Hello bulldogbreeds.com forum members and readers I NEED HELP,
Wow. Ok I don't really know where to begin and it might be a bit extensive but please I'm begging everyone if you have any opinions or anything please help me. So, I have a one year old English Bulldog named Mommas. We have had her since she was 8 weeks old, and got her through a friend that had a litter of puppies through his male and female bulldogs. We wanted the runt of the litter, mostly because sometimes they're the best dogs in the world, and that's what we got her
. I have trained this dog from day one of receiving her. She knows almost every trick in the book, she knows how to properly walk beside me and stop and sit on every corner, and knows her commands very well blah blah blah etc. It was fairly easy to train her, but she is very stubborn still and sometimes ignores what I request but besides the point that's just a little bit about her.
My main reasoning for joining was because I desperately need help with her. Our dog is SUPER hyper, and eats/drinks extremely fast. By extreme, i mean EXTREME. She is kennel trained since she was a pup, and is in her kennel throughout the night or whenever no one is home (cause of work, errands etc). She can't be left out of the kennel by herself in our home because she will destroy things. We regularly take her to our local dog park, go on long 2-3 hour walks on a nearby trail. This helps her to calm down only a little bit, even if it's 110 degrees outside her energy level still doesn't calm down. I'm not asking for a rock that sits in my house and snores, but I'm looking to calm her down for her own being and our sanity (sucks to even say that but its the truth). She is up to date on shots and receives heartgaurd monthly(different type of worm prevention). She has not had her first heat, which is odd, and she has not been spayed yet, but we're working on that and we do want it to get done.
The hyperness brings me to her eating/drinking habits which they absolutely terrify me. I have tried every method out there to slow her down but nothing has worked. I have tried...... slow feeding bowl, large bowl with large objects placed in the bowl, scattering the food around the floor, hand feeding, elevating, tricks for each piece of kibble till it's gone, even throwing her food and telling her to go get it. Another way is I have filled her bowl and left it in the kitchen (all these methods i have tried in different rooms of our apartment) and completely left her in there by herself still no hope. When she is eating out of her bowl I have had to train her to "leave it" and "get it", which she does, but no matter what she inhales her food, and doesn't properly digest it at all, doesn't even chew it just swallows it hole. She has even chocked one time on a piece of kibble and where I freaked out because I didn't know doggy CPR (if there is a difference?) luckily i tapped her on the back a couple times and it came up. Absolutely terrifying, but point is her body is not getting almost any nutrients, and isn't gaining any weight like a normal sized bulldog. People call her very petite, I think its odd. She just seems starved when she isn't. Same with her water, I'll take her to the dog park where she will drink the whole HUGE bowl of water that they have out there and throw it all back up in 2 minutes. I dont know what to do about it, and I'm thinking maybe thats why she's so hyper? We feed her 3 1/2 - 4 cups a day, yes that's right, and also boil her an egg 3 times a week. And she looks like she has been starved her whole life, and she acts like it too. But our vet swears up and down she has no worms or parasites. Maybe she has some time of condition like dog ADHD or some kind of digestive problem? I'm lost for words, and I'm so blank, I dont know what to do, but her excessive hyperactivity is driving us crazy and im sure its bothering her too. There's gotta be a medium, and I feel like we have tried everything! She is a smart loving, wonderful dog and I just want the best for her, and her health most importantly. I'm hoping someone can help out there, i really appreciate you all for reading my story. Thank you.
Wow. Ok I don't really know where to begin and it might be a bit extensive but please I'm begging everyone if you have any opinions or anything please help me. So, I have a one year old English Bulldog named Mommas. We have had her since she was 8 weeks old, and got her through a friend that had a litter of puppies through his male and female bulldogs. We wanted the runt of the litter, mostly because sometimes they're the best dogs in the world, and that's what we got her
. I have trained this dog from day one of receiving her. She knows almost every trick in the book, she knows how to properly walk beside me and stop and sit on every corner, and knows her commands very well blah blah blah etc. It was fairly easy to train her, but she is very stubborn still and sometimes ignores what I request but besides the point that's just a little bit about her.My main reasoning for joining was because I desperately need help with her. Our dog is SUPER hyper, and eats/drinks extremely fast. By extreme, i mean EXTREME. She is kennel trained since she was a pup, and is in her kennel throughout the night or whenever no one is home (cause of work, errands etc). She can't be left out of the kennel by herself in our home because she will destroy things. We regularly take her to our local dog park, go on long 2-3 hour walks on a nearby trail. This helps her to calm down only a little bit, even if it's 110 degrees outside her energy level still doesn't calm down. I'm not asking for a rock that sits in my house and snores, but I'm looking to calm her down for her own being and our sanity (sucks to even say that but its the truth). She is up to date on shots and receives heartgaurd monthly(different type of worm prevention). She has not had her first heat, which is odd, and she has not been spayed yet, but we're working on that and we do want it to get done.
The hyperness brings me to her eating/drinking habits which they absolutely terrify me. I have tried every method out there to slow her down but nothing has worked. I have tried...... slow feeding bowl, large bowl with large objects placed in the bowl, scattering the food around the floor, hand feeding, elevating, tricks for each piece of kibble till it's gone, even throwing her food and telling her to go get it. Another way is I have filled her bowl and left it in the kitchen (all these methods i have tried in different rooms of our apartment) and completely left her in there by herself still no hope. When she is eating out of her bowl I have had to train her to "leave it" and "get it", which she does, but no matter what she inhales her food, and doesn't properly digest it at all, doesn't even chew it just swallows it hole. She has even chocked one time on a piece of kibble and where I freaked out because I didn't know doggy CPR (if there is a difference?) luckily i tapped her on the back a couple times and it came up. Absolutely terrifying, but point is her body is not getting almost any nutrients, and isn't gaining any weight like a normal sized bulldog. People call her very petite, I think its odd. She just seems starved when she isn't. Same with her water, I'll take her to the dog park where she will drink the whole HUGE bowl of water that they have out there and throw it all back up in 2 minutes. I dont know what to do about it, and I'm thinking maybe thats why she's so hyper? We feed her 3 1/2 - 4 cups a day, yes that's right, and also boil her an egg 3 times a week. And she looks like she has been starved her whole life, and she acts like it too. But our vet swears up and down she has no worms or parasites. Maybe she has some time of condition like dog ADHD or some kind of digestive problem? I'm lost for words, and I'm so blank, I dont know what to do, but her excessive hyperactivity is driving us crazy and im sure its bothering her too. There's gotta be a medium, and I feel like we have tried everything! She is a smart loving, wonderful dog and I just want the best for her, and her health most importantly. I'm hoping someone can help out there, i really appreciate you all for reading my story. Thank you.
