We don't run to the vet at the first sign of a mild limp, but if it is significant, or lasts more than a day or so, we are off to the vet.
When Cooper was much younger she threw up bile a few times early in the morning. Some folks here suggested that it was because she was hungry,...
I don't think it is necessarily separation anxiety. If we visited a friend and had to leave our dogs outside they would probably bark or...
Does any peanut butter have Xylitol? We don't buy any products with fake sugar, but I never even thought about peanut butter. I recall seeing...
We crated both of our pups in the BR until we felt they could be left out on their own. Cooper sleeps on our bed at night most of the time...
I don't think it is too late. Both of our dogs were crated at night when they were pups, but haven't been for a long time. When we take them...
We have a dog door to the back yard. I know that Cooper was going out on her own by 4 months. She had learned how to use the dog door by the...
I wish that would work for Cooper. She mostly surfs for small objects, (pens, screw drivers, etc) not food, but she is also a gourmet and likes...
I'm not sure what they mean in the long run, but you can definitely see differences in 7 week old pups. When we got Tilly 10 years ago, we made...
Chocolates photo better than Blacks.
Cooper does un-selective pruning of various plants, especially Rhodies. She is also a cultivator, but she prefers digging up our compacted...
We had two pups in the litter to choose between. Cooper was the one that came out to see us as soon as they opened the crate. She chose us we...
We started both our pups wading at 8 or 9 weeks, and then gave them a chance to swim once they had their shots. Beach and water should be fine....
My Malamute and our 2nd Lab, Tilly were both free feeders. I would put the food down and they would eat it when they felt like it. I don't think...
I think it may be normal. Coopers guard hair always has a white end right at the base. When I pull out a hand full of them you can always find...
Cooper and Tilly have the Easy Walk, which you put on over the head and then buckle underneath. They are new to both dogs, but they both seem...
When we did puppy classes with Tilly, years ago, trailer let the dogs play a bit before the class started , and Tilly and a Boxer pup used to wear...
Tilly doesn't seem to mind when Cooper licks her face. At least she doesn't make any move to leave or stop the activity. When they are play...
The normal emergency treatment for humans, for sting caused anaphylactic shock is epinephrine usually via an epi pen. I wonder if vets ever...
Math Much?? Two weeks ago I could not spell engineer, and now I are one. She is 15 months. We have had her 13 months.
