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Question: Is it better for my female to have one litter of
puppies?
Answer: If you are an ordinary family and not experienced my
advice is to have her spayed and leave it to the professionals.
Your female may not be suitable for this purpose. I have no
doubt your vet will confirm this to you.
Question: Is it best to spay a bitch before her first heat or
after her first heat?
Answer: A number of vets may suggest that a bitch should be
spayed at about 5/6 months. Whilst writing this book the
American Veterinary College is now recommending as young as 8
weeks . However I have found that this can have some behavioral
effects in the second or third year. I recommend that it is
best to allow a female to come on heat and allow her to develop,
and after three months to have her spayed. This is not a
complicated operation. Most owners are unaware that a females
behavior will start to change due to hormone influence about 8
weeks prior to the heat . There are a whole host of opinions
including preseason spaying and not to spay at all.
Question: Do you have any advice for children that are afraid
of dogs, and how not to get bitten?
Answer: A very good friend of mine Terry Ryan (who is a lady )
who works out of Washington University formed an organization
called Prevent-a-Bite. Due to the sad fact that one half of the
children in the world will be bitten by a dog before the age of
fourteen years, most before the age of nine. The following
guidelines have been written by Terry which I support one
hundred per cent.
1. Never touch a dog when he is feeding.
2. Don't tease your dog, his ears are not handkerchiefs to pull.
3. If chased by a dog while cycling, get off, place the bike
between you and the dog and look away.
4. Avoid packs of dogs, if confronted, don't run away or scream.
5. If meeting a new dog, pat him on the side of the face,
under the dogs chin or on the chest. Never place your head above
a dogs head. Crouch down and approach on his level.
6. Ask the owner if it is okay to pat their dog. If it is, let
the dog sniff your knuckles to show you are a friend.
7. Don't pat dogs in cars, it is a space they consider worth
defending.
8. Don't try to separate dogs fighting, go for help.
9. Never approach a dog when it is chained up.
10. Never enter a house unless you have the owners permission.
Question: My puppy is getting quite naughty, he playbites my
sons arms and jumps up, and when we go for walks he pulls us all
over the place. One of my friends told me he is to young to
start training, at what age can I take him to a training school?
Answer: It has been proved by scientists that a dog of 3/4
months of age should be looked upon like a 5 year old child.
Training should start as soon as your vet informs you that he is
clear of his vaccinations. Most area's now run puppy social
classes designed for young dogs to explore other dogs and where
you get some good information and basic knowledge. I personally
love these classes and so do children, this is a fun hour for
all the family.
However not many people are aware of how old their dogs are
compared to humans years. In the old days we would say 7 years
for each 1 year, but that is incorrect. Below is the official
age of your dog:
Dog
3 months
8 "
64 "
10 "
12 "
18 "
2 years
4 "
Human
5 years
10 "
13 "
14 "
15 "
20 "
24 "
32 "
Dog
8 years
10 "
13 "
14 "
16 "
18 "
20 "
21 "
Human
48 years
56 "
64 "
72 "
80 "
88 "
96 "
100 "
Question: Why does my dog turn round and round when he is about
to go to sleep?
Answer: When a dog is going to have a sleep, his instinct will
make him turn his nose in the direction that he considers to be
downwind. This way he can scent and smell danger.
Question: Whenever I wash my dog the first thing he does is
roll on the grass and gets himself all dirty again, why is he so
naughty?
Answer: The dogs instinct tells him that you have washed away
his identity, it is very normal for dogs to carry out this kind
of behavior. What I do when I have washed my dog, I put her in
an outhouse to dry off, then let her out, she does not normally
roll after that.
Question: Whenever I take my dog into the woods he always finds
some droppings of other animals and rolls in it, he come back
stinking, please can you tell me why he does this?
Answer: I am afraid that this is an old instinct of the wolf
that is still in your pet. When wild dogs or wolves hunt they
will roll in the dung of their prey. They are in fact trying to
get the smell of the prey on them. This way they can get closer
to kill the prey. I think we have all suffered from this
instinct !
Question: My dog will not stop barking when the telephone
rings and will not stop when I am talking, do you have any
idea's?
Answer: The telephone is acting as a trigger, the phone rings
you get up and start talking into the phone. The dog barks, you
most probably shout out "be quiet" so now your dog has your
attention and has made you bark! The best way to deal with this
is to get a friend to phone you at agreed times, every 5/10
minutes. When the phone rings, don't move, look at the dog, do
nothing. After about 3 or 4 rings the dog will not react again.
Try it, it works.
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David is a Canine Behaviourist who works and lives in Marbella,
Spain. Tel/Fax (00345) 2883388. His web site is located at:
http://www.k9netuk.com/dogman/.
David has his own radio and TV shows, and writes for many
newspapers and magazines. David has been working with dogs for
many years and started his career in Israel, working on the
Border Police. He has been involved in all forms of training,
including air sea rescue, air scent work, and has trained dogs
for finding drugs. David has devoted the past 10 years to
studying behaviour and the very passive approach. He does not
use choke chains, check chains, or any form of aggression.
David The Dogman is available for private consultations in your
home, for further details telephone; Tel; (95) 2883388
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