17th February 2010, 15:38
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Infractions: 0/2 (8) | what a lovely pair of Alsatian pups! Quote:
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17th February 2010, 15:39
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17th February 2010, 15:49
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Infractions: 0/2 (8) | Dogs are quite territorial- female dogs a little more so - plus in my own experience female dogs are slightly more insecure about their grub than males are. One way of handling this is to feed her occasional treats like biscuits etc by hand. Then place her food in her bowl while she is watching and then step aside for her to get there and eat. Be nearby but not too close. Keep speaking to her in a low calming voice. Its not a bad idea to allow her to lick some food off your hand too - but slowly and carefully. Useful to keep doing this till she realizes that no one means her any harm and no one is going to take away the food. But till she is calm, do not put your hand near her food while she is eating - she is bound to bite because she will feel threatened. One more thing is - sometimes dogs, when they are wolfing down their meat/ bones portion, growl and snarl a bit - this is like a sort of genetic simulation of the 'catch and kill' process which their ancestors used to have to do in the Wild. I ve seen plenty of alsatians do this while worrying a bone and/ or other chewy toy. Quote:
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17th February 2010, 17:20
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lever on Monday, Chicken 'Neck' on Tues, Chicken legs on wed, Pet feast (mixed parts of chicken) on thurs, One of the item repeated on friday Mutton Dog food from STar Bazaar on sat n sunday. All these are mixed with rice or Royal Canine.! buiscuit, chew sticks, Bones etc are gifts to him whenever I come home from office or want to show my love :-) The Vet (Dr. Pawan) in Indira Nagar finds no problem or worms in their stomach. I still am a bit worried about their health, coz I want them to eat a lot and look good and healthy. 1 of Zozo's recent pic :-) Killer looks  Last edited by Ranjan Sharma : 17th February 2010 at 17:23. | |
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17th February 2010, 17:29
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17th February 2010, 17:38
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17th February 2010, 17:41
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17th February 2010, 17:47
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Infractions: 0/2 (8) | I adopted my GSD Cassie from a friend who couldnt handle her or play with her enough - she was 1 year old or so at the time. She leaps onto her grub and finishes it off in a wink! (she eats from my hand and no one else's) My Labrador Daisy was adopted from CUPA around 5 years ago because her owner put her out on the street - poor thing. She was about a year old at that time. Even she is quite growly and insecure about her grub even after all these years but she eats from my hand (no one else's). Yet, even now, 5 years later, she still is capable of growling/snapping if even I approach her plate with my hand when she is in the thick of eating her grub. My oldest - Wolf the GSD (7 years old) came to me when he was 2 months old. He is totally peaceful about grub and is a bit too much of a "gentleman" sometimes - happily allows the other 2 monsters to eat from his plate - except his portion of meat that is. All the earlier Dogs we've had,(predominantly males and for the most part Alsatians, Dobermanns and the like, have been like Wolf.) One pet of mine (who passed on in 2007) a Weimaraner named Tina, despite my having had her with me since she was 3 months old onwards, was somehow very insecure about her grub. Used to eat from my hand but in her haste used to connect nice and hard with her teeth on my fingers many a time as well. I think it is a deep-seated insecurity some dogs develop, sometimes on account of their basic mental make-up OR if they are not treated nicely and kindly when they are small pups. Our furry fellows diet is unvaryingly balanced and quite simple: 6-615am - Toned Milk, a few slices of Brown Bread and a handful of pedigree nuggetsfor the scrunchy feeling and taste. 12-1215pm - A large portion of Kerala Red Par-Boiled Rice (with the husks on) in a Soup with Meat and Bones and a few carrots - pressure cooked for 35 minutes with a tablespoon of oil (for their coats). 6-615pm - Toned Milk, a few slices of Brown Bread and another handful of pedigree nuggets. Since they are big dogs they all use large bowls for their food. In the intervening periods of time they share bits of me and my wifes breakfast, bits of our lunch (if there is meat/ chicken served) and if we are at home, and bits of our dinner too (if there is meat/chicken served). And like you, when I get home after work I usually give them a chewstick or biscuits or something when I play with them. They love all sorts of bones including chicken bones and spare parts. The two females happily eat fruits and veg as well, but the Wolf wont touch fruit and veg. They are de-wormed once every 4-6 months and are (by the grace of God) in good health and most important, are a bunch of three happy chaps - always upto some mischief or the other in the house. Our Vet, Dr Ansar has been looking after these fellows for years and even when he came on Monday last to give them their annual immunization injections, pronounced them to be in perfect condition. Quote:
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17th February 2010, 17:49
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17th February 2010, 18:01
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17th February 2010, 18:54
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| Don't see many "cats" here. So here goes. My niece is "testing" to see how "kitty" reacts. I've never seen a cat who loves kids as this one, he is really calm and does't do anything even if my lil niece is pulling his hair out. Having said that, if I try to mess around he will fight back still he will not bite with much force or use his "claws". Its as if he knows if he does he will hurt us.  Poor chap died about 2 months back was 9yrs old.  "Chikku" the mad one. This is the crazy one at my wife's home about a year old.  The "mad one" taking a break  |
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17th February 2010, 19:28
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17th February 2010, 19:44
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17th February 2010, 20:04
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18th February 2010, 09:27
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Infractions: 0/2 (8) | to each his/her own. light taps on the muzzle of a dog can indicate to the dog that one is displeased. a more effective way is to hold the dog firmly by the chin/muzzle, look straight into his/her eyes move his/her head firmly from side to side while saying NO in a Firm voice. the sheer indignity of this treatment (from the dogs perspective) will make him/her understand that he/she has done wrong and hence is being told off. Quote:
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