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He got a hold of one of the kid's huge stuffed toys and started, for a lack of a better word, kneading it with his paws, making nursing sounds. He's turning into a strange animal all of a sudden. No More 3amers is all I ask.
I'm racking my brain trying to think of anything that would have set this off. The only thing that is different is the weather. We were only joking about getting a new puppy hehehe.
Cutlery
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Don't worry about it. There's nothing wrong with the dog, it'll either go away on it's own, or the dog will go crazy (pretty unlikely).
I mean, what triggers you to have dreams? Who the fuck knows? And who really knows what dogs are thinking about either. Be happy it's just dreams. German Shepherds have notoriously shitty stomachs. If mine's been outside for too long and starts eating twigs and grass and finding mice to gnaw on, she pukes at 3am. Happens with startling regularity.
I mean, what triggers you to have dreams? Who the fuck knows? And who really knows what dogs are thinking about either. Be happy it's just dreams. German Shepherds have notoriously shitty stomachs. If mine's been outside for too long and starts eating twigs and grass and finding mice to gnaw on, she pukes at 3am. Happens with startling regularity.
He! he's grown up in the last photo, maybe like 5-6 years old at that time. He just looks like that, because of the angle and the long fur.
Here is a pic of him as a pup.
Here is a pic of him as a pup.
I have seen dogs have seizures also, my oldest GSD was on Core Wellness, a pretty top tier Kibble and had 3-4 seizures on it before we wised up and switched her food again. Never had another one, but she was shaking, screaming, and couldn't stand up. Scared the wife to death when it happened.
My Rottie dreams a lot, and every now and then in the middle of the night he will howl in his sleep, and he sounds like a fucking air raid siren. It's really deep, there is nothing high pitch or typical about it. Scares the shit out of me, then I laugh.
A labrador/retriever mix. I think the mother was a pure Golden Retriever, while the father was a 50/50 lab/retriever.
This is shortly after I first got her, back July 2011.
This is shortly after I first got her, back July 2011.
Anyone know of any good books/articles on the dynamic between a puppy and an adult dog as the puppy grows and the relationship changes? Never paid any attention to that stuff before because I never had 2 dogs =P
Alex
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My parents have a Jack Russell. He suffers from terrible separation anxiety. My parents got him when he was only six weeks old. He is very uncomfortable when he leaves the house and freaks out when people leave. He is also extremely distrustful of anyone he's not familiar with who enters the home; barking, running away from them, hiding under cupboards and beds. He's just an overall nervous wreck of a dog. He's also extremely possessive. He'll growl like an asshole, not playful, if you take away something he has and gets pissed if you do something like make him get off the couch so you can sit down.
He's too far gone at this point. He's seven years old now and my parents have just waited too long to attempt to break him from this kind of behavior. Based on a suggestion from a co-worker, I checked out theThundershirt. The suggestion just came to me yesterday and I quickly did some online research and the results appear to be staggering - almost unbelievable. So I went ahead and bought it as a Christmas gift for my parents. Does anyone else here have any experience with these? Are they as magical as they sound?
He's too far gone at this point. He's seven years old now and my parents have just waited too long to attempt to break him from this kind of behavior. Based on a suggestion from a co-worker, I checked out theThundershirt. The suggestion just came to me yesterday and I quickly did some online research and the results appear to be staggering - almost unbelievable. So I went ahead and bought it as a Christmas gift for my parents. Does anyone else here have any experience with these? Are they as magical as they sound?
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For some dogs, thundershirts really seem to help, and for others, they don't. It's different for each dog. You can always give it a try - they do have a money back guarantee, as far as I know, and it certainly won't HURT to try it. Another idea may be a DAP diffuser (pheromone diffuser, not unlike a glade plug-in.) Again, though, works for some and not for others.
For what it's worth, I do own a thundershirt for my Rat Terrier, mostly for during fireworks on holidays, and it seems to work well for her. We chill in the house, put the thundershirt on her about an hour before the fireworks are supposed to start, and then just act like the fireworks are no big deal. Before trying the thundershirt, she would shiver and pace. Since we've had it, she pretty much just hangs out on the couch. It's obvious she can still HEAR the fireworks, as her ears twitch like she's listening, but she's no longer OVERLY nervous about them.
For what it's worth, I do own a thundershirt for my Rat Terrier, mostly for during fireworks on holidays, and it seems to work well for her. We chill in the house, put the thundershirt on her about an hour before the fireworks are supposed to start, and then just act like the fireworks are no big deal. Before trying the thundershirt, she would shiver and pace. Since we've had it, she pretty much just hangs out on the couch. It's obvious she can still HEAR the fireworks, as her ears twitch like she's listening, but she's no longer OVERLY nervous about them.
My other dog (Tibetan Mastiff mix) suffered from seizures and I finally figured out that it was from Greenies. The other dog that I was asking about isn't howling he is outright screaming as though he has been hit by a car. When the other one tries to get near him in this state he growls and snaps at him which makes the other one pissed off so it's a real treat at three in the morning to wake to all that.
Ark, when ever I have introduced a new pup to the older dog I have learned that you must give them equal attention so the older dog doesn't feel slighted thus making the new pup the enemy. I've always had the experience of the older dog then taking care of the puppy. With these two the dynamic stayed with the older dog, although smaller, has remained top dog of the house. In fact he insists on it.
Ark, when ever I have introduced a new pup to the older dog I have learned that you must give them equal attention so the older dog doesn't feel slighted thus making the new pup the enemy. I've always had the experience of the older dog then taking care of the puppy. With these two the dynamic stayed with the older dog, although smaller, has remained top dog of the house. In fact he insists on it.
You can really work on lessening any behavior no matter the age. They should start ignoring him before they leave and when they get home until he's calm.
The people aspect of it is more difficult.
He's also a Jack Russell is and is probably pretty wound. How much exercise does he get? I'm guessing little to none?