I think Cooper was good by 4 months, but she had a dog door, and another dog to coach her. Chewing things was a bigger challenge than potty...
Tilly still does that at 11yrs. Cooper doesn't
I used to roller blade with our first Lab (Ginger). Because it was on a running/bike trail she had to be on a lead, but I used one of the wide...
It is a pleasant surprise:). We just don't seem to have many here. We treated both dogs with either Frontline or Advantix before we went back...
Ours almost never get a bath with shampoo, unless they have been in something that won't rinse out. After swimming they just get toweled off. I...
Tilly at 6 or 7 months. 9 years latter when we got Cooper, the thinking seemed to have changed, and we waited until about 4 months after her...
Does he get soft stuffed toys. Our dogs still like to dissect stuffed toys. We never had much problem with furniture, but Cooper still picks up...
1. I think it will happen automatically if you give him a chance to start in shallow water and then go deeper as he gets more confident. Of...
Our First Lab, Ginger, was a 4 yr old rescue. She was a wonderful dog, and very well trained. We never really understood why she ended up at...
All of our dogs have eaten lots of veggies. Carrots are a training treat. They love Mandarine orange slices, and we always have to share. Tilly...
One of my friends had a Koy pond, and his two labs would not go in it, but Tilly thought it looked like a great idea. It was quite deep with...
When I grew up in Tennessee, we were always picking ticks off dogs. In fact the common larger ticks (about 1/8" across) are called dog ticks. If...
Won't really help you, but we fed Cooper a Puppy version of Blue Buffalo and Tilly the adult version for Cooper's first year. We put both bowls...
While we seldom bathe our dogs, when we do, we just get in the shower with them.
No. Most folks do crate training a lot longer than 10 weeks. That said he should not be in a crate all the time. When our pups were young, we...
Cooper and Tilly both routinely destroy stuffed toys, but they normally don't eat the pieces, just leave the stuffing or squeakers lying on the floor.
I know Porkies are around but I almost never see one. Deer, Elk, Wild Turkeys and Coyotes are a lot more visible. One more reason to have a...
There was a family, who had neighbors who often just showed up at their house at dinner time, and sort of invited themselves to the meal. After a...
Tilly has drooping lower lids (think blood hound) and often had matter in her eyes. We would wipe it out and occasionally treat it with meds from...
Tilly's spay at 6 or 7 months (10+ years ago) was completely unremarkable, other than coming into the house and jumping over the Sofa:rolleyes:....
