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jenny penny
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 Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:16 am Post subject: Let's talk pets |
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Grab your coffee and join our live forum and you could win!
Join Canadian Living Editor-in-Chief Susan Antonacci and a group of Canadian Living staffers on March 6, between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. EST, to chat about pets (share your training tips, please!).
Tell us your favourite entries to date in our Canada's Most Lovable Pet Photo & Video Contest (http://petcontest.canadianliving.com) and you could
win a Tassimo brewer and a selection of hot beverage T-discs.
With wags & licks until March 6,
Jennifer Villamere
Canadian Living Senior Web Editor |
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Katja92
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Hi Susan,
I just got a puppy about 4 months ago. She's such a great addition to the family and makes us laugh all the time. Could you ever imagine life without a dog now?
She is very bad when it comes to jumping up on people and in order to curb this my partner and I have to ignore her when we walk into the house until, as her obedience class teacher says, she has "four on the floor" and then we can greet her. She's starting to figure that out. But she still tries to jump on strangers (like, when we're walking down the street) and other than scolding her, I'm not too sure how to get her to stop that!
We also take her to obedience class once a week at a local rec centre (cheap and accessible), she has learned to listen to us more and can now so fun tricks, like "roll over" and "shake a paw". She loves the class and drags us down the hall now toward the room. It's been a great way to get her socialized and tire her out! I highly recommend you give it a go.
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laura
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:14 am Post subject: Crate training? |
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Hi Susan,
Are you crate training? We are thinking about getting a puppy and heard that crate training is a good idea. But I'm not sure . . .
Thanks,
L |
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jmca
Joined: 02 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:18 pm Post subject: Grieving |
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Hi Susan,
I'm grieving over the loss of my cat. After 17 years, we had to put him down...he had kidney disease. We had our darling cremated and then his ashes placed into an urn (which was then sealed). The urn has been sent back to us and now I'm unsure about displaying the urn. While I'm happy to have him back with us and relieved he's no longer in pain, I am constantly reminded that he is no longer with us and I feel the loss in an immense way. |
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jmca
Joined: 02 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:26 pm Post subject: Favourite Entries so far.... |
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Cat's Day Out ...(or The Date) is very cute!
Cooper's New Green Peacoat ....my goodness...how adorable. |
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DorisM
Joined: 05 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:01 am Post subject: Stay! |
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| I need some advice with my new puppy...He's a natural learner, and has picked up many commands real well, without my hubby and I having to discipline him. He can sit, rollover, sit pretty, but I can't get him to stay. We've been working with treats, and the moment he sees it, he runs to it. There's no stopping him! Can anyone give me a new technique to try? |
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apavlovsky
Joined: 23 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| My favourite pet photo is Mimi, the jumping cat. She looks just like my cat minus the energy, lol. |
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santonacci
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:01 pm Post subject: Let's talk pets |
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| Hi, Susan Antonacci here, thanks for your posts. |
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santonacci
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:07 pm Post subject: Can you imagine life before you had a puppy? Katja92 |
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Hi Katja,
I agree! I can't believe that I waited so long to get a puppy. Scooter brings so much joy into our lives. As empty nesters, it's like we have a new baby. We got him on New Year's Day and he is now 18 weeks old. While we haven't started obedience classes yet, he has managed to learn a number of commands — sit, come, crate, drop it and down. We will definitely be taking him to obedience training. Everyone I talk to says that unless you have a lot of experience with dogs that's the route to go.
Susan from Canadian Living |
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apavlovsky
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| I have a quick question for anybody out there. We have a cat and have had her for about a year. We adopted her when she was 3 years old from the Humane Society. A few months ago, my family and I moved into our first house. Before, in the old house, the cat would sleep on the bed with me and my husband, that is until she just one day urinated on the bed. I thought that maybe she was just disoriented and that this would be a one time thing, but then it happened again the next morning. Needless to say, she isn't allowed in our room anymore. I have seen traces of her urine at different places in our house . Is she marking her territory or something? We have no other pets. I just find this behaviour to be odd as she never did this in the last place. |
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santonacci
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Crate training? |
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| laura wrote: | Hi Susan,
Are you crate training? We are thinking about getting a puppy and heard that crate training is a good idea. But I'm not sure . . .
Thanks,
L |
We are crate training. Scooter is a small dog, so has a small crate. I have the crate at the end of the bed. He sleeps through the night (we're lucky as he has done so since we got him), we still put him in his crate at bedtime. During the day, if we're not home, we move his crate into the living room and leave the door open and he'll go in there if he wants "quiet" time or to go to sleep. Susan |
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jenny penny
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santonacci
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:19 pm Post subject: You Cat |
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| apavlovsky wrote: | | I have a quick question for anybody out there. We have a cat and have had her for about a year. We adopted her when she was 3 years old from the Humane Society. A few months ago, my family and I moved into our first house. Before, in the old house, the cat would sleep on the bed with me and my husband, that is until she just one day urinated on the bed. I thought that maybe she was just disoriented and that this would be a one time thing, but then it happened again the next morning. Needless to say, she isn't allowed in our room anymore. I have seen traces of her urine at different places in our house . Is she marking her territory or something? We have no other pets. I just find this behaviour to be odd as she never did this in the last place. |
Hi A Pavlosky, I mentioned that I have a new puppy, Scooter, but I have been a long time cat owner and currently have two cats. It could be behaviour, but if she never did it before you should really consider taking her to the vet. She could have a urinary track infection, or something else. I would rule out a medical problem before dealing with the behaviour issue. |
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apavlovsky
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, I never even thought about that! Thanks so much for the reply. I will make an appt. for her ASAP. |
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santonacci
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:26 pm Post subject: Re: Stay! |
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| DorisM wrote: | | I need some advice with my new puppy...He's a natural learner, and has picked up many commands real well, without my hubby and I having to discipline him. He can sit, rollover, sit pretty, but I can't get him to stay. We've been working with treats, and the moment he sees it, he runs to it. There's no stopping him! Can anyone give me a new technique to try? |
Hi Doris,
Scooter is having probems with stay. I read in Dog, The Ultimate Dog Book, the following:
Stand in front of your dog, hold his leash in your right hand and rest it level with your stomach. Raise your left hand so your palm faces your dog. Look at him and command him to "stay". 2. Slowly walk backward from your dog, all the while maintaining eye contact, telling him to stay. 3. Once you get to the end of the leash, drop it on the ground and put your foot on it. If he tries to move before you have given the release word, he'll soon figure out he can't go anywhere. Quietly praise him while he is keeping the stay. After about five seconds, say the release word and reward him with a food treat.
Scooter is good with commands, etc., but stay is tough. I'm going to be taking Scooter to obedience school soon. |
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