Post photos of your dogs (Vol 4)
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Archie at Exmouth beach today.
Ten minutes after the pic was taken he had his first full on dust up with another dog. He usually avoids other dogs, especially when he’s got a stick or ball but this Staffie type dog just wouldn’t leave him alone. He gave the Staff a couple of f
k off and mind your own business growls but he wasn’t taking the hint. Then the Staff tried to get his stick and that was it: Arch dropped his stick and properly went for the Staff. It was a genuine right, you and me, right here right now moment with both dogs going at it.It lasted no more than two or three seconds as I shooed Arch away then shooed away the other dog who ran back to his owner about 100 yards away. He put his dog on a lead and Arch picked up his stick for me to throw in the sea for him to chase. Neither dog injured, but just as you don’t mess with another man’s wheels, you don’t mess with another dog’s stick.
SPR2 said:
Had a phone call this morning to say Rebus passed away overnight. Very sad and I will miss him, he was coming up with his ownerfor lunch today. He had a couple of seizures and a convulsion but went peacefully.
That’s sad to read, and sounds similar to what happened to my old Springer Jackson, but 13 is a pretty good age. 
Bobberoo99 said:
Me too, I love this photo, however, we have a problem with Reg in the car. Perhaps someone here can offer some advice.What he is doing here is trying to get on Mrs Guitar’s shoulder as she drives, because he HATES being in the car and gets really nervous. I sat in the back with him recently and he was actually shaking, and it is the car itself, that is the problem, rather than Mrs Guitar’s driving, I think! The vet suggested medicine to give to him but we read about it and were not keen he should take it as it can have bad side effects.
Can anyone offer any advice to make his time in the car less stressful, please?
paulguitar said:
Bobberoo99 said:
Me too, I love this photo, however, we have a problem with Reg in the car. Perhaps someone here can offer some advice.What he is doing here is trying to get on Mrs Guitar’s shoulder as she drives, because he HATES being in the car and gets really nervous. I sat in the back with him recently and he was actually shaking, and it is the car itself, that is the problem, rather than Mrs Guitar’s driving, I think! The vet suggested medicine to give to him but we read about it and were not keen he should take it as it can have bad side effects.
Can anyone offer any advice to make his time in the car less stressful, please?
We have tried CBD oil, sprays and calming tablets but none have worked, my daughter who is a student vet nurse mentioned it to a behaviourist at her work who found his behaviour puzzling as we have had him from a pup and there is nothing in his past that would flag up to cause this.
She did suggest putting him in a cage and covering it, when in the car, we haven't tried this yet.
paulguitar said:
Bobberoo99 said:
Me too, I love this photo, however, we have a problem with Reg in the car. Perhaps someone here can offer some advice.What he is doing here is trying to get on Mrs Guitar’s shoulder as she drives, because he HATES being in the car and gets really nervous. I sat in the back with him recently and he was actually shaking, and it is the car itself, that is the problem, rather than Mrs Guitar’s driving, I think! The vet suggested medicine to give to him but we read about it and were not keen he should take it as it can have bad side effects.
Can anyone offer any advice to make his time in the car less stressful, please?
Thanks for the suggestions everyone, Reg did have a crate when he was very young, but he only sat in there once or twice and never seemed very interested in it. He is also oddly unmotivated by food, which makes him very hard to train. I have tried to give him some of his favourite treats in the car and can actually put something right next to him which he will then totally ignore, and look at me as if to say ‘how could you even think I would care about eating in a situation like this?’.
So it is a continuing challenge. He now has a very short belt so he can’t get up and about, and he eventually resigns himself to his fate but it is all quite stressful.
So it is a continuing challenge. He now has a very short belt so he can’t get up and about, and he eventually resigns himself to his fate but it is all quite stressful.
paulguitar said:
Thanks for the suggestions everyone, Reg did have a crate when he was very young, but he only sat in there once or twice and never seemed very interested in it. He is also oddly unmotivated by food, which makes him very hard to train. I have tried to give him some of his favourite treats in the car and can actually put something right next to him which he will then totally ignore, and look at me as if to say ‘how could you even think I would care about eating in a situation like this?’.
So it is a continuing challenge. He now has a very short belt so he can’t get up and about, and he eventually resigns himself to his fate but it is all quite stressful.
Sidney has a high sided bed for car journeys which is likes as can make himself comfy, and the highsides i think offer him comfort. Stick him on the back seat with a blanket and he never sits still, and you can tell he is stressed. So it is a continuing challenge. He now has a very short belt so he can’t get up and about, and he eventually resigns himself to his fate but it is all quite stressful.
The new pup has a travel crate while he is small, and you dont hear a peep from him.
Our older dog doesn't like the car. He will sit rigidly, even for very long journeys. He would get very stressed if there was anything in his "space" in the boot and would clamber over the seats if anything fell over in the boot when he was in there (we have only ever put him in the boot of the Range Rover).
I changed our routine such that we only went for walks after a short journey (5 mins) in the car. And he only went in the car if it was for a walk (unless there was no other option) or we were going shooting (which he loves).
The plan was to associate the car with something he loves.
He began to jump into the car willingly. We also (after a long time) made him sleep in the car when we were at friends' houses - it made the boot his "safe space". I think that he spent significant time in there when it wasn't moving really helped.
He still doesn't like long journeys. He still has his "place" where he wedges himself. But he is a lot less stressed by the whole thing.
I discovered recently that our housekeeper is putting him on the back seat of her car when she is walking him and her dog (her dog and my other Golden Retriever go in the boot). He is way happier and lies down immediately. However, I don't really want 40kg of wet, muddy, hairy, farting, unrestrained dog in the passenger compartment with me though, to be honest - much as I love him.
I changed our routine such that we only went for walks after a short journey (5 mins) in the car. And he only went in the car if it was for a walk (unless there was no other option) or we were going shooting (which he loves).
The plan was to associate the car with something he loves.
He began to jump into the car willingly. We also (after a long time) made him sleep in the car when we were at friends' houses - it made the boot his "safe space". I think that he spent significant time in there when it wasn't moving really helped.
He still doesn't like long journeys. He still has his "place" where he wedges himself. But he is a lot less stressed by the whole thing.
I discovered recently that our housekeeper is putting him on the back seat of her car when she is walking him and her dog (her dog and my other Golden Retriever go in the boot). He is way happier and lies down immediately. However, I don't really want 40kg of wet, muddy, hairy, farting, unrestrained dog in the passenger compartment with me though, to be honest - much as I love him.
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