Seun:
Considering what happened the last time, please introduce the bones gradually:
Give him 1 small bone. Check his next 2 poops and if there are no issues, give him a bigger one tomorrow. Then you keep adding more.

My Vet did advice that i leave out the bones until Cooper is at least 6months. Like you mentioned the last attempt was suicidal.

XBLadez:
Does Cooper have a license and a birth certificate? My neighbour's dog has them. According to him, they're necessary. In the certificate, the picture of the dog, name and name of its parents are noted

Cooper has a certificate, the name of the breeder,the parents name,which you can Google and get all the details including the tattoo on his ear were all spelt out on the certificate,then the vaccination card is so unique with details of vaccination.

I spent some cool cash getting Cooper down and did my research.

stonecoldcafe:
He is getting bigger by the day

Sure.

lacicrips:

How many times do you feed him in a day?

Cooper is not a heavy eater who can finish a big bowl at a go,he takes his time to eat so i feed him at least 3 times a day now at 3 months but when he was brought in he had food by his side all the time because he was finding it difficult to adapt. Now he eats 3 times a day. I also noticed that Cooper will not eat in the morning except you engage him in exercise,he is a working dog who believes he must work for his food. So first thing in the morning is to exercise him and when he is tired i serve him food, same thing applies in the evening.

Na only thief know where thief dey oooo... Even for police to arrest thief they need information from a thief to hunt down the thieves.. So Ali you can continue we dey listen.

Our morning garden fun 19/03/2015.
Cooper won't stop chasing water,sometimes i just let the water splash on his face and he will run away from the scene only to come back hunting.

Whalewale:


I thought Dogs loved bones

Yes they do but ADULT dogs and not Puppies.

jaydude:



Pls make sure you remove the bones from the chicken before given him. The splinter could harm or even kill a dog if it pierces the throat or intestines. I never believed my vet until a few weeks back one of my dogs almost died cos pieces of bones got stuck in her throat, it took more than days to treat her... good work u doing there!

Thank you..I learnt that also very early,Cooper started passing out blood and i called the Vet who told me it was the bones in the chicken...Oooops! i did apologize to Cooper for trying to terminate his life,now i pick out the flesh only... Thank you for that great information.

The recipe is mixed & ready to serve..Unfortunately, i was in a hurry to Church so couldn't take pictures when Cooper was eating..So far this is Coopers best meal.

Recipe: Chicken(flesh only no bones), K9 can food and Royal canine.

This is chicken chest for Coopers dinner. The recipe is boiled chicken chest,K9 can food and Royal canine. The K9 can food will be used to mix the royal canine and then the boiled chicken will be added to it.

tranxo:
No picture, no flavour. Why have you reduced the frequency of pics?

Quite busy with other things so i spend little time with him but i am through right now so our garden fun will resume,then more pics.

XBLadez:
See how he's lying there. Kiddo

Yeah he got tired chasing.

One thing that really baffles me with Nigerians is when subjects of this nature pops you see everyone claiming to be saints,if this was to be on a foreign forum you will see people coming out to post real issues how it happened in their homes,marriages, how if affected their children and how they were able to go through it thereby helping a lot of people who are in similar situations.

As hypocrites that we are all you will read here are comments like:

"Me and my hubby only fights in the night when the kids are sleeping". So you have issues in the morning,you don`t talk about,then go to work and come back in the evening wait for the kids to sleep and then you start the quarrel and fight...lol

"Couple who fight or quarrel in front of their kids are fools" This ones are still single and while typing the shit their memory is filled with the drama of their Mum and Dad" It`s okay.

Abeg Couples stop fighting ooooo you can see the 7 points of the OP on the effect of fighting and quarreling on your children. At lease i have said something.

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We were out this morning to water the garden,Cooper loves to chase water from the water host..It was fun,now he is tired.

Teespice:
ehen

where are all those misogynists and chauvinists dancing on mcdokwe's thread glorifying physical abuse.

come and defend this one na.

bloody set of twerps.

I won't mention monikers cos y'all know yourselves.


they are all tongue tied because they know in this scenario the woman has done nothing wrong.

To say the woman has done nothing wrong is myopic and that is the least word to describe your comment.
In relationship matters of this nature i don`t really comment since i don`t have the full facts but i am 100 & 1% sure that no man who is not a psychopath will murder his wife without provocation or underlying problems between them that has gone unresolved.

I have learnt a lot of lessons being married for at least 8yrs and one basic lesson is "I don`t judge you if i have never walked in your shoes".
Notwithstanding, i will still commit the man to jail for not less than 25yrs simply because he was never tied to remain in the marriage and could have simply walked away and since the woman is dead we cannot have the full facts.

DebateNigeria:
On a serious note, this is a big issue. What was the write up intentionally done to tarnish the image of Etim or was it done ignorantly. What is the antecedent of the writer.
Media is a vehicle that can be used to drive development, however, it can also be used as an instrument for deceit, confusion, war and division. In Nigeria today, most, if not all media houses have sold their soul to one political party or another. Sad to say the least.
The responsibility of the police is to protect all Nigerians and our properties, however, ridiculing the police with such an article will worsen things for the writer. They would have exhausted all option before writing this particular article.

My friend you the youths of this country should try and build your integrity and principles,all these old men have ruined our nation yet we cannot help our ourselves,if we cannot fight we cannot also use our brain to analyze issues critically and make comments that is line with our fundamental right,justice and equity.

Does the article give the Commissioner or whosoever the right to threaten the life of the reporter?
What are the courts meant for?

When AIT aired the mischievous report about Bola Tinubu he went to Court to get an order restraining them and not go about threatening to snuff life out of Raymond Dopkesi. I am not an APC member but this is just common sense.

You are here supporting a useless commissioner of police who in a sane society would have resigned honorable for making such a statement.
I weep for this country.

I will only advice the reporter to go to court and get a court order mandating the Commissioner of police to provide him and his family the needed protection and also investigate the claims of the reporter.

Cooper is doing fine and is going through his obedience class. We are on the sit command at the moment,hopefully will get some pics tomorrow since i will be spending time with him.

braindamage:
The chilling Cooper. I never potty trained, so I mopped daily . Bet Jeff understands every spoken word now. Nice thread, nice dedication and thanks for the knowledge Mr deeptesting and every contributor.

Thanks Bro.

Ajanii:
Training a dog not to step out of the gate without a leash saves the stress of exhibiting that "prodigal son" behaviour. This type of training is not even time consuming so claiming you don't have time is not an excuse because when it comes to training dogs, repetition means emphasis. Your dog shouldn't exit the door or gate before you, you have to be the first to step out and he'll follow. The maid left the gate opened for about two hours this morning but my dogs already know anywhere outside the gate is not their territory except they're on a leash going out for the usual walk. Devoting at least 5 minutes a day to let your dog know you're the Leader will save you the stress of any form of embarrassment. Sorry for the Long story... My 2 cents! Nice one Prodeegee

You are very correct especially with the bold... I have done it with all the dogs i trained and it worked perfectly well for me.
My little Cooper is also learning it right now besides once the gate is opened they know it is not their territory so they don`t attempt to run out.

Wait ooo! You have a CCTV and got no one to watch it for surveillance. So what is the essence of it? Ok let`s see how we can get the ladies.

Seun:
Perhaps the reason Cooper soils his space is that it's too big. A dog is less likely to soil a small enclosure cos the smell would be too close.

You are right but Cooper has being nice for a few days,i created a back door for him where he can Poo and pee,spent a little time with him after his meal then took him to the corner,Cooper has followed the procedure.. I hope he does not deviate.

remmyagun:
Cab I pls see a recent pix of Cooper standing? Guess u imported him or u bought him here in nigeria?

Ok will try and get a pix of him, have lots of stuff running for me now,so i spend less time with Cooper.
Hopefully, we will get back to our Garden and more pictures next week.

Taking care of Coopers space. Coopers space must be mopped every morning and kept dried for his comfort.

Nice dog... I am happy a lot of people are treating their dogs better like training them to live indoor.

cotzywitzy:
Awwwww... You should be given an award ...you know how to treat a dog right ... I might send my dog over for holiday but he must be in coopers room oooo....lol... kudos bro.

Thanks Bro..

Omololu007:
y are u not treatin d caucasian d same way u r treatin d GSD

You are very very correct and sometimes i feel some guilt about it but i acquired the Caucasian as a rescue dog,she came down with jaundice and everyone gave up on her except the Vet. I love Pure breeds dogs and if i have my way will start a group working against backyard breeders with no knowledge of breeding.

The Caucasian is doing very well at 7 months and such a lovely dog. I treat him with much respect and love unfortunately i decided to give Cooper more ONLINE attention to draw awareness to pure breed dogs. Ok with no intention to derail the thread i will post few of her pictures if others following this thread will approve of it. Thank you.

kolokolobi:
@deeptesting I'm afraid I don't have any help on doggy toys. I just pick off what's available at any store. I'm sure Olu will give us more insight on what's available online.

Thanks i got a contact.
Will update when i try it out.

oluomoadebayo:


eBay or Aliexpress .

@oluomoadebayo Thanks. I have never tried buying stuff from ebay or Aliexpress, i am allergic to Scammers so i stay off online transactions except for those i know to be trusted like buying books from Amazon. I will need your further information on it from you.

@kolokolobi All what Cooper needs now is a radio set that will be playing when no one is around... Then good toys,unfortunately all the dog toys i see around are of very low quality especially the toy bones i bought for him. Hope i can get recommendation on where to buy good and quality dog toys.

remmyagun:
Ow many months is he today? Wanna compare his size my my GSD. Thx

Cooper is 3 months now.