My old basset is getting blinder. He's been having accidents in the house. I think it's because he can't find his way to the doggy door in time. He has been ab'e to see light and dark, so we left the light by the doggy door on at night. I think he's losing his light perception. When he's gone, I guess we'll replace the family room carpet. Shampooing doesn't seem to be enough.
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I don't think BYC will kick you off. LOL. A min pin is a good idea. She sure has the spunk of one. The new pup (Piper) is a perfect match. Piper wears Pica out....they run and run and run and tug-a-war and more tug-a-war. They are a great match. My poms are 10 lbs, so I understand that, but I did not realize that chihuahuas were the same way. 114 lb puppy, that is one big baby....I wouldn't want that feed bill. It is a sad story for Piper, their family had their home foreclosed on, they have to move into a rental and can't take the dog. I told them to come up and visit whenever they needed to. They did call tonight. They are glad she is happy.
He actually doesn't eat all that much. Komondork tend to be big couch potatoes. They were bred to stay with the sheep. Historically they would have fed themselves, and they stayed with the sheep that they guarded. The Komondork did not herd the sheep. Pulik were the dogs used to herd the sheep. Komondork were bred to problem solve, without the assistance of a human. This trait makes them very difficult at times to train. They are very intelligent dogs, that seem for themselves often decide how much they will or will not do.
Puppy often will ask for me to open the sliding glass door, and in order for me to get him use the dog door, I have to yell at him each time. " No Puppy! Use the dog door. Go around and use the dog door. " Anything less than that, and he will just stand there talking back at me trying to get me to let him in. I have tried a number of times to shorten the all the words and make it simpler. But he won't go around the house and walk in the dog door unless I say all the words to him. He has a remarkable grasp of the English language.
When he was not more than a puppy, I could tell him to hang his head in shame, and he would unless he knew that he wasn't doing anything or thinking about something naughty. If he knew that he was innocent then he would refuse to hang his head. Puppy is a very interesting dog. He is not a good Komondor, because he is way to social. He loves to go shopping, and seems to get a big kick out of being talked about.
Just in the last month or two I have started to notice Puppy slowing down. He is sleeping more these days, and I just confirmed the other day that he is developing cataracts. It doesn't seem to bother him very much, as long as I don't move any of the furniture into his way. He has lost weight in the last month or so. For years he has been between 120 and 125lbs. The highest weight he ever was 140lbs. He stand 34" at the hind quarters, that makes him taller than average for a Komondor. The 6 dogs eat about 50lbs of food per month. I have been feeding them Taste of the Wild food. It isn't cheap food, but I figure that I am making up for not having to take the dogs to the Vet all the time.
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I don't think BYC will kick you off. LOL. A min pin is a good idea. She sure has the spunk of one. The new pup (Piper) is a perfect match. Piper wears Pica out....they run and run and run and tug-a-war and more tug-a-war. They are a great match. My poms are 10 lbs, so I understand that, but I did not realize that chihuahuas were the same way. 114 lb puppy, that is one big baby....I wouldn't want that feed bill. It is a sad story for Piper, their family had their home foreclosed on, they have to move into a rental and can't take the dog. I told them to come up and visit whenever they needed to. They did call tonight. They are glad she is happy.
He actually doesn't eat all that much. Komondork tend to be big couch potatoes. They were bred to stay with the sheep. Historically they would have fed themselves, and they stayed with the sheep that they guarded. The Komondork did not herd the sheep. Pulik were the dogs used to herd the sheep. Komondork were bred to problem solve, without the assistance of a human. This trait makes them very difficult at times to train. They are very intelligent dogs, that seem for themselves often decide how much they will or will not do.
Puppy often will ask for me to open the sliding glass door, and in order for me to get him use the dog door, I have to yell at him each time. " No Puppy! Use the dog door. Go around and use the dog door. " Anything less than that, and he will just stand there talking back at me trying to get me to let him in. I have tried a number of times to shorten the all the words and make it simpler. But he won't go around the house and walk in the dog door unless I say all the words to him. He has a remarkable grasp of the English language.
When he was not more than a puppy, I could tell him to hang his head in shame, and he would unless he knew that he wasn't doing anything or thinking about something naughty. If he knew that he was innocent then he would refuse to hang his head. Puppy is a very interesting dog. He is not a good Komondor, because he is way to social. He loves to go shopping, and seems to get a big kick out of being talked about.
Just in the last month or two I have started to notice Puppy slowing down. He is sleeping more these days, and I just confirmed the other day that he is developing cataracts. It doesn't seem to bother him very much, as long as I don't move any of the furniture into his way. He has lost weight in the last month or so. For years he has been between 120 and 125lbs. The highest weight he ever was 140lbs. He stand 34" at the hind quarters, that makes him taller than average for a Komondor. The 6 dogs eat about 50lbs of food per month. I have been feeding them Taste of the Wild food. It isn't cheap food, but I figure that I am making up for not having to take the dogs to the Vet all the time.
