need help with very fearful rescue dog
baileyq
10 years ago
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annzgw
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Comments (12)Okay, good information. And Kudos to you for adopting and what a regal dog !!! My first concern would be a physical problem and the vet NEEDS to check out your dogs back and back end to make certain there is nothing wrong physically. Nerve problems in the back can make it so your dog has NO IDEA of when it is time to go. You wrote: "~ We never yell or hit him when he has an accident. We just show him and tell him, "NO . . . bad dog! Kennel!" Pick up the poop and take it and him to the kennel where we put it down and say, "Kennel . . . good dog, kennel" We then meticulously clean the rug using a good quality dog accident cleaner & deodorizer. " This connect negativity with bathroom works and you should really stop doing it. THIS "Ronin has an accident perhaps once or twice a week, although never peeing. All the other times, we/I just take him out to the kennel and lock him in until he goes, when we let him right back in, praising him, "Good dog, kennel!"." Is also not a good idea. Next I would call the foster person and ask if they had the same problem. If all that turns out to be normal and this is a new behavioral problem I suggest a couple of things - First you have had the dog 3 weeks and he is going through a period of transition - so you are bound to have something come up. You wrote that he is okay with other dogs and people and he gets kennelled on a rgular basis. All okay *BUT* you have failed to write ANYTHING about his daily walking routine!!! This dog should be taken out on a leash walk at least 3 times a day. For at least 15 minutes a day. NO LESS. Im not tqlaking just a quickie around the block where the dog sniffs a couple of bushes. Im talking find a good fire road or an area where your dog can really get in a good pant. DONT let him stop and sniff the bushes or rocks or anything else JUST a good walk at a good clip. Just when you are heading back to the car - let your dog stop and sniff the bushes. Hopefully the regualr walks will help alot - they usually do. Be careful not to go to the same place for his walks. I suspect your new charge is bored, and not stimulated enough. But that is just based on what you wrote....When your dog does do its duty. It is important to first give your dog a command to poop - it should be unemotional. Just a fact - go make a meadow muffin....when the dog does, praise him highly. As if he has just brought you a bag with a thousand dollars in it. If your dog likes privacy (mine does) just make certain you bring a longer leash so he can hide behind a bush or tree for his duties. Another part of the training is to take his present and take it outside to a place where you will walk your dog daily. Be certain to stop and let him sniff his stuff, give the unemotional command and praise him....good luck - let us know how it goes....See MoreSuggestions Needed Re: Itchy (Rescue) Dog
Comments (12)Hi Svava, it's good to see you over here on Garden Web! Look for me on the Decorating Forum, too. I can imagine how badly your poor little dog must have felt during the time it took to build your new home. Poor thing! I'll keep that Royal Canin food in mind, if mine doesn't work out. Your allergy tests showed many allergies with your little dog. If Ronin's problem doesn't clear up, I think I'd like to have him tested, too. Thanks for that info! Hope your mother is enjoying life back in Iceland after living in Florida all those years. Speaking of dog foods, my neighbor called this morning to ask about my new dobie. She has two rescue dobies herself, a Blue and a Fawn. She told me that both have very bad food allergies and she suggested that, instead of putting Ronin on Eagle Pack's Duck & Oatmeal, I should try her dog's food, Taste of the Wild in the salmon variety, which her online dobie group highly recommended. Apparently, many dobies are allergic to grains and/or chicken (who would have thought?!?). This food has no chicken and no grains in it and is recommended for dogs with allergies and skin problems. She gave me several sample packs and I'm going to start easing him into it this evening. Both her dogs had severe skin issues with lesions and itching when she got them (I had no idea!) and now, after switching them to the Taste of the Wild/Salmon . . . and going off all grains and chicken, they have no skin issues at all anymore. Of course, she now reads labels like a hawk to keep them that way! Jean, my neighbor told me that there's a great Doberman forum over on Yahoo, although it's mainly for owners of Blues and Fawns, as they have the most allergy/skin problems, she says. Ronin is our third dobie and is a Black. The other two were Reds. The first, Mikaela, had no problems, except toward the end with her heart. Our second, Turk, had nightmarish eating problems, but more with eating EVERYTHING he could force down his throat, which caused over thirty partial and full intestinal obstructions and resulted in two major surgeries and many hospitalizations. He died from #37 (I believe) just before Thanksgiving at age four. If I didn't love dobies so much, I'd have given up on the breed after all I went through with Turk . . . and missed out on our sweet boy, Ronin. I do love Dobies! Again, thank you all for the information and experiences. I'm so glad I found this forum! Lynn...See More9 month old lab rescue showing extreme fear
Comments (8)So we did walk the route per Marita's suggestion yesterday - and it went well! Ginger is clearly more comfortable when these outings include more than one of us (and best of all is when her "cousin" the border collie comes along, too). Seems to support the idea that she wants the reassurance of being with a "pack" of one kind or another. Since it won't always be possible to have a group of us go, though, we still have to work to figure out how to make her more comfortable with being with a lone walker... The other issue around these walks is that it feels frustrating at times that she appears to be controlling the pace of the walk. I know that it is her nature to want/need to sniff, but it feels counter-productive or something that at since at least the am walk is intended to provide both her and us with a brisk, exercise sort of a "march" through the neighborhood, as often as not we just split our time between following her as she follows her nose from bush to bush (or one nasty thing or another she discovers on the sidewalk!), and dragging her forward...it is exhausting, but not in the way that feels like it is time very well spent (i.e., energy spent being semi-irritated as opposed to energy spent doing positive physical activity). Would welcome any tips as to how to make these outings more fun and efficient for all! We will start an obedience class this weekend, so will hopefully gain some practical help there, too. It is funny to realize that it never occurred to us that a dog might need guidance in doing something as straightforward as taking a walk. Anyway, we are enjoying her thoroughly, and now that we are seeing her grow more relaxed and playful with us all the time, it would be great to figure out how to get these other things to fall into place, too! Thanks for any suggestions...See Moreannzgw
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