Good point to make! I do wash my hands also just not as often as the sanitizer.Originally Posted by shelterbuilder
No hand sanitizer, just good, old-fashioned hand washing. Thank you.
The only problem: do they bark a lot, especially when left alone at home, and could they stand an apartment the size of a mid-range hotel room? The word "terrier" always makes me think "high energy". I know the terriers next door to me as a kid would chase balls for hours, even after their feet were bleeding from running across the concrete.I would say he is the best dog I have ever known and most say the same, I could get you the same breeder if you want. I have also not "fixed" him due to him being so good. No leash for 9 days and he saw a bear......did nothing and came to me when I called. he weighs 15 lbs right now and is the standard. I love Frenchies next in line to Bostons! He was 5 months old and did dicks-fontana in 07Great dogs but not good in bad weather...on the other hand size helps with that.
I have lived in a studio apt for his whole life well except for when I got him I lived in the office of my karate school and that was tiny and no he never barks once he figures out the normal noise range for a location. Plus he shuts up when I tell him too lol that took some work and sometimes I have to act mad to trick him lol he is high energy and low key at the same time. You have to spend time and play with them a little then they chill and relax most of the time. he always passes out when I am still in one place.
he did not even bark at at black bear clost to dick's creek in ga.
It is a chore to take a dog for sure but the pay off is a friends for their life!
Well, I will research this some more. Thanks for the info. I hope to meet him one day. I'll bet Ron Haven had a little fun with him.
Yeah he was great and I loved his hotel even more knowing it was so dog friendly....that means I go to franklin and spend money everytime I get the chance, it's great for a business to just plain be nice for a change and take care of people. Yet another reason I got the bug and am hiking in march!
Trim those nails!
Sorry, my post did sound like we were out all day on foot. We were looking at mountain property. We hiked an 80 ac parcel, and then went back to the truck, walked an 144 ac parcel, and went back to the truck....... The Camelbak was for the in-between-truck times. He had his bowl in the truck, with a cooler full of water.So why didn't you have his bowl if you knew you were gonna be out hiking all day on a hot day?
I'm sorry your dog is ill, but this doesn't seem like it had to happen.
Good news - he didn't get sick from the water. Bad news - he did get hurt. We were coming down this one mountain, and had to cross a mostly dry creek a number of times. We all slipped on rocks a time or two, but Ed apparently landed on his tail a little too hard on one time. After $400 in Xrays and tests - he doesn't have heartworms, intestinal parasites, etc, but he does have a damaged tail. Have you seen an Xray of the spine of a car accident victim, where the bones are all jammed together? That's what the base of his tail looks like (three bones closest to his butt). The vet gave him a shot, and sent him home to take it easy.
She said that these things just happen, but I know it was my fault. I hadn't trimmed his nails, and they were starting to get long. If I had kept them trimmed, he would have had a better grip on the rocks, and might not have gotten injured.
He knows I feel guilty, and is enjoying the xtra pampering. That's ok, he deserves it!
Gosh, I can't believe I forgot to add this! (only on first cup of coffee) The vet also took Xrays of his hips. She said that the hip displaysia (sp?) hasn't worsened like they thought it would, and it is very minimal. She released Ed for a thru hike of the AT!!!!
Last edited by frieden; 10-13-2007 at 09:49. Reason: Forgot to add.....
good news and when you do have something happen it makes you more careful to noever let it happen again. With Chief I am on top of things after the last time he got sick.
Frieden, Ed is a service dog right? and he has hip displasia? Could you clarify? I was under the impression that most trainers refused to cert a dog who did have clear penhips, I know I refuse to. Aren't you concerned that the work will irratate his hips? Not trying to be rude, just trying to understand.
Adam
I meant did not have clear penhips, opps.
No offense taken. Ed has trained with police and SAR groups, since he was 2 months old. It took about 3 times for me to realize he was alerting on my strokes. With this realization, he became too valuable as a service dog, so I pulled him from SAR training, and got him a personal trainer for service work. What made him so valuable was natural born, but I needed him to be able to perform certain tasks, and behave in a certain way at work. I didn't get the PEN hip Xray done, until he starting sitting funny. I was told he might not have a long working life, and to make sure he took it easy.
I've worked mainly at a desk, and I can't work full time, so he isn't strained there. I watch him like a hawk, and he sees his vet on a regular basis. If I'm not going far, and he seems tired, I'll leave him home. We both have to take it easy, for the most part, so I have learned to slow down. On days off, we'll sit out with the chickens, and soak up the sun. I haven't taken him on an agility field, since his PEN.
This last Xray was great. The ball is a little flat on one side, but there wasn't a gap. He's only 3, so he might have problems later on, but for now, he's ok. Long walks (aka hiking) seems to be the best thing for us. We may want to stay on level ground for awhile, though!
I wouldn't be too worried about a male dog trying to urinate, but not being able to. That's standard operating procedure for my dog each and every time we go hiking, and he's getting plenty of water because there are many freshwater streams in my area. Remember that he's trying to mark his territory, so it's instinct for him to lift his leg even though there's nothing coming out.
Moderate physical exercise (combined with keeping the dog on the lean side) will in many cases help a dog that has mild hip dysplasia. It increases the muscle tone and helps keep the joint together.
This last Xray was great. The ball is a little flat on one side, but there wasn't a gap. He's only 3, so he might have problems later on, but for now, he's ok. Long walks (aka hiking) seems to be the best thing for us. We may want to stay on level ground for awhile, though!
Nothing wrong with a collapsable dog bowl, they are tough and lightweight, consider a small light weight biner and attach it to the useless ice axe loops at the bottom of the back pack, Now it will air dry!
Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
Woo
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