Recent content by Joris Gutowski

Dog food This just freaks me out. Went thru this when Nutro got bought and started putting something (?sawdust) in their dog food--my short haired collie got soooo sick. I went to a dog nutritionist in Tennessee who advised me to do with the LIMITED Natural Balance Duck and Sweet Potatoe and...

Got lots, just haven't figured out the down loading stuff yet. My son is good on doing that, will have to have him help me and you can see before and after (nut head and grown up nut head!).

Harley Have been away from this site for awhile, so thought I would update you on my nutty sheltie. Harley still does some barking--usually when first gets up and is excited to go out. He sometimes will jump on door once and bark awhile, then off he rushes to go potty and see what is up. He...

Can't believe we have almost had Harley 1 year. Little man is still barking at door, but not so bad--maybe we can wear him down little by little. He is slowly learning his role in the house although still skitish in certain situations. Has dec. that I am the momma and am a-ok, my husband is...

Well, I will try it, and see what Harley has to say about it. At least it did work on some dogs. We are going out of town in April and can't have him being crazy barking nuts at motel--they would not appreciate my little man like we do. Oh he has a new alias, little snow plow after the 15...

Yeah! All male dogs are different--some are so laid back you would think they are already neutered, others are like yours was--humping everything in sight. I've done both and the neutered dogs have just as good a life as the regular guys, just not hormone driven. What ever works for the dog...

Still barking and jumping at door Harley is better, doesn't sound quite as angry when attacking door now, and only does it for a moment, then runs off barking like a nut. I read a note in the hint from Heloise that a neighbor had problems with a barking dog and got a sonic device that when dog...

Boy you hit that on the nose with what collies do with their knowledge--for you, and shelties to see what they can get away with. My husband calls Harley his little man--fits him perfect!

I am a former collie person--probably owned at least 12 collies over the years, so getting a sheltie was a very new thing for me. They are alot more hyper than a collie, and are very intelligent. Sometime their brains work at 500 miles an hour, making it hard for them to understand what you...

Yeah this little dog is really making me use my brain. I have him sit before he goes out, he then goes out nicely, turns and attacks the door. I only let him out side door, so he can't do damage to sliding door. If I step out with him he dances around me barking and attacks door when I go in...

Harley Yes, the banging on the door is my worst fear, in case he breaks the glass. He is really strong when he does this. Just wish I knew what had gone on at his other home before they gave him up (he is 1yr old) and maybe I could understand better what is going on in that sheltie brain.

We have always had collies and I understand their behaviors really well--then the time came for little dog to enter our life -- having trouble speaking sheltanese! Harley is a rescue dog with lots of scaredy cat issues. But his biggest issue is when he is let out, he flys back and hits the...