From your second post I think Lucy showed a fair bit of restraint. She tried to tell the pup to back off and he wouldn't. She didn't have much...
Could you describe more fully exactly what Lucy did? Did she bite the rude puppy? Hurt him? Persist in biting and hurting him? Was the puppy...
My apologies, I did not intend to mislead. The new vaccine for kennel cough is oral. There has long been an injection. WE were at my VEt...
I wonder if the distillery that makes Oban does that? :)
Me too. There are lots of things I'll wait and see about but when it involves actually seeing I'm at the VEt.
Even if I know the other dog is friendly I do not allow playing while on lead, my own dog or the other dog. Any lead but if the retractable is...
Gee that's too bad. Other than the Vet visiting your home I can't think of anything else to try. RE. kennel cough vaccine up the nose, that made...
I try to mix up treats with a play or some pets and a hug. Sometimes he'll get a jackpot of every reward I can offer, which includes a throw of...
Maybe you should check who wrote those rules up? Maybe it's a joke? It sounds like a joke. My sister has found large NO Trespassing signs on a...
We used the heeling stick to get distance on a DOWN. Any stick will do, get dog used to downing behind the stick, you move back a step, dog...
Often the breeder asks you a lot of questions and assigns the puppy she thinks is best for you. She knows them a lot better than you can tell...
You could put a layer of agricultural lime well under the sand to help combat smell. It's going to smell if you use it all the time. I'm not...
Oh my. I bet you sat in your own car and had a cry. Would it be good for everybody to try to meet up again?
Be sure then to also read up on the harm linked to spay. Mostly to early spay, but some studies are showing, at least for males, that neuter at...
I think the fluffy coat business applies more to long coated breeds like Golden Retrievers. OUr girl certainly did not lose her glorious shiny...
Good wishes this is all over soon with a good recovery. OUt of the woods figuratively and maybe literally. No, you can't keep a dog out of the...
Your Vet will likely want to see a stool sample too, ask about that if they don't say so.
Or you will hear and see it called a "fear period." My boy, at that same age, all of a sudden was suspicious of the garbage out for pickup one...
I have not had a problem so maybe my dogs were easy. But here's what I do. I give treats in the bathroom. For eye drops we go to the bathroom...
Do you limit water? I've heard letting them have free access to water anytime they want sometimes helps. If water is only available sometimes...