cleptogrey

first thing that came to mind is possibly a staph or yeast infection. hopefully NOT! but this is something i would like to share, the more one baths a dog, the wierder thier odor becomes, lack of oils and often they smell sorta like stinky fish. this i learned w/ my welsh terrier, they need the oil to keep their broken coat in good shape. mmmm....we don't have a broken coat(wirey coat w/ a downy undercoat-THANK GOD- you can't imagine the hrs. of grooming) but we do have hounds who tend to have thin skin w/ very little oil. so...maybe the same type of syndrome. i also have noticed that when felix runs hard he sweats and i smell it. no one else does, i just hose him down w/ water and that's it, he's nice and clean again, NO SOAP-just water. i limit baths to when they get into trouble...or when they are blowing coat. i used to even just rinse my welsh terrier and he came out sweet smelling. do try brushing him, he should be blowing his kennel coat. this will help bring the necessary oils up. as to peeing on his leg, that really shouldn't stink that much, too many of my dogs piss on their front leg or get it on the head when they sniff during a piss. plain water should take care of that. if it is overbathing, it takes a while to get out of the cycle. good luck.

i had a similar incident w/ annie and my daughter. but my daughter is an adult, 27! our late gal emily(even when she was in pain w/ osteo) and current male felx always welcomes cuddeling and petting on their beds. well, annie was not so welcoming, she snapped. obviously annie needs her space, she enjoys having her bed brought into the living room area while all of us watch tv, but is more aloof in her space and chooses her moments of affection. she will place her head on our foot or walk over and stick her head in your lap. but just like people, some are overly affectionate and cuddely some are more aloof.

my dogs LOVE sardines, since i refuse to use canned dog food(it's a thing i've had for many many years), i split a can up and mash it in. irresitable to the most finicky pup. it's such a small amount of oil that i doubt it really matters, i do buy whole not boned sardines and stock up when they are on sale. i personally like them on toast w/ mustard!

excellent advise, and it's only for one night!

felix has aways played, he came to us at 7 weeks. but annie, who came last winter at 2.5 yrs has LEARNED from felix. it's a case of the monkey do, monkey see syndrome. the two are attached at the hip and she now even retrieves sticks when we throw them! tennis balls and soccer balls she took to immediatly, squeaky toys...the two can make you crazy honking away!

so, you have a working dog!!! interceptor does a good job of keeping them worm free. i guess there is no need to set traps!

i double boil them to reduce the sodium and fat, boil once, drain, boil again, dice into quarters. the hardest thing about hot dogs is when you hold them in your mouth( i do that so the dog will focus on you and not the dog in your hand) and you have to resist eating the tasty morsel! try spitting the dog at your pup. he might learn to catch the flying treat!

it takes a minimium of 6 weeks for anything to start working and for him to blow his old coat. blowing coat can be helped by brushing or using a soft rubber curry comb(a rubber oval w/ notches found at a tack shop) but nature just has to take it's course, it might take longer. i found that lakse cronch cold pressed fish oil works the best. tried capsules,olive oil, bacon fat, nupro and old fashioned linatone- no luck and i like regulating the # of pumps out of the bottle. felix and annie are 77# and 62# the each get 4 pumps/squirts per day and have wonderful skin and coats. the only other thing i occasionally suppliment w/ are probiotics. i'm not big on suppliments. doggiefood.com is running a sale, 15% off currently, that's where i buy my oil, 88 oz lasts nearly 1/2 a year. oh, what color is he??? blacks are notorious for dandruff!

i had a lot of fun in rally-o w/ felix. once your pup has his sits and downs it's an excellent way to really connect w/ them. i did it inbetween regular obedience classes and agility. felix was getting bored w/ standard instruction and this really perked his interest. i personally like it because it's fast and it changes all the time. i did get confused between the apdt signage and the akc signage. but i will admit that the instructor was a tad flaky, that's probably why i didn't continue. for a dog w/ a short attention span( most sighthounds) it's PERFECT!

have you ever owned a dog before??? the reason i ask, is you have some work cut out for you. not an excessive ammount, but some work. i personally like working in a group situation, two or three heads(instructor and assistants) are always better than one. look for a certified trainer, accredited thru the akc (a club) or apdt(american pet dog trainers). communicated w/ the director of the school and feel them out and see if you are comfortable w/ their methods. positive reinforcement is what you are looking for, food and praise is the way to a dog's brain and those greys are most definatley food oriented. stay away from one of the pet stores who offers training classes. i personally perfer a thin collar for training (lupine 1" should fit well) and either a leather leash or cotton webbed leash. nylon is difficult to grap and will cut your hand. think positive, praise and establish some contact w/ your new pup. he most likely doesn't know his name yet. that's the first step, and work w/ someone locally. slow and steady!

a comforter is the way to go, just plop it on top of the bed and maybe add a toss pillow or two. the pup will be very happy! annie drags her bed around the house, i think just to irritate dh who is always moving it back. she finds pillows and carries them to the bed and then is very happy. of course, dh puts the pillows aways and moves the bed, just so she can do it again oh, do put a pastic bag inside the foam bed, just incase there is a marking accident! our foam bed is a good 6 or 7 years old, the liner(plastic bag) has saved it's life a couple of times.

my daughter's first word- "good", right after that "dog", then we heard "goodog"!! need i say more? azim was going on 7 when we had marisa. i was totally parinoid so he was leashed in the bedroom w/ the door closed, baby's door closed as well when i took a shower. lots of walks together w/ the new born. azim stayed under the high chair when marisa ate, needless to say- i had a fat saluki at one point! the two napped together, when she was a toddler and refused to nap, she slept on his bed and took a nap! i did keep azim out of the baby's bedroom, no big deal. i felt more comfortable and he really didn't care.

my first female did not do well on the smallest amount of missing link- runs and itchy skin, infalmed anus- lots of licking and red. as soon as she was off of it, no itchies! http://www.naturmix.com/pages/products/olewo.html this site has lots of interesting suppliments, the person who runs it is well versed in all of them. that's where i originally purchased lakse cronche cold pressed salmon oil(did wonders). you might investigate the foods before adding suppliments.

start off with what ever your adoption group had the pup on, it takes a while for them to settle into your house. be slow and deliberate in your change unless you can keep the pup on the original food. they seem to need at least 24%protien and 14% fat content in their food to maintain healthy skin and coat. there is an excellent list and grades of food on greytalk at the begining of the food section. always do some price checking both online and locally. i stick w/ hollistic select large breed for my female and hollistic seclect duck and oatmeal for my sesitive male pup. the type of food will depend upon activity, sensitivity, size and nature of your pup. best of luck!

years and years ago before micro chipping my salukis were tatooed w/ their breeder's ss# on their inner thigh. how times have changed, no one would ever think of having their ss# out on their dogs these days! my greys are microchipped, the humane society did it and scanned the entire pup before implanting a chip just to make sure.

it takes at least 6 weeks for any coat suppliment to start working, so be patient. i use cold pressed salmon oil, lakse cronche(88oz are around $55 at doggiefood.com). it doesn't seem to upset their digestive track. other people around here swear by missing link. have fun reading rewiews on all menitoned above. our black gal used to errupt in heavy dandruff when she was blowing coat, it's not as noticable on the fawns.

ditto....i put a light weight coat(tummy warmer) on the pups at night and give each one an old comforter blanket. not a peep since i started blanketing them. we keep our heat down to 57 at night. when walking them i usually don't use a coat yet...maybe a tummy warmer at night but if we are in the sun and moving they seem to be fine. the black(dark) dogs do stay much warmer than the fawns, black asorbs heat!

felix does it, watch out- i've almost been knocked over. it's playfulness and affection!

the weather is getting chilly and the dogs are much friskier! exercise, exercise, exercise and a wide variety of things to keep her busy indoors. i leave a basket of dog toys out, each dog gets 4 kongs, (remember not to fill them all the way, just schmear the inside w/ peanut butter- use a finger), dried tendon piece, raw marrow bone, and biskets when i go out to work. they will nest in what ever bedding they can get into, how about a comforter thrown on the dog bed if you don't want her on your bed? mine find remote pieces of tissue, dh never empties the bathroom garbage...just be glad she hasn't figured out how to unroll the toilet paper!! one of my greys used to collect pocket books, bras and toss pillows from the couch, thus the name "cleptogrey" evolved. premire makes a couple of toys which you can place kibble in and they can roll it and get the kibble out, maybe some interactive toys??? i agree w/ leaving the lights on. i leave a florescent light in the living room and 2 small florescent kitchen counter lights on and the radio, classical music. if you have blinds lower them and tilt the blind up to let the light in but it will block the window.i don't let the dogs into the bedroom during the day and keep them off the couch w/ plastic runners turned upside down(this doesn't work for all dogs, one boarder liked the nubs and slept on it anyway). can you possibly make it to the dog run during the day?? or before work, exhaustion seems to be the answer to most problems, a tired hound is usually a happy hound and a happy hound is a happy owner. if worse comes to worse, how about a dog walker?

dh needs to give the pups their at bedtime. it's part of HIS bedtime ritual! i like the beer/wine snack as well as the peanut butter sandwich!!

emily arrived at our home on a nov 1st, thanksgiving we had a house full of people that year- she was busy roaching in our terrier's bed while everyone was busy socializing. i think our company rubbed most of her kennel coat off that day, she was massaged and pet so much by everyone! she was home from that day on. annie was a totally differernt story. we have had her for 9 months, she just started jumping into the car and not barking at company when they come out of the bathroom or a bedroom. her affection to us has grown daily and her crazy dog antics in the yard (i think she must have come from a rough and tumble litter) are now blossoming.she is finally taking food from my parents and visitors!

many many years ago my boyfriend and i rescued a borzoi. nicki was a pisser, not only did she eat and unwrap all the chocolate our christmas tree ornaments but she used to stole and ate most of a 5lb bag of fresh roasted peanuts. they were on top of the mantel. we came home to neat piles of shells, she would lie on the floor and crack them open, eat them and spit out the shells! we blamed our roomate, until the day we found nicki on her real legs, standing tall taking the bag of peanuts down for a feast! that dog was amazing, not only did she NOT get sick from all the chocolate she ate, the excessive amounts of peanuts, cleaning out the fridge(it was a model w/ a lever handle) but she survived distemper. when we found her, she was sick, undernourished and in critical condition. so, home she came, i reported the person who had her for sale chained in her garage and cancelled the check!

mmmm.....do you think the cats might just have picked up some fleas from the dogs????

i would have a heart to heart talk to your rep. lola sounds like she needs to be a second dog and having her best interest in mind, your post reads as if she is much happier in a home w/other dogs. never do anything secretly, be open, voice her needs and your needs-it sounds like you want a happy dog. you have tried for 7 months, that's a good hard try. good luck!

i have been in the two dog syndrome for quite some time, it is really the only thing that i found that helps with the greiving. when velcro died i tried really hard to keep willie wonka as a solo dog(9 months). i just couldn't keep that dog stareing at the floor any more and he started aging really fast. he picked out emily(at an adoption day at the track). she brought lots of spunk back to willie who was 11 at the time.when willie died at 14 i did not notice any greiving, emily and our new pup felix were a duo. when emily suddenly died(osteo- 6 weeks from diagnoisi to intense pain) last winter felix the surviving pup started to pee and was sooooo clingy(he was hand raised by the resuce group and clingy anyway) i started to foster. he chose annie and the two are 2 peas in a pod. how about fostering until you decide exactly what you need to do? if it's the right combo it won't feel like 2 dogs are present glad he is eating again, sorry for your loss- it's always difficult.