We found that putting some tinfoil on the furniture helped to curb the interest in jumping up on it. We also used to spread out empty laundry...
Thanks for these suggestions. I am going to forget about the walking for now.
Thanks...again (: In the winter/spring I did work with a good behaviourist, and learned a lot from her. However, her communication style was not...
Thanks for your support & comments, I really appreciate it. I have looked into a BAT trainer but unfortunately there are none within a...
I am struggling with my almost 8 month old anxious pup, Poppy's issues. I couldn't think of a better tag line for this post, but essentially I...
It sounds like you really have your hands full! Hopefully Maggie and Boone will settle a bit more, before the end of the 7 weeks left. It's...
Hi Erin & welcome I was in the same boat with our pup a few months ago. I have one cat who is also declawed, and it did make it harder for them...
Hello! My pup is now 7 months and we had a similar experience with the puppy biting. It was surprising how continuous it was and like you my...
Poppy will also be 7 months in a couple of days. At the moment she is being crated for an injury, but she has to be supervised all the time and...
The vet did not suggest anything for calming her, however, I have some trazadone that I didn't end up using for her phobias a few months ago,...
It's going to be a long month ahead..... argh. Overall she's being pretty agreeable, as long as I keep giving her a steady stream of chew treats...
Poppy really loves the raw bones and I've decided that while she is rehabilitating to let her have them a few times a week. It is the only thing...
Again thanks for response. Your comments about your experience are helpful & help me process what the vets and specialists have been telling me...
Thanks for the feedback backtoblack. The first few days she was not wanting to move and that was easy, and then the sedation drugs for x-ray made...
Hi all My 6 1/2 month old Poppy has a greenstick fracture and is now needing to be crated for several weeks. She and I had an unfortunate outing...
One of Poppy's ears has a fold, which developed also when started teething. In the past week it seems to be changing again and the fold is less...
She does love playing in the house and garage especially - where she is most comfortable. Outside in our yard she likes it as well, but the...
Poppy was weighed today, she's 24 weeks, or 6 months. Weight today was 43 lbs.
I thought I'd update on Poppy's progress. She's 6 months now . It was a hard decision not to put her on the SSRIs - due to differing opinions...
And in Canada it's 8 weeks.