At some point in my future I will be adopting a shelter dog. I am looking
for help deciding on a dog. I want help specific to ages. Should I get a
dog older than mine, younger than mine or the same age? Is it better if
they are close in age or not? I want to get another dog in a year or so at
which point Maui will be almost 2. What age should I try to get so that
they have a better chance of getting along and being playmates? Or is age
not a factor, just personality? or what? thanks for any help.

BWEEEEAAAAAHAHHAHHAAAA!!!
HOWEDY mauijnp,

"MauiJNP" wrote in message
...

how did I stop fur biting?

Your dog is SELF MUTILATING on accHOWENT
of you punish and choke and lock IT in a box.

it caused my puppy to have one bald spot

No. YOU caused your puppy to SELF MUTILATE.

and now I don't want more.

But you WON'T STOP PUNISHING YOUR DOG.
Your dog is DYING from STRESS INDUCED
AUTO-IMMUNE DIS-EASE aka The Puppy
Wizard's SYNDROME.

HOWEDY Carl,

"Carl Jarvis" wrote in
message ...

Hello Group, I hope you can put my mind at rest.

You're askin liars dog abusers cowards and
active long term incurable MENTAL CASES
for advice for the same problems they got
and can't cure.

My 7 year old Yorkie has started licking / chewing
the hair on her back legs, so much so that the hair
'mats' together and becomes very clumpy.

You can break her EXXXCESSIVE chewing
using PRAISE and distraction and praise
techniques as taught in your FREE copy of
The Amazing Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW
Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual
available for FREE at http://www.doggydoright.com

She doesn't seem to be in pain but seems to
be doing it more and more.

Could be anxiHOWESNESS.

She recently went to the vet for her annual booster
injection and the vet advised that there is deterioation
in her knee joints -

That too can be CAUSED by STRESS.

but it is not so advanced that surgery is required.

But it MAY be HOWE COME she's chewing herself.

Has she just adopted a new grooming style or
is this a sign of something more worrying.

S-HOWENDS like your dog got The Puppy
Wizard's SYNDROME. There's 3 different
CURES for it, Carl. professor SCRUFF SHAKE
dermer is HOWER ANAL-ytic behaviorIST.
You might wanna ASK HIM HOWE he CURED
his little dog Maxie The Magnificent FuriHOWESLY
Obsessive Compulsive Masturbator's chronic
urinary tract / bladder and irritable BHOWEL
SYMPTOMS.

I believe she is flea / tick free!

Good. That means the dog is EITHER
SICK or anxiHOWES. It could be an
OCD behavior like professor SCRUFF
SHAKE'S little dog got. Might wanna
check with professor "SCRUFF SHAKE
and SCREAM "NO!" into ITS face for
five seconds and lock IT in a box for
ten minutes contemplation," dermer
of UofWI department of ANAL-ytic
behaviorISM.

Any help / advice appreciated.

You won't be gettin no advice from
the lying dog abusing mental cases
who post here abHOWETS. All EXXXCEPT
of curse, the sage advice from professor
SCRUFF SHAKE dermer.

Alternatively, you could ask him abHOWET
using DRO to EXXXTINGUISH your dog's
EXXXCESSIVE chewin.

The Amazing Puppy Wizard will BET HIS
doGgamened LIFE professor SCRUFF
SHAKE will give you the advice you NEED.

Cheers,

LikeWIZE.

Carl.

From: Paul B )

Subject: dog chewing he paw raw.
Date: 2004-01-01 22:19:01 PST

Both my dogs at some stage have licked a spot somewhere on
their bodies and I have always managed to train them to stop.
In all cases there was nothing wrong that licking would have
helped (Roz has had cut pads, stitches in her belly and skin
irritations, all tempting her to lick), none of their licking
has been due to any allergies. When I see the dog licking more
than normal I look at the spot to see whats there and decide
if a vet appointment is needed or to wait and see, keeping a
close eye.

To stop the licking I distract the dog and give it
some friendly banter, when it starts licking again I repeat,
usually after about 4 times the dog stops, for the moment at
least, if it starts again then repeat, before long the dog has
no more desire to lick that spot at all.

Paul

From: Hennie van Dalen Hennie van Dalen
www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11

The same thing worked with my lab licking/chewing problem too.
He had an itch due to blocked anal glands and started chewing
and licking his tail at the root.

After the glands were squeezed, and the itch was gone he still
wouldn't stop. (because the place he chewed raw was itching)
After some training (roughly the same methode as yours) he
stopped.
--
Hennie van Dalen
www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11
http://www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11/f...oggy-pictures/
)
"The Puppy Wizard"
schreef inbericht
news

You'll get ALL the INFORMATION you need in your
FREE copy of The Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW
Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual. You'll be
taught some general exercises to calm and relax
your dog and give him the direct attention he
NEEDS in only a few minutes every other day, and
you'll learn HOWE to use distraction and praise to
EXXXTINGUISH the HABITUAL aspect of this DIS-EASE.

My dog (a 1 year old Yellow Lab) was biting his tail
at the root (Vet said his anal gland was blocked, and
was causing an itch).

After squeezing it, he still wouldn't stop biting his
tail. The vet advised a neck-funnel (don't know wat
you US-guy's call those) so he couldn't reach his butt.

I hate those things, i think they will drive a dog nuts.

I tried the wits end method. (difficult to read such a long
textfile if English is not your native language) Luckily this
is without all the "HOWE's" etc.so at least it's readable for
somebody like me.

The minute he started to bite i trew my key's
next to him on the floor, and praised him (he
stopped biting and looked up when he heard
the sound) I did this 7 times,

after that the tailbiting completely stopped.
Just give the wits end method a try.

One of the possible downloadlocations
is http://www.doggydoright.com/id3.html
Hennie van Dalen
www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11

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"Hennie van Dalen"
wrote in message news:TlsCb.2895$7U1.7896@amstwist00...

RTFM is age-old computer lingo.... It stands for "Read The
F***ing Manual" ;-) I used the manual and it works very good!

But it is a long text to read (76 pages printed on A4-size
paper) My lab is 1year old now, and teaching him something
new takes about 30minutes (depending on what to teach
offcourse)

My other dog (a 7year old staffordshire terrier-mix) is a bit
slower in learning, but he is used to me calling him a "bad
dog"whenever he did something i didn't want him to do, or
it might be the age.

Sometimes it looks like Sam (the lab) WANTS to learn
something new: he wants me to bring along the can
filled with washers whenever we go for a walk. It is a
very "humane" way of teaching: the dog is allways a
"good dog", and never a "bad dog"

There is nu punishment or prong-collars involved.

For a fact i tought him to heel in 15min's without
beeing on a leach at-all !!! When he spotted a dog,
he used to run towards it, but now i tought him to "ask
permission" first, and to my surprise it worked!

My dogs never went to puppy-training (lucky for them),
maybe this helped too.

Manual can be found at http://www.doggydoright.com/id3.html

-- Hennie van Dalen www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11
http://www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11/f...oggy-pictures/

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On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:40:18 -0500, "MauiJNP" wrote:

At some point in my future I will be adopting a shelter dog. I am looking
for help deciding on a dog. I want help specific to ages. Should I get a
dog older than mine, younger than mine or the same age? Is it better if
they are close in age or not? I want to get another dog in a year or so at
which point Maui will be almost 2. What age should I try to get so that
they have a better chance of getting along and being playmates? Or is age
not a factor, just personality? or what? thanks for any help.

Age has never made a difference around here as far as who plays with
whom. The individual dog's characteristics have been far more
important.

--
Paula
"Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy, so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay

"Paula" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:40:18 -0500, "MauiJNP" wrote:

At some point in my future I will be adopting a shelter dog. I am looking
for help deciding on a dog. I want help specific to ages. Should I get a
dog older than mine, younger than mine or the same age? Is it better if
they are close in age or not? I want to get another dog in a year or so
at
which point Maui will be almost 2. What age should I try to get so that
they have a better chance of getting along and being playmates? Or is age
not a factor, just personality? or what? thanks for any help.

Age has never made a difference around here as far as who plays with
whom. The individual dog's characteristics have been far more
important.



thanks for that input. it helps to know what factors are important when
choosing a second dog.

"MauiJNP" wrote in message
...
At some point in my future I will be adopting a shelter dog. I am looking
for help deciding on a dog. I want help specific to ages. Should I get a
dog older than mine, younger than mine or the same age? Is it better if
they are close in age or not? I want to get another dog in a year or so
at which point Maui will be almost 2. What age should I try to get so
that they have a better chance of getting along and being playmates? Or
is age not a factor, just personality? or what? thanks for any help.

I agree with Paula that individual characteristics play a big role but I
think age, in terms of energy & play drive, will also play a significant
role. For example, having 2yo Maui and 5yo Buster, both dogs get along well
and seem to have complimentary personalities, could be problematic if Buster
doesn't want to play with Maui or only has 1/2 the play desire Maui does.
Dogs don't *have* to play together but if you have one who wants to play and
one who doesn't, or not as much, you may end up with a nuisance situation
where the playful one pesters the non-playful one.

Obviously you want the personalities to be complimentary, or even identical,
but I think Maui will be best served, as will the other dog, if the two can
be true playmates. Make a list of Maui's activity level, habits, likes &
dislikes and ask the shelter staff to help you narrow down the selection of
dogs based on what they've witnessed while the dogs have been in their care.
They likely won't have a ton of info for you but they should be able to
steer you away from any dogs that they know wouldn't work. Then you can
spend time with the short list to see if you find one that seems to fit the
bill.

Some shelters will let you bring your own dog in for a meet & greet but be
careful if you do this. Preferably bring Maui into a play area from an
outside entrance so you're not walking him though an alley of dogs who may
or may not have a germ or two to pass along. Walking a dog through a
shelter can also be enough of a stress inducer to skew your results on a
meet & greet.

--
Tara

On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:40:18 -0500, "MauiJNP" wrote:

What age should I try to get so that
they have a better chance of getting along and being playmates? Or is age
not a factor, just personality? or what? thanks for any help.


I usually say a minimum of 18 months and TRAINED. As in not doing
awful things, listening to you, etc. Get there first.


--
Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...ence/my_photos

"Janet B" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:40:18 -0500, "MauiJNP" wrote:

What age should I try to get so that
they have a better chance of getting along and being playmates? Or is age
not a factor, just personality? or what? thanks for any help.


I usually say a minimum of 18 months and TRAINED. As in not doing
awful things, listening to you, etc. Get there first.




that's why I said in the future, meaning like 1 year or more from now. I
want Maui to be more well behaved and requiring less constant attention
before I get another dog. I am just researching breeds now so I make a more
informed decision when I am ready.

At some point in my future I will be adopting a shelter dog. I am
looking for help deciding on a dog. I want help specific to ages.
Should I get a dog older than mine, younger than mine or the same age?
Is it better if they are close in age or not? I want to get another dog
in a year or so at which point Maui will be almost 2. What age should I
try to get so that they have a better chance of getting along and being
playmates? Or is age not a factor, just personality? or what? thanks
for any help.

I agree with Paula that individual characteristics play a big role but I
think age, in terms of energy & play drive, will also play a significant
role. For example, having 2yo Maui and 5yo Buster, both dogs get along
well and seem to have complimentary personalities, could be problematic if
Buster doesn't want to play with Maui or only has 1/2 the play desire Maui
does. Dogs don't *have* to play together but if you have one who wants to
play and one who doesn't, or not as much, you may end up with a nuisance
situation where the playful one pesters the non-playful one.


yeah, that's what happens when Maui gets together with his cousin dog. The
other dog is 2 and 1/2 years old and Maui is just 7 months so they don't
always have the same energy or play preferences. Maui kind of bugs Riley to
play and I think Riley gets annoyed. I don't want that to happen with my
own second dog where they will be together a lot more often that just
visits.

Obviously you want the personalities to be complimentary, or even
identical, but I think Maui will be best served, as will the other dog, if
the two can be true playmates. Make a list of Maui's activity level,
habits, likes & dislikes and ask the shelter staff to help you narrow down
the selection of dogs based on what they've witnessed while the dogs have
been in their care.

that's a great idea to make a list, I will definately do that when the time
comes. When I do get a second dog, I do want them to be playmates so that
sounds like a good way to see if they will be compatible.


They likely won't have a ton of info for you but they should be able to
steer you away from any dogs that they know wouldn't work. Then you can
spend time with the short list to see if you find one that seems to fit
the bill.

Some shelters will let you bring your own dog in for a meet & greet but be
careful if you do this. Preferably bring Maui into a play area from an
outside entrance so you're not walking him though an alley of dogs who may
or may not have a germ or two to pass along. Walking a dog through a
shelter can also be enough of a stress inducer to skew your results on a
meet & greet.


thanks, thats a great idea too. I don't want him to get sick or be really
nervous.

many thanks,
Jenny and Maui


--
Tara