Is it normal for a 9 week puppy to pee small amounts on the floor multiple times in an hour?
I think here's a clue:"It looks like he is capable of holding his bladder because at least on a few occasions when we left him in his crate in the laundry room which is for the time being his home he managed to hold in his pee until we brought him outside and peed a respectable amount."Use his crate for training.Put him on a strict schedule:Take him out first thing in the morning. Praise him when he pees/poops.Feed and give him water, then potty again (if he can.)Play with him; then put him back in his crate for a nap.Repeat in the afternoon, then put him back in his crate.Repeat in the evening, then put him back in his crate.Let him freely play/have fun in the house ONLY once he's relieved himself outside.Let him play outside until he's tired, as often as possible,Do not let him have full run of the house until he has learned to do his business outside! He can be at loose in the house for fun with family if he's just gone potty, but otherwise he should be in his crate. Ideally, puppy should be able to play full-out hard several times a day. This will be hard on you, but if you're strict now, it will pay off for you and your puppy. Make his crate comfy with blankets and toys. If you can, keep the crate near the family/you. He won't want to pee/poop in there, and he'll quickly get used to a schedule.If you ultimately only ever want him to go outside, I don't think puppy pads are a good idea.I've potty-trained many pups like this: Outside, often, on a schedule, otherwise they're in the crate. They learn fast.Obviously praise him highly when he pees outdoors.Good luck to you.
Male great pyrenees 6 months old weighs 80 lbs.is this a ideal weight for his age?
How old was your pyr pup when you got him? Did you buy him from his breeder? If so, your best idea of how big he'll become is to talk to the breeder. 80# can be right at 6 months if he's going to be a REALLY BIG BOY! I'd expect closer to 60# but 80# is possible for a pup who will be a really BIG adult dog. BUT.... to know if he's the right weight for his skeleton, you need to feel for his ribs. When you rub his sides, you should be able to just feel his ribs somewhat. If you can't feel the ribs, he's overweight. Look at my adult pyrs... My male is tall and slender and only 86# as an adult, which means he's small for an adult male pyr. Look at my female. At 106#, she is slightly overweight, and is now on a diet. I suggest you join a Pyr group at Yahoo to talk to other pyr owners. I've added links to some of the groups I visit.
Why is my dog drooling, not eating and no energy?
I wish you provided more information regarding this question.Is your dog a large dog with a big chest? Example: German shepherd, boxer?If so and depending on some other factors your dog possibly could have bloat. In which case you should get your dog to the vet immediately. This cannot be home treated.If your dog has bloat and you fail to treat he will die.Good luck.
Will a dog eat itself to death if you give it twenty pounds of food? Or will it get full and walk away at some point?
I came home from work one day to find my dogs had broken into the cabinet and eaten an entire week's worth of food in one sitting. There was a shredded bag, a couple areas covered with puked up dog food, and two dogs lying on their sides as if they were in A LOT of discomfort. I cleaned up the mess, trying not to yell because if you don't catch a dog in the act yelling at them accomplishes nothing. Then, I got my dinner and went to the living room only to hear my dogs whining and pushing their bowls around because it was almost six o'clock, their normal time for dinner. I'm speculating that it's possible for a dog to eat itself to death, but more likely it's just going to be sick and then ready to eat again after that.Edit: People have pointed out to me that it's possible for a dog to die from bloat from eating too much of something or something it shouldn't have eaten. I agree that it's NOT a good idea to give dogs free reign of food unless you're 100% sure you have a "grazer" but still think, overall, the majority of dogs will vomit as a means of self-protection than will die from overeating.
Adult male dog and female pups, excessive sniffing?
I have a 2-year-old male beagle/terrier mix and recently got two female chihuahua puppies (sisters) who are nearly 5 months old. the male dog is not their father. he isn't aggressive at all towards the puppies, but he sniffs their behinds and licks them constantly to the point where I have to separate them from each other. he doesn't hurt them, he just sniffs relentlessly. he is generally a well-behaved dog but when he is around the puppies, he will break his stay command repeatedly just to get to them and sniff them. any ideas on the causes of this behavior or some positive training techniques to stop the excessive sniffing? thanks
My bichon-poodle got bit by a HUGE dog?Help?
Alright so I have a 7 month old bichon-poodle mix, and he some how snuck out of the backyard by digging a hole near the fence, me and my sis were trying to bring him back home, but he ran to the park cause he loves the park.. anyways, my puppy thinks that every dog in the world, actually he thinks that every four legged ANYTHING is his bestfriend.. this huge dog, that's like the size of a bear, bit mine, I couldn't stop it, I was doing everything I can do get him distracted and the owner of the other dog warned me by telling me that his dog will literally eat mine.. :S I just wanna say, that owner was the biggest jerk in the world.. my dog got bit and went CRAZY, he ran into the field screaming his head off :( so we ran after him and I picked him up and put him in a poisition in where his leg wouldn't hurt, cause he couldn't move at ALL, he was screaming and crying really loud, he panicked. As you all know, it's sunday and the vet's are closed, so we've been trying to find a animal hospital but none are near us and none of them are on roads we're familiar with, and the ones who were open charge $145 for just LOOKING at the dog, not even giving him anything, for simply examining him.. My mom's friends that are really smart with animals came over and examined him and they said that it may be his hip but it's not swollen so they said that it could wait. we're taking him to the vet first thing in the morning.. What can I do to make sure that he's okay? is there anything I should watch out for? Thanks!
Dogs (pets): Can a dog stay home alone for 12 hours?
Realistically, 6 hours and more is not reasonable for a young dog.I personally do not feel that an adult dog should be alone or even alone with another dog more than an 8 hour work day. Dogs are pack animals and definitely need interaction. I would say 8 hours is pushing it. Remember that you sleep for a further 8 hours, making it more than 65% of the time that your dog is alone.Then you start to include date nights, going out with your friends, shopping late after work, overtime... you start to see that your dog spends like 80%+ of its time completely alone or with another dog and not able to go out and do anything. The yard or house is interesting to a dog for about 2 minutes, then its not new. This is really miserable for the poor guys.My personal opinion is that unless you have multiple people in the house on different shifts/always home or work part time, unfortunately a dog is just not for you.Other animals do much better with solitude. Cats, obviously. I know some people have pre-conceived notions of cats but they can be great companion animals.