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worth it to get our Yorkie male neutered?

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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 10:00

Thanks Sue :) We made an appointment this thursday to get him fixed at Safa...with your experience, do you feel the pain medication they give animals is adequate enough? I always worry they don't get enough...but at the same time it's not like I can ask the dog 'are you okay dear?' LOL!

I really hope getting him neutered stops this business with him pee'ing on his bed, it's so horrible. I am having to wash his bed all the time because he just soaks it. And yes, it only started once I was about 3 months pregnant...I will see how things go after he gets fixed, and if things don't change I will most definitely contact this behaviourist...oh dear my dog needs a shrink lol :)

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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 14:02
Vertitas is a she, unless I still am not paying attention lol. Is your dogs bed in a very quiet place, away from activity. does he have a travel box? is it big enough to put his bed inside? or pile with blankets, take off the door and cover the whole thing except most of the doorway with another blanket so it is like a cave. He might be the kind of dog that needs some alone time in his own little cave where no one can bother him. Anyway, try it and see what happens :)
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 13:58
I tried calling Nad al Sheba this morning and they never heard of Veritas! Well, the receptionist sounded like she had never heard of a lot of things, she was like a space-cake...I also asked about Caroline and they said she wasn't working there anymore and that they no longer have a behavioral specialist on staff...bummer! I tracked down Veritas email via a search on EW (sorry but is it a she or a he?...so bad of me I know, but some posts have been saying 'he' so I got confused). Hopefully he will write me back if he's still in town! Otherwise I will ask them at Safa on thursday what they reccomend we do... This pee'ing on the bed thing has been going on for a few months, but the other pee'ing issue has only happened randomly, maybe 2 or 3 times in maybe the last 6 months. We just recently moved and we constantly have people coming in and out of the house so I just thought maybe he was mixed up... anyway I will keep you posted!! Thanks for all your feedback Sue...it's really nice to talk to another pet owner about these quarky things!! If anyone hears anything about Veritas let me know!!
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 13:08
I didnt know she was leaving, I had better pay more attention :)...try Nad al Sheba to see if she is there but Caroline is definetly there (oh heavens, I could be wrong on that as well, but dont think so) ginabeana, how long has this been going on? have you taken the poor fella to the Dr to find out what is wrong? 3 months is a long time for him to be doing this. Does he have a doggy door so he can get out to go to the bathroom? Sounds like there is something else going on with him. So, have the vet check him over 1st, then call Veritas or Caroline. I am not the professional so can only suggest you go to one who is :) Hold the phone!! Veritas posted on the 1st about going to something on the 3rd so she is still here :) at the moment lol....VERITAS CALLING VERITAS!!!! <em>edited by SueB on 03/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 12:22
Veritas was planning to leave the country, is she still here?
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 11:21
Really a dog whisperer??? Is she for real? Have you tried her out before? God I'd love to get inside his little pea-brain and figure out what the deal is... I also thought it might be a bladder infection because sometimes he will just stand right in front of you and pee, and he knows how bad and wrong it is beacuse he hides immediatley and slips his tail underneath him...he knows this is a big no-no, but I feel like maybe can't hold it... When he goes on his bed, he pees half on the corner, and half off...I can only usually tell he's done it if I see some on the floor. Then I touch his bed and its wet. He doesn't actually pee inside the bed, but sometime I do find a little poo in there, which is also really weird. But it's always under his pillow, like he was digging and put it there, it's never laying on top. God do we have some issues! If you say this dog whisperer might really be helpful I am totally willing to give it a go!!
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 10:55
does he lay in the pee on his bed? I am not sure if this will work, but, you can get disposable sheets for training that he might pee on instead and you could move it closer and closer to the door each day? You might have to recrate train him :( better to do this before the baby comes. When you are at the vet you need to find out if he has a urinary infection or something else going on. I would contact the behaviourist a week after his clip. Dont wait, better to nip it now. Also, Veritas is at Nad Al Sheba I think, the dog whisperer :)...she might also be the one to straighten your yorkie out. You do want it organized before the baby comes He is a boy dog and the op is not like the females. He will be fine, just talk to the vet about the pain :) Now here is my thought. I find alot of people treat their tiny dogs like tiny people and they spoil them without giving the dog boundries. If you doggy rules the roost this could be the problem. Having Caroline or Veritas have a chat with him will help, especially if he ha been a pampered pooch without rules. Just remember, he is a dog first and really wants someone to be the leader of the pack but it sounds as if he is having a problem with that lol...anyway, good luck...please keep up posted on whats happening with him :)
 
 

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