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06-30-2015, 03:08 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: US
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| So many questions. Hi, I'm a new Yorkie owner, the dogs were given to me because my mom's friend died and my relative who had them wouldn't pay the extra $300 per dog for them to live at his new apartment. Which is a good thing they came to me, my relative had the dogs for 1 1/2 years and never took them to the vet. Even when he had no clue about when they went to the vet last. They also had no papers on the dogs, which we are working to get. We found out the correct ages of the dogs by my mom calling all the local vets that the original deceased owner might have taken them to. They aren't fixed yet but their tails are docked so I strongly believe they have papers and had went to the vet at sometime. Bella is 4 yrs old (thought to be 6) and Nessi is 3 yrs old. Bella is Nessi's mom. My first question is about a feeding schedule. I am training the dogs to be housebroken, their original owner had a doggie door and we use a tie out with supervision. I'd really like to put them on a feeding schedule so they have a poop schedule as well since they are snacking all day they can need to go out upwards to 7-8 times a day which is ridiculous and sometimes still have accidents (it went from everyday accidents to every other day-ish)! As it can take them up to 10-15 minutes just to find the right spot to go. My dogs have even pooped on the concrete when I've taken them for walks, it's so weird. I've never seen a dog just poop in the road. So my mom doesn't want me to put her chihuahua who is 9 yrs old on a feed schedule so any ideas on how I'd put just my dogs on a feed schedule with them still having access to her dog's bowl sadly? I'm trying to convince her to do a feed schedule but she insists he's too old and he is overweight (by only about 2 pounds, so he's healthy but he's rather pudgy for a chihuahua). Also, on a feed schedule would I need to use the recommended 1/2 of food for my dogs (I use Halo brand - Nessi is about 5 pounds and Bella is about 6) if I mixed in veggies with it? My second question is about lavender essential oil. I made up some Coconut oil, shea butter and Nature’s Bounty Earthly Elements Lavender Essential Oil (lavender is 100% pure essential oil) to condition their coats and calm them down. I've also put some on their tummies as they have dry skin, I plan on making a plain batch sans Lavender oil for their tummies since I worry about them ingesting the oil as they lick their tummies a lot and less so their backs (where I plan to put the lavender oil whip butter on). I used about 10 drops in roughly a little over 4 ounces of oils. I contacted the Nature's Bounty company and they said the oil is 100% pure but it's not made for dogs so they advise against giving it to dogs. I'm wondering if this is a legal precaution as I've read it's fine to give dogs essentials if they are diluted in other oils and only used externally. Has any had any experiences with essential oils and their dogs (specifically this brand would be great)? My third question is about fighting. They sometimes play fight and it seems like they are really fighting. Often when the dog bell rings or their is a noise outside and they jump to the living room window sill (they can put their paws up in it) they will fight randomly for the window (even though there is space for booth) if they touch each other running for it. Is it something I should worry about? I think they might be jealous of each other. Bella will grab toys and take them from Nessi and Bella will grab toys from me when we are playing and run off and put them under my bed so she can only play with them. Bella also hides under the bed a lot. Is that normal? |
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07-01-2015, 04:46 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and welcome to YT ! Bless your heart for taking in these dear ones. I'm sure they're in such good hands with you. They sound like a fun pair. On the feeding...hmmm...it will be tough to have the chi's bowl out and not have the other 2 eat from it. The only thing I can think of is to have the chi in a separate area from the other 2 all day so the chi can have the bowl of food. Not sure what you're asking about the 1/2 food and veggies. Are you asking if you can give 1/2 the amount of recommended food if you add veggies? If that's what you're asking...then no, I wouldn't cut the food in 1/2 as that not enough protein then and it would be unbalanced. I would cut less of the food. On the pooping...I walk dogs at the shelter where I volunteer 2x a week, and these dogs often will just stop and poop whenever/wherever the urge suits them - and sometimes, that's right in the middle of a sidewalk or while crossing the street or whatnot. Dogs aren't picky...when they gotta go, they go. On the oils - you can use things like lavender and other essentials. If you properly prepare them, you should be fine. I use "balms" that are excellent and they come in alllll these different formulations. We use these at the shelter too, you can buy them here: BlackWing Farms On the fighting thing, it's probably just a habit they have when they get overly excited and I wouldn't worry too much about it unless it seems they're taking it too far...?
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07-06-2015, 04:56 PM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: US
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| Hi, thanks for the reply. I think they poo on the concrete when they get too excited from going on a walk. They really only tend to fight when they hear noises outside and start to bark. Lately they'll rush to the windowsill and then fight each other over it even though there is plenty of space for both of them. They will both put their paws in the windowsill but still fight at times. They tend to play a lot but I do worry as they seemed to not do this before and have recently started to randomly fight when they hear noises. I've noticed that they seem to be fighting for dominance a bit. Bella which is 4 has been growling at times when I pet Nessi and not her. So I'm wondering if this fighting is jealousy/dominance based. They don't seem to be hurting each other but it's very disorienting to see my dogs fight at each other and bark their heads off every time someone is outside. |
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