Recent content by lizita4

Hi all. I wanted to thank all of you again and give an update on Lennie. We've been working hard in the last month to re-establish our alpha roles, and there's been a lot of improvement! I really don't know how much credit goes to his neutering vs. our efforts, but I'm crediting our efforts. :)...

Yes, he has started humping a bit (the other dogs at doggies daycare, where we take him for some extra socialization), and yes he's started to mark outside. That's why we're hoping the neutering helps a bit. He's wonderful around other dogs and people. He definitely doesn't act like an alpha...

Thank you. That really helps a lot, as did your response on another thread regarding the alpha role. It sounds like we really need to work to prevent him from getting to his crazy play time red zone and not back down when he's biting but still remain calm. I have trouble with the latter. His...

Thank you. I'll search for other threads. I admit we do not have a good stop command. We do always say NO! or Shhht, and try to redirect. One issue is sometimes something to redirect him to isn't close at hand. If he still keeps going for what he shouldn't instead of what we're trying to give...

Our bully Lennie is 7 months old today. The play biting has always been an issue, but the notion that once the teething stops it'll get better has kept us relatively sane, and time outs seemed to be working. But lately it's just been escalating. He gets into his maniac puppy state more and more...

He's definitely not showing discomfort. He keeps trying to jump on the couch despite the limp.

Yes. He's only six months. Thank you for the reassurance!

I noticed Lennie suddenly started limping today on his walk. He seems to want to put very little weight on his back left leg. I got him home and looked at his pad for cuts and debris but found nothing. I manipulated the leg a bit and he didn't yelp or cry. He barely reacted except to try to bite...

Hi everyone. Our nearly 17-week-old bully Lennie pees on his crate pad, whether it's in his crate or not. He actually has two crates. One for the upstairs, and one for the downstairs. He has always peed on the bedding in his downstairs crate, where he naps during the day. We tried rubbing the...