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Brindle Cocker Spaniels??
Posted to: News & Entertainment
While walking Russell tonight a man stopped to pet him and remarked that his mom has an elderly cocker spaniel - brindle colored. I have never heard of such a thing in my life - do they exist? I searched online and I only got one hit - [link http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2004/08/06/man_misses_his_close_companion...
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Petsmart at the vet?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I was going to post this on a g. pig forum I visit until I saw one of the moderators quickly closed a thread about some improvements a local Petsmart had made in housing small animals for sale. (They don't want improvements; they want no animals sold in stores because they come from mills, and I...
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Shanti is having surgery on Thursday
Posted to: Life Stages
I am really worried as poor little Shanti is having surgery on Thursday. She is having repair done to double hernias, one in each groin and also getting spay. Besides all of this, she has to have two teeth at the back pulled. Poor little fart. Please send out some prayers for Shanti, this is going...
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URGENT dog colostrum needed
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
Hillbrae kennels nr Telford Shropshire are caring for three, two day old pups found dumped at a local counry park when they were just an hour old. They URGENTLY need dog colostrum to give to the pups to help them fight infection. Can anyone who has a dog that has given birth in the last 15 hours or...
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Favourite Breeds
Posted to: Choosing A Dog
I was just wondering what everyone's favourite breeeds of dog are! pure, mixes, or unknowns! Mine are Icelandic Sheepdogs, Small Munsterlanders and of course Australian Shepherds. But with the unknowns it's fun to try and figure out what's in them.
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Nose Scratch! Pigment gone! EEK!
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Gracie somehow got a very minor surface scratch on her nose. It happened last weekend sometime. It didn't bleed, got a very light scab then the scab came off and ACK! her black nose pigment is gone where the scratch is! It is not infected. Will the black come back where the scratch was or will...
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Raw eggs
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
We give our 4 month old German shepard 2 eggs a week, my question is, is this ok to give him. Please advise, thank you so much. Elizabeth[ ]
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Anyone tried Comfort Zone?
Posted to: Training & Behavior
I had 2 pet stores suggest comfort zone with DAP (pheremone) to me to try to help with Bella's training..... anybody tried this?
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Muzzle for Pekingese?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Hello. Does anyone know if one of the quick fit muzzles can work on a Pekingese? She is having some aggression issues and I am trying to keep her safe while we re-train her pack order. --Sara
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Proctor and Gamble being veeery tempting! lol
Posted to: News & Entertainment
So....today an employee from Proctor and Gamble (Iams, eukanuba in case you don't know) came by the labs today asking for me....she said she wanted to see if I was interested in working for P&G when I graduate, etc I asked how she got my name and apparently they send our research/lab work to...
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kennel cough? airborne?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Hi all...I just started working at a golden retriever rescue kennel. In our isolation unit, we have a few dogs with kennel cough. Is kennel cough spread only through the air or can it be spread by saliva like on a toy or if the dogs go nose to nose?
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Innova Senior Plus
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
Natura has a few new versions of Innova coming out, such as a canine and feline version of Innova Reduced Calorie and their new Senior plus. It should be in stores this week or so.. Here is the info [link http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=product-detail&pxsl=%2F%2Fproduct%5B%40id%3D%271409...
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Any ideas on how to introduce a puppy to a cat?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I hope that some of you dog owners have cats b/c this questions involes both. I will be getting a puppy sometime in august when she is ready to come here and I was wondering how do you introduce a puppy to a cat (shes 3)? I had a dog before with the cat I have now and she (the dog) was extremely rough...
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Heartbroken, advice needed. :(
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Hi all, this is my first post here. I really need some advice and whatever kind words can be offered as I'm heartbroken. We're thinking of returning our one year old Airedale named Dieter to its breeder, as he's become very sick. My family recently moved to Hawaii from NYC and purchased...
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Getting Back into Pet Photography
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Well, I FINALLY was able to get a really good digital camera, which will make taking pictures a lot easier. I've spent a couple years out of the realm of photography due to family problems, money problems, and inspiration problems. But now I think it's time to get my butt back into gear and start...
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