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Scrappy

Scrappy

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DD67 said:
I like to "think" that I have an affinity/ability with "problem" dogs?
But I also think this guy has gone too far?
IMHO, letting any large powerful dog know it can't do whatever it likes, whenever it likes. Is an absolute must.
It makes for a happy/balanced relationship for all concerned. In my experience, once the dog knows it's loved but it also knows it isn't in charge. It's happy with its place in the family pack.
Withholding food when it's placed right in front of the dog is a step too far. It's either feeding time, or it isn't.

IMHO, it's borderline cruelty & his dog is scared of him ☹


A dog that's scared of you. Is far less likely to protect you. Without a monetary thought for its own safety. I'd much rather have one that would take on my adversary because he/she thought they'd get a biscuit/fuss afterwards 🙂
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I make my dog sit and wait for his food, but only whilst I fill his water bowl, and I can remove his food at any time without saying anything and without any kind of reaction whatsoever. This guy is teasing/frustrating the dog and possibly reinforcing food aggression IMO.
 
Tricky Dicky

Tricky Dicky

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Oddy update, after several weeks he is looking a bit bigger now, and i think he is going to be a monster by the look of his knuckles and if he takes after his dad who is nearly 30" at the shoulder but daft as a brush, this little chap is amazing us with just how clever he is.

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Tricky Dicky

Tricky Dicky

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Poor Oddy ....and us have been through the mill, he started throwing up and the same out the other end started losing weight, and we took him the vet who though it might be some kind of intestinal blockage, so he ran some tests and an X-ray but found nothing conclusive gave some medication and relived us of £400!:eek: but he continued to get worse so back to the vet, and he put him on a drip and then operated and said he found a problem with his small/large intestine which could have been caused by a blockage so sorted that and relived us of another £860🤪 and now a few days later Oddy is still on a minimal diet and doesn't really want to eat, but we think he is on the mend, but we are worried still, he is a great day very smart and very good considering just loves to please through all this.
Good job we have a good friend who loaned us the money with as much time as we need to pay or things could have been worse, just hope Oddy makes a full recovery and grows up to be the dog he was ment to be as the poor bugger has lost about 4kg over this.😢
 
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Sarky B’stard

Sarky B’stard

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chas said:
A sick dog is bloody heartbreaking as they can't tell you what's wrong. Hope the lad is on the mend.
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I think I said my father was a vet. A rather dry humoured vet who probably loved animals more than people!
Someone once said something similar to him about how hard it must be when your patient can talk. "Well," he said, "on the other hand they don't tell you a pack of lies either."
 
Tricky Dicky

Tricky Dicky

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Never felt like such an asshole...........we had to have Oddy put down yesterday, after refusing to eat and being force-fed just to try and maintain him we took him back to the vet yet again with the intention of getting him put on a drip just to try and get some nutrients into him, after examining him he said that he could feel more lumps in his abdomen that he thought was further inclusions IE the gut becoming malformed and obstructed, he had lost so much weight and was so thin and weak but still tried to please us, the vet said that the only option was to go to a specialist for another opp but didn't hold out a lot of hope that he would make a recovery or not have reoccurrences as he got older, even if he survived the sedation/opp, so we made the heartbreaking decision to let him go and not put him through any more suffering.

I just can't shake the feeling that I have betrayed him by not giving him ever last chance I could, never felt such a guilty cunt before, the wife has hardly stopped crying and to be honest I keep cracking up, don't know how long it going to take me to stop feeling responsible for taking such a young animal's life that only wanted to please....sorry in a very dark place right now.
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DD67

DD67

The Peace Keeper
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Tricky Dicky said:
Never felt like such an asshole...........we had to have Oddy put down yesterday, after refusing to eat and being force-fed just to try and maintain him we took him back to the vet yet again with the intention of getting him put on a drip just to try and get some nutrients into him, after examining him he said that he could feel more lumps in his abdomen that he thought was further inclusions IE the gut becoming malformed and obstructed, he had lost so much weight and was so thin and weak but still tried to please us, the vet said that the only option was to go to a specialist for another opp but didn't hold out a lot of hope that he would make a recovery or not have reoccurrences as he got older, even if he survived the sedation/opp, so we made the heartbreaking decision to let him go and not put him through any more suffering.

I just can't shake the feeling that I have betrayed him by not giving him ever last chance I could, never felt such a guilty cunt before, the wife has hardly stopped crying and to be honest I keep cracking up, don't know how long it going to take me to stop feeling responsible for taking such a young animal's life that only wanted to please....sorry in a very dark place right now.
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I'm extremely sad to hear all of that TD 😔
A truly shit set of circumstances mate ☹
 
chas

chas

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Tricky Dicky said:
Never felt like such an asshole...........we had to have Oddy put down yesterday, after refusing to eat and being force-fed just to try and maintain him we took him back to the vet yet again with the intention of getting him put on a drip just to try and get some nutrients into him, after examining him he said that he could feel more lumps in his abdomen that he thought was further inclusions IE the gut becoming malformed and obstructed, he had lost so much weight and was so thin and weak but still tried to please us, the vet said that the only option was to go to a specialist for another opp but didn't hold out a lot of hope that he would make a recovery or not have reoccurrences as he got older, even if he survived the sedation/opp, so we made the heartbreaking decision to let him go and not put him through any more suffering.

I just can't shake the feeling that I have betrayed him by not giving him ever last chance I could, never felt such a guilty cunt before, the wife has hardly stopped crying and to be honest I keep cracking up, don't know how long it going to take me to stop feeling responsible for taking such a young animal's life that only wanted to please....sorry in a very dark place right now.
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Mate I'm so sorry to hear that. I know it's absolutely no solace but I think you made the right call. I had to take my Labrador for her last walk (well, carry) a couple of years ago now and it still stings.
 
smib

smib

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I feel for you, we have all lost pets, and its truly awful!
Don't beat yourself up, unfortunately our furry friends can not tell us what is wrong them, and it sounds like you really tried to recover him from his problems. You made the best decision, as tough as it was to stop his suffering.

Chin up mate!
 
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