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I was complaining about this the other day. Fergus doesn't feel the weather, it's like any other day to him. He was limping the other day, his back paw had an ice ball in there, I got it out and he went on like nothing happened. Sick days are even better, there I was with a fever in 19 degree...

English Springer Spaniel: Professional grooming or DIY Lots of exercise. Will walk for miles. Literally. Miles. I've never been able to walk far enough to wear him out, it doesn't happen. They are hunters, so when walking they will put nose to ground and not take it up unless told...

Fergus is nervous when railroad crossing guard arms start chiming and coming down when we are on a walk, he doesn't trust them. He notices things up high, like flags etc and is highly suspicious of all of them. :)

My guy is a rescue also, which means I don't know everything about him yet. I do know he doesn't like women and loves men. It doesn't take a lot to realize he was mistreated by a woman. I've had to work hard to gain his trust, and it's still a work in progress. People come up to us all...

The last 10 minutes of obedience class about did me in today. The dogs got free play. I spent the entire time following Fergus and saying "leave it" and "watch me" and then giving him a treat to deter the humping. He licked every back end and underneath side, actually drooling. He's got...

He'll be four in November, he was neutered as a puppy. He gets walked every day for over three miles altogether, rain or shine. He does stop when another dog rebuffs him. If another dog allows him to do it, he just keeps after them. It was suggested by our trainer to put him on a long...

Fergus' first trip to the dog park was great, no problems at all. Second trip he started humping a few dogs, and got humped himself. At obedience class, first class when they were let off lead to socialize he was great. Second class he found a submissive dog and just wanted to hump. When...

Thanks it is CGC, no wonder we failed first time. :)

We started an intermediate class a couple of weeks ago. It's a good one, everyone in it has been working with their dogs since the beginner class. We let all dogs off lead on the first class for the last ten minutes of class. I was afraid since Fergus is aggressive on lead, but he has been...

Reading your posts makes me tear up, I'm so sorry you are going through this and that I can't make it quicker or easier for you. Go through each of the grieving processes. I got stuck in denial and depression., for three years. I decided no more dogs for me after my guy of 14 years died. I...

Thanks for the advice everyone. I felt like it was wrong, but then I worried that I was overreacting to something that makes me uncomfortable. I'm not fond of the rump sniffing either, is that okay or should I curtail that also?

http://www.springerrescue.org/ This is the national group for ESS, with links to regional. We adopted Fergus through ESSCLI. We were shortlisted for a dog since we owned a Springer for 14 years previously. I filled out an application form. Then I was contacted by the initial interviewer...

Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog (1) (1) American Pit Bull Terrier (6) (3) American Staffordshire Terrier (2) (2) Australian Cattle Dogs (1) (4) Beagle (2) (2) Belgian Malinois (2) (1) Black and Tan Coonhound (1) (1) Blue Picardy Spaniel (1) (1) Border Collie (2) (1) Borzoi (1) (1) Boston...

Exactly, multiple bags, every time I have just one.... We walk by several restaurants and deli's and I walk really, really fast by those, whipsering "Not here, please not here". So far so good. :D

We have a new dog park in the area which is wonderful. Fergus is great off leash and wears himself out when he's there. He loves sniffing rumps and underparts and today he tried mounting a couple of dogs. :confused: He wasn't aggressive and gave up when rebuffed. He also was mounted a few...