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  1. I installed wood laminate flooring. I did not go for the highly polished variety but rather the rough hewn look. It does stand up to almost anything, Rottweilers and GSD's don't mark it at all BUT it is very slippery, so now I have had to cover the heaviest dog traffic areas with carpet rugs. It is easy to clean and definitely low maintenance. With the more sedate dogs I imagine there would be no problem with the slipping but my young Rottweiler, who has BTW had ACL surgery would slip if I didn't have the rugs. This is worth looking at before you purchase the flooring.
  2. Very large dogs do not scare me at all. Most are gentle creatures and most owners of big dogs do train them, apart from the dh's that think it is tough to own a tough dog. With that mentality what hope have their dogs got. I have a Rott and a GSD both gentle and both trained. An aquaintance of mine has the worst dog I have ever come across. It's a tiny chihuahua and it behaves like a feral rat. I am terrified of the darn thing, it bites, snarls, growls and generally makes a monumental ass of itself and gets away with it. I can't understand why people would allow a dog to behave like that, it bites her too. I will bet that if statistics were done on the number of dog bites per breed these little monsters would take out the money. I go to a hydrotherapy pool and training classes with my Rott, there are large numbers of Rotts at both places and I have never come across a nasty one. It's the little snappy, bitey, constantly barking ones that scare me.
  3. I think large dogs, especially Rotts, Bullies etc. get a bad enough rap already without adding spiked collars to the image. What is it with people who want their dogs to look 'tough'. I have a Rott and a GSD and NO I would not put a spike collar on either of my dogs and IMO they look darn stupid. What other reason would there be to put a collar like that on a dog than to make it look tough?
  4. Afraid I have to disagree with you here johnny. Any human that breeds, trains or raises a dog to be human aggressive or to fight should be put down. This dog was unfortunately in a position where he saw a stranger at the door and this strange human was interacting in a way the dog could not understand with a member of the dogs family. Maybe the dog saw the situation as threatening to his human and went into protection drive. A dog should not be put down for this behaviour, it was not a savage attack it was a scratch. It is a great pity we do not have the instinct to protect our dogs that they have towards us. This dog made a mistake, humans make many mistakes. Sorry but I don't like your attitude towards dogs at all.
  5. Meehs I am so sorry to hear about this. I hope everything turns out Ok for you. I have taken your advice and shut my dogs away when anyone comes to the door. Thank you for warning us. My GSD would bite a stranger at the door I think, my Rott would definitely not. I now take my Rott with me when someone is at the door and I do not open the security door - but, the GSD is locked in another room. Please keep us posted.
  6. Makes you wonder doesn't it. I tell you if my husband tried this on with one of my dogs his life would not be worth living after I finished with him. Actually he did try a little animal abuse many years ago and I managed to rehome the bastard. Can you say bastard on this site, cos that's what he was. I fear the dog has been PTS since we have not heard from the original poster. What a waste of a beautiful dogs life.
  7. Your husband can not just take the dog and have it PTS without you agreeing to it, don't let him do it. The dog has obviously got a health problem as dogs don't just turn savage overnight for no reason. Have your vet give the dog a full workup, particularly a thyroid panel. It is not responsible dog ownership to have a dog PTS without first checking what the problem is. Why is PTS the only way your husband can see to deal with the problem. Has the dog been attended by the vet in the past? it is up to date with shots, worming, flea medication, heartworm etc., Has your husband had a problem with taking the dog to the vet before? PTS is not the way to go, he is not giving the dog a chance. I really feel for you and send good wishes and good luck your way. Please keep us posted. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
  8. anne3149

    attack dogs

    Thanks K, I couldn't find the thread anywhere. Must be because I was looking for the wrong name. Oh dear!! New Year, I am just so confused. However my sentiments are the same. Who would want an attack dog??? Security system abound these days and IMHO dogs are should be our companions.
  9. As a PS to my post. It is important to keep up a strict worming regime with these poop picker uppers. They can get all sorts of intestinal worms from other species as well as their own species if the pooper is not wormed also.
  10. anne3149

    attack dogs

    If I recall, Lance posted here (or maybe another forum) that his wife had purchased an attack dog and he was worried about keeping it. The dog he posted about had been purchased from an 'attack dog trainer' and Lance or his wife had no training with this dog. blah blah blah Troll?????????
  11. I thought Don Burke's philosophy on breeding was:- Find a pure breed - Then Find another pure breed different to the first and breed the two of them at the earliest possible opportunity and call them 'designer dogs' - Put them on the TV gardening show with their puppy mill breeder/owners and crap on about hybrid vigour and sell at a highly inflated price. Do not under any circumstances inform the TV audience that inherited faults from both breeds may show up in the puppies. Isn't that what BERK is about. I wonder how much $$$$ he makes from pushing these cross breed dogs onto the uninformed. I wish the TV station would take these live animal sections out of his program and stick to gardening.
  12. Drs fostersmith have a product called Dis-taste that worked for my dog. However at the same time she was being given live yoghurt, I was doing contstant pickups and I was also teaching her the 'out' command. Which one of these worked I don't know, it may even be that she grew out of the problem at this time. Whatever it was I am grateful that she doesn't do it any more. She will sometimes bring a small piece of poop inside to see what I will do. She stands in front of me with it in her mouth YUK! until I tell her 'out' which she does. Sure fire way to get attention when I am sitting at the computer!!!!
  13. I take it that Dr Harry is not everyone's favourite vet!!!!~ I actually thought he was harmless enough but am beginning to wonder. I knew the gardener was out to deliberately do harm but Dr Harry too??? Has anyone heard that the RSPCA is to take on a breeding program? It was mentioned on one of the forums that this was noted in the minutes of an RSPCA meeting. That's all we need, a government sponsored puppy mill in Australia. I stopped donating to that particular organisation a long time ago. Don't like their ethics or principles and they don't do take any action when the abuse of animals is directed at them. They just make lame excuses as to why they fail to act.
  14. didn't hear about the Dr Harry cruelty thing. That wouls surprise me. That Katrina on the show drives me mad with her kindergarten singsong voice. You would think she was delivering her messages to the under 5 year olds. As for Don Burke no he promotes cross breeds and interviews puppy farmers on his shows. Surely he would not be referring to them as reputable breeders. I don't watch his rubbishy show anyway. Yes I believe he has part ownership in a puppy farm and I believe so does the honourable????????? RSPCA big mouth Wirthless who is all for exterminating Pit bulls and other large breeds.
  15. Trinity, I enjoyed reading your post and you are one of the very few good breeders. The breeder I got my Rott from (after much research) interrogated me twice by telephone and then when I eventually got to see the pups, she watched me interact with the puppies for a while as well as the mother and then told me "that is your pup". She was absolutley correct. I got the pup that was right for me. The breeders know more about the pup than any prospective purchaser and the breeder is certainly the one who should choose the pup. I also agree with all who said they would not have a prospective purchaser try a do a temperament test on a pup. Temperament tests should be done only by the knowledgable. I would not have anyone handle my pups in the manner suggested. I guess this is all academic in any case. If the original poster was going to a reputable breeder he would have done his research long before now, he wants a pup for Christmas - might I suggest he will probably buy from a pet store or puppy farm.
  16. OK guys chill out a bit here. I have had two Rottweilers and yes they are wonderful with children IF YOU TRAIN THEM. However if you have never owned a Rott or if this is to be your first dog then the answer is a definite NO. A dog needs protection from a 3 year old child. Rottweilers are thinking dogs, very smart and very obedient. Rottweilers are less inclined to bite than most other dogs IF THEY ARE TRAINED correctly. Little dogs are the biters and unfortunately most are not obedience trained. My advice is that with a 3 year old child you simply do not have the time to put into the initial intensive training a Rottweiler needs. Go to the website [url]www.rottweiler.net/[/url] There you will learn absolutely everything about Rottweilers and you will be advised not to get one at this stage. Research the breed before you embark on this. I also agree with the other posters. Dogs are not toys and should not be given to a child for Christmas. Give your child a huge stuffed toy instead. You can do the dog research when you have more time, that will take probably months to find a reputable breeder, gain information and become knowledgable about the breed you finally decide on. To buy a dog on impulse or a whim is a huge mistake and many dogs purchased this way end up unwanted and in shelters. Puppies are a lot of work.
  17. Loved it Goblin. Great stuff.
  18. I am in Australia so can't help you out location wise. Dog training classes here usually happen once a week. Keep phoning your training school as they probably don't turn up there until training day. I guess you can do very basic training yourself but it doesn't substitute for a properly run training class. It's good for socialising your dog too. I'm sure someone will post here with a lot more knowledge than me. All the best.
  19. Congrats on the new puppy. Flea, heartworm, intestinal worms. I use Sentinel, I think your pup can go on them at about 12 weeks. Ask the vet. As for behaviour, when the pup has had its shots and is cleared by your vet go to puppy kinder and then enrol in a formal obedience class. Your pup is going to be big when fully grown and you will bless the day you decided to obedience train. Good luck and have lots of fun with the pup.
  20. bk blue said it all, that's exactly the way it is in Australia. I think 18 is a bit young to be living away from home and how do you do it anyway. Most are still students at 20. I like the European idea of living at home with parents until marriage. It makes for a really close family unit (providing the kids get married prior to turning 40 of course) Thid kids get to know their parents from an adult perspective and parents get to see their kids becoming adults and seeing them cope with adult life.
  21. Goblin, he hits the dog with a stick. That is not acceptable punishment. An any case he should have been watching the dogs and could have prevented this from happening if he was a responsible dog owner. I can't believe this is for real, just someone trying to get a rise out of us.
  22. I had a heeler rescue dog. However I got her at 4 months old. I took her to obedience training right then at her age and taught her how to behave the way I wanted her. She is old now and though she is still a bit yappy and she will round up the other two dogs, they consider it to be play and she is happy with just being able to round them up. After obedience training we did agility - she was brilliant. But to get an ACD and do no training at all will result in problems. If you want to keep this dog who is doing an excellent job for her breed. Then enrol her in obedience immediately. She will catch on quickly because she is smart. She deserves a chance to prove to you what she can do. But if you don't teach her she will not know. This breed of dog is not suitable for people who do not bother to train them. They are not couch potatoes and need your input into their development.
  23. You are trying us on right?? you could not be serious. Hitting your dog. NAH - if you do you deserve what you get.
  24. BK You can get Sentinel over the counter, it used to be a script item but not any more. Beware the price vets charge though. My vet charged me $85.95 for a packet of 6 and I now buy it on the net for $62.00. Sentinel does not do tapeworm, you need Drontal for that. Same thing with vet charges. Also on the net they have special prices from time to time. The Sentinel comes in different strengths for various dogs. My dogs are large. If you want the addy of the company I buy from email me as if I post here it might look like an ad. Cheers - Anne
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