So.... Awhile back, I got a dog

[fmb]

and the crazy asshat got run over by a car (or truck, or SUV, or motor grader. whatever). Recently, all the head swelling went down. This animals head is f*cked up. Really bad.

He has a depression in the top of his head and a dent in the side of his head, near his jawline. The right side of his head is no longer shaped like the left side of his head. This has caused some problems with his vision. His right eye is slightly farther back in his head than the other. When he yawns, the eye practically disappears into his skull. The skull depression drops another 1/2 inch deeper.

Now, he has an infection in the right eye. After the vet bill from the car accident, I really don't want to go back there. Any ideas on fixing the eye infection? Use of human antibiotics? Can I purchase animal antibiotics without a prescription??

[Juan.Camaney]

why'd you even bother rescuing the pooch, guy? he's not going to be too friendly as he gets older. watch him around kids.

human anti biotics work fine.

[fmb]

I don't have any human antibiotic pills, but do have some antibiotic eye ointment. I'll give the ointment a try. I'm sure he'll be compliant with me trying to squeeze the stuff into his eye. :rolleyes:

The bastard is a true escape artist. It took four of the girls in the vets office to hold him while his stitches were removed. It sounded like one hell of a struggle was going on in the exam room. It started with one woman, then a second, third, and fourth joined the battle. He was able to escape from them and opened the room door. Luckily, his leash was still on and they dragged him back into the room and slammed the door.

When they let him out, they all came out with their hair messed up and name badges missing. I wasn't sure if they removed my dog's stitches or if he had his way with all of them. :)

[BackdoorJesus]

already this dog's prolly cost more than my kid has...you don't need antibiotics, it sounds like you need the fifty cent solution.

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[fmb]

You know, right after Christmas, I almost did that. My eight year old son was down for Christmas visit. New Years eve, we went to my dad's lake house for dinner and some serious fireworks shooting. We had a blast and got home around 1 am.

I didn't know THIS FREAKING DOG is scared of fireworks and the noise they produce. Did I tell you on New Years may neighborhood takes on the sound of a war zone? Booms and bangs start around 6pm and continue until after midnight. Lots of noise from some awesome fireworks......

Did I say the dog was scared of loud noises?? When I came home, the SOB was really happy to see us. Then I found out why. He attempted to get into my bedroom. Tried the door; couldn't open the door, as it was locked. Scratched on the door (trying to get through it?? :dunno:); didn't make it through the door. Tried to dig under the door. Did you know under the carpet is padding?? And under the padding is subflooring? I know. 'CAUSE THE GRAY BASTARD DUG THROUGH THE CARPET, AND PADDING, AND INTO THE SUBFLOOR.

In general, I'm always armed. Always. Always. You have no idea how much I wanted to reach into my back pocket, pull my pistol, and cap his gray ass. Right there in the hallway. Blood and brain matter be damned.

Then I thought about my son. And how much he loved his new dog. So I didn't shoot him, even though I really, really wanted too. I kicked him out into the backyard and he spent the night out in the cold. But I did chunk him some blankets to stay warm with.

[Graffin]

already this dog's prolly cost more than my kid has...you don't need antibiotics, it sounds like you need the fifty cent solution.

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Fuck, not anymore. Not with the cost of ammo now.

[Juan.Camaney]

Dangit Cletus, is this your first dog? You're telling me nothing but rookie mistakes.

[fmb]

This is my first inside dog. All my other dogs were outside dogs. Plus, I lived in a very rural area, so car vs. dog strikes weren't an issue; now, I live in the 'burbs and the traffic is a little greater. When he was hit by the car, he was out looking for women. He isn't neutered; he climbed onto my woodpile and jumped the fence.

Now, whenever I leave the house, I chain him outside next to his doghouse. I have to chain him, as he still escapes. He can jump the fence, open gates, open the drive through gate (has to lift two latches and the gate rod), and/or climb on the woodpile. I just bought one of those electric "fences" that you bury into the ground and shocks him if he attempts to get by it.

I have a 1/2 acre backyard. That's alot of wire to bury. Guess I'll get some buddies over and provide beer and burgers for their labor.. Do mexican day laborers bury dog fence wire?

[Juan.Camaney]

Mexicans do everything.

The dog is smart enough to open latches?

[fmb]

The dog is smart enough to open latches?
Yes. He can open all the latches on every gate in my yard. The drive through gate has a total of two latches, plus the "L" shaped rod that fits into a hole in the ground. I wondered how he got this gate open, and one day, saw him do it. He started sniffing the latches; I guess he could smell my odor on each latch. He used his muzzle to lift each of the two latches and grabbed the L rod with his mouth. He lifted the rod from the hole and pushed the gates open.

He can open house doors. To keep him off my bed, I had to lock my bedroom door. He turns his head sideways and grabs the lock; he then moves his head up or down to turn the knob. Then, "presto!", he's on the bed or out the door and down the street. A few cold mornings, I'd find my front door wide assed open. With the dog gone. Usually, he pulled that trick while I was in the shower.

When I first got him, I left him in the backyard and came in to get a beer from the fridge. I turned around and he was with me in my kitchen. He opened the yard gate, opened the side entry door, and opened the kitchen door. He was wearing his usual, "got a snack??" face, so I gave him a dog biscuit.

[Juan.Camaney]

lol time to start beating the fucker then. Not kicking him around like the dude in the elevator video, but I usually take a flip flop and wack the gf's dog when she needs it. She has this habit of running after cats like if she caught them she knew what to do with them. The dog weighs all of 6 lbs, so she could be carried away by a small BOP. She has a hard time listening to me if the gf is around and thinks she can misbehave. So I wait for her to come to me, pick her ass up, take her to the back, yell "bad dog" at her a few times and she gets that guilty look on her face, then when she thinks thats all she is getting, 3 moderately hard wacks on her thigh so she hears the pop from the foam rubber flip flops and gets scared. She has gotten a LOT better about stoping when I call her and going outside of the front door.

Get locks for all of the doors, dude. Its the only way. How big is this indoor dog? Pictures, damnit!

[fmb]

The dog is a weimeranar and he weighs 80 pounds. I read in a book that if I was gonna whack him, to use a pie plate. I guess the metallic sound scares the hell out of him and he's supposed to remember it.

Anyway, here are some photos:

Here's a shot of the carpet and padding the SOB tore up:
http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/files/2810/carpet.jpg

Here's his favorite sleeping position, followed by his second most favorite sleeping position:
http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/files/2810/dog%20sleeping.jpg

http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/files/2810/funky%20ear%20position.jpg

Here's me and the floppy eared bastard cruising down the road in my truck. On that day, I found some John Denver on the radio. He likes John Denver. Also, I'll try to get a photo of his screwed up head and right eye. In this pic, the swelling hadn't gone down and his head shape appears very normal.
http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/files/2810/dog%20in%20the%20truck.jpg

[joerockhead]

Damn dude, did you are teach the dog place he can and cannot go?

It is really easy.

And I am a bit shocked you never knew your dog was scared of Fireworks, 99.9% of dogs are. Lightning too.

Hope he ends up OK, but a little training would be good too.

[fmb]

And I am a bit shocked you never knew your dog was scared of Fireworks, 99.9% of dogs are. Lightning too.

Hope he ends up OK, but a little training would be good too.
All my previous dogs were hunting dogs. I'd bang off lots of rounds from my shotgun and they never flinched. Dove fields, quail hunts, duck blinds, you name it.

Sometimes, I forget this dog is seven years old. He's pretty set in his ways, so it'll take some time and work to get him to act the way I want him to. This spring, I'm gonna start working with him and break his gun shyness.

The dog does suffer from separation anxiety. When I start getting ready to leave, he gets bummed out and lays in the middle of the hall. By the time I have my wallet and keys, he's trembling. Lately, I've started taking him out and leashing him near his dog house. He goes in and stays. When I get home, I let him out and he seems fine.

[Juan.Camaney]

well you sunk this much into the damned thing, may as well help him out. try the eye drops and then if no success, get him some anti biotics. The last thing you want is a dog with one fucked up eye, one fucked up head, and to be "set in his ways"

[fmb]

Good points, Juan. In general, he's only a pain in the ass when he's left alone in the house. Since I've put him out when I leave, there haven't been any issues. The eye ointment appears to be working. His eye looks much better.

Food is his folly when he's by himself. When he's been left alone, here's a short list of the stuff he's eaten and gotten an ass whippin' for:

* an entire loaf of wheat bread.
* a 1lb candy bar
* pack of homemade deer jerky
* 24 pack of mini- croissants
* container of homemade fudge
* 12 red velvet cupcakes. Also ate the paper cup cake wrappers and the plastic protecting them.
* loaf of homemade bread
* alot of other stuff I can't remember

As you can see, he has a carbohydrate fetish. :)

He's a good dog. He obeys many commands and is very good with kids. I just have to fix his quirks. There is one thing that sticks in my mind his last owner said when I left: "I hope you don't have to put him down". It took me a week or two to figure out why the lady said that.

[Juan.Camaney]

You SOB you have home made venison jerky and aren't willing to vacuum seal and send me some?!

lol looks like your dog just acts like a dog when you are out. Try getting him a large plastic kennel, like the kind that travelers use, and stick him in there for a while, or lock him in a room. Sucks for dogs that big to be inside anyway, but this one seems to be a handfull you aren't ready for!

When you are gone, try leaving the radio on so he feels like there are people around. Also, nothing wrong with taking him for a looooong walk or high energy workout right before you are leaving so he is nice and tired. If all else fails, kick him in the balls until he passes out, and run like hell.

[Abbylicious]

I used to have a Great Pyrenees that was the same way about food. In her defense, she was a rescued dog who's previous owners had starved and left alone a lot.

I picked up jogging in the early mornings, and after that she calmed down a lot about spazzing out when I was gone. Dogs like that feel comfortable with having SOME routine thing that they KNOW is going to happen every day at the same time. As for the food thing, she was just foraging because without me there she was scared she'd starve or something. I worked at an awesome restaurant at the time, and the owners had had a dog that had been treated similar to the way Amy had. They suggested I get one of those dog-feeders where you dump in a whole bag of food and it just falls right into the bowl. It took her a while to get the picture that there was always going to be food there.

[Graffin]

And I am a bit shocked you never knew your dog was scared of Fireworks, 99.9% of dogs are. Lightning too.


It's funny, because I used to think that too. You'd never think so, but my pug is actually the least gun shy dog I've ever been around. She doesn't flinch at all when I fire off any of my guns. Doesn't even seem to notice.

Of course, she is really fucking stupid, so maybe she just doesn't know she's supposed to be afraid of loud noises.

Gunshots no problem, but she will freak out for an hour if someone rings the doorbell or makes a knocking sound.

[mstad]

It's funny, because I used to think that too. You'd never think so, but my pug is actually the least gun shy dog I've ever been around. She doesn't flinch at all when I fire off any of my guns. Doesn't even seem to notice.

Of course, she is really fucking stupid, so maybe she just doesn't know she's supposed to be afraid of loud noises.

Gunshots no problem, but she will freak out for an hour if someone rings the doorbell or makes a knocking sound.

He said dog, not pug.

[Queso]

It's funny, because I used to think that too. You'd never think so, but my pug is actually the least gun shy dog I've ever been around. She doesn't flinch at all when I fire off any of my guns. Doesn't even seem to notice.

Of course, she is really fucking stupid, so maybe she just doesn't know she's supposed to be afraid of loud noises.

Gunshots no problem, but she will freak out for an hour if someone rings the doorbell or makes a knocking sound.

Must be a pug thing as ours are the same way. Took Indy to mstad's sister's for 4th of July one year and had him outside with us the whole time. He'd watch the first few fireworks shoot up then get bored. Didn't flinch once at the sound. God help you if anyone knocks or even walks past the house though as they will freak

[Graffin]

He said dog, not pug.

Yes, there is a difference.

[fmb]

My dog's name is Rufus. Yes, Rufus. Why? I don't know, that's what his name was when I got him. I thought about changing his name, but figured he'd been working with "Rufus" for seven years, so why change his name now? I got him for free because the lady that had him didn't know what to do with him. She and her husband divorced and neither wanted the dog. She was going to have him put down; someone told me about him so I asked if she wanted to get rid of him. She liked the idea of him going to a home and not being put down. That's how I got him.

We have a morning routine of walking around the neighborhood. It gets both of us outside and provides some exercise. Being an unneutered male dog, he has to stop and pee on everything. Everything. Occasionally, we hit the neighborhood twice.

I like that he's quite as can be, until someone pulls into the yard or knocks on the door. Then he has the most ferocious, loud bark you've ever heard. He sounds like he weighs 160 lbs, not 80 lbs. He's a really good animal, he just has some quirks I have to work out.

Oh, and pug?? WTF? That seems like food for normal sized dogs.

[Graffin]

Oh, and pug?? WTF? That seems like food for normal sized dogs.

They're in a whole different category.

Plus, living in an apartment, options are limited. My pug is as lazy as I am, eats everything I drop on the floor, and is laid back as animals come. No yappy bullshit. Perfect animal for me.

I know someone else here who has two. They kick ass, and are addicting.

[Queso]

Oh, and pug?? WTF? That seems like food for normal sized dogs.

These normal sized dogs must be porkers then. One of my pugs weighs in around 35 lbs and he's not even that chubby

[Graffin]

Also, Pug owners can hijack any thread into a discussion about Pugs.

[xevious]

sounds like my dog. Fences won't keep her in, kennels won't keep her in, chains and collars are no problem for her. She's a weird size apparently too, so finding collars that fit until she figures out how to break em is costly. She's smart enough to let herself out, and not smart enough to let her back in, got my other dog killed :(

she's the perfect dog if we're home though. very loving and good natured. So we keep her around, I couldn't get rid of my puppy.

[fmb]

Huh! Sounds similar to my dog. He's never attempted to remove his collar or attempt to get away from the cable near his doghouse, but has slithered out of his collar when it was the only thing I could get hold of when attempting to put my foot in his ass..

He can let himself out and he comes back in. He uses his nose to push the door open and will walk right on into the house. What I can't get him to do is CLOSE THE DOOR after he enters.

[Queso]

Also, Pug owners can hijack any thread into a discussion about Pugs.

Werd

THIS THREAD IS NOW ABOUT MOTHER FUCKING PUGS!!!

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[lissof]

Werd

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i love this picture

[Juan.Camaney]

hahaha I was fapping to a dog tummy for 5 minutes before I realized....

Anyway, seems like you guys are doing okay with your dogs. Some are just more energetic than others. Learn about locks. Real locks, not latches and BS. Nothing wrong with keeping your dog in the back yard kennel made of chain link fence. They sell for a little over 200 bucks at the home depot. Comes with chain link, posts, and hardware for a door. You can also get them used on craigslist. I've never liked indoor dogs. Even the gf's poodle gets fucking annoying, I had to throw her ass off the bed 5 times yesterday before she got the picture that she wasn't welcome on the bed that day. Its easier with her since she is easily intimidated. You guys have to find the button. If the pug hates the doorbell, get something that sounds like the doorbell and ring it when he/she is misbehaving, for example.