QUOTE(jootat @ May 15 2007, 10:53 AM)
Ic ic .... how to teach them not to bark so often? Aiyoo ... who so careless and step on his feet lar?? Cannot let it happen leh ... damn pity ....
And do u have any problem with his pee pee and poo poo? Will it make ur house smelly? And how bout his fur? Hard to manage? Will u need to clean up the floor because of his fur?
Personally, with my shih tzu last time, when he barks, I roll up newspaper and bang it loud on the door or his playpen to scare him. When I bang the newspaper on door, I straight away say "Shhh" or say "NO" in very stern tone lor. Overtime, he'll learn. But my MS dun haf this problem at the moment.
Stepping on his feet .. I stepped twice middle of the nite when I go to toilet coz he's too black and I didn't on the light

. And he waited for me at the door there. When I opened the door, i didn't expect him to be there - so, accidentally stepped on him. My housemates stepped on him twice too.
Pee poo is still a hassle for me. I duno how to potty train him. Will start to train him after my exams - now busy .. hehe. He will cincai pee poo - mostly in the living room. But sometimes he goes to the newspaper himself. So, i also dunno why he do that - sometimes pee poo on newspaper, sometimes everywhere.
When the breeder gave me NutriEdge - yeap .. whole house smelly

. The smell if unbearable and he himself also kenot tahan. He'll wake me up middle of the nite to clean up his mess. But after i change to Blackwood, no mroe this problem. His poops no smell at all - totally odorless. Depends on what food you feed your dog. Personally, I would recommend Blackwood lor.
Lastly, he din shed wor. I didn't find any of his fur on the floor yet. I groom him once in every two days. Sometimes, when i'm busy, then I'll only groom him once a week and so far, his hair neva tangles before. And dun worry, MS shed little to no fur

I bath him every week and i clean his ears (2 -3 days once) and I removed his "tahi mata" everyday.