[Enclosed (Non-Dog Park) Areas In Dallas?]

When I was living in Plano I used the baseball fields during off season times.

I always took a bunjy (have no idea how to spell that?) cord to sort of lock the gate. I walked the perimeter before letting the dogs run to check for open spots and I always cleaned up after them.

 

Most fields will say no dogs. It I never had a problem and I often ran into the parks maintenance people who would admire the dogs and then thanked me for cleaning up.

[Feeding 2 Kinds Of Kibble?]

I feed two different foods. I mix them in a big food barrel. I mix a grain free and a fish based food. No particular reason for it, just seems like the dogs like it.

[Longish Car Trips]

I would be sure to walk her for a bit before you get in the car and then don't stop. She is new, you are new. I wouldn't stop with a new dog.

[Help With Aggression Toward Five Year Old]

If every single adopter returned during the first stages we would have more trouble than agencies already have. The OP has done the right thing. She saw an issue, she sought advice and it seems she is actually taking said advice and putting it into action.

 

Sometimes things are trial and error. I have kids and I have dogs. The biggest thing is to be willing and able to adjust.

 

Those that seem to always suggest "returning" need to remember that at one time they too had "issues" with a dog and were able to work them out. It takes time and I applaud any adopter who puts the time and effort in.

[Shawn Concannon Aka Bones_Sox63]

[Truman... Super Frustrating, Embarrassing Behavior]

Alicia, for what it's worth when I saw you and the dogs at Gig I thought Truman was fine.

At the run when he was done and you were trying to get control of him I just saw a dog that wasn't done playing and was just "playing" you. It made me giggle because you could see that Truman was just having fun.

[New 4Health Grain Free Formulas]

I use the whitefish grain free from 4health. My dogs love it. I will have to try the duck.

[I Brought His Biggest Fear Into His Safe House]

[I Brought His Biggest Fear Into His Safe House]

I love brownies. No nuts though

[I Brought His Biggest Fear Into His Safe House]

Where is the popcorn when I need it!

[Hello From Dallas, Tx]

Welcome I used to be in Plano and am now in Amarillo. I have a GU alumni also.

[I Ran Out Of Dog Food]

I would have just run up to walmart and grabbed something similar. Just a small bag of something.

[Standover Tactics?]

People have all kinds of theories on this one. I have one dog that does it and I actually think its more of a security thing. I don't allow her to do it with the kids. But she has even jumped on my bed and stood over me. It has never been in a dominant way. It's just a quirk that she has.

[Vaccinate For Kennel Cough?]

Wow! It's only $10 here. Maybe you and the dogs need to take a trip to Texas .

 

I don't do a lot of the "routine" vaccinations but this is one that I do.

[Vaccinate For Kennel Cough?]

It's cheap, why not go ahead and vaccinate everyone? I do because of traveling.

 

I have no idea about the carrier thing.

[Vaccinate For Kennel Cough?]

Yep, get the shot. Kennel Cough is not fun. I brought home a shelter dog to foster once and it spread through my dogs like wildfire. It was awful and expensive.

[New Greyhound Loves The Wife, But Quickly Regressing With Me]

Glad that things are going so well. He will continually come out of his shell and show more and more personality as time goes on.

 

The housefly thing, well, there are several dogs that are afraid of flies. I don't get it but it's just one of those "things". If you have some melatonin it can help him calm down if you are having a big fly problem.

[For Those Using Prednisone For Slo...]

I only used the pred on Isis for about 6 months. I didn't like it so we tapered off and just stayed with the doxy, niacinimide and the vit E for about a year. She lost all of her nails and is still on niacinamide and vit E but not a lot.

[New Hound - Peeing On Food Dishes?]

It's not territorial or dominance. It's just one of those "quirks". Just like some people are weird, so are dogs

 

Steak was the least dominant of any dog I knew. When he finished eating he took great pleasure in running to the girls bowls and peeing in them. He had great aim too, they were raised and he never missed . Eventually he stopped doing this.

 

Now we have Dare, and just recently he started doing this. The only difference is that he is doing it in Blu's bowl. Both males and both great friends. I like to think they are just being little boys and they think it's hysterical. We now stand right beside Dare as he eats and as soon as he is finished I grab his collar and escort him right out the back door.

[Corey ~2001 - June 24, 2013]

I'm so sorry. I loved seeing all the different pics of so many nice memories you have with him.

[Good Thoughts For Miss Minerva Please]

So glad you got a diagnosis and can now combat it.

 

Ivy had/has? Anasplasmosis. She had 4 different TBD's. We were on Doxy for a very, very long time.

[Any Hounds On Keppra?]

Kari - Steak was with me a full year before he ever had a seizure. It was out of the blue. He was thunderphobic but otherwise very healthy and very stable dog.

 

Steak's seizures got worse with time and began to run together as well. They started out about two weeks apart and then got to be about a week apart. There was never anything that we could relate to him having a seizure except weather and even that was inconsistent.

 

Costco is the cheapest by far for Keppra and Zoni. I'm keeping Thunder in my thoughts. I hope that he is doing well

[Slo...anyone Else Dealing With This?]

With Isis she lost all of her nails over about a 6 month period. It's now been over a year and the quicks that were all dried up. Those of you saying to keep them shorter after they fall out, are you dremeling the quicks? I would think that would hurt? When they first fell off the quicks were a bloody mess and very tender. I wouldn't dare have tried to put anything over them. Boots or socks would have just been too painful for her.

 

The other day I did notice that two of hers have become aggravated and are tender and some slight bleeding. But again, there isn't a "nail" to fall off. Just her shriveled up quicks.

[7 Staples In My Head]

I read the article. I would never want any dog "trained" by some of those methods in my house or around my kids. Talk about a disaster waiting to happen.

 

I do agree with you a_daerr on one thing is that every one should do some type of training. My step dad had a motto, "If you don't train em, you can't blame em".

 

My biggest point and the thing you are adament on dismissing is that not every dog can or should be "trained out of it". That is where I think accidents happen.

 

I'm glad that it worked with you and Henry and very happy that he is a therapy dog and bringing happiness to all. But, to say every dog can do that is a misrepresentation. I have a gorgeous girl at home and she is sweet as candy, but in a public situation and with too much stimulation she is unpredictable. It would be wrong of me to force her into a situation that she has clearly shown she does not like.

 

Just as children from the same family can be very different so can dogs. I have a daughter that is deathly scared of roller coasters, should I "train it out of her"?

[7 Staples In My Head]

I'm not going to get into the debate of "who knows more about dog training." I have a therapy dog who is often touched and handled while lying down (by children and adults). It's not a big deal. The bottom line is that if an owner wants to put in the time and training to be able to touch or approach their dog while lying down, it's their choice. I don't understand what's so wrong about that.

 

Nothing, except you are assuming that ALL dogs can do this. Not all dogs or people are the same. What worked for you does not always work for everyone.