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I've not been on here for ages but am in awe again at the way people here rally around. I do hope these pups are found not type and can be rehomed successfully. Helly your a star for ensuring they have that extra chance by way of being well socialised.

Well its no better but thank you every one - OH usually pops him out at night with both our grown lads and he can only go with one and the other wont sit in the back seat with J behind as its far too painful to the ears ! Took him out yesterday myself (first time for me for ages) I have a pajero so its higher up and he cannot throw himself against the back window like he does in OH's hatchback. I have him on a short lead fastened to the back of the car to stop him jumping around - he jumped in, ears up, no problems. First dog we see and he's off, then its over and over at dogs, people, prams and bikes anything and everything arrrrrrrrrr. Same on way back from walk despite him being worn out - not sure what to do as I'm on my own so the 'stop.quiet ./reward is hard to do and to be perfectly blunt his is NOT food oriented at all - I could have liver on my head and he would ignore it at this point . He is also harder to reach when in the car once he starts than walking when the squirt bottle gets his attention . I never have to use it any more and as long as he does not bark I let him 'talk' but once he is quiet he gets a huge rub on his ears and told how good he is. I did ask a friend if she thought a soft muzzle would stop the full on barking - she was unsure and not something she would try - so not sure on that one. She used the stop the car and no move till quiet method - ha if I stop the car Jed thinks its great as he can really see what he is barking at - I'm hoping he will grow out of it as I'm 100% certain its just plain old excitement. Will keep trying - thanks for the tip on interaction - this is so very very hard to deal with and it really is getting me down - we dont' have any where nice to walk next to us so the car journey is a must really.

OH Tracy - my thoughts are with you and coco this evening hope he pulls through and moves on to a wonderful forever home after lots of TLC from you and yours Linda xx

I've read this and pondered on it - as for rescues that support this being 'highly questionable' personally I think they are actually being 'realistic' - acknowledging that this goes on, that they are NOT going to be able to stop it and at least those animals in the adoption bit are given a chance of a home above and beyound that in bunny village or where ever they were when they were tiny. At least any monies raised can then be seen to be doing some good. In a perfect world this would not happen but we dont' , unfortunately live in a perfect world The majority of the public dont even KNOW there are rescues for small animals !

Tracy my heart goes out to you - you know I lost my soul mate just before we got Jed, Jed helps ease the pain, but even a year on I cannot bear to put his ashes in that special place we have for him. 6 months later I lost my furbaby Greebo (cat) who I had forever , he is buried in our garden under a beatuful sundial - I stlll cry for the both of them Time DOES heal but the amount of time differs - Ice was beautiful you were lucky to have each other, Run Free sweet lad free from pain - he knew how much you loved him, you wont' forget but it will get easier to bear Take care Linda xx

I just had the renewal through from M&S 0 its almost doubled from £8 a month to £15 which every one seems to be saying, the excess is now £50 there is no no excess choice it seems and for dogs over 8 it says excess of "50 or 15 % which ever is the highter

I don't have another dog and have used the water spray method with him which worked but then gave it up for the APDT methods which are not working unfortunately. I'm not into cruel methods I respect him too much but I REALLY need to sort this out. What I am worried about is supressing a behaviour that should not be suppressed and I'm not that good at this that I can do this alone. Are the DAP ? diffusers any use in situations like this ? I'm just looking for thoughts here that we can work with that are going to be right by Jed.

I discussed this with the behaviourist I saw with Jed he said to do the down whilst out lead walking to start with - just keep throwing it at him 'ad hock' as it were so that it became an instant response. not sure if that helps

Thanks He is not easily spooked so will check that out especially for son and OH to use with their being two of them they could work on this easier than I can travelling alone

He is great getting in the car, settles down, ears up a happy lad and does not bark until he sees the first dog - then he hardly stops lol - I don't yell at him - I firmly tell him Quiet and as soon as he does I tell him what a good boy he is

I'm going to be really honest here and say that this is making me not want to walk him - and my OH and son cringe at taking him out its not just in the car its onlead too We have had him a year - had a bit of a false start with the socialising as one of our , many(ask Helly lol) kids , broke her leg and was laid up for weeks - dog walking/training was not regular due to this so in no way am I blaming Jed - he is an amazing lad he really is. He barks onlead - offlead he is fantastic but obviously he canot always be offlead ? I was given advice from one of the rescue bods for sheps to take a squirt bottle out with me and do that each time he barked - yup it will shut him up a bit BUT this does not help in the car so I stopped doign this - mixed messages as it were I met up with a girl from DP who is fabulous, she has lotzadogz - he is fantastic out and about with them, no problems - he jumps in the car and wham it starts again even after a 3 hour hike. G had him for a weekend for me in April and took him with her to a dog show - he was satuarated, her idea was 'be quiet you get what you want' which was a sniff and say hello of the other dog - she had a fab weekend with him . But she was working with dogs she knew, owners she knew and tbh I understand why some one would not want their dog to be greeted by a barking mad dog with his fur up - and it IS excitement we know this I had a behaviourist out - nice guy was totally honest with him - we went out Jed was great, barked at a few things a skip, the builders lol the guy said thats not acceptable which is fine - he went nuts when we saw a dog - he showed me how to make him sit' pay attention to me and slowly this is working bu the is I'll be honest NO pleasure to walk and as I've got a really bad foot at the moment I'm struggling with the pavement/socialisation stuff as it is but HOW do I stop it in the car ? OH's car is just a car - no room for a crate - mine is a pajero - he is in the back with one seat up but no crate room as we have so many kids lol . He would not sit still in the footwell I know this BUT do you think it would be better if he were on a seat with me when we are alone ? harnessed in ? This is the one thing that I am really struggling with - the behaviourist told me that 95percent of his clients would kill for a dog so good - my DP freind tells me how good he is but this is reallly geting me down Thanks for listening or reading lol its appreciated as is the advice

Help please someone - Jed is 2, he is a great dog, we love him very very much, his behaviour overall is fantastic but he is dreadful in the car. he barks at every thing - starts of usually with seeing a dog, then its everthing, at night my OH and son take him out and its really getting them down - I have him fastened in my car but in OH's he is on the back seat and we are going out tomorrow to get him a harness as he is going over and looking like he will go through the back windscreen Its a nightmare and we really need some help with it - hehas never been food led - but we did find him really really taken with tuna loaf and I wondered if there was a way I could use that to get this under control ? I spoke with a friend yesterday who has a GSD and he does the same and he is much bigger than Jed and they are having no luck either - its worse for them as he is making his sister bark too Any advice most gratefully accepted please ???

horrid absolutely horrid ! The dogs would look much nicer just being left imo

wow thats a lot of stiches - makes it look like a sculptured body builder and I LOVE that guard omg its fab lol Luckily Jed did not have to have the head thing he was very good and never bothered with the stiches. took him for htem removed yesterday what a palava ! Nurse asks #does he need a muzzle' 'me says 'I doubt it he has never shown any aggresion but he is not happy with his head or coller being held it upsets him, ex rescue blah blah' - so we tried no chance lol In comes another nurse, I have coller, she has muzzle, one to remove stiches oooooooooooooo not a chance - so they call another in rofl all this is going on and not a peep from Jed and I was so happy they did nto feel they had to muzzle him third nurse comes in ' we need him lay down' - ok no problems, tell him to down, he does she goes to look at him and he flips right over on his back and waits for a belly rub BUT he is the wrong way round so we have to start again and this is in a small exam room table int eh middle 3 nurses , large dog and me He did eventually down and lay still and then jumped up and got so many hugs from the nurses it was lovely - thanks to ever one for there good wishes NOW if I could just get the last child up and well we could get some proper walks in just me and him !!

Sorry not been back to update pooter malfunction Jed is fine, the biopsy showed a benign tumour so yaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy the relief is amazing thanks for the help folks