Spoiled Dog Test
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hollydolly
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- London England
6-10...
No sleeping on or in the bed. No eating off the plates . No fashion accessories . ( I don't have dogs any more but I'm using my daughters' dogs as the subjects)
No sleeping on or in the bed. No eating off the plates . No fashion accessories . ( I don't have dogs any more but I'm using my daughters' dogs as the subjects)
RadishRose
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- Connecticut, USA
6-10, my dog does sleep in bed with me.
Our girls don’t really wear fashion accessories but I do make them coats and they get bandanas or flowers when they go to the groomers. I think it’s cute and have no guilt or shame and we usually ask about each other before we ask about the dogs . I think there has been a time or two when I was extra worried about them so asked first.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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- Los Angeles Suburbs
We bring the dog with us in the RV, so I guess that counts as coming on holiday.
There have been times (when the dog has been sick or stressed) that we'll inquire about the dog's status before asking about the humans. (I would normally normally consider this as reflective of concerned human rather than a spoiled dog.)
My dog has numerous toys. Not as many as my grandchildren, but still...
My dog sleeps in my bed.
I've not gotten up if the dog is comfortable in my lap or so near me that my getting up would disturb him.
My dog sleeps pretty much wherever he wants, so that probably counts as having more than one bed.
I've rearranged plans with humans when my dog has been very stressed or sick.
So seven for me.
There have been times (when the dog has been sick or stressed) that we'll inquire about the dog's status before asking about the humans. (I would normally normally consider this as reflective of concerned human rather than a spoiled dog.)
My dog has numerous toys. Not as many as my grandchildren, but still...
My dog sleeps in my bed.
I've not gotten up if the dog is comfortable in my lap or so near me that my getting up would disturb him.
My dog sleeps pretty much wherever he wants, so that probably counts as having more than one bed.
I've rearranged plans with humans when my dog has been very stressed or sick.
So seven for me.
Tommy
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- New Hampshire
Zero, unless putting a blaze orange collar on him during hunting season counts.
Ha! I don't need a test to know my Pom is spoiled rotten. He doesn't have people; he has servants. Drop a toy off the sofa? His bark is his command to pick it up for him. My bed is his bed. Sometimes he lets me use it. I got him a package of Composure Chews from the vet for this upcoming New Year's fireworks. I'm supposed to give him some up to the day of fireworks. So, now he thinks it's a new treat and he's barking at me to give him another one. Milk bones aren't good enough anymore. The way it's going, maybe I should try some of those Composure Chews for myself.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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- Los Angeles Suburbs
Composure chews? Have you tried them before and if so, how well do they work? My pup doesn't care about fireworks but he has terrible separation anxiety. If he isn't with us or our daughter's family he gets terribly stressed and anxious. Paces, won't eat or drink. That kind of thing. We have cameras in our house so it's easy for me to monitor what he's doing when we're gone. Even if we're out for 3-4 hours he paces almost without stop while we're gone.
No, this is the first time I'm trying them. I won't really know until New Year's Eve fireworks how well they work or even at all. I started off with one chew, and then later in the day another one. He seemed to sleep a little more (He's not one for naps--unfortunately). So today I'll give him two again at a few hours interval. I think I'll try three spread out tomorrow and see if it seems to make a difference in his behavior. But I won't go over three.
Here's the website. Down below is commentary. It works well for some dog owners but not so well for others. But they do use it for different purposes, so I think that makes it difficult to tell.
https://www.vetriscience.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=900780060
Here's the website. Down below is commentary. It works well for some dog owners but not so well for others. But they do use it for different purposes, so I think that makes it difficult to tell.
https://www.vetriscience.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=900780060
Sweet dogs. They should be spoiled. Looks like a really lovely wedding.
RadishRose
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- Connecticut, USA
Your daughter is beautiful, even more so than those lovely dogs!
My dogs have worn FidoFleece jackets when the weather is cold or snowy, here's my dog when he was a bit younger (wearing a hand-me-down), and my two past dogs who are no longer with us.
We use an orange collar, bell and bandana when we go camping with our dog during hunting season too.
Butterfly
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- Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
Miss Bonnie (my doggie) is definitely spoiled. She doesn't get up in bed with me -- she has some arthritis in her hind legs and can't really jump up on the bed and she's too heavy for me to lift -- but before I go to bed I always check on her and in the winter I put her fuzzy blankie around her on the couch. She's my 70+ pound baby (even tho she's an old lady).
RadishRose
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- Connecticut, USA
Aww, I bet she loves her blankie.
Mine has stairs to the bed, lol- and runs right up and down (she's about 15 lbs.) When I fall asleep on the couch, which is lower, she jumps up and lays between my side and the back of the couch, cuddling into the comforter.
I don't know if they make doggie stairs strong enough for a 75 lb dog tho'
She will not even look at my plate-if I see her looking at it, she turns her head and goes away. She returns with her sniffer going full force for any fallen bit she may find afterward.
bingo
Senior Member
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- southeast illinois
yea!...a lady after my own heart...we have 3 little lap holders
I’m so sorry for loss Connect1. Losing a beloved pet is so very difficult. May time help heal your heart.
I don't know if they make doggie stairs strong enough for a 75 lb dog tho'
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Yes they do!
https://www.1800petmeds.com/Dog+Steps+with+4+Steps-prod60716.html
These steps will support up to 150 pounds
We have steps leading up to our bed and a step in a living room for our littlest to get up to the couches. It’s important as they get older since their bones and joints ache also.
https://www.k9ofmine.com/best-pet-stairs/