Re: Fear phase Just thought I would update and share what is working as we make some progress with this: I have been able to avoid having a full...
Re: Eating grass I tend to think of grass eating for dogs like living in a world with lettuce growing on every corner. It's free food, ripe for...
Re: How long for spay scar to heal Maisie was spayed around the same time as Willow, at 4.5 months, and I think her hair is still a little thin...
Re: Oh, the shedding! Huh, interesting. I always brush my hair before a shower because I feel like it gets the loose hairs that would otherwise...
Re: Advice administering liquid medication Tablets would be so great if you could do that instead. I am sure in the moment it was very hard to...
Re: Oh, the shedding! With the zoom groom, I feel like you just get the hair that would end up on the floor. I can zoom Maisie and dump the hair...
Re: Pet sitter concerns What about getting him a little puppy paddling pool so he can be outside but still keep cool? Going nutters outside is at...
Re: Advice administering liquid medication Mashing up banana sounds easier (as you are cooking the carrots first, I would assume, for mashed...
Re: Shedding Hair Everywhere!! You laugh, but they do make these… https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/46725613/custom-dog-hair-spinning ;D
Re: Feeling guilty and garden time. If you work on a wait command (basically the same thing as "stay", but when I say stay I expect her to stay...
Re: How much does your puppy weigh? I think that is in line with Maisie, she is now almost 40 lbs at almost 7 months so not a midget. I...
Re: Greeting people and dogs on walks Oh Julie, yes… we had an awkward incident the other day when the father encouraged the child in a stroller...
Re: Greeting people and dogs on walks His excited greeting of people *may* eventually pass as well. Maisie is a typical over-friendly,...
Re: Shedding Hair Everywhere!! I recommend this one! It's gentler than the fulminator (although I have both) and THE AMOUNT OF HAIR THAT COMES...
Re: Starting with off lead If he returns right to the desired stick/stone, you can always lead him off a bit with a treat or if you do find it at...
Re: The things we do to help our dogs… ;D ;D ;D hahaha ohhhh dear.
Re: Feeling 'meh' after our first puppy class! I also would turn up with a harness… maybe take her collar off even so there is no alternative :)....
So Maisie has had some on-off fear issues, once in awhile she gets a bit freaked out at the start of her walk and then thinks many things on the...
Re: Myles swallowed an ear :( Could he have snuck something else to eat? I had to do a bit of a chop job on a bunch of Maisie's toys as she has...
Re: alternatives to peanutbutter? I sometimes use a bit of cream cheese (I once made Maisie a kibble, strawberry bits, and cream cheese kong…...
