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We have 3 Rottweilers - 1 female which is 11, then a brother and sister, which we got at 8 weeks old last year, who are about 15 months.
We only intended to get one more originally, as a replacement for our 2 year old female who was knocked down by an idiot client on our livery stables driving too fast last year. But they were the last two left in the litter, and my parents didn't take much convincing!
So glad too, as it's great for them to have another dog the same age to play with. We've never had a male one before, he is the soppiest one of them all, love the way he just loafs about and doesn't care about anything!
We only intended to get one more originally, as a replacement for our 2 year old female who was knocked down by an idiot client on our livery stables driving too fast last year. But they were the last two left in the litter, and my parents didn't take much convincing!
So glad too, as it's great for them to have another dog the same age to play with. We've never had a male one before, he is the soppiest one of them all, love the way he just loafs about and doesn't care about anything!
Lovely dog there Bry.
Why and how did they have his voicebox removed? Sounds terrible..
Aye he was
still miss him to this day.it wasn't us that removed it it was his first owners and tbh we dont know why it happened.
Towards the end of his life when he was ill, we took him to the vets (first time we had needed to) and he said he couldnt imagine any vet removing the voice box. So we never knew why it happened but it was such a shame as he was a perfect dog.
We recently added another dog to our household. Mainly to keep the other dog company.
We wanted something small.
What dog is the small one?
We want a small one to company our Lab
Nice Weimaraner adscan, a very good looking dog indeed.
My Weimaraner, Dora.
lovely looking weim...
now mine has turned 4 he has calmed down so much .
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Nemo, English Toy Terrier, currently 19 months. Big (for an ETT), but perfectly formed
Here's him at 6 weeks:
And at 3 months:
And at 5 months:
And at 18 months:
Here's him at 6 weeks:
And at 3 months:
And at 5 months:
And at 18 months:
Docking tails is only wrong when its used for anything but medical reasons.
Couple of my aunties dogs where docked because they wag too much and damage them.
Getting a dog neutered before 6 months is very dangerous to there health. Doing it before 1 year of age is not recommended either. They loose the testosterone before they stop developing and it can cause some stunned grow and abnormalities in there bone structure.
Getting a dog neutered because he seems to be having aggression issues will not sort the aggression out. It may ease the problem, but it will not cure it.
There is obviously some underlying issues if you cant walk past a toy. He's basically telling you that he is the leader of the "pack" and you will not have his toy. You might want to talk to a trainer about getting that sorted before it becomes a real problem, don't rely upon the neutering to do the job.
The way i put my self as leader of the pack is quite easy, feed him your self and by hand sometimes, put your hand in his food bowl every now and then, play fight but always make sure you win more then he does, playing with toys always make sure you win more then he does, if he gets too excited you can sometimes push him to the ground and pin him with your chest (not to strongly) just enough to stop him from getting away, hold it for about 6-8 secs and then let go, stand over him a lot when putting his lead on.
Best one is when there young when you pick them up and they wriggle, don't put them down until they stop, that way they know your in control, not them.
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All very true. The stat's I've seen are 60% improvement, 30% no change and 10% actually makes it worse.
I'm not an expert, but have done some research about this kind of thing due to some issues with my own dog. The prevailing opinion these days seems to be that this kind of 'dominance' stuff is actually based on flawed research and in many instances can actually make the dog worse and more aggressive. I think I even read somewhere that the person who wrote the original dominance theory papers has retracted them - can't find a link though.
The suggestion to see a trainer was a good one, but I'd also suggest posting in a more relevant forum - such as the Champdogs Forum. You'll get a mix of opinion there, but may also get a recommendation for a good trainer local to you.
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With regard to the dominance issue you can express your position in the hierarchy relatively simply by always having your meal first before the dog and making them wait for a few seconds before actually giving them their dinner. Obviously there is more to it than just that but it doesn't necessarily have to be a huge battle of wills pitting you head to head.
A lot of my own training with my dog has come through other breeders of working Labrador's.
Personally the above method has worked perfectly for me. But what works for me, might not work for others.
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We have two Great Danes, four Golden Retrievers, and one Terrier thing. All very lovely dogs, kind as anything.
This is Isa:
Lola:
Barney:
This is Isa:
Lola:
Barney:
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Our chocolate lab Kiera, mad as a hatter however superb with kids and retrieves well.
Docking is also not illegal, only Vets aren't allowed to do it. Breeders still can given reason