Dog help needed

[Junkman]

The problem can be found it this last answer........ they are part beagle!!!!!!
My dachshund can hear the porcupine when it comes into the back yard and goes to the window and barks at it. That gets the Weimeraner into the act also. Been putting up with this for a couple of months now. This one is big and runs fast. All the ones previously, I could catch in a plastic garbage barrel and relocate to a different wooded area. Any suggestions how to get rid of this one? So far, the dogs haven't tangled with it, but it is only a matter of time I think.....

 

[Hank]

<font color="purple"> Get a dog door and they can let themselves out </font>

In our new house we built it into the wall.

 

[TresCrows]

Well, I know that dog preferences can be worse than oil or tractor wars but---beagles---well, what did you expect? Sorry to be tough on this but you got what you wanted and now they are yours--forever, my opinion.
OK, dogs, all dogs, like a set routine or schedule. Mine know our schedule and shift from my Mon-Thurs night schedule to my weekend off day schedule without missing a beat. You are going to have to enforce the schedule. Don't let them out for their 2AM walk abouts. Take walks and dinners/meal time and backyard time on a routine that they can count upon. Adult healthy dogs only need one meal per day, time it so that they eat and get in some outside time before bedtime. When they are older you may have to shift to a morning and evening meal. Mine currently eat about 5PM but now since they are "old" dogs I give them a light brunch in the morning for energy. In time, they will adapt. The key is TIME and consistency.
The other day we had gone for a walk along the fence line. I get back and let them lay about in the front yard as they are accustomed to doing before being put into the backyard till bed time. Well, problem is I have two alpha males. They are great buddies but darn if there are times when they are not. Well, the pestiferous one wanted to play and stepped on the codgery "bitey" one and all hades broke loose. Dog fight /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif. People who think collies will not fight obviously have not met these two /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. Well, my wife is running around yelling for me to do something, I am trying to but she knocks me on my rear as I try to grab one of them running around like a chicken with no head--watch out--watch out you will get bit. Finally I, I was able to get to my feet and grabbed the pestiferous one and had him, all 70ish lbs, held over my head while the codgery one pressed the attack. Yep, he (90ish lbs) had his paws on my chest and was after the other one. Now---he was not even close to biting me, he has never bitten--ever--even when hurt but he was p----ed at his pal. Finally I had my thoughts together and I gave the down command and he went down. Five minutes latter they were best pals again laying in my lap. Point is, any dog is capable of odd behavoir if provoked and old dogs don't like getting stepped on. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. J
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[s1120]

Thanks for all the tips.

I think the big thing is food. I have been waiting till 5:30 to feed them, but man, they are just bonkers till then. 3:30-5:30 with dogs running around the kitchen is no fun. After there food they are fine, and go right back to sleep on the floor. I mean they have always been early risers, but it keeps getting worse.

 

[RichZ]

Paul, did this problem start suddenly? Do they have to pee much more often during the day? Are they drinking more water than usual?

If the answer to those questions are yes, then they might have urinary tract infections. One of my dogs, my St. Bernard gets them. You can either bring them to the vet, or bring urine samples to the vet, to see if this is the problem. If that's what it is, then they'll have to go on antibiotics for a week or 10 days. To stop it from recurring, you can give them vitamin C, and cranberry capsules at each meal.

 

[s1120]

No they are not drinking any more, and they have been slowly getting earler, and earler. 3:30 is WAY to early. But I can save a fortune on alarm clocks.

 

[Junkman]

I have the same problem with my wife..... she, like my old car, can't pass a gas station........ LOL.....

 

[kokopelli2]

umm. it could just be that your dogs are getting old and they can not hold their bladders as well as they once could. the dog door might work well, or maybe a dog sized litter box would do the trick. giving them less water would help to since there wouldnt be as much in their bladders to hold.

just a thought.

 

[s1120]

well I have been cutting down the water at night, and so far it's no help. If I did not know better, I would say they just do not want me to sleep.

 

[EastTexFrank]

I don't envy you at all. My answer to the problem was training, training and more training. Dogs love routine and you better break them of the habit or you are going to have to live with it for a long time. Our 3 dogs stay on the floor asleep until I get out of bed. My wife is an early bird but they don't stir or bother her in the morning until I roll out of bed. Once I get showered and step out of the bathroom, then ... all hell breaks loose. When one of them is sick and needs to go out in the middle of the night, and this is where the training comes in, they go to my wife's side of the bed and and lick on her until she gets up and lets them out. She thinks it's because they love her Soooooo Much that they come to her when they are distressed so she can fix it. As I said Training, Training, Training. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif