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    "kissing"

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    i feel jipped that i don't have a kisser.... I would give anythig to have any one of my babies kiss.... don't train it out of her....

     

    I agree! My girls never kissed me that much. I love the kisses.

     

    Just my thought - but if you just got the pup last weekend - I personally wouldn't stress too much about it. With a brand new dog, you're going to have bigger issues to deal with. I'd just pull away. I don't like being licked in the face, and I've had a few dogs that really liked doing that, but me just turning away enough times made them think that wasn't rewarding and they stopped trying pretty quickly. I didn't "correct" it - I just reacted to it.

     

    I'm guessing a lot of it is nervousness, trying to please, affection, and a bit of submission. None of those are bad things, and the dog is expressing the way it knows how. You won't know if this is an "issue" behavior for a while - it might just go away once the dog settes in and feels at home. Focus on the important things. A lot of stuff that greys do at first in a new home is just "feeling it out". Pick your battles. Focus on the big ones.

     

    My Diana to this day will lick my hand once in a while if we're in publc and she gets a little nervous. Just a little "Hey - I'm here - oh good - you're here - we're OK" thing. I'm sure it seems like a lot in your pup right now - but I bet it WILL tone done on its own.

     

    I totally respect that this is not a behavior you want to continue - I wouldn't either - but IMHO - I'll bet it will resolve itself. Relax - you have quite a road ahead of you. Enjoy it!!!

     

    Great post.

    Question For Experienced People - Analyze This Behavior

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    When I leave the house, I always say this to the girls, "Hold the fort down". They immediately KNOW that when I say that, they are staying home while I am going out. They are content with that. I have been using that term for 17 years and it works like a charm.

     

    So a word or sentence that signifies that she is staying in while you are going out may help her realize that it is time to stay.

    Sherry Lost Couch Privileges.

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    What was it that caused her to snap at your son? If she is already used to going on the couch or bed/ she most likely has associated these places as her places of refuge - not places of privileges. These are parts of her home and safety. She does not know that you feel they are privileges. Do you have a nice big comfy dog bed for her to retreat to?

    Sudden Loss Of A Sweet Boy Today

    in Remembrance

    Posted

    Was that a Wirehaired Foxterrier ? I grew up with one . Very seldom in the US . I am so very sorry for the Loss of precious Bertie .

     

     

    Yes, he was a Wirehaired Foxterrier - my parents favorite breed. He was like a little human - so smart and so devoted.

     

     

    I thank you all so much for your kind thoughts and condolences.

     

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    Sudden Loss Of A Sweet Boy Today

    in Remembrance

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    While I am visiting my parents today in South Florida, they lost their sweet precious boy - Albert Von Russle ("Bertie"). It was very sudden and the vet just could not revive him. We are all so heart broken. Please pray for mom and dad as they have had Bertie for 11 years and were so attached to him.

     

    Till we meet again sweet Bertie - We love you so so much! We miss you so!!

     

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    Using Advantax Ii For 10 Years, And Tick Was On Head

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted · Edited by LadyGrey

    I've used Advantix for years, and it worked great up until last year. It worked so great that I never had to treat my cat with anything; just treating the dogs with Advantix kept our home free of ticks and fleas. Last summer, I noticed a difference. Chevy is allergic to flea bites, and he was going crazy itching & biting even after being treated. Ollie was scratching, and we pulled ten ticks off her over the course of the summer--she had never had a tick before then. Even the cat was scratching. I took Chevy to the vet, and she found a couple fleas on him. This was just days after being treated. We thought maybe it was just a bad batch of Advantix, plus the fleas were extra bad last year. I gave all the animals a Capstar, bought new Advantix, and even bought Frontline and treated the cat--the first time I've ever had to treat Riley in six years. I've not had great results. Chevy starts itching a couple weeks after being treated, and I wonder now if something in the formula has changed.

     

    Yep! Just as I thought. They have federally forced Bayer-Advantix line to dumb down their formulas. It is happening with EVERYTHING now. And I mean everything. I feared this would happen when other products went down. Now Advantix. Too amazing.

    Using Advantax Ii For 10 Years, And Tick Was On Head

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    Bella came in the house with a tick on her head. I touched its butt wiith a hot blown out match. It died. I took it off with tweezers. I am mad. I hope the companies have not been federally forced to dumb down the formulas. My vets have always told me that the chemical will REPEL the ticks away from the skin - or they will die and fall off.

     

    I have never seen a tick on any of my dogs using Advantax or Frontline. I changed from Frontline to Advantax about 6 years ago. This is scary.

     

    Truthfully, do the ticks attach first to the skin and then fall off? That is not what I have been told by my vets over the years.

    Afraid Of Dogs

    in Training and Behavior discussion

    Posted · Edited by LadyGrey

    I'm guessing Pet Vacation Spa is a boarding kennel/open play daycare? If so, I worked at one for a couple of years and never had a single greyound that enjoyed it, including my Buck. I could take my dog to work if I wished but seldom did as he hated it. He was self assured, not scared but wanted nothing to do with the play area in the back.

     

    My shy girls were both fine at gatherings if they had a big brother to hide under but would have self destructed alone.

     

    Is there any way you could pay someone to keep her in their house (I did that for $25 a day for dogs that didn't do well at the daycare) or swap time with another GH owner and later watch theirs?

     

    That would actually be the greatest idea and I would love it, but I do not know anyone here in my area that could do it. No one at church is experienced with dog sitting and it is short notice if I found anyone now. When Sandy has the dogs go out for their "outing" time in the yard, she only lets them out one dog at a time. Or in the case with my girls, they went out together - just the two of them. But she does have girls there that play with them and cuddle with them on their outings. I call to check on her.

     

    Too bad you are in Texas, I would ask you to take her.

    Afraid Of Dogs

    in Training and Behavior discussion

    Posted

    Bella has been scared of big and medium size dogs since we lived in Florida. When we lived there, I would take them on walks every day. A couple of times when I took her and her sister for walks, a woman who lived in a house at the end of the street would let her dogs sit on the front lawn with no collars or leashes. I could not see them until we walked right in front of the house. They would chase and growl and bark at Bella and Angel. Bella got so scared; she would not go out for walks for a few days. Angel never seemed to be that concerned. I called the animal authorities after a couple of times. They came by, and a few months, no dogs outside. Then out of the blue, there they were again. One day the woman moved out, and no dogs at all. Bella could go on walks, but was still afraid of big dogs.

     

    When I take her to the vacation pet spa, she is afraid when hearing the dogs inside barking, whooping, and hollering when a new dog would arrive. But Angel would be her strength and help her cope for the first hour or so being there. Now that Angel is gone, Bella is alone. A few days ago, for the first time since Angel crossed over, we took Bella there as we went out of town, and she was shaking, whining, and not wanting to go in. Sandy said that once the dogs settled down, she did well. We are planning on going on vacation next week and have her reserved there. My vet suggested a dose of 10mg of valium the morning I take her in.

     

    Any thoughts?

     

     

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