Is It Just f*cking Me?

[Deleted member 34535]

I mean, seriously, just say look get a grip and i will, or at least try, but good god! Like...

I hope you are feeling better and things are smoothing out even if just a little bit. You know, dogs are man's and woman's best friend. They love us unconditionally, no matter what. I don't think there is a single person who will do that. I am sure your dog loves you a whole lot more than those abusive so-called family members. Maybe if you were able to give your dog a little a little more attention especially when you are feeling stressed, I am sure your dog will give the love back to you ten-fold.

 

[desiderata310]

I don't know why I didn't think of this before. Have you tried giving your dog a diet of chicken and rice? When my dog was sick with the runs I gave this to him and it helped him immensely. It certainly can't hurt

 

[joeylittle]

Good job crating him!

Remember - dogs will rarely let themselves starve or dehydrate. It can happen when they are severely averse-trained; so, if drinking water were a punishment for your dog, eventually he'd stop drinking. That's not the case here.

I'm glad you are not considering the porch. Leaving a dog on a tie-up is infinitely more dangerous.

I really cant take this crate thing for 10 hrs if he's not drinking....that associates way too much plus he needs water.

Your dog is not you. Keep remembering that. Your dog suffers more being loose in the house, not being able to find anyone, and having accidents.

Crate training works because it gives the dog parameters. He knows that he goes into the crate, he chills, you come home, he leaves the crate. Without the crate, he actually has much less sense of what's going on.

Your dog may already be understanding how to regulate his own water intake. When he's in the crate, he knows that peeing himself isn't such a great idea.

You are definitely trying to develop a level of crate-habituation that usually has a little more time to grow organically; but, he's a pittie, so he's smart and loyal. He wants to do what you want him to do. I know it's hard, but keep believing in the process.

(Personally, I'd go without the calming stuff, since you did hear him stop barking and there were no noise complaints. If you want to know how much noise he makes when you are gone, order up a cheap voice activated recorder or get a nanny cam and you can watch the video of what he does. Probably would be useful!)

 

[lostforgottensoul]

(Personally, I'd go without the calming stuff, since you did hear him stop barking and there were no noise complaints. If you want to know how much noise he makes when you are gone, order up a cheap voice activated recorder or get a nanny cam and you can watch the video of what he does. Probably would be useful!)

I didnt think about a nanny cam. Damn, could of gotten that at work. I suppose i can record noise from the PC. I can record video on the web cam i got my step mom one christmas and it has a setting that it will come on with motion and take still pictures every so many seconds as well as video (I believe) for security. It can be set to record, i believe, as well, so can use that.

The only other auto record I have in the house is on my phone. Dont think my blueray has one but it turns itself off so the webcam & PC is my only hope there.

The people nextdoor i guess could tell me if he kept barking but their dog never shuts up & barks if you just walk by their door, so unsure if they would ever hear it. We only share one wall. The apartment upstairs is vacant.

I wouldnt get a complaint unless it was continous and many come in to complain. Their was a GORGOUS husky that lived 24/7 on the back porch on top of a foot of their own waste and it took them forever to do anything. I felt so bad and went in there once to take out a dead racoon and i got in trouble for accessing someone else's porch. Seriously? They only didnt di anything as i threatened to call the health department as the stinch was horrid. It was the dog i cared about and even thought of stealing him but he was fear agressive and i dont think he would had been ok inside of my house.

But they have been good at delivering complaints to me but refuses to do anything about mine so i dont know, maybe.

This:

Your dog is not you.

Is, I think, the biggest thing I have to keep telling myself. He has a clean soft place to lay down inside of a cool house and has clean cool water. The good thing about this time with their dog gone, he is learning to eat straight dry food. The shelter used to mix soup into his food (never got that) and my parent's dog is always eating his food and so i could never keep it down until now so im presenting only dry food knowing he wont strave himself and he is now finally eating it.

I learned today why they gave me a two bowl holder metal thing when i got him. Without it he is endlessly trying to tip the bowl over.

he's a pittie, so he's smart and loyal. He wants to do what you want him to do.

Yes he is! I trained him most of what he knows in a day. He came to me only knowing how to sit and he now knows 10 commands if im counting right. He's well trained though I think he has outside ADD, too much going on to listen well but I constantly work with his commands as they also slip a bit when not enforced by my parents too and im not cool with that.

He is a typical pit; smart, loyal, and loving.

Im going to try to keep him in the crate tomorrow, I think thats more for me then him as i will be there so a much different experience for him so unsure if im trying to establish crate when i leave and out when i come home if its a good idea to have him in there when im home.

Im unsure with that one.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

One of my dogs is scared of thunderstorms. The vet told me to give him benadryl for that. The same stuff they use for human allergies, over the counter. He weighs about 50# & they said to give him one tablet 15 min before it storms.(That would be great, if I always knew when that was!) It seems to help. Might help with separation anxiety too. What ever you do, try not to make it a big deal, or it will be a big deal for him too.

All pet meds are also people meds in different doses. Its why some walmarts started to fill pet presciptions, its a shit ton cheaper.

I have benedryl for him. He's a mostly white dog with just patches of brown and so his tummy is bare pink and he gets like welts on him. Looks like a very bad case of hives and beat red. He got it more when i ran him in grass so i think he is allergic to grass or something in the grass. Its why im so damn eger to be physically able to ride a bike, so i can run him off grass.

Benadryl didnt seem to help his welts but i can try it in the newness time of the crate until he gets used to it. Im sort of like a mother not liking to give kids pills. Im sort of the same way about my pets. Not that i wont, just dont like to unless physically needed. But i can try it.

Have you tried giving your dog a diet of chicken and rice?

I didnt. I would have to go back out to go get some chicken and brown rice as we dont have any in the house but its def worth a try. I had no clue that helps with the runs.

Im wanting to put him on a raw diet or raw cooked diet but i just dont have the physical abilty to make the food. I can cook up some chicken and certianly brown rice though. How long did you usually keep them on it? Was it just like a day or a few days?

 

[desiderata310]

Charlie was on it for about two days. Small amounts at normal feeding time(morning and night)- like half of what he would usually eat of dog food. I kept everything very wet. Boiled the chicken with the rice so it takes on the flavor then shredded it in with the rice and made sure the rice was kind of overlooked. once I saw the poop go back to normal we went back to regular food. The only caviat is that this doesn't work if he's allergic to chicken(some dogs are)

 

[lostforgottensoul]

The only caviat is that this doesn't work if he's allergic to chicken(some dogs are)

I dont think he is, but I dont allow anyone to feed him "people food" so Im unsure. Guess we'll see.

Thank you so much for that!

 

[Deleted member 28740]

Article from BARK. Love this mag.

http://thebark.com/content/vet-advice-treating-your-dogs-diarrhea

Rice water! when your dog has mild diarrhea and doesn’t meet any of the above criteria, the best things to start with are a 24-hour rice-water fast

To make rice water, boil one cup of white rice in four cups of water for 20 to 30 minutes (depending on your altitude) or until the water turns creamy white. Decant the liquid and allow it to cool. You can serve the rice water to your dog as often as she will drink it. If she isn’t interested, mix a teaspoon of chicken baby food (or another flavor that your pet likes) in the rice water to increase its palatability. (Hint: One cup of white rice makes a lot of rice water!)

 

[desiderata310]

most dogs are ok with chicken. It's ini almost ALL dog food so you will probably be aware if he's allergic to it.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

Rice water!

I have white rice so I can do that. I love BARK too!

Thanks for that cause I cant get myself to wake up enough to throw in laundry let alone go down to the grocery store across the street to get chicken and brown rice.

Oddly i also have baby food and a lot of it cause i was eating it when i couldnt eat reg food. I stopped when i got the blender so got a lot left.

 

[Deleted member 28740]

food allergies can be subtle. My pal, grains are not good for her. Coat etc. itchy. Found for her best was no grain Salmon and sweet potato kibble. Costco has a Taste of the Wild Version, made by same company. They also have chicken, beef, turkey. Tried the others, she likes her fish. I also get cans of the wild caught salmon at Trader Joes add as a treat a tablespoon and a glug of omega oils.

WOOOF

 

[lostforgottensoul]

He didnt have the runs this morning and im trying to get him on an out twice a day instead of 3 times a day and he started wanting to go out 3 hrs before my dad notmally takes him out. I got him quieted on the couch a few times but he is really insisting and its just 6pm, his normal mid day time but he has to make it 10 hrs tomorrow.

I just placed him in the crate trying very hard to help him hold it longer but it feels like im punishing him. He is so good with the beaten puppy look that makes you melt. He is quiet in there so its not him, its me. Why is this crate thing so hard for me? He's been in there when maintance comes over but normally he goes in there by himself.

This shouldnt be this hard!