Can someone please help with my dog?

lavidaloca

As you have said he is scratching on his neck,have you or your vet checked that his ears are clean?

Do you use anything powdery on your carpets?

welsh_cake

His ears get checked regularly when he goes to be groomed. The only room we have a carpet in is the living room - its all wood floor in our house.

foreign_correspondent

if you do decide to look for a behaviouralist, look out, as anyone can claim to be one! I believe the APDT is the best place to look... www.apdt.co.uk

However, you really can make a start on addressing some of these issues yourself - I would prioritise getting the itchy skin sorted and getting him eating when you put food down first, as its hard to address the other issues whilst he is uncomfortable

welsh_cake

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

if you do decide to look for a behaviouralist, look out, as anyone can claim to be one! I believe the APDT is the best place to look... www.apdt.co.uk

However, you really can make a start on addressing some of these issues yourself - I would prioritise getting the itchy skin sorted and getting him eating when you put food down first, as its hard to address the other issues whilst he is uncomfortable

Yes i appreciate that and I wouldn't leave Charlie on his own with anyone I didn't know anyway. Thank you for the link - i will look into it and like you say, I need to get him to stop the scratching before considering the training.

cheepskate_2

I would seriously look into getting another vet, from a different practice.

Our original 2 dogs got "mange" every time they went into heat and our first vet said they could only be treated with this bath every week , that only she could do. It would heal after about 4/5 washes and be back agin next heat.This went on for a few years
Anyway went to another vet and they gave me this bottle of wash, did it once and condition never came back

Some vets are better than others

hethmar

When ours had itchy skin I used to wash them in malaseb, but you do have to get it from a vet. There are other washes though - have a google to see what people recommend.

As I said, mine are on Royal Canin Skin Support food now, which you can buy online from Pet Supermarket or Bestpet and I also give their food a squirt of Kronch pure salmon oil every day - you can get that from ebay.

Sues quite right, if you fuss him when he shows he is anxious of a situation, he will decide that it must really be frightening then - if you ignore him fretting at something he will get confidence from your behaviour. My sister has a little dog who is nervous aggressive with other dogs - for 7 years sis used to murmur words of comfort when they saw another dog approaching - little dog would go berserk at the other dog and again sis would comfort her and tell her it was ok. I gave her a book on being pack leader and from then on she ignored little dog fussing and would just walk confidently on pass any dog without acknowledging there was a problem. Worked almost immediately for her. Much better for dog and sis now.

kazwookie

What do you do with him when you go on hols??

remembered_nights

Making a fuss of the dog when you get in is a no. Follow the 5 minute rule - ignore for 5 minutes. Take off you coat, put the kettle on. Once he stops demanding attention you can give it to him - because the alpha decides when it's time for attention! You need to apply that to playtime too - if he ever brings you a toy, don't play because as alpha YOU decide when it's playtime.

When you leave him alone it sounds like he has the run of the house? Being confined to one room is better with bed, toys and water. We leave the radio on too.

Foodwise he's dominating you again... a dog won't actually starve itself while food is still offered. He's just more stubborn than you at the moment.

He sounds badly socialised sorry... that explains the fear on walks and being so scared at the puppy class. I'm not sure how you go about socialising him at this age.

welsh_cake

kazwookie wrote: »

What do you do with him when you go on hols??

My mother has him. i wouldn't even consider putting him in a kennel. I missed my sisters wedding a few years ago in Cyprus because I didn't have any family left in the Uk to take care of him.

welsh_cake

remembered_nights wrote: »

Making a fuss of the dog when you get in is a no. Follow the 5 minute rule - ignore for 5 minutes. Take off you coat, put the kettle on. Once he stops demanding attention you can give it to him - because the alpha decides when it's time for attention! You need to apply that to playtime too - if he ever brings you a toy, don't play because as alpha YOU decide when it's playtime.

When you leave him alone it sounds like he has the run of the house? Being confined to one room is better with bed, toys and water. We leave the radio on too.

Foodwise he's dominating you again... a dog won't actually starve itself while food is still offered. He's just more stubborn than you at the moment.

He sounds badly socialised sorry... that explains the fear on walks and being so scared at the puppy class. I'm not sure how you go about socialising him at this age.

Yes he does have the run of the house until my mother comes to collect him at 1pm then she takes him with her. I didn't want to lock him in,because if he gets scarred when he is alone he likes to go upstairs under the bed and I didn't really want to take that away from him, but maybe i should?