I thought that was interesting, too, that the MDR1 mutation is not about a sensitivity to ivermectin per se, but is an indicator of a deficiency in the blood-brain barrier. I also read that the 'don't give ivermectin to herding breeds!' warning was due to the practice of using HIGH doses of ivermect...

I looked at Mary Strauss's comments that Nana mentioned -- I found this: "It’s best to give heartworm preventives year-round as well, not only for better protection against infection, but also to ensure that the manufacturer will pay for treatment should your dog become infected with heartworms." I ...

I was just coming to the conclusion that there are way more CLUELESS OWNERS now, and your post supports that, Nana! Dee's agility class has been uneventful. The young Boxer has moved to private lessons, the Airedale has settled in and is no longer hyper-aware of every little thing -- new class, new ...

Nana, if the dog has been started on ivermectin, that doesn't mean you have to continue that. As you know :madgo: :cussing: I am a recent convert, and quite a fervent one, to giving preventive. Nothing like a case of heartworm to cause me to find religion! My dogs are getting Sentinel (milbemycin ox...

Actually, I think Dee draws some of this behavior -- if those dogs looked at Rowley, he would deflect it and be very non-confrontational, but Dee meets all looks with a hard stare of her own. She won't START something, but she'll tell you that she'll finish it! So I think she's a reactive dog in the...

Glad you got in!

I am doing a Beginner's Agility class with Miss Dee, to see if she likes it, and it's at the training center where Rowley has one of his weekly lessons. I've known this trainer for 25 years and I like her a lot. She's a FB friend and a friend, so I'm not about to put this on FB, it's got nothing to ...

Progress report for us: Dee has a 3-week AAT assignment at the high school where we did our Observations; we have done two of the three visits and will do the third next Tuesday. The students -- there are about 10-12 of them in the group, with 3 or 4 AAT teams -- are very taken with Dee and have tak...

I wish him all the best, and I hope your bruises and puncture wounds heal quickly, Sherri. Dogs like this are certainly a test for rescues. If the behavior can be identified and addressed, they can be adopted and have wonderful lives. My very first foster Sheltie, Bandit, was a fear-biter. Probably ...

Also Jane wants to know, was he guarding space when he had those episodes the other day, Sherri?

I think you have to make accurate notes of his behavior. That's just not something that can be ignored. Whoever told you to not mention it is doing a great disservice to rescue, and that's something I feel very strongly about. If rescue adopts Moe out to anyone the way he is now, they're not rescue,...

Okay, I asked Jane about this tonight. (Jane is this trainer: http://www.canissapiens.com/aboutus.html ) When I described the articles that Moe 'guards', she wasn't surprised at all, and said 'I've known a number of Beagles who guarded tissues, and several who guarded space, like a spot on the couch...

I think your progress will be slow and the more it can be depersonalized, the better. In the scenario you describe -- and I'm sorry you got bit, that's SO annoying on so many levels, not to mention painful -- it might have been more effective to lure Moe into the kitchen for a cookie and then close ...

It sounds like he has an issue with ANYTHING being removed from his vicinity, based on triggers I can't even conjecture. I have Manners class tomorrow -- the class with Lizzie and Biscuit, who have similar behavior -- and I'm going to ask Jane (our trainer) if that behavior is considered resource gu...

It's still very unpredictable, so I haven't had anything handy to try to distract him with. And, unfortunately, throwing food isn't an option since Henry will fight over food on the floor. Throwing chicken would be the start of a brawl :( OMG yes, you would have to stage set-ups with Henry safely o...

Interesting question. It doesn't seem so much that he wants certain items, so much as he wants you NOT TO TAKE them when he is there, Sherri? In the scenario with the shawl, for instance, I wonder what he would have done if you'd suddenly started tossing bits of chicken several feet from him; would ...

I think the muzzle will allow you to work on the problem, but I agree, it would be best if a real solution could be reached. However, if a muzzle is going to keep someone from being bitten, I'm all for it!

I have Beau, a Sheltie with such hideous dentition that seasoned veterinarians have drawn back and said 'OMG!' on first looking in his mouth. So my two cents is: I have never seen a difference from anything I have put in the water bowl, be it fragaria vesca or an enzymatic cleaning solution. Save yo...

Oh cool, so it's meeting criteria rather than getting one of a limited number of slots? I'm sorry Max meets the criteria, but it would be cool to have him in the trial, could be informative at worst and helpful at best. Fingers crossed.

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https://thedoggerel.wordpress.com/2013/ ... g-in-dogs/

https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/issue ... 368-1.html

When will you be notified if he's in?

LOL! I hear that, Judy -- I don't bestow much credibility on members of the veterinary community, often. At least if you did want to explore that option, it's nearby.

I'm glad Benson's getting better. Soft tissue injuries heal slowly, esp in dogs that are of mature, dignified, wise years.

Oh, I hope it works out that he can participate in the trial -- it sounds interesting and promising!

That's great news. Also, I think she will likely tolerate less novel proteins if they are fed unprocessed (i.e., raw). Hoping that turns out to be the case, it would solve a lot!

I read that article after a discussion with a dog-owning (and dog-training friend) about how the 'leave it' command has become what 'NO!' used to be, in dog training: an all-purpose, get-away-from-that, stop-doing-that bark of the owner, with no constructive request for action. Thirty years ago when...

I started to read that and I will read it carefully later today when I have time -- last night at class I was working 'leave it' with Dee, and like Sherri, I don't want it to be a command in a voice that says 'you bad dog!' so I tried making it look differently to Dee. She will completely ignore a p...

Holy smokes, that's awesome! I'm trying to work my way through the Novice trick list, look at what you and Henry did!

Congratulations!

Also, here's the article I found that made the lightbulb go on over my head: http://www.oakwood-canine-services.co.uk/blog/read_72141/why-does-my-dog-pee-on-my-bed.html And thought WDJ and some other sources say 'oh, let him mark on walks, that will get it out of his system' -- I think that's nonsen...

At 10 months, he may be the worst now that he will ever be, that's such a fraught age developmentally -- like being a teenager for a kid! You know how you hang around dog venues and you get told stuff by the 'older and wiser' dog people? I was told a year or more ago that Alex was marking because he...

I am also happy that my other Lapphund, who is coming to me this winter, is a girl.