New family member...

[Queens59]

Love the glimpses of you VM - if I put my wedding photos on - we would all go into 80s shock!!

 

[victor meldrew]

In our case the 60s
52years come February.
The collage was 2 years ago !
VM


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[Dusty Rhodes]

Congratulations, VM!


But I think you got the better deal, if I might say so!

The good Lady VM must be a saint.


Dusty

 

[Queens59]

OK - advice needed. Opal had 2 weeks to settle in when the puppy we had reserved before we knew about her return came home. He has now been here for one week. Opal barks, growls and threatens him all the time, even when he is in his 'play-pen'... - we expected a certain amount of this, but there are no signs of improvement. Does anyone have advice as to how we help her settle with him?

We feed her first, she goes through doors first etc., and she has an Adaptil collar - what else can we do to help our lovely old girl?

 

[Ely]

This is my border collie. She's obsessed with chasing anything.

 

[victor meldrew]

Lovely dog, they have 5 at the farm where I keep my bees. It's like a reception committee when I arrive , they each grab a ball piece of wood or even a bit of straw if there's nothing else and expect me to spend all my time throwing for them instead of the job in hand !
VM


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[Queens59]

Oh for a quiet Sunday - puppy screaming & Opal barking...me feeling like crawling into a hole and never coming out. Surely someone has had to introduce a new and old dog???

 

[Swarm]

I introduced an 8 week old Patterdale to a 10 year old Staffy bitch.

 

[Queens59]

How? All ours do is growl, bark and get unhappy! She barks really 'nastily' but wags her tail the whole time - we're confused...

 

[Luminos]

Yes, I've been through it, introducing one young Weimaraner to another old Weimaraner...and cats, too.

 

[Jimmys Mum]

We introduced an 8 wk female lab puppy to a grumpy 7yr old male cocker spaniel in April.
We sat on the lawn with the pup and then bought the spaniel out. He was a bit nervous himself which led to a bit of growling and I was worried he'd snap but most young pups are per-programmed to be submissive when approached by an older dog, usually rolling on their back or doing a little wee. After our spaniel saw the submissive behaviour he soon accepted her, had a good sniff and then calmed right down. They were playing within half an hour. He still snarls and snaps now and again if she's overstepping her place but she always backs down and then he's fine again. She's 7 months now and bigger than him but he's still in charge! Maybe you could ask the breeder of your pup for some advice if you haven't already?

 

[Queens59]

Our 'breeder' says - 'Oh dear, I'm sure they'll get used to each other eventually' - well...I have had a headache for a week - Bertie (puppy) does the full submissive thing, but Opal is just not interested. She is extremely defensive and wagging her tail - It seems as if she wants to be friends but doesn't know how - and neither do we. I am sure it is to do with Opal's Guide Dog past and not being allowed to interact while 'working', but it is quite hard to break 10 years of training I guess...

 

[pargyle]

I am sure it is to do with Opal's Guide Dog past and not being allowed to interact while 'working', but it is quite hard to break 10 years of training I guess...

Treats when she behaves nicely .... way to a labs brain is usually through it's stomach ... managed to get our very nervous 7 year old Lab with form for chasing, barking at and trying to bite anything that moves in our garden to accept and not chase our garden hens ... took a few attempts but every time he behaved himself he got a bit of dried liver (his ABSOLUTE favourite treat) ... now, actually he looks on them as part of the family I think.

Although ... there was a point when we first got them that we thought his favourite treat might be fresh hen !!

 

[Queens59]

Dried liver - can you buy it or are you a cook?

 

[pargyle]

Dried liver - can you buy it or are you a cook?

Just a chunk of (cheap) beef liver ... cut it up into strips and bake it in the oven until it's nice and leathery ... don't put any oil or anything on it ... you don't want to cook it ... just dry it. If you have a trivet or wire rack you can put under it then it dries quicker than just on the bottom of a tray.

Once it is nice and leathery you can cut it up into small pieces (you only need bits about half inch cubes or even less and it keeps for ages in a ziplok bag without going off ...

It's great for training puppies as well as they don't get the calories from giving them normal dog treats or biscuits and they love them ... Makes recall training much easier if they know you have a bit in your fist !!

 

[Swarm]

Easy really.

 

[Queens59]

Thanks Pargyle - will buy liver as soon as the weather allows. Our village always have trees down in bad weather, and I hear we are due some bad weather...

 

[pargyle]

Thanks Pargyle - will buy liver as soon as the weather allows. Our village always have trees down in bad weather, and I hear we are due some bad weather...

Good luck ... with the trees and the dogs !!!

 

[Queens59]

I need both!! We have 4 tree protection order 'old' trees, and 3 TPO 'younger but important' trees...and a 10yr old lady who wishes to eat a 9 week old springer cocker cross!! Please, does anyone have a cave I could live in for a week or so? Please? If I am good? Really good? Maybe I should visit my brother in Finland? I could visit Finman!!

 

[pargyle]

I could visit Finman!!

... Surely not THAT desperate ! Mind you, he's going to be a bit lost for things to do for a couple of weeks !!!