[nagdu] Doggy B.O.

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Robert,



His response is to sit down, and refuse to stand up. He will just stare at 
you doing his little doggy laughing. If I force him to stand up I don't have 
a free hand to wash it. If I let go, he walks away. He doesn't make any 
noises or byte or anything bad like that.



I will be able to get it when I am grooming him because if he stands up, I 
can spray it with him little hose in the tub. If he sits down, he will sit 
in the sudsy water and the tub has a sort of tie down so I don't have to 
worry about him walking off.



Mark



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Hooper" <hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doggy B.O.


> What is his response when you try to wash the area? If he won't let you 
> use a wipe on it, how will he respond when you try to bathe it?
> I guess I'm confused by the "won't let me" part--does he squeal? Bite? 
> Bark? Try to run away? Some dogs are just uncomfortable with their 
> handlers trying to do something and will try to get out of it by 
> dramatizing--especially shepherds. I remember at TSE, we had to practice 
> giving our dogs pills--they were Vitamin E pills. Bailey didn't like my 
> hand down his throat, so he would squirm and wriggle and make it seem like 
> I was making him do something horrible. However, after I communicated to 
> him that I didn't care how much he complained and did it anyway, he 
> eventually realized that if he accepted it quietly, things would go better 
> for him--usually with lots of praise after the pill was swallowed. Many 
> people have told me that shepherds are drama queens. This seems to be 
> true--at least in Bailey's case--he can make a stepped on tail sound like 
> a severed tail. Bailey has also had the runs before, getting some 
> chocolate pudding under his tail. This did make him quite aromatic. 
> However, I calmly laid him down and cleaned the area with a warm soapy 
> rag. The dog shouldn't be "not letting you" do anything--you are its 
> master; however, if you believe that the area is actually painful and that 
> he is not just trying to get out of an uncomfortable experience, then 
> never mind. Just some food for thought.
> Robert Hooper
> Hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu
> The Ohio State University
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of Mark J. Cadigan
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 11:34 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doggy B.O.
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Thanks everyone for your response, I will ask the vet. I think it may be 
> an anal gland or skin issue. I am going to take him to the groomers 
> tomorrow, and see if I can solve it by washing him. The issue arose on 
> Friday when he got extremely sick and had the runs wicked badly, for some 
> inexplicable reason. I am hoping it is an issue of having some stuff stuck 
> in his thick fur. He won't let me brush near or use one of those pet wipes 
> on the area in question. I am hoping that if when I bathe him if I pay 
> particular attention to his belly, the inside of the back legs, and under 
> the tail, I will hopefully alleviate the smell. If this does not meet with 
> success, I will bring him to the vet.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
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