New to the Site and the Breed

kamfam · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject:

Oh, yeah, Kam too!!! After they finish their breakfast, he scours the floors searching for any leftovers, then licks Glacier's bowl CLEAN! I could never leave food out all day!!!

GailB · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:42 pm Post subject:

Beautiful blue boy you have...he is very handsome Smile

wildlifecr13 · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:07 pm Post subject:

i think that when they are used to eating until a bowl is empty, that is what they tend to do... as puppies that is generally the case.
once you get them used to grazing... they change.
Riley is a slow eater - chews well - so that is good - hope to get her grazing eventually, just a matter of time. I think she will make the switch just fine from emptying a bowl to grazing.

anne · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject:

It's a personal choice of course but one argument for not allowing the dogs to graze, especially with multiple dogs is when there may be a medical problem. Then you'd know who is eating and who is not eating or how much they are eating.

jjupiter100 · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:36 am Post subject:

i let our puppy graze because he eats so slowly anyway, i'd feel bad if i took away his food while we're at work. when we had our 2 labs we let them graze too. they were outside most of the time anyway so they'd burn it off

PatSr · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:03 am Post subject: New to the "Weim"

Well here we are 1 week into Being "Duke's" new family, wow what a week..from finding out that he's the fastest dog on four feet when it comes to food hitting the floor!!!!!

To finding out that he moves as well as a 100lb breathing and groaning bag of sand when he's sleeping on my side of the bed..

To really enjoying the look my wife gets when he wipes the drool off on her leg...priceless!

He's doing well with the cans of soup in his food "bucket" stops and starts now instead of just scarfing it all down..maybe soon we can just fill the bucket and see what happens.

Well the Guinea Pigs don't seem to be bothered yet so all is well there...

Now as to the CAT!...weird situation he won't get on the bed when our Abyssinian (Aramis) is on the bed, but will let him get up there when he's on it..then just licks him all over but at the same time he has this look in his eye that says mmmm I wonder what he really tastes like..

I can see and have noticed that he has been trained but does not seem to have been reinforced very well..I can get him to walk the lead but he pulls very hard, I'm trying the idea of just stopping when he pulls and getting him back to heel,some times it works.

As to the retrieving of objects he will go get them but not much luck bringing it back to me, just circles around and then drops the item at my feet..I've started to not noticing him and picking it back up and having him grab it letting go and then grabbing the item again and telling him to release it..works!

And last but not least..we may be changing his name to "Mikey" because like the little kid in the old TV commercial, this one also will eat any thing,already stole the butter from my hand thanksgiving day, will eat carrots,celery,apples,limes,tissues(yuch),ice cubes, horseradish,pickles,radishes, and also seems he wants to be a wino.
He knocked over 3 glasses of wine this weekend trying to get into the glass, (tongue that is)

wildlifecr13 · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject:

Zoe LOVES carrots and broccoli.

Lola enjoyed beer... I think I gave her a capful about 5 times, but she loved to sniff the bottle and lick the rim.

Regarding the grazing - Anne brings up the one item of importance there - you have to keep an eye on their eating habits and know if they are eating or not. When Lola got sick, I knew she had stopped eating within 48 hours... I had a hunch for 24, and spent 24 making sure it wasnt just a fluke thing - I know when mine eat, and how much they eat - if someone isnt, I know it pretty quickly. Lola ate almost every night before bed... she didnt 2 nights in a row, that was what told me she wasnt right. We got her on rice and chicken immediately... had hoped it was colitus...

Trene · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject:

I just saw the wino comment... yeah if I'd let her, she'd enjoy her wine (just like her mommy). I seem to get a lot more kisses if I'm having a glass of wine.

kamfam · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: New to the "Weim"

jamie8dc · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:56 pm Post subject:

No grapes, raisins, onions, post-1982 pennies...

http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_poisonsafe

There's a list of stuff toxic to dogs. Everything you listed is okay, just some of that stuff I never would've thought of so check it out.

Beth · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject:

This was posted a few weeks ago too...
My husband shared a beer with Goliath a few years ago and the dog peed ALL over him during the night, I told him it was karma.
Goliath will still do anything for the taste of bud light.

weimdawgs · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:31 pm Post subject:

Gunnar loves red wine. He'll steal it every chance he gets. John thinks it's funny to let him dip his tongue in my glass when I 'm not looking....and telling me AFTER I finished the glass. Oh well, he's my puppy boy, I don't care.

headweim1 · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject:

Not trying to be a buzz kill but a few words of caution...

1) This is a breed that is known to have problems with bloat, a condition that is similar in symptoms to colic in horses. If the weim bolts down too much food too fast his stomach may form a large ball of food that cannot pass into his intestines. When this happens the food continues to partially digest in the stomach and gas builds up there. At this point standing up or sudden movement can cause the bubble to shift and rotate the stomach causing both the entry and the exit to close off. This can all happen within 12-24 hrs. It is a painful condition and can easily be fatal b/c often people don't recognize what is happening. I have had a few rescue weims develop this condition after being given free access to food when they are used to meals. My advice is to feed meals if you have any inkling that he might overeat. If you choose to give him free access to food, be careful and watch for a hard or slightly bloated looking belly. If he has overeaten try to play with him and keep him on his feet for a while as this will help keep everything moving instead of letting it settle into a big ball.

2) Watch out with raw veggies! Veggies are great and my weims eat them daily but some are harmful if they are not cooked or steamed. Radishes, turnips, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower fall into this category. They all contain an enzyme that can (not always but can) cause liver damage if not denatured by cooking. They don't have to be overcooked and mushy but steamed enough that they barely crunch is fine. Watch out for apples and grapes also both have seedcoats that contain toxins. It takes a lot to be lethal but there are some interesting studies coming out that indicate a link to neural problems over time.

Okay, I guess I'm done being a nerd now. So... Go enjoy that new weimy!

anne · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: