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Teaching to fetch?
Posted to: Training & Behavior
Hi All, I have been trying to teach Gizmo (my 10 9 mo old Bruss Griff) how to fetch, but he is not catching on. Every time I toss something and say "Fetch!", he gives me this absurd look like "Why, in heavens name, are you throwing something of mine???" and then he does go and...
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anything effective for ticks?
Posted to: Health & Grooming
Lyme Disease has become more prevalent around here the past couple of years and I think ticks are going to be tough to spot on Molly. We do a bit of hiking/walking. They were easy to spot on Sadie - we usually spotted them on her white coat before they even got near her skin. I won't use Advantix...
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Retailing holistic foods locally?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
So I'm in college, and have limited funds...so on and so forth. But driving back today from the dog food store 30 miles from here (in the next county) made me wonder about starting a local dog food delivery service. I was thinking I could rent a climate controlled storage, and just make deliveries...
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Pet Insurance
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Does anyone here have pet insurance? We just got a little doxie/minipin mix, 1 yr, and I am interested in any recommendations.
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Registered vs Unregistered Puppy???
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Hi I would like to know what the difference is between a registered and unregistered dog. I just bought an American Bulldog which is unregistered. His parents and they both were purebred but unregistered. He has such a good temperment and is great with other people and is nuts about kids, and very smart...
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amelia being playful
Posted to: News & Entertainment
here are a couple of pictures of amelia playing with sydney....
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Dogs Found Dead/RockHill,South Carolina
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I found this article today while searching through a site. It's actually not too far from us...Makes me sick! [link http://www.wsoctv.com/news/8322144/detail.html?taf=char][color=#9136ad]http://www.wsoctv.com/news/8322144/detail.html?taf=char [/link] [/color] ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Rock Hill...
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I am totally amazed!!!
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I have to post this because this is so awesome. A week ago, Max's right ear was disgusting. When I cleaned it, I got a load of black gunk out of it. Jaime told me to get some of this stuff [link http://www.dog.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=221175+002&Cat=]http://www.dog.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=221175+002&Cat...
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Drafting
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
Ok, so now that I`m in the right section of the forum.... I`m interested in drafting with Jethro (11 mo. old Bernese Mountain Dog). I`m just wondering if any of you have done this or know something about it? He turns 1 in April so I want to start getting him used to the harness and stuff this spring...
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AKC VS CKC
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Why would a dog be both? Is one better than the other group? Any help understanding this would be appreciated.
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Abby & Rocky
Posted to: News & Entertainment
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need advice - rough lab
Posted to: Training & Behavior
Molly and her pal, Beau, get along really well. Molly definitely sees Beau as an equal and packmate. Enter our newest walking/play buddy, an 8 month old yellow Lab named Jackson. Jackson is large - not as tall as Molly but taller than Beau. Jackson probably weighs 70+ pounds....fat. I did talk to...
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Hello! I love You!
Posted to: News & Entertainment
This video is a couple of years old. [link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElUOdTpP1EE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElUOdTpP1EE[/link]
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Week 2
Posted to: News & Entertainment
The weekend is about to start, and I wanted to give everyone some encouragement. Whatever your goal is, and whatever obstacles you have, YOU CAN DO IT! I'm posting my number here, not because you need to, but because I need friendly support. So here is my official "end of week 1" weight...
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Eating/Drinking issue w/ new puppy
Posted to: Training & Behavior
Hi all, I have a new puppy I brought home yesterday. He's about 7 1/2 weeks old. Anyway my "problem" is (And this may be normal, he's my first puppy since I was in 5th grade 14 or so years ago) he will NOT eat from his food bowl no matter what I do, he will only eat if he sits in my...
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