Need advice about my 10 month old Havanese puppy
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10 Month old Lithops advise please
Comments (6)By 'propagator' if you mean one of those mini-greenhouse-type contraptions, I would strongly discourage it for the same reasons eluded to above - poor air circulation and increased humidity are not part of a successful Lithops equation. If you want to use a heater, you should turn it off at night, a large day-night temp. differential is beneficial to Lithops and other succulents' metabolism. And remember, when Lithops are young, they need more frequent light watering than adult plants, most are too small yet to withstand prolonged heat and drought, I would say that by next spring you can begin treating them more like adults. In the wild, most seedlings do not survive, so keep in mind they need to be pampered to some degree during the 1st 12-18 months. There is plenty of good advice to be had on this forum, simply do a search for "Lithops seedlings" and lots of reading will come up....See MoreNeed advice on a puppy.
Comments (9)When I got my female ACD (austalian cattle dog), she tried that 'ferosious" act with me. Dogs live in a pack and must establish their dominance. When pups are small, it's best to be insistant on turning them over on their backs and rub their bellies. When a dog shows you his belly, it's a sign of submission. In other words, he sees you as the dominant member of the pack. Also, a form of "punishment" in the pack, is a nip on the ears. Yes, I have nipped my dogs ears. I have given my dog a nice, fat, juicy bone just to take it back from her. When she growled or barred her teeth, she got a nip on the ears and two finger thump accross the nose with a NO. Then I gave her back her bone. I repeated this until she knew that I am the dominant alpha female in this pack. The humans in this household always eat first. The dogs eat next. I don't usually feed them table scraps very often. I hate dogs that sit at the table and beg for food. But my dogs always get a plateful at Thanksgiving with all the trimmings. In their own bowls. It may sound cruel, but until you understand how a pack functions, you can't properly train a pup. My female also gets a two fingered thump on the snout with a firm "NO" for bad behavior. The single most important thing to remember is, consistancy. There's a difference between abuse and a reprimand. A reward system also helps in training. When they do something you asked them to do, a skooby snack is in order. Eventually, you'll want to get away from the skooby snack and a pat or rub with a "good boy" will suffice. My female knows, "Val come", "Val Hold", "Off", "Get in the truck", "watch'em" and most importantly, the word "treat". All which are reinforced with hand signals. I don't have to speak a word to her to make her come, sit and lay down. When a dog growls, he's showing his strength over humans. They need to be taught that we are the alphas in the pack. It depends on the intended use of the dog, a companion or a watchdog. A watchdog you wouldn't want to 'socialize' with other humans. If a companion, you want to socialize him with other household members and friends. I've socialized Val enough that, IF I open the door and LET you in, you're OK. But If you just walk in, wether she knows you or not, she'll go for your butt. Hope this helps. Nancy...See MoreNeed puppy advice
Comments (3)Here's something I keep on file: Make sure to wash the area he has been pottying in the house so that there's no more smell. Use an enzymatic cleaner from the pet store that gets rid of the smell. Dogs develop habits more quickly than we do. 1) Don't give the puppy the run of the house. When you are home, keep the dog leashed to you or in a crate. 2) Feed and go potty on a schedule - don't do free-feeding - at least for now while he's still being trained. This will help put his body on a potty schedule too. Then take him out at the same times each day. (And since he's so young, after playtimes and naps as well). 3) Choose one spot specifically for "potty". When you take him out, at the door say "Let's go potty." Take him to the same spot immediately on taking him out. Go to the spot and use a catch-phrase command like "go potty" repetitively. Do not let him out of the spot. Don't go for a walk. Walk him around and around the spot and tell him "go potty". 4) When he does go potty - praise him loudly, immediately and very excitedly - "GOOD POTTY!" and if he has a treat he goes nuts over, throw him a small treat. This has to happen immediately after he potties. 5) If he doesn't potty, bring him inside, keep him leashed to you, then try again in 5 minutes. 6) Only AFTER he potties, he can go for a walk and smell his favorite "pee-mail" spots, etc. Going for a walk should be a different activity than going out for potty. He will learn the difference eventually. Accidents may still happen but they will get fewer and farther between. Good luck!...See Moreretraining puppy and adult dog: advice needed
Comments (7)I need some more information. Are any of your dogs fixed? This could be a problem right there. Have multiple females can cause problems with Alpha female marking, and the girls will end up marking just like boy dogs do. You write "The puppy was never properly housebroken, and as a result, has recently gone from being "half" housebroken, to not wanting to do ANYTHING outside." How come this pup was not housebroken? Can you shed light on this? Curiously, she is only interested in swallowing possible goodies on the street, but not minimally intrigued by the smell of other dogs, including the older two. There is a couple of ways to stop this behavior and it is my opinion that the sooner the better, because poisonings do happen, and I would hate to hear of it. While walking your puppy, if she puts something in her mouth she is not suppose to have IE anything you dont give her, get a travel sized toothpaste tube or a small bottle of tobasco sauce and dab her tongue. Now there are people who have had a cow when I said I dabbed my dogs tongue with toothpaste because YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO SWALLOW IT, well you only need a small amount, the mintier the better, and hopefully you wont need to do it for long, I dabbed my dogs tongue, told him to leave it, maybe three times, since then all he eats is grass. Besides I would rather dab his tongue a half a dozen times then end up with a sick dog because he does not know any better. Some dogs like the taste of toothpaste, try the tobasco sauce. Is there an age at which puppies/dogs become attracted to the smell of other dogs? Is it normal that at 1 year she is not? Your dogs behavior is not normal, but I dont know much of her history, where she comes from, if you take her out everyday for walks or not, or what her daily routine is, the more info you can give, the better. As if on cue, one of my other dogs, has decided to "keep the puppy company"... so now I have two soiling dogs at home, although the 6 year old only does this occasionally during the day, but apparently every night. *I am wondering if the puppy is fixed or not...this might explain your older dogs behavior, best to get the older one into the vet for a check up tho, this could be a sign of things not being right and it happening just when your puppy is doing it might be coincidental. Does anyone know how I can change this? When you say the person at your house takes them out during the day, what does this mean, takes them out back in a fenced yard to romp, or actually takes them for a good long walk. Your puppy might be suffering from what I call the fishbowl disease, where she is not getting enough outside stimulation. Sounds like her walkies is more about eating and sniffing than about walking. Walking with your pup should not be a stroll. it should be the first 5 minutes being duty time and the rest an outright brisk walk. This helps pups focus and helps them pay attention and helps rid them of excessive energy. Please fill in some more of the blanks and lets see if we can get this problem figured out....See MoreElly_NJ
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