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Thats the thing i can't keep Bomber away from my sisters chihuahuas she will not lock them up or do nothing all she says is that her dogs were here first so they have the right to do what they want. She also say dogs will be dogs, I've told her that theres such thing as telling Bomber there boss but there is such a thing as over doing it were she will have to step in and remove her dogs and lock them up. All she says is if they fight i have to get rid of Bomber cause her dogs were here first. Einstein is fine with Bomber now i can trust einstein now since he knows he is still the dominate dog.

Here are some pictures i just took of Bomber and also 2 pictures of rascal my sister chihuahua for comparason (spelling). Bomber is the same height as Rascal but Racscal is alot fatter then Bomber. I can feel 4 rib bones on Bomber without pushing in just runing my fingers along the ribs.

he was wormed a week before i got him i got him when he was 8 weeks old so he was wormed when he was 7 weeks old. I thought you could only worm every 3 months but i could be wrong. I should have said it better some days he will get a mixture 1 feed meat roll,next feed drumstick,last feed minced meat with some grated carrot. He doesn't get 1 cup of each of the foods i mentioned. Like his morning feed which is about 8:10am in the morning he gets 1 cup of meat roll which is about 1 slice of the meat roll, Lunch at 1pm he gets a drumstick,and at dinner around 6pm he gets 1 cup of minced meat with grated carrot. If that is too much i will cut him back to half a cup of food.

poodlefan Bomber can hold his bladder and bowel throughout the night he goes to bed at 11pm and holds it to 8am the next morning. I take him out about 10minutes ater he has eaten and had a drink and when waken up from a nap. I stay outside with him for 30 minutes saying toilet when and if he does do it outside we verbally praise him and give him lots of pats. In my cavalier book it says when he does his buisness inside say NO in a firm voice and put him outside if his done his buisness. Then it says if he is still doing his buisness clap hands loudly and say NO so he puts a hold on doing iso it gives time to take him outside, Is this book giving wrong information. If he is just starting to do poos inside i clap my hands and say NO which stops him from doing it, I then take him outside and stay out there with him for as long as possible but he will not go, I then come back inside which he does too within a few minutes he does his poo inside. The first time he did this i thought mayby i'm bring him in to early but then i left him out there for 35 minutes he still wouldn't go but as soon as he is let back in few minutes later he drops it. People say pick up the poo and put it outside where you want him to go did this it doesn't seem to be working. He seems to know that we want him to go outside to the toilet as he goes to the door but as soon as we go out to let him out he runs off and then does it inside. Its like Bomber is too scared to go outside, He has been told NO alot outside as he is chewing on plants don't know if that is what could be stoping him.

Bomber also has dry dog biscuits out to chew on only about half a cup which last him the whole day, He also gets raw bones like chicken necks or baby drumsticks. He sometimes gets grated carrotin his food. He also gets raw dog minced meat. When i first Bomber don't know if this could cause Bomber to want to pee and poo in the house or not, I do also own a 9 year old golden retriever he is the dominate dog in this house. Einstein thats my goldens name has attacked Bomber twice within a couple of days him being here. The first attck Einstein just knocked him over, The second attack Einstein actually bit him through the ear. Puppy has done the submissive rolling on back showing his stomach, Since Bomber has done this Einsteein has left him alone. My sisters chihuahuas on the other hand are a different matter, One minute casper 1 of the chis will play with Bomber then he will attack him for no reason, The other chichuahua Rascal will just keep barking and pushing him with his nose he isn't game enough to bite or nip at him.

Hi i own a 11 week old cavalier king charles spaniel named Bomber he has a bad habit of chewing and biting on peoples hands,leds,arms etc. Bomber actually grabed my neices foot and tryed to drag her into his kennel, my sister said no in a loud but firm voice but he wouldn't let go, She had to force his mouth open to get her daughters foot out of his mouth. Everytime he goes to chew on hands,arms,legs etc we say no and give him a toy to chew on. Bomber has only biten and not let go once he hasn't done it again since. What else can i do to stop him from mouthing on people? I plan on taking him too obendeience class his second injection is due on the 28th of april. Also have a problem with toilet training i take him out every 10-15 minutes and were out there for a good half an hour, He needs to go cause when inside he sniffs and walks around in circles when this happens i take him outside. Once outside sometimes he will go and i praise him for it, But most of the time he acts like he doesn't want to go and once you let him back inside he will do it. I then clap my hands loudly and say No then put him outside and clean up the mess. Now cause he knows he gets into trouble when he gets caught he is very sneaky he will just be sitting there still in the sit possion and will pee thinking he won't get into trouble i do the claping and saying No and putting him outside but it doesn't seem to be working. I even spoting im walking and peeing at the same time inside. Some days his pretty good nd will go outside without a single mess inside. I've rang up a dog behavouralist and they said i seem to be doing everything right, Makes me wander if puppy has diabetes? He also poos alot last night he did 2 poos within 5 minutes inside and he was just outside before he did it inside. I can be outside with him for 30 minutes to for to go to the toilet he knows what toilet means, But once we come back in thinking he doesn't need to go he does it on the floor inside. This puppy sniffs around all the time so it makes you think he needs to go to the toilet all the time. He is always hungry he has been wormed but still scooting his bottom on the ground specially after he has pooed. He gets feed 3 times a day about 1 cup of meat rool each feeding, The vet reckons this is a very good amount and said he shouldn't be hungry, He also gets puppy milk daily. Any help with this would be great.

my golden retriever loves swimming and hates baths too lol what i've done is tied him to the tap on a short lead so he cannot run, That way he stays still and has the water run on him.

my golden retriever used to be on a diet of supermarket dog food and canned food i have now changed that too Hills science diet light adult. I have found his energy has gone up he use to tire out more quickly. His on a diet to mantain his weight, His coat has become more silky and shiny. His been on hills science diet light adult for only 5 days and theres a big difference in his energy,coat, and well being.

yes he is quite tall his taller then all the golden retrievers in town here. A friend of mine has a male goldie and my guy is much taller then him.

he does get alot of free runing at the park and beach. I was told i should be able to run my hand along his ribs and at least feel 4 ribs without having to push my hand in to feel them. He is overweight his chest area flops around when he runs, And his belly hangs down low in a round kind of way. Heres a picture of him that was taken not long ago. This last picture was last year but he still looks same.

Hi everyone i have an 8 year old male golden retriever named Einstein he weighs 45kgs at the moment, I've just started him on a diet he is getting fed hills science diet light adult about 1 cup in the morning, And at night he gets 2 cups of vip meat. He gets exercised for about an hour a day 30 minutes in the morning before breakfast and 30 minutes in the afternoon before dinner, Some days he also goes to the lake for a swim or walked around down town. Is there anything else i can do. I've only just started this diet 2 days ago and was wandering if it sounds good enough. I want to at least get him down to 38kgs but the most he went down was 40kgs then he gains weight again. Its only been 2 days since his been on the hills science diet light adult and i'm already finding a change in his energy, He has alot more energy and seems to love the hills science diet light adult. Any help on this would be great as i want to do the best for my dogs.

Hi everyone i've been trying to socialize my chihuahua since he was 14 weeks old he is now 5 months old, The training hasn't been very successfull he still will not allow strangers or other dogs unless its a golden retriever as he is brought up around my golden. Today we had family over and they tryed to pat my chihuahua Rascal and he growled and bit them, He was then told NO and put into a room. I want to knock this out of him now as i know it will cause problems later on. He is treated like a dog not a baby i walk him everyday and when were on walks he is not picked up or carried. I have been training him everyday for 10 minutes, I'm afraid if i don't stop him from biting people when they visit i'll get sued then have to put my dog down. Any help and information on this would be great.

Thanks everyone for the help i will try what you have all said Rascal is getting a bit better will the comming when called, But it could still need some improvement. All i have to do know is start him on the drop commands then work on the stay, He knows the sit command which took him a month to learn but every dog is different. He will get it sooner or later. I'm still having problems socializing him with people and strange dogs, All he does is run from people and when he sees another dog coming up to him he yelps and trys to run away. I've said NO to him and have ignored this behaviour as to tell him that behaviour is not acceptable, But he still does it. I guess i'm going to have to keep working on it and hopefully 1 day he will not yelp and accept other dogs.

thats good news i hope you get your little puppy back soon all happy and heathy.

Jed when he comes i do make a fuss over him and give him a treat. What happens when i call and he comes i tell him he is a good boy give him a treat and let him lay on my lap while i play with him, sometimes he just lays on my lap. When he doesn't come i do just walk away he doesn't care and goes back to what he was doing. This is what is making me think i have choosen the wrong breed.

Hi everyone i have a problem with my 18 week old chihuahua named Rascal when i call him to come to me he either ignors me and stays where he is or runs from me. I haven't did anything bad to him what so ever his loved,cuddled,pated and taken everywhere with us. When we first got him he slept in bed with my boyfriend and I for 3 weeks, Then my mum says to put him on the floor which i did. Now when he was allowed to sleep in the bed i didn't have problem with him coming when called, He runs away from me the most when it is time for bed. When he was sleeping in bed with us he would not go to anyone else in the family. What could be the cause of this? Could he feel rejected or not loved? I want the Rascal i feel in love with back, He used to run to me all the time when called or not. If i sat down he would come runing to me but now he won't, The way he is at the moment makes me regret getting him, Don't get me wrong i love him but i don't like it when he is disobedient. I can't take him to obedience club as my bf or my parents won't take me. He knows the sit command, I've had Rascal for a month now and it took him a month to just learn the sit command. have i choose the wrong breed for me? What should i do about this? Thanks in advance. Tara

Hi everyone as you all know i brought a 11 week old purebred chihuahua male i have named him Rascal. Well i have started toilet training but the thing is he will not use a kitty litter tray, or go outside. i take him outside every 20 minutes i know he needs to go cause he is searching for a place to do it inside. The problem is i take him outside and i stay out for about 10-15 minutes but he doesn't go to the toilet but then 5 minutes of being back inside he poos or pees on the floor, I then say NO in a firm voice and put him outside and say this is your toilet. I leave him outside and return inside to clean the mess he has made. How could i go about this? as i do not want to have to lock him all the time, He is with me all day follows me around everywhere. He also has diaheria which is probably caused by diet change, He was fed science puppy dog biscuits and puppy pal can food at the pet shop and breeders, When he came home we have been feeding pedigree puppy can food and lucky dog minis dog biscuits. So we have some Scourban that the vet gave as for his diaheria and he said to feed him cooked chicken or fish. His also farting alot and they do not smell the best could this be caused but his diet change? Any info and help on this matter would be great. Thanks in advance.

sorry i couldn't help but laugh my male golden retriever humps humans lol we got him desexed at 2 years old cause of it but it didn't stop him completely he still humps humans hehe. If you do not plan on breeding i surguest you get your puppy desexed, The reason why my guy was desexed late we were thinking of breeding him but decided not to. Please never smack your dog this will just make him hand shy, Then when you go to pat him he will cower down and possibly pee when he cowers cause he will be scared that you are going to smack him. The tone of your voice should be enough if not the tone of your voice and the clap of your hands should work.