After losing my dog of 15 years I was convinced I would never own another dog, a year later this little floofer showed up online and I knew he had to be mine. Today is his birthday! We drove 3 hours away to pick him up and he’s filled a hole in my heart I didn’t think was fillable. Happy birthday Ghost, wishing for many more years. Man’s best friend indeed.
1 year of being your mom ❤️❤️ this photo is from when we first picked you up from the shelter you were so sweet and gentle and you still like to see what’s going on and look out the front window while we’re driving
Hello
My Chow Chow of 5 years old is in General a good girl. However she has some flaws with sometimes painful result...
Its is like she does not know how to deal with excitement. When ever she gets nervous, very excited she starts nipping to you. Its really not intended to Hurt me or other but it can be painful. I can see this behavious in several situations:
- when she is in the garden freely, it can when ever you walk there she comes to you to challenge you. Starts barking, get crazy, run circle and Come to your legs to nip them. It can be very scary. Shouting or saying something makes the situation only worse.
- inside this behavious never occurs. Only when ever i get home she can get excited/nervous. Best thing to do do is to ignore her a bit so she calls down to not make it worse.
- during a walk she is good in General. When ever on a large space she sometimes can get bit crazy and sprint around. Here again she sometimes comes to you, jumps, nips, hurtful....
I dont really have an Idea why she does this and how i can Teach her to not do this anymore. I can deal with it, but my girl friend gets really scared of this and my Parents Who look out for my dog ofte also get frustrated by this behaviour.
My Chow doesnt like People she dont know. Barking and growling is Standard behaviour to her. Only the People in her in er circle she accept.
I dont know how to deal with this behaviour. Anyone Who had the Same experience and can give me some tips what i can do?
Thanks you very much.
My Chow is in the picture :)
Hi All,
I am a first-time owner of a beautiful blue chow chow named Rumi. We got her @ 9 weeks. When we first got her, we would frequently take her outside to use the bathroom in our yard, and I feel like this was our downfall she got VERY use to free roaming. Once the weather became something she did not like she started using purely the pee pad and would refuse to use the bathroom anywhere near our home. We recently moved out of our in laws in April and our chow is adjusting to apartment living. We laid out a pad just in case, but she went from using the pad to now strictly holding her pee for over 12 hours at a time some days and will only use the bathroom at a park that is 2.5 miles away from the house, or the dog park. A couple times she will pick a spot near the apartment but after a day or so she decides she no longer likes that spot. She was recently spayed about 11 days ago, so instead of her walks we have had to drive her to the spot at the park but now she is deciding she doesn't like that spot either. Does anyone have any advice or has dealt with this themselves. I don't mind taking her out multiple times and I think she is just upset that she isn't getting her long walkies or being able to have her post poo zoomies she has not been clear by the vet due to them saying she still has a bit of inflammation so they want her on rest for 5 more days and gave her and anti-inflammatory. I am also just a super anxious dog mom and I don't want her giving herself a UTI cause she wants to be a stubborn girl.
What are some good socialization activities besides going to the store or park?
Thanks everyone!
I think I just don’t understand his breed. Yes the strain on my family is an issue, but a lot of the strain comes from the fact that my mom feels bad for him whenever I have to leave him home and he doesn’t eat or drink. I think that if I can get her to understand what you all are saying about him not being miserable and neglected (they still feed/water/walk him, he just doesnt eat or drink, but he walks great for my dad once he can get his leash on, which takes some cornering) just because I’m gone for a weekend or a week, that she might ease up and understand that it would hurt him and i both too much to rehome him. i still worry i dont do enough for him, especially not being knowledgeable about his breed or how to take care of a dog with severe trauma and anxiety.
but all of your comments and experiences have made me feel a little bit more confident and I think that I’m still on the fence because I want to do what’s best for him and for my family, but I think I’m leaning more towards keeping him if I can just find arrangements for him when we’re traveling also, how do you guys get your chow house groomed? I need to take him to get his nails cut but im scared. He’s never shown any aggression infront of me or my family, but God forbid he shows aggression towards the dog groomer.
This is my first experience ever “shopping” for a dog. I’ve only owned rescues in the past, my last one was a chow mix bottle baby. I sadly lost him to liver cancer when he was around 10 years old. He was my first introduction to this breed, and I don’t think I’ll ever turn my back on chow chows ❤️
with a heavy heart, I have to rehome my beloved boy. I found him on the street in November and he has been such a loyal companion, absolutely no behavioral issues other than his shyness, but no aggression whatsoever.
My only issue is when I found him. I wasn’t looking for a dog and I wasn’t planning on getting a dog, I didn’t really have the means to take care of one, but I tried, and I gave it my best effort. I really do love him with my whole heart and he deserves a home that we have the time to take care of him. He walks perfectly on a leash, he takes a little bit of time to warm up to people, but when he picks you, you will be the most important person in the world in his eyes.
Hola, solo quiero sabe que tipo de croquetas le dan a sus perritos, yo tengo mi cachorra Yami, tiene cinco meses y le doy Nupec para cachorro, pero siento que no le ha caido muy bien porque se rasca mucho y siento que no le gusta porque a veces las deja o le cuesta trabajo terminarlas. Por favor algún consejo.
im located in south Florida.
so I’m still not 100% certain that I am going to have to rehome him, I’m still trying to make it work, I really am. But like I mentioned before I found him on the street, no chip, no tags. im 24 and i live with my parents and i work a full time job that takes me out of town sometimes. my parents did not agree to me bringing a dog into the home and it still causes tension between us. i fell in love with him and i want to keep him but he is really codependent and needs someone with him all the time. The vets told me he’s between six and eight years old, but i think hes older or younger depending on the day. despite his trauma, he has never shown any aggression. he is just very skiddish. and he gets really sad when hes not with me. if I’m not home, my parents tell me that he just sits in the hallway, sad, he doesnt eat or drink thats not fair to him if i have to go somewhere.. i never planned on having a dog at this point in my life, and his fear of strangers prevents me from even being able to have sitter to watch him while im gone, and my parents wont allow any strangers into our house anyways. it hurts my heart so much to imagine not having him when i come home. he fills with me with so much happiness as his chosen person.
he is a completely different dog when you first meet him, very awkward and shy, and he has only warmed up to me in the 7 months ive had him. despite living with my parents, he does not go to them for comfort or affection, and doesn’t even trust the food that they give him if I’m not home. he runs away from everyone but me. with me, he walks with no leash staying close, comes when called (sometimes) and is such a gentle player, i dont think he even knows that he has the ability to bite. he has never so much as even growled despite his obvious fear of the world. he needs special attention. i think he may have a mental illness from trauma that causes him to forget everyone except for his one person. ( i hope that he can bond with more than one person at a time but i just havent seen it, despite introducing him to friends) I’ve taken him to the dog park, he just kind of stays to himself, he doesn’t play with the other dogs.
I did foster dog off the euthanasia list for a month a few months ago, and they did end up bonding and learning how to play together, so he can get along with other dogs. big or small. does fine with cats, doesnt acknowledge them.
I don’t know I’m still torn between trying to make it work or rehoming him. I love him so much, but I fear that he would be better taken care of by somebody who is experienced with chowchows and also has the time and the space for a dog. i wish i could be sure about keeping him but i had no intention on getting a dog when i found him, and honestly i was pressured by my friend who helped me catch him to keep him. i want to do whats best for him. im bonded , he trusts me and loves me, but i dont feel like im able to give him the care he really needs. this is really hard and i really appreciate those of you are are understanding and sympathetic to my situation.
Today I drove 3hrs to go pick up this baby boy. I named him Appa after the sky vision from Avatar: The Last Airbender. He's 6wks old and I love him so much already. I'm really nervous for some reason. He is not my first dog, but is my first chow chow. I have done research on the breed and waited about 1.5yrs before getting one. I just want to make sure I socialize him well, leash train, and ensure he is a well rounded confident dog. Any breed specific tips from experienced owners would be much appreciated! 😇
I’m a first time pet owner. I adopt a 4 months old Maltese x chow boy. He’s sweet but a bit grumpy and barks at everyone except me. He’s only sweet to me and sometimes growls at me too when he doesn’t like something. But surprisingly the groomer handled him. He just growled at him but never bark even once. And I’m very impressed with the groomer by handling him so well. How did he do that? Will this behavior change overtime?
I'm looking for some advice for my girl. She (Chimera) has been having a lot of trouble with separation anxiety ever since her brother passed away last christmas. Unfortunately I've been unemployed during this time so she's not had to be alone very often but I had jury duty today and when I got home she had eaten through a door. I've tried calming treats and cbd treats, and as a last resort, benadryl, but nothing seems to help. She also has issues with thunderstorms.
A little history, she is a chow/husky mix. Both her parents were my dogs, she had a home ready for her before she was born. Roughly 2 years later, they lost their job and were unable to keep her so I took her back. Mira is going on 9 now and I'm unsure if there's any kind of training that could be done. Any help would be appreciated
Edit: I take on daily walks, ranging anywhere between 1.5-2 miles
Ok so I have a red male and a white female. She’s had her second litter and had 5 and now 6 puppies. My ?is why did all 11 puppies come out all black? I assumed I’d have reds or other colors not all black. I have a black female who had puppies w the red male and she had 3 browns and 2 grays. The black female is fixed now but im just curious of what you alls opinions are on this. I might have 1 more litter at most or may fix her now. The black puppies are hard to sell.
Pics are the male and female w puppies