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Post by auntygaryb on May 11, 2004 21:50:45 GMT 1
Hello, dear, can you please help me? I am at wits end.
I have two dear little doggies. Mummy doggy is so good, she really is. Never naughty at all and even does her little whoopsie-poos on the compost heap but her daughter... Well, what can I say? She behaves like a demented powderpuff, she really does!
Sends the rugs flying as she races around and not to mention the mucky-pup paw prints up the doors, walls furniture and everywhere from where she's been digging holes in the garden!
You wouldn't believe how often I have to bath her only to have her appear minutes later in a state again. She was bad enough before a little boy doggy moved in next door but now she's ten times worse! She's had her little operation so no worries about any hanky-panky behind the gooseberry bushes but the pair of them together... Oh, you'd just never believe how mad they are! How can I calm my little Sweetie-pie down? I'm quite out of puff trying to keep up with her antics and cleaning up behind her, really I am.
Thank you.
Gary
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Post by LurcherGirl on May 12, 2004 8:13:07 GMT 1
Hi Gary, Sounds just like my kind of dog (I like them mad!) Tell me a little more about her: breed, age, diet, exercise levels, daily routine. Has she ever had any formal training?
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Post by Dead Man Walking on May 13, 2004 17:40:08 GMT 1
Hi Gary, Sounds just like my kind of dog (I like them mad!) Tell me a little more about her: breed, age, diet, exercise levels, daily routine. Has she ever had any formal training? Vera, you are gonna have your work cut out for you on this one. Bet Gary doesn't even know the meaning of formal training and as for daily routine and exercise... Perhaps the answer for Sweetie-Pie would be for Steve to get her out for some long walks with his dog Mutley and for you to give him some training tips? If you saw that TV programme with celebs' dogs and the trainers working with those, then try imagining working with a little Westie x terrier and alongside a cross between dear old Dora Bryan, Lily Savage and an overweight panto dame and you'll begin to see what you are up against! DoG help you! Si
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Post by Sago on May 27, 2004 22:25:05 GMT 1
Been walking the legs off Sweetie-Pie these nice evenings, Vera and along with the mad Mutley. Reckon all she needs is to get rid of her excess energy with exercise. Wouldn't hurt Aunty Gary to do the same but... Steve/Sago
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Post by LurcherGirl on May 28, 2004 8:24:43 GMT 1
I was also wondering whether the diet might influence her energy levels. Artificial additives like colours, flavours and preservatives can make some dogs really hyper (like chocolate with kids). Particularly if the doggy goes mad after a meal, it might well be that. So if Gary is not feeding her an additive free (hypo-allergenic) food, then she might want to change that too.
Of course, exercise levels can hugely influence the energy levels too. And from what you say, this could be the reason here.
And then there is the breed aspect too of course, a collie will be livlier by nature than a basset for example. And again, a young dog can be quite mad until they are fully mature at 18 months to 2 years old.
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