All ready seen that one Denis

   

Why do you think it is to do with respecting you?



Then there is a good chance that lact of respect is why he did it.  Dogs do this for a lot of reasons, the other dog could have already marked on you and your dog was over marking, you may have brushed a bush were a dog had marked and it was on your clothes, there are so may reasons.



You can never become Alpha dog because you are not a dog, only a dog can be that.  You hold all the resources, food, walks etc so you are already leader.  You say when your dog is fed, walked etc.  Many people go too far trying to prove to their dog that they are boss, it can spoil the bonding between you and your dog if you take it too far.



If this is the first time it has happened I wouldn't take any action because you didn't see what lead up to this.  Instead I would watch him in future to see if he does it again and what leads up to it.  By being stricter with him now, you may undo a lot of the work you have already put in, and it is the wrong way to handle it.

I love this, well said Smokeybear

He won't give you dates Jason because he can't.  He has been saying this for several years now, and never once has he given any evidence although he has been asked many times.  When members have tried to get this information, he verbally abuses them.

I feel sorry for his dog because he is a control freak with her.  He can't get people to do as he wants so forces his dog to. 

Denis has admitted on another thread that he sometimes encourages his dog to chase deer, this is illegal in this country now, but some deer turn on dogs and have been know to kill them.  Not only is he breaking the law, he could be putting his dog at risk.   What idiot would deliberately put their dog at risk ??:

I have permission to cross post this.


Yesterday, my darling Barty made me the proudest woman in the world by
being selected for KC Good Citizen Scheme Gold Demonstration Team at
Crufts this year. For those that don't know Barty, he was rescued at
5 months from a pts situation because he has absolutely no hip sockets
whatsoever. He also has a malformed spine which he had surgery on two
years ago and now is physically very fit. Barty is a red merle
lurcher and I have put a photo of him in the group files for you to
see how gorgeous he is (and he knows it).

49 dogs showed up for the selection which went on for 4 and half hours
- I was exhausted. If anyone is going to Crufts this year (and did I
mention I am going with Barty !!!!!!!!!!) we will be there on Thursday
and Saturday.


***** you can tell the world. Barty is used by his orthopeodic surgeon
as an inspiration to owners who think no hips is a death sentence. When you
cross post tell them he is raw fed, has only had puppy vacs and he has had
very careful management during his growing years. Sam has helped enormously
in this and he is only homeopathically treated now.

I know they won't show it on tv but wouldn't it be great if they did show
what a disabled dog can achieve.

Please read my post again, it says that no tests have been done and as far as I know I don't know if they are planned.

I don't really care what you think anyway, I got this from someone who is dealing with a lot of HD dogs, and most are from dogs that were neutered early.  I have know this person for quite a few years, and never known her to either lie or mislead.

Any sudden change in a dog's behaviour always get them checked by a vet, it could be a medical problem.

What time do you feed him and what do you feed him on?

I have the other part of the pair of book ends   Bonnie is a Border Collie/Lab

I am only just catching up with this thread, it seems the talent on her is much better that Denis's cabaret act.

I was told that she was dragged under a vehicle for some distance and both her back legs were broken.  She had to be kept in a crate so that they could heal.   She is a lovely little girl, but didn't know how to behave when I first got her.


I am enjoying him making a fool of himself Schmoo, the more he says the more he contradicts himself.




  I don't give out confidential information Lou, and you didn't really expect any other answer, surprise surprise, you are just trying to cause trouble.

I just found this on Ebay, Remote Electric Dog Training Collar micro shock trainer  at least they is honest, they are saying it is a shock trainer.  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Remote-Electric-Dog-Training-Collar-micro-shock-trainer_W0QQitemZ190079671863QQihZ009QQcategoryZ43426QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Before I forget, I am out again tomorrow, so probably won't be able to reply.

Sometimes bitches do start to wee inside just after spaying, it will mean taking them back to the beginning with toilet training, but it is more likely to be a water infection.  When it is incontinence, they don't normally leave puddles because it leaks out.  Many bitches will help control this by keeping themselves clean. 

It was, but Denis is so thick skinned he can't see when people are taking the piss out of him.

This seems to be a common belief, but out of the 4 bitches I have had, 1 was spayed before her first season and she was the only one who didn't have incontinence.  I have 2 now that are not in this, Bonnie was spayed 3 months after her first season and Tilly is only 6 months old and won't be spayed until she has had a season.

I have heard recently that there may be a connection between HD and early neutering because of the way they have to put the back legs to neuter them.  There hasn't been any tests done for this yet, and I don't know if any are planned.  I heard it from someone who is dealing with a lot of HD and the majority of them were neutered early.

There does seem to be a link between dogs being neutered as teenagers and fear problems.   Also with a lot of dogs, the growth plates don't close when they should with early neutering so the dogs grow taller.

I noticed a big difference in Bonnie's behaviour after she had her first season, she matured.

He doesn't, he takes his dog out to chase deer