[guidedogchat] Re: Bad habits
- From: pam <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 09:54:42 +0000
vince
yes they are certainly that. mine is a black lab golden retriever cross.
pam
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> On 4 Jan 2014, at 21:49, Vincent Thacker <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Pam,
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> Zym is a yellow lab / golden retriever cross, or dustbin on legs as they're
> otherwise known!
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> Vince.
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> Message Received: Jan 04 2014, 12:48 PM
> From: "pam"
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> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bad habits
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> hhi vince
> ya that's interesting. i never thought of that. them being weaned off their
> mother's too soon. maybe there's something in that or maybe it's just a breed
> thing. what breed is your dog?
> pam
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> On 4 Jan 2014, at 12:42, Vincent Thacker <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Pam, yes, that's a thought. Zym at times is quite a gross drinker as well as
> a gross eater. Oral regression, isn't it. Haven't seen any discussion of this
> but I wonder whether these dogs are weaned off their mothers too soon. That
> would leave you with an unsatisfied dog, I expect.
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> Vince.
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> Message Received: Jan 04 2014, 12:17 PM
> From: "pam"
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> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bad habits
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> lol vince. i know of a guy's a dog who also ate a loaf of bread, wrapper and
> all. he said the only affect it had on the dog was that it made her really
> thirsty.
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> pam
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> On 4 Jan 2014, at 12:06, Vincent Thacker <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Somebody one day was most concerned that Zym had eaten a malt loaf including
> the plastic wrapper!¬! mind you, I have a rough idea that a lot of malt
> loaves are actually wrapped in a kind of wax paper, so it could have been
> worse. Whatever he ate, he's been perfectly all right since, and this was a
> few months ago.
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> I did offer compensation for the loaf, of course.
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> Vince.
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> Message Received: Jan 04 2014, 11:29 AM
> From: "J Kimbell"
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> I've never had a serious eater thankfully. But I've mostly had Collies and
> Collie crosses, who arent generally known for being eaters!! My current dog
> is a Flatter and she isnt much of an eater either thankfully. Doesnt mean to
> say she wouldnt of course, but at least is not a problem I need to worry
> about.
> Julia
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> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 10:51 AM
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> Well, my dog ate rocks, bricks, etc. I would think wood is better. (grin)
> Never broke her of it.
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> From: pam
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> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bad habits
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> well my dog has a bad habit of eating sticks which make her sick a few hours
> later and can't be good for her. she only does this on a free run never when
> working. i've tried giving her toys to play with to distract her but it
> doesn't really work she just goes back to eating the sticks. my instructor
> said the only real solution is to find another free run area but where i live
> is all woods so that's not really possible. so if anyone has any tips for me
> on how to resolve this i'd b very grateful. other than that she's a very good
> dog. happy new year :)
> pam
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> On 4 Jan 2014, at 02:45, Vincent Thacker <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Nadine,
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> I can't exactly call them resolutions, but I want to work on a couple of
> things with my dog that spoil an otherwise happy partnership. One is
> scavenging, and the other is improving his recall, which has improved then
> got worse again.
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> With the scavenging, I suppose I'll have to go through the food refusal stuff
> we did in initial training. As I haven't got spare food to throw around very
> often because I eat it too fast for it to go off! I'll have to use bits of
> his kibble. If I can get him to walk past some outside, he can have a treat.
> Hmm, food-related problem, rewarding him with food, wonder if there's a
> better idea?
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> And his recall was getting really good at one stage, then one day he ran off
> and although there were people about, nobody could tell me where he'd gone.
> He did wonder back towards home eventually, but this was really worrying, and
> I'd called the police and the dog wardens. I'm glad to say he was brought
> home within a few minutes, but it worried me so much he hasn't had a free run
> properly since. I take him around the field on a flexi-lead, and he's got the
> idea now that he can run about quite a bit even with the restrictions of the
> lead, but it's not as good as a real free run. I don't have a pair of eyes
> available to me at the moment, and no longer employ a Personal Assistant as I
> did before, so I'll have to do loads of obedience stuff while he's on the
> flexi-lead in the hope that I'll be able to let him go eventually. The other
> answer is to find a safer place to let him go, but the only one I know of is
> miles away. No doubt we'll have a lot of fun with whistles and treats
> and all that.
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> Apart from that, he's such a good worker, I just want to keep the good bits.
> We went to town yesterday and went all around Sainsbury's with Zym waiting
> patiently whenever I stopped to faff about. He was really excellent, even
> among the mad crowds rushing about to the sales or whatever they were doing.
> It was a long walk in and out, well, long enough at about 3 miles each way,
> and he's got a very good idea even knowing which paths to take through the
> park to go in the right direction. When he's good he's very, very good.
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> Message Received: Jan 04 2014, 02:00 AM
> From: "Melanie Akpotu"
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> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bad habits
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> Sounds nice!
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> Mel.
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> From: Nadine Lattimore
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 10:29 PM
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> Subject: [guidedogchat] Bad habits
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> Hi to all a happy new year if you recognise the calendar change at this
> time.
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> Well it being the first few days of the new year now, I wonder has
> anyone made any resolutions to include furry friend- such as more
> walks, more grooms, fewer treats etc?
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> Had a wonderful Christmas and New Year in Lanzarote with Quartz, he
> met all his friends, remembered his routes and had a lovely lazy time
> with plenty of love and treats.
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> Nadine Lattimore
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