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Message from Pets and Bite InhibitionTraining for dogs/and Calculating pets ages

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« on: October 19, 2008, 12:07:24 am »


 
A MESSAGE FROM MAX ...
 
My name is Max and I have a little something I'd like
to whisper in your ear. I know that you humans lead
busy lives. Some have to work, some have children to
raise.
 
It always seems like you are running here and there,
often much too fast, often never noticing the truly
grand things in life.
 
Look down at me now, while you sit there at your
computer. See the way my dark brown eyes look at
yours? They are slightly cloudy now, that comes with
age. The grey hairs are beginning to ring my soft
muzzle. You smile at me; I see love in your eyes.
What do you see in mine?
 
Do you see a spirit, a soul inside who loves you as no
other could in the world? A spirit that would forgive
all trespasses of prior wrong doing for just a simple
moment of your time?
 
That is all I ask. To slow down if even for a few
minutes to be with me.
 
So many times you have been saddened by the words you
read on that screen, of others of my kind, passing.
Sometimes we die young and oh so quickly, sometimes so
suddenly it wrenches your heart out of your throat.
 
Sometimes we age so slowly before your eyes that you
do not even seem to know, until the very end, when we
look at you with grizzled muzzles and cataract clouded
eyes.
Still the love is always there, even when we
take that long sleep, to run free in distant lands.
I may not be here tomorrow; I may not be here next
week. Someday you will shed the waters from your eyes,
that humans have when deep grief fills their souls,
and you will be angry at yourself that you did not
have just "One more day" with me.
 
Because I love you so, your sorrow touches my spirit
and grieves me. We have now, together. So come, sit
down here next to me on the floor. And look deep into
my eyes. What do you see?
 
If you look hard and deep
enough we will talk, you and I, heart to heart. Come
to me not as "alpha" or as a "trainer" or even a "Mom
or Dad", come to me as a living soul and stroke my fur
and let us look deep into one another's eyes, and
talk.
 I may tell you something about the fun of
chasing a tennis ball, or I may tell you something
profound about myself, or even life in general. You
decided to have me in your life (I hope) because you
wanted a soul to share just such things with.
 
 Someone
very different from you, and here I am.
 
I am a dog, but I am alive. I feel emotion, I feel physical
senses, and I can revel in the differences of our
spirits and souls. I do not think of you as a "Dog on
two feet"---I know what you are. You are human, in all
your quirkiness, and I love you still.
 
Now, come sit with me, on the floor. Enter my world,
and let time slow down if even for only 15 minutes.
Look deep in my eyes, and whisper to my ears.
Speak with your heart, with your joy and I will know
your true self.  We may not have tomorrow, and life is
oh so very short.
 
Love, Max

(on behalf of all canines everywhere)
May be reposted and shared freely as long as
this credit appears with the post,
J.D.Ellis 2001
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PUPPY BITING
(or Help!  I have become my puppy's personal teether!)
Why do puppies spend so much time chewing on us?

Well, there are several reasons, actually.  First of all, munching on things is normal puppy behavior.  Watch a **** with her litter of young pups & you will see how much of this goes on.  However,  just as we humans tolerate behavior in babies that we don't in older children, the mothers tire of this as the puppies grow older & teach them to stop.  Unfortunately, many times the puppies are sold before the mother has had a chance to really teach them about bite inhibition.   Puppies aren't born knowing that biting hurts.  They need to learn how just much pressure with those little needle teeth is too much!  Ideally, breeders would not sell pups before they were 8 weeks old, giving the mother a chance to finish her job.

Now, puppies do have a need to chew - especially when they are teething!  But they must be taught what is appropriate for them to chew on ... and what is not!  Be sure to supply your puppy with appropriate things. Gumabones & Nylabones are good. Be careful if you give your puppy rawhide.  Many dogs eat these too quickly, tearing off large chunks or strips & then choking.  Encouraging your pup to enjoy rubber toys is a  lot safer.  Best bet is to make sure the chew toys you provide are really great!  Far better than any human skin, or wooden table leg, or throw pillow, or plant ....  You can make a great toy by taking a Kong toy or a sterilized bone and filling the middle with something delicious.  Treats jammed in there, to be worked out one at a time, or the entire insides smeared with peanut butter or cheese spread can keep a puppy entertained & happy for hours!  You can also buy a product such as the Buster Cube where treats or kibble can be worked out throughout the day.  This kind of chew toy is mentally stimulating as well.  Also a good idea is to just leave a couple of toys out for your dog.  Too many become b o r i n g.  You can have many different kinds - just rotate which ones you have out each day!

What can I do to teach  my puppy to stop biting me?

First of all, do what his litter mates would have done.  If he bites you hard enough to hurt, react at first by yelping & pushing him (gently) away and then walk away.  Start ignoring behaviors you don't like (and encouraging behaviors you do!).  If he continues to try to chomp on you, then ignore him completely - by putting him in a puppy "Time out".  Leave the room (if someone is still there to supervise him) or take him & very matter-of-factly put him in his crate.  Unless you get nasty about it (which I am not advising) he shouldn't begin to resent his crate over this.  Leave him there for a few minutes to think about why he was just excluded from the pack.  Of course, he's really likely to whine, cry, & bark.  Be sure NOT to let him out while he is doing any of that... unless you want to encourage that behavior!  Just wait for a brief pause in the noise, then walk back in quickly, praise him for being quiet & let him out to rejoin his "pack".  All is forgiven, after all... he is just a baby!

Another thing to try, as well, is to redirect his interests into something more appropriate when he begins his puppy biting.  Toss a ball for him, give him a proper chew toy, etc.  This works as well for puppies as it does toddlers!

 It's never too early to start basic obedience training... as long as you teach using gentle, safe methods. Many schools teach now with positive methods (no choke chains).

Link to bite inhibition training.

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« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2008, 09:41:38 pm »

A Dog/Cat's Age (in Human Yrs)*


Age (Yrs)<20lbs21-50 lbs51-90 lbs>91+lbs

5Y36374042

6Y40424549
7Y44475056
8Y48515564
9Y52566171
10Y56606678
11Y60657286
12Y64697793
13Y687482101
14Y727888108
15Y768393115
16Y808799123
17Y8492104
18Y8896109
19Y92101115
20Y96105120
   
Chart developed by Fred Metzger, DVM (http://metzgeranimalcare)
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