Dogs and bitches
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@Crucial Ours has mostly got through the teenage times, still has his moments though. He’s getting more social interaction with other dogs now which has calmed him down a fair bit.
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@Catogrande said in Dogs and bitches:
He’s getting more social interaction with other dogs now which has calmed him down a fair bit.
Really important apparently. They need their pack, you, but they need to see more of their own as well.
They are very social creatures, hence the anxiety when left alone and I don't understand people that get a dog and do that.
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3M views · 15K reactions | So this is what our dogs say when we walk...
So this is what our dogs say when we walk them.. 😂🤣🤣.
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I am sitting in my office and my puppy is next to me. Suddenly work isn't quite so bad
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@mariner4life said in Dogs and bitches:
I am sitting in my office and my puppy is next to me. Suddenly work isn't quite so bad
Same. Not that I am doing any work.
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@Snowy said in Dogs and bitches:
@mariner4life said in Dogs and bitches:
I am sitting in my office and my puppy is next to me. Suddenly work isn't quite so bad
Same. Not that I am doing any work.
well, i spent the first 45 minutes chasing her around the office as she explored.
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@mariner4life said in Dogs and bitches:
@Snowy said in Dogs and bitches:
@mariner4life said in Dogs and bitches:
I am sitting in my office and my puppy is next to me. Suddenly work isn't quite so bad
Same. Not that I am doing any work.
well, i spent the first 45 minutes chasing her around the office.
Your wife working from home too?
Ohhh right, the puppy. My bad.
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Got a puppy three months ago. Half American bulldog, half American staffy. Puts on about a kilo a week. Big, stubborn. Sometimes fun.
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@antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:
Got a puppy three months ago. Half American bulldog, half American staffy. Puts on about a kilo a week. Big, stubborn. Sometimes fun.
I should add that despite all my good advice, I haven't had the time available to devote to training this puppy as I'd like and some bad habits have already manifested. So now not only do I have to work twice as hard to fix them, I feel like I've let this dog down. "No bad dogs, just bad owners".
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@antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:
@antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:
Got a puppy three months ago. Half American bulldog, half American staffy. Puts on about a kilo a week. Big, stubborn. Sometimes fun.
I should add that despite all my good advice, I haven't had the time available to devote to training this puppy as I'd like and some bad habits have already manifested. So now not only do I have to work twice as hard to fix them, I feel like I've let this dog down. "No bad dogs, just bad owners".
Spend the time now, you still have plenty to get things right with the puppy. Up to 2 years to imprint and bond. They teach you as much as the other way around in terms of communication - but being dominant and yet not pushing too hard can be a bit tough.
They are also puppies, a 6 month old human baby is a fucking idiot in the greater scheme of things, so give him/her a chance (and you haven't missed that window yet).
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Yeah it's not the dog as he doesn't display the same behavioural issues with the wife. I have a good idea what the problem is and how to fix it, mainly related to his overexuberance and my reaction.
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@antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:
Yeah it's not the dog as he doesn't display the same behavioural issues with the wife. I have a good idea what the problem is and how to fix it, mainly related to his overexuberance and my reaction.
They are smart and pick up on everything (both dogs and wives - hmmm, the latter can be debatable).
@antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:
I have a good idea what the problem is and how to fix it, mainly related to his overexuberance and my reaction.
On the right track then. The energy that they have and what they portray to you is QI along with what you give back. My wife did an online thing when we got our wee girl called "Zen dog", I think that there is a book as well.
My pooch (sitting next to as I type) is generally well behaved, but if a rabbit is around, she's going to chase it. Birds she knows are no go, along with sheep. She even knows that tennis balls may belong to other dogs, or people, hers are fine. All of that came from her interaction with us and it is well worth it.
Have fun with your puppy they are really cool (especially when they lose some of the exuberance).
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This puppy is awesome 99% of the time. The other one per cent he does things like chew wires off motorcycles when bored.
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@antipodean They do grow out of doing that shit. Trying as it is. Two years they say, and it is about right with our one.
Bloody difficult to keep them entertained %100 of the time.
