Recent content by neamhni

Okay, thanks.

The past two days Jumbo's had some clear/white eye goop collecting in the corners of his eyes, but it happens sometimes when he wakes up, so i didn't think anything of it. First thing this morning, he looked like one of his eyes was a little droopy and red. As the day has progressed, they've...

He doesn't have a crate- he's never been crated. He's had 3 owners before us (in less than 9 months-maybe why he's so clingy?); when we first got him we tried to crate him and he fought like you-wouldn't-believe to not go in. Since he has no need of one, he doesn't have one. However, when he's...

i did a few searches but didn't find anything- sorry if this is a repeat. Jumbo is a one year-old pit/lab mix. Very mild mannered, sweet, calm, obedient, wonderful in practically every way. However, he isn't very independent and not only is it extremely irritating (he can spend an hour just...

Lots of great ideas here... i think he might be starting to get the idea; we're still working on it! Thanks so much for all the input!

i did a moderate search, but found nothing, so please forgive if this is old. Jumbo (male pit/lab mix in the photo) will chase any object i throw. He will collect the object. He will bring the object *near* me (within 2-3 feet) and drop it. He will hover over the object and mouth it. If i...

Okay, i get putting the dog on a line and reeling them in as a method of "enforcing" the command. i was just fuzzy on enforcing something upon someone who isn't within enforcing reach. With the line, that makes the reach possible! Thank you!

i've done a search over the forum about recall training (since i have a distracted doggie) and i keep reading "Do not use the command unless you can enforce it". What exactly does enforcing a dog coming to you look like? i'm assuming it's not going after the dog, since this can make the dog...

Wow, a lot of really great, helpful info. i really appreciate the feedback- it looks like i have a lot of work to do, but it will be good for me! Thank you to everyone!

Sorry if this is in the wrong section, but i couldn't find a more appropriate one. Let me know if i need to move it! i know i'll probably get some slack for this one, but i don't know where else to turn to find the information i'm looking for. i've been diagnosed with chronic depression...

Ahh okay. Well i definitely appreciate your advice- it's been extremely insightful and helpful! Now i feel more confident about the best direction to go in addressing this problem. Thank you so much!

Nope- not free feeding. The people who owned him before were, but i put him on a feeding schedule because he's not very food-motivated and i want him to feel like he has to work for it! i'm a little stumped at this point- should i leave him in the bathroom (with amenities of course) while...

i'm beginning to think that this is the answer, but i guess i'm afraid it won't work. Not a good enough reason not to try it though. The worst that can happen is i won't be any worse off than i am now! In our house the television is on almost all the time, so when we leave, we always leave the...

That's *exactly* what i was thinking. He looked so traumatized that i knew it was just the wrong thing to do. We don't really have any rooms like that... maybe the bathroom. Or maybe a child's gate... but he's really big, so he may just jump over it. Like i said, he's only been with us...

i know this is an overdone subject, so i hope everyone will forgive. I've done some searching of the forum, so i have some ideas, but every case is different so i was hoping for some input. Jumbo is a neutered male pitbull/lab mix. He is about 10-12 months old, but i'm not sure because was...