Cheetah

I guess both raw and cooked, although we're more likely to feed cooked bones - why? is raw better? Also, one thing I forgot to add is sometimes my dad will warm up a turkey neck in the microwave and Roxie loves it! She hasn't had any problems with it yet, but could it potentially be dangerous for her?

Hey all, I'm Cheetah and i'm new to the forum (no, I don't have a dog named Cheetah, I just liked the sound of the name!) Anyways, I have a question about which bones are safe for dogs and which bones are not. What brought this question on was that last night my dad was going to give my dog, Roxie, pork bones, saying that they were the "perfect bones for dogs". I wouldn't let him because i've heard tons of horror stories on bones splintering and getting lodged in the intestines, etc. He didn't really want to argue with me because well...i'm always right of course, lol :D And so he didn't insist on giving her the bones. Basically, I want to know which bones are safe and which are not. I already know that all poultry is out. Thanks! ~Liz

I've heard that clicker training works very well, although I don't have any personal experience with it. However, I was thinking about starting my dog, Roxie in agility and the best place in the area that teaches agility only uses clicker training - so I have to go to one of their clicker "convert" classes. That should be interesting... Neways you might want to visit their site at [url]http://www.alldogsgym.com/clickerset.html[/url] Besides giving a good background on the history of clicker training, they also tell a couple of success stories.

Well I don't know much about agility (although I am thinking about starting it with Roxie soon even though she's 4); however, with all puppies in training, eye contact is important for communication. If your dog doesn't already make good eye contact, the "watch me" command is helpful. All you have to do is take a treat and bring it up next to your eye, saying "watch me" or "look" or something to that effect. Let the puppy stare at the treat for a couple of seconds and then give it to him. Praise, Praise, Praise, as always. Continue doing this frequently and gradually extend the periods of time that the dog has to stare into your eyes , eventually taking away the treat once the dog understands the command. You'll find it helpful to use this command to get your dog into training mode or to get him to pay more attention to you.

[quote name='anne3149']Cheetah, how do you keep other animals out of your property with this invisible fence?????? Obviously they don't wear the collar so would be free to wander onto the property and harass or attack your dog.[/quote] Actually, I didn't explain my whole situation. I have a fenced in backyard (i used the tie-out at my old house) which is where I almost always put my dog out. However, I put the radio fence in the front yard after she got loose one day (chasing after the cat) and got hit by a car (broke 3 toes, bruised bladder, etc. :cry: but she's okay now :) ). Now that was terrifying and there was no way I was going to let it happen again. So now I just use the radio fence in the front yard as a pre-caution and sometimes to go out there to play with her. However, that is one of the biggest downsides to the radiofence - it's not a real fence, and anyone and anything can come in and harm your dog.