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PetsMart or a Vet office?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
someone at my wife's workplace recommended we go to petsmart instead of a veterinarian since vet offices charge you per line item while petsmart charges you based on package deals. what do you guys think?
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Will you vote for my dog?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Hi everyone! My dog, Noah, is in The Most Pampered Pup Contest for this month. I was hoping you could help vote for him by going to http://noah.digs.it and rating Noah a 10. He is currently in the lead, but it is so close. I would really appreciate your help! Thanks so much. You can vote once per day...
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Revolution?
Posted to: Health & Grooming
Has anyone tried Revolution? The fleas seem really bad this year and I haven't found anything that is working. I've tried Frontline and Hartz. I was hoping that Revolution would help fix the problem and I read it also covers heartworm and other problems.
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Do I have a pre-aggressive dog?
Posted to: Training & Behavior
I have a 12 wk old puppy that is really trying my patience. Beside all the "normal" stuff that puppies do...chewing, mouthing, potty training, Buddy is growling at me (sometimes during play, sometimes when we have both reached the "end of the rope" with each other), constantly chewing...
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In Need of a Dogwalker in MI?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Hey all, I just joined the board, and I wanted to offer my services as a dog walker. I am in the Novi/Northville area of Michigan. Please contact me if you are interested @ rosenberg.lisa.ann@gmail.com
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Royal Canin
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
I've seen reference here that this is not considered 'good' food Why? I know several people, one who has a young 'champion' quality lab who has won every event he's been in, who swear by it. We use it for our guy and people always comment on his coat, physique etc. so what's...
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Benadryl over steroids and Question
Posted to: Health & Grooming
My 6 year-old Jack Russell Terrier has had a history of skin issues/allergy problems. Mostly scratching, hot spots, and itching. I have tried EVERY topical medication/shampoo out there, have had her on various antihistimines from the vet, have tried numerous diet changes, but nothing has worked. The...
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Walking the puppy!
Posted to: News & Entertainment
My usual walk with Duke is about an hour in the morning and 1 hour at night, (give or take some days). So far I have only been taking Daisy on short little walks and she hasn't come on one of our big walks. I am wondering, do you think that she may still be too young for a 1 hour walk? She is 14...
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Solid Gold BATM Portion Sizes
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
On my bag of BATM it states that 1 cup weighs 3.29 ounces and contains 400 calories. My kitchen scale says it weighs 4.5 ounces (after subtracting the weight of the measuring cup itself). So which is it? I just emailed Solid Gold and asked. I will let you know what they say. Anybody else notice this...
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Who was it that uses a cooling jacket?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Dante has such a hard time in the heat. Being big and black, he overheats easily. I was wondering if there is something that I can use to cool him off? I remember someone talking about a cooling jacket, but I can't for the life of me remember who. Do they work? Can I get them at a pet store? Or is...
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holistic approach
Posted to: Health & Grooming
any ideas for pain relief, my 1.5 year old pit lab mix is the most mismatched dog ever, huge front, and tiny rear, his composition is so that his back ligaments are torn, the pain relievers that we have tried, and we have tried many make him sick, he also has a bad kidney and bladder, anyone know of...
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Kitty problem
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I have 2 indoor cats that are a year apart in age. Princess will be 2 in sept and Dot will be 1 in sept. I got Princess from someone that had kitties at Walmart and she has been a dream cat. I got her when she was 6 weeks old and she only messed in the house 1 time after that she has always gone in the...
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Diagnosed With Hip Dysplasia and Overweight...HELP!
Posted to: Health & Grooming
My poor girl, Reese, has just been diagnosed (last night) with hip dysplasia. She's only 15 mos. old...so, the vet is happy that we've caught it now and began with putting her on 1500 mg of glucosamine/day. Unfortunately, he's also stated that she is 10-12 lbs overweight (she's currently...
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Watching them makes me happy...
Posted to: News & Entertainment
We got Shannara, Halloween of 2001. She has been an only dog up until a month ago, when we got Bubbles. She was always a good dog even in our second floor apartment before we moved into this big house.(When we first got her, we had a place with a yard but the military moved us into "their"...
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Best Small Family Dog?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I'm moving to a new house which is really nice but with a small backyard. I've have outdoor dogs, really wild, but I want a dog I can keep indoors, a family dog. My outdoor dog, a Jin Do (korean dog), is getting old. (said to live from 12-15 years and right now its at 15 years) .I want a dog...
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