Strange issue with my dog...and his tail

[El Guaraguao]

Be the pack leader. Lets say you just came back from work. walk inside the house, dont acknowledge the dog. walk to the center of your living room and just stand there until the dog stops wagging its tail. when it has done so, then you please it by petting it, giving it a treat or whatever. point is, make the dog follow you to where its tail is clear of obstructions. do this for a couple weeks and the dog will learn.

 

[zinfamous]

holy crap....

um, I don't know...super glue is AWESOME for quick sealing wounds + water proofing in emergency situations, and probably no big deal for a dog. not sure if that will give any extra cushion for future tail wags though....


:hmm:

HOT GLUE?? ... um, wait. no. ...poor doggie. don't do that.

super glue, + sticky silicone or neoprene sock? not sure man.

 

[Turin39789]

(and believe me, it hurts when he hits you there).

So very true. A lesson I think any male dane owner learns.

We've been luck with ours, he bruises his up but doesn't open it up. I've heard you can try to bandage it, try to take objects out of it's pathways to heal, and I've also heard of cases that just won't resolve where they end up docking.

 

[zinfamous]

Be the pack leader. Lets say you just came back from work. walk inside the house, dont acknowledge the dog. walk to the center of your living room and just stand there until the dog stops wagging its tail. when it has done so, then you please it by petting it, giving it a treat or whatever. point is, make the dog follow you to where its tail is clear of obstructions. do this for a couple weeks and the dog will learn.

you left out one important part:

enter the door displaying your stance of dominance, and never let the dog see you break from that stance.

(making sure that the dog doesn't notice you making eye contact, of course)

 

[AreaCode707]

So very true. A lesson I think any male dane owner learns.

We've been luck with ours, he bruises his up but doesn't open it up. I've heard you can try to bandage it, try to take objects out of it's pathways to heal, and I've also heard of cases that just won't resolve where they end up docking.

I've never actually seen a Dane with a docked tail. That would make me sad, I think. 🙁

I try to warn my guy friends about the dog, since she wags "up" rather than down out of range. I'll even grab her tail and hold it from wagging if she's walking around glasses on a coffee table or an unaware male friend.

[edit] I should note that all our Danes have had natural ears except one who came with a failed clip already when we adopted her.

 

[CPA]

Be the pack leader. Lets say you just came back from work. walk inside the house, dont acknowledge the dog. walk to the center of your living room and just stand there until the dog stops wagging its tail. when it has done so, then you please it by petting it, giving it a treat or whatever. point is, make the dog follow you to where its tail is clear of obstructions. do this for a couple weeks and the dog will learn.

I do exactly this. However, it's not so easy. He follows me almost constantly and will wag his tail over nothing sometimes. Sadly, I can't just stand in my living room forever. Plus, there's the kids......

 

[Linflas]

The cone is really the only practical solution. Once it is healed pack the cone in the garage for use the next time he does this. If you go the cone route move everything breakable off of coffee tables and the like.

 

[Pliablemoose]

holy crap....

um, I don't know...super glue is AWESOME for quick sealing wounds + water proofing in emergency situations, and probably no big deal for a dog. not sure if that will give any extra cushion for future tail wags though....

Yep, we use it all the time on humans, seriously, just a small application or layer of superglue will stop the bleeding, dunno how to prevent it from happening again...

 

[amdhunter]

lol, my dog smacked the shit out of my 1.5 year old niece one day with his tail and gave her a nice black eye (a small one...nothing bad.) She was actually laughing her ass off (and continued to play with the dog), but my sister didn't find it funny at all.

lol, it was hilarious seeing my sister scream at the dog. The dog is rarely punished, so he doesn't really get affected by screaming -- he just had a WTF look on his face.