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Trial Run at Kennel
Posted to: News & Entertainment
My DH and I have to leave Charlie at the kennel for five days next week. It was completely unavoidable since we don't know anyone around us and our closest relatives are 6 hours away. We found a place we are really comfortable with and will take care of our baby while we are gone. My question...
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Chinook got her 1st/ trophy
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Chinook did beautifully. We are very proud, she got the third highest marks and is the only puppy out of the bunch that was able to test. The rest of the day was a blast...it was a 5 km walk along the canals and the village..back for games, the club had an omelet meal for all who came ( about 70 people...
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Coal
Posted to: Health & Grooming
Well we are off to the vet again...This time with Coal. I have been cleaning their ears per the vet suggestion (with their ear wash) and putting the antibiotic drops in Coal and Casey's ear. But Coal is still scratching like crazy. And its just the one ear again. Hes not chewing on his paws and isnt...
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It feels good...
Posted to: News & Entertainment
to know that you have informed someone about something they never knew about. I had two friends over tonight and we got to talking about dogs and somehow the conversation went to petstores and puppies. I mentioned that these dogs come from puppy mills. They looked at me like I was crazy and said"what...
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Need help with walking dogs on a leash
Posted to: Training & Behavior
Ok, so my puppy is done with the neuter, all shots up to date and the stitches are out. It is a perfect time to start taking both he and my older girl (2 years old) on a walk. My girl needs to lose some weight and I thought walking them outside of the yard would be good exercise. (they play in our huge...
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Sick mom & pups, Prayers please
Posted to: News & Entertainment
On one of my golden retriever forums, a dog had puppies 2 weeks ago, 8 boys and 1 girl. Belong to a minister in Florida and the Mom is a show dog. I do not know if she is champion yet or not. This was her first litter of puppies. All went fine at first. She had the puppies by c-section and was a natural...
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Grains in dog food...what do you think?
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
I know this will be a "hot topic," so I thought I would post this to leave open for discussion. I know that some people believe that it's fine to feed a dog a food w/ grains, and some of us oppose....here is something I found browsing that may interest everyone (although I can't really...
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don't bother me, i'm tired!!!
Posted to: Training & Behavior
Why does she do this? my cocker, Maddie, always gets really aggressive when she is laying down or sleeping. For example, if you want to move her and you touch her she snaps. what can i do to prevent this, it HURTS[X(]!!!!!!
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Comparing raw pre-mades
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
Which of these look best to you? Healthy Paws (Canine Bison Complete) Bison muscle meat, bison offal including: heart, liver, kidney, butternut squash, parsnip, apple, romaine lettuce, coriander, kelp, calcium sulfate, cold water fish oil blend of macherel, sardine and anchovy oils (Omega-3 fatty...
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Yesterday's scare
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I know you know this, but IT'S HOT! And apparantly, it was hot enough yesterday for the power co. to cut power to certain areas at random times so they could conserve or whatever they do that for. Anyway, our area (at least a 30 mile radius) lost power for several hours yesterday afternoon, and it...
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My dog passed Puppy Class!! - READ
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
Here is my story first of all [link http://forum.dog.com/asp/tm.asp?m=105217] http://forum.dog.com/asp/tm.asp?m=105217 [/link] Well, my 17 week old Lab/Coonhound was given his certificate of passing the initial puppy obedience class (not everyone was given one). I was very proud. His final exam...
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Another newbie
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Hey Everyone! My name is Mandy. My husband, Brian, and I live in Chesapeake, Virginia with our three furry babies. We have a 3 year old male smooth coated Border Collie named Loki, an 11 month old male German Shephard mix named Julius, and a 1 year old female cat named Kleio. I will get some pictures...
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first time puppy owners
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Just wondering if anyone can offer advice at all. . . Myself and my partner are looking to buy a puppy (we've both grown up with dogs and other animals) and can't decide whether it'd be fair to leave him/her on their own throughout the day. We both start work at around 9am, and I would be...
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help needed-chasing cars!
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
So my little Diego loves to chase cars on our walk. It's really only a problem when we are walking with traffic and the cars are coming up from behind him. For some reason he's better when we walk (always on the sidewalk) against traffic. Anyway, trying to discourage this! Help! TIA (thanks...
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Allergies
Posted to: News & Entertainment
My dog's name is Vash. This is my first time on here. So , Hello! my name is Janet. I just wanted to know if anyone had an opinion on "hill's Rx diet" Ultra allergen - free. my Dog has allergies and my vet put him on cortisone and then said if that doesnt do it then food trials. Of...
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