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Hounds are always welcome for playdates! We have a great yard for the pups to run and play in!

I didn't know what they were either. Good to know! You all are a wealth of information Good luck with Specky! I hope you figure out what's going on soon.

Hee Hee..... Me too

We've created a monster

It started with my sister..... I went to her house and she has a yellow lab. Boy he got fat! And I told her! She got mad and said it was because he was getting old..... Um, even MORE of a reason to keep his weight down! Our Bella was always thin and fit. She was a Rottweiler prone to Hip Displacia so the best thing we could do was keep her weight down. She lived to 13 which is very old for a Rottie. Fat for dogs, horses, etc is never good.

I find it weird a lot of people say to us, "what type of dog is that?" To me it seems obvious.

YES! It's bad

This reminds me.... everyone's labs I see lately look so fat! Must be all the hounds I'm around now

Well I am happy to report Sidney is going up and down the stairs like an old pro now. For about a week after he went down them for the first time, we had to lure him down with treats. Sometimes he'd just freeze up and need to be placed on the first step. Now he goes down them like he has his whole life, without batting an eye! No lure, no treats, just goes. Woohoo!

I just turned 39 and my husband is 44. Damn, I feel old now after reading this thread!

I'm no expert, but I think he looks perfect!

I'm so sorry for your loss

We got something very similar to this for the hounds : http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=13520&cmpid=01csent&ref=3665&subref=AA&CA_6C15C=525529818

He's beautiful! Congrats and enjoy!

Great news! Round 2 tonight went awesome! First I put a piece of meat on the first stair. He stared at it for a couple seconds, legs wobbling. Then he stepped down on the first stair and took it. He then pulled back up, but this was the first time he's ever gone down a stair himself! I did this with him 4-5 times. Next I put a piece on stairs one and two. He went down one stair, eats, then second stair, eats. He did pull back up to the top. Now I skipped stair 1 and put a piece on stairs 2 and 3. He went right down to stair 2, ate, then stair 3! I quickly put a piece of meat on the next stair. He went down to that one and finished the stairs on his own! Woohoo! First time he's gone down the stairs on his own without us touching him! Afterwards he was like, no biggie! Now give me more treats

That is funny! He went up the stairs 2 days after we brought him home. We were standing at the top with treats. But going down? Forget it. He has gotten right to the edge and then shakes. It was nice seeing him do the 2 steps gracefully. Like they were nothing! Let's hope part 2 goes well

Thx for all the advice. Tonight my husband and I had stairs 101 with Sidney. When he comes to the top of the stairs at the very edge, he starts to shake. So he's super scared of going down them. My husband picked him up and placed him in mid staircase (the staircase is only 5 steps). He slowly walked down the last 2. Great! We did it again and same result... Placed on steps, gently walked down the last 2. We gave him lots of praise and treats. He didn't seem phased or upset. Hopefully next time we can start higher up. Productive night!