I did Not Know Small Dogs Could Be So Fussy!

this is true, I've really enjoyed the agility I've taken with my guys!
and yes - providing means for dogs to do what is their natural or breed-specific tendency <or a simulation> is certainly very important, too.

I took Treibbal with my youngest Rottie - herding with exercise balls - lotta fun:)
 
Beach girl said:
Aw, poor Marty! I hope eventually he gets better and won't have to be on meds for the rest of his life.

Re: small dogs and the "queen of the hop" behavior: sometimes this happens because people let small dogs get away with stuff they would NEVER let big dogs get away with. Like jumping up on you, begging for food from the table, being overly mouthy in play, and so on. You wouldn't let a German Shephard jump on you because it would be chest-high and you'd get knocked over, but an itty-bitty l'il ol' cutie Pom or Yorkie - oh, they can jump up, because they're still only shin-high when they do!

And that's how people end up with spoiled, bratty little small dogs, because they've trained the dogs that they can do whatever they please, instead of training whatever good behavior the owner claims to prefer.
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I will not allowed Marty to jump on people, or be mouthy , I am guilty of feeding him while I am eating and need to stop doing that. I am trying really hard not give Marty the small dog syndrome, I do not want him to be a spoil brat! I will only carry him when he looks really wiped out or when the driveway it really hot!
 
webexplorer said:
That's true about crying or barking. I didn't think of that one. I didn't read your post about the medicine, and how long you adopted your dog? What kind of the medicine if you don't mind?
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Marty is taking twp meds, aminophylline and prednisone . Marty is on steroids
so he took an agility contest he could be cheating!! The drugs are making so hungry that is driving him crazy!! I adopted Marty April 6 , 11. The shelter did not know when his BD is so I pick the day I adopted
Marty to be his BD . He could be 3 years old already .
 
LDNanna said:
You all have some great ideas and all of your pups sound cute and smart. (not as cute and smart as my own though, ha)

My kids (dogs) are spoiled horribly. They have a dog door and they go in and out at any time they wish. Sadly my back yard looks like a game of tic tac toe. I do clean it every weekend. I cant during the week. The heat wave bakes everything though so it works out well. So easy to clean then.
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I would not want dog door in my home not with all the chipmunks and rodents we have around here!
 
Marty made his first Big KILL!

Someone dumped out potting soil that was still in the shape of the pot.
Along come Marty the mighty hunter , he see this dangerous animal on the ground and touch it with his paw then jumped back waiting to be eaten alive!
Marty attacked it again with his paw and I pick up the the 'animal' to show my silly dog it not alive! But he said no way and he goes in for the 'big kill 'and bite
this horrible thing and get a mouthful of potting soil! I was LOL ! I wish I had camera to record it , as it was really funny to see! I told a neighbor and she said I much feel very safe now!
 
Yay, Marty! What a brave little dog!!

(Um, hope you washed out his mouth thoroughly. Who knows if there was plant fertilizer or other things in that soil!)
 
The neighborhood can sleep well with Marty on the job! :lol:
 
Beach girl said:
Yay, Marty! What a brave little dog!!

(Um, hope you washed out his mouth thoroughly. Who knows if there was plant fertilizer or other things in that soil!)
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I got it out of his mouth right away! I did not think he was going to attack it! LOL!
 
Hudson is a fussy dog who likes to poop on the certain spot. Geez.

I think he is an excellent bug spotter!! :lol:
 
Beach girl said:
Very true! Also if your neighbors use pesticide or fertilizer on their lawns, do not let Marty walk on that treated grass. He might lick his feet afterwards and get sick from it.
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I try to keep Marty off the lawn when it been treated, little flags on left in the lawn to warn people. I found out the last time our lawn was treated the flags where NOT put down!! There is a young couple next door that have a toddler playing in the grass all the time! I keep Marty away from public trash cans as I have no idea if any poison it spayed around the cans to kill rodents!
 
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