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Warning: I have had caffeine again today
Posted to: News & Entertainment
...that is all, just consider yourselves warned. I allow myself a cup a week and it is like crack to me right now. So be prepared for irrationally exuberant postings! [8D][8D][8D][8D]
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If I hear...
Posted to: News & Entertainment
that man on tv calling for MR.Barkey Von Schnauzer in that commercial one more time,i am going to throw something at the TV.. Since when is making annoying commercials good for the product..In this case,i don't even know what the product is..
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Lump Near Pugs Vagina?
Posted to: Health & Grooming
There is a medium size lump/mass a little smaller than a golf ball between her teets and vagina. We have no clue what it is and are concerned. She has been acting mopy and not wanting to do anything really. Any Input or questions are appreciated
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Because I am going nuts waiting for pups
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I am posting some pics of the babies we've had here....feel free to add any tiny baby pics if you have em!
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I'm probably going to buy a puppy that comes from a commercial breeder...
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Here's why. For the past 25 years I have denied myself the companionship of a dog ( and I do love dogs) because I lived alone and worked full time. I was away from home 8-12 hours a day. I now work at home and can arrange my life to be gone no more than an hour or 2 during puppy-hood and generally...
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Be careful having your dogs around the pool.
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I feel like this is important issue to share many owners who have a swimming pool. My breeder lost her 10 months old dame to submersion injury from swimming in the pool with a lifejacket. She accidently swallowed too much water that filled her lungs. I use pool for my border collie to excerise his hips...
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The name Xerxes (Ed, for you!), "300", and questions/comments about...
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I just saw the movie "300" last night. I FINALLY know how to pronounce your dog's name. Awesome name. And, actually, awesome movie.
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prey-driven dogs and other critters
Posted to: Training & Behavior
Has anyone here had experience teaching a prey-driven dog which animals are prey and which aren't? Like if, say, you wanted to have some barnyard animals and such?
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Here we go again,,, bad dog law this time CA
Posted to: Rescue & Help
Cross posting permitted. The American Kennel Club (AKC) opposes California AB 1634. You should too !!! If you allow the "animal rights" extremists to legislate the end of pet dogs and cats today, birds and other animals will surely be on the chopping block tomorrow..... AB 1634 WILL...
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gas problem!!
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Hello All, I have a silly and rather embarassing question for you all. Our 3 month old puppy bear seems to have some REALLY bad gas. I mean he will be in his crate and then all of a sudden here comes the rotten egg smell . We feed him good quality puppy food from the dog food center here in town....
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"Rent"-a-Dog?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Hello. New to this forum and don't know if this is the right place to post, so please move as appropriate. My elderly father is a dog lover, but is currently in a private board and care facility in Southern California where he cannot keep a dog. Is there any type of organization that allows dogs...
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Agility Class first timers!
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
Agility Class first timers! Can anyone give me some tips and tricks on what to expect and what my dog should know before starting this class? He has done a beginner obedience class.
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Gram Update-Good news
Posted to: Life Stages
Hi everyone. I just saw Gram for Easter and she's doing sooooo good. They switched the antibiotic that is being used to treat her infection in her hip long term. And, she's doing so much better on this one-the side effects of the other one were really causing her a lot of problems. She's...
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Looking for couch....doggies first stain
Posted to: News & Entertainment
So I noticed brown streaky bits on my new couch (patio sectional) this morning. BUT WAIT this is outdoor upholstery. So when I got home this evening I took a wet corner of towel with a bit of laundry detergent and scrubbed out the stain. Used a little color safe bleach on another corner of the same towel...
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The Rules of Chocolate
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Ø If you get melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly. Ø Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want. Ø The problem: How to get two pounds of chocolate home from the store in a hot car. The solution...
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