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The first one they used was Medicomp and the second one is AxisVet. In the email they made it sound like the full chest wrap would be entirely adhesive. I’ll need to talk with them over the phone to understand our options and what each thing means. I’m suppose to hear back today. If we must do...

For a full chest wrap, do they need to shave their whole torso/chest? Is the adhesive all over the entire barrel? (Sorry it’s my first time doing these). He wouldn’t let me get close to the wrap with the spray can of East off last time, maybe he would allow a larger squeeze bottle type thing...

I’m at a loss here. kanda had his EKG two weeks ago and his first Holter monitor went on the same day. Cardiologist hooked it all up and sent him home. I recorded his activity in a diary for 24hrs and brought the cardio kit back the same day it finished. A few days later I get a call that it...

I’m late to the party but I just got my boy’s Holter done this week and the cardiologist told us to NOT use his ecollar during the 24hr monitoring period. My assumption is that even on a low setting the stim could raise their heart rate a bit for a second which could get confusing to read. So we...

Thank you! I hope one day this terrible disease doesn’t affect this breed so much. They’re the most beautiful, intelligent, loving creatures.

Thanks for the reply, I really hope it’s not any indication and that the holter comes back good. He’s my first Doberman, so I’ve never done any of this before

Hey all, haven’t updated in a while. Kanda is now just a little over 2 and a half years old and he is just the best dog you could ever ask for. If you look back at my older posts, you can see it took some work past the puppy stage to get here but it all paid off and he’s amazing. Kanda isn’t...

Hey there! My boy is doing great, he’ll be 2 years old in May and we haven’t had skin issues in ages. We haven’t had to go to the vet for cytopoint shots or anything allergy related in probably 8+ months or a year at this point. This is what’s worked for us… His base diet is Royal Canin...

Hey all! Kanda has been on a royal Canin vet prescription Hydrolyzed protein diet for the majority of the time since I’ve had him. He does awful with chicken and seems to also be sensitive to beef, so I just avoid chicken/beef/Turkey/pork altogether. Any additives to his food are lamb, venison...

Hey all! Since last post, we have moved apartments (I think it’s been that long?) and started ecollar at training with Kanda. He still has a long way to go, but he has progressed SO MUCH. We have found a routine at this new apartment that really helps keep him in a more relaxed state. First...

Thank you everyone for your advice! The consultation went well and we are going to be doing the 8 week training course. We will go to the facility once a week and then go home and work throughout the week. I’m hopeful!

We are getting a free in person consultation/meet and greet today and I’m bringing my boy. Going to see what they recommend, but definitely want to try ecollar training. That is my fear with board and train. One concern is, are they treating him well? Is the person caring for him reliable...

Omg this sounds like my Kanda. I got him at 4 months old after his first owner returned to breeder. That owner is a dog trainer in Miami but never had a dobe. He said he couldn’t bond with the dog and that he was too difficult. Maybe I’m dumb but que me taking him in as a first time dog owner (I...

Thank you! I feel like I was so opposed to any sort of aversive training because the breeder always said to use positive reinforcement and other trainers had strong opinions on other tools. At this point I’m starting to think maybe he really does need an e collar or something. He gets really...

Thank you for the advice, is it known that ecollars and prong collars are fine for this breed? I’ve had both trainers refuse to use prong/ecollar, saying it can make the dog crazy. But on YT other trainers say it’s fine. My current trainer is okay with leash corrections on a modified choke...

Thank you for the detailed reply! I’ve gotten so much mixed info about what’s okay to use and not from trainers. I’ve been lead to believe that ecollars and prong collars are bad but choke collars are okay etc. he definitely needs impulse control, we will be working on it

Hello, my boy is almost 13 months now. He’s a pretty good boy and I don’t know if this is another new phase but he is STILL so bitey/jumpy and in my face. It doesn’t seem like anything gets him to chill out long term with these annoying behaviors. It’s almost like he gets frenzied and just has...

Hey! Thanks for checking in, Kanda is doing well :) we have been moved into our new apartment for about two weeks now and it has made a massive difference in his behavior. He’s much less in our face and gets triple the amount of exercise he use to get. He can run every single day here and the...

It’s been a mixed bag here! when Kanda was much younger, we worked with a positive reinforcement only trainer, he learned his sit/down/stay and the beginnings of heel with her using treats but we spent probably four weeks on heel with little to no progress. Then had to take a long break because...

Thank you so much!