Your Shar-Pei Is Doing What?
| My Breeder Opinions On What To Do If You Are Experiencing This Problem With Your Shar-Pei These Are Possible Solutions On What Has Worked Well For Me! When you have been breeding a breed for many years, solutions to many breed/dog problems tend to resolve themselves, in many cases, as you get accustomed to their body language, reactions to your actions, triggers and ill health. You, your vet, trainer etc. must be part of the solution by knowing how to handle a breed specific problem, and NOT part of the problem by NOT knowing what to do about it. Hopefully this page can assist you in troubleshooting with your Chinese Shar-Pei. This page will consist of certain known health "What To Do If" situations and some breed specific personality "What and How To Correct Puppy If", or just some interesting tips that I have used along the way. Bad habits start be cause they are not corrected (i) - Puppy or adult barking at the fence - try using the water hose or a squirt gun and use same command all the time "no" or "enough". Usually after several attempts - this stops. (ii) - Always keep benedryl (available from local drugstore) on hand for any bites, swelling or allergic reactions - dosage is generally half human adult dose, also if a swelling occurs white vinegar immediately will relieve symptoms. (iii) - Shar-Pei skin tears very easily, if you have a gash or wound you can keep crazy glue on hand, and stick skin edges back together. Healing generally quick due to the amount of mucin. This is used in many medical institutions and I have used it many times with 100% success, it is in my emergency kit. (iv) - Puppy biting or mouthing can be modified by gently pushing the sides of pups mouth against the eye teeth hard enough for them to feel it and saying "no bite" - after a couple of corrections, this teaches them to play a little more gentle. This should be corrected and not left to be a cutsy thing. Teeth get large very quickly. (v) - Chewing your things can be stopped by both crate training and every time puppy is caught chewing on things they are not supposed to - give them a nylabone and put it in their mouth, hold it there until they start to chew on it, they then realize this is theirs and that is what it is for. (vi) - Hard to walk shar-pei. The only thing I have found works is a pinch collar available at your local pet store. These collars are only to be used for walking/training and all other times should be off the dog. For difficult dogs I leash them to my belt in the house and make them walk right with me for a whole day, and until they learn to move with me and stop with me. (vii) - Having a hard time cutting nails. This should be started at a very young age and become part of their routine, however many have success with the use of a dremel tool, and peanut butter on your finger, so while you are filing, they are busy working on the finger with the peanut butter. Same applies if one lifts pup dog off the ground, one holds and one clips, dogs tend to not move when suspended off ground. (viii) - Have an odour in the house -try putting fabric softener tissues under couches or rads, or behind pictures. (ix) - Your dog tipping its food bowl - generally something new has taken place or bowl has been moved from regular spot, possibly a move, or change of food. Usually they do it for a couple of days and then they stop. (x) Teething - how about trying a frozen carrot for a pleasant change for your puppy. xi) Very hot day - try giving your puppy/dog some ice cubes, wet them down as well. xii) While crate training your puppy is constantly crying - be persistent and use a squirt gun and just say "quiet". xiii) Separation anxiety - try some Rescue Remedy - available at your herb store. Another solution is another animal in the house for companionship. xiv) Your dog scared of Thunder Storms??? - reason being dogs can feel the static electricity during the storm and causes them to seek shelter near metal like a bath tub or other metal structure - Rescue Remedy is also good for this. xv) Eyes temporarily bothering them due to stress, seasonal changes etc. try polysporin ointment for a couple of days. Please ensure your temporary entropion is not surgically corrected until it is certain there is a problem. I have seen temporary entropion triggered by something as simple as being poked when walking by pine needles. xvi) Temporary diaherra or stomach upset, try Slippery Elm from your herb store for about 1 week, and pumpkin real from a can. xvi) Nose dry and cracked looking - try some vaseline or bag balm on the tip of their nose for a couple of days, should clear it right up. xvii) Dogs bothered by insects - try spraying them with a mixture of Avon Skin So Soft, White Vinegar and Eucylptus Oil all mixed together. These pages are copyright 2009 Shar-Pei Canadiana. Original Web Site opened October 25, 1997. Web page designed by Vicky McBeth. |
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| Chew Toys For The Shar-Pei That I Used With No Problems, Ensure All Bones Are Removed When Worn Down and That They Are Recommended For The Aggressive Chew As These Are AVAILABLE AT Most Pet Outlets or Online, Do NOT USE THE EDIBLES |
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type of bones I used.
to do with these sites, these
photos and links are for your
convenience only. These are
photos so that you can see the
type of bones I used.
| Kong Chew Toys Come In Adult and Puppy Sizes and You Can Put Treats Inside Them To Keep Them Interested |
| I used all of these are chew toys for my dogs and puppies, it kept them busy away from my things, and let them chew like they like to chew, I found any other bones would break off and not stand up to the shar-pei jaws for chewing, these are a little more expensive but last a long time. The Large is for the adults and the small of course is for the pups and all have to watched like I said and discarded when worn down. |
