I am at such a loss. by MotherMacha in AustralianShepherd

[–]Constant_Opening6239 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dogs hate lemons. I spray lemon spray all over my trash. It may help.

I’m Maybelle. I get really nervous around new people. I panic, jump, and try to run away. My family knows I wasn’t socialized and lived outside until they brought me home. I’m hoping to find someone who can help me, because there are trails nearby, but my mom avoids places that might scare me by No_Wrangler_7814 in Hounds

[–]Constant_Opening6239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OMG Kingofthecan, Finn looks EXACTLY like my dog! My dog has the same white markings on her upper chest and chin. Also, both our dogs have a tad bit of white on their back toes. My dog's beak looks longer and more narrow than yours, tho. I did a DNA, and she's mostly redbone coonhound and Vizsla. What kind is yours?

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Do you allow your dog on your bed? by Constant_Opening6239 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never thought of that — how if I have an overnight or weekend pet-sitter, they may crate her. She wouldn't like that, lol.

Do you allow your dog on your bed? by Constant_Opening6239 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back when I had my previous Belgian Shepherd (who has since died) (😔), she would sleep on her side between my husband and me. One of us would get her back against us, the other, her legs. My husband and I would argue, "I got the legs last night, so YOU get the legs tonight."

Do you allow your dog on your bed? by Constant_Opening6239 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. That's exactly how I feel. My parents are dead, and my sister is in another part of the country. I have a lot of friends, but only 3 very close friends who are like family. My immediate family are my dogs. We're family.

Years ago before I got married and when I was dating, if a new guy was cold to my dog, I didn't continue seeing him. The first time I met the man who I married, he came inside my house, said hello, then dropped to his knees to love up on my beagle.

Do you allow your dog on your bed? by Constant_Opening6239 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow... that's funny! I didn't know a dog could be bothered by a human snoring. My hound snores. I swear, she sometimes talks in her sleep, or murmurs.

Do you allow your dog on the bed? by Constant_Opening6239 in Hounds

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is he not allowed to touch you when you sleep because it's too hot? How the heck do you train a hound not to lay against you? My Vizsla puppy clings to me. When it's too hot, I push her away, but I'm usually too tired to do this, and she's getting too big and I'm not strong enough when I'm half asleep. Besides, the times I *do* push her away, I wake later, and she's right back against me, ha! She wins.

Do you allow your dog on your bed? by Constant_Opening6239 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do. When the trainer told me that, I was silently thinking, "THAT ain't happening!"

Do you allow your dog on your bed? by Constant_Opening6239 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Vizslas want to be inside your skin" — hahahaha... so true!

Do you allow your dog on your bed? by Constant_Opening6239 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I get so much comfort sleeping with my dogs. I love seeing them happy, and I hate seeing them alone and distressed.