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by leslie123
Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:08 am
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Aackkkk!! What happened?
Replies: 4
Views: 2147

Aackkkk!! What happened?

Who swapped my well behaved puppy for this wild beast?? Today when I was playing with Sulley he started to get all crazy so I slowed the play down. He then got his teeth to close to my hand (right beside) and I said ah-ah and turned my back and folded my arms. He then began to nip on the back of my ...
by leslie123
Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:07 pm
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: Raw Food Diet
Replies: 569
Views: 319528

Re: Raw Food Diet

So I've now been through this thread twice and I think it will take me a couple more times to actually absorb all the great information. When I first read that some of y'all were feeding raw I couldn't believe it. I had never heard of this. The more I read the more sense it makes though. I'm very se...
by leslie123
Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:47 am
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: Elimination and worming questions
Replies: 8
Views: 2740

Re: Elimination and worming questions, now itching too

Anway, it may be just food related and you can try the elimation test yourself at home. It could also be a reaction to bedding or carpet...or some plants she had rubbed in. All of these sorts of things you can think about before going back to the vet. The stages I went through were: 1. Eliminate po...
by leslie123
Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:59 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: training a dog not to use pee pads
Replies: 2
Views: 1220

Re: training a dog not to use pee pads

What about one of those "pee posts"? They're inexpensive so I'd think worth a try. http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Solution-P ... B0002DH5MG
by leslie123
Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:11 am
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: Elimination and worming questions
Replies: 8
Views: 2740

Re: Elimination and worming questions

I have a similar situation with allergies... it could be food related though. It's the most difficult thing to work out why.. I had vets and dermotologist tests and I now know the cause and I have a package of natural solutions now I put together for my boy. http://positively.com/forum/viewtopic.ph...
by leslie123
Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:11 am
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: Elimination and worming questions
Replies: 8
Views: 2740

Re: Elimination and worming questions

Sounds like a lot of de-worming medication going on there. How can the confirm worms there and then anyway? They need to take samples and send them off /look at them in microscope etc. A lot of medication will upset a pup's tum I'm sure. On top of that, he has to contend with his vaccinations as we...
by leslie123
Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:04 am
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: Elimination and worming questions
Replies: 8
Views: 2740

Elimination and worming questions

Sulley can't seem to maintain solid stools. His worming history is as follows: He was wormed at the shelter on July 15th. We got him July 31st and had him to the vet on Aug 2nd. He was diagnosed with coccidia and hookworm and the vet gave us a tablet to give once for the hookworm (I can't seem to ge...
by leslie123
Wed Sep 08, 2010 9:19 am
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: dog food?
Replies: 23
Views: 9173

Re: dog food?

I just wanted to pass on this link. There is a ton of information here and I learned a lot about dog food ingredients!
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=questions
by leslie123
Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:13 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: I've almost had enough. Might resort to physical punishment
Replies: 47
Views: 24308

Re: I've almost had enough. Might resort to physical punishment

Just so you know that you are not alone in feeling the frustration of a new puppy I wanted to share my post from last week with you. Hang in there, and good for you for coming here and finding the best support there is!
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=7858
by leslie123
Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:10 pm
Forum: Success Stories
Topic: Sulley's progress (and mine too!)
Replies: 6
Views: 3968

Sulley's progress (and mine too!)

Sulley's been in our family for 5 weeks now. He's right around 15 weeks old so he's coming up to a kind of a milestone in his life. Soon he'll finally finish up his shots and get a shiny tag to hang on his collar. Through positive training we've taught him to sit, down, touch, off, high five, leave ...
by leslie123
Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:41 am
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: Heartworm Prevention
Replies: 8
Views: 3447

Re: Heartworm Prevention

I came across this today while price checking for heartworm meds. Don't know if its of interest or not, but wanted to pass it along. http://www.petco.com/product/111985/Onl ... SiteSearch
by leslie123
Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:19 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: the cats and the puppy
Replies: 3
Views: 1654

Re: the cats and the puppy

Thanks so much. I am on the right track then. I have been working on the impulse control already. I watched those its yer choice vids a couple weeks ago so we started with those techniques then. I moved it outside a couple days ago so now we have outside noises too and it went really well. I only di...
by leslie123
Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I feel like a bad owner
Replies: 16
Views: 6164

Re: I feel like a bad owner

Mattie wrote: That is your son's fault for not closing his bedroom door, he will learn that he now has to keep it shut. :lol:
Yes! I'm always preaching "set the puppy up for success" Thank you Sulley for driving the point home. :D
by leslie123
Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:27 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I feel like a bad owner
Replies: 16
Views: 6164

Re: I feel like a bad owner

Ok.. if I can see through this fog of tears to type. Just wanting to thank everyone. It really is a relief to know that even the best dog owners (what I consider all of you to be) have moments of doubt and frustration. Thanks for the chance to vent a little, it always helps me gain a little perspect...
by leslie123
Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:42 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: the cats and the puppy
Replies: 3
Views: 1654

the cats and the puppy

We've had Sulley for a month now, he's around 14 wks, give or take. We have two cats, 9 and 10 yrs old. When we first got Sulley there was hissing and a little bit of swatting, and the pup would pretty much back down. The cats have their own space they can go to if they really want to get completely...