Dogs

Everytime a female enters my house my youngest dog attacks my other 2 dogs. All the dogs are bitches and get on very well until a female comes to my house. I have to physically remove the attacking dog as she won’t let go. I’m now getting worried about it.

You need the help of a behaviourist who can work on a one to one basis with you and your dog. Observing her body language at the time she becomes "aroused" is a key part in determining why she is attacking your other bitches. You dont say how old they all are, is the youngest bi tch under a year old? had her first season? are the other 2 bitches spayed or not? If your youngest bi tch is under a year old then it could be a dominance situation were your bi tch is taking control of "females entering the house". Another theory is that is there any way she could of been threatened, intimataded, hit, shouted at etc by a female visitor of yours? This fear then lies dorment in the dog untill they become more confident to react agaisnt there threat. If this is getting to the stage were your having to become involved then it’s adviceable you seperate your youngest bi tch in another room when you have female visitors. If theres alot of barking and exciting yapping when they hear the door bell rang etc, then again this can work dogs up into a state of arousal which causes them to react in the way your youngest bi tch is. This kind of behaviour is normally exhibited in herding breeds such as the border collie which has high energy and arousal levels.I hope you get the help you need all the best.

Dogs eyes become yellow,dog urinate with blood,dog vomit blood and dogs feces with blood .
the dog has complete vaccine shots.
my dog already died yesterday. I am just puzzled to what caused her death. She is a rottweiler,1 year and 2 months old. Suddenly stopped eating for a day then,she has blood with her body waste. She died just after a day and a half of not eating and losing body fluids and blood.

This 99.9% parvo. I just lost three to parvo on april 21, 08. Their eyes get the gooey yellow matter in the corners, then they stool the most foul smelling diarrhea, and vomit sometimes even worms I heard, but mine only vomited clear liquids. Puppies are very susceptible, but also dogs with weakened immuned systems are vulnerable as well. My puppies were 5 mos, 5 mos, and 4 mos. There are many different symptoms and some cases worse than others, and it is always hard to lose a dog, and some dogs pull through. I pray for your strength, and hopefully you can educate others as to what you learn from this, such as I have.

My 2 dogs are each about 35 and 40 pounds each. So its about a fair match…They are mostly outside dogs so thats where they eat. When i feed one the other more agressive dog runs and eats out of both dishes (no matter how far apart i fed them).

So should i break up their fight or just let them figure out whos dominat on their own?

(I like "24", too. What ever happened to that show?)

Look at the situation like this….. if they were your kids, would you allow them to have food fights at the dinner table? It’s just not appropriate behavior and it upsets everyone. As the alpha, you would put your foot down and restore peace to the meal time adventure.

So, you should with the dogs as well. You have a dominant dog and a subordinate dog. The subordinate dog needs you (the alpha) to lend a hand and allow him/her to eat a meal in peace, which means separating them, or confining the dominant dog during meal time so that he can’t gorge on excess food and be a d!ck when it comes to food in general ….. and the subordinate dog gets a complete meal in peace.

Whether it be a lead, kennel, crate, different room, whatever it takes to keep both dogs seperated at meal time is the way to go for a happy, healthy pack.

I know caffeen is bad for dogs, but my dog loves the smell of coffee. She goes nuts when I come home with a cup of Dunkin!! I was wondering if it would be a problem if I baked her some plain dog cookies using a cup or so of decaffinated coffee in place of water? I guess the overall amount would be on cup of decaffinated coffee split up amongst 40 – 50 cookies. Thanks!

I can’t see how it would harm, other than increasing her likely hood of stealing your coffee..
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How do you train a dog to stop jumping up at other dogs ? We have a pug border cross.
Do you train it to sit and then tell it to sit when he sees another dog ? Or do you need to do something else ? Can you train him yourself or should you pay for dog training. My dog is around 18 months old and we have only just got him. Any help would be appreciated.

Get references for obedience trainers in your area from vets, feed and supply stores. Then attend classes in a group setting and listen to the trainer. Do your homework with your dog at a park or large parking lot where there are distractions.
Your dog is behaving inappropriately towards other dogs because he wasn’t properly socialized or trained. Now you must train him before you can trust him in an off-leash social setting.
Please do not listen to RDevi. I think that advice is terrible.

I was recently talking about my life’s ambitions with my mum. I’m a big dog lover, and I told her I want to move out to a rural area and get about 5-10 dogs. A family member then remarked that if you want more than 4 dogs, you need to have a kennel license, and have to follow kennel regulations.

Is this true? All attempts to Google this topic came back with information about how dogs in kennels were required to be vaccinated.

This will be determined by your local government. Contact the animal welfare agency in your area to find out what’s allowed.

It’s not unusual for cities/towns to limit the number of dogs you can keep before you get special approval.

I just ask a question on what food dogs can’t eat and there was a long list, practically almost everything.
I am planning to get a dog and want to know everything I can.

Many people decide to cook at home for their pets, which is being suggested by many vets. There has been an uproar about what dogs are allergic to.

I read an article about Golden Retrievers. It said that Goldens can be sensitive to corn, wheat and soy. Their food consists of wheat, so basically, many Golden Retrievers were having problems that could be easily avoided.

"People food" has turned out to be OK for dogs, but not too much. But of course, stay away from chocolate etc.

As I said, many people have turned to cooking for their dogs.

Best of Luck! )

I have a Jack Russell Terrier, just over a year old. I live in an apartment complex where a lot of people own dogs.

When I am walking my dog and he spots another dog, he wildly tries to pull me in that direction. If the dog is close, my dog lets out loud shrill screams and continues to try to pull me. It is almost impossible to control and its embarassing.

Other than that he is very well behaved for a JRT and he is real smart. Just a little wild in certain situations, this being the worst.

So what can I do to control this behavior?
he’s not aggressive in a mean way. He just is curious I think and wants to play. But he plays rough with other dogs like wrestling around and nipping (no intent to hurt). If I let him check out the other dog, They sniff, then start wrestling and the leashes get tangled up.

And then what happens? When he gets closer to the other dog, does he just say Hi and sniff ? Most JRT I’ve met are friendly. I’m not sure if you’re saying the problem is aggression, or you just don’t like his excited approach.

Okay, I just read your added comment. I think you need to arrange with other owners to let the dogs play together off-leash. Find some enclosed place where the dogs can be let loose and let them play. It looks rough to humans, but among dogs, it’s just play. There’s a lot of chasing and mock-biting. Choose dogs his own size. I don’t think your dog did anything wrong. I would not punish him.

My boyfriend is not actually allergic to dogs, but he’s said that some dogs have bothered him in the past. We want a dog really bad, preferably a larger dog, and I was wondering what the best hypoallergenic dogs are?

Any short haired dog.

I have a 2 year old miniature pinscher, and she is not nice around other dogs at all. When we first got her, she met another min pin the second day we had her, and that dog nipped at her. I think this is the source of her fear. We do not know anyone else with a dog, so it is very difficult to socialize her with other dogs. We would like to get another one, but are apprehensive becasue of how vicious she gets around dogs. Does anyone have any suggestions, or have been in the same position?

You need to watch "The Dog Whisperer" on the Discovery Channel. This guy goes around and shows people how to deal with problems with their dogs. I’ve seen your case a thousand times. Watch it!