Dogs & Laptops do not mix - A Rant

littlesnuggy

peachyprice wrote: »

What's the 'fishy' smell?
I have a neutered male and have never smelt it, should I have?

Lucky, lucky you! Info here if you're interested

con1888

I've never experienced it either, shouldn't be a problem if dog is on a good diet. Unless they have a specific problem with them that is.

meritaten

littlesnuggy wrote: »

Thanks for your input. I am the first to admit he is not the world's best behaved dog, but thanks to our comittment and ongoing training (with the help of an excellent trainer) his behaviour has improved significantly over the last few months. We have been focussing on his barking when out of the house (caused by nervousness) and are now moving on to tackling when inside.

He is very reactive to any sounds he hears, and the slightest noise will still send him from a deep sleep to jumping up and barking. Living in a ground floor flat, whenever the neighbours come in/out and are on the stairs he hears them. In each instance that he has run across my lap, it has been because of this reaction to a noise, not because he is out of control crazily running all over the house.

The change in him when out on walks has been brilliant, and several people who he used to bark at every time he saw them have commented how well we've done in training this out of him. So thanks for your post (which from the info I gave I can see how you might have came to the conclusion you did), but I wanted to defend him/myself that this isn't a result of bad behaviour - as our trainer says it's an unwanted behaviour that we are tackling.

You have my apology! I am so sorry! I was under the impression you allowed this behaviour! You seem to be coming along with training really well - except for this reaction to loud noises!
I had a springer spaniel who was VERY hard to train! training sessions went perfectly - but - in the home I swear she had ADHD! a total nutter! it took two years and a lot of patience, and times when I would happily have rehomed her - when she suddenly calmed down! to this day I dont know why....she was neutered in her first year so it wasnt that!
all I can say is that if you think its certain noises to work on that! Good luck and sorry once again!

littlesnuggy

con1888 wrote: »

I've never experienced it either, shouldn't be a problem if dog is on a good diet. Unless they have a specific problem with them that is.

Mine is on a good diet (he's raw fed) and he still gets it, as he did when he was fed wet food previously.

meritaten wrote: »

Good luck and sorry once again!

Thanks! We're very pleased with the progress so far. We've also now managed to teach him to 'speak' on command in the last couple of weeks, so the next step is the 'quiet' command. I am still hoping he might have an epiphany-moment like your springer though and one day just decide he's not fussed by noises or strangers.

meritaten

well - the key to the quiet command with meg (springer spaniel) was to catch her when barking madly and command 'Quiet' and immediately shove a treat in her face! then say good girl and give her another while she was still quiet. if she made a sound - no treat! took a while (she wasnt the sharpest knife in the box), but she loved her treats!
Meg was as thick as two short planks! but she eventually learned loads of commands! and by the age of four or five she reliably performed 'on command'. You will get there with yours I am sure!

Nada666

It's even worse when your husband or teenage son tries to blame the dog for the stick..., uhm, never mind.

con1888

littlesnuggy wrote: »

Mine is on a good diet (he's raw fed) and he still gets it, as he did when he was fed wet food previously.

Oh, that's unfortunate I was under the impression that it only happened if stools were too soft and not 'emptying' the glands. Does vet have any idea ? Hope my boy doesn't develop it - his morning breath is bad enough :rotfl:

Luckily he doesn't have typical 'dog breath' due to his diet but in the morning it's as bad as mine after a night on the booze!

peachyprice

Ah, anal glands, yes I have heard they can be a problem, but touch wood, he's have been fine so far.