You really can't tell whether a dog is proper weight from a scale, you need to look at the dogs overall shape. Cooper is close to 80 lbs but...
Our dogs have always been flexible. We and they are very inconsistent about going to bed or getting up, so daylite savings time is a non issue...
Last Winter, Cooper decided that she did not want to go past the gate from our HOA at our ski cabin. She would not go on or off leash. She was OK...
By 7 months our pups were seldom crated or penned. They all had the run of most of the house and the back yard (dog door) With Tilly and Cooper...
Most folks now think it should not be done until bone growth is complete, so not before about 12 months. Beyond that you have to weigh the pros...
If we are on the couch, Cooper is on the couch. If we are in bed, Cooper is in bed. She wants to be close, but she did not like sitting on our...
Sleeping in the same room with you might be the best solution. Most dogs like to be with the rest of their family. The best way to stop them...
Cooper marks as much as any Male dog I have been around. Tilly also marked, but not as much as Cooper. I've seen a few female dogs that lifted...
All of our dogs slept in the bedroom with us. We had a crate in the bedroom when they were pups, and dog beds when they got older. They...
My thought is that he doesn't know he is not supposed to wee in the house. Cooper was pretty good by 15 weeks, but she was in a pen in the...
We quit closing the crate at about 4 months, but kept the crate around for 4 years. Cooper liked to sleep in it some times during the day. At...
1. If he was sick close to breakfast time, and just brought up bile, it may have been "Hunger Pukes" It is not uncommon for a hungry dog to throw...
Sort of related. Last Spring, Cooper (4 years) suddenly decided she did not want to walk past the gate to our Home Owners Association. She...
I've seen a number of dogs that could go 8 hrs in the house without a break, but they were full grown and not confined to a crate. They also had...
The AKC Standard for Labs is an 1" taller than the English, partly reflecting that the American dogs tend to be breed more toward the Field...
I like the large metal crates with the dividers. Cooper slept in her's in the kitchen for years, after we stopped actually crating her. We just...
The more correct question, if Bench or Field, though the American Standard is an inch taller than the UK. If both the mom and dad were tall and...
You are probably right that he just wants to meet and play with other dogs, but a wagging tail is not a guarantee of that. Look at the face, ears...
On the rare occasions that we do bathe a dog, we actually do it in a walk in shower with a movable shower head. I just go in with the dog and we...
Tiny amounts of chocolate are not a problem. There are some calculators on the web, that will help you figure out how much of what kind will be a...
