~:~:~:The Doggie Thread!!:~:~:~

Bugsy used to eat sticks when he was a puppy.
It was cute at first...but then it got to the point where you couldnt get far on a walk without him picking up and eating a million sticks along the way. Not to mention, we started to find them....later.... after digestion
it could probably do some damage. so we just did the whole "no" or "drop it/leave it" thing while on walks and he eventually grew out of it. This could be harder to accomplish if she's doing it while off leash...you dont have as much control over her. If she knows drop it/leave it, i'd try that. maybe keep some kibble in your pocket. give her a piece when she drops it. another alternative would be to give her an acceptable chew toy after you take away the stick. ive seen some kong toys that are shaped like sticks now. maybe one of those would do?

imalive wrote:

twisted thoughts wrote:

ive seen some kong toys that are shaped like sticks now. maybe one of those would do?

^^^ those probably wouldn't cure her, but I'm sure she'd love to have indoor sticks as well

yah, i can understand that. not quite a good enough substitute.
but from all that ive read over the years
the proper way to stop them from chewing on something undesirable
is to tell them drop it/leave it, then give them something acceptable to chew on instead
then reward her for chewing on the right thing

maybe the treat method would work better then.
tell her drop it...wave a little treat around and then give it to her once the stick is gone
repeat accordingly (use pieces of her dry food, if thats what she eats, or get some of those small training treats so shes not getting a huge milkbone each time)

i know bugsy would do just about anything for food - no matter what it was.
shit, he even ate some raw broccoli the other day

imalive wrote:

sneaking up on a wiley stick



seriously.....any idea how to stop gracie from eating sticks? she threw up 3x last friday....nothing but sticks . the last thing we need is a perforated something or other.

Being that an obstruction can cause death.....this is what I'd use. You will only have to nick her a time or two and then there is a warning beep, and that will be enough to keep her from even picking them up. I use one for chasing wild animals like bears and deer.

http://www.tritronics.com/sport-basic-g3-exp.html

So my baby, love-of-my-life Gavin

has a lump removed from his back for testing today. The vet also gave me the option of waiting to see if it changed but I don't think I could have handled that, between the possibility that it could get worse if it was something and the probability that I would have been able to imagine changes and growth in my paranoid state.
Just picked him up from the vet and he's now curled up with his teddy sleeping it off,
bad news is we may have to wait up for a week for the test results to get back
Are hoping that it is just a cyst but really worried
Gavvy could really use everyones good thoughts... please!

imalive wrote:

sneaking up on a wiley stick



seriously.....any idea how to stop gracie from eating sticks? she threw up 3x last friday....nothing but sticks . the last thing we need is a perforated something or other.

sorry to hear this, time to retrain her. Wait untill your feeling better, so she can be on a leash for tranning.

just my two cents.

Leyna Minai wrote:

haffajappa wrote:

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaYAH

Bwahahah! What the heck was that dog trying to do? Cute!

Training for a career with Cirque du Soleil? :think:

your move now wrote:

So my baby, love-of-my-life Gavin

has a lump removed from his back for testing today. The vet also gave me the option of waiting to see if it changed but I don't think I could have handled that, between the possibility that it could get worse if it was something and the probability that I would have been able to imagine changes and growth in my paranoid state.
Just picked him up from the vet and he's now curled up with his teddy sleeping it off,
bad news is we may have to wait up for a week for the test results to get back
Are hoping that it is just a cyst but really worried
Gavvy could really use everyones good thoughts... please!

Good vibes going your way, Gavvy!

Various unlost dogs have had lumps removed over the years _ the Late, Great Seamus had a lipoma years ago, and Sailor had four growth excisions in 2011, and Sweet Pea had one. Lipomas, epitheliomas, and I forget what else.

You are in our thoughts, Gavvy!

pandora wrote:

haffajappa wrote:

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaYAH

omg thats adorable!

looks a little surprised

the other dogs are like what was that!

I'm crying laughing so hard

thank you for that one!

Sign that puppy up for agility lessons!

love that video of the pup falling over...

Bailey my boo boo...She is still around y'all!

She celebrated her 16th birthday (On Feb 25th....and is still kicking!).

Don't always take that "needle" route....use your best judgement. And I DID.

My Boo is still around 6 months later.

unlost dogs wrote:

pandora wrote:

haffajappa wrote:

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaYAH

omg thats adorable!

looks a little surprised

the other dogs are like what was that!

I'm crying laughing so hard

thank you for that one!

Sign that puppy up for agility lessons!

looks like he/she was trying to do a handstand and fell over priceless