Dogs

My dog already knows how to sit and lie down. Now, I want to teach him to shake.

I got him to sit in front of me. Then I lifted his paw and said "Shake" (whatever command you want is ok, but make sure you’re consistent with it). Then I gave him a treat and praised him like he’d saved someones life. I repeated all this a few times and then I tested him to whether he’d lift his paw himself when I said "Shake", without me lifting it for him. He did!

My Maltese dog, Harley, howling Christmas carols=)

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He now thinks he is everyone’s boss. He misbehaves with everyone. He has even started biting our legs if we do not pay him excessive attention. he would bark a lot, if i pay attention to our 17 year old male cat who is often in poor health.

The maltese growls at the cat too, even though the cat does nothing but sit in one place suffering from arthritis.

Why has my maltese has forgotten all training and rules? How to bring him on right track.

Unless your dog has experienced any recent trauma, then the only answer to why his training has been forgotten is that you have forgotten to reinforce it. So you must re-teach. You must not let your dog believe that he is the alpha, one reason is because that creates so much anxiety in the dog. It is very scary for a little dog especially to believe that he is in charge of the household, that he is the pack leader, and the anxiety about that is fueling his behavior as much as your reinforcement of his alpha role.

You must act to stop the behaviors immediately when they are happening. You must let him know that you will not tolerate acting out and that you yourself believe that you are in charge. If you don’t believe that, your dog will never believe that. The more anxious you get with the aversive situations the more anxious your dog will become. So you need to calm down and remind yourself that you are responsible for being the leader of the pack.

Don’t let your dog dominate you. Eat before your dog eats to reinforce this. Make sure that if your dog is lying down in your path that you make the dog move out of your way instead of going around. These seem like little things to us but to dogs these are enormous signals. Do not give the dog affection until he is in a calm and submissive state, according to Cesar Milan the Dog Whisperer. When there is growling at the cat, put the dog in a time out place. Consult with a professional trainer–even watch the Dog Whisperer because there are a lot of episodes about a small dog being out of control, you will get some tips. But it must be clear in your mind that you are the one responsible for what your dog believes about your role and his role. Be in charge. Act in charge. He’s just a little dog. And he will feel so much better inside when he knows that you are in charge of the household, because he will feel calm and not overburdened with responsibility he can’t handle.

Crufts Maltese Open Dog 09

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when he meets other dogs, he jumps backwards & forwards towards it and will sometimes bark. He doesn’t appear to be doing it in an aggressive manner, just over excited! Trouble is, other dog owners pull their dogs away as they’re unsure how my dog is going to react, therefore he isn’t getting to meet any other dogs. Any tips would be appreciated.

i would enrol him in some dog classes
at least there you know the other owners aren’t going to walk off!
Its a great thing to do as they all get to have some supervised’ play and if any dog is reacting badly the trainer Will step in and sort it out straight away

The fact that he’s so over excited could mean that he just needs another dog to tell him off
my Husky girl was the same then she got a telling off from a jack Russel ( lol ) now shes great with other dogs

my maltese is about 1 1/2 years old. we found out that he’s dehydrated..and when we tried to feed him wat the doctor said he wont eat it..or anything else except the cheese with the medicine in it..what do i do?
oh yea and the vet said that we hav to feed him chicken broth and boiled rice but he wont he it

Sub-Q (Subcutaneous) fluids. Get him to the vet and get him on a fluid drip. If he remains dehydrated after, you may have to administer them yourself. (I do this daily with my cat who has kidney disease).

Feeding: Get a big feeding syringe from your vet. Mix the dog’s food with warm water and mush it ’till it’s like a soupy texture (or you can blend the dry food, soak it in the warm water ’till it’s soupy-like), then force-feed your baby!

Diarrhea: Get some Kaolin-Pectin. Per your dog’s weight, ask the vet how much your dog will need every 4 hours. Make sure it only has Kaolin and Pectin in it and don’t give it Kaopectate because it now has an aspirin derivative in it. You can order K-Pectin (w/only Kaolin and Pectin in it) from Fosters & Smith website or CalVetSupply .com website. You have to shake it really, really well and immediate suck up the solution into your syringe becuase it separates very quickly.

I’ve had to do this with foster kittens, with one of my ill cats – dogs are no different. If they’re not eating, you have to force-feed them.

Also, with the fluids, ask the vet to have Vitamins put into the fluids.

crazy little Maltese dog Mitzi singing along to Mr. Roboto, Mitzi chasing her tail, Mitzi hanging out, Mitzi playing hit the cup, and Mitzi playing.

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I am traveling to south america for 2 weeks and I am taking my Maltese Lola with me. I need information on everything since this is the first time for me traveling with my pet. Anyone has any advice? Thanks.

I’d have a friend keep her. Depending on where you’re going she / he will have to have shots…and some countries put the animal in quarantine for a period of time.

My beutiful dog, her name is Bimba.. Enjoy this funny video

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thanks if you could tell me!!! planning on getting a dog, and if you have ANY training tips, PLEASE tell me And i woud feed the dog 3 times a day right?

It would go stale before you would use all of it. I got a Chihuahua in July,and I bought 15 lbs of puppy food then.I still have about 4 lbs left. So it would be better to buy smaller bags unless you can store the food in air-tight containers in a cool,dark place. And yes,3 or 4 small meals a day.

Edit: Toy breeds,especailly puppies,need 3-4 small meals a day to keep their blood sugar up and make sure that they get enough calories.When they are old enough to be spayed or neutered ( 6 months old),you can reduce the feedings to 2 a day.