Does anyone fancy a teenage dog survival thread?

[MistySparrow]

Maybe the people on the puppy survival thread would like to hide this one! Anyone else got their hands full?

Fox poo shampoo from PAH does the trick however I was seeing a customer yesterday at her house and as walked through the door I caught a whiff of fox poo ON ME. I had changed my top after pups bath but not my jeans. I think my username should be totallymortified as well😁

Miphound has a very CRUEL and evil human. I MADE HIM WEAR HIS COAT while cackling manically and rubbing my hands in glee.

He did behave well with it on though. And is now considerably dryer than me.

Does he hang his head in shame Mip? Mine affects a totally tragic stance but I think he forgets about it once we get outside. The lure of pee-mail is too exciting!

Mip well done on getting your dog to wear a coat. Mine refuses to walk in his. I have tried cheese and other treats but he just stands there looking utterly disgusted and won't budge.

I haven't even tried, Cocopup seems to overheat so we just do vigorous rub plus limited to kitchen for a while. However, do micro fleece things that do up around their necks work?

He just looks incredibly sad and disappointed in me. He's good at that!

Yokopupteen was very funny on a recent walk, I think the second fear thing is kicking in and he was a bit spooked by lots of different sounds etc. Anyway he was on the lead and we see a cat up ahead, I am not sure what he makes of cats, usually he looks like when he sees another dog wanting to go up and say hello. This cat just puffed himself up and started walking towards us, oh poor yokopup he was really scared, backed off and growled a bit. I turned around to avoid the cat who proceeded to follow us and basically looked like a gangster cat saying - oy get out of my patch doggy

MipHound is in disgrace.he decided, four the first time in ages, to run across the field to join as football game. And play with other dogs. And visit two ten year olds.

Everyone was very nice but I could have killed him. Then he near pulled my arm out the socket coming home.

Now refusing to eat his dinner.

Murder may still occur .

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I think they just like to embarrass us :( typical teens

Mine keeps rolling in poo. The problem I have is he has just had his advocate spot on so I dont want to wash him yet so having to sponge small areas [grrr]. Oh and he has a small patch of something very sticky that won't wash off or brush out. Think I am going to have to ask the groomers to cut it out at his next visit.

So glad there's no fox poo where I live

Oh yuk! I use a bed head (whatever the pet version is) dry shampoo. I have to spray it on my hand and rub it in though as he hates it on direct. It helps.

Sigh. Why oh why, when my husband leaves the house, does the dog become a right horror?!

I made husband take dog for a walk before he left. In the 20 minutes they were back before he went out the dog was calm and laying down. But the minute he walked out the door the dog became a bloody nuisance! Wandering about, bringing toys to me and the kids (but often dropping the toy and biting my hand!), jumping up at the kids, barking at them, looking like he's going to bite them - so I can't leave the room for a second (they're 8 and 9 so not tiny tots). Just being generally annoying and causing me a lot of stress!

I gave him a carrot and that bought me 5 minutes of peace and now he's managed to pull a squeaker out of a toy and is chewing on it and I'm letting him because when he's doing that he's leaving the rest of us alone!

The kids wanted a dog, but when they're watching TV they get annoyed with him constantly bringing toys over and then I get cross with them for being cross with him!

I've now put him in his crate while we have pizza in front of BGT, because he would grab it off the kids. He's whining and barking. If my husband were here he'd be sitting calmly, or if we did put him in the crate he would be quiet.

I hate that I find it so stressful to have him and the kids here without my husband. I end up really resenting him going out!

He wandered about constantly during BGT once we'd finished eating, but at the end I went upstairs for 10 minutes to put the kids to bed and now he seems to have settled. He's lying down looking sleepy! I've sat back on the sofa and now don't dare move! Ssshhhhh!

Kitsandkids do you and the children do obedience training with your dog or is it just your DH. I am asking because you say he is so different when your DH leaves. Maybe when your DH leaves you and the children could do a short period of training with the dog then settle him down as part of your routine?

I took DH out with me on a walk yesterday and he got a shock at how badly behaved our teenager is now for recall. I don't think he fully understood when I said I have lost recall . This was in the forest which I am struggling with as it's dogs favourite hunting ground. It's unfortunate that we are surrounded with miles of forest and very little open spaces but I think until I regain it I am going to have to drive miles to an open space as I can reinforce recall and obedience more easily in that environment

Yes, if we get a biscuit or something he will respond to commands. I do tend to use food quite a bit to keep him calm, which I know I shouldn't but it's like he thinks 'Dad's not here - I can go wild!' as soon as my husband steps out of the door. I do let him get away with a bit more for an easy life, such as humping the blanket, but I always stop him when he jumps at the kids, or grabs something he's not meant to etc, so he is used to me telling him off, and putting him in his crate if he goes too far - he just doesn't seem to care. And because he's so much better for my husband i don't think my husband believes me when I tell him how stressful my evening's been!

I need to join this thread! Sloegin2pup is 9 months old, always been walked off lead and has all of a sudden forgotten her recall .

Today she ran too far away after another spaniel and wouldn't come back no matter how much I called her. It really didn't help that the other owner didn't stop, ignored my calls and kept charging onwards with his dog, mine running and jumping along with his and loving the game!

Would be good to talk to other teendog owners!

I followed something on the internet this morning about when you have lost recall and the dog runs away from you. In a fairly open space (for a forest anyway) every time he passed me I turned and walked off quickly in the opposite way without saying anything or calling his name. For 30mins I had to hold my nerve and not stop or call him in the hope that he would follow. One point he had run off quite far but he did come back although I would have hoped he would have been quicker. By the end I felt dizzy constantly changing direction and he must have run miles. It says to do this for at least a month to cement that he needs to keep me insight as he won't know where I am going.

MipHound was very good today. I feel it only fair I report this.

Keep going everybody with recall. Do obedience training on walks, impulse control training, play games, hide and seek, use high value treats, get your pup to focus on you. I let Cocopup off lead for short periods and then longer in open spaces so we built up a number of different successful walks. Wood walks were few and far between for a while and using a longline always. We progressed to short successful periods off lead in woods and then longer periods. Very proud today, took Cocopup to a country park with dogs, children, kites, joggers and she behaved really well although I was still keeping a good eye out for problems. She will be 1 year old in two weeks time and we have been working on recall since seven months old. Hard slog but so worth it! Tomorrow she will probably disgrace herself but there are more victories than disasters now. Don't lose heart❤️

My dog's recall went to shit for a while but he's just turned two and we've been working really hard with obedience training and it's now brilliant. He is like glue next to me most of the time and I've even started throwing balls again and going to squirrel-filled parks.

High value treats + a slightly hungry dog is the key to success I think! I've been making my own treats - liver, peanut butter and tuna (not together!) - and they are much cheaper than bought ones and he loves them.

My teenager has now got himself an eye infection, started going all gunky and red. Took him to the Vet yesterday and he tested the tear canals which were fine. Reckon he has brushed against a bush or grass. The eye drops are an absolute nightmare!! poor thing, any ideas how to make it easier?

Do you do vet hold? Basically wrap your legs and arms round him. Easier if you've got someone else to put in the drops. And a very high value reward each time!

We had a Lancashire Heeler with lens luxation. Had to have twice daily eye drops forever until both eyes ended up being removed for his comfort. I adopted matter of fact approach, gentle hand around snout, quick drop in, much praise. He never particularly liked it but got very used to routine. Helped doing it at set times each day.

Thanks guys! last night I stealthily waited until he was fast asleep, moved the drops near his eye and gently called his name. As soon as he opened it I dropped it in! That worked, but the one this morning was more of a struggle again. It looks a lot better though so hopefully not much longer!

Teenage dog is having his first camping trip this weekend! should be interesting to see how he fares in a tent the kids are so excited to be able to sleep with him as at home he sleeps downstairs in the utility room