Unless you are planing to show her, I would not worry much about what a judge said. As long as she is sound and moves well why do anything....
Do you have Blue Green Algae in the UK? Various ponds and lakes here get it from time to time in the summer, and the toxin can be deadly to dogs...
Personally I would not let an 8 week old pup have the run of the room, except when you are watching him closely. If you are not actively engaged...
Dogs learn Paw instinctively, so it is really easy to teach, though not terribly useful. Our dogs do Low Five, High Five, and Other Paw. High...
Both Ginger and Tilly have had "Cold Tail" at least once. It did not seem to cause them a lot of discomfort, but they looked kind of sad for a...
You might be surprised at how well they do in the right kennel. We board both our labs in one run (about 5' x 20') at a gun dog kennel. They...
With apologies to Midsomer Murders, we live in Dog Hair Drift. Tht fact that Cooper doesn't like being brushed, makes it even worse.
It is a lot easier to say what Cooper does wrong, because she does almost everything right. She wants to be close to us, but does not complain if...
Cooper was the runt of the litter, but by 14 weeks she weighed almost 12kg. At 2+ yearss, she is a very tall dog at 25" and weighs 38kg. She is...
We tried antlers for a while, but they were so hard we worried about our dogs teeth. Besides they are very expensive here, even though elk are...
We have always had a dog door into the back yard. Once we were willing to give the pups the run of the house, they also had the run of the yard....
I which there was a simple test for visual acuity. While Tilly has always been very good catching balls and frisbes, she has never been a...
I'm starting to like the typical US rules better. When we walk places with a number of other dogs, or people dogs must be leashed unless it is...
It is common here, to reserve a pup long before you choose which one. Often they are reserved before they are born. Picks are generally in order...
I'm surprised at that. I would think bones and sheds (antlers) would be way more dangerous to teeth than sticks. Wood splinters, but it is...
Ask the Vet, but 10 to 14 days she should be pretty much good to go. Cooper was 14 months when she was spayed, and had a large incision, but was...
All of our dogs have slept in the bedroom with us. The crate was there, until we did not need to crate them anymore. IIRC, by 12 weeks they...
I remember Cooper with sharp puppy teeth, but it didn't seem all that bad. We tried to always have a toy to distract her from our hands. We...
They make different models of Furminators for different coats. They work great on Labs, (except for Cooper) The ones with the push button...
As I recall we had to take Cooper to vet for a checkup within the first week, or the breeders guarantee would not be honored.
