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[CLKD]

Please remember that chocolate can kill dogs! and keep them away from the poultry etc., don't want upset tummies !!! 

[bev567901]

Think you have this sorted now a bit late to reply! You have done all the right things & they do sort themselves out. Its best to not hesitate but just let them go & try not to show that you are scared with body language. As long as the older dog has some me time if he is being pestered but generally the older dog will benefit & the younger dog will grow up quicker by copying.
I have 5 dachshunds, one girl called Holly staying for Christmas to get mated. Four x month old pups & a kitten! Must be mad as I like an immaculate house. Plus the kids of course!! Just make sure you get a good wormer from the vets as she has come from a farm she may not be free of worms. It is like having a baby you are quite right, the pups sleep in my bedroom for the full 10 weeks but start coming downstairs in the day after a month. Sleep is limited!   There is nothing nicer than watching dogs having a play & then a little snooze together, its a great help for anxiety if you are feeling down. Good luck with the potty training in this weather!! I am sure you will have it cracked in the New Year if only pups where like kittens!!  xx

[babypink2807]

We got a crazy border Lakeland rescue four years ago when he was a loopy adolescent of 18 months old. It's been a rough ride and we have finally bitten the bullet and are collecting a 10 week old jrt cross pup this weekend.
She's been brought up on a farm by the campsite we stayed on, so has been used to being handled by kids. Her mum who we met was lovely and calm, but the farmer didn't know dad  so that one is a mystery.
Any tips for socialising the puppy and how to intro the two of them.
I am panicking like mad and the stress has set off my ibs. What have I done?

We got our black lab just over a year ago, we kept him in a crate when we got him as my girl is dog aggressive.  Before we brought him home, I took my girl to the park and we brought foster along and walked them back to the house so they met on neutral ground.  We then let them in the garden but partitioned it off and I kept an eye on my girl.  It all went well.  Night time he was in his crate, she was let loose in the house.  By day three she did have a pop at hi. As she was on my knee and he wanted to get up.  Apart from that they are brilliant together.  He is now boss and he tells her off.  Only time it's got nasty is with bones, they don't get them often but we keep them separate, and it's him that growls at her

[CLKD]

Do they need bones? 

Your Girls a Staffie  - I met several yesterday, all great characters 

[babypink2807]

No the jones were a treat

Yes my girl is a staffie, she just has issues with other dogs

[CLKD]

MANY Staffies do - they were bred for bull baiting and some lines tend towards aggressive natures sadly.  As you are aware of that fact, what do you have to do when out and about to keep her safe?  I know one owner who takes her Staffie out with dogs that do not react when he has a temper tantrum ………. but needs to watch if they meet other dogs so she keeps him on a lead then.

[honeybun]

Controversial I know but I don't like Staffies or anything that resembles one. I have yet to meet one that does not have an issue of some sort. I have heard there are no bad dogs only bad owners but this breed has a rotten reputation. I have had a variety of dogs in my life from Irish Setters to Goldies and now a Bichon. All of these breeds are reliable, good with people and other dogs.
We have one town that's about twenty miles from us that has a bit of a reputation for drug problems. Why do all the neds have Staffie type dogs. A few little pets have been killed in the high street from attacks.

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[CLKD]

Years ago, when I was about 11, it was Alsations that were used as guarding dogs.  I had a run-in with 2 which managed to get off their chains, I knew they were kept in the lorry yard but the gate was open.  It is thought that the dogs chains were cut ........ as they jumped up at me I hit them with the Village magazine  and they went off howling.  Shock I think ..... the owner, who I knew vaguely, was really upset but it wasn't the problem it could have been.

25+ years ago it was popular for 'drug' types to have Dobes, Rotts; then Akitas ....... now Staffies, American Bulldogs and larger bull-dog types.

I met 4 Staffies yesterday, 3 running off-lead together with their owners close by and non were troublesome.  In fact, I have NEVER met a 'bad' Staffie. They make great Pat-dogs as they love people and responsible owners who are aware if their particular Staffe has problems, will keep him/her on a  lead or walk them with calmer dogs or away from other dogs.

Sadly Pit-bulls got a bad reputation too.  The breed that is more liable to bite the Vet. is a Goldie  ..........   I had my spaniel to help improve the image of dogs as in 1988 they were getting really bad Press.  That is why Pro-dog charity was set up.  Mine was a PAT-dog and she went on display stands, talks, visiting in order to raise awareness, to counteract the bad publicity. 

[honeybun]

Rubbish CLKD. Goldies just don't bite, it's not in their nature.

When did you ever hear/read of anyone savaged by a Golden Retriever. Staffies and like breeds should be kept on a lead at all times.


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[bev567901]

Sadly all dogs can bite any size any breed but obviously it is the biggest ones that do the damage. My Old boy Timmy onced nipped my daughter as she was parading her new black wet suit & came into the room like a huge whirlwind. I had to see it from Timmy's point of view. I put my dogs on a lead to protect them from other dogs, some people have no idea x

[honeybun]

Well yes they all can and that was a bit of a sweeping statement to say Goldies don't bite.

It's unusual though. I have had one. Shown her, so been in show rings with dozens of them. A friend breeds them and I have yet to meet one with an uncertain temprament.

My Irish Setter on the other hand was nuts and not to be trusted especially around children.

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[babypink2807]

I guess you have not seen HoneyB the episode of the Golden Lab on Caesar that is food aggressive, seriously not good and savaged his hand and arm.  Would I then say labs are dangerous, no.  Judge the deed and not the breed

My staff was a competition flyball dog and very successful it all changed when she was attacked twice on two occasions and it all went pear shaped.  She is kept on lead and wears her yellow dog high vis coat stating " I need space" sadly it does not detract those owners with dogs that just are off lead.  I do my bit as a responsible owner. If my girl is introduced to other dogs in a supervised manner and controlled, it's ok, out of control dogs it's an issue

I bought a lab puppy, they are now BFF and best thing I ever did.  She is happy, calm and content, but I never take it for granted with other dogs. 

Look up Wallace the Pitt or Jambo the Trick Staffie, many of these type are also PAT dogs and a staffie has been the latest recruit into the police force as a sniffer dog.  A percentage of dogs in all breed types are susceptible to biting, however the difference is clearly the power to cause more damage than others.

Take the case of the rescue staff pup, abused, starved and near death.  Rescued and brought back to full health, trained and socialised and a very happy dog.  It was reported to the police purely based on its look, the dog was taken away, its breed could not be 100% clear even though it had done nothing wrong but be abused by humans it was destroyed after its short and unhappy start in life

Please try and see beyond the media hype, as I said at the begining judge the deed and not the breed a lot of innocent dogs are losing their life because of the way they look

[babypink2807]

http://youtu.be/mdohzYkuhj0

Spikes Story

[CLKD]

Babypink - that was a very good post.  Honeybun - ask Vets which breeds they get bitten by the most  ..........

What we need to remember is what the dog was bred for initially.  These needs should be taken in consideration when choosing specifics, anticipation of events is probably the hardest issue, keeping one step ahead when mine was a pup was quite tiring. I was lucky with my cocker, no rage syndrome, a loving pet, good PAT-dog ........ she only ever went after another dog in a nasty manner because this particular collie, for years, had been giving her 'mouth' each time we walked past their gate: one day my Girl had had enough and 'got her own back'  .........

We also need to treat our dogs as dogs and not put human feelings on them, though sometimes it is hard to do.  Like when mine learned to stamp her feet  at aged 10 years ........... would sit on her bum and stamp her front paws on the ground if I were late feeding her  ..........

Glad your Lab has calmed your Staffie too. 

[honeybun]

Funnily enough I met my friend who has five vet practices in my area. I told her about the conversation we had been having as asked what dogs were the worse to handle.
She said little ones in particular. Not because of the breeds but the way they are trained. She said she does not take any chances with the bull terrier types as they have strong crushing jaws. That's the way she trains her students.
I asked about Golden Retrievers and she laughed and said she was more scared of Poodles.

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