Mckandre:
Nice boy gone bad

I only wished mine had prefered kibbles. Its always great seeking dogs with high appetite,it pays off later.

Haha thanks. Trust me shadow is the worst when it comes to food. He's so picky and gets tired of the same thing so I have to keep changing it for him

blackboy:
Please I noticed a basket (waste basket) around Shadows neck. Im interested in knowing what its for and how its done.

It's a make shift Elizabethan collar the vets used to prevent him from chewing on his cast. They basically cut out the bottom of the basket and attached it to his collar with strings so he wouldn't be able to take it off. Don't have any clear picture of the collar

The destructicon

CoolSmithz:
Yup,
Shadow is a real GSD,
Not those hawked mongrels,
He is really lucky to have you,
Dogs are the only thing on earth that loved you more than it loves itself

Thank you yes you are right, Dogs are very loyal

You really should consider keeping the liver puppy. He's super cute and really rare.

I bet there are many people who wanna get wolf-dogs(me included). I don't think there's anything to worry about if the person getting it is experienced with dogs. Honestly it's actually hard to get an pure wolf dog hybrid, most of the ones you see have very little percentage of wolf in them and some don't even have any, they just look like wolves. And dogs and wolves are categorised as the same species so i don't think it's illegal.

babythug:


So tey shadow get him own dining table

Hows it going with getting testerone spray? Nearly fell off my seat when I read that part lol

Hahaha yes o! For 2 reasons actually, he finds it hard eating when I put the food bowl on the ground and for some reason the other 2 dogs prefer to eat out of his food bowl first before going to theirs if i put them all down.
No luck with the testosterone spray yet, hehehehe

CoolSmithz:


When I took him in, I made inquiries, he said it ain't for sale but I can keep him, that he'll only come around with food from time to time, said if it mates, I take the dog then release the pup, but he just crushed his side of the agreement

Really sad. I hope he takes care of him from now on.

We also went for the ibadan dog walk. Shadow is a very bad car companion. He drools everywhere and wants to go everywhere. It's really a big task keeping him in one place while we are in the car. He stayed that way almost throughout the ride to ibadan

DidiLove1:


P-Guard spray is quite effective. I got my rottweiler with a case of tick and flea infection and treated with Jojo Spray and another medication I can't remember the name now but no improvement. The ticks just wouldn't go away, multiplying by the day. In fact, the Jojo thing served more like a cologne. Doggy will be smelling all nice like he/she prepping to go on a date but ticks still doing their nasty business! They soon spread to my lhasa. This comes with an attendant loss of appetite, weight loss and incessant itching. My vet administered a tick bath and this seemed to work for a while as the itching reduced a bit. Someone on NL now recommended P-Guard and I got it and it worked. I was impressed with the results.

However, I observed that P-Guard sort of only immobilizes the ticks, they drop off the dog's fur BUT do not die. This still posed a bit of a headache so I did some asking around and discovered the drug known as LYSOL Poison. A very effective drug, liquid and comes in a small brown bottle with a white cap. Funny enough, a pharmacist friend recommended it but I was skeptical a bit with the word 'poison' but he assured me that the drug was not harmful to pets if administered properly (in this case, no ingestion by the pet). We called my vet and read out the ingredients of LYSOL to him, he gave the all clear. A mixture of P-Guard spray and LYSOL Poison and pronto! This combo actually KILLS ticks and fleas. The rest is history.

I came away with some lessons from that episode.

1. Never take ticks/fleas for granted. The damage they are capable of is beyond measure.
2. I never take my dogs to the vet clinic again(unless there's an emergency. Thank God none has arisen so far). We got some respite after the tick bath was administered but the ticks re-surfaced after a visit to the vet. He confirmed so and even identified the dog responsible. He comes to the house now to administer the usual injections and all has been well since.
3. After treating for ticks and fleas, you MUST fumigate your entire house to get rid of any of the little devils that might still be lurking around. It shouldn't end with just treating the pets.

@blasiangurl85, sorry to have written so lengthy on your dog's diary. Shadow deserves his moment! I will rest here.

Hahahaha it never even occurred to me to try the jojo brand, at least it made your dog's smell nice. I usually buy frontline spray and something else in a very tiny tube you put across the dogs back ( don't know what it's called.) but since that wasn't available i tried the P-Guard instead. I will definitely make a note of the LYSOL for next time even though I hope there never is a next time. Yes fumigation is very necessary especially with so much pets around. We make sure to do it twice a year. And I will NEVER EVER take ticks for granted again
I also have the vet come to check shadow and the gang every 2 weeks. I only take them there if it's an emergency.

Seun:
Aww, I'm glad that Shadow is better now.

Thanks. He's back to his naughty mischievous self.

knyte:
If shadow could read he would break down in joyful tears.oh yee shadow

Thanks knyte

Shadow and the gang

Look who's cuddling together

Babydog

Little sheep

Shadow and the gang


I've always had dogs and cats and they have always gotten along...until shadow. I think his hyper active behaviour just makes the cats warry of him. Out of all my 6 cats there's only one that tolerates shadow( at least a bit). The rest just stay away from him.
I got babydog a little lhasa for my son because he was terrified of Shadow. I couldn't stand my son not liking dogs and thought maybe a smaller "not so extremely hyper,trying to jump on you all the time and can knock you down" dog might do the trick. And it did. He was a bit scared of her at first but by the first week they became best friends. Initially her name was nina but my son renamed her babydog so thats what we call her now. I believe she was instrumental in my son overcoming his fear of Shadow. I'm also fostering little "sheep"( yes, my son also gave her that name. I guess because shes all white so she looks like a sheep to him). All together I now have 6 cats and 3 dogs. Babydog and sheep get along well with the cats. Maybe because they are the same size as the cats.
I have noticed Shadow has been trying to establish himself as the alpha among the dogs. Sheep is very submissive but babydog doesn't allow him try to bully her. I think her saving grace is that she is female. Shadow is definitely a very dominant dog. I'm struggling to make myself the alpha of the pack. I don't know maybe i need to spray my body with testosterone. He listens to me but usually always mucking about especially when I'm around. Everyone always says its when I'm around that he starts to misbehave.

sozima87:
please how much is it

I'm sure the price varies but I bought this for 4000 naira. A little goes a long way. You spray it just after you bath your dog while he/she is still wet.

jmichlins:
Looking forward to the day i will be financially ok to own a dog. GSD and caucasian on my mind. I do not need aggressive dog just a dog that can sleep with my child on the same bed and still watch over him or her

It will depend on how you raise the dog. Any dog can be a good protector it doesn't really matter what breed. The little lhasa I have right now will never allow anyone she doesn't know come near anyone. Shadow on the other hand doesn't really care too much. He has his moments when he wants to be protective and other times when he just plays with anyone

Akunyun:

You are so right concerning the spray, though the one I used was fibronyl spray (With a white carton) when my dog had tick/tick fever, It works fine due to it's residual effect on dogs.... My regards to Shadow..Lol

Shadow says Hello yes I believe it's the same spray only a different brand

nooooo!!! I didn't expect that ending. They really shouldn't have released the dog back to the owner. He left the dog for dead. What's to say he won't do it again. I feel sad. Good job on taking care of him, you should see if you can meet up with the owner and find out if he really wants the dog or not. Maybe he can release him to you.

This stuff really works in killing ticks and also keeping them protected. I used it for all 3 dogs and they are all tick free. Didn't notice any side effects so far even on the tiny little dog

My poor baby, lost so much weight in from tick fever. Now i don't take any chances.

Tick fever

I travelled for Christmas and Prodeegee graciously agreed to keep Shadow and Babydog(Nina) till I got back. You can read about his holiday diary: https://www.nairaland.com/2813075/shadows-holiday-diary

After I came back from holiday, I got shadow back from Prodeegee( once again thanks for keeping him while I was away). I also decided to adopt/foster a little tiny samoyed or American Eskimo( I don't really know what breed she is but definitely one of them)we now call "sheep". Unfortunately sheep also came with ticks and infected both Shadow and Babydog(formerly known as nina). They both got ticks and I immediately took them for tick bath. I was also treating sheep for ticks as well. I noticed shadows appetite had reduced and he wasn't as active as he used to be. I decided to watch him for a few days until I saw the same thing happen to babydog as well. They were both eating but just not as much. I didn't really worry too much because I thought maybe it was the weather affecting them, or because I was giving them dry food instead of Chicken. It wasn't until I noticed babydog was constipated that i knew it was serious. I immediately took her to the vet where they checked her temperature and it was over 40 degrees Celsius. They immediately gave her something for her temperature and proceeded to do an enema for her to try to flush out the blockage. On getting home I saw shadow moving round in circles and then he pooped a watery green poo. I panicked and rushed him to the vet straight away. After explaining everything to the vet, they checked him and concluded it was tick fever based on the symptoms I told them and what they observed. His temperature was also over 40 degrees. They gave me so many drugs to give shadow, even till now i still don't know how i managed to get him to take all those drugs. In total he had to take 15 tablets a day. That night was really tough, shadow's breathing was very abnormal, he was so weak, he didn't eat anything. I kept going to see him and i would offer him food but he didn't eat anything. Not chicken, not beef, nothing. Infact as soon as he saw me with food he would get up and walk away. He was like this for some days, At one point i thought he might die because he wasn't eating anymore. Only drinking water. It was really scary. My Shadow the Destroyer had become so skinny, he was a shadow of himself(haha). And the funny thing is none of the dogs where seriously infested with ticks. Just a few. But it seems it only takes a few to transmit the tick fever. All dogs are now 100% tick free and Shadow is on the road to recovery. He's more active now, almost back to normal and is gaining the weight he lost. His current weight now is 35kg so we still have 7kg to go. Im sure in 2 months he'll be back to his normal weight. I still can't believe my dogs got tick fever. Ive had dogs all my life and they've all had ticks at one point or another but none of them ever had tick fever. Even though its just been about 10 months I've had him he has really become a part of the family. Everyone was so concerned. I'm really so happy he's better now and back to his destructive behaviour, it's funny how you miss the things that you were complaining about.

rodmann:
I am now officially Shadow's fan... I guess this is what the Pet section should be about afterall... Bruno's dairy Loading..

I'm also a fan of Bruno. Can't wait to read his diary

loveson200:
Hello blasiangurl85,

My guess as to who can put up the advert: "extremely excellent German Shepherd puppies for sale" - Bobbysaxy!

When I saw the advert: "U Will Shout HALLELUYAH Wen U See The Female Caucasian Puppies...for Sale" on nairaland, I was extremely inquisitive but ignored the advert. I later checked out the pups and the person that placed the advert - Bobbysaxy. The pups were excellent. Less than a week later, I lost my 7 months old female Cauc which was a blow to my family and I. Finally got in touch with Bobbysaxy on the remaining pup of that advert and he told me I would thank him when I receive the pup if I bought her. My family and friends were wowed by the pup when it arrived - super excellent Cauc. I quickly put a call across to him to thank him. I don't think I shouted Hallelujah though! That's meant to be an Heavenly language.

Anyway, your GSD is really cute. Keep up the good work.

Hahaha yes you are right. It's Bobbysaxy. Sorry about your dog. But I'm sure the new addition will help everyone get over the loss a bit quicker. You have to admit his adverts are catchy. And he is very confident about his dogs.

It's really been a challenge finding the perfect toy for shadow. Most of them he's destroyed in a day. Even tug ropes. He finds a way to unravel everything. The only one that lasted a bit longer was a large tennis ball I found at shoprite. I have bought about 6 of them so far. Someone suggested I get him a wooden ball another person said iron ball he really lives up to his name as the DESTROYER

Royal Canin walk. I was so excited to win the bag of dog food. First time I'm winning anything ever! Shadow really had fun

DidiLove1:
Nice and detailed write-up. The pictures do him no justice, that boy is HUGE!

Thanks, yes the pictures really don't do justice. I wanted to show people having a locally bred dog can be just as good as an imported dog.

Shadow in his prison and not happy about his leg being all bandaged up

Shadow Broke his leg

When Shadow was 9 months old he broke his leg. He had been limping for a few days and I took him to the vet. Initially they said it's probably just a sprain and put him on some painkillers and analgesic. It didn't get better so I decided to take him to another vet for a second opinion. He had an xray done and we found out it was a hairline fracture. It was a shock but also good news i guess because I thought it was elbow dysplasia or Hygroma. He probably fractured his leg while he was trying to escape his prison( where i lock him up if i have guests who are afraid of him). I had to keep him on lockdown for a month in order for the fracture to heal. No unnecessary movement and he had to have his leg casted. The first Robert Jones cast they put on him he destroyed completely so i had to take him to fit another one, this time they put a makeshift Elizabethan collar for him so he couldn't rip out the cast. It was one month of misery for Shadow because he was locked for the month and only released to eat and poo. Luckily he was better just before the Royal Canin Dog walk in December and we went there, had fun and also won a bag of dog food yay!!!!!!

bobbysaxy:
Hmmmm blainsgurl that was a long one...

Haha there's still more to come