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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. -
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. 
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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.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:
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. -
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. -
These few days my life just revolves around the dog. So tiring ... After fetching DD2 from school, from far, I saw a brown gunny sack at a busy road junction, I thought oh not another abandoned dog right? I guess I was traumatized myself too.
GR Boy is still at the pet grooming centre.
Luckily Dad came over to help. When we sent him there, not sure why he refused to move. The pet groomer and my dad had to drag him for a few meters into the shop!
I told the pet groomer, Sheena, I picked up this abandoned dog in the middle of the road a few days ago. Sheena then insisted that I walk in front of GR Boy else he wouldn’t move, perhaps he was worried he would get dumped again. But I didn’t dare to cos I m afraid of the dogs in her shop! :nailbite: :faint:
Sheena laughed and said Alamak, 你这么怕狗的人，还去救狗?! :stupid:
Sheena asked you know why GB Boy kept looking at you? He’s telling you, “你是我的救星! 不要离开我” Cos he was afraid he would be abandoned 2nd time. Walao, my tears wanted to flow again leh, and I am back into that ai mai ai mai dilemma? :skeptical:
Sheena asked what his name. How about calling him Lucky? She said that’s the most popular name for dogs. I laughed cos KSP kakis talked about calling him lucky too this morning. LOL. -
lee_yl:
He was probably scared - if he hasn’t had much exposure to new places and new things, a groomer’s place can be very overwhelming, with so many doggy smells. If he hasn’t had many chances to interact with other dogs, he might be scared of them too!These few days my life just revolves around the dog. So tiring ... After fetching DD2 from school, from far, I saw a brown gunny sack at a busy road junction, I thought oh not another abandoned dog right? I guess I was traumatized myself too.
GR Boy is still at the pet grooming centre.
Luckily Dad came over to help. When we sent him there, not sure why he refused to move. The pet groomer and my dad had to drag him for a few meters into the shop!
I told the pet groomer, Sheena, I picked up this abandoned dog in the middle of the road a few days ago. Sheena then insisted that I walk in front of GR Boy else he wouldn’t move, perhaps he was worried he would get dumped again. But I didn’t dare to cos I m afraid of the dogs in her shop! :nailbite: :faint:
Sheena laught and said Alamak, 你这么怕狗的人，还去救狗?! :stupid:
Sheena asked you know why GB Boy kept looking at you? He’s telling you, “你是我的救星!” Cos he was afraid he would be abandoned 2nd time. Walao, my tears wanted to flow again leh, and I am back into that ai mai ai mai dilemma? :skeptical:
Sheena asked what his name. How about calling him Lucky? She said that’s the most popular name for dogs. I laughed cos KSP kakis talked about calling him lucky too this morning. LOL.
Lee_yl, you probably don’t want to hear this, but I think he loves you. He definitely trusts you a lot. :love: I guess we’ll never know, but if he was abandoned, I’m guessing he was neglected for a long time and you and your family have shown him the first bit of kindness and attention he’s had in a long while.
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Lee_yl, you probably don’t want to hear this, but I think he loves you. He definitely trusts you a lot. :love:
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I'm not having a great ME TIME as I'm feeling tired easily these days. Maybe lee_yl wants to walk with me?
It's a combination of the heat, the weather or just feeling like aging very fast. Yday dropped by at the nursery to buy some pots, mix & stuff but got back home was so drained I didn't realised I left my plants half-watered.
Had to potter ard today for hours to get herbs & plants sorted out but within an hour, I was drained alr. So, now just got out of my nap fr dozing off an hour ago. These days really need to spend more time with my herb garden. My own solitude time. No dogs to hug.
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Lee_yl, you probably don’t want to hear this, but I think he loves you. He definitely trusts you a lot. :love:
:frustrated: But whatever you decide, I think you’ve done a great thing. And what an example for your kids - to help those in need, even if it’s just a dog. I’m sure they will never forget the time mum saved an abandoned dog, despite being afraid of dogs! :salute:
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