Anyone fancy a general dog chat thread?
BiteyDog is now almost 15 months old and it's about time we ditched the puppy survival thread for general chit chat but it's still nice to chat about our doggie dilemmas and days so if anyone wants to join me in wittering on saves BiteyDog having the listen to my incessant talking at him then welcome aboard.
How's all the dogs coping with the snow in the northern parts? I am sick of the rain and I guess fortunate enough that BiteyDog doesn't like it much either so apart from a 20 min ball run we are snuggled up in the house today.
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BiteyShark · 20/01/2018 13:29
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BiteyShark ·
26/01/2018 08:31
I am so glad the worst thing BiteyDog has tried to eat was a decaying mouse in the forest. Seems very tame compared to all these stories 
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rightsaidfrederickII ·
26/01/2018 15:13
I cannot tell you how many fried chicken bones I have retrieved from PestDog 's mouth. We're also in the inner city and people seem to think nothing of dropping them on the pavements 
Worst was the whole jalapeno from someone's takeaway, for sheer squishiness as I pulled it from his jaws. Truly, it's vile.
He's currently in the garden chewing a raw bone that he was given and buried yesterday, and has dug up again today. The dog's a walking stereotype
rightsaidfrederickII ·
26/01/2018 20:45
I ignore the big brown eyes - anything else leads to begging
If I want to provide a bit of human food, I'll use it as a training treat, drop it in his bowl, use it as Kong stuffing or otherwise deliver it in a way that is separate from me eating it.
I'm consistent. Visiting family are, however, incorrigible and then wonder why PestDog has got his paws on their knee at dinnertime while ignoring the fact that I have food 
bluetongue ·
26/01/2018 21:21
Perfectly Chaotic it sounds like our dogs would get on wonderfully 
One of the upsides of sending him to daycare is he can have play with other dogs without my stress levels going up! He really does look and sound ferocious and loves nothing better than getting mouthfuls of other dogs’ ears and necks to nibble on. He’s a super gentle boy with people though and loves kids.
When I’m eating I often shut Bluep out of the room. Otherwise I do sometimes give him a taste. He especially loves hot chips as a treat 
BiteyShark ·
26/01/2018 23:52
apples We have never fed BiteyDog from the sofa or table when we are eating so now he tends to associate our food time as boring and goes to sleep. Given his sensitive stomach we have to be careful what we feed him so he doesn't get much human food although he goes crazy when we are preparing any thing with cheese so we do throw a few bits of grated cheese on the floor for him. Carrots are a treat so he gets them and unfortunately knows they come out of the fridge so we always get the pleading eyes every time the fridge opens . He did snatch a bit of celery from DHs hand the other day as he got it out of the fridge .
Wolfie that's good news about her coming back. BiteyDog seems to have found a renewed vigour for chasing birds so whilst his recall is spot on around horses/cows/people and dogs I do have to watch out now as he will chase a bird before coming back with a face that says 'but I came back just in a big circle' . Bloody training never ends
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BiteyShark ·
27/01/2018 06:36
Yes people tend not to freak when a daft spaniel is running about but a big wolfhound might raise a few eyebrows .
Hoping our agility lesson goes ahead today as it's only forecast light rain. He loves it so much he cries when he has to wait his turn
Anyone else's dog sneezes a lot? BiteyDog is sneezing a bit but no other symptoms so can't decide what is irritating him.
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Wolfiefan ·
27/01/2018 09:12
Weirdly mine often sneezes at night when I wake her to go out and do a last wee.
I took a video of her running. Wish I could share it. Happy dog.
BiteyShark ·
27/01/2018 09:15
Haha BiteyDog sneezes lots in the morning .
Aww I bet she was all 'hey look at me I am freeeeeee'
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Wolfiefan ·
27/01/2018 09:59
She was laughing her head off and kept coming back to bump me with her head "thanks mum!"
rightsaidfrederickII ·
27/01/2018 10:35
Great news Wolfie!
It takes ages to trust them - I spent weeks of early off lead walks where I'd spend as much time walking backwards as I did forwards so that I always had eyes on him!
I'd be happy with a wolfhound coming towards him, but PestDog would be beside himself with reactivity I did draw the line a few weeks ago at a muddy leonberger that almost slammed into me while playing with other dogs - good job I managed to jump out the way as it was enormous!
BiteyShark ·
27/01/2018 12:58
Well we had a fun time at agility although BiteyDog seemed very fearful again.
He tackled all the equipment with great enthusiasm but just didn't like it there at first (cowering and tail tucked firmly between his legs 
) so I had to jolly him along.
He also had a 20 min ball play after so I am anticipating a very sleepy dog this afternoon
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Soubriquet ·
27/01/2018 20:32
Also, you know your dog is totally spoiled when you just fork out on a brand new perfect fit harness...£30!!
Better be perfect
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