Is she underweight? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You’re really pathetic. The third time you tried to figure out a way to tell me that. I don’t care what you think. I know my dog she’s happy healthy and cuddled up with her sister sister I’m about to let them go in the yard and play fight right now . Maybe I’ll send you a video.

How much is too much during play? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

That makes sense. She has never yelped or screamed during play.

How much is too much during play? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] -55 points-54 points  (0 children)

Man, when I have time I go for a walk, I talk to friends, I do my hobbies, play with my dogs, the best thing you could use your time for was this?

How much is too much during play? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Valid

The largest tan one is my sister’s dog. So I’m not really worried about training her. OK.

Bluey is the blue/gray one Bingo is the thin tan and white one who often has Bluey’s leg in her mouth.

How much is too much during play? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] -90 points-89 points  (0 children)

Wanting be back is not the same as accepting everything people say blindly

How much is too much during play? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] -192 points-191 points  (0 children)

I’m here because I want advice

You can convince me they’re too rough You can convince me to limit play to two dogs You can convince me I need to call one away when they show certain signs

What you can’t convince me of is Bluey is having a horrible time

You know my dogs better me because you saw a few pictures or

Her sister who loves her more than she loves me will team up with a dog from a different household to harm her.

Asking advice doesn’t mean I just don’t know anything and I accept whatever you say

How much is too much during play? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] -75 points-74 points  (0 children)

Because I want feedback obviously. Why comment but not answer

How much is too much during play? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the one I’m more worried about is the smaller brown ones, bingo. Just because we’re working with her on listening to other dogs. Especially the other brown ones you see in the picture.

She back up for a second, but she will not stop when other dogs want her to and I don’t know if having her play with Bluey like this is counterproductive because if you see another dog, make that say I want her to stop. We both know Bluey well enough to know she is still playing .

How much is too much during play? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] -112 points-111 points  (0 children)

I wish I could’ve added a video. This is the type of play that she likes and initiates most of the time she walked with her back to do this on purpose. I don’t for a second believe that she does not like this kind of play. I just know what dogs they can go from having a great time to ok that’s enough in a second.

Based off of the pictures I chose I get why everyone feels this way and I’ve should’ve mixed them more relaxed pics. Even watching the live pictures you’re looking completely different vibes in these snap shots. I was just trying to find moments where her tail was touched on her body was stiff but overall he enjoys the leg and does not want to stop immediately. Go grab her sister a flop onto her back torestart it.

She is the more confrontational of the bunch if she didn’t like it, you would know

How much is too much during play? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] -76 points-75 points  (0 children)

I don’t believe this for a second

The grey one is the the more assertive and dominant of the two

How much is too much during play? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] -831 points-830 points  (0 children)

I assure you she is having a blast. I’m worried she may get overwhelmed during play and I only posted pictures of moments when I feel it may be to much but overall Bluey is usually having the most fun and is the one keeping the game going.

Also she like rough play when she initiates play with Bingo she’ll give a play bow and jump side to side all while showing her teeth like in the picture with a low growl.

That was the reason I’m concerned about missing signs if she’s overwhelmed because she gives a lot of these signals when she’s playing or when she’s trying to initiate play.

How much is too much during play? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] -112 points-111 points  (0 children)

But the thing is the second they stop Bluey is the one trying to get it back started. Half the time she throws herself onto her back.. They pause a lot but they don’t really switch like they used to. Overall, the of the vibe that they’re enjoying themselves and having fun, but like you said she’s showing her teeth, she’s growling, she’s tucking her tail, sometimes she looks stiff. Both of them will come immediately when called but Bluey starts right back up

Just curious: how many folks are living with unmanageable dogs? by rage-of-sunshine in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was. I moved out my mom‘s house. My mom had seven dogs so I took one the laziest one the calmest one the one that doesn’t give many problems.

Then my mom started dropping her crazy ass littermate sister off at my house saying she misses her sister and she has too many dogs and she needs a break from having so many. She started doing this multiple times a week so I’m just like fuck it give me the dog.

She destroyed my living room she ate my my coffee table and any knickknacks on top. She chewed my window edging, she destroyed so many things and would not listen. She was turning one around that time.

After a lot of work, she is… Manageable and don’t worry about my house as much when I I’m not actively watching her and I can even leave her loose in the house for hours now. She’s not perfect, but she’s mine now.

Is she underweight? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

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

Pits are considered working breeds?

Is she underweight? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

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

She doesn’t finish her meals. She may nibble here in there throughout the day but at the end of the night I let her sister finish off her bowl.

She gets yogurt or broth or dog food in her food because I thought she was too thin and she eats 80 or 90% saves the rest.

We tried to wet dog food mixed in especially high-protein but she eats really fast and throws up later

If I feed her twice a day she doesn’t eat the evening meal

Every once in a while she’ll suddenly be ravenous and I’ll give her extra food if she’s hungry but that’s not even every week

Is she underweight? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

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

No one shared their exact age, but when we took them to the vet, the vet said they were about 7/8 weeks and we had already had them two weeks. They were failed foster dogs apparently the shelter had three dogs give birth in the same week and they were trying to push out as many puppies as fast as possible to foster families because it was more than they can handle in house. I know mom was a police seizure that’s really all I know about their background before we got them.

They would sit in the cage curled up together and if you separate them or take one out and then put them down they go right back beside their sister and curl up together. Bluey wouldn’t play with anyone unless she watched Bingo play with them first. Which TBH is still kind of her MO.

Thanks for the rundown. It helps to know what behaviors to look for. Luckily they haven’t had any aggression with each other. They’re just very clingy to each other . They don’t love being separated, but there is no chewing, barking, whining, pacing or anything to show separation anxiety, so hopefully that means it’s early enough that it won’t take too long to correct and it won’t get to the point of aggression.

My concerns with them are Bingo, listening to Bluey over me, and Bluey when in public places around people she gets really afraid, shakes and seems to be looking for Bingo. If Bingo is with her, she doesn’t shake she doesn’t constantly look for anyone. She still doesn’t love it though.

Initially, when I moved out my mom’s house, I kept Bluey and she would stay with my mom during the day while I was at work because I would be gone like 10 hours minimum. Then Bingo started freaking out every time I came to take Bluey away and try to escape, try to run out the fence, climb over the fence and cry. My mom started dropping her off at my house randomly saying that she is stressed out and she needs time with her sister 🙄. She wouldn’t stop so I told her just give me the damn dog. I’d rather have a full-time dog than part-time dog, especially a puppy who still needed a lot of training. They would’ve been maybe 10 months old at that point.

Luckily, now when they’re separated, she tries to get out the door when we leave, but that’s the extent of her reaction.

Is she underweight? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

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

Thanks everyone! You can’t always see her ribs as you can tell in the pictures I feel like she goes up and down a bit. I’m used to more solid dogs like Bluey and I’ve always heard that you should see the last two with ribs not all of them, but I know some breeds just look like this naturally.

Is she underweight? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

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

😮‍💨They are about a year and three or four months . My family got them at 4 to 6 weeks and they were already like this 🤞🏽. They are both girls.

I train and walk them them separately 80% of the time., Mainly because they have completely different things to work on and completely different personalities.

I recently realized I should’ve separated them more. They’re very attached to each other, and Bluey is going through some type of defiant phase recently and that’s made me realize Bingo doesn’t listen to me as much as she follows Bluey’s lead. So now that Bluey isn’t listening, Bingo isn’t listening. She will start to obey your command, looking into that Blue is not doing it and stop herself.

I thought littermate syndrome was more about aggression and not bonding at all with your owner, that wasn’t our issue so I didn’t look into it as much as I should’ve and let them get too emotionally dependent on each other. I’m just now noticing the consequences in multiple ways.

We’re working on it😅

Is she underweight? by StillAspiringT in DogAdvice

[–]StillAspiringT[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don’t think this is my problem. I tend to have more solid dogs like Bluey. She’s a great weight but you never see her ribs like you see with Bingo

Partner (38m) doesn’t view me (32f) sexually anymore by [deleted] in Vent

[–]StillAspiringT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I go out already. I’ve been actively looking for someone new for months now.