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- Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:49 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dolichocephaly
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6813
Dolichocephaly
No, dolichocephaly isn't some strange and unusual disorder in dogs... it translates from the Greek as 'long face', so is the opposite of brachycephaly. I found this article really interesting: https://thehappypuppysite.com/long-face-dog/?fbclid=IwAR2P7Vdw88Bd5x-4ojTtusLdA9y7XGt301n00NwXr0cvrSm-umksO...
- Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:35 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Helping with a reactive dog
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15650
Re: Helping with a reactive dog
You're right, that would be the dodgy aspect. I don't think J would redirect - occasionally he'll spot one of his best buddies on the other side of a busy road and I'll have to overrule - but even if FD had learnt to be cool with other dogs, he might feel differently about one who clearly knew L. A ...
- Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:12 pm
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Helping with a reactive dog
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15650
Re: Helping with a reactive dog
I always go with "What's the worst thing that could happen?" If I did that with Jasper I'd never leave the house :lol: Seriously though... if a dog is barking and lunging at him from the far end of a lead, he and I usually just look at each other, say, 'Well, he's a silly dog, isn't he?' ...
- Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:40 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Helping with a reactive dog
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15650
Re: Helping with a reactive dog
Actually I don't think I'd have a problem with Jasper at all, having seen him interacting with so many dogs over the years (has mingled freely with other lurchers on group lurcher walks on many occasions) - but yes, I'd certainly have to be cautious as if it went wrong it could go horribly wrong, pa...
- Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:39 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Helping with a reactive dog
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15650
Helping with a reactive dog
My friend has started a dog walking business, and one of her clients lives a couple of streets away. The dog, I would guess from photos, is a beardie x lurcher, though he has a fairly short/wide snout so maybe more beardie (or a bit of terrier) than pointy dog. He's reactive, and also nervous - my f...
- Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:18 am
- 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
Jasper is 'Muum, Muum, come and PLAY with me Mum, I'm bored, Mum!' Or 'Mum, come into the garden with me, I want you to be out there with me Mum, even if all I want to do is eat grass and have a wee' :lol: Luckily I managed to curtail his 'Oh, you want to play humpy?' response when I got up off the ...
- Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:13 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dogs and babies
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6087
Re: Dogs and babies
Sounds good to me!
- Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:33 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
- Replies: 3365
- Views: 2065148
Re: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
How horribly stressful for you, LoQ :( I do hope there's a happy ending - let us know, won't you? My news - this idea that dogs are empathetic and understanding when you are ill or injured is complete BS, at least as far as Jasper is concerned. I had knee arthroscopy on Tuesday, and attempted a very...
- Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:27 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dogs and babies
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6087
Re: Dogs and babies
To be honest, options 1 & 2 were a little tongue-in-cheek... I'd see option 1 as a complete no-no (and knowing Jasper, DS2 and GF would be in full agreement), and option 2 is a looooooooong time to wait. So failing that, what is the earliest age at which a (well trained, obviously :wink: ) child...
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:37 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dogs and babies
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6087
Dogs and babies
Just say you were a young couple who wanted to have a dog and a baby... What would the best timing be? My instincts would be: 1) Forget the baby, just have a dog 2) Have the baby, get the dog when the child is more or less ready to leave home, so you never realise just how much each has curtailed yo...
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 3:20 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
- Replies: 3365
- Views: 2065148
Re: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
My mantra is " aggression is a behaviour, not a dog, but some are on shorter fuses than others" I am so stealing that :lol: I'm wary of any model that aims to classify dog or human behaviour in different categories (e.g. Myers Briggs), even if the number of categories does grow exponentia...
- Mon Aug 26, 2019 11:52 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
- Replies: 3365
- Views: 2065148
Re: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
DS2 and GF have booked their wedding venue :D No longer the one in the Purbecks with a view over fields of rabbits (as that venue weren't good at getting back to them to discuss their plans). It's now going to be in the New Forest - where we pretty much gave up taking Jasper as he would invariably f...
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:45 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: When getting a second dog goes right...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7210
Re: When getting a second dog goes right...
That makes sense, Nettle. I guess it's like doing something you're anxious about - say travelling, or going to a party where you won't know many people - but being with a confident partner/friend who you know will steer you through it and deal with any problems.
- Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:43 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: When getting a second dog goes right...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7210
When getting a second dog goes right...
Someone on another dog forum has a stabij/stabyhoun. About 3 years old, very sensitive, slightly reactive to children, prams, men carrying boxes, some other dogs, strangers, anything out of the ordinary... They recently adopted a beagle cross, and the difference in the stabij has been profound - he'...
- Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:28 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Canford Park SANG
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5219
Canford Park SANG
No, I had no idea what SANG stands for either, but it is in fact 'suitable alternative natural grassland'. One has been created just over 4 miles from me, where previously there was a golf course. A property developer was required to develop it as a condition of building a new housing estate close b...