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Chick magnet
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From: Charleston, WV
RE: Chick magnet
The ole' puppy trick! \\; Works like a charm, but I swear alotta them just stick around for the dog! \\; (Not that it bothers me). \\; Man I used to love walking her around the college campus back in the day!
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Shammyone, that sux, my great dane got away once when she was young and you woulda thought I lost my first born...then she came slinking around the corner 18 hours later thinking she was in trouble. \\; Although she doesn't necessary LIKE it, this is why I exposed her to firearms while still a puppy...with as much as I hunt, shoot and blow crap up, I couldn't have a gun-shy dog.
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Shammyone, that sux, my great dane got away once when she was young and you woulda thought I lost my first born...then she came slinking around the corner 18 hours later thinking she was in trouble. \\; Although she doesn't necessary LIKE it, this is why I exposed her to firearms while still a puppy...with as much as I hunt, shoot and blow crap up, I couldn't have a gun-shy dog.
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RE: Chick magnet
Great looking guy that Rosco....love them Boxers.
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Are you gonna crop his ears? \\; My last Boxer kept ear infections. \\; My next one I think I'll do the tail but not the ears.
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Had my last one for 14 years. \\; He was prone to epileptic \\;type seizures. It was like losing a son...
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Are you gonna crop his ears? \\; My last Boxer kept ear infections. \\; My next one I think I'll do the tail but not the ears.
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Had my last one for 14 years. \\; He was prone to epileptic \\;type seizures. It was like losing a son...
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From: Ponte Vedra, FL
RE: Chick magnet
ORIGINAL: donna.1965
A little late for you now, but for other pet owners, when you expect something like fireworks, I put our dog in an interior room, like a bathroom, with a radio on to drown out the noise and keep them from running away. \\;\\\\\\; I've even heard of dogs getting so frightened they've jumped right through windows. \\;\\\\\\; The house we used to own was close to where they did a \\;\\\\\\;fireworks show, and I found and caught at least one dog every year that was running scared. \\;\\\\\\;
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Good luck finding yours, prayers are going out for you to be reunited.
A little late for you now, but for other pet owners, when you expect something like fireworks, I put our dog in an interior room, like a bathroom, with a radio on to drown out the noise and keep them from running away. \\;\\\\\\; I've even heard of dogs getting so frightened they've jumped right through windows. \\;\\\\\\; The house we used to own was close to where they did a \\;\\\\\\;fireworks show, and I found and caught at least one dog every year that was running scared. \\;\\\\\\;
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Good luck finding yours, prayers are going out for you to be reunited.
I took my Rottie out in the street where the fireworks were being shot off (not close of course). \\; I socialized her from a very early age. \\; It is especially important for the big breeds like Rotties to not get freaked out by things then turn around and take a chunk out of someone or run off because they are frightened. \\; She enjoyed the fireworks, she wanted to chase them as they took off. \\; She got really excited at one point and lightly bit my hand but it wasn't aggression, just confusion. \\; She eventually relaxed to the point where she was laying down in the driveway, watching them with us. \\; When a dog goes for their CGC (Canine Good Citizen) certification, they will shoot a starter's pistol near the animal to see their reaction. \\; The should not react negatively in order to pass. \\; Preferably, they shouldn't react at all. \\; Expose your puppy to as much stimuli as possible. \\; Different situations, different kinds of people, loud noises, etc. \\; It will make them a well rounded pet who is comfortable in all types of environments.
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From: Oregon
RE: Chick magnet
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I took my Rottie out in the street where the fireworks were being shot off (not close of course). \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; I socialized her from a very early age. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; It is especially important for the big breeds like Rotties to not get freaked out by things then turn around and take a chunk out of someone or run off because they are frightened. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; She enjoyed the fireworks, she wanted to chase them as they took off. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; She got really excited at one point and lightly bit my hand but it wasn't aggression, just confusion. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; She eventually relaxed to the point where she was laying down in the driveway, watching them with us. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; When a dog goes for their CGC (Canine Good Citizen) certification, they will shoot a starter's pistol near the animal to see their reaction. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; The should not react negatively in order to pass. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Preferably, they shouldn't react at all. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Expose your puppy to as much stimuli as possible. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Different situations, different kinds of people, loud noises, etc. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; It will make them a well rounded pet who is comfortable in all types of environments.
[/Great advice, with hunt dogs we start very young with cap guns and work up to shotguns.. \\;
ORIGINAL: donna.1965
A little late for you now, but for other pet owners, when you expect something like fireworks, I put our dog in an interior room, like a bathroom, with a radio on to drown out the noise and keep them from running away. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; I've even heard of dogs getting so frightened they've jumped right through windows. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; The house we used to own was close to where they did a \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\;fireworks show, and I found and caught at least one dog every year that was running scared. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;
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Good luck finding yours, prayers are going out for you to be reunited.
A little late for you now, but for other pet owners, when you expect something like fireworks, I put our dog in an interior room, like a bathroom, with a radio on to drown out the noise and keep them from running away. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; I've even heard of dogs getting so frightened they've jumped right through windows. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; The house we used to own was close to where they did a \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\;fireworks show, and I found and caught at least one dog every year that was running scared. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;
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Good luck finding yours, prayers are going out for you to be reunited.
I took my Rottie out in the street where the fireworks were being shot off (not close of course). \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; I socialized her from a very early age. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; It is especially important for the big breeds like Rotties to not get freaked out by things then turn around and take a chunk out of someone or run off because they are frightened. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; She enjoyed the fireworks, she wanted to chase them as they took off. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; She got really excited at one point and lightly bit my hand but it wasn't aggression, just confusion. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; She eventually relaxed to the point where she was laying down in the driveway, watching them with us. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; When a dog goes for their CGC (Canine Good Citizen) certification, they will shoot a starter's pistol near the animal to see their reaction. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; The should not react negatively in order to pass. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Preferably, they shouldn't react at all. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Expose your puppy to as much stimuli as possible. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Different situations, different kinds of people, loud noises, etc. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; It will make them a well rounded pet who is comfortable in all types of environments.
[/Great advice, with hunt dogs we start very young with cap guns and work up to shotguns.. \\;
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Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Springfield, MO
RE: Chick magnet
My English Mastiff just ignores fireworks and loud noises. Heck, in most cases he just sleeps through them. He even ignores our minature poodle when he goes to humping his leg (that is a hilarious sight by the way), he just sorta looks back at the poodle like "You're a dumbazz, leave my leg alone" \\;
