Cooper does not bark at other dogs, or normally when she is in our yard, though she will bark at the neighbors cat. She has a high pitched...
Tilly has been very quiet and has had no appetite since she came back from our cabin Monday night. She was pretty normal walking around in the...
If she is not already used to water and swimming, I would not start at the beach. Baby steps, starting with wading then swimming in lakes or slow...
I'm with Michael. I think a treadmill would be even more boring for a dog than it is for a person. Dogs walk to see, smell and hear things. At...
Im so sorry to hear this. I would be devastated just as you are. One of my friends had a similar unexpected, unexplained death of his 2 year old...
Have you ever taken her to someone else's house? None of our Labs, were ever upset going to a different house. They go to our Cabin on many...
Some dogs are like this on lead, but fine off lead. I'm not sure how you find out though, since you don't want to instigate a fight. Our Sammy...
Yes # is used for Lbs. FWIW Cooper is 24+ Inches at the withers, and actually a little taller in the rear. She does not look fragile at all,...
We went to see Tilly several times before we got her, but with Cooper, we saw her when the Breeder brought the the two pups we had a choice of to...
Dog theft seems to be a bigger concern in the UK than in the USA, at least in the Suburbs. The kennel we got Tilly from years ago, was a Century...
We had to use some sedatives on Cooper after her spay. Both she and Tilly (years ago) came into the house and jumped over the couch first thing....
Our Vet said that most dog food allergies were to one of the proteins, hence the hypo allergenic treats. If you were able to isolate which...
What do the parents look like. That is the big clew about the pups. If they look like bench dogs, the pups probably will too. Field dogs...
FWIW, both of the Sammys are neutered and I don't think it made any difference in their behavior. We took care of one of them for several months...
Do the Stairs have solid risers? Lots of dogs balk at going up open back stairs. Tilly and Cooper have been persuaded to go up open backs some...
Our two friends Sammys are reactive to other dogs when they are on a leash, but generally fine with other dogs when they are at an off leash dog...
Cooper and Tilly get a shower on rare occasions. Probably less than one a year. I use the mildest puppy shampoo I can find and the bottle lasts...
Personally I think "Bettering the Breed" should refer to breeding healthy dogs that are fit for purpose. While I favor the Field style dogs, I...
True in the USA also. I believe the AKC breed standard specified the slope, and perhaps as a result there were a lot of GSDs with hip...
I don't know if we have just been lucky, or have done a good job socializing our dogs, but all of them have been friendly to other dogs, and...
