Friend is moving in with her cat(No troubles here.) and dog. Her dog gets along with cats, but my cats don’t know Dogs. My cat Mittens is trying to tear the dog up, and my cat Delilah is running away. What can we do to associate them better?
introduce slowly and under control
let the cats have safe places
How many dogs have you raised in your life and when was the first time you started to have dog? And what gave you the idea to have dog?
the earliest i can remember asking for a dog was 5 years old … my parents finally gave in when i was 10 and bought the family a miniature poodle … that dog lived to 16 years old and when i was away in university she died …
the next dog i bought was born in the day my childhood dog died (total coincidence) … i was 21 years old and he was a bichon cross and he lived to 17 years old …
my current dog was a gift … she is 12 years old …
i also work as a dog walker/sitter for the past six years and have many regular furry clients …
i have loved dogs from when i was born i guess :O)
I brought my 2months old puppy to the dog park to get her to interact with other dogs and when other small dogs got close to her she just growled and barked at them. Shese a Chihuahua/Terrier mix. I will try to bring her to that same dog park every week so she is actually used to it.
But is there anything else i can do to get her used to it or to ‘tame’ her to be comfortable with other dogs?
A dog park is no place for a puppy that young.
You don’t know the health status of the other dogs, your puppy could pick up deadly disease.
Dog parks are HORRIBLE for socialization.
Stay away from park for now and find a good puppy class that makes sure owners keep up with vaccines, health checks, and keep the facility clean.
I was just wondering. Obviously dogs can tell the difference between male dogs and bitches, and they can tell the difference between different humans, but can they tell the difference between male and female humans? People can’t tell the difference between male dogs and bitches in most cases (unless the look at the genitals), however i find it easy to differentiate in certain breeds. In German Shepherds it is obvious if it is a male of a female. Anyway, do any of you know? Was there ever a study done? It sounds like the kind of study Stanley Coren might do.
German shepherd: females are smaller and less aggressive then males. And yes, dogs do know the difference. Dogs that are abused tend to be scare and even aggressive to men because they know men are bulkier and have deeper voices then women. That’s why abused dogs tend to do better with women and childes.
I am looking to get a dog. I live in a residence hall, so there would be college students frequently stopping by. I would like a dog that is good with strangers (doesn’t bark at knocking, won’t snap if someone pets it) and also is good with other dogs (so people with dogs can dog-sit). There is a 50 pound maximum where I live on how heavy the dog can be. It would also be nice if the breed is easy to train and groom. Any suggestions would be great 
A boxer, weimaraner, border collie, labs, pitbull. all these are good as long as you get them from a trusted breeder (not a petshop) are active and start the training early. They are still trainable when mature but it is a little more difficult mainly due to stubborness.
The Guide Dogs for the Blind say three guide dogs a month are attacked by other dogs. Many of the dogs are so traumatised they have to be retired.
What can we do to protect the guide dogs and their owners?
Many thanks for your answers which I will forward to the Guide Dogs Association.
Best wishes.
Hi Mark
Wouldn’t the whistle also scare and disorientate the guide dog?
Also the guide dog might also be sprayed with the pepper spray.
There really are some brutal people who have brutalised their own dogs.
Best wishes.
Guide Dogs for the Blind doesn’t need solutions from us, they need action. They already know the solution, which, as others have stated, is increased owner responsibility. That means members of the public should report loose and dangerous dogs immediately. It means they should be responsible about their own dogs, keeping them leashed, even if the dog is a wonderful, well trained dog. If you see a guide dog attacked, make note of the appearance of both the dog and owner, assist the person with their guide (they may need help getting to a vet quickly) and then report what you observed to the police in as much detail as possible so they can locate the offender. Unfortunately, because the person is blind, irresponsible owners will simply walk away assuming they cannot be identified. We, members of the public, can change that.
Why are guide dogs attacked more often than pet dogs? Two reasons: 1. the gear. The special harness looks funny to some dogs so that they think either that the dog isn’t really a dog, that it is crippled or ill, or that something else is wrong with it. 2. The dog’s posture. In order to work properly in harness, a guide dog will lean forward into the harness, with his head lowered and his ears turned back to listen to instructions from his owner. This posture can easily be misinterpreted as a hunting or aggressive stance by other dogs not used to guide dogs and how they work.
So i have a dog that I think is pregnant but i dont know. Do dogs continue their period after becoming preganat or do they stop like humans do for the time being???
Dogs stop their menses after pregnancy just like humans.
She will be pregnant for at least 3 months. Please make a thorough research and visit the vet for conformation.
A female dog is susceptible to many complications when she’s pregnant.
Sometimes, it mat also be caused by some sort of growth in her reproductive system.
My dog Tiffany had an inflamed fallopian tube and she didn’t go through her menses because of that.
It may be a myriad of things but the best option is still a visit to the vet.
How are dogs able to sleep around a lot of noises from people talking, music, tv or computer and not wake up?
When we are missing around and talking and we say how cute our dog is while she is sleeping and her eyes are closed and we are talking and she is asleep and our voices did not wake her up.I also slept over at other friends house and their dogs do the same thing.How do they do that?
They learn to sleep through anything that doesn’t sound threatening or abnormal. If something strange goes off at night they’ll be up like a flash.
They probably aren’t even asleep most times, just shutting they’re eyes and trying their damnedest to ignore you.
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.