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This marks the first full week we’ve had her and she’s improved a lot. Still need to focus on leash training and obedience but through habits and persistence, she’s doing better.
One shitty thing that’s happening now and am taking her to the vet in 15 minutes to address:
When we got her, she had a small cut on the tip of her ear from playing with other dogs too rough (what we were told, at least). This appears to be right at the tip of a blood vessel. So, every time she scratches the scab off, it’s drips blood like crazy. The worse part is she shakes her head and it sprays blood droplets all over the walls and it looks like a murder scene. Taking her to the vet to get it properly bandaged/coned so it has at least 24 hours to heal.
This appears to be more common than I thought. Something similar happened to my Mom's dog (Cual R.I.P). He had a cut that must have lasted months. It would dry up and start healing but he would scratch at it and open it up again. I forget what my Mom ended up applying but it healed after a while. Any progress with your pup?
Sorry for the delay- thanks to everyone who’s giving tips oh dog training, by the way.
Progress! We took her to the vet hut they bandaged the ear too tight and instructed her breathing (gnarly sleep apnea at night). Removed bandage and realized this ear needed to heal, ASAP.
For anyone at home who needs to keep the ear pinned down: old stockings or dress socks are excellent. After we placed that on her head with the cone, within 4 days, she was 95% healed. Still have a pin-drop sized scab but should heal in the next day or two.
Regarding training, below is progress/ questions:
-Teaching her to sit took a surprisingly long time but she’s good now
-Potty training is 95% success rate, sort of. We’re in a second story 1bd apartment and I’m using potty pads as a designated bathroom spot, both on the balcony and in our living room. Mob is always ready to go and we change our constantly. We’re moving to a house in august so hopefully that gets her going in a yard.
Question: she’s super protective over us. Went to a backyard party and she would not leave our side, barked at anyone that came near us. Anyone know a good way to get dogs friendlier with people? Even after having them serve treats, she’s still growl. Luckily, all harmless (no biting or attacking), just growling and barking.
Thanks doods. We don’t have kids so this dog is like our child.