My golden doodle freaks out some when he’s asleep and I accidentally touch him during the night. He wakes up after snapping and barking like what the fuck just happened?
Mine doesn't bite but he will growl if I fuck with him while he's sleeping. He can be on my lap and start growling if I have to get up
Alright good to hear, just kinda freaks usnout because he is just a happy ass dog and only growls at those times and when his sister pisses him off.
Ordered pizza last night, drank a little, and left the pizza box on the counter. I left for work early, and when my girlfriend left she said it was still on the counter. She mentions it when she gets home, but there is no sign of the box or pizza anywhere. I was thinking she threw it away and forgot it or some typical woman thing. Later, I’m looking for my keys, and under the couch is the box where these sneaky bastard dogs thought was a good hiding spot.
Our pointer does the same thing and has zero aggressive tendencies. I wouldn’t sweat it. There’s a reason “let sleeping dogs lie” is a thing.
That's exactly how my yellow dog is. He is the nicest dog on the planet but he isn't a fan or being messed with while he sleeps at all.
Yeah, im just about to have a baby and dont want the baby to eventually surprise the dog and something happen.
Anyone have GSP? Getting one in the next couple weeks. Would love any feedback and advice. Should be 14-16 weeks old depending on when we get him. TIA.
I’ve hunted over a number of them, but I’ve never owned one. They’re great dogs, but the highest of high energy.
We had a wonderful rescue Doberman before. Also high energy. Miss her so much. But that's the concern with us both working full time. Have a good support system in terms of people willing to come over and let him out etc in the middle of the day. Going to have to do crate for a while.
It’s not just that they are high energy, they literally can’t control themselves because of their dna. They are a breed that follow a sent. You can scream at them all you want the sent is everything, they don’t even hear you. Training is important. They are very smart but they have one job and they would die for it.
And you don’t have to feel bad for crating them, it actually calms them down and they know they are not on the job.
Not a GSP specifically but me and someone else (maybe AIP?) have pointers. Totally this: It took a good 3 months to get ours to respond to her name and stop chasing smells aimlessly. Highly recommend crating and using an e-collar, particularly the later. It takes a lot of work and patience to break that scent instinct. We’ve had ours on the collar for about 6 months now and she’s a completely different dog. Still has trouble calming down and relaxing, but we can finally have her in the yard and not have to panic every time she hits on a smell and worry about her running off.
Ours is mixed But if you are out in the country with land great, if not dog park every day We wake up at 6 am go for a two mile walk and almost every night we hit the park Also she loves the chuck it stick and never gets tired
Also their energy level is insane. Our collie can hike all day and beg for more, but if the two of them are on a run/bike the pointer will drive her into the ground without breaking a sweat. You either need to commit to religiously exercising it and/or have enough land that it can run itself to exhaustion.
3 months is exactly what they tell you when you buy the dog. Where my dad bought our boy they told him exactly that, we can train him for you but it’s at least 3 months. My dad said no and it was a mistake. They live around a lake with a ton of space so it wasn’t a big issue. But I am the guardian so when they went away I had to keep him in a more urban area and he needed to run. I managed but yeah, discipline is not easy. And it’s not that they don’t want to obey...they just get sucked in with the scent. Key is to keep their head up
Our boy is now 15, the vet told my parents to not walk more than 20 minutes with him. He will look perfectly fine but he would not stop anyway, these dogs just do not stop. You need to stop them for their own good. They will litteraly die following a scent
Never get tired till they crash I can run her at the park till she is ready to fall over, get her home and she is ready to play ball
The day after we picked up this maniac from the pound, she found a five second window while we were watering the garden, made it a mile down the road, and got picked up by animal control w/i about 15 mins. Same lady who did our paperwork was driving the doggo paddy wagon and was very annoyed with us. I resisted the ecollar, but after a couple early morning romps through our neighbor’s fruit trees in my underwear, and a terrifying 10 mile chase down through some jungle and cattle pastures, decided enough was enough. Best decision we ever made.
Smart, and you can tell they love you but it’s impossible to resist the urge. They were made for this. They are doing the job It’s obvious with my boy too, i love him so much. And I don’t have a ton of time with him left. My sister just had a kid, you know how fast twitch these dogs can be. He is so good around her, never tipping her over. I am going to cry
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Got a semi-sick pup on my hands. Poor girl ate one of the kitten’s toy mice, caught her with a ball of fuzz hanging out of her mouth. Just let her outside to play and she put herself in timeout. Big sis is very concerned.
Not personally, but congestive heart failure can be seen in symptoms like fatigue, reduced willingness to walk or exercise, difficulty breathing, loss of appetite, weight loss, a distended abdomen, and trouble sleeping among other signs. Go to your vet if you have worries and ask for screenings. There are an abundance that can be completed to rule out potential heart disease. You won't be able to identify it yourself unless you can spot irregular heart beats or murmurs.
My dog just briefly collapsed after sprinting to the door at full speed to yell at the ups guy. He's done this two other times this summer when he got extremely excited really quickly, but really no issues other than that. Shouldn't google I guess but fainting was a symptom of heart issues I guess. Not sure he lost consciousness, just got really wobbly and fell / laid over for a few seconds to catch his breath. Other than that nothing really is out of the ordinary. He's been losing weight on a diet, actually gained back 2 lbs this month. We walk 2mi a couple times a week and he doesn't really drag behind the younger / non handicapped dog. He's always 10/10 excitement to go for walks.