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    She Peed On Our Bed!

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    Well, the urinalysis the vet sent out to the lab came back negative, thank God. Lola has been perfect in the pee-pee department since the dreaded bed wettings. I don't understand what was going through her little pointed head but, whatever is was, seems to have resolved itself. :goodluck Thanks, all, for your advice.

    Itchy Butt

    in Food and dietary discussion

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    try a couple of days on benadryl (talk to your vet first of course) so the allergic reaction can subside with help. what part of the country is the magic city located in? it could also be ground mold. being safe i would start the rice, rinse- no shampoo(it dries out the skin)- the girl to get contact allergens off and administer the antihistamine for a couple of days. then start the testing. also, one of the variables can be a protein source and either white potato or yam. you have a good 2 months of cooking ahead of you. if you wish add a good multi vitamin to her diet. but i have had dogs on rice for years....

    The Magic City is Miami, Florida. GROUND MOLD! EEEK! She has taken to lying in the dirt in the backyard even though she has a bed in the sun and one in the shade...go figure. I thought I would rinse her off and apply conditioner to soothe her skin.

     

    I've already eliminated chicken. Will need to check her food sources for potato. She does get sweet potato in her meals and as treats.

    Itchy Butt

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    reverse the diet, start with rice and only rice. then add one ingredient at a time.you will be able to identify the irritant faster. also, give the ingredient a couple of days. i find that with almonds it takes a couple of days until the same response kicks in! some foods produce a rash around my mouth, some red hands & feet, some itchy scalp. go, know?

     

    try rice/beef- 4-6 days, rice/turkey- 4-6 days, rice/chicken- 4-6 days. i don't know if you can get a pork based food or not, if so- then try pork. then go on to pasta(wheat) and meats. an old friend's ancient saluki was having major breathing problems, not LP. It was allergies. she had gone thru every commercial high grade food and finally out of desperation she tried the testing above. it worked, he could eat turkey and either pasta or rice. he lived to 18!!

    Sounds like a plan...thank you! I'll give this a try. Poor girl was itching all over this morning.

    She Peed On Our Bed!

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    Iker peed on my mom's bed once. My mom has never particularly liked him and I thought at the time that he sensed that. UTI testing was negative. I'm sure that's not happening with you, though. Nature's Miracle did a great job of getting out the smell and stain from both her mattress and her sheets.

    Thank heaven the urine did not soak through to our brand new mattress! It had a thick bedspread, flat and fitted sheets, two blankets and two mattress protectors. It filtered down through everything and stopped at the 2nd mattress protector. I added Nature's Miracle to the washer along with detergent and fabric softener.

     

    When I was a kid, we had a Sheltie who would poop on my Mom's bed! :yikes

    She Peed On Our Bed!

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    One of my girls would sneak in our bed to sleep when we were gone. Came home to finding she peed in our bed. I was baffled because we hadn't had any peeing issues with her to that point. Took her to vet and she did have a UTI. She didn't pee in the bed on purpose. I suspect she was sleeping there, heard us come home, got excited and due to the UTI, peed by accident, in the bed. So, get your pup checked.

    Lola had her in-office urinalysis on Saturday and it was negative. Just to be sure, the vet sent it out to a lab. I expect the results today. Oddly, she has not had an accident in days. :dunno

    Starvation Mode To Satiation

    in Food and dietary discussion

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    Yes, I think it's quite common as we've had that experience with nearly all our retire racers. It takes several months for their digestion to settle in to home life as well!

     

    If she's eating so fast she's choking, consider adding water to her kibble, or getting a slow feeder bowl (or put some small obstacles in her current foodbowl to slow her down).

    Good to hear. I was unsure as I did not have this experience with my first Grey. Thankfully, she does not choke on her food maybe because always moisten it.

     

     

    I think it's that way for ex racers when they are settling in and it's a great sign now that she's getting "picky" as I think it means her body now is getting what it needs for her new energy level.

    Phew! That was my guess, too. I wonder if they have to eat quickly at the track or lose the opportunity?

    Starvation Mode To Satiation

    in Food and dietary discussion

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    Lola came home in August and from day one acted as though she had been starved her whole life. She ate with a gusto approaching desperation and never seemed satiated. Now, almost four months later, Lola is still extremely food motivated; a piece of cheese makes her eyes roll back in her head. However, the desperation with which she ate initially has substantially subsided. She still eats well just not like she's starving. She has gotten to the point where she will turn up her nose at a series treats or chews until I offer her the one she really wants...brat...where as before she'd eat a rock if it was offered.

     

    Have any of you experienced this apparent satiation with your hounds and what do you attribute it to?

    She Peed On Our Bed!

    in Training and Behavior discussion

    Posted

    Always wise to check for a UTI first.

     

    Otherwise, the thing about housetraining is it's not just about the dog learning to only go outside. They then also need to learn to hold it until they get outside, and THEN they need to learn how to let you know when they need to go out. I think the latter gets a lot of people hung up. So get her on a schedule where you take her out more frequently than you think she needs to go for a while, and then pick something that you can use as her signal when she needs to go and start training it. I'd watch closely for something that she offers and then build on that. For Skye, just as an example, I noticed one day she ran down our stairs to the front door. We were in a one level condo where the stairs went right to the door and nothing else. I had no idea if she needed to potty, but I jumped on it - snapped on the leash, took her outside and told her to go potty, then rewarded profusely when she did. A few more times of that and that became her signal when she needed to go outside of our usual schedule. It helps to have a "go potty" cue that the dog already understoods and when the dog gives the signal, you have to take the dog out on lead and just give them a chance to potty. Make sure there's no opportunity for other things - walks, play, meeting neighbors - so the dog learns that giving you that signal results only in the opportunity to go potty. Otherwise you'll get a dog asking you to go out constantly just for fun. ;)

     

    Btw, I don't know of any evidence that one sex is better at holding it than another. You've just gotta teach them that they need to hold it until they can get outside. And pay attention to things that may cause them to have to go outside of their usual routine - hot day so the dog drank extra water, etc. Dogs need to go out more frequently during play, especially when they're younger. Being cold may also be a factor. And obviously they can hold it longer while asleep/overnight than when awake.

    NeylasMom, I was hoping you'd chime in! Your advice is always spot on.

     

    When Lola first came home in August, I would take her out to the yard potty area many times a day and praise and treat profusely when she urinated or defecated. Her "signal" that she had to go during the day was pacing quickly back and forth. In the morning, at about 6 a.m., she'll come to get me if I'm still in bed. Good girl, Lola.

     

    I thought we were good to go with potty training and then the inappropriate urination happened.

     

    If it turns out that this is behavioral and I have to go back to Housebreaking 101, should I take her out to the yard on lead each time? I've just been opening the door, saying "outside" and letting her out.

    Fireworks Phobia Duration

    in Training and Behavior discussion

    Posted

    Dogs may live in the moment, but they do remember. Probably Lola was a little off for a few days after the fireworks, wondering if they were going to go off again :( I hope they don’t do it again soon, but plan ahead for New Year’s Eve. Morons who set off fireworks usually do it on that night.

    I detest fireworks! In my neighborhood the booming starts days before New Year's Eve and continues until the idjits run out, I guess. Lately, it seems, there need not be a reason or holiday to traumatize the neighborhood dogs.

    Fireworks Phobia Duration

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    For the first time ever in our neighborhood, some fool set off fireworks on Thanksgiving. These fireworks sounded more like cannon fire than Roman Candles. When the first volley went off I thought the North Koreans had finally done it. Of course, my poor Lola was traumatized.

     

    For the next four days, she was "off". Skipped 3 meals and seemed depressed and withdrawn. Her light definitely dimmed. She's fine now, thank God.

     

    My question is this; can the effects of a scary experience linger in our Grey's minds for several days? Don't dogs live in the moment?

     

    Or might she have been feeling unwell for another reason unrelated to the fireworks?

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