Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject: Advice - 12 month old collie - chewing and messing in house.
Hope some one can clear an arguement for me.
I have been chatting to a lady on another forum (pregnancy forum)they have just got a collie x from a rescue that is around 12 months old, the ddog is very clingy, and had been messing in the house, she was on iams, but that made her ill so now they are on pedigree chum + mixer.
The lady in question is annoyed as the dog has chewed the loo roll and a bean bag, she had walked the dog in the morning and left for work at 8 came home for half an hour at lunch and let it out, and then came home at 5, it seems a long time to leave quite a mentally active young dog, especially a collie
She only had it since the weekend, and they are also expecting a baby in the near future, it is messing in the house.
I was going to suggest staving for 24 hours then introducing a bland diet, some times pedigree chum can cause problems.
But i don't think they've thought about it very well, a collie needs a lot of mental stimulation, they are 'thinking'about doinng training clases which are a start, i've also metioned agility.
What do you think?
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I agree Hypnorm, they shouldn`t have taken on a dog if they can`t be there to give the dog the attention it needs, I`m surprised the rescue place let a dog go where the people are working all day.
Has she got a friend who can go round and let the dog out?, they also need to go back to basics re house training, tho they should be there to be able to do that of course.
Also she needs to put anything chewable out of the dogs reach, as we`ve all found with our Labs
I think that she is leaving the collie alone for too long. I hear they are very energetic dogs, especially if my neighbour's border collie (whom Charlie really likes ) is anything to go by.
Training and agility classes would also be a good idea, to channel some of that boundless energy into something positive.
I don't wish to sound too critical, but if they are going to be out at work a lot then a collie may not have been a good choice of dog, even if she can come home at lunchtime to let it out.
Same as i was thinking - am tryuing to put that across in my response but with out sounding rude and patronising, as its a forum with lots of hormonal and pregant women - very dangerous area to be in!!
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these are her posts:
We have 2 cats and they're my babies, they do as they please and walk themselves but my Hubby has always been a dog person so after a lot of discussion we decided to go to Manchester Dogs Home and get a dog.
We only looked at about 10-20 out of the 150 and we both started to get upset for the poor things.
She is a lovely little Cross-Collie about 1yr old, she has a bad stomach at the minute what with all the upheaval so when we're home she goes outside but when we're out she leaves us loads of little presents.
I took her out at 6 and my hubby worked till 8 last night and then he took her for a walk so I feel like I never see him unless the dog is around us. I know it's not her fault.
I disinfect everytime I clean up after her but my house really stinks, and she constantly needs attention, I can't Fart without her being at the side of me.
I'm in a good job, with decent pay and I really enjoy it, I'm getting paranoid that my clothes stink of dog P*ss though. But I'm really fed up and beginning to feel that I want to stay in bed all day or sit at home in my PJ's and watch corny films all day.
Oh well, moan over, back to work and home at dinner to clean up the dog poo, the excitement never ends.
If you get to this last sentence without getting bored thank you for reading my rant.
Charm X
We keep the new dog in the extension when we're out. It's large and the legnth of the house with plenty of daylight and room to walk around in.
I went home at dinner for half and hour to let her out and the toilet roll is all over the room and a bean bag now has a hole and little white balls are everywhere.
I didn't smack her bum or anything I just told her to "come here Millie" and she crawled to me on her belly as she knows she did wrong. She looked so sorry.
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Hynorm - we got Millie on saturday, she's 12-18months old.
We take her out in the morning then leave for work around 8.00 and then I pop home at dinner and let her out again for a run around and then I get in about 5.30.
She was having IAMS but her stomach was really bad (could have been nerves) so she's now on Pedigree Chum mixed with a few Winalot biscuits.
But she still has a bad stomach.
She has lots of toys and walks and my hubby is looking to enrol her in training classes.
But she does seem to be settling in, she doesn't jump up as much. It's just the smell that bothers me and when we do have a baby how will I cope.
Thank you for the replies, I think I'll have a good chat with my hubby later and a bit of a cry.
Personally i think they have not really thought about it properly, and they are wanting a baby too. then they'll have noo time for the dog. it doesn't sound like they were home checked or reviewed.?
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What is she planning after her maternity leave from work? If she is not planning on returning, or will be asking for part time only then things may yet improve.
I would suggest crate training, but as the dog is left for so long every day that is probably not the way to go.
Is there any form of doggie daycare in her area, so that the dog would have some stimulation rather than being banged up alone in the house all day?
Maybe broach the subject along those lines.
Helen.
Last edited by Topseyt on Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:17 pm; edited 1 time in total
Sounds a recipe for disaster if you ask me. Doesn't sound the ideal home for a poor soul who has already been in a rescue. Must bite my tongue here, but it makes me really Feel like going and gathering the poor thing up and bringing it home to me....
Sorry. Not every helpful I know. *Must remember not to reply to posts when hot and stressed*
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She could have wiped my feet first
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:31 pm Post subject: collie
i had a collie they tend to be highly strung n need a lot of mental stimulation they always need something to do it sounds like this dog is bored to tears basically n sounds like it spends too much time alone
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