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  1. Hershey just got stung by a bee. I've given her benedryl, but it really seems to hurt her. It's only been about fifteen minutes and there is no swelling. She's not letting me soak it...honestly, she doesn't want me touching her. I know it was a bee sting because I found the stinger. Any ideas of what I can do for pain?

  2. Can you see through the backs of the stairs? I'm just curious because both of my greys did stairs perfectly...unless you could see through them. I think they end up focusing on stuff behind the stairs and then misstep and freak out. It will definitely take some patience at this point, but hopefully you can work up to actually going up them quickly with him focusing at the top of the stairs and not looking through them. Maybe your daughter can be up at the top with an AMAZING treat and talking to him the whole time you're helping him up. A quick pace is better if you can get him moving. The trick is to get him looking at the top. :)


    Can you see through the backs of the stairs? I'm just curious because both of my greys did stairs perfectly...unless you could see through them. I think they end up focusing on stuff behind the stairs and then misstep and freak out. It will definitely take some patience at this point, but hopefully you can work up to actually going up them quickly with him focusing at the top of the stairs and not looking through them. Maybe your daughter can be up at the top with an AMAZING treat and talking to him the whole time you're helping him up. A quick pace is better if you can get him moving. The trick is to get him looking at the top. :)

     

    I'm guessing you can see through them, which is why he does so much better going downstairs...


    Okay, I quoted myself...doh!

  3. Coe may never be fine with a dog that barks and pulls or lunges towards you...and to be honest I wouldn't blame her. Neither of my greyhounds liked to be approached that way. It generally meant that the dog was a jumper and both of my greys hated being jumped on. I always looked to see how the other owner of the dog behaved as well. If they were diligent and tried to keep their dog under control, then I wouldn't worry as much, but if they were the kind of owner who thought, "Oh, just let the dogs work it out.", or the ever popular, "Don't worry, he's friendly.", well then I was out of there. Better safe than sorry. :)

  4. Maybe it's not so much that he is trying to take over Casper's role by stepping up, but that he is stressed and fearful because he doesn't have that taken care of for him any longer. Maybe he doesn't want to be the strong one but he needs a strong one to take over once again?

  5. Such a special girl. :wub:

     

    I remember the first time I dogsat. She would be on her bed in your bedroom, and she'd start to get up to run out when I would come in. I'd have to move really slowly and not look at her just to be able to go to bed without scaring her out of the room. When I would sit on the couch and give Brady and Maddi treats she would come within a couple feet and just reach her head as far as she could to see what was going. Still, if I looked at her she would scoot away. Then there was a morning where I could feel breathing on me and when I cracked open my eyes she was standing there, reaching her neck out and sniffing my face. And when I would go toward the kitchen to feed them, she always had to walk on the opposite side of the dining room table. :lol We finally got to the point where she would be allow me to be on the same couch as her...as long as I didn't look directly at her. :) I think she just didn't like the looks of me. :lol

     

    Your house was her sanctuary and you and Steve were her protectors. She was happy and very much loved. I'm so sorry that she's gone. :cry1:grouphug:f_white

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