Stopped over at an old favorite website the other day. Dog Of The Day has been around for over five years and has lots of friendly folks that love their dogs and their fellow Pet-Talkers. I hadn't been there since last March, when I put my old dog, Shiloh, down. It was very painful at that time to continue posting. Fortunately, when I went back, most of the folks that had been there way back when were very nice in greeting me and welcoming me back. It's a great community to be involved in.
I'll be offering my first ebook on dog training soon on eBay and a couple of other auction sites. Figure that is the quickest way to get them noticed. The first one is titled, "Teach Your Dog a Trick: Dead Dog," and outlines the steps to teach your dog a fun trick. Other titles to follow will include, "Teach Your Dog a Trick: Fetch," and "Teach Your Dog a Trick: Rollover." The latter will be offered as a bonus for the folks that buy "Dead Dog," since it will be very short and build on the information contained in "Dead Dog."
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Oh, hey, Westminster is next Monday and Tuesday, so be sure to stop over at their website to catch the streaming videos if you can't catch the actual show on cable. It can be a really thrilling thing to watch the top dogs in the country compete. They are really beautiful.
So, let's see, how about a training tip? Well, there was a question on another forum about a dog not eating like she used to. Many of the folks there suggested getting bloodwork done, but I think it might just boil down to a bit of separation anxiety for this dog. Still, if your dog doesn't dive into the food like she used to, here's some things to check out.
Are you leaving the food down a long time? She might be picking at it during the day.
If she's not eating as quickly, or even not eating at all, so long as the coat is healthy looking, the eyes are bright and activity levels are normal, missing meals for a day or two is not a big deal, especially if you're feeding a premium food. Should any of those things change, lethargy, dull eyes, dull coat, hie ye and the dog to the vet--STAT! (That means like yesterday!)
I generally recommend feeding twice a day and only leaving the bowl down for about 15 minutes. Why? As most of you know, one of the first indicators of a dog being "off" is lack of appetite. If you leave the bowl down all the time, how do you know if the dog is eating or not? Plus, you don't know in more than a very general way how much the dog is eating. Much harder to regulate the dog's weight with free feeding, too. An overweight dog is just as liable to health problems as people, if not more so.
Plus, the vet will ask you about feeding habits of the dog if you do take her in for a visit. How much has she been eating? When was the last meal she ate? Things like that and about stools and vomiting, drinking and urination. If you don't know the answers to some of these things, it makes it much harder for the vet to help.
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See ya at the shows,
Chris
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