Recent content by Davedbd

Its funny you say that because my wife is constantly asking me.." is that an aggressive growl"?? Is she being mean?? Will she be a bad dog...is she gonna bite me....why is she being so aggressive.?? Its all puppy behavior 100%. They growl and bark and jump and flip around like nut balls. They...

All the above are great recommendations and we have used them all with success with Tiara. We got her @6weeks 5days old which is young by most opinions...but better than where she was. Anyway, just keep at it. She is 13 weeks and the improvement is incredible. She still wants to eat my 8 year...

Don't let that fool ya..LOL...Tiara is 13 weeks and already knows how to get us to let her out. I live in the northeast and its been freezing cold with TONS of snow and she still wants to go out alone. I always keep her on a leash and only after she has done her business will I sometimes release...

I have the female and my wife's friend has the male of a small litter. Tiara had one accident in the crate and it was #2. She has had about 5 accidents outside the crate in 7 weeks. Her brother however has had more accidents than you can count. What we did was the following: 1- No water after...

With Tiara she played with the small light leather leash we originally got her and it was a nightmare trying to get her used to it let alone walk on a lead. We eventually bought her a small metal chain instead and she does not seem to bite at it as much at all. It honestly just takes time and...

You should begin training as soon as the puppy is home. Tiara is 13 weeks old, she knows the sit, stay, come, leave it, down, roll over and bang!! your dead trick. They are like little sponges I tell ya. I keep it short and sweet maybe 5 small treats twice a day. She will do it on call with a...

Thanks for the replies.....I will definitely remember to have him wash up a lot.

Hello all, I have an 8 y/o son who is allergic to our puppies saliva. We have had him tested by an allergist and its a positive for dog/cat dander. He is real bad around long haired dogs and cats. Red eyes, itchy and sometime wheezing even. But around our puppy Tiara, he has no ill effect...

After watching many episodes of Pets 101, the dog whisperer and reading different forums and books there is an endless amount of information.....LOL!! Some good, some bad. I know our girl Tiara has been attempting the stairs since we got her home at 6 weeks 5 days old. She can easily make it up...

I just made the same exact switch as you except I went from Royal Canin to Wellness. I did like the previous poster said, over about 7 days gradually switch. Her stool was a tad bit loose for about 3 days, but is now normal. After the switch to Wellness we still are not sure we are gonna stay...

We chose this breed for the simple fact that all we have heard are rave reviews about how well they are with children. Having said that, our 11 week old Tiara is great with my wife, me and our 11 year old son. However, around our 8 year old son, she is a nightmare. She sees him as either a toy...

I agree with exercise and walks.......I have just started Tiara getting acclimated with the treadmill. It's freezing outside and we have about 3 feet of snow on the ground. No walks happening anytime soon. I have noticed that she has become very "crazy" over the past three days. I have increased...

I just watched an episode on PETS 101 about puppies and one method they talked about for nipping is applying some frozen butter to your hands and letting the pup lick you. Supposedly they will learn to lick rather than bite/nip. I'm not 100% sold on this but just thought I would add it as an...

Ok, I see your point. But every dog I have had loved the crate and all my friends (except one) say nothing but good things about the crate. I'm not saying anything is 100% foolproof, but I think with the proper introduction and use the crate can be a great and safe tool. Being locked up for 6-8...

We rescued Tiara at 6weeks 5 days old. She is a spunky 10 week old today. She was very nippy when we got her home. We followed what everyone else said about bite inhibition. The concept is very basic but it is very important that you follow through with it. Teaching just not to bite will not be...