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Funny that you should mention that. I train a monkey that does this constantly and it is rather annoying. I've been working on teaching him to present his hip and hold it so that I can work on injection training him. I'll ask him for hip and will get "reachbackopenfoot" then finally hip. I'm working on cleaning him up because it's clear he doesn't understand what I'm asking him and is trying...

No daycare- if he is sore, he needs time to heal and doesn't need to be banged around. A dog walker would be best if you can swing it. As for the tub, leash on and lead him in.

Our tub is high enough that I'd have to lift him -- not something I'm willing to do if he's actively resisting. In the past I've brought him in the shower with me, but I'm also not sure how I feel about being locked in such a small space with him if he's unhappy. I wonder if one of those "wash your own dog" places would work?

Agree, all my dogs swallow, chewing an option. Just raised a pitbull puppy from 4 weeks, horrible case of coccidia and at first we had to feed him 6 times a day because he would bloat so bad. A few things that have worked here with puppies that gulp is we feed away from the other dog, having other dogs can encourage a dog that is not a good eater, but it can also make some dogs eat faster because they feel the presense of the other dog, more...

No suggestions {{{{{Zibi's bumm}}}}}

How long of a leash should he be tethered with?

I used to hear that elevated bowls lessened the chance of bloat...now I see that it can raise the chances...I think waiting before feeding is a good idea. Here's an article which mentions raised food bowls http://www.healthypets.com/gdvcaninebloat.html

Not to lurkers--do be sure to ask permission of the dog's owner before any socialization exercises. The dog may have physical or social issues which make it a very bad idea.

Does help to have good dogs help you, help him. And tire him out before he plays so all that energy does not get put out onto other dogs. Ahh! That's a good idea Becky, thank you. He's a tireless one right now. We've laid off the ball work because we're working on an actual retrieve and since he doesn't have it yet, the playing around part has taken a backseat, and consequently he's got more energy than usual. I...

lilmonkeykeeper wrote: I'm just feeling frustrated. This trainer has made me feel pretty inadequate and she's also been a little harsh to me because I'm ok with using other methods to train a dog, especially luring. She seems to think that her way is the only way and best way to train a dog, but it's not working for us. I think she's also realized that maybe she's met a dog she can't train solely with her...