How do you get him to sleep in it? Does he just "know" or do you have to lead him to it? My dog claimed a round butterfly chair as his own when we got him, so we moved it into our bedroom and that was that. He knows "go to bed" means to climb into it and curl up for bed. He wouldn't even look at the dog bed when I brought it home, but that was when we first got him and there was a lot going on.
He walked right up to that bed and plopped down into it as soon as he saw it. Usually when he lays down he'll circle around and around but he goes straight down into that bed. He just knows. But actual sleep time? He refuses to be anywhere else but next to me. I can get him to fall asleep in his dog bed but I'll wake up with him at my feet.
Buddy kind of oscillates between myself and el husband when I go to bed. El husband works the swing shift so he usually gets in bed several hours after I am already asleep. From what he says, Buddy stays in the room and in his bed next to me until I fall asleep and then moves between the two rooms we're in. He's kinda weird though...he "sleeps" about 18 hours a day, but it's always very light and if I even shift my weight his eyes pop open. I would love to have an actual dog bed for him but he loves his butterfly chair. Unfortunately it smells like dirty dog now and is ripping at the seams. On the plus side, a wal mart chair like that is about 20 bucks, and a nice, big dog bed is way more. I think I just answered my own inquires.
Some friends of ours recently got themselves a female Blue Heeler puppy, they brought her around to meet our male Blue Heeler on the weekend. Was a little nervous as Mav occasionally gets a bit aggressive with puppies although he is still pretty much a puppy himself (at least mentally) but it went really well. She was a crazy ball of energy and he just chilled and played with her. Lying down so he was at her level, letting her jump all over him and playing tug of war with his toys (and letting her win). So that's us pretty well sold on the idea of a second Blue Heeler. Sorry for pic quality, pretty hard to get a decent action shot on my phone (and when she was still she looked anywhere but at the damn camera!)
5/10. If he really wants to get the starving pathetic look down, he needs to lay down on the floor an act like he's so weak from malnourishment that he doesn't even have the energy to move. A friend's dog did this, and it was actually pretty hilarious.
Angus doesn't mind April 22nd snow. Sorry for the shitty pictures, phone was trying to dodge snowflakes. More to come. Spoiler Spoiler
Sorry guys, the file size is ridiculous there. Here is a more reasonable copy: Also holy crap is taking pictures of excitable puppies difficult.
Every single photo of my dog sitting still and looking at me is the result of a tennis ball held over the camera. There is no other way. Also, he doesn't give a shit about jumping into icy lakes to fetch sticks. Spoiler It took a few minutes for them to settle down, but eventually Buck became friends with my old roommate's dog Hobie.
Nope, no pet insurance. I could see this being a possibility if I had a farm and a working animal that I depended on, but for a pet? Meh. That's just my personal opinion on it and I'm sure others will disagree.
Kind of curious about this too. Ive heard some advertised for 10-12 bucks a month but Im not sure what that entailed. I usually just took my dog in every few years when she needed her shots updated. She's getting older and I could see some hip issues costing a lot of money down the line. Mitigating the cost would be a good place to start now I guess?
I do and i absolutely recommend it. I pay $40 a month and that gets me 75% back on any accidental injury or illness. Not sure how that translates to what they offer in America but id imagine its pretty similar. Its paid for itself already as my dog is an excitable retard at times.
Re: Re: The Pet Thread Sorry but if a vet tells me it's gonna be over 1000 bucks to save an animal, I am afraid this man speaks the truth.