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From: kenny@osf.org (Kenneth Crudup)
Subject: Re: young puppies and biting
Keywords: Lhasa Apso
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 22:58:56 GMT

In article <23044@drutx.ATT.COM> mlhb@drutx!att.com writes:

>Tell your girlfriend to correct any and all mouth play when it comes to 
>humans.  Mouthing isn't cute or funny; it is downright dangerous.  Letting 
>your puppy mouth or chew on you will teach him to bite later on.

We bought a book that told us this, and I'm glad it did, as we weren't sure.
She does stop him when he does it, I try to when I'm there. What we've found
out is that clapping really hard, or swatting a rolled-up newspaper right
near him makes him quit, and it's the most effective way (he stays good a
lot longer).

>Go out and buy a choke chain that fits properly and attach a light 
>leash or "tab" (as I've heard it called).

Otis is a 9.5 wk old Lhasa Apso. He's 10 inches long, 3 inches wide, and
about 6 inches tall. We had to cut off part of the smallest flea collar
we could find, as well as make a new hole. I've eaten submarine sandwiches
bigger than him.

Besides, I'll leave it to you to tell my ol' lady to put a choke chain on
her Otis- I'll be outside the room, out of the line of fire! (Which is fine
with me- Otis's giving her the chance to fulfill her "mother instincts" w/o
having to go thru the inconvenience of my becoming a parent. Best $300 I
ever spent!)

>Teething is really no excuse for bad behavior.  Your puppy should have things
>like nylabones to chew on and other such safe items, but even if he is 
>teething, it doesn't mean you and your girlfriend should be chew toys.

Where do I get these things? How small do they make them?

	-Kenny

-- 
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From: en01@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (EUGINA M. NOVAK)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Tea-totalling dog!
Date: 23 Dec 92 15:09:35 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <1992Dec22.204708.104178@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>, lm03@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (
LINDA E. MUCKEY) writes:
>My cock-a-poo, Oreo, doesn't let the dregs of my tea mug go to waste.  When

>Anybody else have a tea drinker for a dog?

I don't have one that likes tea, but a friend of mine has a german shepherd that
LOVES coffee.  My friend can set down his morning coffee and go to take a
shower while it cools a bit and when he comes back, his cup has been drained
(and his wife had already left for work--that leaves one culprit--Mozart!).
In fact, it explains how he would come back from the shower and find his
coffee splattered all over the table.  As he drained what remained of the
coffee, he always accused his wife of bumping into the table (which she denied
very vehemently).  Here, he's been drinking the little bit of remaining coffee
that Mozart chose to so kindly leave for him!  It was a real "eye-opener"!

--Gina Novak & the Menagerie
  (en01@lehigh.edu)
From: lm03@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (LINDA E. MUCKEY)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Tea-totalling dog!
Date: 22 Dec 92 20:47:08 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

My cock-a-poo, Oreo, doesn't let the dregs of my tea mug go to waste.  When
I've finished (to her satisfaction, sometimes not mine!) all I'm going to
drink, she sticks her cute little snout in the cup & drains it dry!  She will
also make sure that no plate I use goes back to the sink with any crumb or
smudge of food left on it.  My hubby isn't crazy about it, but I use a
dishwasher and anyway dogs have less germs than humans, right?

Oreo is also a real lap-fungus (love that phrase!).  But sometimes she gets in
the way of my reading the paper - if I'm not rubbing her belly sufficiently,
she sticks her paw  in front of or rattles my newspaper until she gets the
attention.

Anybody else have a tea drinker for a dog?

Linda
From: mlhb@mammoth.dr.att.com (Sky Warrior)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: why is my dog scooting around on his butt?
Date: 30 Dec 92 19:52:47 GMT
Reply-To: mlhb@drutx!att.com
Organization: Bell Labs, DCTT, Denver, Co.

In article <C0321I.6ou@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, schneid@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Mike Schneider) writes:
|> Yes, we've all seen our dogs do this occasionally.  I've heard
|> different explanations...could someone explain to me why my
|> dog does this occasionally, and what the frequency may mean?

The most common explanation is filled anal sacs.  Dogs have two little
sacs with openings on each side of the anus. (About 7 and 4 o'clock)
They tend to get filled with fluid and bother the dog, so he scoots along 
trying to relieve the problem.  They usually get expressed as the dog has
a bowel movement, but sometimes that doesn't work.  Your vet can express
them or you can do it yourself (have your vet show you).

Another possibility is worms, but I don't think it is as common as filled
anal sacs.

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From: eufnlasn@ux1.lbl.gov (elizabeth finlayson)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: My Strange Pooch
Date: 21 Dec 1992 19:38:31 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Reply-To: eufnlasn@ux1.lbl.gov (elizabeth finlayson)
NNTP-Posting-Host: ux1.lbl.gov

When I first got my Zack from the pound year ago, we were living with
and elderly dog who had a plastic water dish that was really converted
tupperware.  Zack would go into her room and take the bowl and flip
it over his face spilling the water everywhere.  Then he would run
around the house with the bowl covering his face.  It was very 
difficult not to laugh as we were trying to get him not to do it.
In his middle age I had a roommate who liked to feed her dog in
a frisbee.  Zack never quite figured out that carrying the frisbee
flipped over his face was just as inefficient a way to carry food
as it was to carry water.

Elizabeth
eufinlayson@lbl.gov
From: bfbear@penn.Gwinnett.COM (Penn Collins)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Help!  Boredom sores caused by licking
Keywords: licking, boredom sores
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 00:33:23 EST

myerse@spot.Colorado.EDU (MYERS ETHELLA ANN) writes:
> Help!!!  My dog is licking his leg into a bloody mess!
> Late this summer my samoyed starting boredom licking his leg. A small


question- I have a Shar-Pei who seems to do the same thing, also chewing her
legs as well- what can be done about it? (short of finding her a hobby)
From: chrisw@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Christine Whitacre)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: dog obedience book for kids
Date: 22 Dec 92 17:54:15 GMT
Reply-To: chrisw@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Christine Whitacre)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

We are getting a golden retriever puppy for christmas and I am looking
for a good obedience training book for a 10 year old to read.or any
books that would be good for kids getting a new puppy. Thanks


Chris Whitacre
Have a great holiday!!!
From: jth4@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (JON T. HUTCHINSON)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Collie problem
Date: 29 Dec 92 12:38:59 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University


     My parents have a 10 year old, female, spayed collie who sometimes gets
cramplike symptoms. She loses control of her back legs for about 1-3 minutes
kind of like she has some kind of spasm or cramp. This happen on Sunday and
lasted for about 10 minutes and after the cramp disappeared she was running in
the backyard like nothing was wrong. Any suggestions?
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From: pierce@cray.com (David J. Pierce,,,,universe(ucb))
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Opinions on breed.
Date: 29 Dec 92 15:37:24 GMT
Reply-To: pierce@cray.com
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.

I live with two dogs.  One is an 80+ lb black lab, and one is a 35 lb
cocker mutt, Mack and Buster, respectively.  These dogs are kept in 
a 100 square foot kennel.  Even though this is a pretty good sized 
space, when I get home from work at night, these dogs are crazed to
get out and exercise.  If you think it is okay to keep a large dog
in a crate all day, regardless of how much exercise he/she receives
at the end of the day, you are mistaken.  Especially one that is 
expected to work hunting upland game birds (both my dogs are hunters).

Why do you need such a big dog?  My suggestion to you is to get a 
smaller dog, such as a cocker or beagle, that can still be a superb
hunter/watchdog/companion, and yet is small enough to be paper trained
or kept in a LARGE crate when you aren't there.  

Sure, any dog can be kept "healthy" living in an apartment.  And dogs
are so adaptable that they will usually be "happy."  But take your 
happy apartment dog and put him in the same living conditions as my
Mack and Buster, and you will see a TRULY happy and healthy dog.

Have a nice dog day!

Dave
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: dean@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov (Jack Dean)
Subject: Re: Snow Dogs
Organization: McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company
	<1992Dec17.145431.4502@uvmark.uucp> <2451@gandalf.intel.com>
Date: 21 Dec 92 08:20:41

Hi, my name is Kojak and I finally got a chance to sneak onto the
keyboard while Daddy wasn't looking.

I've never seen this funny you are all talking about.  I guiess we
don't get that white stuff falling from the sky very often in Houston,
where I live.  I don't like the cold very much, anyway.  After just a
short while in the cold, I start shivering and my teeth start
clattering.  But daddy takes preety good care of me.  He used to dress
me up in one of his old t-shirts, but his waist is *so* much bigger
than mine.  Now I have a sweater of my own to wear when we go out
walking.

Even though we don't get any of that funny white stuff, this is still
a fun time of year.  Mommy got out a whole bunch of soft stuffed
things.  She calls them Christmas decorations.  I call them lures
'cause they remind of that funny rabbit that I used to chase but could
never catch.  So whenever noone is watching, I will grab one off the
sofa and bring to my bed.

Uh oh.  I think I hear daady coming.  So long for now.  I will try to
get another message out to my friends later.

--
Jack Dean                         dean@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov
From: drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: why is my dog scooting around on his butt?
Date: 30 Dec 1992 19:11:48 GMT
Organization: Univ. Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

In article <C0321I.6ou@news.cso.uiuc.edu> schneid@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Mike
Schneider) writes:
>Yes, we've all seen our dogs do this occasionally.  I've heard
>different explanations...could someone explain to me why my
>dog does this occasionally, and what the frequency may mean?

Your dog's anal sacs are full - they need to be expressed. Your vet can show
you how to do this. It's pretty simple - something like using a disposable
towel and applying pressure on the area around the dog's rectum.

David Gutierrez
drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu

"Only fools are positive." - Moe Howard

Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: bethi@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Elizabeth Olsen)
Subject: Re: Strange Behavior
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 19:50:11 GMT

Many years ago I had a Maltese named Sam who took an intense
liking to a buffet. I finally put him up on it to see which
item was sooo attractive. He gently sniffed a few things,
turned around and lay down. Seems he just thought that spot
would provide a good view of the house. He would sit up
there for extended periods after that. When he wanted down,
he would just stand up and sort of clear his throat, and
one of us would set him down. He was a super friend who
still can make me smile.  :)


Beth Olsen
bethi@eecs.umich.edu
Tim, Maltese
Black Bart, Peke-Pom
and Tarot, black cat
From: mlhb@mammoth.dr.att.com (Sky Warrior)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Good Idea for Housebreaking in Apartment!
Date: 24 Dec 92 16:24:37 GMT
Reply-To: mlhb@drutx!att.com
Organization: Bell Labs, DCTT, Denver, Co.

In article <18848@mindlink.bc.ca>, Valaria_Vorlop@mindlink.bc.ca (Valaria Vorlop) writes:
|> Well, I've never housebroken a puppy in an apartment before, but as you may
|> know, if all goes well, I will be doing so in March :) I've trained two
|> 
|> [stuff on using a tray of grass and dirt deleted]
|>
|> I quess I can keep it on the balcony, but I was wondering if you think the
|> pup would get confused if I let him use the tray indoors?
|> 

I would probably not recommend allowing  your pups to do their business
indoors.  I made the mistake years ago trying to newspaper train my first
puppy.  Conan soon thought I *wanted* him to go indoors, not outside.  And
he would cry if I put him outside because he wanted to piddle indoors. 
Putting a piece of soiled newspaper and newpapers outside did nothing.  He
eventually learned because we started the second puppy (Cuawn) right and
ushered him outside everytime he needed to go.  Eventually Conan got the
hint (he saw Cuawn being praised for going outside and wanted to be praised
too).

If I were you, I would keep the "piddle box" outside on the deck.  But don't
be surprised if the pups end up thinking it is ok to piddle anywhere on the
deck.  The real solution is to get them outside to the appropriate place
to relieve themselves, but if this not convenient then I recommend you try the
piddle box on the deck.  

Let me know how that works.  It sounds clever.

Sky Warrior and family --

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From: shazam@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Collie Problem
Date: 29 Dec 92 06:50:30 GMT
Article-I.D.: drycas.1992Dec29.115030.2806
Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club

Marla can probably help more here than I can, but I have read
that Collies will have problems like that (epilepsy it sounds like
to me) if they take the HeartGard brand heartworm pills.  I have also
read that they cannot take monthly pills.  I know HeartGard makes 
monthly pills, but I am not sure if they make dailypills or not.

Check with your parents to see if they are giving her any kind of monthly
heartworm pills or if they are giving her heartGard pills.  If thye
are I suggest they take her off of those, start her on a daily.  You
should really have them check with their vet.  

If they are not giving her monthly or HeartGard, then she may be having
an Epileptic seizure.  I have been reading in my Vet. Handbook about
them because my sister's Golden Retriever they adopted has them.
It was apparent Sandy had been abused, physically, when Ellen and Don
got her, so we kind of figure that she had been beat about the head or
spine, which can cause them too.  What you describes is what the handbook 
describes one of the seizures to be like.  There had been some tlak here
of medication that would control them?  Sandy's don't occur often enough
to warrent putting her on medication.

I hope this at least gives you something to go on and I hope the Collie
gets better real soon.  I know how frightening it gets when they are sick.

Suzanne
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Distribution: world
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 11:52:05 -0800
From: ELAINE_GALLEGOS@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Subject: Re: Help for a Troubled Dog
Comment-To: michelson,steven@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Reply-To: ELAINE_GALLEGOS@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
X-FSC-PATH: 202/703 701
X-FSC-PID:  RA 0.04

 > I have a Dachshund who I got from a well-respected breeder,
 > and she's
 > extremely sweet-tempered. She's pretty submissive, but she
 > has enough
 > confidence not to be a fear biter or a submissive urinator.
 > I've heard
 > other stories about this breed along the lines of what you're
 > saying, but I'm incredibly happy with my own dog. I think you
 > just have
 > to be careful to find a good breeder, with well-tempered
 > parents, if
 > you're considering adopting a Dachshund. The best of them are
 > terrific
 > dogs. The worst of them can be pretty nasty.
 > 
  I adore Doxies!  The nice ones are delightful.  My favorite is the
shorthaired variety with their silky coats.  A friend of mine has a
Doxie who is the best little dog pal she has ever had.
  I do know what you mean by how crabby the bad tempered ones can get.
 
--- FMail 0.92
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From: pcs$1699@altair.selu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: RE: why is my dog...
Date: 3 Jan 93 17:12:26 -0600
Organization: Southeastern Louisiana University

anal sacs or worms
perhaps you should worm your dog, give it a week, see what happens
if it persists, have your vet check it out...It's not normal for
 a dog to do this!
It doesn't hurt to give your dog a good wormin'...especially if
it's an outdoor dog, even for walks.
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: Valaria_Vorlop@mindlink.bc.ca (Valaria Vorlop)
Subject: Flashing Collar
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 00:57:34 GMT

Dante and I got something neat for Christmas! I often walk him off leash in
safe fields after dark, and though he stays nearby and comes when called, I
often loose track of where he is. I've often wished there was a better way of
keeping track of him and was considering building some sort of light to
attach to his collar.

The other day I found out that somebody has already made one! It's called
Protect a Pet Flashing Collar and has 6 little red lights that run on 4
button cells. One set of batteries is good for 48 hours of continuous
use...which means about 90 nighttime walks for Dante and I. It's water
resistant.

I think it is meant to make you and your dog more visible when crossing
streets at night, but I seriously doubt it would be of much use for that...as
a matter of fact the first night I used it I once again was nearly hit by a
guy turning left and not paying attention...good thing I always do!

For my purpose it's great! Dante probably gets 200 feet from me at most and I
can see those little lights even though his body is totally invisible...it
means I don't need to call him continuously to find out where he is. I got
mine at a pet supply store, but I've seen them offered by mail order too.

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Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: laird@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird)
Subject: Re: young puppies and biting
Keywords: Lhasa Apso
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Distribution: na
Date: 30 Dec 92 15:19:11 GMT

Greta (new spelling - one 't' since we saw a Greta Garbo poster last
night) was about three months old when we received her (about three
weeks ago).  I hadn't expected to be bringing home a pup, and I had
given away Mia's hooves, so when she started chewing I grabbed some
cotton rope and wound it up like a noose.  She gnawed on that quite
a bit, so I tied it to her crate (she loves to pull on it) and made
a much larger one with lots of loops for her to play with when she's
not in her crate.

I've since purchased some chew toys for her.  She doesn't go for the
rubber ones (a ball and a tug), but she loves the hooves (although
they make her smell - it's a treat before a bath) and rawhide sticks.

BTW, Greta is a GSDx.

--kyler
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: mondol@mtl.mit.edu (mark k. mondol)
Subject: Re: Dalmations
Organization: MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 16:02:09 GMT


>	2- they are NOT dumb- possibly difficult to train- he says he's got
>a stubborn one but I think it's personality of the dog.
Opinions vary on this, the ones I have seen I think of being a little
on the dull side, my wife attributes the same behaviour to stubborness
or even smartness.  Oh well , no accounting for tastes.


>	4-They SHED all year round and black and white hairs.

Very true, my wife (whose parents own a dalmation) dresses
completely in either black or white - most of the time; has
definitely noticed this. It is a no win situation for her. Of course
the fact that she generally ends up having a tug of war with the
dog , with both of them on all fours, may have something to do with
the fact that she ends up covered in hair.

>	5-They may have some diet requirements.  If I've got this right
>Dals are the only dog with uric acid in their urine(as do humans) and
>might have kidney problems.  I thnk it is rare but my co-worker feeeds
>his dals a homemade rice recipe gotton from some vet school doing reserarch on
>Dals.

This is supposed to be true, it is also supposed to be true that it means
that their pee spots don't turn your lawn brown. This was a great added
bounus that my father-in-law did not know about when getting the dog. He
is a fanatic when it comes to his garden and was extremely pleased that
he did not have to teach the dog to pee in one particular spot only.

I would also add that they seem to make good protectors of the home.
At least in the case of the parents in-law.  They wanted a dog that
would warn of strange people.  The dog is absolutely perfect with all
relatives, most all friends, but wants to go for most all of the 
tradesmen that come to the door (not the tradeswomen though).

Your mileage may vary.

Regards,

Mark K. Mondol
mondol@mtl.mit.edu