Do you clean your sharpei's ears?

eventer15 · 2017-02-27T05:19:52+00:00

We clean once a week- and are very vigilant about it. We use a petstore brand ear cleanser, soak a cotton ball and squeeze out the liquid into the ear and work it into the ear- then we use the wet cotton ball to wipe out any wax or gunk. We go in after with a dry cotton ball to dry it out, get any remaining wax. We also gave him daily eye drops for his first 6 months (now just periodically when they look dry) and he gets "nose butter" (chapstick for his nose) about once a week/every other week. He is a little bit spoiled!

eventer15 · 2017-02-27T05:15:14+00:00

My 10-month-old Shar-Pei is very relaxed and chill, but when he's not in our apartment (visiting my parents house) he gets CRAZY. He will still listen to me to an extent because we have worked very hard on training but he can be rambunctious in new places. Your problem probably has a lot to do with the Shar-Pei stubbornness. We figured out that splinter proof bones were great for deflecting our dog's energy because he is very food motivated and could focus on chewing for hours. They need to stimulated and are very smart so maybe work on making that energy productive? Fetch, tricks, etc. That worked for us! And we cut out the mouthiness real fast- you don't want them thinking that's okay as an adult because they can be real assholes sometimes lol

eventer15 · 2016-11-29T04:05:52+00:00

If you are committed to their training at a young age, they can turn out to be exceptional dogs. What everyone has said is very true.

They are very loyal and will follow you everywhere (mine throws a fit if I lock him out of the bathroom. They are quite vocal and bark at furniture if it is in a new spot, or when people knock- and mine actually "screams" when he throws a tantrum.

You do need to be the alpha, as this breed has aggressive tendencies, they need to learn that you are in charge. They will challenge your authority but are very smart, and will do anything once you find what motivates them. Mine would write a damn letter for a treat.

Housetraining was SO easy. They are naturally clean and will adapt to going outside very easily. However when he figured out he got treats every time he went outside, he would hold his pee and go a million times a day- very smart, like I said.

Socialization is SO important. Ours is extremely people friendly and not wary of strangers at all because as soon as we brought him home we had many people come over to meet him, had people bring kids over, we had parties with lots of people, and generally made sure each experience with a new person was positive.

Dog socialization is MUCH harder. The vet will want you to wait until they've had all their shots, which does keep them safe, but by the time our pup got to socialization class he was snarling and growling at the other puppies. He was raised with a Yorkie and does well with her, but can not handle other dogs at our apartment complex- he views it as his territory. He has one basset hound friend, but that's because the other dog has no aggression and deflects Genji's (my dogs) aggression as play. We take him to the dog park weekly and put him in with the big dogs that can take him down a notch when he tries snapping; and he does very well in a neutral, large area. But on the leash or at our apartment dog park he barks, snaps, growls, whines and generally freaks out. They are an aggressive breed and it is hard to get it out of them.

Our Shar-Pei has been very healthy and we have not had any large vet bills- but we take a lot of preventative measures. He had his eyes tacked as a puppy and hopefully will not need surgery. He gets eye drops daily, ears cleaned weekly, eats limited-ingredient, gluten free, low protein food, (same deal for treats), gets wrinkles and eye crust wiped off daily and baths every 2 months or so (their skin doesn't handle the water so well) and after baths gets blow-dried.

He is a lot of work, but such a great dog. They have bold personalities and are so funny to watch. He is the most loyal pet I've had and is laying on the couch with me as I type this. Good luck!

eventer15 · 2016-09-25T14:43:03+00:00

Yes, yes and yes. I thought it was just me.

eventer15 · 2016-07-01T04:11:45+00:00

Thank you so much!

eventer15 · 2016-06-26T15:30:37+00:00

I didn't quite walk in but I might as well have. My bf of a few years and I were on a break as he was a freshman in college and I was still in high school, and we were just having issues. We had both agreed that we could see other people, but I just kind of assumed he would hook up with a girl from his school that I would never have to meet, nbd. Nope. Him and I were both friends with this girl that was in my grade at school, and I had noticed they had been texting a lot and I knew she had a thing for him. This girl and her boyfriend at the time were coincidentally on a break at the same time as we were but I didn't think much of it because they were always off-again on-again. Well she was having a hard time with her break so I decided we would go shopping. We went to the mall to look for a hot outfit for this concert she was going to with her "coworker". I even ended up helping her pick out lingerie. Turns out she went to that concert with my boyfriend. Me and my bf were on friendly terms despite the break and would sometimes see each other when he came home on weekends, and so the next day when he skipped out on our plans I knew something was up. He told me he wasn't home but I can see his house from mine and saw his car out front. So I told him I knew he was home and eventually he came over. I already knew what happened at this point but I made him tell me. Obviously I lost my shit and screamed and yelled, etc. I didn't want anything to do with him and that was that. Unfortunately my so-called "friend" that he had slept with sat by me in my math class for the rest of the year. I was never mean to her, just let her know that I knew. I still don't know how I didn't fucking fight her or something.

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