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Does anyone have any suggestions or has found any good chew proof beds? Holly (8 month old GSD pup) is on about her 6th bed! She loved curling up on the fleecy ones when she was younger and crated but as soon as the teeth kicked in they soon became more fun being destroyed! I thought to start...

Just wanted to say I know how you feel! We've just been through the whole decision making process with Holly (GSD 8 months). We were also told by our vets to do it from 5 months onwards and so I did what most of us do now and googled it! Like you I found a mass of conflicting advice on female...

Oh I'm so very sorry and sad for you and your family. It sounds as though Milly felt peaceful enough with you by her side to slip away and she is no longer suffering or in any pain. Look after yourself

Oh I'm so sorry! You must be heartbroken! Is she still with the vets or have you taken her home while you make the decision? Its the most awful but kindest thing you can do for them. We made the decision with our last GSD 4 years ago when she was 13. It was obvious she had had enough and we...

Do the vets she goes to offer puppy socialisation classes? These can be excellent for getting them reintroduced to other dogs in a controlled environment. You may find local dog training schools offer them too! We started Holly not long after we brought her home and the vet who ran ours was...

Hi both - thanks for the replies, no she hasn't had her first season yet but the common practice here seems to be 6 months onwards (have spoken to other vets for their opinion). To be honest I'm struggling a bit with deciding whether to wait or not. Our vet is part of one of the largest...

Hi All Holly (6.5 months old) had her pre-spay consultation on Friday. We have pretty much decided to go down the keyhole route but our vets seemed to be trying to sway us towards the traditional op?!? I obviously want what is best and quickest recovery for Holly and I'm just interested in...

You will know if its a distressed call! We have Holly (GSD six months) who was crate trained from 8 weeks but I got the feeling from the start she was never overly keen on her crate. She was fine in it at night and when we went out until she got to about 4.5 months then she rebelled at night...

Hi Kirsty You don't say how old your pup will be when you bring him/her home but assuming we are talking about an 8-10 week old then you won't be able to take him/her out until pup has had his/her second round of vaccinations which is normally sometime around 12-14 weeks. General rule of...

The biting got a whole lot worse with Holly (GSD) around the 10 - 12 week mark and then she got a lot better. We persevered with the ouch and ignore technique and because of her size i would turn my back on her too. Around the 14 week mark we suddenly realised that we could walk across the...

Echo what Gypsysmum says about the Kongs, our Holly (GSD 6 months) has had them since we brought her home. She started with the puppy ones and we used them everytime we went out so she came to associate us leaving as tasty Kong time! She loves the filler you can get and you can mix it up with...

I'm afraid I'm not sure what her big strong one was. It was bought 14 years ago and my friend, who it belongs too isn't sure either. We think it may be a Savic and having had a look at the pics of them they are very similar. This one was really solid and heavy when assembled and other than...

You don't say how old your pup is but if its any consolation that stage really doesn't last forever. We've had Holly (GSD) since she was 8 weeks old and the biting seemed to really get worse around the 10 week mark, it felt like I permanently had a dog attached to my leg!. My daughter is 12...

We had a crate that would fit Holly as an adult (she's a GSD so it was a giant one). We were very lucky that friends of ours had one that their dogs no longer needed so we just bought a divider once we knew the measurements. Just a word of advice - be wary of the differing quality between the...

Hi Beckie Congrats on your new arrival! I have Holly (GSD) just five months old. Personally I would drop Daisy down to 3 meals a day and see how you get on. Our breeder had just done that with Holly when we picked her up at 8 weeks old. Is she having just wet food now or a mixture? Holly...

We have the same problem with Holly, she is a 5 month old GSD and literally loves everyone and their dogs! Like you I don't have a hope in hell of getting her to come to me when she's engrossed in a game with another dog and when off the lead she would bolt towards any dog she spotted to get...

Hi We thought about a pen but if Holly is anything like our last GSD she'll be over it or have it dismantled in no time lol! That being said I haven't ruled it out as it may work if we need to keep her away from the units. We're getting some key locks fitted for the two doors into the kitchen...

The chewing and sucking seems to be down to the fact she likes the taste of her bed.... its new and I've caught her when I've been at home lol! No idea what that is all about but I've wrapped an old duvet cover around the mattress and then put the fleece cover on top which has seemed to have...

Hi Gypsysmum Many thanks for your lovely replies and advice, its been a couple of weeks now and Holly is out of her crate at night. She sleeps on the landing mostly but moves around to different spots during the night. We are all getting a lot more sleep and some lie ins on the weekend...

Thanks for your reply Gypsysmum, yes Holly is a typical clingy GSD particularly with me! The last couple of nights we have put her to bed as normal in her crate and put up with the fussing and whining until she finally settles. She's then been waking around 3/4am and I have opened her crate...