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She's bounced back from the needles. Stool sample showed multiple parasites. Which I expected given that I watched them chew a chicken tail. Guardia is the only one that concerns me. Not sure if the nexguard I got from shamas and angels vet covers that or if they need something else too...

Not quite how I'd envisioned crate training....

2nd round vaccination today. Trixie is 20.9lbs. Still very skinny. Vet said switch her from the food the breeder gave us to royal canine or hills puppy formula. And give her fish oil because she's got dry skin. Right now she's a whiny puppy because the injection site is sore. She got it in...

There will be no more soaking dishes in the sink. This one's figured out the water source.....and she LOVES water lol

Lol I was told the same at work But I wanted a puppy from angels litter and put it off because my eldest wanted to train a big dog as a door alarm/" big scary dog to protect me when I go walking downtown " I agreed to help her train it but was only willing to have one puppy in the house at a...

Trixie is for my youngest. She's to become our next family dog. She's part shephard part retriever. Part genius lol. The phrase "too smart for my own good" applies to this puppy! At 12 weeks, and a week in the house, she's coming to call, sitting at cue 40%(I've not added verbal yet except...

Angel has moved on. We have served our purpose, as far as she is concerned. Our part was to raise a well socialized large dog that our eldest could take with her when she moved out. We put a lot of work in on her and only I think forgot to get her used to visitors. But that will be remedied...

Shamas refuses to walk with the braces on. Without them, he's started what I refer to as dropping steps. He'll put his weight on the foot, and quickly shift off again, as the foot refuses to hold. I know that feeling-my knee used to do it when I was overweight. It hurts and feels like the...

Had Shamas out to pee last night, and a dog came towards us. Rather than hide him away in the house, I decided to use movement to give him a little exposure. At the first sign of arousal, I uturned...walked 8 feet, then Uturned toward the dog. 3 seconds, then turn and walk away. We did this 4...

I have to say I agree here. I used it on advice from my father, whose trainer swore by it. Shamas had a panic attack, and physically dragged me 4 blocks, in spite of the pinch of the collar. The result--psychological trauma resulting in years of work to even get him to face that area of town...

@UncleBob That was exactly what I thought when she told me to make him wait before letting him through the door frame. Um, no thanks. I have a very good reason to send him through first, and I'm not about to make him sit and wait, risking another dog attack by him...just to put show him I'm...

Also, she thinks he's part Chow Chow. From his ears, and tongue. I'd thought shephard....as shephard and chow were the only breeds I knew with spots like his. And now he's going grey, he's getting a red-brown shading on his bottom half of his muzzle. He's also got that thick mane, and his ears...

So it looks like I've done well on the anxiety front--shamas' dog aggression is not fear-based. He's cocky, and needs to be humbled a little. That's what the trainer says. If he was fearful, he'd not hold his tail so high, or his ears forward. So when I see his ears go up, and before the tail...

New trainer comes today..and it's already starting out rough. a lot of alarm barking, and hyper-vigilance. If she wants to see him react to other dogs, she's got a good day for it! I suppose that's a good thing...the last two trainers only had my word on his behavior--in the studio he doesn't...

Got in some off-leash(sort of, Angel dragged hers because she's terrible to catch) socialization today. The neighbors have a beautiful dog with a lovely temperament named Katie. She's about Angel's size, but stockier, due to her Rottie collie heritage. We chose to let loose in our yard, as...

The white noise machine is a great idea...though I'd have trouble with it too. Like you, I'd be looking for patterns in sound. I'd also need to go to the toilet every few minutes lol! I love that plan for his separation anxiety. It's simple and consistent. We used the baby gate and rewards...

She is! Needs to learn what boundaries are....but as of July 1st, that's her owner's problem, not ours. I have suggested that when/if she gets the second dog for Angel's company(next litter) that she either board n train it, or do the full package which includes coming to the home and laying...

He's cute! I bet he's a handful. That face he's pulling makes me think he's an active one :)

Weighed in at 75.25lbs today. I took Angel for a walk to get Shamas' medication and we weighed her while there. On the way home, we went over the overpass--something I'd not try with Shamas but figured Angel could probably handle, being socialized early to main roads. She did beautifully on...

This, my husband just shared to me Ironic, and true..but made me smile because it's real