Not logged inChampdogs Information Exchange
Forum Breeders Help Search Board Index Active Topics Login

Find your perfect puppy at Champdogs
The UK's leading pedigree dog breeder website for over 25 years

Topic Dog Boards / Behaviour / stress in pup since attack on house
- By groveclydpoint [gb] Date 27.07.13 20:58 UTC
Having lot of problems with my 11mnth old gsp pup since my house dogs and I were attacked in house last. Saturday night
We live across road from neighbor from hell its been living. Nightmare. For two years living room. Window got brick put throw it dagan the pup got cut on his face hector got cut on his leg.I was in kitchen. Cleaning tack I got hit behind by brick they smashed. Kitchen. Window
Ever since last Saturday night dagan been so stressed he goes round in circles. If I leave the room he goes in to a melt down he pees craps barks
Hector been bit scared
if anyone comes near me out walk or passes gardern dagan barks get so stressed I have only had dagan four weeks he was coming on so well and no taken massive step back poor bloody dog I no not no what to do apart from tons tlc
- By mastifflover Date 29.07.13 08:48 UTC
Oh no, how awful for you all. Poor dogs and poor you.
- By Nikita [gb] Date 29.07.13 09:13 UTC
I'd skip walks for a week or two to begin with.  Reduce the stress as much as possible, stress spikes and then hangs around and with him being super stressed everywhere you'll need to remove as many triggers as you can - so if he's spooking at you indoors and at people outdoors, then you can remove the people outdoors (so to speak), that will take a good chunk of it away.  With time he should settle a bit but help him through it as best you can - keep curtains shut so he can't see people going past, every time you leave the room make it a really good experience (chuck treats, leave a kong or his favourite toy (keep it out of sight to make it more special) for example).  Manage things as best you can to minimise spooking.

You could turn that into a training exercise too - stay in the room, by the door, and reward for any calm/happy behaviour or body language there; then step halfway out, and reward the same; then all the way out them immediately back in, and reward good stuff again; and so on, practicing with you popping in and out, gradually increasing the time so he gets used to it again and it becomes fun.  Basically treat it as separation anxiety, which it sounds like.  Distract him when he starts spinning too - play a game, do some training, or just sit and talk to him and feed him.  When my collie is freaking at a noise I either send her for a ball and we play up the stairs, or I just stroke her and talk her through it - for a big spook I always do that, as she's too wound up to process the idea of going to find a ball.

It may be worth giving him something to help his nerves in the short term - many options for that, valerian tincture, skullcap & valerian tablets, rescue remedy, serene-ums for example.  Or any of the multitude of stress easing herbal mixtures on the market - it's all down to what suits the individual dog.  You may not need anything as it is not long since the incident happened, but with him being as stressed as he is I'd certainly consider it.  My personal favourites are valerian tincture and melatonin, but the latter is harder to get hold of.
- By STARRYEYES Date 29.07.13 09:44 UTC
sorry you and your dogs have suffered in this way..

I would give valerian compound liquid as it is stronger and works faster. You can get it from dorwest they will tell you the dosage for your size dog. I also think zylkene is a great medication for stress in dogs. Available on line from various vet chemists.I would keep them busy and act normal and if possible move..
- By groveclydpoint [gb] Date 31.07.13 19:12 UTC
Thank you all for help
I have orderd tablets for dagan he is getting better we spend afternoon at feild I keep my horses dagan and hector running round chasing each other and playing with horsez
- By Hethspaw [gb] Date 31.07.13 19:48 UTC
Is there any way you can move? If you bought a caravan & lived in it for while, if you did you would need to join 'The Carvan Club', they have sites  al over UK, many are farms & you can park there, what  you cannot do is park on a site which is not regulated in some way. Just an idea, your position where you are sounds dire, it cannot go on indefinately but only you can find some way out, a caravan would give you much needed breathing space to start to work on a longer term solution with a more calm state of mind.
- By groveclydpoint [gb] Date 31.07.13 20:08 UTC
I rent feild for my horse and pony I am thinking about taking getting tent and camping. Up at feild for bit to give dogs and I a break
I would like to move but love my house we have home security people. And victim support coming out tomorrow so will see what they say
- By Hethspaw [gb] Date 31.07.13 20:19 UTC
Well a tent would be a good rest but with that crap going on around you its unliveable - let us know what the people coming round say, but, the people either stop the hassle or they will carry on as and when, people like that  do not compromise, if anyone says anything to them many just get worse, are you in UK?
- By groveclydpoint [gb] Date 31.07.13 20:24 UTC
I live in kilbirnie in north Ayrshire Scotland
My husband is bouncer he is getting security. Camaras just hope. Home security etc can help
Topic Dog Boards / Behaviour / stress in pup since attack on house

Powered by mwForum 2.29.6 © 1999-2015 Markus Wichitill

About Us - Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy