Dog ate chicken skeleton

[KnottedYet]

Gross! Gross! Gross!

No sign of distress from the chicken bones, but I have been paying a bit more attention to what the dog produces during this chicken-bone escapade. This afternoon I found Something Else... and it was so obvious that I would have seen it even before I started looking for chicken bone bits if it/they had been there.

Gross! Gross! Gross!

My is vet closed for the weekend and I couldn't bear to wait 'til Monday, so I high-tailed it to PetCo and bought some broad spectrum de-wormer. I did google what active ingredients were needed before I shopped, and made sure I got something with those ingredients. Maybe it will work, maybe it won't. I'll call the vet Monday.

GROSS!!! GROSS!!! GROSS!!!

[NbyNW]

oh Knott . . . sounds like this is harder on you than it is on your dog!

[KnottedYet]

Oh, and for dog-raiding of trash cans and everything else they're not suppose to have, 4 words:

Cesar Milan: Dog Whisperer.

3 more words:

National Geographic Channel.

One of these days I'm just gonna have to buy a TV.
If only so the dog can watch Cesar Milan.

[bmccasland]

If your dog is literate, Cesar has books too.

I learned a lot from watching his programs. Cesar trains people, and the dog works out.

[Trek420]

One of these days I'm just gonna have to buy a TV.
If only so the dog can watch Cesar Milan.

He's on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP8sD...eature=channel

[KnottedYet]

Yup.
The only question we flunked is the one about pulling on the leash. My dog is crazy for smells, and as he's gotten blind smells have become even more important. On a 6 ft loose-leash I often waterski, but on a short leash he will heel nicely.

Mine knows humans are boss. He's Omega Dog. He gets out of anyone's way. I can take away his bowl as he's trying to eat, and I can pull treats and toys out of his mouth. We used to do the whole poke-pull-prod business so he wouldn't freak if someone grabbed him, but not for years.

I originally had him training to be a therapy dog, but his temperment was just too anxious to be calm away from my side. I was supposed to consider it again after he was about 5 years old, but lost the desire.

Now he's older, part blind, has tender lipomas here and there, and is having some trouble with his hips. He's still one of the sweetest Omega Dogs I've ever met.

But, boy Howdy, can he find a chicken carcass!

[NbyNW]

Cesar's stuff can be really helpful (I'm a huge fan), but I think a lot of his advice falls into one of two categories: 1) making sure the dog gets adequate exercise and 2) correcting problem behaviors as they occur. (While also being aware of what you are projecting to the dog) Which you have to be present for.

It's a bit harder to correct behaviors that occur when the dog is unsupervised. Adequate exercise helps, but it may be that further dog-proofing the garbage or finding a way to confine the dog to a non-chicken-bone part of the home when you are out would be most expedient and effective.

[KnottedYet]

Or I could take the garbage out when it's full of chicken-ey goodness!

[NbyNW]

Yes, I'm sure that would work too!

[marni]

my FIL's dog loves to go after the trash when we leave him alone in the house. This in spite of the fact that the garbage can with bricks in the bottom weighs more than he does. We just put the trash in the pantry cupboard when we go out. No big deal.

Our cats go crazy if we give them a chunk of meat or bone. Little tigers or small snippy steelmagnolias in fur coats.

marni

[Trek420]

[url] Step One:
Never walk around or step over your dog. Walk through. The dog needs to get out of the way every time. Of course don't hurt Fido to do this, but at first slowly shuffle forward, hold your ground, and make him give way.

My mutt (who tends to think she's in charge of all she sees) knows many tricks. One of them is "excuse me". Whenever she's blocking my way I just say that command and she moves outa the way.

It's one of the first things she learned.

[lph]

My mutt (who tends to think she's in charge of all she sees) knows many tricks. One of them is "excuse me". Whenever she's blocking my way I just say that command and she moves outa the way.

It's one of the first things she learned.

Heheh. I read this as the dog has learned how to "say" excuse me - and you move outa the way

[DMC]

My mutt (who tends to think she's in charge of all she sees) knows many tricks. One of them is "excuse me". Whenever she's blocking my way I just say that command and she moves outa the way.

It's one of the first things she learned.

After being tripped over and stepped on a few times, mine knows that 'get out' means she'd better vacate the kitchen premises, like NOW. Unfortunately, the lure of food smells is great, and she does love being around mommy, so I have to kick her out every 10 minutes.