Get me started talking about the fascinating world of dogs. How they think, what they do, how to train them, how to solve behavior issues. Although it's fascinating for me, it might bore others.
In a better world people would be required to take classes & pass a test so they would be a caring, responsible dog owner. Then, the pet & owner would be checked in on 4X yearly for 5 years to see how things were going. The lives of dogs would greatly improve.
Maybe the evils forced upon dogs would lessen or even cease.
I can hope.
The horrendous practice of forced mating that is perpetrated on dogs by evil people who care more about money than they care about the harm they cause helpless animals.
Often the male is placed on top of the female, his instinct is so overwhelming, it takes over. Many of these evil people zip tie the male on top of the female. The zip tie is across the male dogs back where the skin is thicker, covered in fur.
The zip ties are tight, across the females' belly where the skin is very sensitive, with much less fur or none at all.
The zip ties cut into her thin skin on her belly, red welts are vividly forming.
Just as evil, some of the horrible people will turn the dogs once a coital tie happens. Then, the two dogs are butt to butt, the dogs are zip tied or tied with ropes or rags by their back legs.
The female dogs are more traumatized than the males, mostly.
Often the female dog is too small or too young to breed with a male dog 2 - 4 times her size. She is held down, tied up, her mouth is often tied closed with a rag or she is muzzled. Sometimes she is held down, squeezing her ears forcing her to endure the assault.
Foam is forming around her mouth as she screams in terror, maybe discomfort or actual pain.
Holding a female down to be raped, forcibly impregnated, is wrong.
IT IS rape by definition. An action sexual in nature, forced upon victim(s) who are helpless, unable to escape or defend themselves.
It's usually male humans doing this. Usually in Pakistan, India, The Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Russia, Ukraine.
Several videos show a female in The Philippines, Viet Nam. When puppies of the female dog walk over to see what's going on, the disgusting female human yells at the puppies, smack & kicks them.
One YT Channel, in Moldova, has a male human as the main person, he regularly smacks the dogs & chokes them. When their eyes are bulging, their tongue is hanging out as they struggle to breathe. The idiot who is choking his dog, laughs about it.
Only a few are in the US, Canada, Great Britain. They seem to catch thrills, doing this. Often handling the animals' genitals, laughing about the females screams. Some of these creeps even have small children helping them.
It's completely unnecessary to force the dogs. They know what to do, they do it naturally. It's the people who are so evil, so stupid, so cruel.
How many dog abusers does it take to force dogs to mate.
Usually, 10.
1 person to hold the female down as she is immobilized.
1 person to muzzle the female, often has her mouth tied shut with rags, often her front legs are tied together.
1 person to take over for the forced mating. The person immobilizing her is often too tired because the female fought back so hard.
1 person to wrangle the male dog. The male is often on a leash, lunging & fighting to get to the female who emits powerful pheromones during her reproductive cycle.
1 person to help hoist the male dog up by his neck to forcibly place him on top of the female dog who is often heavily squirming & crying out in terror.
1 person to video the disgusting scene, laughing at it all.
5 people ranging in age from 7 years up to watch it & laugh, make lewd comments.
Then there are the dog fights. Usually male humans, revving 2 dogs up, knowing the dogs will dually aggress. They turn the dogs loose on each other, video the fight, post it on You Tube. The male humans sound demonic when they laugh at the pain, chaos, eventual death of the weaker dog.
Truly, I understand that many people need an income. Abusing animals is the wrong way to do it. It's simple to let dogs breed, naturally.
When a female is having her "heat" cycle, which is a female dogs menstrual time, she knows when she is the most fertile. She has it 2 times yearly. When she is not ready or doesn't like the male dog chosen for her, she won't accept him. When he tries to engage with her, he will usually lick her all over. Yes, all over, there, too. He may whine a little.
If she isn't ready or doesn't like the male dog, she will sit or lay down, denying access to her private parts. When the male dog is too persistent, irritating her, she will snap, growl, sometimes even attack the male.
He seems to get the hint. If not, he suffers.
When mating is forced, it can traumatize the female. If she is not "ready" as in not aroused enough to have a naturally lubed hoo-ha, it can damage her internally. She instinctively knows the right time. Her vaginal walls are delicate, almost as thin as tissue paper. When that is respected, she will tease the male dog, putting her backside in sniffing range, playfully bowing. Skipping close to the male, then moving away.
This is doing more than just playing hard to get. When the female is teasing the male, it sexually arouses him, yes, he gets an erection to facilitate successful mating. It also makes her lubed, ready to mate.
Some male dogs will only play & court the female for as short as 3 minutes. Some male dogs will play along, courting her for as long as it takes. She will cooperate with his attempts to mate. Then, mounting her he penetrates what looks like a little pudding cup.
Sometimes, if the male won't court her to make her comfortable with mating with him. She may walk or run away.
(If only more human women were this way.)
If the male dog won't court the female to her liking, she will find another male who will. Human females can learn from this.
Mating can range from very uncomfortable to searing pain as many females cry out, scream, try to get away, the male dog seems to enjoy it, he keeps going no matter what.
He shivers, shakes, pants heavily.
His organ swells up inside the female's vagina. They are stuck together until one or both dogs become relaxed after as short as 10 - 15 minutes, sometimes much longer. Then, when mating is complete, when both dogs are relaxed, the swelling subsides, they separate naturally.
It's often easier for the female if her owner pets her, comforts her. Eases her anxiety, her discomfort. Most male dogs just go for it, enjoying the act. Disregarding the terrified yelps of the female. The male dogs often have as little choice as the female, when they are being forced.
Just as the order of biology is in humans, the male is done. Off to copulate with other females. The female dog is left with the enormous burden of enduring pregnancy, the pain of whelping the puppies. Then, she is the food source for her puppies for almost 2 months.
You Tube allows forced mating videos even when the female is screaming in agony. You Tube allows the content to be posted.
Even years after I have reported it.
It's still up.
Since YT allows it, more & more of the abusive videos get posted.
As it was causing so much depression, sadness, even anxiety in me, I had to begin steering clear of such videos. Especially as it was realized that You Tube doesn't care that these abusive videos are on their site. As long as the $$$$ rolls in.
In place of actually caring about the horrendous abuse to the dogs. people (usually guys) will video the truckloads of dogs. Most often crammed into a net in an open-air truck bed, bound for the butcher, to process them for their meat.
Now that that's out there.
Many people have expressed concerns to me about issues with their dogs. As there are just a few things I have natural talent with.
I must be a real bi--h as there is an understanding of dogs as part of a deeper nature in me.
Here are a few free tips
#1 My dog won't eat, doesn't like their food. If a person or people in the household are slipping the dog(s) people food, of course the dog(s) won't eat their specific dog food.
It neither smells as good nor is as tasty as that which humans have.
Two points, here. A dog's strongest sense is their sense of smell. It's how a puppy finds its way to their mother's teat for their first meal right after birth. Puppies are whelped with their eyes sealed closed. Their ear flaps block most sound. So, they are born blind & nearly deaf. They are guided to their mothers' teats by their keen sense of smell. The pup's eyes only open after 10 - 15 days. Then, their vision is a bit blurry until they are around 1 month in age.
*Anything warmed up has a stronger scent*
When a dog's food is warmed, the scent intensifies, makes it irresistible to dogs. For my dog, I buy a large cut of ribeye every month, dice the meat, portion it into individual containers. Every time I feed my dog, I lightly cook it in a little water in a small saucepan that is ONLY used for my dogs food prep. Measuring & pouring my dogs dry kibble into the small saucepan, on top of the cooked meat, making sure to turn the heat off so that the food is slightly warmed not cooked or burned.
It only takes a little bit of meat. One ribeye lasts a little over a month, doing this.
*NOTE*
Warm your dogs food in a saucepan on the stove.
Never in a microwave oven.
Although it takes a little more time, a microwave oven will degrade the nutrient in dog food.
My dog eats all of it, even licking the dish for a minute afterward.
#2. My dog won't listen to me.
Dogs, even very smart dogs, do better with one-word commands. Names with one syllable
One or 2 max personal or affectionate names.
Of course, you can give them one or 2 or three or four or more names or commands.
That's fine for humans.
It makes less sense for dogs.
Simplify, for their sake.
One syllable for their sake, two as a maximum.
Dogs understand it more, respond better, enjoy life a bit more with their hoomans.
Catch your dog doing something right. Lavish praise on them, saying their name over & over, in happy, soothing tones.
It will help the dog to associate praise, attention, affection with acceptable behavior. Often, when a dog has done something that is an unwanted behavior, many people say the dog's name in a sharp, angry voice. When the dog's name is said, they will associate it with being in trouble.
Dogs are smart, they know, mostly, how to avoid trouble.
Practice, saying your dog's name in a soft, soothing voice, lavishing praise, affection when the dog responds by coming to you.
#3. Dogs are natural foragers.
Instead of repeatedly handing over a treat, break it into small pieces. Scatter the pieces in a small trail as long as 25 feet on a smooth surface such as linoleum or tile. Let them follow the trail, nibbling as they go. Also, taking a long length of fabric, put one or two morsels such as dry kibble or anything the dog can eat, every inch or 2, rolling the fabric after adding a morsel.
You can also use small, fun toys instead of food.
#4. Personal pets live at the mercy of humans. They can easily become anxious, fearful. More. This looks like aggression in a dog.
Giving your dog a set routine so they know what to expect, shows so much love & care. It may take some adjusting for you & your dog. The dog will be happier because of it. They usually become calmer, happier, less prone to excessive barking or redesigning your furniture or favorite shoes.
Here's a bonus tip of that ilk.
**Canned air that is used to clean computer keyboards, has a very bitter taste. After shutting my laptop down, I clean the keyboard with an alcohol wipe & spraying it with canned air.
The next day when I was using my laptop, at lunch, I was eating from a bowl of blueberries. The taste was very bitter. It was from the canned air.
Getting an idea, I sprayed a piece of furniture that my dog had tried to sneak over & chew.
Canned air is safe for dogs; it just tastes terribly bitter. It might make sense to the dog that chewing on the furniture is not a choice.
There was no scent, there's an absence of color or discoloration. The next time my dog inched over to the sofa, I let him go for it. Immediately, when he put his mouth on the sofa. He backed away so fast he fell over. He kept letting his tongue hang out & sloshed in his water dish. He stopped after a few minutes, so, it was certain it was temporary. He was fine after that, so was my sofa.
Although I might get some criticism for this, my dog isn't allowed on my furniture or on my bed. Or even in my bedroom. Dobermans are notorious bed hogs. He's a big love bug. He would force me out of my own bed. Also, a less endearing trait is the farts that could kill a tiger.
With my sensitive nose, I can't let him sleep in my bed.
He has his own places to lay on, to sleep on.
Investing in a co-sleep bed has been wonderful It's comfortable for humans & their pets.
Since deciding to stop using stimulants to keep me focused on overnight work at home, taking a 3 - 4-hour nap works. I will admit, I took naps on the floor with a pillow & blanket. Before, I felt a bit sad, napping in my bedroom as PJ whined outside my closed bedroom door. Before, I left the door opened so he could see me, hear me, smell me.
No joy.
The door was opened, so, he saw it as an invitation.
Being awakened by the foul stench of Dobie-farts was so disgusting.
Co-Sleep bed in the living room, it is!
PJ is now a bit over 2 years in age. So happy to have him.
If you are a dog owner, please be kind, be patient with your pup(s).
