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Originally Posted by AShadow721
I looked up how much a dog his size was supposed to eat and 4 cups was in the range. It's just that when he ate, he gulfed down his food like he was starving. My father did always get a cheap brand. Usually from the dollar store, so maybe that is why.
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The cheaper brand may have something to do with it, although 4 cups is within the range if he was being fed a lower quality food it still may not have been enough. But also being a Labrador x Retriever probably have something to do with it as well. Labradors especially are known for being ravenous eaters, and because of both this and genetic predisposition they are prone also to obesity. A lot of larger breeds tend to eat like that and in the process swallow a lot of air, which can the lead to bloat (and can actually be deadly). So it's not surprising that this dog may have eaten that way.
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It's amazing that my husband is ex meth addict and I really couldn't tell you what it smells like. My aunt was the one that told me that about the couch. At the time all the cats were in the house, I researched about this. It said you couldn't punish a cat for urinating, because it is something they do naturally and they wouldn't understand that it's wrong in any way. I would punish a cat by spraying it with water, that's what i learned to do. I don't believe in corporal punishment toward any living being. Well, of course they wouldn't stop, how would they know what is the right behavior they were never what is wanted of them?
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I just remembered when you had said your aunt said it smelled like cat pee that it was something my mother had told me in the past (she was in a drug ring at on point, but I don't think she did meth).
You can't punish an animal for these behaviours no, some people think doing things like rubbing the animals nose in it, hitting them, telling them off, etc. is going to teach the animal it's done the wrong thing, but it doesn't work.
Spraying a cat with water is a way to stop them doing things like climbing on counters (they even had little automatic sprays available for it), but they need to be caught in the act for it so they directly relate it with what they are doing.
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No, he looked more like a min pin than a chihuahua. We know he wasn't full blood, because they would have given us papers for him at the store if he was. Maybe you could tell from a picture.
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Hmm yeah I can see it's hard to tell, sometimes it's quite obvious, other times you can only get a vague idea. He definitely isn't a pure bred, but other than that, I couldn't tell. He may have more than just 2 breeds in him though.
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This is still his trailer, it's still in his name, although the mortgage is not completely paid off and has almost been taken away, since he never paid the bills with the money I paid him for rent. I was only meaning to stay here temporarily until I could get another place. I've been actively trying to get another place for over a year. I couldn't change to locks. I wish I could. I'll see what I can do about this dog. I wish he was placed with a better family to begin with. They should required references and information about previous pets you've had to adopt pets. I know they do that with Lab Rescue at least.
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I do agree that there should be stricter rules when buying or adopting an animal. It's not uncommon for the same animal to end up in a shelter more than once. If I were you I'd think of any way you can to get this dog to a better place before he gets it back. If he does come back for it perhaps you could anonymously report him. I'm trying to think of a way you could do it so he doesn't know it was you, but it is hard.