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I put it on the day we bought it, and she tolerates it....but she got upset later, when she tried to clean herself and couldn't. SO I undid it and she washed herself and her daiper too. I decided I'd hold off using it unless she gets messy. I have it if it's needed. Today I washed all the...

I'd rather do that than risk puppies having puppies.... Perhaps we can have her wear a pretty skirt when she goes out to pee? LOL something long enough to cover her bits without getting in the way of her business:rofl:

Thankyou, that's especially useful to know. we've only been taking her in the back yard since being sure she was in season..or in the front(after ensuring the street is empty) if my eldest was in bed for a night shift(because the back door is adjacent to her bedroom door, and squeaks) There was...

First heat is confirmed. We picked up a doggy diaper to contain any mess from the suspected heat cycle, and when I took it off to let her pee there's spotting. So we're going to focus on back yard training for the next couple weeks. She can wear her panties to protect the furniture and bedding...

For the sake of hygiene...we got a single nappy. Had to cut the tail hole bigger because of her over-devoped wagging muscles lol! She's been very good at personal hygiene I'd just prefer not to have stained bedding

Being the owner of an 80lb male, I considered that too. Though mine pulls to get home. So after securing the yard against amorous dogs, we've decided to focus on training for the next few weeks. She can join me while I work in the yard, and work on recall. I've also warned the neighbors...

Shamas always became very distressed if we moved his crate. He has a secondary cargo one, which we leave the door off of...that can be moved any time. But the big wire one MUST be in the living room. That's where it started, and that's where he likes it. It has his old bed in it, and is his safe...

"I just walk Oreo in places other dogs don't walk, and always on a lead"-- I do that all the time, after years with Shamas lol. We're Urban...but it's kind of standard where we are to do the neuter/spay. So not a lot of intact animals walking around. I already don't do parks/dog parks, so...

Hmm yes..Took her out to pee and she's very interested at the sound of dogs barking a block over. I'm glad I re-enforced the one section of the fence that wasn't 6foot yet. I did that a few days ago, aso now I have 6foot fence all round the yard. I also have a baby gate on the porch, so no...

Honestly, Angel's becoming a perfect example of why I'm not a big fan of training using treats......If I have a bag with me, she's perfect.....ask her to do the same thing without the treat....she'll do it exactly once. After that, if there's no payout, she's just like ""that's ok, I'm good"...

When I first got him, Shamas slept on my bed. Hubby was on night work, and there was lots of room for him. As hubby started working days, Shamas decided the bed was too crowded, and moved to his own bed nearby in the room, for more space. As he got older, we started leaving the door open so he...

I have some information from Dr Google...but this is the first time I've dealt with a bitch who's not spayed in time for Season. What do I need to know? Angel's back end is looking a little droopy, she's licking it often, and is very clingy with Shamas. Interestingly, he's more tolerant of...

Shamas needs will be closer to 900 I suspect, based on his tendency to refuse walks. He's considered sedentary. If he were human, I'd say 1200-1500 on a 2000/day scale. I like my dad's version of dieting, which is to measure out the daily food and remove some for each time Chloe eats anything...

https://petobesityprevention.org/pet-caloric-needs Found this. So for target weight, it looks like I want to be feeding about 1050 calories. Which is 3.8 cups/ day of dental food cut one cup, swap it for another brand of food for treats, and we should have a diet plan. the other food I have in...

I think it depends on the food. Over the years, I've noticed that lower end foods required that more be fed for the same benefit. One food was saying 4-5 cups for Shamas at 68lbs. I generally have him on foods that are calling on 3-4 cups, so I feel confident to feed 2-3. He's always eaten about...

Ours would love that I actually worked using hand feeding to help shamas with resource guarding. I'd sit with the bowl in my lap and hand feed both by turns

As we go on, I'll drop him to 2/3 cup per meal

I really appreciate all your inputs I've started with a solid rule of 3feedings of 1cup each a day, no treats except the pill pockets. That's where we went bad----he was getting involved with training and getting treats. I've got angel mostly weaned off treats now too With treats out, it's...

@Emily_Babbelhund regarding what you said on giving separating them another go---I'm actually practicing separating Angel from the household right now, so I can feed Angel in the room whee we're doing that practice. we're just doing 2-5min intervals with her in the back room, with her...

No, he Xrayed clear. He's limping badly with the weight gain, but his joints are good. Get that extra weight off, and I can see him running and jumping again...right now, he scrabbles into the car. I was thinking last night, I'd get a smaller food scoop. Shamas feeding guide says 3 1/4 cup-4...