New To City But My Dog Is Going Mad

[alfielewis]

Join our free community today.

Connect with other like-minded dog lovers!

Login or Register

hi, i just thought id ask some whippet owners opinions... ive just moved to the city from the country, and now my dog alfie is behaving distractedly runs off across the park to see other dogs that he pesters more than plays with, and three times has ran totally out of the park, which is worrying for his safety.also, he has begun piddle licking, which is :x

I dont know if neutering him at this point (he is five) would make any difference to his life or mine. He is my second male whippet, and ive never considered castration before :unsure:

any thoughts would be welcome

thankyou!

 

[wigglesworth]

Hi and welcome to K9 :cheers:

I had terrible trouble with one of my dogs when I rehomed her from a country to city environment. She also ran out the park a couple of times to my absolute horror but thank god she was never hurt.

After that happened I only let her off lead in enclosed areas to play it safe (I was lucky that there are some enclosed parks near our house, but appreciate this may not be the case for everyone).

I worked on her recall with some proper training, but to be honest my saviour was one of those ball throwers. She is now so motivated by the ball that she comes straight back to my side and has never run away again. Maybe that's worth a try, along with the recall training?

Maybe some proper training classes could help with socialisation if he hasn't been around other dogs very much?

There are lots of threads on here about neutering. We had our boy done (mainly because we also have a bitch and also because he is a pet) and he recovered very quickly from the operation.

:luck: with your boy. Let us know how you get on.

PS. He's lovely by the way :thumbsup:

 

[alfielewis]

Hi and welcome to K9  :cheers:
I had terrible trouble with one of my dogs when I rehomed her from a country to city environment. She also ran out the park a couple of times to my absolute horror    but thank god she was never hurt.

After that happened I only let her off lead in enclosed areas to play it safe (I was lucky that there are some enclosed parks near our house, but appreciate this may not be the case for everyone).

I worked on her recall with some proper training, but to be honest my saviour was one of those ball throwers. She is now so motivated by the ball that she comes straight back to my side and has never run away again. Maybe that's worth a try, along with the recall training?

Maybe some proper training classes could help with socialisation if he hasn't been around other dogs very much?

There are lots of threads on here about neutering. We had our boy done (mainly because we also have a bitch and also because he is a pet) and he recovered very quickly from the operation.

:luck: with your boy. Let us know how you get on.

PS. He's lovely by the way  :thumbsup:

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

​

thankyou, i might try one of those ball throwers first. He is normally not too bad at recall, that is if he isnt suffering selective deafness from the bunny rabbit.. :- " but in the park he is almost manic. so to actually get his attention is hit and miss. It's a shame as he has always been into playing, so im worried that his new life will be only filled with anxiety and stress! After the first couple of times that he ran out of the park, i put him strictly on the lead for a few days, and marched him around the park, but then i realised that being off the lead would be impossible altogether if he was only waiting for that... so i let him go free again and i always carry treats to encourage him. So, he's a bit like a yoyo going to me and running away again. ill check out the other threads about neutering, thankyou for your advice

 

[jezza]

Another vote here for ball throwers :thumbsup: I have a fear aggressive dog but get his ball thrower out and he just about ignores other dogs, and if he does get distracted and starts staring at another dog we can quickly get his attention back.

I would've thought will probably just a case of socialising him to all the new dogs he is seeing. As wiggleworth mentioned, perhaps it would be worth taking him to a training class.

Again as mentioned above, work on his recall and if you can't find a good enclosed area, use a long training lead so at least you have him attached to you at all times so you can just reel him in if he runs off

My dog does the wee wee drinking thing but only our bitches urine, never any other dogs :wacko: he is not castrated but he is due to be soon. He is being done because he has both testicles undescended so I'll let you know if it stops the licking.

He is a gorgeous boy :wub:

 

[alfielewis]

Another vote here for ball throwers  :thumbsup:   I have a fear aggressive dog but get his ball thrower out and he just about ignores other dogs, and if he does get distracted and starts staring at another dog we can quickly get his attention back.
I would've thought will probably just a case of socialising him to all the new dogs he is seeing. As wiggleworth mentioned, perhaps it would be worth taking him to a training class.

Again as mentioned above, work on his recall and if you can't find a good enclosed area, use a long training lead so at least you have him attached to you at all times so you can just reel him in if he runs off 

My dog does the wee wee drinking thing but only our bitches urine, never any other dogs  :wacko:   he is not castrated but he is due to be soon. He is being done because he has both testicles undescended so I'll let you know if it stops the licking.

He is a gorgeous boy  :wub:

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

​

thankyou, yes please let me know about the wee wee thing, i think its that which disturbs me the most, he found an old threadbare smelly gentleman dog to oblige today.. absolutely disgusting :blink: if i could guarantee that bit of his behaviour to go, im sorry to say that his knackers would be off pretty swiftly!! im going to look for a ball thrower tomorrow(the toy, not a euphamism for a vet!!).. pet shop up the road ) fingers crossed...

 

[wigglesworth]

:blink: :lol: Oh dear - the threadbare gentlemen dog... sorry but that's such a funny description!

If not your local pet shop you could try ebay or they cost £1 in £stretcher - the best investment we've ever made!!

 

[jezza]

Another vote here for ball throwers  :thumbsup:   I have a fear aggressive dog but get his ball thrower out and he just about ignores other dogs, and if he does get distracted and starts staring at another dog we can quickly get his attention back.
I would've thought will probably just a case of socialising him to all the new dogs he is seeing. As wiggleworth mentioned, perhaps it would be worth taking him to a training class.

Again as mentioned above, work on his recall and if you can't find a good enclosed area, use a long training lead so at least you have him attached to you at all times so you can just reel him in if he runs off 

My dog does the wee wee drinking thing but only our bitches urine, never any other dogs  :wacko:   he is not castrated but he is due to be soon. He is being done because he has both testicles undescended so I'll let you know if it stops the licking.

He is a gorgeous boy  :wub:

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

​

thankyou, yes please let me know about the wee wee thing, i think its that which disturbs me the most, he found an old threadbare smelly gentleman dog to oblige today.. absolutely disgusting :blink: if i could guarantee that bit of his behaviour to go, im sorry to say that his knackers would be off pretty swiftly!! im going to look for a ball thrower tomorrow(the toy, not a euphamism for a vet!!).. pet shop up the road ) fingers crossed...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

​

(w00t) :lol: poor little boy! Lenny tries to drink ever wee which Molly does, I have to drag him off or he'll drink it all! He also starts chattering his teeth when he has drunk some and starts drooling all over the place - dirty dawg :x he looks like Hannibal Lecter (when he says he eats liver with fava beans and a nice chianti :lol: )

 

[alfielewis]

(w00t) :lol: poor little boy! Lenny tries to drink ever wee which Molly does, I have to drag him off or he'll drink it all! He also starts chattering his teeth when he has drunk some and starts drooling all over the place - dirty dawg :x he looks like Hannibal Lecter (when he says he eats liver with fava beans and a nice chianti :lol: )

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

​

yep, thats the one, the chin goes and the drooling... oh gawd, gross isnt it?!

oh well, glad its not only my alfie that does it! :b

 

[chelle123]

(w00t) :lol: poor little boy! Lenny tries to drink ever wee which Molly does, I have to drag him off or he'll drink it all! He also starts chattering his teeth when he has drunk some and starts drooling all over the place - dirty dawg :x he looks like Hannibal Lecter (when he says he eats liver with fava beans and a nice chianti :lol: )

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

​

yep, thats the one, the chin goes and the drooling... oh gawd, gross isnt it?!

oh well, glad its not only my alfie that does it! :b

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

​

my blue was hte same with tess's wee but since i got him castrated its pretty much stopped just once in a blue moon now and not to the same extent either

 

[alfielewis]

can i ask how old he was when you decided to do it? and how has he been in general since?

i tried the ball games with him today, which did make a bit of improvement, so im going to try to be a centre of fun for him.. i bet i look like a total nutter in the park! but the piddle licking was still pretty high up there in his little brain. He has also taken to whining (which to be honest, he did anyway, but now its worse and more random). i suppose he is just frustrated and lovesick. I think i shall take him to the vet, see what he says... but any more info on how your dogs were pre and post op would be very helpful in my decision making, id hate to put him through the op and then regret it later...

thankyou!!

p.s here is another pic of him