Shawna
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He gets rewards for everything and I do not yell at him aside from getting his attention when he's farther away in the yard. I will forcefully remove him from situations sometimes but quietly and smoothly. For the most part I can keep my voice hap…
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Meiko scrubbed clean (there are no small pets in that cage) (Image) All the dermatitis cleared up, no more fleas... His whites are white instead of pink and he's getting shiny. He's also driving my husband insane. Meiko now waits at the extern…
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Lots of people have questioned my approaches with various animals over my life but in the end it always works well for me. That's why I don't hang out on dog or horse forums often. Other peoples' approaches fail for me and mine seem wrong to them …
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:/ At -10f we are definitely putting off long walks. It's supposed to get a bit warmer again. I think he is actually getting used to bouncy puppy at least on the other side of a door. There is some stained glass by our normal livingroom door so t…
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All he has is a harness that I don't feel safe walking him with except to our yard and back. His collar that they originally put on him is too big with all the weight loss and could come off. I do have a head halter I use on my female akita that w…
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Azami, akita, is my other half and my protector while I protect her from other things. For the first 2 years of her life we were never apart. We hiked, swam, hunted together and when the weather wasn't too hot she rode with me in the truck to do e…
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She highly dislikes new people but so long as she isn't forced to interact with anyone else I think she'd make a great assistance dog. She doesn't care so much if strange people are around but she doesn't want approached or touched. I sometimes pa…
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I don't think there is and may never be a clear cut answer. When all facts are looked at I think the answer is going to be "it depends". It depends on the dog, it depends on the owner, it depends on your situation, it depends on their ge…
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Why would you want low protein? Not like purina has high protein anyway since I think they run about 26% and most of the brands I would feed a dog are 32-42%. Dogs are carnivores. They do best on a diet of mostly animal protein. Take a read thro…
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The only possible problem I see is that by you stepping in and defending him it can send signals to the dog to make him even more reactive and agressive toward strangers. My akita hates to be handled by strangers and is more ready to jump to my def…
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You could argue socializing doesn't make a social dog but a tolerant one. However it does most obviously make a huge difference between a dog that handles situations and a reactive dog that panics or turns agressive in those situations. I would sa…
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Spay and microchip vary a lot. You'll have to call some local vets. Also finding a breeder or shelter that does their own microchipping could get it a whole lot cheaper. Chips have to be ordered in certain number sets so sometimes if it fills out…
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If shikoku specifically are different I don't know but our akita and shiba aren't really noticeable aside from when they are blowing their coats. If you don't clean often you'll find some hair but otherwise I rarely see any except twice a year. Th…
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Normal. Pretty normal for all nihonken and hunting breeds. They zone in on their prey and won't leave it alone. As for the vet that's the reason I frequently grab Haru and hold her down or just hold her and don't let her go until she stops wiggly…
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Actually it just sounds like your shiba is trying to get other dogs to play and run with her but is a bit confused how to go about it. We had a run in with a boxer kind of like that at the dog park last week. He bounced around baiting my akita and…
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Dogs are the best at teaching other dogs. Our shiba got a wake up call when she jumped on an elderly dachsund. He gave her paw a good pinch along with a growl. There was much shiba screaming and she was extremely well behaved with other dogs for …
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I can only compare akitas and shibas. We have plans to get a shikoku but I haven't met any yet and I've only met one kishu. My akita leans toward the shy end. I would say all her siblings and relatives are more aloof than anyone has posted in thi…