rufus

Rufus would love to be to be in charge if I let him but I make sure that we get fed before he does, he does not go out for walks until I'm ready - no matter how much pestering he does (he has full use of the back garden at any time though), I walk through a doorway before him and upstairs is a big 'no - no'. He's learning but still has his moments :angel:

Our vet always suggest rice when a dog has an upset stomach - it's very bland and easy to digest.

Does anyone know where I can get information on appx what an Old English Sheepdog should weigh at different stages of 'puppyhood'? The only info I have found is the weight when fully grown.

When I first took Rufus to be chipped and jabbed, we saw a locum vet as the surgery was short-staffed. I asked how old he had to be before he could have the 'snip' and was told - one year. :( I popped in to the vets yesterday as I wanted to weigh him and asked again and was told they like the dogs to be at least 6 months old. YEY - Rufus is :D I've made his appointment for the 20th October (to make sure I can afford it). On the morning of the operation, he will see the vet first - to check he has all his bits (which he has) and that will be that. woohoo :lol:

:cry: I'm so sorry - my thoughts and prayers are with you.

My hubby was told about this when he was talking on line - the guy he was talking to was really worried about the how the hurricane may affect his internet connection for on-line gaming ....... :-?

:WTF: I couldn't read a word of it but it certainly doesn't look like fun :x

Well ....... I tried the lemon juice and he really doesn't like it. It took him by complete surprise the first time and considering that I took him out twice for about an hour each time, I thought having to use it 5 times was not too bad at all. The only concern I have is worrying about my aim in case it goes in his eyes :( I'm going to continue using it all the while he doesn't like it so hopefully, he'll be getting 'squirted' less each time.

I tried the water spray bottle but he loves it - bless him :angel: I've also tried shouting 'RUFUS NO' which normally stops bad behaviour indoors but he seems to have selective hearing when outside.

Cassie - please can you come and live in my house to help with Rufus ??? :lol:

Signed and received an e-mail saying I was the 21,761 st person to sign - maybe someone will take notice? :cry:

He will be 6 months on Thursday - I've just posted another topic about a behaviour problem I'm having with him so any ideas you may have would be very much appreciated :)

I'd really appreciate any advice for the following problem ....... When I take Rufus out, he insists on barking at other dogs, small children and people on bikes :cry: The situation is gradually getting worse with other dogs, especially if they are smaller than him (I think the only reason he doesn't bark at the bigger dogs is because he's scared of them). I don't want him getting a reputation as a 'gobby dog' plus he's growing so quickly that the neighbourhood kids are getting scared of him. When he's quiet, I let small kids pet him and he loves it (I have kids of my own but they are not small anymore). When he is not barking, I am constantly praising him but I really don't know how to stop this behaviour. :cry: Any suggestions ???

:rofl: how true

Sorry I haven't been around for a while - had a lot of worries with the abcess on Rufus's head but I'm glad to say that after the vet operated he was fine :D We then had to wait a week so that he could have his final jab and then another 10 days and - woohoo - we were able to take him out for the first time. I can't tell you how happy I was :lol: I have some new pics of his 'first day out' (newest pics at the bottom) [url]http://groups.msn.com/Woofit/rufus.msnw[/url] We kept him on a flexi-lead for the first week or so but I'm glad to say that we don't use that anymore (more of a hinderance than a help). My son is home on leave from the army for the next week and then I should be back to normal :lol: