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@tictax wrote:
its my gf,s dog she tried some spray stuff that worked at first , i dnt know wot the other stuff is mel lol , and gaz i know where ye coming from but guns n round ere , i think not
Same could be said the world over, guns! . . Big business so it would seem.
@tictax wrote:
its my gf,s dog she tried some spray stuff that worked at first , i dnt know wot the other stuff is mel lol , and gaz i know where ye coming from but guns n round ere , i think not
If a pet corrector aerosol doesnt work,(assuming thats whats shes been using if not try it, this is only compressed air and makes a loud noise or can be used closer to the dog so the air spray near the face for example will help stop them.. these only work if you are there! a plastic coke bottle with a few pebbles in shook hard can help stop them, try and use a command when u use this or anything like it also so you can end up just using the command but keep the command the same each time, and just the one word”stop” “no” “hush” whatever but one word and short, so the pup knows what you are asking each time.But you could try using a barking collar, you can get ones that make a sound or vibrate for about 20 quid, or an ultrasonic one about the same price, by far the best though is a collar that reacts when it barks and emits a spray, you can get odourless, citrus or even mustard spray these are more expensive though heading towards £100…. when does the pup do it specifically ? when u leave it? if it hears a noise ? etc ? if its when you leave it alone, think about leaving it something that smells of ur gf like a jumper or something, preferably crate it while you are out and give it something to chew on to keep it occupied, a natural and sterilised meat filled bone is ideal for this rather than a roasted bone or rawhide as these shouldnt be left with a puppy. Alternatively a kong filled with some paste or food that it can chew on play with etc. If it when you are at home another way is to distract the dog get its favourite toy and when it barks distract it by throwing/playing with toy ..good luck
you certainly know ur stuff pol cheers , it is when left alone
@tictax wrote:
you certainly know ur stuff pol cheers , it is when left alone
Sounds like seperation anxiety tics, quite common and incredibly difficult to get over. Ensure when you do leave the dog (preferably crated) it actually makes them more secure to have their own area they feel safe in as often puppies seperation anxiety is to do with fear of being left alone and vulnerable as much as anything, a crate where good things happen (treats /toys etc )(never crate a dog as a punishment). Dont make a fuss when you leave just put them in a crate with a safe toy and a filled kong or bone as previously described, to keep them occupied and say nothing, dont say stuff like “bye shep i wont be long etc |” just put them in shut the door and walk away and ignore any whines or barks completely.
Same when you return, do not let the puppy out until it is calm and even when letting it out dont acknowledge it until it calmly greets you, if you greet them when in a highly excitable state you are rewarding the state of mind you are trying to stop, i know thats hard cos you want to greet them the same as they want to greet you, but it is better for the dog honestly. Eventually if you are consistent the dog will gain independance and realise a calm greeting is actually how it achieves what it wants, your attention. Its a long and hard process and you can try doing a little work with it when you are there by actually making them be seperate in a diff room, do it slowly starting with a few seconds before it barks or whines you let it back and play with it and work your way up to longer periods of time, the dog will eventually learn .. ok you go away but you come back if he / she remains calm and patient .. its a difficult behaviour to manage though and takes time patience and work dont expect miracles and never scold the dog for seperation behaviour as you will merely make it think it has a reason to feel how it does as you are displaying a behaviour that isnt calm too.Poli why don’t you start a thread on ” Ask Poli about your doggy or moggy ” think it would go down a storm !!
Okay any ideas about this …….
Got two ten month old cocker spaniel puppies kept outside ( heated kennel and big run before I get accused of cruelty ) and they are superbly behaved eg walk to heel together etc but….
They eat each others poo fgs !!!!! I take them into the field as soon as they eat and when they wake/ go to bed and clear up after them straight away but if I’m out in the day – they just munch on it !!
Tried increasing and decreasing their food ( fed on working dog mix as training to be gundogs ) but no luck !! Any ideas ??
Thanks x
I was lucky that my dogs never did that, but my neighbour’s dog did. They tried a few things but nothing seemed to really work, however she eventually grew out of it.
Poli may have some suggestions, but meantime here’s a couple of sites that may be of help.
http://www.canineconcepts.co.uk/ccp51/cc/dog-behaviour/eating-faeces.shtml
Eating their own faeces otherwise known as Coprophagia can be from a nutrition deficiency, so maybe a change of food would help, i noticed you said you feed a working dog food, is it a puppy one ? as they should be on a puppy/ junior food for atleast 12 months it has different fat, vitamins, protein levels, usually higher calories for growth than an adult food, Maybe have a look at the analysis/ ingredients on the bag and compare to another working dog food there are many of these, the trouble is some of them use the “working dog food label” to prevent the use of VAT on their foods without really being much cop, a vitamin supplement may help if it is this, you used to be able to get a product called SA37 until the EU, after i dunno how many decades decided it needed to come off the market :roll: but if you ask your local pet store, if they have none of this left over on shelf, they may be able to suggest an alternative, one you could ask for is Vionate, but if unsure in any way get them checked at vets incase their is a physical reason for the behaviour… often though its just something they start doing and it becomes a habit. There are products on the market you can use to help with this, but usually as effective and a first port of call is to cook off courgettes or pineapple and put into the dogs food, this usually makes them stop doing it, and if you can if you catch them at it try and put some kind of negative in place so they associate the habit as negative i dont mean shouting but something like a behaviour spray or the likes. Good Luck.
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