. Never make commands a punishment - you WANT the dog to follow them not think he's done something wrong. Hence the physical side of the correction. Drop - correct. DROP - correct. Go up in volume but dont make it sound like he has done something wrong. Make it fun, always reward, be stern but fair and most importantly dont accept defiance. Try luring him down with a treat, work on drop slowly.

Sounds like you are excusing his behaviour ... oh its not too bad ... HE'S DRAWING BLOOD ON YOUR CHILDREN Both dogs I have only ever bit me once. My mastiff on the first day I got him, grabbed my whole hand and wouldnt open his jaws. Grabbed him, growled loudly at him and gave him a good scruffing. Never tried it again. YOU are responsible for your dogs behaviour. Punish him. Grab him by the scruff when he tries to go for the kids and give him a good growl. And not letting go? WTF I find it unbelievable you let your children play around with this animal you have to physically prise off them. Sounds like this dog has learned 'trick' obedience, he knows if he does little things he will get what he wants. Dont ever let the kids squeal when he grabs them. Stay calm, grab him and dont make a fuss as he may bite harder or even break the arm of a little one if they thrash about. The trick is to pre-empt his attacks. Starting to get nippy? Grab him, growl and outside. NO second chance. If gets cocky enough he may grab their faces or another visiting child. Call your breeder and get help NOW before one of your children are permanently injured.

Might be late but the Dogue and the Malinois will be there to cause their obligitory amount of trouble

Maybe Daegon isnt as sensitive as you think? Dont let emotional blackmail puppy eye looks make you feel guilty. Dont do it too hard, just hard enough to make him realise you mean business.

problem is that he now knows to ignore a normal drop. You have to growl seriously and even then he doesn it at his pace. walk him quickly. Give him the DROP command and if he stares at you correct him quickly downward. One chance. Dont teach your dog to not take you seriously. If he is sensitive enough to you, you wont need a hard correction just enough to tell him you mean business. I dont like verbal corrections when they are the command. You say DROP and he stares at you. You do nothing, maybe entice him with toys and food. Dog wins. Try harder - nothing - dog wins again. I dont pander to my dogs tanties if they dont listen they get corrected with check/prong, and if they do good they get a fabulous reward (i'm not a complete nazi ) but I need my dogs to work. I cant afford to have a dog that decides to listen to me sometimes or control his own obedience. A dog that doesnt drop is pushing your status in the pack or being an arse. Sit at my own pace ... I dont think so. Shek you need to teach that dog to eat faster. if TOT has turned your dog into one that questions your authority then dont bother. Give him 10 minutes, or as soon as he leaves hos bowl its gone as well as any attention. pandii same thing. Why the heck do give your dog 2 chances to ignore you??? DROP ... nothing CORRECT ... you will have so fast a drop your dog will leave skid marks. I have trained with rotties and quite a few find drop hard, they do it slowly. Like I said my mastiff too, he doesnt want to but he's learning that its not worth arguing with mum.

Does he get any correction at all? My mastiff sometimes does that but a good pop with the check chain for non compliance and he hits the deck. If the dog is going to be that stubborn, he gets one chance to comply before the correction comes along.