Bushriver

You would expect a starving dog to be more aggressive around food, however in your typical household this would never be the case. You may have a greedy dog or one that is ready for its dinner, but I have come to find that they learn they will be fed and there's plenty for everyone. Any special treats given or found are still to be given up or allowed to be touched by humans if needed, all mine will do so with a happily (they all have easy going temperaments though).

For something different, how about a Great Dane? From my understanding they can be pretty laid back, short coat and have the big dog, big bark factor?

And putting a child in their room for having a tantrum would be a form of dis alpine which is my point. You would set up a special room for them to eat on their own. They would be expected to eat with the family. I also think guarding is a natural behaviour but only while trying to establish or challenge the pecking order. It wouldn't be an ongoing issue in a dog pack.

I realise dogs aren't children, I simply meant there are behaviours that are unacceptable in a household from both children and animals and neither should be tolerated. "Training" may have been the wrong word. Perhaps desensitising would be better. The pup needs to be comfortable with people around him while he's eating. Not scared to growl, but no longer feels threatened. Pecking orders in a pack of dogs I feel is important. I feed mine together but in that order as I think it should be respected, but I also think all humans in the family needs to be given a place in that pecking order above all the dogs. That way everyone in my experience can happily eat together knowing they will all get their share.

I don't understand why people think it's acceptable for dogs to resource guard? I understand it can be expected but not accepted. It is an unsafe behaviour that needs to be corrected by patient training. I would be working on it with swapping for treats etc but there is no way I'd just put them somewhere on their own and not deal with it. If a child threw a tantrum every dinner time you would address the situation not just put them in their own room to eat?

I have a litter of 10 day old pups. Yesterday I noticed some of them had runny yellow diarrhea. Does anyone have any experience with this? They are still feeding well and seem active enough. Any help would be appreciated.

She's nearly 3. She had all her puppy vaccs and a booster at around 1 1/2 years.

I'd like to avoid taking her into the vets as they have several cases of dogs with parvo there.

What was your experience? Was a live vaccine used?

Thanks. Do you know of a website where I can have a look and order?

I have a pregnant bitch who's vaccination was due a month or so before I mated her. On vets advice I was going to wait until pups had left for their new homes before getting her vaccination done. I have just received an email regarding a parvovirus out break in our area and am now concerned for mum and in born pups. We live on a 2000 acre farm and have never had parvo on the property. Any advise on the risk of vaccinating a pregnant bitch or any prevent ions I can take?