Comments | positivelydog: Former Stray Whining

takkid in positivelydog

Former Stray Whining

Aug 06, 2012 19:18

We've had a stray dog* for about 2 weeks now and she's so lovely and docile and is perfectly fine with out 2 cats.

But there've been a couple of problems. The biggest is the constant whining at night and whenever we leave the house. She was quiet for the first week then suddenly woke me up one night with the sheer volume all the way in my bedroom ( Read more... )

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bunn August 7 2012, 10:02:46 UTC

Could there be something moving about outside, or a change of some sort to your routine, that triggered off the whining ( ... )

takkid August 8 2012, 14:59:10 UTC

A crate could be and good idea, she'd be closer to us at least.

We can't take her for walk yet, the pads of her feet and really cracked and tear open easily as well as having sores in the tops of her toes and ankles. The vet has advised us to let her do her buisness in the back garden until she's better.

About chews and toys. she doesn't seem to know how to play and she isn't interested in anything chewable either. I don't know how to coax her interest in either of these things.

bunn August 9 2012, 15:36:50 UTC

Oh dear, she does sound like she's had a hard time. If she is that much of a mess, it does make it a bit more likely that this is just a temporary stage to get through rather than an ingrained problem.

Since she is not well, it may be that it will take her a while to come round to toys and chews, but it may still be worth trying smelly chews, they tend to respond to those first.

Dried tripe is good, if you can put up with the smell of it, and maybe try filling a Kong toy with something like liver paste or tinned sardines for her to lick out gradually? Once she has got the idea, you can make it harder by freezing the toy with the paste inside but to start with you just want something intriguing smelling that is easy to lick.

takkid August 9 2012, 20:21:52 UTC

Thanx for all you great suggestions you've been really helpful! I didn't know they had smelly chew toys for dogs so that may actually be a big help thank you!

I'll try the dry tripe as well and may look into a one of those kong toys you mentioned and great tip about freezing the paste.

Thank you so much.