Lokipups

Go to Lou Castle's website, he is by far one of the best e-collar trainers out there. [quote]he looked very scared.... but the trainer said "startled"[/quote] Daisysmom, run from that trainer, she used the stim waaayyyy to high! And that is precisely what gives the e-collar a bad name :x , people who do not know how to use one. My own dogs were proofed on the e-collar, and you've never seen two dogs so happy to work, because as the other poster said, they couldn't be clearer with the direction they have been given. I studied for a long time under an excellent trainer to be able to use one properly, it took me months to perfect the timing (on a dummy, not a real dog), and under the correct circumstances and used the right way, it can be an invaluable tool in training.

None, that I know of, unless they're refering to an Alaskan Husky :-? .

You know what I think it might be? A Chow Chow :-? . Chows have been around for a little over 2000 years, and the breed was a lot different looking as little as 60 years ago, with longer snouts and narrower faces. And it's always a possibility that a variegated or brindled coat like the one in the pic could show up in a Chow. Hmm, a little DNA testing is in order maybe :P ?

Smooshie, there's only one Fila rescue that I know of, based in Texas, but they may have contacts all over. Here's their contact page. [url]http://www.filarescue.org/contact.shtml[/url]

[quote]The latest thing has been whacking him with a belt. He LOVES it. It's like "hey, that makes my butt feel all tingly... do it again!"[/quote] I don't think there's anything wrong with Pauly, he's just into S&M :lol: . Since you can't whack him over the noggin with the grill, does he like peanut butter? If he does, put a schmear or two of it on the grill (which I'm sure will just thrill your husband :P ), right on the front of it. See if that will help him make friends with the mean ol' nasty appliance :wink: .

To both posters, get your dogs to the vet for a full checkup. Shalee, your ShihTzu may have either a hearing or vision disorder, I'd have both checked out. Suzzy. in your case, I'd have the vet do a CBC, tick titer (certain tick borne illnesses can manifest itself as aggression) and a thyroid panel, just to rule out all medical possibilities. If everyone comes back clean, healthwise, then start behavior modification. NILIF, or Nothing In Life Is Free, is the first step to reestablish your position as pack leader. You can find info on it here [url]http://dogden.proboards21.com/index.cgi?board=Questions&action=display&num=1079736429[/url] A dog that no longer has to be the boss is a dog who is calm and unstressed. Shalee, the dog needs to get off the bed, pronto. That is a privelege he must earn. I have the feeling he sees it as his territory, and your fiance is seen as the interloper. Either crate the dog or let him sleep on his own dog bed. Suzzy, if you don't trust the dog around your children (and I wouldn't if he's already bitten), get a basket muzzle and use it. Give your dog all the love and affection you want, but on YOUR terms, not his. Make the dog work for everything it gets, food, toys, playtime, walks, treats, etc. [quote]we think that is the problem but he's been with us for two years now and receives an abundence of love but he still growls and bites.[/quote] That sentence speaks volumes, as said before, loving your dogs is wonderful, but loving them with no discipline is a recipe for disaster. We are a nation of pet owners who are "loving" our dogs to death, literally. By treating them as furry bi-ped family members with no boundaries and parameters, then they become spoiled aggressors who will bite to keep their alpha status, and they end up being euthanized. Suzzy, please don't hesitate to seek professional help from a trainer, it will be money well spent in the long run.

Pumpkin, are you talking about SCAMPS? I've got their site right here :) [url]http://members.petfinder.org/~AK17/index.php[/url] And, yes, I definitely agree with the comments about the drive of a Sibe or working Husky, but what chafes my arse about this whole mess is that the dogs are used to pull tourists, that's it. Not racing dogs, not going great distances that are hard on the body, they pull for people's amusement only (and after dinner rides :roll: ). Professional mushers treat their animals better than this guy does I'll bet. And if they're being used in this manner, then he needs to rethink his "breeding" program a bit better. Not to mention the fact that this jackass is charging $225. for an adult, $175. for kids, for a two hour run. Just thinking about the math and the profit margin makes me ill. I have no problems with humane euthanasia, I'd rather see a dog put down quietly than spin in a crate for years on end, but shooting them in the head is not humane, and then to keep contributing to the existing problem by overbreeding is downright nauseating.

Holy sh*#, has anyone else seen this :o ? And this is ok by Colorado law? What is wrong with these people :( :x ?! [url]http://www.wftv.com/news/4343579/detail.html[/url]

[quote]but what if the dog feels it should be dominant because it's injured?? [/quote] Dogs don't do dominance when injured or in pain, but the "fight or flight" instinct will kick in tenfold as a self preservation tool.

Five pages worth of posts, and you know what I didn't see? Nobody suggested the use of a MUZZLE :wink: . Inexpensive and guarantees the safety of all involved until the dog can be evaluated further. What I also noticed was that this dog failed to break skin, something that is incredibly easy to do to an infant. That tells me that this dog has excellent bite inhibition and this situation can in all likelyhood be rectified. Court's post was dead on, and the OP should have shown a bit better judgement in allowing a baby to crawl on the floor with a dog. I have children and I've had dozens of dogs over the years, and I would never have allowed a child to be at the same level as the dog.

I've never had a dog have a bad reaction, most act like nothing ever happened when they have it done. And I wouldn't worry about Annie being lean, you know where you put Frontline on a dog right between the shoulder blades? Take your fingers and pinch the skin there up in a "tent", if she's got enough to tent, it should be no problem :wink: .

Honestly, I think you were a whole lot more polite than I would have been, I can't even post what I would have said to the SOB :o :P . The "Hey lady" would have gotten him an earful for having crappy manners :bad-words: .

By all means, do it, it's well worth it! I myself microchip our adoptable dogs if they don't need spay or neuter, it's not difficult at all (unless you get squeamish with a needle :o ). As for scanners and chips, there are only three microchip companies in the US, the two biggest are Avid and HomeAgain, the third is put out by Banfield, which is Petsmarts chain of vet clinics (more to follow on Banfield in a moment ). The Avid and HomeAgain chips can be read by a universal scanner (I know this because I have one :wink: ), as most shelters usually only have one scanner. Banfield, on the other hand, decided to get into the microchip business, however they made their chip system incompatible with the other two companies scanners, which means pets chipped by Banfield won't necessarily be returned to their owners if the shelters can't read the chips . The reason why shelters won't have the Banfield compatible scanner? Banfield charges 3 times as much to buy the scanner, and no discount for shelters or rescues . Bottom line, I'd stay away from Banfield . As for using Avid or HomeAgain, I would stick with HomeAgain. We've switched to Avid briefly (we buy direct from them) and out of a batch of 25, 2 chips became duds, and we've been fighting with them ever since to make good on them (my own dog Anna being one of the duds ). HomeAgain uses a smaller bore needle, has way better customer service, and you can put twice as many call contacts on your list as Avid (up to 50 people). We went back to HomeAgain and never looked back .

CandD, the wire haired fox terrier really is a breed, but I still wouldn't buy one from Petland :wink: .

[quote]At Petland Fiesta, we go much further than Arizona State requirements. We give you the most comprehensive puppy guarantee in the nation. Statute 11-1024 requires pet stores to guarantee their puppies against illness for 15 days and hereditary/congenial problems for 60 days. [/quote] What an absolute load of horses**t if I ever saw one :x . Most congenital defects show up way later than 60 days, and what exactly do you get back if the pup really is ill? NJ at least has a good "lemon law" on the books. you no longer have to return the dog, you get FULL purchase price of the dog back, plus up to half the purchase price for any medical expenses incurred, and that's up to the first 20 months of a dogs life. Which still won't help heal the hearts of someone who has to put down a dog early because of a inherited illness :( .

[quote]All people need to do is BACK OFF and let the dogs stay in the pet stores. It will show the millers that there is no one who wants that dog, and in order to get it out of the store, a breed rescue group will come in and take it. NO MONEY EXCHANGED. That is what a real breed rescuer does. They don't put money back into the pockets of millers.[/quote] ObedGrrl, I can't tell you just how right you are with that statement. As someone who does PB rescue, I can't tell you how many of our dogs have come from petstores, many of them directly from the store itself when the dog has gotten too big and is no longer saleable. We had our monthly spay/neuter day yesterday, so after we load the dogs onto the truck we have several hours to kill. We went over to a mall that had just opened up a Maxie Biggz, which is a large chain petstore operated by the Hunte Corp. I could not believe the number of dogs that had overgrown nails, mange, skin problems, dogs listed as puppies when they were clearly adults :o . And it truly broke my heart when I saw a 4 month old Siberian puppy in a cage that was too small :( . I could have bought that pup on the spot, but I know that we'll get her in a few months anyway, whether it's through the the shelter where it will be dumped after purchase or from the store itself. So we did the next best thing, we handed out our cards, telling people to please adopt from a shelter or rescue before supporting the puppymills. It was proactive, educated the people, and pissed off the store staff to no end (which to me is the icing :P ). So if you've got the cojones to do it, by all means, stand outside of your local petshop and TALK, be polite, but get your message across to the people, education is our best weapon to in this fight, without it, and without people willing to speak out, we will never win this battle. Bottom line, just like any other cause, sometimes a few must suffer in order to save the rest and make a change for the better.

Crystal, here's an article on crate training that covers getting started.. [url]http://dogden.proboards21.com/index.cgi?board=Questions&action=display&num=1084255326[/url]

Sapphire is a youngster, just turned 2. I can't wait to see her coat turn too, she's going to be striking when it does! And yes Sunneva, she's 100% wolf :wink: . He has 3 pure wolves and 1 high-content on 10 acres of property, but all are welcome in the house, so they get plenty of socialization and contact.

I thought you might like this, it's one of our foster puppies being introduced to Sapphire, a lovely northern timber wolf owned by a terrific guy named Vinnie who runs a wolf rescue here...... [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Lokipup/sapphireandKir.jpg[/img] She was confiscated from a family who bought her out of state (they're illegal here) that soon realized that they aren't the greatest housepets :-? , but she's a sweet girl who's got a lovely temperament :D .

Here be the difference between a GSD and a Sibe.... You can ask a GSD to "Sit" 50 times, and he'll probably go "Okey dokey :D ". Ask the same thing of a Siberian, he'll sit once, maybe twice if he's feelin' real good that day, and then look at you as if to say, "I did it once already, what the hell do you want me to do it again for :P ?". The GSD has more of a desire to please it's handler, thus better execution of a given command. The only thing that pleases a Sibe is to be able to run to the next state. The Sibe is much more independent in nature, but is very much a pack oriented dog, meaning it does better when with another dog or it's people. And since it's a very high prey drive breed, please watch any cats or small animals you may have, they'll be no match for most Huskies.

Thanks Seij, I didn't know how long this has been floating about, and I'm kind of on the same mindset that these two do not belong in a sanctuary. I told her to contact the Sibe rescues in her area, so we'll see :-? .

Could you take a peek at these pics? The woman who has them thinks that they're both high contents (I say not even close :-? ) and is looking for a wolf sanctuary to place them (when I think all she needs is a Sibe rescue). [url]http://www.msnusers.com/WyandtFamilyPages/shoebox.msnw?Page=1[/url]

Sigh, got a lot of experience, from puppy mills to abuse cases to just plain no socialization. [quote]in unsocialized dogs, do they ever exhibit one or more of the following behaviors: -Frequent pacing in kennel -Nervous and shy -Head lowered, intense stare -Makes wide circle around strangers before slowly coming in with head down; jumps away at slightest indication of danger -Very cautious, watches everything [/quote] Almost every under/non socialized dog in my care over the years shows these signs. Missing that window of opportunity for socialization is almost irreparable, as the dog gets older, it gets worse, and there's no "cure". Management of the symptoms, yes, but that's about it. I also notice in such dogs the tendency to be much more comfortable around other animals, almost always choosing the company of another dog over being with people. Panting heavily is a tendency as well at the first sign of stress,and so are enlarged pupils of the eye (which I've heard the theory is that a larger, darker pupil will make the animal more vulnerable looking, therefore more likely to be protected, but I take that with a grain of salt). And the only other symptom I can see with a severely undersocialized dog is more frequent sleeping during the day since stress interupts normal sleeping patterns and what rest they do get is not restorative since they are never quite comfortable enough to hit a really deep sleep. The dog in my signature line is a classic case, we've actually videotaped her for study purposes, her symptoms are better, but she'll never be "adoptable" enough for JQ Public. She doesn't have "baggage", she's got the full set of luggage, if ya get my drift :P . Love her anyway :D .

[quote]smelt pretty good to me (humm how to describe it) like baked... chocolate chip muffins? I know it sounds weird but it smelt like something baked and sweet. [/quote] Wanna trade bags :o :lol: ? It's always smelled vaguely like tuna to me, maybe my sniffer's broken.

[quote]MajiesMom Posted: hummmm I bought a new bag a few days ago and it smells a lot different then the other ones. Is it just me? Does that mean anything? [/quote] Majies. do you mean you got your first bag of Evo and it smells different than other kibble, or this is several bags of Evo later and it's got a funky smell to it? First time I bought it and cracked the bag, it smelled very strongly of fish, pretty awful, I gotta say :-? .