twopuppas

Thanks guys! I'm looking at getting into showing and I suspect on a few occasions we might be up against the breed standard. We'll see how we go! :laugh:

Thank you very much Tassie! I've enquired to both Aquapaws/Dogs in Motion to hopefully start some physiotherapy with either one.

Hi guys, hoping someone can answer this. Sorry in advance if it's a silly question - I've been attending dog shows (just watching, would love to show one day in the future!) and sometimes I'll only see one dog of a breed around the show. Other times, I never even see either of my dog breeds in the show. If only one dog is entered of any particular breed, are they disqualified or do they have some kind of 'automatic win'? Do they still qualify for points if there's no other dog/bitch in their breed to go up against? Thanks in advance!

Hi Jumabaar, Is there anyone/place you can recommend? I know there's a few places that seem good that offer physiotherapy, but I'm still not 100% what they actually do in the consult as I've never dealt with anything like this before either for myself or my dog.

Hi guys, My one year old has had tendonitis for a few months now. It was only just diagnosed recently, so we are starting the proper management for it. She is currently having 1x steroid tablet per week (NSAIDs didn't help), and is being crate rested. She walks about 80%-90% normally, but when she sits or stands, it's noticeable that she isn't putting much pressure on her sore leg. Has anyone had a dog with tendonitis that can share their story? Does she have much of a chance of going back to normal gait after weaning her off the tablets (which we will do slowly)?

Yeah, I'm really hoping it isn't impeding her development too much. The vets don't seem worried. We've seen four different ones and they've all generally said the same thing. I'm just hoping that they're right :/ South-East so I can get to Hallam easily :) Thanks for the rec, do you have experience with Dr House?

Thank you! I do take her out with me to cafes where she can just sit next to us and say hello to those who walk past, but I still feel she isn't having as much fun as she could be! Might be a silly question - but what are the specialists called? I'm in Vic so any recommendations would be great! Thanks! I'm in VIC, would you have any recommendations? :)

Hi guys! I have an eight month old pup who sprained her shoulder around two months ago while running across a field. She's been limping ever since. She's been to the vet practically every week since, she's been on Previcox, carprofen on and off, and has had a month worth of cartrophen injections. She's improved to the point where she'll now put her leg on the ground and walk on it, but since this improvement, nothing else has changed. Her x-rays showed up all clear, and she doesn't really appear to be in any pain. She's never cried/whelped and she still tries to run and jump around like crazy (though we do stop her when she tries too). She's been crated on and off, and hasn't been on any walks (only allowed outside to go toilet and never at the same time as my other dog or they'll start playing). She's been to a chiro who gave her two injections and did some manipulation. He also said the muscle was pulled off the bone in the injury and was currently healing back and the top shoulder bone (forgot the name..) was bruised. However, she's still not putting any pressure on her front leg, and is quite stiff when she first gets up after a sleep. I've been adding fish oil, turmeric, green lipped mussel, Joint Guard, coconut oil and MSM to her meals (she's on a raw diet.) We also massage her gently a couple of times a day and put a heat pack on the shoulder to increase blood flow. The vet said it would take between 3-12 months to heal but I'm concerned that her socialisation is being impacted by being in the house for all that time. Just wondering if this has happened to anybody else's dog? How long did it take to heal and did you do anything that seemed to improve them in the meantime?

Love the name :) Do you find it easy to manage? New noises get a lot of barking. If they repeat she gets used to them. We've had a lot of planes flying over today which she started barking at then ignored. There's an app called Pup School, which has noises recorded. I used it when she was little. There's also a record function. Thank you! I will definitely look into this!

I wasn't aware of this at all. Thank you very much, and I will go looking for them :)

Love the name :) Do you find it easy to manage?

That's a great idea!! Thank you :) Thank you also for the recommendations. Yes by the CBD I do mean Melbourne city, I was thinking of just saying the city, but wasn't sure if that's what everyone else calls it! Train noises on Youtube it is then :)

That's a great idea! Thank you very much :)

Thanks for replying! :) I know I'll have to leave her at home sometimes, but it's the stupid human emotions in me that feel guilty :p especially when she's used to just coming along with me all the time. We have foster dogs, and she always comes along to their vet visits, but I'll learn to live with it! Thanks again for your input.

Hi guys, I'm new to the DOL forums, and was just hoping people may have some advice, or even similar situations to me that might help me out. Here goes: I have a Maremma Sheepdog, whom, under varying circumstances, ended up as my 'companion.' Instead of guarding sheep, she guards me. She's my best friend and from her puppyhood up until two years of age, she came almost everywhere with me where she was allowed (restaurants, the CBD, outside shopping malls, beaches, etc etc) and was great with other dogs, adults and children. Unfortunately, around when she was two, she came with me to a festival, where unbeknownst to me, they were planning to let off fireworks at 9:30pm (I knew there'd be fireworks, but I was under the assumption they'd be let off closer to midnight, so I was going to leave around 10). We were standing about one hundred metres with our backs turned to the machine before they were let off. She dragged me about 50 metres across a football field, but I was going so fast that I didn't feel a thing. There were around ten very kind people who all pinned her down for the rest of the fireworks before I could regain control of her again. And after the event, I whisked her home and she was completely fine. It wasn't until we resumed our normal outings that she started misbehaving. She began pulling at the lead trying to get away (we weigh the same, so this was a big problem) and she'd seem fearful and anxious, when normally she heeled perfectly and was in her element being out and about. Eventually I correlated her "bad behaviour" to where there were noises. Any type of 'loud noise,' inclusive of trains, large vehicles, microphones(!), speakers, loud music, and the like. In the time that's passed, she wears an Adaptil collar, which I can't figure out if it helps or not, and we've been working on desensitisation. She's a lot better than she was, but is really fearful of speakers, but can cope with most other loud noises now. She can still be a little anxious in places, so I can't take her anywhere where I know there's going to be any type of loud noise, and she can never be let off leash if it's isn't 100% fenced in. I know a lot of dogs aren't fond of noise, but this is pretty severe, where she'll pull and pull, and if off leash, will just bolt and completely ignore any commands and anything around her. Her main goal is to get completely away from the noise. We also had a thing where I had her with me in the CBD a few weeks ago and went underneath a train tunnel, where the train was going pass above us. She began shaking and trying desperately to get away from it. We'll be getting another puppy sometime next year where we'll (obviously) try to avoid traumatising him from noise, but I'm feeling horrible because we'll be taking the puppy out where there's noise and leaving my girl at home. Is this just me feeling stupidly guilty? Although we work on desensitisation as much as possible, I don't think she will ever really recover, and I hate the idea of leaving her at home and taking the other pup out frequently. (We still take her out places, but only if we know there won't be loud noises. She also gets walked at least two times a day, comes hiking, goes on on-leash beach trips, 'doggy' dates, car rides, we also go to the dog park several times a week, and obedience training as well.) We've had a dog behaviourist come in and look at her, but all he did was "train" me on how to use a check chain to get her to heel after she has a freak out, which imo, would probably just worsen the situation. I'm so sorry for the long post, but I'm hoping people can get a better idea of the story :) and can share some ideas and advice, or even if you've been in a similiar situation. EDIT: Forgot to note, if there's thunder or fireworks going off outside, and she's inside. She doesn't really seem to care. It's only when she's away from her territory and loud noises occur that the freak outs happen.