Pitbull Guide

Showing posts with label dog health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog health. Show all posts

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Pit Bull Separation Anxiety

Some of my clients have complained that their eight week old pit bull puppy is crying through out the night. I mean... ALL NIGHT! You can hear the crying sound of your beloved puppy, once you have closed the gate. Some of the puppies will cry through out the night. This implies that your puppy is suffering from separation anxiety. Yes, you need to ignore it, don't yell.


Most of us think that separation anxiety is a poor dog health condition. No... you can easily manage this perturbing condition by following the following tips...

Your pup need to sleep in bed with you. The pit bull puppy likes to cuddle, and also the puppy wants to be held all the time. Maybe yours just wants to be with you, not alone.

Most puppies whine when they are alone at night, because they were used to being with their litter mates and mother. Once you have separated the puppy from its litter mate, this problem of whining will persist for couple of days.

If he's simply left alone in your home all day, he will sleep; then when you get home from work tired, he is a quivering, leaping dynamo of excess energy. So he/she will be active during the night and will create problem of crying in the night.

A simple idea is that fix a tick-tock clock. The sound made the pup to get sleep without crying.Make sure to give him a long walk every night about 30 minutes before he goes to bed so he gets tired.

Also, make sure he has a nice place to sleep on. A blanket, something soft, etc. A large stuffed toy might also be good for your puppy to snuggle up to at night. Good luck!

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

The Hungarian Vizsla dog

The Hungarian Vizsla dog is a fairly large dog breed that can trace its ancestry back to 9th century Europe. This hunting dog is an excellent pointer and can also be trained to retrieve. It has been used by the people inhabiting the Carpathian Basin for over a millennium, but is a rare breed outside Hungary.


The Hungarian name Vizsla is known to create some confusion for English speakers and you can see a lot of misspellings online as well as offline, e.g. Wizzla, Vissla and Viszla. Since the Hungarian Viszla is such a rare breed, it is only bred by a handful of breeders world wide and can be hard to obtain.

It is hardly ever found in puppy mills, since puppy mill owners tend to favour popular breeds that are easy to sell to. This situation has naturally had a positive impact on the general dog health of the Vizsla.

The Hungarian Viszla is a good choice if you want an obedient and versatile dog that loves to spend time working together with its owner. This dog can be trained to perform a wide range of tasks. If you do not hunt on a regular basis, you must provide your Vizsla with other forms of physical and mental exercise.

This dog was breed to work hard and can easily grow bored and restless if not allowed to carry out its natural behaviours. The Vizsla will for instance love to engage in obedience training and spend time playing around outdoors.