Dogs and bitches
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@snowy said in Dogs and bitches:
@majorrage Well that sucks too. What a great day.
Dogs will change their attitude just like people though. They are smart.
This may be my problem. Great judge of character.
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@majorrage said in Dogs and bitches:
@snowy said in Dogs and bitches:
@majorrage Well that sucks too. What a great day.
Dogs will change their attitude just like people though. They are smart.
This may be my problem. Great judge of character.
Made me laugh.
Seriously though, try and have some fun with doggie. They pick up on it. One of the weird things that I was taught at dog training was that they are "sizeist", so bend down and get on their level in the morning. That sort of thing.
They love the affection, so if you aren't giving it, they aren't getting it - literally and figuratively. They will respond in kind. Don't give up. Strange about the kids. Do they interact much?
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@antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:
This puppy is awesome 99% of the time. The other one per cent he does things like chew wires off motorcycles when bored.
As has been said before, he will grow out of this, though it should also be remembered that firstly they are all different and will chew/not chew, grow out of it/not at different rates. What we found with our mutt was that boredom is a big thing, if he was not either being interacted with or knackered from same he was much more likely to turn into Satan. He is my daughter's dog and she does all her own research via twitter and Caesar Bloody Malan and consequently made some mistakes along the line. Chief one was lack of dog socialising which he really craved; she didn't want to have him interacting until she'd abso-bloody-lutey nailed his recall. When she finally relented it was amazing how his demeanour changed. He was always a lot more tired which made him calmer, his chewing stopped pretty quickly and his obedience improved markedly.
He's two and a half now and he's still learning (as are we) but even now we find that putting a little extra into it every now and again pays real dividends. One little whistle from me and he will come from anywhere in the house and we have four storeys so I'm pretty impressed with that as I don't get this from either the wife or either of the daughters.
I'd say the big things are consistency in your training and treatment of the mutt, putting a bt extra in now and again, be that affection, playing, praise or treats and giving him some time to be a dog rather than just a pet.
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@catogrande it was on the back of days of rain so his boredom was understandable. My fault he had access.
We try to make sure that he's exercised enough that he sleeps as a result. Given how well he interacts with other dogs, the dog park is a godsend. Now I don't have to devote 90-120 mins hiking up and down hills with him.
Recall isn't a problem off leash. It's harder to get significant seperation practising "stay" even on the local footy fields. So it turns into a mutual sprint session as he tries to catch me. ๐
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You see similar stuff all the time. One dog in our local park continually goes for our dog and we were told it's because "he doesn't like intact dogs". The response of well that's his fucking problem, you control HIM has had the desired effect and the offending dog is now on a lead around other dogs.
Shame really as it is a nice dog but poor training has let him down and continues to do so.
So not just pitbull apologists.
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@catogrande Some less than desirable neighbours moved into my street recently, and their pitbull-cross broke through another neighbour's fence to attack their teenage son. Fortunately that dog was terminated.
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It's a pity that such magnificent dogs are owned by dregs of society.
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@antipodean foul beast would be a more accurate description.
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My sister and mother have always had staffies... fucking lovely creatures.
But - the sis currently has 2 - they were both lovely dogs, super friendly, would be nothing but curious about other dogs, etc. Could be (but weren't, in populated areas) taken for a walk without any leash - would return to being called no matter what.
Then - she took the younger one somewhere to get his root on... some friend wanted him to sire some puppies off their bitch. He got stage-fright, couldn't do it. His big brother got the root instead.
Soon afterwards - the younger would occasionally absolutely lose his shit, and fight with the elder. To the point where now - they have to be caged separately, but adjacent - never walked at the same time, only one ever let out of the cage at one time.And that younger one - is now a lot more aggressive when trying to "sniff out" other dogs. So the sister now keeps him on a very tight leash, and makes people aware "don't approach him, he's not dog-friendly".
When he loses his shit - his eyes literally go red... it's fucking weird. He pines for his big brother when they're separated - but if they're both loose... he'll eventually go absolutely bat-shit, to the point where it'll be vet-bills.It's devastated my sister... the two used to be able to just run around outside unsupervised... now they're constantly caged, and she's forced to only let one out a time, with constant supervision.
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@kruse This is one now due as legally once they reach six months they have to be fixed.
At a cafe a few weeks back for brunch and a three year old walked up to him uninvited and hugged him around the neck like he was a plush toy.
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@antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:
@kruse This is one now due as legally once they reach six months they have to be fixed.
At a cafe a few weeks back for brunch and a three year old walked up to him uninvited and hugged him around the neck like he was a plush toy.
Ah - beautiful.
Yeah - my sis didn't want to cut either of them, as she wanted to be able to show them, I think?
But - as far as I'm aware - she never has? She's tried drugs on the young psycho, and now - I think - chemical castration?Even now - he's great around kids... it's just other dogs... he really REALLY reacted to being cock-blocked - albeit by himself.
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@kruse said in Dogs and bitches:
now they're constantly caged
Well that is fucked. Not a judgement either, just a bad situation.
My wee blonde (dog not wife, they are both wee blondes) is quite tough and stands up to most aggression from other dogs, and loves to play, but when some stroppy fluffybunny gets a bit over the top she hides behind me. Leader of the pack I guess. According to our dog training Guru, they are real "sizeists" which I had never heard before. More respect the bigger you are apparently.
I haven't yet had to take any serious action, kick a dog, punch an owner, etc, but there has to be some responsibility if you let an aggressive dog out around others. We lock people like that up.
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So it seems my relationship with our little Cockapoo is on the improve.
She's still the same annoying fur ball as ever, split personality on when my wife is around & isn't. And will spend her entire life within 6 inches of my wife if she can. But we had an interesting weekend as my sister in law has relocated to UK from HK, so spent it with her. She has two dogs. One is a toy poodle, which has reassured me that although our dog is small, it will never be the most pathetic, pointless, yappy animal in our extended family. The other is s sharpei cross, which has serious issues. It's about 4x the size of our dog, and for some reason attacked her over the weekend. Put about 4 punctures in her skin and completely upset her. I found myself slipping into parent-defence mode, doing anything to protect our dog. Since then have been looking after her, and generally we've got on well.
Then just now, we had a delivery so she was in the lounge with me. Was sitting by the door staring at it, then eventually sauntered over to me, stood there for a second, then back. 15 seconds later I realised she'd walked over purely to drop her guts beside me.
Have to respect that. Bitch.
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Ha! I sympathise. Ms Cato no2โs boyfriend has an English Pointer that is a lovely dog but very nervous. He doesnโt know me that well and is a bit hesitant around me. Yesterday as I was working at the computer and he came over of his own accord and sat by my feet. Dropped the most disgusting air biscuit and sauntered off. Iโm telling myself it is a sign of trust.
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@majorrage said in Dogs and bitches:
our little Cockapoo is on the improve.
She won't be that small will she?
Our cavoodle is considered mid size. About 450mm at the shoulder maybe a bit more, weighs 10kg ish. Was first / biggest in her litter though.
Hard not to do the instant defend mode. She is your pack, and you hers so it just happens.
Our wee one stands by my side and growls if there is someone she doesn't know around, not everyone just some, mostly men. Tradies in boots mainly. Just an "I'm watching you pal" it's bloody cute. If they happen to have a big dog with them as many do, she still does it but from behind me. Goes into "daddy, daddy, look after me" mode but I'll still tell them off from safety behind your legs.
Even if you weren't that interested in a dog to begin with they will win you over.
If you guys want to believe that farting next to you is a sign of affection go and drop one next to your wives. See how that goes and let me know.
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@ nine months old. He's turning into an awesome dog. The amount of people who see him and divert course or cross the road is disappointing.
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@antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:
@ nine months old. He's turning into an awesome dog. The amount of people who see him and divert course or cross the road is disappointing.
I look at the combination of dog and owner to make judgement.
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@crucial said in Dogs and bitches:
@antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:
@ nine months old. He's turning into an awesome dog. The amount of people who see him and divert course or cross the road is disappointing.
I look at the combination of dog and owner to make judgement.
Dogs look like their owners. My dog is exceptionally good looking and sometimes bathed.