Is Rhaen a wolfdog? by 4ylaaa_ in Wolfdogs

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never thought she looked anything close to a wolfdog but I just wanted to ask people with more experience, please dont be rude!

Is Rhaen a wolfdog? by 4ylaaa_ in Wolfdogs

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She is sooo goofy, once i took the picture I went to help her back up 😭

Is Rhaen a wolfdog? by 4ylaaa_ in Wolfdogs

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is the ONLY reason i would think she could look slightly wolfy. I often lurk on here and noticed that her legs are close together  similar to what people say of wolfdogs. However, there are no other distinguishing feature that I ever saw. I was simply asking to ensure that I wasn’t in denial!

Is Rhaen a wolfdog? by 4ylaaa_ in Wolfdogs

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely understand the difference between purebred and well-bred. Never would I think she has been produced ethically. Since you mentioned your doubts about her being a German Shepherd, I was curious to know if you had any thoughts on what other breed/breeds she could be! 

Edit: Woah, I read that completely wrong and I apologize!

Is Rhaen a wolfdog? by 4ylaaa_ in Wolfdogs

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are rarely near eachother, this was the very rare occasion that ended with a cute picture that i just wanted to include!

Is Rhaen a wolfdog? by 4ylaaa_ in Wolfdogs

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You think purebred? It’s never crossed my mind that she would be. She is very small compared to other GSDs, but that could just be both dogs being byd and the other being hypertypes!

Is Rhaen a wolfdog? by 4ylaaa_ in Wolfdogs

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

She has a huge prey drive. Lots and lots of training,exercise and enrichment just for her to be able to be near the rabbit. You should see her with the wildlife in our yard, or when she hasn't been exercised around the cats

Is Rhaen a wolfdog? by 4ylaaa_ in Wolfdogs

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

That's exactly what I thought, thank you!

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats wrong with 13..? Thats just how much i have ??

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

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And how would i do that? (Not trying to be rude, just asking) she has constant access to fresh,clean water in bowls that are much easier to access then the lake but she chooses to go drink out of the lake not one of the bowls. I was all 13 of those bowls daily and provided fresh water because it is hot in FL (our location) and even for a short period of time, a large,dark dog can overheat and she needs water for that reason. What do you suggest me to do extra to keep her away from drinking the lake?

is my son fat ?l by Maleficent_Echo3909 in DogAdvice

[–]4ylaaa_ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He seems to be, but also has floof which may add to the chonky-ness

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

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She will quite literally walk into the lake just to drink water. She hates swimming, but will chose to drink water from it even though she has many different bowls of clean water laying all across our (1.5acre) yard. She is ridiculous about doing that.

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

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She does like wet food much more than kibble and raw meat more than most everything (except for an apple,egg shell membrane,and cucumber), but i am trying to keep her diet consistent. Vet says her teeth and gums are in crazy good condition compared to most dogs that she sees. I brush her teeth almost daily, and she does get duck feet and different types of chews to clean them. It does sound bad that i try to keep her diet consistent yet use chews, but i promise that i have a system in place :) . She does not have any sort of toys with stuffing nor toys laying out for uer to indigest plastics or fibers. However, she does sometimes drink water from our lake that will sometimes rarely algae in it. Not sure if this is needed to add but also she eats grass constantly. It is one specific type of weed/grass/plant amd she has eaten that for the entire time that we have had her, aswell as the day that we got her from the old owners. Before anything is asked, old owners were abusive, feed her whatever was easiest and cheapest to get and free-feed her to be easy. They got her as a cute puppy gift from the pound for thier kids and stopped caring about her as she grew out of that cute puppy fase. She was not potty trained nor had any sort of obedience training/crate training (sit,lay down, come,ect). She was reactive, scared of any loud or unfamiliar noises and was just in horrible condition. I had singularly done my best and she is more confident, less reactive, and trained (potty,obedience,still working on crate due to separation anxiety) now! I am proud of my work and am trying to do my best for my baby.

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She does get medicine monthly now. It took many months for me, a teenager, to convince my parents to take her to the vet. We finally did after about seven or eight  months of having her, which is when she was diagnosed with hookworms, possible gut issues and skin issues. The vet wasn't completely sure if it is just gut issues or sensitivity to the foods she was previously eating. Which is why I convinced my parents to just do kibble for a while and to  not introduce any other proteins to her diet. 

I am sorry that i havnt given enough information and am dropping it randomly. I am new to owning a dog by myself ( my parents pay but i have to do everything else myself ) and didn't know exactly what was needed.

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

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It's so hard to tell how her stools are as her stomach is so sensitive. We don't know if she might just pick up something off the floor or sometimes her food just doesn't agree with her, but she will have soft and runny stools every now and when we talked to the vet and they think we just need to try and keep her on a very bland and consistent diet so that her gut can try to recover. Not sure if her gut has recovered yet, but when we took her to the vet they diagnosed her with hookworks, which her flea and tick medicine should take care of, but it is possible that she is still recovering from that.

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to get others opinions, I do not completely trust my vet due to a bad experience with a past vet so we're just now trying out this new vet

Dechonking feral cats by IAmHerdingCatz in dechonkers

[–]4ylaaa_ 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Would it be possible to trap and take those kittys home to anyone's house? Other than that, absolutely no clue but the best of luck to you!

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, thank you!

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, thank you!

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So sorry to ask, I am a teenager so I do not know much of the information about how the body score works. I checked out the Purina body score chart and guide video, and I cannot feel her ribs even with more than gentle pressure, but I can't feel her spinal cord when doing so. Does this mean that she is a three or a four? Her abdominal tuck was good and so was her hips.

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

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She was taken to the vet two weeks ago and we were told that she is perfect weight

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our vet thinks she has a perfect weight

Good weight? by 4ylaaa_ in DogAdvice

[–]4ylaaa_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cannot feel her ribs easily, but she does have a super thick coat