Metro Chien Biblio Basic

Motivation

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Drop It

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If your puppy is not dropping the toy, you can't get mad at him. The puppy does not know that he is supposed to drop the toy. He needs to be taught this. If you just yank it out of the puppy's mouth, then he will not learn what he is supposed to do. He will only learn that the human will sometimes exert force and just take his prized toy away.

It is important for the puppy to learn that just because he does let it go that the play session is not over. You want him to learn that by playing by your rules that the game will most likely continue... Pam's Dog Academy

This video takes a look at an alternative way of teaching a "drop" compared to the usual swapping based techniques. I take a more classical conditioning approach and have found it works really well.

I would suggest that you do not use this with dogs who are "protective" over their food or other resources but work with a qualified behaviourist / trainer who may use a similar exercise if they see it to be beneficial and/or appropriate in your particular case.

Frenchie Revo who has resource guarding issues plays a daily game of fetch it and drop it as part of his training. In the video he has a medium value toy which he will 'drop' for high value home cooked liver treats. He gets an additional reward in that the game of fetch (which he loves) resumes - gradually food is faded out and this 'life reward' replaces it.

Impulse Control

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Overview
Good things happen to those that wait. That is something that we have to teach dogs to manage just like we do with children. Ideally they have to wait and/or look to you for direction when faced with a situation that arouses them and over time learn to make good decisions and choices in these situations.

Food

Indoors
Teach them how to manage themselves with greetings and doorways

Outside stimulus
other dogs, people, bicycles etc

Train a very reliable 'look' or response to their name to be able to
immediately distract on arousal

Be a little unpredictable so that your dog focuses more on you than
the environment

Outlets for natural behavior
It also really helps to provide plenty of managed stimulation so
that some of the things that they like to do and are natural to
them like chase squirrels and scavenge for food are catered to-
fetch and tug of war are good for prey drive and interactive treat
toys/games where they have to sniff and hunt for treats are good
for scavengers and stuffed kongs are good for chewers.

Discussions
Controlled
Chaos

Leave It

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You can also replace the clicker with your voice as a marker say
YESSS!

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Pain Management

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Pain and it's effect on your dog's behavior
Behavioral and Physiological Signs of Pain in Animals Andrea Looney
Pain Management by Lew Olsen
Forget the Torbugesic by Christie keith
The more it hurts the more I hide it by Christie Keith
Your Pet's Pain: What you can do about it by Christie Keith
Severe Acute and Chronic pain by Christie Keith
Chronic Pain Relief by Mary Strauss
Current concepts in the management of osteoarthritis DVM360
Using a Multimodal approach to Pain Management DVM360
Postsurgical pain management: Take a pre-emptive approach

Medications
What should you know before giving your dog an NSAID
Misoprostol and More: Making NSAIDs easier on your dog's gut
Tramadol : a human pain drug getting recent increased attention in veterinary practice.
Adequan: A near miracle for dogs with Arthritis by Christie Keith

General Page

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What Dogs Really Need
Bathing, Washing and Rinsing

Leash Walking Equipment

Environmental Enrichment
Spring Conditioning - Summer Prep
Fall Prep

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Breed

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Organisations

French Bulldog Village

French Bulldog Rescue Network

French Bulldog Club of America

Breed Information

AKC Breed Standard

FBDCA Illustrated Breed Standard

FBDCA Judging the French Bulldog

Analysis

Outlines

Colors

FBCA Updated Standard on Color

History

Behavior

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Overview

Animal Training

Learning Theory

Understanding how dogs learn

Alpha and Dominance

Changing the Owner - Pet Relationship

Motivation in Dog Training

Food + Training

Training Tools, Toys and Book

Rules of Play

Dogs Playing Together: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Dog Parks

Dogs and Children

The Dog Behavior Wellness Quiz
Dog Bite Prevention

Puppies

About Growing Up

Bite Inhibition

Socialisation

Puppy training 12-18weeks

Crate Training

Puppy Training Program

Critical Periods

House Training, Errorless Housetraining

Adolescence 18 weeks - 2 years

The Teenage Dog

Adolescent Changes, Training, Socialisation, Problem Prevention

Adolescent Training Textbook

Fear + Reactivity in Adolescence

Basic Training

Clicker training

Choosing a Trainer
Drop it
Introductions and Greetings

Teaching Sit + Down + Stand

Teaching Come / Recall

Teaching Stay

Watch Me

Advanced / Problem Behaviors

Aggression

Inter Dog Reactivity + Leash Aggression

Behavior Adjustment Therapy - for Reactive Dogs

Compulsive Behaviors

Door Barking

Fear in Dogs

Inappropriate Eating, Coprophagia

Humping

Impulse Control

Phobias

Resource Guarding, Book:Mine Jean Donaldson

Separation Anxiety, Canine Separation Anxiety. Book:Home Alone Roger Abrantes, Protocol for depatures, Protocol for Separation Anxiety, Karen Overall

Sibling Rivalry/Multiple Dogs:

Bringing home a second dog/Introductions
Understanding Dogs That Fight,

Breaking up dog fights

Urination: Submissive; Excitement; Territorial

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Health

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BREED SPECIFIC
General

Letter to my Vet

Muscoskeletal

Hemivertebrae

Intervertebral Disc Disease, IVDD for beginners

Hip Dysplasia

Patellar Luxation

Respiratory

Brachycephalic Syndrome 1

Brachycephalic Syndrome 2

Elongated Soft palate, Stenotic Nares, Everted Laryngeal saccules

GENERAL

Parasites; Fleas; Heartworm, Ticks

Spay/Neuter

Surgery, Pain Management

EMERGENCIES

Anaphylaxis: Severe Acute Allergic Reactions

EYE PROBLEMS

Ophthalmology 101

Corneal Ulcers

Excess Tearing, Tearstains

EAR PROBLEMS
Ear Infections

What causes ear Infections

Diagnosing and managing ear disease in the dog

Ear medications can be ototoxic

Ear Margin Dermatitis, Sarcoptic Mange

DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS

GastroIntestinal, IBD, IBS, Colitis, Obstruction, Gastroenteritis

Anal Glands

RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS

Nutrition

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Overview
The Nutrition Ladder
Canine Nutrition Basics

Canine Nutrition and Bloodwork Values
Variety in the Diet
Real food for dogs is easier than you think

Kibble
KibbleReviews
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Rotating Kibble
Canned
Canned Food Reviews
Raw Diet
Starting Raw
Commercial Pre Ground Raw*
Transitioning to Raw*
Raw Kitchen*

CO OP

Home Cooked

Home Cooked
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Supplements

Fish Oil

Probiotics

Supplements for Dogs

Supplements for Health Problems

Supplements/Herbs- Interactions witH Drugs

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Trusted Sites

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Health
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Behavior
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Nutrition
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Breed Organisations
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Nutrition

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Overview
The Nutrition Ladder
Canine Nutrition Basics

Variety in the Diet

Kibble
KibbleReviews
Why does my dog not do well on premium kibble?
Rotating Kibble

Canned
Canned Food Reviews

Raw Diet
Starting Raw
Commercial Pre Ground Raw
Transitioning to Raw

CO OP's

Home Cooked
Home Cooked

Supplements
Fish Oil
Probiotics
Supplements for Dogs
Supplements for Health Problems
Supplements/Herbs- Interactions with Drugs

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K9Nutrition
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Dogaware
Pet Food Recall Resources

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Biblio

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Biblio is a frequently updated searchable information resource for you to research answers to your questions

Please use the red tabs above to navigate information that relate to the French Bulldog breed, nutrition, health and behavior.

The information is curated from trusted sites with a bias to current ideas on integrative health, humane, science based training and species appropriate nutrition from credible resources, textbooks, videos and articles recommended and authored by experts and practioners in their specialized fields.

Please exercise due diligence and critical thinking- every dog is different. Information on this site is for information purposes only and should not be used in substitution for professional advice.

See:
A pet owner's guide to finding good information online
Sorting through natural healing claims on the internet

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Wound Healing

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Wound healing is stimulated by maintaining a favorable environment at the wound site. This includes the removal of toxic exudate, maintenance of a moist but bacteria free environment, access to oxygen and prevention of trauma. Much research clearly shows a moist environment is superior to the dry environment often created with the old fashioned dry bandage approach to wound dressings.

Muller and Kirk Small Animal Dermatology