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Topic: my dog is seriously ill
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Randall
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posted March 09, 2012 10:24 AM
  
Oops, I missed that he's only a wee five months old! Dogs have a variety of personalities, so maybe this is just his? He will warm up to you. ------------------
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T
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posted March 09, 2012 03:49 PM
Yeah, he's still a baby, so he may be being just a bit of a spazz. I'm sure he'll grow out of it and grow to love you.IP: Logged |
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posted March 09, 2012 03:50 PM
He should learn early that it's unacceptable behavior and that he is not your alpha dog though. That can't bully people.IP: Logged |
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posted March 09, 2012 03:53 PM
Think of him as you would a little toddler trying to test waters and push limits. A firm "NO!", over time will be all you need when he acts up.IP: Logged |
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posted March 09, 2012 07:21 PM
You could also try mentally communicating with him and sending him love like you did with your divo Leo dog. It may take some time, he's young and spunky right now.IP: Logged |
Alma Sun
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posted March 10, 2012 12:23 AM
Yeah I agree, the "NO!" works well. Don't play with him immediately afterwards or he'll think your no's are no biggie. Give it a few minutes.
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I'll go to pet him, and he'll not only run away from me, but he'll get down and look like he's about to pounce or something.
[edit: I talked to my brother about it; he thinks that he is playing or something or trying to, so I'll try to see if that's it]
YES! My dog does that too LOL. Your brother may be right, I think he's expecting you to play with him.  Sometimes my girl will grab my shoe and run off with it and expects me to chase her. She'll get some distance before she gets into the pounce stance, once I get close enough, she runs off again. Funny thing is, IF I choose to ignore her, she'll come running back to me, puts her head onto my lap, if I reach for my shoe.. she's off again.  You guys will be alright. ------------------
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T
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posted March 10, 2012 03:02 AM
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Don't play with him immediately afterwards or he'll think your no's are no biggie. Give it a few minutes.
So true & that's my biggest problem.....that "wait time" you have to give (pretending you are actually really p!ssed LOL) and give it the silent treatment for a minute. I've heard dog's memory is extremely short, so don't make the time too long. They only need a minute or two. Then it can be playtime again.  They are smart buggars and don't need to be ignored long, before they start to get the picture. But yes, if they think it's playtime right after a "NO!", you will get nowhere. IP: Logged |
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posted March 10, 2012 03:06 AM
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Sometimes my girl will grab my shoe and run off with it and expects me to chase her. She'll get some distance before she gets into the pounce stance, once I get close enough, she runs off again.Funny thing is, IF I choose to ignore her, she'll come running back to me, puts her head onto my lap, if I reach for my shoe.. she's off again.
lemme guess, something like this? ...:  "i wanna play stance" IP: Logged |
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posted March 10, 2012 03:13 AM
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I think that my brother may have been right about him playing. When I kind of just go with it, and then sit and let him come by, it seems to work better. When he gets nippy, my brother suggested to me that I just tell him "no" and stand up; I tried that yesterday and it worked OK.
I missed this. Was going to suggest something similar. When puppy gets into aggressive mode, make it a point to ignore, STAND UP, look it in the eye, say "no!" (briefly, as you don't want to be confrontational) and go about your merry way. Pretty much telling the dog; "I'm not afraid of you. I'm also not a threat. You are boring me and I'm going to do my thing now." Bet you anything after doing this a few times, it will start reacting differently towards you. Don't put human emotions on a dog, or relate to them that way (though they will always respond to love). Dont get offended if it's being a little sh!t-head. Just act like it doesnt bother you in the least and ignore it. Just like with a human, don't play into it, don't feed the energy. It will only be a matter of time before it will want to be on your lap all the time.  IP: Logged |
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posted March 10, 2012 03:40 AM
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But yes, if they think it's playtime right after a "NO!", you will get nowhere.
I also think they appreciate and enjoy this language that they develop with their people. When you say: "No!" and they *stop!!*...then you look at each other and they seem to be proud of the fact that they knew what you were saying....and come tail-wagging over to you. They also know your "yes's" and when they did something good. I think they really do love that little bond of basic words that are understood with their humans.. They feel proud that they know them and are "talking" with their human. dog owners know what i'm talking about. IP: Logged |
Alma Sun
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posted March 10, 2012 11:32 AM
Yes, T! 
Good luck RP
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RegardesPlatero
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posted March 10, 2012 03:10 PM
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Randall
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posted March 11, 2012 01:22 PM
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RegardesPlatero
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posted March 11, 2012 05:32 PM
Good news!I was wrong. I think that he and I *will* be friends. - IP: Logged |
Alma Sun
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posted March 12, 2012 02:16 AM
Aww lol that's so cute. It's like him saying, "Heya dere, waddaya up to.. "
It'll take some time for you to get use to him completely so don't be so hard on yourself (or the little guy) if things don't go as planned. It took me and my dog a little while too; she didn't like me at first, she only wanted to play with the guys.  I think she may have been a woman hater. hahaha "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." — Josh Billings ------------------
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Randall
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posted March 12, 2012 03:18 PM
Awww...  ------------------
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Randall
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posted March 28, 2012 10:51 AM
How's the new pup doing?------------------
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Randall
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posted April 04, 2012 12:48 PM
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RegardesPlatero
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posted April 12, 2012 08:55 AM
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Randall
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posted April 12, 2012 11:11 AM
Awww...how can he resist belly rubs? ------------------
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RegardesPlatero
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posted May 01, 2012 05:41 AM
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Randall
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posted May 01, 2012 10:37 AM
I knew he would warm up.------------------
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Randall
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posted May 02, 2012 12:18 PM
Virgos do love the scent of soap!------------------
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pandacake
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posted May 03, 2012 05:36 AM
Aww sweet that you two are bonding! We have a Libra doggie at home, he loves sniffing perfume and taking showers. And if you give him two toys, it takes 5 minutes of deciding before he picks one and plays with it. IP: Logged |
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