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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2022 16:42:50 GMT
She looks like a lovely dog.
I’m now obsessed with dogs it seems.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2022 17:07:17 GMT
You're not meant to wash dogs in the laundromat.
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Post by Ulythium on Sept 3, 2022 17:14:20 GMT
@spookyxelectric
Another lesson learned the hard way!
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Post by Sarfrin on Sept 3, 2022 17:41:48 GMT
She looks like a lovely dog. I’m now obsessed with dogs it seems. Your dog ownership is proceeding exactly to schedule. |
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Post by cubby on Sept 3, 2022 17:58:02 GMT
I now know about 30 different dogs by name due to our walks.
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Post by ryder35 on Sept 3, 2022 18:23:27 GMT
If I suddenly became single the first thing I would do is buy a puppy. Far better than trying to meet women via online dating🤣
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Post by Ulythium on Sept 3, 2022 18:24:39 GMT
Yeah, she's wonderful. Never fails to make me smile (which, as you've probably deduced from my posts, is no mean feat!).
I'm *so* glad you've got your little one, Wunty - yes, they're hard work sometimes, but 100% worth it. You're in for an absolute treat.
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Post by mikeck on Sept 3, 2022 21:08:58 GMT
I missed all the new puppy chat Wunty, hope you're having a great time of it 😆👍
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2022 5:24:50 GMT
So somebody just wants to flip her food bowl over instead of eating anything out of it!
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Post by cubby on Sept 4, 2022 6:26:23 GMT
That's a great game!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2022 7:55:45 GMT
She did finally decide to eat it. Both of us then fell asleep on the sofa, her curling up right beside my head. What a surreal weekend this is but it’s amazing how quickly I’m becoming very attached to her.
I’ve also been playing the “chase after me while I poo everywhere” game, only to end up standing in it due to being half asleep.
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Post by Frog on Sept 4, 2022 8:13:29 GMT
I’ve also been playing the “chase after me while I poo everywhere” game, only to end up standing in it due to being half asleep. Don't play that game in front of the puppy or she might get ideas. |
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Post by Vortex on Sept 4, 2022 8:14:07 GMT
At least having had kids, you're well versed in cleaning up shite etc!
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Post by cubby on Sept 4, 2022 9:24:28 GMT
Make sure to take her out regularly and praise her like mad when she does an outside wee or poo. Annoy the neighbours levels of praise is adequate.
Poos tend to be quicker to learn to do outside than wees, she'll probably still be doing the odd wee inside until she's about 6 months. Sometimes even older.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Sept 4, 2022 16:41:00 GMT
So we have two (female) cats from the same litter about 8yrs old, both fairly chummy healthy etc. Seeing as getting a dog is out of the question considering the whole cost/outlay/potential vets bills/whole effort thing we had mooted getting two more cats instead, they'd merely be moggies again from the same litter, any thoughts or suggestions. It's purely hypothetical atm. My only concern is the obvious big one in how our two would react/behave/cope etc.
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Post by ozthegweat on Sept 4, 2022 17:30:59 GMT
Quick question: we're checking out some dog trainers in preparation for our puppy (should arrive early next year). One situation was a bit peculiar: a (quite large) puppy was jumping up on his owner all the time, and when the dog did it with the trainer, he pulled up his knee so the dog jumped into it (hard) and bounced back. He didn't actively strike the dog with his knee, it was more like a block. The puppy did not care much, but it looked a bit harsh.
The rest of the training was very much in line with what we read so far as how proper dog training should look like, non-violent, modern, but still: red flag or perfectly normal?
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Post by scanline on Sept 4, 2022 18:31:58 GMT
Hmm, sounds a bit of Cesar Millany wankery to me...but what do I know, our dog knows no respect and gets away with murder on a daily basis  |
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Post by dfunked on Sept 4, 2022 19:44:49 GMT
How I'm imagining this;  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2022 20:09:27 GMT
That's why the call him Ong Bark.
Kneed him in his Tony Jaw.
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Post by cubby on Sept 4, 2022 21:07:15 GMT
Quick question: we're checking out some dog trainers in preparation for our puppy (should arrive early next year). One situation was a bit peculiar: a (quite large) puppy was jumping up on his owner all the time, and when the dog did it with the trainer, he pulled up his knee so the dog jumped into it (hard) and bounced back. He didn't actively strike the dog with his knee, it was more like a block. The puppy did not care much, but it looked a bit harsh. The rest of the training was very much in line with what we read so far as how proper dog training should look like, non-violent, modern, but still: red flag or perfectly normal? Is this a video you're watching on their website or something? Without seeing what they're doing exactly, or an explanation of what they're trying to achieve, it's difficult to tell. I could see it possibly be a method to not get the dog to jump up in the first place in order for it not to self reinforce the behaviour, but there's other ways to achieve that in my opinion. |
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Post by dogbot on Sept 4, 2022 21:20:06 GMT
I've never seen anyone do that and I imagine that it'd potentially encourage a playful, boisterous jumper.
I was always taught just to turn away from a dog if it's jumping and it usually works.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2022 22:08:29 GMT
So after two nights on the couch I’ve said sod it and am off to bed. I heard from the other side of the door her whining stopping after 5 mins so hoping she’s starting to get used to it already but that’s wishful thinking I’m sure.
Got a couple of alarms set for during the night but think that I’ll just take her to her mats. She likes outside at daytime but still a bit nervous at night - for example I took her out for a good ten mins not long after dark and she came straight in and did it instead!
Obs still very early days!
Actually as I wrote that the crying started but there’s nothing different I can do here as opposed to there so may as well get a few hours sleep!?
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Post by dogbot on Sept 4, 2022 22:12:39 GMT
Yeah, definitely. The sooner you start, the sooner she'll get used to it.
It's hard not to go running, but try to be consistent and it'll get easier - she'll learn to go when you take her and as she gets older, she'll be able to go longer between trips. Before you know it, you'll be getting a decent night's sleep again...
Or in my case, get a bloody great tomcat singing Toccata and Fugue in D Minor in your face at first light 😒😁
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Post by minimatt on Sept 5, 2022 4:54:25 GMT
we had mooted getting two more cats instead most we've ever had for any length of time was three but seems largely pot luck whether they get on don't it? had interactions range between absolutely loving eachother to uneasy truce - so long as house big enough for all of them to go find their own hidey spots if they just want to be alone I think you're good.
so long as they're neutered/spayed interactions between old and young cats has been universally positive, perhaps we've been lucky but the old ones always seem to go into parental mode, at least until such time as the little ones are big enough to look after themselves, at which point as above
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Post by Dougs on Sept 5, 2022 5:28:23 GMT
I've never seen anyone do that and I imagine that it'd potentially encourage a playful, boisterous jumper. I was always taught just to turn away from a dog if it's jumping and it usually works. I've seen both - although more a knee across your body which means they jump into the side of your leg so isn't going to hurt. My mum's dog is a jumper, it's the only thing I don't like about him. She refused to train him properly as he doesn't do it to her (he understands he'll knock her over I think!) |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2022 8:13:41 GMT
Yeah, definitely. The sooner you start, the sooner she'll get used to it. It's hard not to go running, but try to be consistent and it'll get easier - she'll learn to go when you take her and as she gets older, she'll be able to go longer between trips. Before you know it, you'll be getting a decent night's sleep again... Or in my case, get a bloody great tomcat singing Toccata and Fugue in D Minor in your face at first light 😒😁 I set the alarm for a few times and got up with her but she didn't actually go to the toilet at all. Not til around 6 this morning when I took her out for good. I took her to the garden and she went, but held off doing a poo til she came back inside! Still, even then, she went straight to her mat to do it, so suppose that's still alright!
She was definitely whining but I slept through most of it.
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Post by ozthegweat on Sept 5, 2022 8:54:45 GMT
Quick question: we're checking out some dog trainers in preparation for our puppy (should arrive early next year). One situation was a bit peculiar: a (quite large) puppy was jumping up on his owner all the time, and when the dog did it with the trainer, he pulled up his knee so the dog jumped into it (hard) and bounced back. He didn't actively strike the dog with his knee, it was more like a block. The puppy did not care much, but it looked a bit harsh. The rest of the training was very much in line with what we read so far as how proper dog training should look like, non-violent, modern, but still: red flag or perfectly normal? Is this a video you're watching on their website or something? Without seeing what they're doing exactly, or an explanation of what they're trying to achieve, it's difficult to tell. I could see it possibly be a method to not get the dog to jump up in the first place in order for it not to self reinforce the behaviour, but there's other ways to achieve that in my opinion. No, he allowed us to attend one of his training sessions. So we witnessed it live. |
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Post by Chopsen on Sept 5, 2022 9:02:39 GMT
The puppy did not care much, but it looked a bit harsh. They're puppies, not Fabergé eggs. |
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Post by rhaegyr on Sept 5, 2022 9:37:29 GMT
Can anyone recommend a sturdy collar for a bernese mountain dog at around 45KG?
I was walking him the other day and the collar snapped when he pulled (it was a nylon collar with a plastic clip, the plastic part unsurprisingly snapped). He's never really been off-load so ended up wandering into the main road and nearly gave me a heart attack after barely missing a car.
Don't want it to happen again and I'm a bit overwhelmed by the choice online.
Any suggestions welcome, thanks.
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Post by Dougs on Sept 5, 2022 10:02:08 GMT
If in doubt, go leather imo.
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