well, it seems that there are no mini queensland heelers w/o chihuahua influence.
I'm thinking some of how my pup is acting could be "chihuahua-ish" and I have actually seen some of those in my vet practice that I was glad were not over 6 lbs.
Does anyone know anything about chihuahuas? Sorry, I know this is mainly a serious dog cite --- but there are lots of knowledgable people out there----
GREAT!!!!!
So my dog is sort of white in color, just a little "ticking". Anyhow, I've been asking questions on the ACD chat line about this color, and also "miniatures" and have discovered there are no white ones, and there are no miniatures, and that I probably have a chihuahua crossed with an ACD.
So, I wasn't really thinking too much about it, until I decided today that it was time to trim his nails.
WELL WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ANY "PROCEDURES" AND COLD STEAK NOR CHICKEN ISN"T CHANGING OUR MIND!!!!!!!!
You mean the zipper installation? Yes. He had 2 ruptured discs. The other stitches are because the vet went an extra step to prevent any future ruptured discs from putting pressure on his spinal cord.
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.... it was time to trim his nails.
WELL WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ANY "PROCEDURES" AND COLD STEAK NOR CHICKEN ISN"T CHANGING OUR MIND!!!!!!!!
While you're doing the desensitizing/counter-conditioning thing*, you could do one nail per day. It's over before he even gets into full-blown hatred mode, and then you give a fabulous reward (way over the top, like a piece of warm bacon).
If you put in the effort (and yes, it takes a while), you too can have a dog who hopes for a "procedure" and who stands there eagerly waiting for his operation-plus-bacon while you do the other dog.
They still flinch some and wriggle around some, but when the fabulous reward is right there in view and in sniffing range and the procedure is fast, it's really now easy-peasy.
e.t.a. * If the dog likes a massage, you can start by casually including the paws with each one, just for a second, lightly.
My GSD Drift would FREAK out over having her nails done. Then I started her on Markers... I would mark just a paw touch and give a big reward. Since she is not food driven, her rewards were big hugs and belly rubs.
Once I could touch a paw I moved to holding the paw. Then wiggling the nail. You get the picture, I hope Break it down into baby steps and reward each baby step. Once Drift was OK with each step (she would just look around the room while I was doing it), then we would move on to the next step.
Each "training" session was only like 30 seconds long to start with. Gradually got longer as the steps got a little bigger. You can easily do this in a week or two if you are consistent.
Anyway, now she just rolls over on her back and presents her feet for me to clip them. Much better than having Paul sit on her while I wrestled one madly waving leg at a time.
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... Anyway, now she just rolls over on her back and presents her feet for me to clip them. Much better than having Paul sit on her while I wrestled a one madly waving leg at a time. ... Marker training is a wonderful thing!!!!
Totally worth the effort, isn't it? A stress-filled occasion is changed forever into a pleasant one.
My next thing with one of mine (a senior vet-phobic adopted guy) is to do stuff to him (with markers and fabulous rewards) while he is on the coffee table or kitchen table. I haven't started that yet, but I think it's going to be even more of a lifelong benefit.
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Break it down into baby steps and reward each baby step. Once Drift was OK with each step (she would just look around the room while I was doing it), then we would move on to the next step.
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