Dog Owner Chat v4

[taurus ;]

Any tips on keeping dogs cool in very hit weather?

Spade looves ice!! When it gets really hot, I fill up a pool with ice and let her to crazy lol.

Vashti is a brachycephalic breed, meaning short-faced, so she is at an extreme risk of heat stroke. I also live in TN, so it gets very very hot here. Vashti's walks are very short, I don't even think she would care if we didn't go on walks, she has no extra energy to get out like Spade does and she's been a steady weight(12-14lbs) for years now. My house is air-conditioned so its not really hot inside, but after walks to help her cool down, I usually get out the fan and let her sit in front of it or I'll allow her to sit/lay on an air vet for a while.

[maninkari]

Any tips on keeping dogs cool in very hit weather?

Spade looves ice!! When it gets really hot, I fill up a pool with ice and let her to crazy lol.

JJ's going through a skittish faze and she's afraid of ice and popsicles! Even though she ate ice and popsicles throughout her entire puppyhood since she was born in the summer. There's a picture way back in this thread of her licking a popsicle.

anyone have tips for teaching a dog to pay attention to you on walks? Lucky doesn't pull on walks and listens pretty well but he never "checks in" or offers any eye contact during walks.

Do you always walk the same way every day? He might not pay attention cause he knows the routine and doesn't have a reason to. Maybe switch it up every now and then. When JJ starts to ignore me I'll change direction or stop, but I only need to do that because she's usually off leash.

[taurus ;]

Awee, poor JJ!! Spade is skittish with strangers, but I think that's normal?? When someone goes up to pet her head she'll jerk her head away and then hide behind my legs. She hates butt pets even more, someone tried doing that once, nope, never seen her jump so high into the air lol. I just hate when people don't give you time to say yes or no to pets, like they're saying 'hey, can I pet your puppy/dog??' and reaching out to pet at the same time, wHY do people do that ??????

[Imzadi83]

anyone have tips for teaching a dog to pay attention to you on walks? Lucky doesn't pull on walks and listens pretty well but he never "checks in" or offers any eye contact during walks.

You could teach an attention noise/cue that tells your dog you want them to check in. Also changes of direction/pace can encourage a dog to pay more attention to you. Is he just not offering eye contact? Does he occasionally turn an ear in your direction? It may be that he is paying attention to you in other ways besides eye contact. The fact that the leash is loose may be indicator enough in his opinion that you are still there so he just may not feel the need to make eye contact.

[shadow~wolf]

I'm pretty sure he is paying attention. He begins to turn as soon as I do, stops when i do, gets into the heel position again if he goes ahead of me when I stop (on accident), ignores children + dogs, responds to my cues as soon as I say them, etc. He knows to look at me on cue. He'll give eye contact when I ask for it but he just doesn't ever check in on his own.

EDIT: Anyone know of some good frisbees that are on amazon for a decent price? Trying to find one for Sage!

[blazesong]

hey all
my puppy keeps chewing my mums clothing anyone got any tips on training this out of him? or anything else that can be done.(have tryed telling my mum not to leave things where the dog can get them but she won't)

[Winstalgia]

I'm pretty sure he is paying attention. He begins to turn as soon as I do, stops when i do, gets into the heel position again if he goes ahead of me when I stop (on accident), ignores children + dogs, responds to my cues as soon as I say them, etc. He knows to look at me on cue. He'll give eye contact when I ask for it but he just doesn't ever check in on his own.

EDIT: Anyone know of some good frisbees that are on amazon for a decent price? Trying to find one for Sage!

I found this one and this one. I as on amazon looking for Gerbil and Hamster stuff.. The cheapest frisbees I could Locate on the site were 7.00 to 10.00

[Skysong]

Convinced my big dog is actually a cat.

I've got one of those $30 can see it for up to 3 miles away laser pointers.
I just put new batteries in it.

Thor just spent the past 15-20 minutes chasing the little green dot across the yard.
It's his favorite game! :lol:

[maninkari]

Just ordered a collar from xdream dogs! I've wanted to for a while now and finally got around to doing it. I'll let you all know how I like it c:

[shadow~wolf]

is it bad if i don't walk Lucky? Even if he needs to lose weight?
I've been feeling pretty sad recently and I get dizzy easily. I just don't feel like walking him.