is there something to make him....HYPER???

[cali]

I know I premote RAW for a lot of things, but it DOES help with aging and activity. older dogs will take longer to adjust but they sill start growing younger, and getting as or more active then they were as puppys..

[kingrattus]

Another thing that will help him from getting sore during the winter (if it gets cold where u r).

I live in Ottawa/Ontario/Canada & it can get below -50C which is -50F. RB Max's fur was so thin he needed booties & a coat from day one. If it wasn't on him & would waddle to potty or fall over crying. As soon as u get his booties out he'd go nuts & no matter how fast u got the booties on it wasn't fast enought for him. He would run around like a nut in the snow with his booties. He only wore a coat if he was out longer the 5-10 mins.


I know ur doggy is a small breed, but it still needs its food bowls raised so its head it level with its body.
I didn't know that with RB max until it was too late. His back was already damaged & sore. We raissed it when the vet told us to (he was 8) & it made a HUGE difference in him. He was less sore & seemed more willing to play rougher. I use to fight with him hardcore. I would toss him to the ground, he would bite my arm & drag me somewhere. Then I would sit on him & pin him down by holding onto his scruff & he would grawl & snap in the air & then I would say kiss & he would snarl & force his head up to give me a snarling kiss. He was a big sweety.
We put his food dish intop of a pail & got him a taller pail of water.
Ur doggy wont need a pail, but maybe an upsidedown dish/bowl/pot would help too. Same thing for his water.

Also if u don't have AC put a couple of ice cubes in his water to help keep it cool. & maybe see if he'll play with some. RB Max loved ice. the bigger the better. When we use to go camping (when he was a puppy -6 yrs old). My dad made blocks of ice in his buddies Ice Box at work, in a pail. If it was too old or melted too much we gave it to RB Max.
RB Max would also dive for Ice cubes in his pail of water.


If u think he's over heating & u don't have AC, try Shaving his fur to about 1-2 inches long. He'll look like a mini GSD (without the markings duh!!). Some ex-buddies of mine got a pompom & his fur was all matted & filthy, they saw it easier on the pooch to just shave him. She was the cuttest little doggy I had ever seen & he was SOOOOOOOO happy to get all that horrible fur off.

I don't know if their any health risks to this, so talk to breeders & the vet first. I heard shaving a Husky is a HUGE NO NO. they need their fur to keep them cool during the summer. But I'm not sure about a pompom. But I saw good results with with my ex-buddies pompom. He was clean all the time too. The next summer they didn't feel like shaving him & he was all matted (they did brush him alot) & he had poo stuck to his fur & pee under his shaft. I never liked holding him after he had all his fur. He was just too dirty & gross.

So ask some advice about shaving, that could help too.

[lute]

thanks for the advice.

beanie wears a sweater in the winter and booties too.

his bowls are level with him. i've had them that way since i got him.

we shaved beanie this summer to keep him cool. he is really cute!

[kingrattus]

Don't u think he looks like a baby GSD when shaved???

[lute]

not really. he looks more like a little lion.(we left a puff on the tip of his tail and a some around his neck.)