Fighting
Hi, Karlie in Kansas.
It's probable that you are right and the baby teeth will need to be pulled. Throw out the rawhide. It isn't needed and it isn't really very safe. I am aware of small dogs that have choked to death on a small wad chewed off then inhaled... or hav ehad to have surgery to remove a (comparative, based on size of dog) a wad of it that was obstructing the bowel or the valve between stomach and intestine. Toys are much less interesting if all of them are always available. Try rotating them, leaving out only a few at a time...3-4 maximum. This may or may not make a difference. I had two dogs that abruptly stopped playing with toys at age four (no, it didn't happen to both dogs at the same time; they wre not the same age), and would only play with things like plastic bottles! Try some cat toys! Especially things that can be dragged along the floor and wiggled. These are not the kinds of things to be left down for her, but for you to play With her. "Boxing" appears to be her "game". Use it! In addition to getting hands down there, try wiggling a small rope toy in there with her feet, to see if she will bat at it. Small soft toys likewise. She's still quite young. So don't stop trying to entice her to play. Encourage her to chase you, and to let you chase her. Get down on the floor on all fours and get into the rump-up play position and see how she reacts. At 7 months, if she's still having an occassional piddle accident in the house, she's about average. She's still quite young!!!!! Also, don't give up on treats... I have a dog now who wouldn't follow or actively seek a treat for months! I am still finding treats he used to refuse that now are Simply Mahvelous, Dahling... Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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