Posted on 10/14/2014 7:51:12 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister
Well, thank goodness the headline tells us the name of the pet - even if it neglects to tell us what kind of an animal (cat? parakeet? guinea pig? Vietnamese pot-bellied pig?) it is.
I mean: "dog" has more letters than "pet," right?
Regards,
I already explained why in previous posts.
Have been a dog owner/trainer for over 60 decades. In general, with proper care and prior socialization, they will physically survive, as we would.
The question for us humans? While we can understand the exogenous circumstances that cause a sudden disruption in our daily experience/life, we do not how how they process the sudden loss of all that is familiar and routine. They are like 2 year olds, and may not recover as we adults do
As “pack animals”, dogs not do well when isolated from other dogs and/or humans (who will generally be an acceptable substitute for the “pack”. They can be damaged.
This little dog needs more than some plastic and a cage, even if given food and water. He is used to human companionship, and needs it. I hope he is getting some on a daily basis. Kit’s post was reassuring, for she said that she thought he was.
twice daily. what luxury conditions.
i’m glad’they didn’t put him down. let’s use this as a learning situation to clear’up the confusion about dogs and ebola instead of a medieval kill everything approach. good science can then at least confirm whether it’s’necessary or not .
I am sorry about your Duke. We have Cavaliers and they are the sweetest dogs ever, always happy and eager to please.
Until more becomes known, I agree with you.
Unless we start eating our “Ebola-infected” dogs, improperly cooked, I doubt we are subject to any danger from them.
Other stuff, maybe, if they have fleas/ticks or eat road kill or from a dumpster, but most dog owners know enough to properly care for their pets (not all, I know)
The abandoned street dogs in Africa, who seem to dig up dead Ebola infected bodies, are a totally different matter. They should probably be shot on sight.
Just so you know that I can categorize properly, and size up risks!
You may think differently when you see the bill.
I like dogs but I do not put them at the same level as their owners.
What if dogs are able to carry the ebola virus for weeks without any negative affects to themselves while still able to contaminate humans?
One of my sisters had a lovely Basset hound - but she worked all day, and so did her husband. Their teens were never at home, because of school and sports.
The poor dog was left at home alone for hours on end, and eventually went crackers - retreated to a corner in the kitchen, and wouldn’t let anyone near him and his “blanky”. He started snapping and biting when they tried to approach him. I tried to tell her that she was not meeting his needs, but she figured that as long as he had food and water, she was doing right by him.
They eventually had to put him down.
It all could have been avoided if they had only gotten a second dog, to keep him company. If you are not at home most of the day, get two dogs, or be content with a cat, for cats like being alone. Dogs become “certifiable”!
Im’ glad to hear that good news.
You have a lovely view of dogs and their needs. I too hope Bentley is getting everything he needs to stay happy and healthy.
Put the dog down and then cremate the body with extreme vigilence.
While the dog packs in Africa are known to feed on the corpses of ebola victims, and this small cute puppy isn’t fully in that category, they nevertheless can become reservoirs of the virions and may be a significant source for future contamination after the disease appears to have burned itself out.
Keep it simple. Kill the dog and cremate the body immediately.
I have had bigger dogs most of my life - GSDs, Belgian Malinois, etc - and have trained many dogs, humanely and without choke collars and harsh methods.
I now have a small dog, since I am in “senior living”, for that is all that is allowed.
Here is my theory on why some small dogs shake.
They are surrounded by legs, both human and furniture, and exist in a forest of huge obstacles, some moving, some stationary. They can’t see above constantly moving shoes and ankles, but they have the same brains as big dogs, so they see constant threats (to them) in their environment.
Also, since they do have the same brains as big dogs, they need the same confident “human” leadership, which they do not often get. They are coddled, picked up, carried, and seldom trained not to jump on people, obey, do a proper sit or down, or “be quiet”.
They then reach the ridiculous conclusion in their little doggie brains that they are the “pack leader”, with a humongeous human puppy to control, who constantly subjects them to very dangerous circumstances.
Seriously, wouldn’t you shake if you were in their paws?
Being the pack leader of a very small dog is a lot harder than being the same to a much bigger dog, generally speaking. Do not tolerate misbehavior in the wee one that you would not tolerate in a big guy. Expect them to know the rules of good behavior, and be kind but confident leaders. They will feel more protected, and thus more secure.
And, do not carry them around like babies, but do pick them up when someone wants to pet them, insisting that they be given proper respect. That means, offer the closed hand under the nose for a good sniff over. Never let anyone pat them on the head, which is a major threat to any dog.
Just my two cents. Take what makes sense to you in your particular situation, and feel free to ignore what doesn’t suit you.
With the chis I had, it seemed to be the most obvious point of all...with their short, thin fur, they were COLD!
They’re a Mexican breed, and out in the warm Georgia sun, both of mine stopped shaking. Inside with the airconditioner, it would start.
Yeap. Of the dogs that must not be left alone it is the pack hounds. Any of those hounds that hunt in packs. They are bred to be with other dogs of the same breed. It is amazing what a difference it makes in their personality. And your description makes perfect sense. I have only known one mean basset, but it was kept alone.
All of our bassets are/were people crazy, just love to be part of the pack.
I think you are right on some points. Except my one chi shakes even when he is in the most secure of places. He gets in between my legs on the couch, is on a pillow. So fear, comfort, heat are not an issue. And he will have one leg shake. Trembling.
My neighbor does feel that they are overly aggressive because of their size. Just as you described, living in that world of things always going to crush you, eat you, makes you a bit defensive. I accidentally poked one of them with a fork one time, he is deathly afraid of forks. And he will eventually learn to stay out of the kitchen. I get tired of stepping on him; he gets tired of being stepped on.
The one sweetheart chi is horribly aggressive to other dogs. We have been working on it for 5 years, less than half of his life, and have nearly conquered this personality trait. But it takes a very long time. He finally stopped viewing neighborhood dogs as enemies and gets along with them incredibly well.
You got that right!
Don’t worry so much. Even the most beloved dogs occasionally are put into boarding kennels for days or weeks while their owners need to be away. As much as the doggies don’t want you to know this: they all survive just fine.
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Surely, everyone here has seen various news coverage of military service dogs being reunited with their trainers and handlers someimes several months after their human returned to the US and successfully arranged adoption of the dog.
Both parties are sad during the time of separation, but the relationship is immediately reestablished when they meet again.
His human handlers should be wearing hazmat suits.
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Video on our local news here in DFW have shown two people, one of them a veternarian, in the HM suits visiting Bentley a couple of times a day. They spend time with him and pet him.
Sometimes, the simplest answer is the best answer. I think you got it. The Chihua’s were bred for weather hot enough to make a cactus tree start to flower.
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