Monday, May 24, 2010

Help my puppy is sick?

He was fine in the moring, he was playing around with his toys, he was also running around. He slept a lot during the afternoon and has been vomiting, he won't eat, he only drank water and vomited. He is a 3 month old Germanshepherd.
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He may have swallowed a piece of one of his toys. Examine all his toys and be sure that they don't have any pieces missing. If he's unable to eat or drink and hold it down without vomiting you definitely need to take him into the vets in the morning. Ask them to do an xray and they will probably do some blood work as well. You don't want to wait too long because your dog can get dehydrated. You may also want to take his temperature. A dogs normal temperature should be from 100.5 to 102.5 if he has a temperature higher than 102.5 or if it's really low you want to call the vet immediately and at least speak to someone and see if he should be seen before morning. Try to ask yourself some questions as well to be prepared for the vets office: could he have gotten into any chemicals, did he ingest a piece of toy/bone, have you changed his food lately, has he been vaccinated, you want to try to go over everything and give your vet as much information as possible because it will help your vet find the problem and hopefully resolve it sooner.
what food have you been feeding him? Because of the contaminated foods the first sign is vomiting. It causes kidney failure. You really need to get him the vet ASAP!!
Sounds like worms... is the vomit foamy looking? It could also be Parvo, which can strike a puppy quickly and kill within 24 hours. Usually with parvo, they'll vomit but also have water-type poop that stinks like nothing else. You can tell if it is parvo just by smell, trust me. I've been through it.
Pups vomit for many reasons. The only way to know why your pup is now sick is to get him to your vets.
It is very important to do this because pups can dehydrate very quickly and die.
Please get him seen as soon as possible.
I am sure the vet will need to see your pup ASAP.
Stop offering dog food ,and switch to brown rice carrots and Chicken fresh garlic for smell.You can make this your self.
No Onions!!Onions can cause liver damage.!!!
If you would like to buy some food that will not be on the recalled list or just check out the site to see if you food is on the recall list
go to the site below.
Take that pup in to the vet, now. Don't wait till it's too late. Get off the computer and go--now!
It is very important that you get him to the vet right away. Do not wait until after the weekend- please take him as soon as you can. There is a virus called parvo that is extremely dangerous in puppies- it causes vomiting and diarrhea and they can die very quickly if they go untreated. German shepherds and rottweilers seem to be especially susceptable to contracting the virus- they get it from infected soil- usually in areas where people take their dogs a lot. It can live in the soil for over a year. I can not stress this enough- if it turns out to be nothing, at least you know- if it is parvo virus you can save his life.
Take it to the vet before it gets worse.
Get off of the computer and make an appointment with the vet ASAP!
please get your baby to the vet now!! it could be something really simple but its not worth taking chances good luck let us know jody

Help my puppy fractured her leg?

Does she really NEED SURGERY? She fractured it just above the paw and below the thigh nice cut she has a split on will this be enough? Will it heal wrong if we don't get the screw in her? some advice please?
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What did your vets say? If he has put a splint on and said he doesn't need surgery than keep him very quiet, try and crate him if possible, only walk him on leash so he doesn't run or jump. You will only know if it has worked when the vet removes the splint and does an xray.
I think it would be best to take her to the vet and get their opinion(or perhaps visit more than one vet to get more than one opinion), but it would probably be best if she did get the surgery because then there is absolulty no chance that she could end up with permanent damage.
WHAT KIND OF BREED IS IT ?IF ITS A SMALL ONE YOU CAN PUT A BRACE ON IT , I DID THAT TO MY POMERANIAN WHEN SHE BROKE HER LEG ABOVE HER PAW TOO, I PUT THE PART OF A CURLER ON IT WITH TAPE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS UNTIL IT HEALED.
If you know for sure she fractured her leg, I am going to assume it's because the vet told you so... and if this is the case, he or she should have told you all about how the dog needs to heal and WHAT the dog needs to heal. if you just assumed the dog fractured her leg based on things off the internet, I can't advise you enough to take her to the vet for the official diagnosis. Depending on the severity of the fracture, the leg could heal incorrectly without the proper setting, and some examples of how include the dog could walk with a perminant limp.
If you want her to live a life of pain, with a permenant limp and don't care much about her at all.. then by all means just put a splint on it.. But if you care at all, and don't want her to heal with a screwed up leg, and have pain and arthritis her entire life, then get it fixed up...
My poodle broke her leg twice in the same spot. She had the surgery the first time and it helped a lot. Her leg was straight. The second time they just put a splint on and now the pin has bent and her leg is crooked. Her leg has been for a few years now. It will be that way until she dies. I would suggest gettin the screw and pin put in if you want it to heal correctly.

Help my new puppy lives inside and needs to be potty trained?

my question is '' how do i train my new puppy to use the bathroom properly ''i take her outside alot and exercise her alot but she is still using the bathroom in the house, she is are inside dog she will live indoors, i bought puppie training pads but my other question is where do i put the pads if she romes all over the house ? how many do i use and where all do i put them and how do i make her know she is suposed to use the pads ? please help?
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From my expierence I haven't had much luck with the pads but here are the basics of a simple potty training routine for a puppy.

1. Take him outside (and stay till he's done or a long time has gone by with no results):

As soon as he wakes up in the morning (You don't have to be awake.. much!)

Right after his breakfast

Right after his lunch

Right after his naps

Right after taking him out of his crate

Right after his dinner

Right after any snacks of much size

Right before his bedtime

If he whimpers in the night

Praise him in a cheery voice when he produces.

2. Only feed him and give him water when you can take him outside right away. Especially in a hot or dry climate, you would normally never let dogs be without access to fresh water, but for the weeks that you are training, this limitation will speed up the potty training process for your dog. There will be fewer accidents and so the dog will more quickly learn what you want. But use your judgment about any risk of dehydration.

3. When he does pee or poop where you don't want him to, quietly clean it up in a matter-of-fact way. This isn't a time to talk either loving or annoyed talk to him; essentially ignore him while you do the cleanup. Certainly never yell or physically punish him in any way.

4. When you and he are both home, keep him with you as much as you can, whether at your side (a leash can be handy for this once he accepts it), in a confined area, or in a crate, or otherwise nearby. (If you are crate-training, do keep the puppy in the crate as little as possible.)


Tips
Keep in mind that you are building a relationship at the same time that you are teaching him one of his first lessons. Think sometimes about what the world must look like from his perspective, filled with giants who are sometimes very loving and other times confusingly angry. Practice patience!

Potty training dogs isn't always fun -- you are waiting for the puppy to go, in whatever your climate can dish up and at all times of day. If the puppy is running loose in a safe place, this is a good time to do a few stretching exercises while keeping an eye on him. Even if the puppy is on a leash, you may be able to do some simpler ones. If you do a bit of gardening or something else, be sure it doesn't get your attention so much that you are distracted from your job of watching the puppy every moment, so you know when he has done his job.

Don't take him back in the house the very moment he has done his stuff. He is likely to notice that the fun of being outside ends abruptly once he eliminates, and this is not an idea you want him to come up with!

My husband and I train our puppies by saying "Do your stuff!"just as they pee or poop. After they have heard the phrase maybe a few dozen times, you can begin using it to encourage them just before they are actually doing their stuff. Eventually, it will be helpful when you are walking them as adults. I must admit I have never had a dog who heard me say that and always immediately performed, but it does help them get the idea. It's just part of my routine for potty training my dogs.

If you are clicker-training, you could click when the dog did his stuff where you wanted him to, then give him a treat a few moments later, when he is done.

Physically, puppies vary in how old they are before they have control of elimination, but if you bring your puppy home around the age of 8 weeks, which is considered the ideal age, expect a month or two of accidents. They will become rarer as this time goes on.
Those puppy pads aren't a good idea.. It confuses dogs, they know they shouldn't pee in the den, yet you are telling her that she should.. Dogs should be trained straight off to be peeing outside.. That way there is no confusion, no 1/2 housetrained dogs, no dogs that think it's okay sometimes to pee in the house sometimes not.. Ditch the puppy pads and really housetrain her.
When she pees in the house, rub her face in it hard and throw her down outside. Dont let her back in for 2 days and she'll never pee again in your house.
Do not use training pads!!! You are inevitably teaching your dog that it is okay to do their business inside the house!! Try crate training. It simply works!!! Here's a great video clip on how to crate train:

http://petvideo.com/play.cgi?showid=674...
Read this article this may answer your query
http://www.dogsvets.net/articles/crate_t...

Help my dog is and escape artist???

I have a large dog that has separation anxiety when i leave for work. He has broken out of windows and has been successful at opening doors now the doors are always locked so he is trying to chew his way out.
He is neutered and on anti anxiety pills he gets 2 long free walks a day and we play with him.
I can't keep him on a leash as he always gets totally hog tyed and hurts him self even with a trolley system. The 5 foot fence is nothing for him to jump so i know a 6 foot fence will do no good. Help!!!!!
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Have you tried crating him in a single room with a closed door? could you keep the radio or tv on to keep him company? Have you considered possibly getting a second dog to keep him company (don't do that unless YOU really want another one!).

We have an escape artist who in the past mangled her carte beyond use- we purchased a new one (all metal) and used zip-ties to secure the edges so she couldn't wedge her way out of the frame- should you use a crate, be sure to remove your dog's collar for it's own safety, if it is an escape artist like ours!
umm.

leave it with a dog sitter i really dont know srry
Crate train him, give him longer walks..
I have 2 Bullmastiffs that I crate during the day

They wine a little when I am leaving and as my female has separation anxiety it always breaks my heart when I leave because she falls out!
I recorded her on day when I left and all that fuss only lasted for about 5 minutes and she laid down and slept for the entire day!

try a large kennel/crate with a kong and some stuffers, a pigs ear etc and NO BEDDING!!! in there or you will end up in the ER and your dog will need surgery to remove some fiberfill!!!
Trust me I know!!!

Try going to http://valuecrate.com and buying one of theirs, they are HUGE ...I needed a large one with the giant dogs I have :o)

Hope this helped
run an electric wire around the top and bottom of your fence,only dog approved electric box,found at pet smart,pet co etc,i have rottweilers and it works for them,it don't hurt it more or less scares the hell out of then,they get a little zap when they hit the wire
Mine was an escape artist, too, and also had separation anxiety (although not as bad as yours. We tried everything: chew toys, stuffed animals, all kinds of things. We finally resorted to getting another dog, and she has been really happy ever since. The two dogs play all day, and just wind up exhausted in the evening.
put him in a room with no windows and put like chairs and tables in front of the door.
Your dog needs to be crate trained. It's the safest, most calming thing for a dog. Mine was a terror until I crated her, now she goes into her crate on command and will even open the door with her paw to get in.

http://www.siriusweb.com/aad/crate.html...

One quick tip in training (and yes my dog was an adult when I was training her, they do not need to be puppies) - make sure you choose a CRATE ONLY treat they can't resist - we use liver treats exclusively. The only time the dogs get liver treats is if they are quiet in their crates. They would do anything for those treats! :)

Also, it may help to keep the dog in the crate EXCLUSIVELY until they learn to settle down - of course take your dog for walks and outside play time - but if your dog is that destructive and manipulative - keep him in the crate in a common room so he can see you coming and going to the bathroom, bedroom, etc. Keep those special crate treats ontop of the crate.. when you walk by and he's not having a fit, praise him and drop a treat into the crate.

It took me 2 weeks to turn my sep. anxiety animal around.

Good luck!
This dog needs to be crate trained using an airplane type plastic crate available at any pet supply store. If you crate train him using a clicker and a shaping procedure he will learn to love his crate and it will be a safe place for him to go when you can't be with him.

An alternative to the crate is for you to put him in a utility room or some other room where there isn't much damage he can do but leave him with a dog bed, many toys and several Kongs. Kongs are rubber toys that you can stuff with cheese or other treats and freeze them. It takes a dog a few hours to get the goodies out of it.

In addition, you might try some stuff that I was very skeptical about but initial reports from some vet friends are that it just might work. It's some stuff called DAP and it's available at PetSmart in my town: http://www.nextag.com/dog-appeasing-pher...

It apparently releases a pheromone that relaxes many dogs. Again, I'm usually quite skeptical about stuff like that but this is getting some good research behind it.
You can buy (and I recommend) a Chain link enclosure. They come with a top on them, so the dog cannot climb up and over the sides. This enclosure should be placed on cement, otherwise "Mr. Escape Artist" will try to dig under it.

I had a dog run built for me, I used cement for the floor and wrought Iron for the sides with brick for two of the walls . This worked for my dogs.
Are you sure we don't have the same dog?? lol, I have a deaf great dane who is EXACTLY the same way as yours. I contacted a behavior specialist. She told me to change her diet first.put more meat and vegetables in her food and LESS cereal. I found a lot of recipes for home made dog food on the web. She also told me that YOU have to be the leader. Make the dog go with you everywhere until he's literally sick of you! Also, make him work for any food or treats he wants. She did say to use the anxiety medication, which my vet is against. She said there are also some really good books on the web you can get with information on how to stop this behavior. I know that now we don't make a big deal of goin anywhere and she's not as frantic as she was. Being that she's deaf makes it more of a problem. Try changing the diet first, then for help go to www.wagandtrain.com . GOOD LUCK!!
why don't you get him a doggy friend. you could get a small dog or if you don't want another dog then get your friend or neighbor to bring their dog over for your dog's company while you are gone. or just get a doggy sitter. have you heard of those king kong dog toys. they look kind of like fire hydrants and you put some squirty treat and then freeze it and they try to lick it out of the toy through a hole. you can look it up at www.petco.com. its called king kong chew toy. good luck!
You could get him a dog cage. It's not cruel or anything, and he won't be able to break out of it.
What do you mean by "2 long free walks"? Is that off lead???

That could be the root of the problem. All dogs should be lead walked at all times until they're trained well enough not to be on the lead (like three years later).

The leash is your best tool to resolve _all_ of your problems. Teach your dog to walk on heel.

In the meantime, get fence extenders from a hardware and garden store. Also, cover your fence. If he can see the outside world, he'll desire it.

Good luck.

Help my dog is about to have her puppies?

help me please i'm an 11 yrs. old and my dog is pregant and she is about to have her puppies RIGHT NOW and i don't know what to do!!! please help me PLEASE!!!
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First off take a deep breath and calm down. Next get your vets number handy in case she has any complications. Third sand back and watch she should be able to do it all by herself without any help. She will want to eat the after birth and it is good for her but I would not let her eat more than a couple as if she eats all of them it can and does cause them to get black tarry and very very smelly diarrhea. It is gross trust me and hard to clean up. Second make sure you feed her a good quality puppy food if you have not been already. You need to take her and the pups to a vet within no more than 72 hours after birth but the sooner the better. Next as you are watching her while she delivers watch to be sure that she delivers all of the pups if she gets one stuck it could kill that pup as well as her that is why I said to have your vets number handy. 90% of the time all goes well so just keep watch and let her do the rest. May I also suggest you get a book called breeding dogs for dummies it will help you with the care from here on out and the right questions to ask potential owners when you place the pups in their forever homes.
Ok once a pup comes out take of the plescenta and make sure the mouth and nasal passages are clear so they can breath! Then if they are not breathing rub the dog all over to stimulate breathing. Once the pups have come out and you did the above give it to m om so they can nurse! Hope this helps and remember to keep them warm!!!
CALL A VETRINARIAN IMMEDIETLY!

any emergency vet office should help you

arnt your parents home?
keep her calm

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it's ok, she will do most of the work. get a warm towel and a pair of scissors. she will have her pup w/ a slimy sack around it. she should tear it w/ her teeth, chew the cord into and clean the puppy, if she doesn't, you can tear the sac, cut the cord about a half inch from pups belly and rub it clean w/ the warm towel. it will be fine
Look you dont have to do too much. The mother dog will do almost all of the work. You can get some towels and help dry the pups off once the mom has cleaned them off. If she has the pups close together then just get the newest pup born and give it to the mom. You can do this and you will be fine.
If she doesnt break the bag open just tear it with yoru fingers and then get the pup into a towel and start to rub the pup until you hear him or her start to squeek. Then give the pup to the mom.
You should just let the mother dog alone. She will know how to give birth and take care of her puppies. She may not want you to bother her. In some cases if they are fooled with the mother won't care for them.
sweet heart the dog knows what to do. Just leave them alone and she'll do all the work.
Well, you should of thought of that before you decided not to get her neutered! No, that was mean, sorry. I'm pretty sure the mom will know what to do, just make sure their breathing! Where are your parents?!
Don't worry and don't panic. This is a natural cycle and they have been doing it forever. Let her do most the work and try not to interfere to much it might make her nervous or anxious. Just calmly help each puppy along, pull off the sack and make sure it is breathing. She will clean them all when she is ready and they need it. My only concern is for her since you said she is 11. Keep an eye on her and if things go bad, call the vet. Also remember, it may take time so if it seems to be forever, it is probably ok, just watch the wonders of God take place:)

HELP my dog has a licking problem! i've had her since 2 DAYS knows not to lick you in the face BUT STILL WIL

i've had her since 2 days old she knows not to lick you IN THE FACE she has learned to put something in her mouth so she cant lick you so she knows NOT TO LICK YOU, BUT CANT HELP NOT TO!!PLEASE HELP SHE GETS IN EVERYONES FACE AND LICKS THEM!! she jumps %26 jumps up in peoples face that show up Then she gets in there face and tries to lick them in the face PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT!any suggestion's? ive tried biting her thounge smacking her yelling at her she knows shes not suppose to like shell go get a toy %26 put it in her mouth %26 then come up to you %26 lean her face against you, with a toy in her mouth she cant lick you!! i have bottle feed them when there mom died at 2 days old.. they know most human words since they have really haven't had any animal but our Manx cat !!
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Have you tried blowing in her face? That will usually stop it. However, to work, it has to be EVERY time, and not just when it is especially annoying..
The first time or two, she may act as if she likes being blown at..(don't just do a gentle 'breeze' but as hard as you can..)

She also needs to be taught the very basics of obedience. She obviously does not respect your wishes, so is being a 'brat 'for attention.
Here is a helpful site for teaching her the 'sit', 'stay', 'Down',,etc> http://www.sniksnak.com/doghealth/traini...
Teach her to sit, and practice until she is doing it reliably.. When she does unwanted behaviors, make her 'sit'. and only praise her when she is obedient.

It is amazing that you raised her by hand from 2 days old! , and I know she is very dear to you. However, she really does need some tough love here, and to learn to respect you and other humans..
It is interesting to note that it's a natural thing for them to do for their caregiver, they also lick the face of the alpha, right through into adulthood.
However that being said, the quicker you put your foot down, the less irritated people there will be, as to us it's not always acceptable behavior.
i don't understand you really...you are not a dog person!it is a natural way of dog showing their emotions...my dog would never lick a person that she doesn't like or don't know!!!or if a person show that they don't like to be licked...she would never try to lick them again...Dogs can sense who likes them or not!give him a break!
you have had your dog for 2 DAYS!!! show it what is appropriate and what is not... praise the appropriate behavior and ignore the innapropriate behavior. SPAY/NEUTER this dog,, so the same thing does not happen

SMACKING YELLING ETC> are forms of abuse,,,, STOP IT
I think you need some obedience lessons, and the dog too. You never yell at a dog or hit them, when you are trying to teach them something.
Licking is a dogs way of showing affection. My dogs do it to each other and to us.

Saying no lick and putting your hand between the dog and yourself may help, but it will probably lick your hand instead.

Smacking her is NOT the way to do it. You will just make her vicious that way. Seeing as you dislike her licking so much I suggest you find her another home where she will be loved.
Just accept her little licks as "puppy kisses" which is what they really are if you do love her.

Congrats on pulling the puppy through without it's mother.
I have two boxers and my female does not do that she only gives kisses when asked. Yet is a spoiled and loveable dog. However my male cannot keep his tounge in his mouth! I do not think itd an effection thing I think its more excitement. I tapped his mouth help it shut and said no. Nothing works!! I'm in your boat that how I can across this looking for answers and solutions. I will try the blowing thing but some how I don;t think he is going to care.

Help my dog chews holes through his kennel and escapes! What can I do?

I have tried everything, toys, chew toys, blankets with my smell, music on, tv on, the spray that is supposed to make him calm down, really everything!!
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First of all, is your dog spayed or neutered? If you have a male dog that is not neutered, then, u might want to consider getting it neutered unless u want to have him as a stud for a female dog. Some male will try to escape from his kennel/crate to try to get into a female kennel to be bred. If you got a female that is not Spayed, it might want a male dog by escaping, or making sounds letting the male dog to come to her. Another thing is that how old is your dog? Male? or Female? Sometimes, dog might not like to be kenneled, try using lure with treats. Then, after a week or so or until he/she learns the lure then, try using the word crate or kennel. But, it has to be very simple word. Practice some Obedience Training, play with the dog, %26 run with the dog. Spend some time with the dog before you put the dog inside the crate/kennel. That way the dog will be so tired when you leave the house. Leave a treat ball, radio, or a Kong. Another way not let the dog chews on things associate with something good like a treat. When you see the dog biting, or chewing the Crate/Kennel, say no or use a command that is simple like ex: eh eh. When the dog looks away from the Crate/Kennel, give a treat that is called "Assocation with Good Behavior. One thing, I like to share with you is in Leerburg there are some Crates that is called "Aluminum Dog Crates" Here is a website you might like to see:

http://leerburg.com/crate.htm

Also, sometimes he/she might have a Separation Anxiety. That might be another issue to think about.
He needs more exercise and more time out of the crate. he is bored. Dogs are not meant to live as caged animals. Give him more attention and play with him more. A tired dog is a good dog.
If he must be in a crate, try a metal one which he couldnt chew through.

Also, make sure when he is in his crate to give him plenty of chew toys and other things he likes to play with to keep him occupied.
Try anxiety pills they sell them at any good pet supplies store.
Also try special time with you and your animal, Something that you do on regular. This will improve your training ability.
First, Does the dog absolutely HAVE to be in a crate? If he hates it so much, is there a different route you can take?
If he must be in a crate (which some dogs do) can you try using a DAP diffuser to calm him down? I would avoid drugs until you have maxed out all of your other options. Also, is it all the time that he is upset in there, or only when you leave? You may have a dog with separation anxiety, in which case you may want to try some alone training with him. Google "alone training" or vist www.greytalk.com and do a search for alone training. It is a website geared towards greyhounds, but alone training works the same with most breeds and you can get some great advice about it from that website. Good luck!

Help my chihuahuas from coyotes!!!!?

I have two 10 lb chihuahuas and they are being used as guard/watch dogs. They are kept at a property where no one currently lives. I sometimes stay there overnight but usually I go there every other day to refill their food/water bowls.

The worry is that althought it's fenced, the fence is only 4 feet high and I heard coyotes can jump 6-7 feet fence.

I have seen many coyotes lately in the area, even poop next to the fence. They have even dug holes near the property.

I am sorry worried because I recently lost a puppy %26 kitten to coyotes but my dad doesn't care. He says they will stay there until the property is sold.

I love my chihuahuas and have had them since they were 2 months old. So what can I do to protect them??? I don't have any money so if there's anything I can build or something..
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put homemade noise-makers around the property-why are they guard dogs anyway? coyotes only came o our place for food, so make sure you cover the food and they can't get near it. if you have wooden furniture you don't wat you can take it apart and build a small house with a very small doorway, so if coyotes get in they'll have some protection.
put them indoors at night or take them back to your house, get a friend to look after them or camp out in the garden, if you loved them as much as you said then you would do anything for them.
If you cannot be there to properly care for your animals, then you should find them a good home elseware. Im not trying to be rude, or hateful, but the fact of the matter is the animals need personal attention, good shelter, food, fresh water. Im sure you do love your animals - and if you really do love them, and can't take care of them because of reasons out of your control, then please do the right thing and find them a good home.
Don't leave them by themselves. They like people and only seeing you everyother day for food isn't enough. If you love them, take them to where you currently live and they will be safe from the coyotes!
Can you build a covered fence like a dog kennel!! Make it big enough that they can run around in and play. I can't see Chihuahuas being watch dogs but what ever works. See if you have some old fence laying around that you could build with. Coyotes if hungry enough will rip that kennel apart if you don't build it good!
We have a problems with Coyotes. We were told to hang soap like Irish Spring around our property to dissuade them from entering it. I really don't know if this works or not but after we did this we didn't see the coyotes any more.
Chihuahuas? For guard dogs? Excuse me. Okay, I'm back, had to wipe the tears away from laughing so hard. Of course coyotes can get over a four foot fence! Why are your pets not kept indoors where they will be safe?
Stop using them as watch dogs till you are sure the coyotes have left the area. Also you should feed them and give them water everyday not every other day.
Your dad obviously does not care for the dogs or your feelings towards the dogs. The dogs do not deserve to be left alone for days on end, they need a loving home with people who will give them attention everyday. Maybe you can have a friend look after them until you can have them back at home with you. Maybe you could stay at the other property until your dad realizes how much the dogs mean to you.
I have two chihuahuas and it has been my experience they ARE NOT THE GREATEST guard dogs in the world. They are more of a sound effect than anything. In fact we did a bit of an experiment with ours and they only bark fiercely to protect us (the family) when we are not home they'll bark for about two seconds and then they hide. Little chickens! Also I want to note that Chihuahuas can be very socially needy and will get hostile if their social needs are not filled. I live in Arizona where the coyote population is huge and we have had friends loose pets to coyotes and hawks find a way to get them home. Chihuahuas are really awesome companion pets!!!
Make an anonymous call to animal control to tell them the dogs aren't being cared for. They will hopefully take the dogs away. By making it an anomyous call, you can stay out of trouble with your dad and still make sure the dogs end up being cared for. As small dogs, they have a good chance of getting a GOOD new home.
Hi there, Your dad sounds like my step dad did. It sounds like he don't care if the dogs live or die. Do you have a family member that can talk to your dad? Tell your family what is going on, maybe someone can talk some since into him. Chihuahuas are inside dogs not outdoor dogs. See if one of your friends will go there and take the dogs and pretend like you have no clue what happened. I know it is not good to lie to your parents but rather than see your dogs die I'd try anything. Even if you know your dogs have to live somewhere else and you'll never get to see them again it is better than knowing they might get ate, and died in pain and suffering. I am so sorry your dad can't see how much this upsets you. I hope all works out.

Help My Boxer got sprayed by a skunk!?

What can I do to rid of smell!
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Pantene Pro-V Conditioner!
Slather, wait 5 minutes, rinse, repeat.
Other conditioners probably work too. I never had any luck with the tomato juice or the other concoctions.
I have heard that bathing him in tomato juice will do the trick.
massengil in the feminine products aisle.
I have had to use the vinegar recipie before. I had to do it twice, but it did work. I would recommend that if he was wearing a collar to just throw it out. It is just not worth it.
If you go to your local pet supply store they have this product that you wash your dog in and the smell goes completely away. My dog got sprayed and I tried everything. And that was the only thing that would even begin to take the smell away.
bathe him in tomato juice. it should come off

p.s. scrub him well :)
nothing will get rid of all of it at one time but the tomato juice gets most and youll still have a little odor that will disipate slowly over the next week
try tomatoe juice and vinigar mixed together. bath he/she in it and it should go away. if not completely then try bathing it in herbal escenses. the honey and pear fragrance. it should get rid of it. i hope this has helped! in about a week, he will probably be smelling ALOT better.

best wishes! b=^_^= d
mackenzie

Help my 8 month old puppy has anxiety seperation even if I leave the room?

My 8 month old puppy has got severe anxiety seperation if I leave the room to go the loo he whines but not if my other half does it. Also if we go out shopping he is a nightmare he wets everywhere he has chewed the bottom of a door. On the net there are sites which advertise drops and tablets to help with anxiety seperation does anyone know if they work or any other ways we can try and over come this problem. Thanx in advance for your help. He is a cross rotti german shepherd.
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Very often this is caused by the dog not being at the bottom of the pecking order. He feels a certain responsibilty for you because you let him rule certain things. If he is submissive to you he will not fret for you when you are not there.

I think at 8 months you are going to need seem help to adjust the way you relate to the dog. Sorry if this offends you, but for the sake of your dog and your sanity you need this sorted out now.
Give the puppy to the pound or humane society and buy an older dog.
I wouldnt use the pills or drops just yet. Have you tried crate training him yet?
A crate is a wonderful thing. If started early enough, a puppy will love his crate and go in it on his own whenever he is tired, sad or just needs a break.
Try that and see how it works.
Leave the puppy with an item of your clothing ot something that has your scent on it, failing that ask your vet for advice.
Just like a small baby, eventually he will learn that you will come back when you leave. He will grow out of it, although you can speed the process by doing short leaving and coming back exercises.

Wetting and chewing are not acceptable and at 8 months he is not too young to start training. Punish the bad actions and reward the good. For a while, create a safe area where he can be left without anything to be damaged. But work on house breaking and do not tolerate chewing or destroying property or wetting or defecating to show his unhappiness. Stop that behavior quickly and firmly and you will all be much happier. And believe me, it is easier now when he is smaller and easier to control. A big dog who does not respond to commands and whose behavior you cannot control is a real terror.

The pills you talk about are essentially transquillizers and do nothing to modify the dog's behavior over the long term.
Talk to your vet for advice about anxiety separation. Give him lots of toys and perhaps some music to listen to. Set a time to play with him.
this is bad you must have spent alot of time with it when it was really little or maybe your the only one who feeds him.

just relaxe and leave the room for a while then come back and ignore him because if he thinks your comeing back because of his wining he will always do it.

i wouldnt leave a puppy out when no body is home for this reason they chew on everything when they angry when their teething get him some toys and train him to be in a crate when nobody is home.
Shock collar, sounds kinda mean but it teaches him there is a time an place for noise. Worked for my puppy now 3yr Pitbull.
You're going to need to teach him that throwing a fit is NOT the way to get you to come back, or recieve any kind of attention from you.

Buy a crate and some toys. Start out putting him in the crate every time you leave with the toys so he can't do anything destructive. after the third time or so, let him out when you leave (put the toys out, too). If you come back and find out he has messed up everything, tell him "bad dog" once, and put him in his crate. Do not let him out for a long time no matter HOW much he whines (yes, this will be annoying. If it helps, put the crate outside so you can't hear him as well.). When you do let him out, make sure it's at a time when he's not whining.

Once he figures out that he gets seperated from you even LONGER if he throws a fit while you're gone, he should stop.
make sure u have a big teddy bear thats bigger than ur puppy so it will feel like its his mother. there are toys that u can put in the microwave and make it hot its kinda of like a blanket but its warm. i dont know where to get them but i m pretty sure u can find it
First, the suggestion made by someone here to give him to the pound is an extremely poor one and I sincerely hope you don't take it seriously. Owning an animal is a lifetime commitment and should not be taken lightly.

I'd suggest a couple things - first, training. For him and you. Have you taken him to obedience training. Often as owners, we are our own worst enemies by spoiling and not knowing how to train our wonderful companions. If he does not behave that way for your "other half," it sounds like it's a case of too much babying or him not knowing who is the "alpha" or leader of the pack. This is a good breed and definitely can be worked with to overcome this problem. What are you doing to get him excited and pee all over, cry when you leave the room, etc.? Animals are very sensitive to our behavior; so you may want to take a look at how you are acting around him.

Secondly, the San Francisco ASPCA has one of the most successful programs in the U.S. and has a fabulous website with a lot of great information on behavior and training. Here is a link to their behavior training page:

http://www.sfspca.org/behavior/dog_libra...

You could also talk to your vet for suggestions on how to train and work with him. This boy is still a baby and needs to be taught, just like any child. How you are with him today will determine how well behaved and wonderful companion he will be for his lifetime. Trust me, investing in making yourself a good owner and training him how to behave - in a positive, loving way - will make him a fabulous lifetime member of your family.
My mums dog was a rescue puppy from the rspca and is exactly the same. My mum didn't have some of the knowledge that is available now to deal with it and now her dog is 14 and she's virtually house bound or needs a doggysitter every time she has to go out.
I don't know many good techniques, only that it is good to build up your dogs tolerance to the length of time you leave him. Start by leaving the room for 10seconds and if he is good, come back in and praise him with a treat. The next time, do 30 seconds.. until eventually you can practise going out the house and returning. You might look odd to your neighbours, going into the garden then returning mins later and repeating this several times until your dog has the reassurance that you're coming back, but if it means easing your dogs anxiety then it's worth it. Eventually you should be able to go out for 15mins then 1/2hr but do it gradually and always reward him with good behaviour each time he's good. Either way, something has to be done, you don't wanna be house bound like my mum for the next 14years!

Also having some sort of loud rattle can distract the dog from bad behaviour i.e like a plastic bottle with stones in it. whenever you catch him chewing on something, shake the bottle very hard and loudly and say no! He will soon associate bad behaviour with that horrible noise.
He is a baby you have to wean him into getting used to you not being there if you let this carry on he is never going to like being left alone. You have to be firm, don't buy drops or whatever he may have anxiety problems but only because you have let him get away with it you are being too soft, don't waste your money it's time you need to give him. First of all leave the telly on in the room, walk out and shut the door stand outside for five minutes wether he wines or not don't speak let him think you have gone out even if you go so far as shutting the front door, then after 5 mins open and shut the front door and walk into the room he is in and if he hasn't done anythin give him lots of praise really go overboard and carry on as normal, if you do this in the morning in the afternoon do the same again but for 10 mins this time remember to fuss and give him a treat let him know how plsd you are with him as a week goes on increase every day the time you are leaving him by 5-10 mins eventually you will be leaving him for an hr or two but he will know by then you are definately comming back and to boot you will be pleased to see him and you will treat him, it's worth a try and i will be very surprised if it doesn't work it's in his best interest to do this bec for such a large dog to be so insecure could prove detrimental! Stop being so soft!! (Meant in a nice way :))
Seperation anxiety is very difficult. Especially by the time he is 8 mo--it is slightly ingrained. My puppy used to do that as well. What I did was alternate with him--sometimes I would leave him in the room for 5 min by himself and come back. 10 min. 30 min. But always coming right back. He needs to realize that you will come right back for him. That helps him realize that you are always there. Also occasionally allow him to go with you. He will go to the bathroom with you and watch you take a bath. Then it wont be confusing. Remember that dogs are completely existentialists. If that door is closed, they are not aware that there is a bathroom on the other side. You may have disappeared into the abyss. The more you reappear, the more he will trust you to reappear.

The problem is that for your puppy, you leave him to go to work and you leave him *forever*. I mean he is right. When you leave you don't come back. And its so many hours it might not be that day. He probably goes to sleep and wakes up several times and you aren't there. That may be later that day or abandoned for a week. Hard to tell from a puppy's point of view.

Consider a doggy day care or someone that comes by in the middle of the day to walk him. When I was in high school, I walked a neighbors dog when I got home around 3. They also had someone in the neighborhood come by around lunch time. So the dog had a short playtime, walk around 8am, 12pm, 3pm and then his family came home at 6pm. At the very least your rotti mix should walk for an hour a day. He also should be in a crate while you are gone for the day. Or in a puppy proof room (we have a sunroom). That way there is not hundreds of things that look like they would be fun to do (he is bored) like chew this big stick--which you refer to as your kitchen table and coming home to a nightmare. Chewing is what they do.

Also I'm not sure the chewing the bottom of the door is so much with seperation as a bordom. He needs to have plenty of things to chew and entertain himself with. Try a Kong (sold at Petsmart) you can put a glob of peanut butter on the inside and he will work on that all day. Also put hot sauce on things he is NOT to chew. He can't tell the difference b/t a wooden stick from outside and a 17th century antique wooden chair. It's just wood to him. But he can tell the difference b/t peanut butter and insanely hot. And unless you are there to tell him, the idea of doing it b/c it feels good is more important than trying to figure out what you might think when you get back--which won't happen for *forever*. We used some serious hot sauce on my puppy to get him to not bite the futon. But as yours is getting close to a year, he will start losing his puppy teeth and be needing to chew even more.

It is completely pointless to scold him for chewing on the door. He might have completed that at 9am that morning and you are trying to tell him Bad Dog at 5pm.

Remember what Caesar (The Dog Whisperer) says. Dogs need exercise, discipline, then affection. Especially the case in bigger dogs like rotti-germans. They need a lot of exercise. It would probably be better if you could put him outside during the day when you are at work. Also german shepards are highly intelligent work dogs. They do best if they have something to do. A task to accomplish. A friend used to tie peanut butter pinecones to a tree for the bird to eat. By the time she came home from work, her german shepard had pushed some of the childs toys over to the tree to climb up on to get the peanut butter pinecone. They need some sort of task and a lot of exercise.

I hope these gave you some ideas on how to deal with your puppy's seperation anxiety. After all to him 8 hours is forever. Try playing hide and seek in the house. Or see if when you take him to be groomed if they can keep him all day. Our groomer has everyone come on Friday for her "all day daycare" and the dog's can socialize. Usually you can find a kid in the neighborhood who wants a dog so badly they will walk him during the day for hardly any money.
I had this prob with my dog. I wore an old sweat shirt in bed for a couple of nights so that it was quite smelly and I leave that with her in her basket. I also leave the radio on quite loudly. I leave all her toys scattered around on the floor and I always leave a kong stuffed with soft food for her. She is much happier now and there is no anxiety problem.

Help me!?

I have a 5 month old akita and my roommate has a male pitbull who is a year old and a femal pit the same age as my akita when she goes in heat will there be trouble???
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Yes, if their male dog is not altered- he will do anything to get to her. They will need to be kept in separate rooms- not separated by a gate or anything because the male will jump it or else they can breed right through it. You probably should keep your dog indoors when she is in heat as well, because all the unaltered males in the neighborhood will be showing up at your door. Like I said they can mate through the fence believe it or not. The best option really would be to get you animals altered so there wouldn't be any problems. Being as she is only 5 months old she is WAY too young to be bred anyways. You roommate will need to ewatch her female as well- it is very unhealthy for her to have puppies this young. I think you need to be a responsible pet owner and get your animals fixed, we already have an ever growing poulation of unwanted pets in the country without bringing more puppies into this world that at this age would most definately be unhealthy!
no idea
The best thing to do is get her spayed. It will solve a lot of problems and is better for the dogs health. Otherwise, you will have to separate the dogs everytime she is in heat.
YES, you will have to separate them...!!!
When she goes into heat the only trouble you will have are puppies a few months later. You have two females so I wouldn't worry about fighting, but if you had two males and the female went into heat, then that could be bad...very bad.
When any dog goes in heat there will be trouble. Just, when it happens, keep them seperated.
Your dog should be spayed and then you won't have a problem!
Yes. They may become territorial and of course they may mate.

Get them all spayed and neutered. Millions of animals die each year because of lack of resources. Don't add to the problem.
Probibly, but if you're looking at getting her fixed you can have it done anytime after 5 mths, especially in a situation like this!!! There may very well be puppies otherwise...
Yes. Please get your dog (and his) altered! Not only will there be a risk of the two unaltered females fighting, when they're in heat, but the male may decide to go after both females, instead of sticking to his own breed.

Tell your roommate, that if he plans on breeding his two dogs, that the female should be 2 yrs old first.
Yah, you will have pups, or a pair of dogs who destroy your place when you try to keep them apart. Your dog is not due to go into heat for another few months or so, but when she does, he will be old enough to impregnate her. Separating them by closing them in different rooms will NOT be enough- dogs can go to crazy lengths to mate when they're in heat- they may dig up carpets, chew through doors, destroy crates. Do yourselves a favor, get one, if not both, fixed now and avoid the drama.
Well duh !! Obviously.
If none of them are neutered, yes, there will be major trouble. The male pit will destroy anything in its path to get to your Akita. And do you REALLY want to raise pit-bull/Akita mix puppies? Also, when a female dog goes into heat, she menstruates. This means you will be cleaning up blood from your carpets and other flooring every time she goes into heat.
oh that's fun... you'll definately have to keep an eye on your akita and that male pitbull... he'll sense that she is in heat in no time!
Yes, the two intact dogs will fight. Please get all the dogs spayed and neutered. Given the breeds you have, they may very well fight to the death.
no not that i know of and how did you introduce them? they way you introduce then will tell alot because you have to remember the other dog has domance it is her territory he home so always remember that
You can do one of two things.

1.) Get either the male of female dogs fixed...or

2.) Sit them all down and talk to them about sex. Tell them that a man and woman only haves sex when they love each other. Then talk to them about safety precautions, ie, condoms, birth control, things of that nature. Last but not least, talk to them about abstinence.

I would go with number 1 but you never know... :)
no,.,
here http://www.veternarian.com
No matter what the breed of dog you will always have trouble when your male and females are not properly spaded and neutered.
I suggest during that time or her cycle to keep her away from all male dogs. Especially pit bulls. Pit bulls are known to be extremely aggressive when doing the deed and it will be hard to pull the male off of her.
She is too young to be breeding.
oh yes! The male is going to be a blubbering idiot, and will try anything and everything in his power to get to your female, and the females may fight also for alpha. (the older female if not spayed will demand alpha status, meaning she is alpha and the one to produce, not the younger one)
just neuter the dog!!! simple as that! or as my friend next to me says easy as ur ***
you mean feamle against female, i don't think so but is your roomates male pitbull neutered by any chance if it's not then you better keep them away. but if they are properly train know there won't be any problems
Most definately.

Two unspayed bitches will fight when one of them comes into season. Used to see it a lot in huskies. Everytime one of them was in heat we would have at least two or three come in for suturing.

Separate them or get them spayed before they have their first season
Like DUH, of course there will be trouble. Get those dogs fixed, if you're not a breeder then you are subjecting the female to higher cancer risk, pyometra, and unwanted puppies. And the male has no business being intact, he will fight, run away, and has a high risk of cancer as well. For heaven's sake people, have you looked at the pound lately? How many of those homeless dogs and puppies look exactly like a cross between your dogs?
Not to mention that if you spay her before her first heat cycle you reduce her risk of mammary cancer by 80%...
Yeah! The male will want to mate needless to say, but you might have a problem with the females battling over top *****. That can really pose a problem. And I don't know how tough the Akita is but, a Pit is tough. I would watch them very closely. Especially when they come into season. Also, if there is any sign of aggresion, separate them. Don't shrug it off that it will be the only time. Usually the warning comes first.
She should be spayed, anyways.
Well you can bet your butt the Pitbull will try to do the deed with your dog if the female Pitbull isnt fixed and she goes into heat at the same time you might see some agression. My advice would be to get the dog fixed before she has her first heat. It can be pricey but there are alot of programs out there to help people spay and neuter their pets.
Oh yea, there will be big trouble. two females and a male, there will definitely be problems. Once ur akita reaches her adulthood, and she doesn't even have to be an adult to go into heat the pitbull will definitely try and get a little ot alot. You will have to keep them separated or u are going to have a bunch of mixed puppies. And believe me its going to be hard becuz u will have to keep an eye on the dogs all the tyme. Do u have a fence or anything to keep them apart? My male went after my female everyday more than twice a day for the whole tyme she waas in heat and she gave birth to 7 puppies. SO if u don't want to have uuuuan unwanted litter have ur dog spaded.
yep you can say that
i would have her spayed before her first heat. female dogs tend to always fight and once she is in heat the male wont let her alone till shes pregnant. you can get her spayed on her 6 month birthday

HELP ME! What's wrong with my dog?!! OCD?

My dog seems to have OCD. He's a 6 yr old english bulldog and he can't stop smelling the door knobs on my tv unit cabinets (metal) and my coffee table legs (metal). He sniffs them for 2 or 3 seconds at a time, sits, sniffs, sits, sniffs...for about 20 min (nonstop) or until you stop him (and when you do try to stop him he ends up going back to it a few minutes later). It also makes him drool uncontrollably and profusley. A puddle can literally form by the tv unit or the coffee table. Those are the only two things in my home that he smells for long periods of time. I don't know if he's bored, stressed, obsessed or what. I asked the vet one time and all he said was "He probably just smells something he likes..." but I don't think he understood me. It's VERY ANNOYING and I don't know what to do. Any suggestions?
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Your vet is probably right, the dog smells something he likes. He could just like the way the metal smells or feels to his nose.
You could try using Natures Miracle Best Behavior or Bitter Apple on those articles or make a concoction containing pepper and smearing it on them.

Honestly if it was my dog I'd just learn to ignore it. It doesn't sound like he's hurting anything and if he seems to enjoy it...

Did you see the skateboarding bulldog on the news this morning? What a riot!
He probably just likes the smell.. Take the knobs off and clean them VERY VERY well, then put them back and see if you get the same reaction.
I would suggest looking into his diet. People develop odd cravings when their diet is lacking something...does he lick the metal?
Dogs can be strange sometimes...that is the answer.

My dog will start licking the leather on the couch.not because something was spilled on it...just because she feels like it.
Please excuse my LONG answer. Please do not take offense if I say something that is an observation from what you've writen.

He is board. So hes finding something that intrests him (the knobs/coffee table) Your vets right he is probably smelling something he likes. Places you've been or where others who live there or come to visit have been. However if it something you wish him to stop, you do have the power to change it.

When the dog approches the cabinet/ coffee table and begins smelling the knobs CALMLY approch him take two fingers (your pointer and second finger) and do a quick but firm jab in the neck and say SHH just as firmly (or leave it. I use the phrase leave it with my girls and once I conditioned them to it I could and still can put a cookie on the floor and say leave it and they wont even look at it). You can also use an air horn, the point it to get his attention and let him know that its unaceptable and that there is a consiquince for it You need to do this EVERY time he goes for the knbos/coffee table. The important thing is to be consistant...you have to do it EVERY time or it wont work and he will be confused and not know if he can or cannot smell them. If he is not crate trained try to block him off into the kitchen when you are not home.with a baby gate or something similar so that he doesnt have axcess to the knobs/coffee table. Also try to get some toys that you can hide treats in or dog food that he has to push around to get the food out. Kongs are great but they are just one of the MANY toys out there that can keep your dog entertained while you are out and it helps him constructively direct his focus (away from the knobs/coffee table and towards getting food).

Secondly give him some mental stimulation. If he is an indoor dog he probably gets sick of looking at the same stuff EVERY day. Even if you have a yard for him to exercise in you need to stimulate that. If he can play fetch, play fetch with him. If not you should take hime for a walk (2) twice a day minmum. Yes its inconvient...you have to get up and hour earlier or your tired when you come home from work...but really is it too much to give to your companion who adores you? loves you unconditionaly? I would say not.

When you walk your dog...do not let him lead you or walk in front of you. Use a choke chain place it up by his ears and walk if he tries to get in front of you or stop to smell something give a quick tug at the leash (DO NOT use a retractable leash) and a firm "SHH" or "leave it" do it every time. You will see improvement in your dogs behavior. By doing these things you will enhance the quality of you dogs life and give him mental and phisical stimulation. It time you should see his drooling problem decrease or go away...because he is not smelling the knobs or coffee table, and he will be more relaxed because hes able to release his energy. Most behavior issues from because the dog doesnt have the mental and physical stimulation that he needs. It doesnt mean you a bad owner...it means that you care enough to ask the question...now that you have the answer its up to you to help you dog get over it.


I rcommend getting Ceasar Millans book, and watching the Dog Whisperer on National Geographic...to be able to more effectively put to use the tips that I've giving you. Its not about training...its about understaning the dog mind and how to use that to help them... hope this helps.
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Help me! i have a 6 month old male akita my bother has a 13 month old male pit?

and he 's gots a femal pit to and we live to gether will it be to much truble should i look around and move out for the dogs good
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Why ,do you think the pits are going to attack your dog? If your brother is raising these dogs to be good animals I don't see a problem. If he is raising them to attack and be mean I suggest you get those dogs away from him. An animal only learns what its taught.
It probably would be a lot of work... but they are also a lot of fun. But expenses will be high, and time to take care of them will also be high.
Personally i dont trust anything around a pit bull - you never know when they are going to snap - me personally i would find a new place.
This will be difficult, but multi-dog houses are possible with work. The 2 males will most likely be the main concern. First, all the dogs should be spayed/neutered. Otherwise, you have a tragedy waiting to happen.

Second, never, never, never leave the dogs unattended. A very small issue between the dogs can quickly escalate.

To the other poster: most dogs, especially pit bulls, do not just "snap." Pit bulls have extremely stable temperaments. Either the dog is stable, or it is unstable. Unstable dogs are not suitable as pets even though many people keep them.
I would have a hard time trusting a Pitt. They will be fine for a long time and they just snap. Akita's aren't the type of dog to back down from a fight either. You will probably be asking for trouble with them together.

Help Me! i am getting a cell phone this week. i asked my dad 4 text messeging...and he said no..?

I really need text messeging...everybody at my school has it except 4 me. the reason why hes saying kno is because my sister ran up his bill to 1110 dollars
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Take it up with your sister. She's the one who caused the problem by being irresponsible. Also, is your dog going to be using your cell phone too? Regardless, you can't blame your dad. Be glad you're getting a cell phone at all after the mess your sister made!
I think that would be a very good reason to not get text messaging..

BTW, what is this doing in the dog section?
how does it not have text messaging?
dont all phones have this?
why is this in dogs?
Everything has a price. Tell your dad that you are going to pay for it, I don't think he will object it.
I don't blame him. Not having text messaging is not the end of the world, wait till you have to pay for it.
wrong section sweetie...maybe you can do chores to "earn" your text messaging.
well.tell him u will only text 50 messages a week
Tell him you want text messaging to improve your spelling.
cell phone is to call, email and chat is to text- messeging baby.
Adopt your text messaging service from the nearest shelter!

Your text message will appreciate you more if you do so, and that is the text messaging service that really needs a home. More and more messages are put to sleep everyday from people that demand new services, when perfectly good services are waiting for a home.
Tell him to get you a Criket phone it's cheap and its Unlimited calls and Text messaging only in your local area. I think the price is $40.00-$50.00 a month.

www.Criket.com
good...you do not NEED it...you just want it...and he does not want to get burned by the bill...seems right to me
If I was somebodies Dad

I would say them sel pho nes not good 4 ya

if you buy that stuff, I'm knot payin fer it
offer to do what adults have to do.pay the bill yourself one month in advance. if you don't pay or go over your plan TM will be dropped from service..
So remind him of that versus the 10 bucks or so it would cost a month for unlimited texts. I crush on text msg's. A good month i usually hit 1000-1500.
I think I saw Cingular with an unlimited text message plan for an extra $5/month.
When you start paying the bills, you won't want text messaging either.
everybody has it but me nobody loves me daddy wont buy me what I want I cant be popular and cute without texting..whaaaaa..
Tell him to get u a pre paid phone and you can buy minutes with your allowance.
Don't cry about it. Be an individual. Do you really want and need to be the follower?
I had this same problem with my dad. See if there is a plan where you can get a certain amount of text messaging for a certain price. I know that some carriers even offer unlimited text messaging for a price too. Tell him that you might need it in an emergency and you can't talk and need to contact him to say that someone has held you as a hostage or you are in class and you realized you forgot to turn the coffee pot off at home. Come up with something creative and use reverse psychology!!! That always helps.
To bad I wouldn't get you one ether.Get a part time job so you can pay for it then he may say yes
Cingular has a new offer. Unlimited text and media messaging for $5 per month. Offer to wash his car twice a month to pay for the extra charge. BEWARE, you may also be charged for the download time. It is only pennies, but if you and your friends text a BUNCH it can add up. You could find yourself washing his car everyday.
you should get a prepaid phone
that seems reasonable. you should be grateful that he is even getting you a phone
tell your dad that u wont run up the billa nd if u do youll pay for it beg and beg till he says yes and if he still syas no let it go and wait till he will say yes
tell your dad to sign up with unlimited text message,i believe is only around $ 10 ( btw.$1110??? for phone bill omg. ha,,ha,, )
Tell him you'll pay for it, that's your only option.

When u get a bill for $300 each month, u'll understand
yea that might be both a good and a bad thing i ran the bill up a couple times to textin and it can sux payin it back but what service you gettin i know sprint and verison have unlimited texting now and i had to get unlimted...i cant go over now and dont have to pay extra.only if i only go over minutes maybe you might be aboe to convence him because it can be helpful if you cant talk on the phone and need to text pix texting is really helpful to me at times and fun.ha well good luck

yea wrong section o well...yea talk to your sister and your parents
well i don't have one but ask him if u can text message only on weekends or something!

Help me with my really hyper chihuahua..?

Hi, I have a longhaired chihuahua who is extremely hyper.. as soon as i come home she runs and runs and doesnt stop! She's always biting and when she's not biting, she has a horrible problem with licking EVERYTHING and EVERYONE! People don't even want to come over because she gives them a bath before they leave! She jumps on everything and everyone and is just overall really hyper! Whenever she sees someone she wants to play, and my neices and other children don't even want to pet her or go near her because she's so hyper, she scares them! She turned a year old on March 14th, and she is spayed. Is there anything I can do to make her calm down, and stop biting and licking everything? It's really annoying.. Please don't suggest obedience classes, and yes she does have chew toys. Can someone help me?
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I've used a method on jumping dogs and it's worked every time. It just takes doing it every time. You need to have it on a leash and get her to sit if you can. You will have to have the other person helping you. The one holding the leash doesn't do anything. (you can also tether to a table leg or something like that) When she is sitting or having manners you go towards her. When ever she starts jumping or getting hyper you step back. She will think that her reaction is what is making the person move away. You never pet or give attention when they are in hyper mode. Just totally ignore her until she is calm and uses manners. Turn your back, no eye contact at all and do not talk to her. It may take some time but keep at it and it will work, I've seen it done many times and it's never failed.
" ... Please don't suggest obedience classes ... "
Why?
It doesn't sound as though your dog is well behaved at all.
Well if you dont' want any obedience classes, then I assume you're qualified and able to train her yourself. That's the only way you're going to calm her down - she so obviously needs training! Does she even know whta the word 'no' means? Does she know how to sit and stay? If not, train her. If you're not capable of training her, you might want to crate her when people come over.
well without obedience classes... do you play with her with her chew toys? it sounds like she just has a lot of pent up energy. You could try getting her more exercise. Take her for long walks and tire her out.

We have a terrier that is hyper and licks everything! Obedience class really helped us. The "leave it" command is the best thing on earth. I no longer have to get my face, toes, or any exposed skin licked when I come in the door.
okay first off you have a high energy breed . I know i own 2 chis and they give everyone a bath too . they are good natured and love everyone but it seems that when i take them for their walk their energy level quites . i think you need to walk her more and let all that energy out . they get hyper when they dont get the energy out . good luck .
Here is what I have found to help, she needs a play mate. During the long days while she is home alone she is board, and lonely. I raise Chihuahuas, and our very first one was just like yours! But after we got our second one they played so much that all they wanted to do was sleep after they wore each other out. Chihuahuas are so different than other dogs because they are more like firecrackers. they have so much energy, and they love to play. I am in Texas, if you are close let me know I have some due May 16th. Your Chihuahua needs a buddy. That is a simple answer. They do much better when they can enjoy someone their own size. But I would make sure to get a female and have her fixed as well just to avoid the domiance issue. It sounds like your Chihuahua is a firecracker! Gotta love em' . Best Wishes
Just because she is small doesn't mean you don't need to exercise her. You can do this in the form of walking and physically moving around and playing with her, or mentally stimulating her (training which you can do on your own if you don't like obedience classes). Once she has done something she won't be as hyper and may even stop licking you, since that is just a way to get your attention.

Help me with my puppy please?

hi , yesterday i took my 6 month old cavalier king charles out for a walk ,he wears a harness because he pulls a bit and i dont want to hurt his throat ,well anyway we were walking along and this stray dog come up to us and went to bite oliver ,i tried to pick him up as i went , i dont know how he got out his harness and started running straight for a busy road , i screamed at him to stay and thankgod he did and as i was going to him all i could think was hes not gonna stay but he did , i picked him up and took him home ,i was in tears because of what could have happened ,well today another dog came out of its garden and went to bite oliver , now oliver is wary of all dogs ,luckily the owner came out and took her dog away ,i wasnt very nice to her and told her if her gate is open and the dog gets out again i will report her ,how do i get my dog to be more brave of other dogs now ?its my first dog and i am 33 and he means the world to me ,sorry to go on ,i am abit wound up xx
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While I can understand your concern your dog is picking up on your feelings the way he see's it your supposed to be his big protector, so if your afraid he's petrified. Next time this happens and you think the other dog unfriendly in intentions be assertive stand your ground and if nessecary raise and deepen your voice letting the other dog know that your the boss (granted within reason if other dog is sheaperd size pick up your pup, remain calm and speak to the dog, if he seems unhostile you can try letting them sniff) and get your harness properly adjusted better a littlr tight for a short walk than too loose near the road, your very lucky. (you should only be able to fit two fingers between harness and neck and harness and torso.
Take him to puppy training classes. He might not learn a lot but he will get to socialize with other dogs.
Your dog is fearful because you are. Dogs pick up on their owners emotions. I'm guessing that neither dog actually wanted to "bite" Oliver. Dogs just do their doggie thing. If they wanted to bite, they probably would have.

My advice: stop being so uptight. Keep your dog on an actual collar that he can't slip or a proper harness that won't come off. Be assertive, calm and firm...even around other dogs. I've been walking my dogs since I was a youngster. I'm now in my 40s and have NEVER had a dog approach us aggressively, although dogs have approached.

Why? Because I give off an alpha air. ALL dogs respect that. You need to develop the same.
I'd take Oliver to an obedience school, not just for the obedience but mainly for the socialization side. It can scare them and make them dog aggressive after being worried by other dogs. You could even try a doggy daycare. He is still young an will bounce back. Try not to show your fear when other dogs approach as Oliver will pick up on this and become fearful.
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Get training for the dog and yourself.
If you are scared your dog is going to be too.
Take your pup were it can meet new dogs all the time puppy park obedience class etc. DO NOT pick your puppy up @ the slightest problem.

When a dog comes up to it tail stiff in the air it is telling the other dog don't mess with me! if the dog is wagging its tail it just wants to say hi. Don't hold your puppy back it need to make friends so to speak. If your dog got out of the harness it is not fitted correctly it needs to be tightened, if your not sure how tight if you pop down to the local vets they can help you adjust it you don't have to make an appointment just pop in.

You do get a lot of idiots out there %26 they don't really care what there dogs do so I can understand where your coming from.

Help me with my 6 wk old puppy?

I need some help training my puppy to adjust to being confined of a nite time as she i still adjusting to suroundings and learning rules on NOT chewing... she will stay quiet for a few minutes then all hell brakes loose and i live in a small set of units and neighbours wil be disturbed and more importantly my gf and her 3yr old daughter and definatley my sleep. i was told to put my scent on her blanket as she will fall asleep in secinds on my lap... but that didnt help at all... open to all ideas.
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What worked when i got my puppy (he was 10 wks) is I put a lound clock ontop of his crate (one that ticks). I did not put it anywhere that he was able to get, but close so he could hear the ticking constantly. YOur puppy may also not recognize your smell so much. So maybe hold the puppy every once and a while, and then rub a stuffed animal 9about his size) on yourself, even your gf or son) and put it in his crate with him.
Is the crate small? If its not then he will pee and poop int he corner and sleep on the otherside. Look up CRATE TRAINING on the web. My dog is 7 months now and no longer sleeps in the crate. But for the 4.5 months i had him he did every night and now he sleep on the nice cold tile and doesn't even wake up or bother me all night.

Also, don't take the pup out of the crate when he cries. Some people like putting the crate in the room theys leep, he will smell you better.. I actually put the crate in a room far away so the whinning didn't bother me and eventually he got used to it!
don't let her out, she will adjust to it, it will just be Hell for about two to three weeks.
first congratulations in can imagine how sweet and cute you r baby is you need a lot of love and hope these help you
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your puppy is really too young to be away from its mother and the rest of the litter so you are going to have to be patient.
you might try a plastic pop bottle(small) filled with hot water and wrapped in a towel to put in with the pup at night. we used a sleep machine with womb sounds as white noise to calm the dog at night also. Really , please be patient.
6 weeks is very young to separate her from her littermates. She's afraid and lonely at night. All you can do is comfort her. When my 9 week old pup was going through this adjustment, I spent the first night sleeping on the floor with my hand on his crate. The next night I moved slightly away and then the next night more away. Eventually I got to the couch and in another week to my bedroom. That worked very well.

I've heard that you can try to comfort the pup with a hot water bottle wrapped in flannel and an oldfashioned clock that ticks. The clock reminds the pup of a heart beat and the hot water bottle mimics a warm body next to her.
It like trying to get your three year old to stay in bed you feel guilty as hell but you know that if you stick to it your eventually going to get a good nite sleep.
good luck.
You need to call the breeder where you got this puppy. Six weeks old is too young for a puppy to be away from its mother. Pups should be at least 8 or 9 weeks old before they are separated, and many states actually carry legal penalties for separating them too young.

Young pups, especially pups separated from their mothers too early, will whine and cry at night. It's what pups do. There are a lot of things you can do to help settle them down, but in the end, the thing that works best is to ignore it - and then praise them once they're quiet. A good bet for you would be to go and talk to all of your neighbors. Explain that you have a young puppy and *are* working on the problem, and that puppies usually stop once within a few weeks.

Some thing you can do to help puppy settle is to provide comfortable blankets, something with your scent on it, a ticking alarm clock, or a heat lamp.
It would have been easier if you adopted her at 8 weeks.
That way, she may have learnt more from her fellow siblings and her mother.

Try an alarm clock that ticks or a beating heart pillow (though those are more expensive)
She is 6 weeks old (which is pretty young for a puppy to be sold off, usually we wait until at least 7 or 8 weeks). How much would you expect to teach your 6 month old child? Exactly. Kids and dogs learn from repetition and positive reinforcement. Punishment is out of the question! Get that dog into puppy classes and then obedience, for your own sanity and the puppy's. Call your local humane society or PetsMart for their classes.
She is a puppy. Typical puppy behavior. And why on earth you bought or took a 6 week old puppy is beyond me. Any breeder who would allow a 6 week old puppy to leave it's litter and it's mother is far from responsible. This is like taking home a newborn baby. Would you expect a newborn to not cry? Give her time. When her brain is older and capable of learning she will be better. For now you need patience.
6 weeks is really young to be on her own, she should have been 8 weeks when given to you, but since you already have her, you should get her that stuffed dog that heats up and has a heart beat. Also other stuffed animals in with her will help her relax more and feel like she is not all alone. I have 3 dogs and have had this problem with every one when I first got them. Also, since she is so young you might want to consider letting her sleep with you for a few weeks until she is a bit older. The first puppy I had was way too young when I got her and I had to let her sleep with me for 3 weeks and then started putting her in a kennel. Also, don't let her fall asleep and then move her, when she wakes up alone she will more scared and more prone to barking or crying. Make sure she knows where she is before she falls asleep, so when she does wake up in the night she doesn't freak out. Oh and at her age she will probably have to go to the bathroom about 3 times in the night, so when she does wake up and cry, it would be best to get her outside to do her business before putting her back to bed. Hope this helps! and have fun with your new puppy!
You have some great suggestions here. Your pup is too young to be on her own. Poor baby. You might try adding a watch that ticks to her bedding with the hot water bottle. You might glean 6 hours before she whines again. At the 6 hour mark her baby tummy is crying. She is way too young to train. You have a few more weeks before she will be ready for much.
She is very young. Put a hot water bottle under her and a clock near by. Put your scent on a stuffed anamal and set her near it.
Are you putting her alone in another room at night? If so, she is SCARED. She is way toooooo young to be taken away from her mom (8wks at least). Try keeping her next to your bed. I had a pup once that had to be touching me in order to fall asleep, so I placed her box next to my side of the bed - that way I could just roll over onto my stomach and hang my arm over and into her box. I only had to do that for a week or so and she soon settled down and would go to sleep normally.

The chewing is a different issue -- she will be chewing for AT LEAST 6-7 months, so get used to it! They HAVE TO chew to get the baby teeth out. So keep the shoes, kid toys, etc UP, UP, UP for a long time. Keep lots and lots of chew toys around and rawhide 'pencils' -- they are thin and easy for little pups to chew on without hurting their gums.
A puppy is like having a baby. It misses you being around(since you are his daddy)
Also, puppies will not go where they know they have to sleep. Soooo, what I did was put a leash on my puppy(maybe 12 inches long) and put it in my bed. This is how I potty trained it also. I put a 12 inch leash and tied it to my ankle. Every day it was let out an inch. By the third week, my dog was potty trained. I raise Great Danes and sometimes they have an accident. So don't dismiss his whining. He's trying to tell you something. The punishment for ignoring his whining is...a wet bed. So a doggy pad is helpful. Just try to put yourself in his place. You are taken from your momma and now these big bad people are going to leave you alone in the dark? How would you feel?
Most six week old puppies sleep most of the time. I'm surprised that yours isn't. Try keeping her very busy for the last half hour or so before you want to go to bed.
I know that my Puppy Kindergarten students are all pleased with coming to school because, after the learning and the playing, it's the one night that the puppy collapses and sleeps through the night.
There's a good reason for you to seek a local, reputable trainer and join in the Puppy Kindergarten.

Help me understand my puppies mentality?

She potty鈥檚 most of the time outside. She goes on her own. But then at night. I guess she gets lazy or just doesn鈥檛 care and pisses on the carpet! So im not sure what鈥檚 going on here. She is a 4 month old Chihuahua. I adore her and I want to give her full reign of the house but I fear its to early for that. I have given her three chances and she just keeps having accidents and its really disappointing to be perfectly frank. I want her to be my buddy and be my shadow. But I cant leave her alone or she will just potty everywhere. So what鈥檚 wrong? I think I need to go back to crate training until she is 100% aware that going potty in the house is NOT expectable and the consequences of her actions could mean her death. Lol just kidding. No really help me out
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My 3 mo Hound puppy does the same thing, you just gotta take them out every half hour for a few days and let them pee outside until they realize that they are bad doing that indoors. Are you hitting her and rubbing her nose in it? That is what you MUST do in order to teach her that it's bad. I started rubbing my Hound's nose in it and he hasn't done that in 3 days!
Well for one small dogs need to go more often.Two maybe you should have her checked for a bladder infection by a vet there could be somthing going on.I dont have that problem mine is litter trained I use yesterdays news by purina in a litter box .Maybe you should train her to go in there.My chi was very easy to potty train they are very smart dogs.
well think of it this way,dogs are pack animals and like to be close to people, they also dont like to eliminate in their den area,

so say when i was house training my pitt bull puppy she was pretty big about 20-30 pounds at the time, it was much easier to houstrain her compared to say a 3-5 pound chihuahua because their perception of space is different

to my dog across the room was a couple of steps away so she didnt want to eliminate there, while to your chihuahua across the room is worlds aways

so the trick try making the area she is allowed to roam smaller, sure you want to giver her full roam of the house but that can take a while shes only 4 months shes got time

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They should still be crated and not have free run of the house until 1 year of age. They are not reliably potty trained until about 6 months typically, and you need to watch them like a hawk unitl about a year.
At one year, start letting them have freedom slowly. Let them do what they want for about 15 minutes each day. If they do well for a few days, go up to 30 minutes. After a few days of that, an hour. If they mess up, go back to the amount of time that they didn't mess up and start over. Work your way up to all day and that is the trick!!
4 months is just WAY too young to expect a puppy to behave herself. She is still basically a toddler and it would be like letting a 2-3 year old human loose in your house and expecting them to behave.
Use the crate. Trust me!
Unfortunatly...small dogs almost never get totaly poddy trained. I have a chihuahua who is not one and I can not leave her home out of her crate. Its so frustrating there have been a few times I cried because I just wanted my dog to understand why I was so upset. They are dogs...they dont know why they are in trouble. There is hope.

Start by reinforcing her crate training. Make her eat and sleep in there and only let her out when you are able to watch her. Next regulate her food and water intake feed her at the same time every day (she dosent need more a 1/3 cup of food daily) after she has eaten take her out to go poddy and give her a comand like go peepees or something you feel comfortable with...make sure to use the same phrase every time. Your puppy is still little and hasnt fully grasped the concept of going poddy out side. Dont give her free reign of the house yet...she too little and its not safe...she could find things to chew on that you probably dont want her too.
Even now my dog cannot be left out of her crate...even if ive allready taken her out and its only for 20 min while I go to the store. She will pee where ever she wants. So crating is really great for their whole lives. Once your baby gets a little bit older and hasnt had an accident for a while then try letting her sleep with you. Now that mines older she does just fine througn the night...just cant leave her out and alone. Stuborn puppy
You could try "piddle pads", housebreaking pads and confine her to a small area. Also, clean the areas on the carpet where she's had "accidents". If she can smell where she "wet" before, she'll go back to that spot again...
Chihuahuas are a very high strung, nervous dog, so just be patient and make sure you take her outside before bedtime. Be sure to praise her when she potty's outside!
She still just a baby... a baby. 4 months old is still very, very young. Far too young to hold it all night. You may have to go back to the crate, or break up your night and take her out somewhere in the middle. If she sleeps in your room I'm surprised you didn't hear her start stirring. How can you be disappointed? She's a baby!! Sound like she's just where she's supposed to be in her training. She'll be fine. I wish you two the best in your new adventures together. Good luck!
At 4 mos. her little bladder is'nt strong enough to hold it all night.SHE CAN'T HELP IT!
Put her on a schedule just like you would a child.Feed her and take her outside 15-20 minutes later and stay with her until you see she's gone.Make sure she does ALL her buisness before you let her back in.Then every 2 hours after that take her outside if you can.If not then confine her to one room while you're away and put newspapers down for her to go on.
During the night you're just going to have to get out of bed half-way thru the night and take her out to go.
She does'nt like going in the house any more than you do.Dogs are not vindictive or lazy creatures.She's probably showing you signs she needs out but you are'nt paying attention so stop blaming her.
If you refuse to accept the fact that she's not that unlike a human child and you cannot tell her and show her one time what she's to do then demand she comply immediately and perform correctly every time after that.
3 times and you've had it.How many times did you mess your pants when you were being potty trained?How many months did it take and how frustrated was your mom that you just could'nt seem to grasp the concept of going to the toilet or letting someone know you needed to go?How disappointed was your mom in you?But you expect a dog to come from it's mother knowing what it took you months to learn if not longer?
Did anyone EVER say to you as a child "YOU HAVE TO DO THINGS THIS WAY OR WE"LL HAVE YOU PUT DOWN?
Shame on you!!!Your poor puppy is a baby.It needs to be taught was is and is not acceptable.Patience and understanding go a long way in training but if you're ready to throw your hands in the air and give up when you are'nt doing your part after only 3 accidents then you need to get rid of the dog NOW before you completely ruin her for anyone who has the time and patience to train her.
The pups become very tired by night time and their training goes out the window. Get her back in the crate until she is doing better with the urinating issue. When they get tired they play too much, get wound up, drink too much water, and pee!

Help me please.?

how do you get over the fact that your dog might have bone cancer? or it could just be an infection.
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You need to get the tests done to find out what it is for sure. There is no room for guessing. Bone cancer is fatal an infection can be cleared up with antibiotics.

I know it's hard, but you can;t make any decission until you know what you are dealing with.

Good luck and I'll be praying for you and your little one.
Take it to the vet! If there's something wrong with your dog, your dog should have been to the vet the minute you suspected something!!
Let it go. They have the technology now where they can treat it! think positivly, and if it's his%26#92;her time, it's their time. That's the way life wants it. If I were you, i'd research it.
just let the vet do his job and do the test he might save your dog he is probably getting old but the vet can save him if he does the tests so let him do it so the dog wont die.
im telling you. the next time im over. im gonna rub that puppys shoulder and say hum hum hum get better baby dog.!

maxxy babby. i hope she gets better. and i think you should do the tests. make sure that what they think it is., really is that. you are gonna get through this. just like my shelly.,

im here for youu.!

Help me please!?

I have a jack russell terrior. Her name is Gwen. She is a very energetic and loving dog. She's a year old. Usually she likes to sit downstairs with me and my bf. She's acting wierd now. she wont come downstairs and if she does she will just stay at the bottom of the stairs. She will not go in the living room for anything. I closed my room door,( because thats where she wants to stay) So now she just sits at the top of the stairs. I dont know what to do? should I take her to the vet?
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Yes. Usually if dogs are acting funny there is something wrong.

When you go, not only think of physical things that are different, but environmental things that may have changed and may have disrupted her usual habits? The vet will be able to help you get to the bottom of what is wrong with her.

Best to make sure that there is no physical problem that could be causing her behavior first.
Did she slip on the stairs ever, or have something happen to her either downstairs or going down the stairs? Maybe she doesn't like your bf... If she isn't showing signs of illness, or pain, it's likely something bothering her...
Maybe your dog doesn't like your friend. Maybe your friend hit your dog without you knowing. Dogs are trustworthy, friends are not.
take her to the vet
have she ever fell down the steps if she did she might is scared of yhe steps now if she didnt she dont like something upstairs or down.
This would be very hard to answer with any degree of accuracy without actually observing the dog. You are with the dog and you can't make any determination. Many things to consider and either eliminate or look into further. These are two I would first consider. Is the dog showing any signs of fear? Head down, tail tucked, won't look directly at you, tries to get back up the stairs. Or is the dog having a physical problem, showing signs of pain, not sitting still, favoring or licking a part of its body, eyes tearing, back arched, reluctant to allow you to touch it?

I would not know what to do either if I was completely clueless. Taking the dog to the vet is never a bad idea. It would either rule out or confirm a physical/medical problem.
Has your boyfriend done anything to make her afraid of him?