Member Ed
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Why does he wear it in the house? I’m curious
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… and these https://www.chewy.com/nylabone-power-chew-barbell-peanut/dp/102490 — we do the Monster size which is huge. They are often not in stock, but they have lasted years with my strong chewers. Robert does not like the Nylabones though.
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“YouTube public videos” <— the monthly chat ones, where he goes over a variety of questions. Same with the member only chats. Ultimately, I would want to absorb Robert’s way of thinking and principles so that I could reapply them in new situations. At that age, like Riggan said, you would want a martingale collar and to be gentle, perhaps firm, but never harsh with the dog. So we do not create a pile of nerves that is going to be coy and have other problems later. I’m sure you will do great and have an awesome pup as a result.
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No. I suggest you dig into Robert’s past videos including the AMA (member chats) and the public YouTube videos. I would watch a few dozen. That is the quickest way to get into the Robert’s mindset Robert. Meanwhile do not do anything harsh to the dog and if you are having trouble managing him put him in a crate as he is starting to get into trouble so that we are not overly harsh with him. Good luck!!
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I’ll take a shot
1) The challenge with kids playing is that she may see them as mates. That creates problems in that human skin is not as tough as a dogs, and we are not as quick. So it really depends on your kids, and what kind of tolerance you and your partner have for them being bitten all over, with the occasional skin break, including in the face. There is also the possibility some kids do not know how to behave around a dog that is not a Labrador, and may put the dog in a position where he/she reacts negatively. It is probably not a good idea for most families.
2) Yes and no. The restriction on toys is a tool to overcome relationship challenges and establishing boundaries that otherwise the handler would have trouble implementing. Whether that tool is needed depends on the dog/handler combination. On rope toys and anything that can be swallowed or get entangled the is the question of safety when the dog is left alone with it.
3) Many people feed puppies 3 times a day. I always fed all my dogs twice a day. Food down, they eat or don’t eat, you remove the bowl. There is no grazing. Most dogs will engorge themselves. It is an evolutionary mechanism. As predators they never know when they will be able to eat again, so they will eat as much as they can as long food is available. Obesity, and most dogs are obese, is a huge stress on the pups joints, particularly for a n active jumpy dog.
4) My preference, is that the dog is always with the family in the middle of the action — in a create or not. That I think makes for a better bonding, and I also think that it makes for a more mentally stable dog. 42″ is way too large for a puppy. For potty training the crate needs to be so that the dog can not poop on one corner and sleep in the other. I have always kept puppies crated in my bedroom at night on level with the bed next to it. I want them to bond with me. Like people, dogs are gregarious creatures, I think they do better when they are in a social setting, rather than isolated. In my opinion isolation is punishment for a dog.
5) I think the question is why did you get a dog? If you got a dog to be a companion, then have it make you company. He/she will (eventually) be perfectly satisfied to be in a crate next to you as you work. The more fun you have with your pup the best will be his life and yours. I play/interact with mine throughout the day, like when I get up to get a glass of water or go to the bathroom… nothing planned. Then we have a solid slice of time in the beginning of the day, about 20-30 mins and an hour or two at the end of the day. I have 3 dogs and they play amongst themselves a few times a day, but nothing beat playing, or being around daddy… except for food 🙂
Hope it helps, and good luck!!! Puppyhood goes by too fast.
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Don’t have a fence either 🙂
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The fee is an interesting question. I have not seen any data on that, that is, if a dog from a shelter that charges more is less likely to return. There is probably anecdotal accounts one way or another, but I’m not sure how significant they are. The amount of vetting shelters do on prospective parents is sometimes also a bit over the top. A good home is better than a perfect home — some of it, I suspect, may be because of specific volunteers doing some virtue signaling and stuff. It gets complicated.
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Well, there are issues with too much love. A dog needs to know that it is being taken care off and that whoever is in charge “got this”. If he/she thinks that no one is running the show the dog will volunteer to do it as someone needs to be driving this bus. So while love itself is not the problem a lack of leadership or respect would be.
Separate from that, for people that compete with dogs, they want the dog to be in a permanent “affection deficit” so they will give 110% in training and when competing.
There are probably more thoughts on this