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- Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:02 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: I passed!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3200
Re: I passed!!!!!!!!!!!!
Might be better to ask on a car forum. We're about dogs here and I don't think there are any car dealers on here often.
- Sun Oct 01, 2017 11:18 am
- Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
- Topic: Won't eat
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5532
Re: Won't eat
That could definitely be part of the problem. I'd stick with very soft food, like pate canned food even mixed with some water so it's even more liquidy, so she doesn't have to chew at all, and get her teeth taken care of ASAP.
- Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:52 pm
- Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
- Topic: Won't eat
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5532
Re: Won't eat
Has she been to the vet since the deworming? I would be looking at a medical cause if she's underweight and not eating. Are her teeth good?
- Fri Sep 29, 2017 4:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Where has everyone gone?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12990
Re: Where has everyone gone?
I was taking and recently graduated from KPA :D Now I'm catching up on all the things I missed while I was busy with that! I've also started gathering quite a plentiful harvest of reactive dog clients to work with, some multiple times a week, some every other week. It's very rewarding to see their p...
- Fri Sep 22, 2017 8:10 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Is it even possible?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2950
Re: Is it even possible?
I am keeping an eye on a few GSD breeders myself. Their dogs are healthy, stable, and intelligent. They're hard to find (the ones I know of are on the other side of the country from me -- that being 41 straight hours of driving away) but they exist. I'm a big fan of intelligent outcrossing and certa...
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:32 pm
- Forum: Training Tools
- Topic: positively no pull harness
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6330
Re: positively no pull harness
The measurement should go around their chest behind their front legs, like a saddle. I haven't used the Positively harness yet, but its close cousin, the Freedom, works very well with just the front clip.
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 5:30 pm
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Blind dog now also deaf...please help
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5616
Re: Blind dog now also deaf...please help
If you're having trouble assessing her quality of life, this document is a vet's evaluation of quality of life, looking at several factors. I think the Halo might be a good way to help her out if she can adapt to that. If she still has high-frequency hearing, I've heard of several dogs who gained a ...
- Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
- Replies: 3365
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Re: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
Today went just as well for us and much better for several of the others, though still very rough. I am so proud of Delta for his focus and willingness to keep training and working. We had 15 minutes to perform a 10 part behavior chain (a chain in which the cue for the next behavior reinforced the l...
- Sat Sep 09, 2017 11:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
- Replies: 3365
- Views: 2068447
Re: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
Keeping Sky in my thoughts. Delta did fabulously today. We all practiced performing our chains, and Delta and I were the only team who went through all exercises in a way that would pass the test. I hope we do as well tomorrow! And that tomorrow everyone else feels less stressed and does better too....
- Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
- Replies: 3365
- Views: 2068447
Re: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
Tomorrow I drive up to Virginia for the final KPA workshop and assessments this weekend. Feels absolutely unreal. I haven't even packed
- Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: JOB!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4037
Re: JOB!
Ooh, that is awesome! Congrats! I know I've been crossing my fingers and Delta's paws for you; I'm so happy that you got it!
- Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:43 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
- Replies: 3365
- Views: 2068447
Re: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
We leave tomorrow for brother's wedding weekend, and this morning sister's staffy Jax was having labored breathing and trouble settling down. He's been diagnosed with heart failure for a while. I'm glad it was today rather than tomorrow or over the weekend while she wasn't home, but it's still not g...
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:29 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
- Replies: 3365
- Views: 2068447
Re: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
Delta really seems to have been bothered by the tumor on Opal's leg. After it was removed (and she was still wobbly from anesthesia), he gave her the most cursory sniff I've seen him give her in months and then left her alone! He's been much less obsessive with the sniffing, down to normal dog level...
- Wed Aug 16, 2017 11:38 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Dog scared of bikes - slip lead?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2669
Re: Dog scared of bikes - slip lead?
I think the behaviorist has half of a good idea. Fearful dogs have been known to slip out of many harnesses and flat collars, so something more secure as backup is a good idea. But I agree with you in that a slip lead on its own isn't the right choice. There are a few harnesses that are more secure....
- Fri Aug 11, 2017 4:02 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Sense of smell
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2794
Re: Sense of smell
I read a book about cadaver detection dogs recently, called "What the Dog Knows," and it went into this a bit. From my novice understanding, because smell emanates from the object, it spreads out over an area. This page goes into it well -- scent isn't like a radar or metal detector. Air c...