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Need 'breed' name for rescue dog
Posted to: News & Entertainment
The local rescue group that I try to help has a new pup in they named Lexus. To me she looks like a brindle Boston Terrier pup  ossible mixed with Beagle. Wish I had a pic to show but they do not have one on Petfinder yet. So I need a cute breed name for her info sheet - I was thinking...
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More help with resource guarding...
Posted to: Training & Behavior
I am back with another question on resource guarding . So - Wesley has been making very good progress at home. He can be called off even a delicious RMB - he will come to me for a treat and then I can go get the RMB while he sits and waits... and I can usually go over and take the RMB, give him a...
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Treat aggression with a little dog
Posted to: Training & Behavior
I never realized I had this problem until today. I have a 4 year old Pom, Diddy, who's extremely friendly and would never bite anyone... or so I thought. Well today him and our 8 month old gsd pup, Haygl, were having their marrow bones. I gave Diddy the smaller one, but somehow they swapped bones...
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Grinning Collies
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I snapped these last night, one right after the other. Isn't funny how much alike they look?? (They are sisters, so they should, but it's still funny ...)
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Limping Concern
Posted to: Health & Grooming
I have a 1 year old Australian Shepard/Beagle mix. While playing with the kids she hurt her left back leg and started limping. I took her to the vet on 6/15/06 and he examined her and didn't feel anything out of the ordinary and gave me anti-inflamitorys to give her. The Vet said that she's so...
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3 issues: Begging, Containment, and Travel
Posted to: Training & Behavior
Hey all, My darling 5 month old husky mix pup is doing great. However I am having a bit of problem with begging. He's never had a bit of human food (except peanut butter covered medicine) and he's becoming extremely annoying during our meal times. We have tried pushing him away while saying...
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My dog limps somtimes for no reason
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Sometimes when my dog wakes up, or gets up from lying down, he starts limping. Why is that. Then after like a while hes fine.
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Crate Poll
Posted to: News & Entertainment
How many hours do you guys keep your dogs in the crate? What would be the maximum amount of time you'd keep him/her there when you are gone?
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The Dog Who Spoke To Gods
Posted to: News & Entertainment
So many of you know who Diane Jessup is. I wasnt aware that she wrote a fiction book too! Its called the Dog Who Spoke to Dogs. I'm a huge book worm and its neat to be able to read a fiction book where the main charachter is a pit bull. These scientists are actually tracking feral dogs and Damien...
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Prayers needed
Posted to: News & Entertainment
A friend is 22 weeks pregnant they just found out that the baby has caught a virus and will not survive. They are waiting for the baby to die, so they could remove her from the womb. This woman needs a miracle. This would be their first child. The DR says the baby will die 100%. So they need prayers...
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Cropping and docking
Posted to: News & Entertainment
are you for or against? and why? Me I have no problems with the actual surgeries, I think many breeds look better with it done like boxers, dobes and bouvs. I have problems with people getting it done and not knowing how to care for it so the dog ends up with horns, or doesnt find a vet that does...
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Switching to adult food
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
How old should my pup be before he is switched to an adult formula? I've heard a lot of different things, and i'm quite confused. He looks to me like he is a little bit chubby...i think that adult food may slim him down a bit. He's 7 mos right now and eats large breed puppy food.
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What do you think of Nutro Natural Choice?
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
Hello. I've been reading posts about food allergies. What does everyone think on Nutro Natural Choice. I bought the dry Lamb Meal and Rice. Bogey's just itching and scrating so terribly much that she's miserable. While reading these boards I realized that what I was feeding her (Beneful)...
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Thank you little man in the dryer!
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Otherwise entitled, Best New Dog Toys Ever! This morning I came across a box of onesided socks that I had at the house before last. You know one of those boxes that never got unpacked. Well now that I'm in the new place, I know for a fact that I do not have the other sides hanging around anywhere...
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Sensible Choice Adult v Puppy Food
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
I feed my 2 year-old dog Sensible Choice Adult Chicken and Rice. However, I was in rush and picked up Sensible Choice Puppy food by accident. I took a look at the puppy ingredient and it contained the following that the adult food didn't have: monosodium phosphate, DL-methionine, L-lysine, ...
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