My new puppy (Part Deux)

[maddafinga]

 


 Yes,mine are too and then there's fireworks that absolutely drive them crazy.If I'm watching a war movie and bombs are dropped the whistling sound makes them shake as they equate that to fireworks.

  I cage train all my dogs so when it's thundering or fireworks time I send them to their cages and place a blanket over the cage.This is actually comforting to the dogs,afterall if left in the wild they would dig a hole or find a spot that they could crawl into to sleep. Usually I play a radio,softly ,to help drown out the sounds and to help comfort them.

 In real bad cases medication is in order,the trembling can generate too much body heat and your dog can go into shock,it's only in these case I'd recommend a sedative.

 Not much you can do really,except try to make the dog feel comfortable and secure,that's what the covered cage offers.

 BTW,this problem can be contagious,other dogs will follow  :aokthe cues from the scared dog and develop the fear themselves,best to separate the dogs if 1 id afraid and the other not!!


   

 PS: Sik1,it's sad to see what 1 animal can do to another....atleast the dog's in a good home now.

After Chesty was killed Cadence suddenly developed a very bad fear of storms.  He's got a great insulated wooden doghouse with shingles and everything, but he started forcing himself under the stairs between the house and under side of the stairs.  The girlfriend says that he had been afraid of storms before we got together, but when he and Chesty bonded, he stopped being afraid.  After Chesty, he's scared again.  He's getting better though.  Pity the gf won't just let them live in the house, but she can't live with a dog inside all the time.  So they sleep in the dog house (which really is quite nice) unless it's freezing outside. 

If it were up to me, they'd sleep in the room with us, but then I love dogs, she just tolerates and sort of likes them.  She says she loves dogs, she loves her dogs, but I keep telling her, it's not the same...

Still, with Chico here and the new pup to boot, Cadence is starting to calm down again, and that's great for me.  Less worrying that I have to do, that big old doofus.  I love him. 

[Seraphim]

Here's some of our Bailey boy...

Chasin somethin, as usual


Studying with mama


Playing dead

[maddafinga]

Love that action shot!

[SIK1]

The shot of Bailey reclining cracked me up. 

[Seraphim]

He surprisingly does that a lot... He also started sitting on his butt on the couch like he's hangin out, I just haven't snapped a pic yet

[betty]

After Chesty was killed Cadence suddenly developed a very bad fear of storms.  He's got a great insulated wooden doghouse with shingles and everything, but he started forcing himself under the stairs between the house and under side of the stairs.  The girlfriend says that he had been afraid of storms before we got together, but when he and Chesty bonded, he stopped being afraid.  After Chesty, he's scared again.  He's getting better though.  Pity the gf won't just let them live in the house, but she can't live with a dog inside all the time.  So they sleep in the dog house (which really is quite nice) unless it's freezing outside. 

If it were up to me, they'd sleep in the room with us, but then I love dogs, she just tolerates and sort of likes them.  She says she loves dogs, she loves her dogs, but I keep telling her, it's not the same...

Still, with Chico here and the new pup to boot, Cadence is starting to calm down again, and that's great for me.  Less worrying that I have to do, that big old doofus.  I love him. 

i think i would be lost without my boys in the house, tank sleeps in his kennel at night cuz he likes to chew things usually anything he can get in his mouth hehe. stuka on the other hand sleeps in my bed with me or with the kids. most the time he is with my son on his bed. that is where he was last night when i fell asleep but then i woke up bout 5am and couldnt move or anything. after a minute of tryin to figure out what was goin on, i realized it was my fat head puppy dog on my bed blocking me from moving, he had pretty much taken over the whole bed! its a queen bed too! lol. so i got up and logged into AH. shortly afterwards, he came out into the living room and seen me sittin at the computer. he looked so lost and seemed so sad. he must have woke up and realized i wasn't in bed lol. when he realized i was at the computer desk, he came up to me all excited, doin his lil "growl talk" to me and wigglin his but like a damn fish lol. it was hilarious!

[betty]

here are new pics of stuka and tank....

my son devan gettin his face washed by tank...


my daughter alyssa and tank...


my lazy boys


this is where you will find stuka at bed time....he pushes devan off his bed

[maddafinga]

Great pics!  The last two are really fantastic! 

[maddafinga]

Got a few new pics today of Sadie and Chico, only one decent one of Cadence, because he's a doofus and always looks away or moves just as you push the button to take the pic.  Sadie is somewhat dirty from playing in the part of the yard where the grass simply will not grow, but she's still gorgeous.

[redman555]

Pit/Lab  Scares full grown German shepherds,labs, and boxers    This picture is a little old.

Her parents were both fighters, my uncle is a vet and brought her by 6 months after my first dog passed away.

-BigBOBCH

[Maniac]

[Spikes]

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I've been waiting for it.

Awesome pics guys. My family has had a few dogs (Black labs, chocolate lab) but I'd rather not talk about why that was past tense.

Thinking about getting another...unsure still.

[Dragon]

Bailey is almost a spittin image of our dog.  Same silly, lay on the back, ok now I'm happy kinda attitude.  


How's the Mr. Beer workin for ya?

That's how I started but only lasted like 6 months before I was at the local supply shop buying carboys, blow-off-tubing, airlocks, bottles, sterilizer, priming sugar, Grolsh gaskets, bottles, caps and capper, and grains by the 5 pound bag.  Even picked up and old vertical freezer and a thermostat to do some proper lagering.  

Now most of it's just sitting in the basement collecting dust.  Ugh

[Masherbrum]

karaya,

boxers are great dogs! im sure no matter what kind of dog you get your little boy will be really happy. Too bad mrs. karaya wouldn't allow the pit though. They are awesome dogs. If you guys make it up this way I would be happy to let her meet my boys. they would only lick her to death hehe.

Boxer would be out, simply for the fact that Ian would lose his companion around 6-8 years.  It'd suck for me, but it would devastate him. 

[mbailey]

Here he is, Ross. Hes a Boston Terrier. Craziest little pup we have ever had. I grew up with German Shepards as my dad was a K9 officer. Unfortunatly we just lost our shepard ( old age ) We found this little guy at a local pet shop when we stopped in for crickets for my sons frog. There must have been 30 people in the store, but this pup didnt take his eyes off my son the whole time. We left and went home, told my wife about it and she said that i should have bought him. Well, went back 2 days later with my boy, and same thing, the store was full, but this pup followed my son wherever he went. Needless to say, one of the best purchases this family has ever made. These two are in seperable.

Unfortunatly what i didnt know about these little guys, they can clear a room with 1 fart. wwhhooo weee I mean the smell like a 500lb man 3 hrs after a chili eatin contest