kamuzz Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 (edited) K9: then he needs to be woken up, so he will sleep when you do.... Think last night may have been something of a turning point. He asked to go into his crate relatively early on in the evening, which he has never done before. He came out for a toilet stop at bedtime and then we didn't hear another word out of him until 5:10. Tonight when they came inside he picked up a stuffed hippo and has been playing with it on and off all evening. First time I have ever seen him play with any toy. Here's hoping tonight is good too! K9: if you have a dog with a lot of drive the only thing they will sleep on is endorphins from drive satisfaction... Does your drive package begin at the beginning for novices like us? (things like what is drive & what are the different kinds of drive.) I know that he is different to Robbie who can be motivated by food. Still haven't worked out where Coda's buttons are. Edited September 6, 2006 by kamuzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Australdi Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I've always fed my dogs morning & night..smaller feeds in evening....havent had any probs so far....the occasional accident if I sleep in (past 9.30) & when my old dog first moved to tassie, we had a couple of accidents because he didn't have the same control over his bowels or bladder & his routine was a bit disrupted....he'd get quite distressed when this happened (which would usually be if he got a bit excited) so he'd run around the room spraying drops everywhere! ;) so I simply brought nite feed forward a bit, then took water away at about 8pm...& always took him out for a pee just before I went to bed at 11pm...even if I had to wake him up to do it! we also designated a special "pee bush" right outside the front door, so he could go quickly & run back into the warm house. If we were expecting other dogs over...I would make sure that he was outside when they arrived, so that he could pee as much as he liked in greeting & marking wars! ;) Aus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K9Pro Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Does your drive package begin at the beginning for novices like us? (things like what is drive & what are the different kinds of drive.) K9: Sure but you wont need a package, just a consult.. (1)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamuzz Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 Back for Round 3. Decided that maybe we had stuffed up the crate thing so badly we should go back to letting them sleep outside for a couple of weeks and then start again. (And we had a couple of fosters in a row who needed inside to themselves.) And now for the next exciting development <where's the drum roll icon?> On Friday we started putting Coda in his crate and letting Robbie sleep in the kitchen again. I am back to waking up every time Coda moves & then he starts whinging around 3:30ish. At least by the end of our last attempt he was making it 4:30. The last two mornings Tessa has started yelling for her pals around 5:30 in the morning. So we now have Tessa, Robbie and Coda all yelling & howling. Makes you realise how thin the walls in project houses, but guess that is another story. I let our two out at 5:50 this morning. Couldn't stand the noise any longer. My appointment with K9 is mid-November. Reckon we'll be insane long before then. OH wants to know why debarking is not an option, as all the breeders dogs were done. What do I tell him? Neither of us are going to be very productive at work at this rate, I'm mixing up things in my posts on DOL, and my studying this weekend has been dreadful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 still backing some "ace", even if its just to get the routine started, has to be worth a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Piximatosis Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I haven't re-read the entire thread so forgive me if I've overlooked this being brought up before, but what about a no-bark collar?? And I mean the static correction collars, not the spray ones...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamuzz Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 (edited) I haven't re-read the entire thread so forgive me if I've overlooked this being brought up before, but what about a no-bark collar?? And I mean the static correction collars, not the spray ones...? Thought you lot would shoot me for suggesting that on a dog this young. Maybe now he is a year old, he is old enough? I've heard the citronella ones can be poisonous - is that why you suggest static rather than spray? BTW does anyone know if ACP is ace? Have some here left over from a foster dog, but can't remember what they are for. (25mg tablets) Edited October 2, 2006 by kamuzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Toller Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Yep ACP is Ace, but it would be a good idea to get a dose rate from your Vet (mg/kg), it's easy to overdose. Mel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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