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Keiras - do u have a pic of your boy? I'm pasting in instructions on how to do it from julie on another thread... to post pics it is best to use www.photobucket.com you register and then it will let you browse your picture folders for pics you want. once you select, it will upload and then say it has worked. a small image will appear at the bottom of your page. you click in the box under as many pics as you want and then select GENERATE HTML AND IMG CODE a list of codes appears. copy and paste the code from ING IMAGES FOR MESSAGE BOARDS onto your post on the forum

Hi all, I had a call last night to say that there is a 1 year old Golden Retriever bitch who needs a new home, so im getting her on thurs! Im sooo excited, im like a big kid! She sounds lovely. Thanks Elaine for the details on how to post a piccy, I'll sort one out of my old boy and get on of my new girl when she arrives. :D Wish me luck!!

Congratulations! If you want the handouts I give people about settling in a rescue dog just send me a private message with your email address. Good luck! Elaine

That's brilliant! Bet you don't get any sleep Wednesday night! Best of luck and look forward to seeing a piccie!

Ohhh a new Doggie!!!Bet you cant wait!!

Congratulations. Hurry up with piccies before she's even unpacked her case!!!

Kieras, I still can't get your email address to work :? I've sent you a PM with mine

Hi there Thanks for the handouts Elaine, ive read it all and it will come in very handy im sure. And thanks to you all for your good wishes and i'll get some piccy on asap! Not long to go!!! :D

Hi everyone. Shes here! Her name is Abbey and she is a beautiful girl. No piccys yet! Havnt even had time to eat! Need your advice already!! She jumps up at everyone quite alot, she has knocked my little girl over a few times and then wont let her get up coz she stands over her licking her! She doesnt seem to have a nasty bone in her body just a bit playful. She is very stressed i think tho, wont settle, drinking lots and jumping at every sound. Also ive been told that when she is out her re-call is very good untill she sees other people and dogs! Apparently she runs over and jumps up at the people and obviously this doesnt go down too well is shes all wet and muddy! She also really pulls on the lead. Im not gonna let her off her lead for a couple of weeks anyway but what can i be doing to stop all this jumping up? Thanks

She is very stressed i think tho, wont settle, drinking lots and jumping at every sound. Drinking lots, unsettled, jumping at noises and hyper behaviour are all signs of stress. The best you can do for her is to stay very calm, praise any behaviour you like (even lying down quietly!) and either ignore other stuff or say a quiet 'ah-ah' and redirect her to something else. There are quite a few ways of dealing with jumping up and what works best depends on the individual dog. Basically, this girl is stressed and hyper and is probably keen for reassurance and attention and to be appeasing to everyone - licking and getting near faces is greeting and appeasing behaviour in dogs, she wants to ingratiate herself. The trouble is, when she creates a commotion with all the humans, that will make her more stressed and hyper :roll: Try to be very calm with her and just ignore the jumping - put your hands behind your back or just turn your head or whole body away completely - don't touch her or give eye contact. Try saying 'sit' and if she manages a sit, then is the time to make eye contact and pet her. Timing is quite important here - stroke and praise when she has all four feet on the ground immediately stop and fall silent when she jumps. It takes a bit of getting used to, but if you are all consistant, she will learn that jumping up gets her zero attention and sitting nicely gets her lots. Try telling the children to 'be a tree' if the dog is excitable - arms to the side, stiff and tall. If they flap, shriek etc - as is perfectly natural for kids in the process of being bowled over! - then Abbie will get all the more hyped up. The best thing is to try to all give the same response over the next day or so and see how you get on. In the meantime....routine, routine, routine for this dog! that will help her feel calm. Plus things to chew - chewing releases feelgood chemicals and calms dogs down - and make sure she has a nice safe spot of her own choosing where she can retreat to and chill out. You won't be able to cure everything at once - and things will improve as she settles over the next few days, hopefully. For lead pulling, have a look here....but don't expect too much to start off with, she may be in stress cuckoo land! http://www.takingthelead.co.uk/3/BehAdv/walking_on_the_lead.htm PS with the leaping up at every noise outside - try ignoring it completely. when she realises she's the only family member who cares in the sligh-*test*-('"), she will hopefully come to the conclusion that it's really no big deal.

Ahh,i bet she's lovely!Ben had a few problems when we first got him.But his a really laid back dog now 8)

Piccie, Piccies Piccies PLEEEEZE. Sue x

No piccy yet, i'll do it as soon as i get the chance! Thanks for your reply Elaine, only thing is my daughter is only 2 and a half so i cant make her stand still. Today is got to the point where shes scared to get off the sofa coz of Abbey. I know its only been a day but it quite worrying. Would putting her out of the room help when she jumps on her? I could put her the other side of a babygate for a couple of minutes.

This does happen quite often - and unfortunately the more tiny tots shriek and flap, the more hyped up the dog gets. :? I realise it is very difficult :? I'd be careful not to rush at Abbey every time she goes near your daughter, or do anything to make the dog feel negatively towards her. Instead, I'd try to keep Abbey occupied elsewhere in the room, perhaps on a mat or bit of bedding, or behind a baby gate. and praise her for going there. Give her a chewy or stuffed Kong - Kongs really are a godsend. If you are feeding wet food, try freezing it in the Kong- it keeps a dog occupied and stimulated for ages. Otherwise, try filling the kong with chopped up apple and carrot, plugging the tiny hole with cheddar or something similar, and pouring in a runny mix of plain yoghurt and water, then freezing it. This makes a healthy fruity lolly - I kept my Poppy busy with this in a big Kong for 1.5 hours the other day! then she was quite tired out afterwards. :lol: Time-outs may work, but be careful not to make Abbey feel she's in constant trouble, or she'll never calm down and relax. Also, don't chase her to catch her or it could urn into a manic game. I'd suggest you give a warning first eg ah-ah. If Abbey ignores that, I'd say 'too bad' and calmly put her on the other side of a baby gate. so the sequence of events is: dog leaps about, you say ah-ah. If dog carries on, you say 'too bad' and remove her. you need to be totally consistent. But I'd be trying to do positive stuff at the moment, rather than negative, though - keep the dog busy with chews and little one-to-one training sessions and calm, moderate exercise to tire her out. sorry I'm writing this in a big rush - hope it makes sense

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