Bloody Dogs !!!!

[Mr.Sumo]

Some of you might know , some not ....but i " rescued " a pure American Bulldog 4 months ago from a friend who couldnt keep her......and after 4 months of intense behaviour training and general "do as your bloody told dog ".......

 

.....last night she decided to play her trump card

 

 

Now , this breed are well known as being bloody hard work to train and will chew anything that they can get in there chops , and i mean ANYTHING So far she has managed to eat her way through several old pairs of shoes , various books/mags , candles and TV controls.......last night she managed to eat a GLASS bowl and chew my daughters LG GT500 mobile ( )

 

As you might understand , she ( Pepper ) is not in the good books with my daughter.........

 

......and now neither am i ......it seems young Pepper has just become my sole responsibility

 

( you could say i am literallly in the Dog house )

[FredTransit]

Without knowing the full story, she's either not grown out of chewing stuff or it's separation anxiety. One of our lurchers has gone through 3 driver's sets (well 2, but one twice). She's fine at home, but it could be she's also a bit claustrophobic

[GJUK]

buy a dog crate. cable tie it together. Put her in that when you're out.

 

It's what I do with my dogs, apart from a few which gaurd the house.

 

They're safe, you stuff is safe. Everyones happy

 

Give them a dry bone to chew while she's in there.

 

Jon

[mexman123]

When our Labrador was a pup, remote controls and mobile phones were a favorite,,,,

Funnily enough though, NEVER furniture....

It just takes time and a firm telling off and perhaps a smack every now and again.

We tought our dog to leave the remote controls etc,,by catching him with it, shouting NO, loudly, grabbing it off him and then more or less ramming it into his face , whilst still shouting NO!

Seemed to get the jist after a couple of weeks...dosn't go near it anymore...

Good luck with it.

[FredTransit]

The best bet with littel uns is to pinch the tip of the ear, just like mum would. As they get older though it's no good starting that. From a distance a water squirter is always good.

[rousecapri]

i have a german shep x akita. so far:

the stair carpet has holes in it

the walls have wall paper removed

the garden is full of holes

destroyed a bundle of garden canes

2x 2ft lengths of 2x2

sky remote

2 pairs of slippers

2 plastic water sprayers(for my lizzards)

several pairs of socks

the list goes on,the dog in question is 8 mths old now(will be lucky to make 1yr).shes fine when we are in the house,but when we go out.............

she has about 1 carrier bag full of bones a week but she still wants to chew..............bloody dogs!!!!! lol but on the up side no one would get in to the house and get out with out a few chew marks.............we do have notices up on all doors and windows just in case any scrote tries it

[Fiesta Steve]

My dog ate the washing machine !!

[Pipster007]

My dog ate the washing machine !!

Did it think it was a car and tried taking it out for a spin

[mk1super]

My dog ate the washing machine !!

Did it think it was a car and tried taking it out for a spin

 

 

[914Driver]

My neighbor has one he rescued, he's a Vet. That dog is never so happy as when he's wrenching his neck 180 degrees back and forth on somehting, ANYTHING! I don't trust him but that's just me.

 

This animal ate both seats out of Mom's Suburu wagon.

 

Do you have a TV show called the Dog Whisperer? This guy gets all Zen like with the dog and retrains his mind. I've seen him walk into a pack of critters that I wouldn't even with a gun. I learned a lot by watching.

 

 

 

Dan

[GJUK]

The most I've had at any one time is 12 boxer dogs.

 

I've never had a problem with them chewing anything.

[Grizzley Dell]

if one of my dogs chews anything i wack em on the nose with said article then cage them for a while.

[flyingbanana]

the simply way to train a dog is use a wtater pistol.....one squirt in the ear when doing something they shouldnt be......they will soon learn

[TooAteLeed]

as a puppy my german shepard loved nothing more than chomping on dvd cases! the water spray worked wonders, but just in the dogs general direction.

[caprinerd]

our dog ate a dvd and and book but think it enjoyed the book more

[sambo]

When our chocolate lab was a pup, she ate 3 house phones, 2x walls (i got to practice my plastering skills alot) about 15 DVD's and cases, same again with CD's, the womans work clothes hanging on the clothes horse and shed loads of other things i cant remember!

 

She's great though and doesnt really chew anything now. She hates being shouted at so learnt pretty fast.

[Mrs O/H/C]

Well today our 18month old Golden Retriever got hold of my sons Ventolin inhalor and punctured it ..resulting in a overdose

 

He has been to the vets ..his heart rate is sky high as is his blood pressure,so they have given him Beta Blockers

 

They have kept him in to observe his heart rate and we are so worried

[FredTransit]

Oh no! Did they say if he will have any lasting damage?

[Mrs O/H/C]

The vet has just rang to say he is now on a drip as his Potassium level was far too low ..his heart rate has dropped down a little now from 160

[Grizzley Dell]

Well today our 18month old Golden Retriever got hold of my sons Ventolin inhalor and punctured it ..resulting in a overdose

 

He has been to the vets ..his heart rate is sky high as is his blood pressure,so they have given him Beta Blockers

 

They have kept him in to observe his heart rate and we are so worried

 

not good babe, i hope it gets better for you. bloody things can realy break your heart. my last dog (english bully) got nicked by fooking pikeys and used for training there pits to fight. i was distraught, went a bit mad but i went and got him back. what a mess. had to have hundreds of stitches, weeks of recovery and a few grand but we got him better, only to find he had changed. attacked anything on four legs. had to put him sleep.

good luck

[Mrs O/H/C]

The vet also said that his heart rhythm is erratic

 

He may only be a youngster but he is a big part of this family

[Mr.Sumo]

Not good Mrs Leadfoot , hope he is back to normal soon as

[Mrs O/H/C]

Thanks guys ...just waiting for another update from the vet ...

[FredTransit]

God I bet you are dreading the phone ringing....

[GJUK]

Thanks guys ...just waiting for another update from the vet ...

 

Can I give an example which might help, it might not.

 

Your vet is going to know more than me about dogs. But.

 

Boxer pups (up to 2 years) if tested for heart conditions (which they often suffer from) show up as having issues. These problems often (99% of the time) go away, as the heart has not fully developed.

 

Go to a heart vet if he has a problem. 'Normal' vets often don't know what they're talking about.

 

I know of a few if you're interested.

 

Best of luck.

 

Jon