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Post by andi9899 on Jul 5, 2019 12:52:58 GMT -5
I've had purebred and mixed breed dogs and the only one I've ever had kill anything was the GSD. That dog and Macy have both cornered cats and gotten a pretty good scratch as a result.
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Post by stillmovingforward on Jul 6, 2019 17:31:47 GMT -5
I'm in love!
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Post by andi9899 on Jul 8, 2019 12:51:34 GMT -5
Anyone have any ideas on how to keep a huge dog contained to one floor of the house? Baby gates mean nothing to Jackson. He either jumps them or knocks them over so that all of the dogs can have a free for all. Someone (probably Jackson since he has no idea how big he is) has already broken 2 windows in my room. He's a bull in a china shop and I'm afraid he's going to actually go through one of them. Thoughts?
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Post by chiver78 on Jul 8, 2019 14:11:25 GMT -5
you may have to close individual doors.
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Post by andi9899 on Jul 8, 2019 14:30:05 GMT -5
There's no keeping him out of a space he wants into. He will headbutt his way in. Closing doors doesn't work. He's just breaking things. I don't want to keep him in a kennel all day either.
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Post by andi9899 on Jul 8, 2019 14:31:04 GMT -5
I did find some gates online, but none of them are wall mounted. He'll just knock it down. Ugh!
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Post by chiver78 on Jul 8, 2019 15:25:27 GMT -5
yikes, I don't think I can help you, then. LD will nudge his way through half closed doors (think basement door left.open when I run down to deal with.laundry) but the golden just lays down and admits defeat. idk where that fear came from. she's also terrified of baby gates.
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Post by shanendoah on Jul 8, 2019 17:42:25 GMT -5
We created a barricade with the baby gate and then a large bin on the other side of it - generally filled with a combination of linens and books to keep it from being easily pushed. But Smokey mostly took down the baby gate on accident, not on a regular basis. I've also mostly had dogs that respected the closed door. I have lived with a dog that took out drywall when she couldn't get through a door.
The answer maybe that he needs to be crated all day. Or, if you have a garage, put him in there. We put our dogs in the garage when we were gone for 13 hours a day. There was really nothing to destroy in there, and if there was an accident, it could be cleaned up easily with the hose. We used the DAP (dog appeasing pheromone) diffuser in there because we could leave it plugged in 24/7 (which you really need to be able to do for it to be effective). The DAP made a huge difference for our dogs, so I would also recommend that.
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Post by andi9899 on Jul 11, 2019 9:17:12 GMT -5
I just ordered a 41" tall gate that is wall mounted on Amazon. I'm having my dad install it at the bottom of the stairs. If that doesn't work, I'm selling Jackson to the circus.
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Post by tractor on Jul 15, 2019 17:25:18 GMT -5
seems to fit here
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Post by andi9899 on Jul 18, 2019 8:33:15 GMT -5
I love that!
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Post by shanendoah on Jul 18, 2019 15:17:51 GMT -5
My dogs are either sleeping on top of the pile of blankets, on top of the pillows, on the memory foam mattress, or sleeping in "dangerous" places where I have no idea how they could be even remotely comfortable.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 18, 2019 17:04:17 GMT -5
We created a barricade with the baby gate and then a large bin on the other side of it - generally filled with a combination of linens and books to keep it from being easily pushed. But Smokey mostly took down the baby gate on accident, not on a regular basis. I've also mostly had dogs that respected the closed door. I have lived with a dog that took out drywall when she couldn't get through a door.
The answer maybe that he needs to be crated all day. Or, if you have a garage, put him in there. We put our dogs in the garage when we were gone for 13 hours a day. There was really nothing to destroy in there, and if there was an accident, it could be cleaned up easily with the hose. We used the DAP (dog appeasing pheromone) diffuser in there because we could leave it plugged in 24/7 (which you really need to be able to do for it to be effective). The DAP made a huge difference for our dogs, so I would also recommend that. My sister's Dobermans chewed right through the door!
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Post by tractor on Jul 21, 2019 11:37:19 GMT -5
Meet Bill!!
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Post by andi9899 on Jul 22, 2019 12:47:12 GMT -5
The new gate went up yesterday. We'll see if there are any dogs upstairs when I get home. I'm going home for lunch to spy on them.
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Post by shanendoah on Jul 24, 2019 15:46:01 GMT -5
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Post by Spellbound454 on Jul 24, 2019 17:15:52 GMT -5
Its going to be very hot here tomorrow Thurs......... so I'm starting to make plans. 7am walk .... then curtains closed, cool coats on..... and in the house for the rest of the day. Horrible... but we are just hibernating until its over ...... phew
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Post by andi9899 on Jul 28, 2019 10:58:05 GMT -5
I went to let Jackson in this morning and I found mushrooms growing in the grass. Should I cut them out? I worry about him eating them since he picks things up off the ground. Google wasn't much help.
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Post by chiver78 on Jul 29, 2019 5:49:30 GMT -5
definitely cut them out. mushrooms aren't generally toxic to dogs, but wild anything is questionable.
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Post by shanendoah on Jul 30, 2019 13:00:46 GMT -5
I've never had the dogs be interested in mushrooms (and the Beagle eats only heaven knows what off the ground all the time). Because of where we live, we gets lots and lots of varieties. I do tend to destroy them as soon as I see them, not for the dogs' sake, but because I don't want mushrooms taking over my yard.
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Post by weltschmerz on Aug 1, 2019 17:56:31 GMT -5
Norman, a one-and-a-half year-old Bernese mountain dog, can now add "life-saver" to his resume. A Nova Scotia man is alive and recovering from a dangerous brain injury and he gives all the credit to Norman. About three weeks ago, Joe Lewis was doing yard work with Norman in the backyard of his Middle Sackville home when Lewis got a pounding headache and went inside for a glass of water. "When I bent down to take a drink of water, it was like I got hit in the back of the head with a baseball bat, like smashed in the back," Lewis said. Lewis says the pressure built up in his head, and he had trouble standing, but Norman wouldn't let him lie down. "He kept coming back and barking at the windows, and then coming back to me," Lewis said. "That's when I realized he was trying to get some attention to come help." Norman caused such a fuss that Lewis called his sister for help. She called the ambulance, and Lewis was rushed to the hospital with a ruptured vein in his brain. His brain was bleeding and swelling rapidly. Without Norman, Lewis would have tried to take a nap -- a mistake that could have been deadly. atlantic.ctvnews.ca/norman-the-wonder-dog-credited-with-saving-owner-s-life-1.4531487
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 3, 2019 11:26:10 GMT -5
On a serious note, I read this the other day. Kind folks who help out. “Fospice” program gives senior and terminally ill shelter dogs a home for their final daysNEW YORK, Ny. (CBS) — Puppies are often the first dogs adopted from animal shelters, while senior or terminally ill canines are left waiting for days or even months for someone to notice them. This New York City-based group is working to ensure these exceptionally vulnerable dogs go to a forever home too – even if it’s just for the short time they have left. About six years ago, “Foster Dogs, Inc.,” was contacted by local shelters that needed help with the elderly or ill dogs in their care, said Founder and Executive Director Sarah Brasky. She realized that there was a real need for a specialized “end of life” foster care program for dogs that might otherwise have trouble finding forever homes. The nonprofit, which has been operating since 2009, works to connect rescue organizations, adopters, fosters and others to help animals in need. It is also dedicated to, “the advancement of education about fostering and rescue, and to creating a positive and inclusive foster community,” according to its website. Complete article here: “Fospice” program gives senior and terminally ill shelter dogs a home for their final days
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