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[Funz]

Fried chicken:

lee_yl:

[quote=\"Estéema\"]Yes. On yr visit to dog groomer, do get the anal cleaned out. On normal days when walking doggy, you can bring along a wet kitchen tissue & a disposal glove to help him wipe out after poo. This helps coz owise if poo sticks ard anal fur & once dried out going to be diet & smell. Don't want it transfer to yr living room floor if it sits with u, right?

OMG! You mean I must clean the doggie’s backside everyday? :faint:

I know people who wipe their dogs' butts, but honestly it's not necessary. We keep butt fur short and we rarely have issues, only if the dog has diarrhoea, then it becomes a bit of a problem. I've also never had to express my dogs' anal glands. You can tell when their anal glands need expressing because it apparently smells fishy and they start 'scooting' (moving around on their butts) on the ground. Actually, a good quality kibble can do a lot besides being better nutritionally - you get less shedding, less smell, less poo (less smelly poos as well), good skin/fur.

Can't wait to see photos of the beautiful boy after his grooming.

By the way, what do you call him? Do you call him GR Boy at home? lol Maybe you should call him Lucky, cos he was a lucky boy to be found by your family![/quote]Agree, no need to express anal gland all the time. Just thought since this could jolly well be GR Boy's 1st ever grooming, just get it done at the same time. After that, no need to unless he shows signs of discomfort.

[phtthp]

hi lee_yl,


can name your dog Lucky (Funz suggestion) or Miracle, because GR is both lucky and miracle to have found a God-sent angel in you, your husband & family who up-lifted him, when he was lost in life, abandoned, lowest at bottom of the valley.

[Fried chicken]

Funz:

Fried chicken:

I know people who wipe their dogs' butts, but honestly it's not necessary. We keep butt fur short and we rarely have issues, only if the dog has diarrhoea, then it becomes a bit of a problem. I've also never had to express my dogs' anal glands. You can tell when their anal glands need expressing because it apparently smells fishy and they start 'scooting' (moving around on their butts) on the ground. Actually, a good quality kibble can do a lot besides being better nutritionally - you get less shedding, less smell, less poo (less smelly poos as well), good skin/fur.

Can't wait to see photos of the beautiful boy after his grooming.

By the way, what do you call him? Do you call him GR Boy at home? lol Maybe you should call him Lucky, cos he was a lucky boy to be found by your family!

Agree, no need to express anal gland all the time. Just thought since this could jolly well be GR Boy's 1st ever grooming, just get it done at the same time. After that, no need to unless he shows signs of discomfort.

Yes. Definitely no harm getting it looked at. I hope the day never comes when we have to express anal glands. lol

[Estéema]

I only clean butt. I had never had to express my doggy’s anal glands. Yikes.


I usually just do general cleaning. My doggy is like my kiddo, part of my h’hold. Will clean & brush his teeth. I can hug & snuggle with him & no prob nor phobia for him to lay on my lap or anywhere on the floor at any parts of my home. So, when I practice some level of hygiene, my doggy is as conscious to keep himself clean. He learnt not to poo anywhere & yes, help him maintain good health with good dog food. I can tell when his fur is fluffy & doesn’t drop & fly all over the house like it used to when he was first given to me. A healthy dog is also a happy & playful dog.

They’re very sensitive. I rmbr whenever I returned fr work, he’ll either pace with me or he’ll happy run to the door to signal me to walk him. Initially wondered why he behave differently. Then I realized tt they’re so clever tt on days when I’m really tired, he’s happy just pace with me to the kitchen or rest himself outside my bathroom. He sensed I’ve quite a good day, he’ll like ask for "Can I? Can I?" kind of happy, excited scratching the door to ask for a walk. Such beautiful companion & I lost him to his liver failure. I was broken for sometime.

[MyPillow]

Jap Sanrio cartoon pompompurim is

A GR boy , fat n chubby v cute - I like too

Leeyl - Wana call him PomPom ?

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[Funz]

I wouldn't express their anal gland myself either. :sick:


For all my dogs I do simple grooming for them myself, meaning brush regularly, clean their ears, trim the fur on their paws, clip & file their nails, brush their teeth. If their fur get too straggly, I arrange for grooming.

DD is quite good at handling our current GR but she does not dare clip his nails or trim the fur on his paws. Of course while she is grooming him I will hear a lot of commotion and a dog running loose around the house with DD going after him. She keeps asks me why he stays still for me but does not behave with her. Told her cos she tends to tease and play with him while grooming him so he thinks it's play time. She is very good at teaching him tricks which keeps him engaged.

[Funz]

Different dog have different characters.


My 1st dog was a Silky. That one was a bundle of energy. A dominant dog that keeps trying to be pack leader. He will never let me sleep in on weekends. Parents will bring him to the market in the morning and be back by about 9am. He will head straight to my room door and start scratching at it until I am out of the room.

2nd dog was a GR. He was a gentleman dog. Submissive. Ever so gentle and well behaved. My Silky dominated him. Imagine a GR cowering towards a Silky. By the time I had this GR, my Silky was already 13yrs old with cataracts and kidney stones but still super fiesty.

Our current GR is my 3rd dog. Also a submissive. Gentle but goofy. He recently got traumatised by a toddler in our estate. The todd was at our garden gate, curious dog went to investigate only to have the todd scream at him. Silly dog came skulking back into the house with his tail between his legs. Now when that todd appears at our gate, he hides, if any of us were to try encourage him to go out to meet the todd, he will make low rumbly sounds as if grumbling.

[MrsKiasu]

dog poo poo

[Zeit]

Fried chicken:

lee_yl:

[quote=\"Estéema\"]Yes. On yr visit to dog groomer, do get the anal cleaned out. On normal days when walking doggy, you can bring along a wet kitchen tissue & a disposal glove to help him wipe out after poo. This helps coz owise if poo sticks ard anal fur & once dried out going to be diet & smell. Don't want it transfer to yr living room floor if it sits with u, right?

OMG! You mean I must clean the doggie’s backside everyday? :faint:

I know people who wipe their dogs' butts, but honestly it's not necessary. We keep butt fur short and we rarely have issues, only if the dog has diarrhoea, then it becomes a bit of a problem. I've also never had to express my dogs' anal glands. You can tell when their anal glands need expressing because it apparently smells fishy and they start 'scooting' (moving around on their butts) on the ground. Actually, a good quality kibble can do a lot besides being better nutritionally - you get less shedding, less smell, less poo (less smelly poos as well), good skin/fur.

Can't wait to see photos of the beautiful boy after his grooming.

By the way, what do you call him? Do you call him GR Boy at home? lol Maybe you should call him Lucky, cos he was a lucky boy to be found by your family![/quote]I think lee_yl can install a bidet at her balcony and spray at his anus after each poop. :shock:

But proper healthy diet will give him good poo with good texture. No chocs and raisins should be fed to GR by nuisance passersby from that open field. GRs are so friendly to anyone.

Names - Let the family cast a vote. Maybe pick a few Scottish names, since GRs were originally bred in Scotland in the 19th century? But not MacBeth or McDonald please. Maybe Nessie, since GRs can swim? Or Aberdeen, Conan, Sherlock, Wallace, Connery, Whiskey, Scot, Duncan?

Talking about doggie swimming, you can join Pet Cruise's round-island tour and take your furkids to the southern islands for a cool dip. Tg Beach@ Sentosa is dogs-friendly too. Otherwise pay for dog to use doggie swimming pools like Sunny Heights@Bt Timah. I just love dogs who can swim...They can save me when I'm drowning...

Or let GR take part in some VIA programmes like Healing Paws or something? Old lonely folks like to pat dogs and cats.

[Estéema]

I support getting dogs to offer therapy such as companionship to elderly lonely folks in homes. However, I don’t adv going alone coz u need an experienced & supportive community to go this journey. Not that it’s tho but you’ll learn which elderly needs them most & how to introduce elderlies to fur friends for initial adjustments. Not all elderlies are used to the idea initially esp at 1st sight of a big dog. But once u know how to ease the elderlies’ initial discomfort, they’ll love them so much coz GRs are gentle, loving dogs.


lee_yl, the way I hear u discribe yr GR’s response to yr DD’s friends, I think it needs a lot of human interaction & yr doggy may find its calling & forget abt her inertia to get out & move it. Just a thot. Don’t need to feel u must do it. Just spark my memories as I’ve seen how my doggy lift me out of depression & how some dogs work with their owners & frds brought sunshine to elderlies at homes.