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by Shell17
Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:50 am
Forum: Breed Questions
Topic: Is he still growing?
Replies: 1
Views: 2122

Is he still growing?

My rotti/mal mix "Bear" has weighed in at 91lbs for about 4 months. He's 13 months old right now. Is he done growing? Do dogs have growth spurts later on? He's on blue buffalo wilderness about 5 cups per day and is walked/gets runned for about an hour or two daily. He was neutered at 6 mon...
by Shell17
Mon Jun 23, 2014 7:03 am
Forum: Breed Questions
Topic: Malamute mix
Replies: 16
Views: 8704

Re: Malamute mix

good point judy- thank you for the tip
by Shell17
Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:38 am
Forum: Breed Questions
Topic: Malamute mix
Replies: 16
Views: 8704

Re: Malamute mix

Okay great, thank you so much for your help
by Shell17
Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:12 am
Forum: Breed Questions
Topic: Malamute mix
Replies: 16
Views: 8704

Re: Malamute mix

Nettle that's really useful, especially your explanation about how it's emotional. So I need to avoid any situations that might push him past his threshold? What I've been doing recently is when another dog walks by on path behind house and bear barks through fence I call him over distract him and g...
by Shell17
Tue Jun 10, 2014 8:00 am
Forum: Breed Questions
Topic: Malamute mix
Replies: 16
Views: 8704

Re: Malamute mix

Anatine that makes a lot more sense now thanks for explaining! Thanks for all your answers guys, that helps :)
by Shell17
Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:58 pm
Forum: Breed Questions
Topic: Malamute mix
Replies: 16
Views: 8704

Re: Malamute mix

I wasn't labelling it as a breed problem nor was I saying all dogs within a breed will be a certain way, I'm just saying sometimes when an issue presents itself that doesn't gave an obvious environmental cause it is possible it may have something to do in part with the breeds nature
by Shell17
Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:18 pm
Forum: Breed Questions
Topic: Malamute mix
Replies: 16
Views: 8704

Re: Malamute mix

Thank you nettle, helpful. I understand what you're saying Carolina but the breed does play some role in how your dog develops to a greater or lesser degree. Where a retriever loves water a chihuahua might not be so keen and that may not be something someone could train. I think understanding the br...
by Shell17
Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:04 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Out of control
Replies: 9
Views: 4242

Re: Out of control

Minkee that was very helpful thank you! I ended up buying a good quality hard plastic but slightly flexy black basket muzzle. He is able to drink pant etc without any problem. What I noticed however was when muzzled I was able to relax knowing he was more safe and could actually observe his body lan...
by Shell17
Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:21 pm
Forum: Breed Questions
Topic: Malamute mix
Replies: 16
Views: 8704

Malamute mix

Found out today my dog is likely a malamute rotti mix not a husky rotti mix, recently started having fairly major issues with dog on dog aggression with the exception of one dog (a female rotti) whom he's played with since 4 months of age. Anyone have any good advice or pointers specific to malamute...
by Shell17
Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:04 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Out of control
Replies: 9
Views: 4242

Out of control

Brought bear to parents house today, while leashed walked him past same older lab he bit over water dish couple weeks ago. She was lying down completely relaxed and he was panting, smiling relaxed expression and bouncy step until literally passing by her at which point he snapped at her while growli...
by Shell17
Wed Jun 04, 2014 10:39 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Icon question..?
Replies: 2
Views: 1892

Icon question..?

What does it mean when the little icon to the left of a thread is constantly scrolling?
by Shell17
Wed Jun 04, 2014 7:11 am
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Dog on dog aggression? Help??
Replies: 18
Views: 6314

Re: Dog on dog aggression? Help??

He was actually a really small gentle sort of man (even shorter than me) but him being unfamiliar might have had something to do with it. Though bear has seen him before when he came to chat with me for a couple hours. Thank you for the video link- like you I prefer visuals :)
by Shell17
Wed Jun 04, 2014 7:05 am
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Barking back nonstop
Replies: 17
Views: 6827

Re: Barking back nonstop

Thank you minkee :)
by Shell17
Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:03 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Barking back nonstop
Replies: 17
Views: 6827

Re: Barking back nonstop

Thank you jacksdad- sorry for being snippy
by Shell17
Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:38 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Barking back nonstop
Replies: 17
Views: 6827

Re: Barking back nonstop

Also, I had to resort to an adversive technique as the other option was to leave by my landlords order and find somewhere else to live. Granted I'm not in an ideal situation to own a dog but I found bear at the side of the 401 at roughly two months old in a cardboard box, I couldn't give him away ev...