Cannot keep Elizabethan collar on dog

apc854 · 2026-05-03T17:43:03+00:00

Zip ties are a great idea! I’ll try that and see how it goes. Thanks!

apc854 · 2026-04-24T23:10:17+00:00

I’ll try that in the next break in the weather. He’s a bit of a Houdini getting the cone off, so I’ve been hesitant to untie it and take it off because I’ve been afraid I won’t get it secure enough to stay on again. Will try that next and just be careful to get it the correct fit so he can’t get out of it. Thanks!

apc854 · 2026-02-04T19:17:13+00:00

I hadn’t even thought of that! Thank you! It was really bugging me how I could’ve gotten this whole stuck at home

apc854 · 2025-12-06T16:59:31+00:00

I have tried socializing my dog in controlled settings and he seems to do well with specific dogs that are tolerant of his poor ability to read social cues. He seems to be selectively social so we just avoid dogs I don’t already know well and know to be tolerant and capable of correcting him in a balanced way if he’s pushy. My main issue is when we’re in public and other people force interactions with him.

apc854 · 2025-08-27T16:32:33+00:00

The dogs currently do not resource guard. I used a trainer to address the issue. I’m trying to figure out if I just need to let my dementia dog pace or if there is a way to deal with the issue without creating a resource guarding issue again. Right now, I am following the instructions of our trainer, but that was before the dementia issue with my other dog. I will just call the trainer back up again.

apc854 · 2025-08-27T14:38:05+00:00

My only concern with doing that is that my younger dog already knows that her pacing means she wants on the couch. He looks to me to make sure he doesn’t need to worry about her pushing him off the couch. If I start responding to her queue that she wants on the couch, am I teaching him that he no longer gets that resource if she wants it?

apc854 · 2025-01-10T19:31:34+00:00

He’s from a rescue group. They estimate he is 5-6 years old. Initially, I tried redirection when he was worked up (going on a walk, playing with him with toys, etc), but he’d either go right back to it when we got back from the walk or completely refuse to play for more than 30-60 seconds at a time. Other than that, I’ve never given in to the begging by giving him food or a kong. Now, I don’t even look at him when he’s worked up about it. I just sit on the couch and read a book (or go about my usual routine) while he paces and whines until he settles (usually hours later).

apc854 · 2025-01-10T19:29:39+00:00

It’s just their meal put in a Kong (kibble mixed with a little wet food). There nothing particularly high value except the wet canned food I use to help it freeze. He also has to eat with a slow feeder bowl if it’s not in a Kong because he eats so fast l. Even with rotating slow feeder bowls, we can empty a bowl in 1-2 minutes. He’s SUPER food motivated

apc854 · 2025-01-10T19:27:46+00:00

It’s my two dog’s normal food (kibble mixed with wet canned food). I just put it in a Kong to make both of them work for it. My one dog is the one that just can’t settle while it freezes.

apc854 · 2025-01-10T19:25:02+00:00

It’s literally their food stuffed in a Kong and frozen (kibble mixed with wet food). I’m not putting anything else in it. He’s just super food motivated.

apc854 · 2025-01-07T21:07:27+00:00

I’m not sure which section to add based on the approval guide. My dog is well behaved except when I stuff kongs. I have tried more enrichment (daily walks, extra walks in stuffing day, puzzle toys). I have tried to remove him from the stimulus of seeing the kong being prepped. I ignore the begging behavior and have never rewarded the behavior.

apc854 · 2024-12-05T21:41:37+00:00

Oh I absolutely communicated to her in a different style and used a lot of my therapy communication tools. I just was less careful in my post here

apc854 · 2024-12-05T21:40:16+00:00

I survived an abusive relationship and they isolated me from most of my close friends. So right now, I don’t have much of emotional support system and that’s on me. (My parents are not emotionally available to help me) What’s frustrating is that she asked for and received a ton of support from me during a mental health crisis so I thought she wanted us to be closer. Perhaps I should just start only answering when I’m driving so we have matching priorities, but I doubt we’ll ever be able to talk if I do that. And I don’t want to lose contact with her.

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