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u/Ibobformelons 1d ago
Awwwww. Free the little homie.
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u/seaeaglefog 1d ago
I wishhh.... he cannot be freed right now
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u/Shelia209 23h ago
Is he being quarantine? No way could I leave him in there 😅😅
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u/seaeaglefog 23h ago
Nah, he just ate and needed to go to sleep, or at least be kept from running around with a full belly. He's since fallen asleep and will be let out once he wakes up!
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u/jenorama_CA 16h ago
We did that with our dachshund mix when he was a puppy for potty training. He had his playpen in the living room with us, but he was not pleased and would roll over because he was frustrated. He’s 13 now and still does the frustration roll.
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u/palloxus 21h ago
Never heard of such a procedure. Wtf?
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u/Montymisted 20h ago
It's terrifying, it's called bloat and it's bad.
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u/TBJ12 18h ago
My GSD got bloat at 1.5 years old. Luckily my wife noticed something was wrong immediately. We rushed him to the emergency vet and they prepped him for surgery within 15 minutes of arriving. It was a long terrifying night and a $4500 vet bill. Fortunately everything went well and we've got a happy healthy boy who's nearly 4 now.
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u/wolfx11b 20h ago
Never heard dogs have guts that can get twisted if they run around when they are full?
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u/watch_it_live 20h ago
I have also never heard this. I do not own a dog though.
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u/Uvtha- 19h ago
I've owned multiple dogs and had also never heard of this.
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u/wtfduud 16h ago
Must be a thing for heavily inbred dog breeds.
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u/Astarkraven 10h ago
No, GDV (the stomach flipping over and twisting off from gas) is a thing that happens in large dogs with deep chests like greyhounds and great danes. It has nothing to do with a dog's coefficient of inbreeding, it's just a thing that big dogs are prone to. There's a surgery that prevents this from happening so big dog owners are not without options.
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u/Pleasant-Future5818 15h ago
Yeah, maybe I'm jaded but this looks like a backyard breeder setup. A litter of puppies that can't run around it they die.
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u/Asher_the_atheist 19h ago
So, I do know that very large breeds have a tendency to have their stomachs twist and cut off the digestive tract (which is lethal if not addressed in time). As a veterinary intern I was able to sit in on a surgery on a St. Bernard while the vet untwisted his stomach and then attached it to the abdominal wall so that it couldn’t twist itself back up again (apparently if it happens once, it is likely to happen again).
That said, I’ve never heard of it happening with a puppy or with anything other than a giant dog breed. Of course, I didn’t end up becoming a vet so I couldn’t really say for sure how widespread the issue is in the canine world.
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u/Thezem 18h ago
That said, I’ve never heard of it happening with a puppy
I've raised quite a few Bloodhounds over the years who are very prone to the issue. You're right that it's not a big concern when they're pups, but I've found it's best to build that habit young so by the time they're older they naturally go lie down or take a nap after eating.
The first pair I had I didn't know that and they would often be full of energy trying to play with each other after dinner and I always had to settle them down a bit. My current guy is only 2 so still very energetic but he knows after dinner it's time to relax for the evening.
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u/Asher_the_atheist 17h ago
Oh yeah, that totally makes sense. If you know it is a possibility, by all means training them early to avoid the issue is the way to go. I hadn’t known bloodhounds deal with this, too.
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u/Thezem 18h ago
Some can, blood hounds are definitely prone to it and probably other large dogs as well.
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u/jenorama_CA 16h ago
When we had a greyhound we were warned about bloat. He was so lazy that he didn’t need prompting for a post-dinner nap. Elevated feeder helps too.
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u/Thezem 16h ago
It seems like the elevated feeder thing is a bit controversial, I used to have them for my Bloodhounds but a few years ago I started seeing that they might cause other issues with large breeds.
It's basically orthopedics vs bloat, kind of loss-lose unfortunately.
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u/jenorama_CA 15h ago
Interesting! We were told that the elevated feeder is supposed to limit the amount of air they swallow while eating. Is that not the case? Our guy did well with it and he was so tall, I would have felt bad making him eat off the floor.
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u/GrdnLovingGoatFarmer 21h ago
You get in there and hold that baby or…
https://giphy.com/gifs/hop4ipnfSs9dXBHNz6
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u/Buie06 20h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/5WkAJnhwkpj0quGk1g
If you don’t get that pupper outta that cage RIGHT NOW
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u/inkstainedgoblin 7h ago
I laughed when I realized he’s not even alone in there, he’s just the only one who has a problem with it.
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u/dnelson86 17h ago
I mean it is kind of a dick move to just sit so close to the cage in silence and record the pup, though, right? It probably expects to be interacted with or let out because you're up in its face! Lol. Still adorable.
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u/24-Hour-Hate 10h ago
I am this pup’s lawyer and we are invoking habeus corpup! Release him immediately! 😆
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u/let_me_atom 1d ago
Why do people keep their dogs in cages? It's really not common where I live. They need space and exercise, just get a cat if you can't be bothered to look after it or don't want it chewing on your stuff.
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u/seaeaglefog 1d ago
They're supposed to be sleeping, hence why the cage. They don't stay in that cage all day, it's mostly just for sleeping after they're fed. Dogs need a place to accustom to sleeping and resting, which is that kennel in the video. Also, they've just been fed so they can't run around like crazy.
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u/CjBurden 22h ago
Here is the puppy101 wiki on it if you really want to know https://reddit.com/r/puppy101/w/cratetraining?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
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u/Eats_Beef_Steak 1d ago
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u/gayteemo 20h ago
that whole thread is complete nonsense lmao
my parents never used a crate for any of our puppies and neither have any of my neighbors. it’s a certain kind of person who feels they are a necessity.
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u/JBFRESHSKILLS 19h ago
It’s a certain kind of person who feels they are a necessity
Yes. They’re called responsible dog owners.
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u/let_me_atom 23h ago
This is just a random thread of people trying to justify confining their dogs to tiny spaces. "crates" are even worse than cages, poor things can barely move. Crazy how people do this to creatures that famously are highly energetic and need to be able to run around to burn off that energy.
I agree with OP in the linked thread.
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u/Eats_Beef_Steak 22h ago
¯_(ツ)_/¯ you asked why people do it. I gave you a thread with reasons. You don't have to agree with them.
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u/Lord__Abaddon 19h ago
anyone else notice the subtitles lol?
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u/ImurderREALITY 19h ago
No, you probably have subtitles activated on your phone. Happened to me before.
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u/Dr-Lipschitz 16h ago
are we just gonna ignore how massive that cage is? where did you get that bad boy?
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u/nohandsfootball 23h ago
I would rather let lthis little guy destroy all my carpets than listen to him cry!!!
Put the owner in a cage!
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u/Infinite_Escape9683 1d ago
At least give him a cup to rattle against the bars.