This was actually tougher than I thought, I can't say I hate any breed... and I would repeat the breeds I have owned or been owned by, before ... Hopefully this will post as two columns, if not I tried to put a small note to id them ... I know what a geek! I love ... Not terribly fond of... Rhodesians...

What part of dining with the "family" do you need clarafied? It is never embarassing until you sit down with a nice cold beer and the dogs gather around hoping for a sip! BTW Yes I know it isn't good for dogs... But mine prefer imported . very cold sips on a summer's day. In the winter...

Hey !! I'm in LA, (Lower Alabama) near Gulf Shores. I have Rhodesians but we travel to shows with our friends, Bill and Frances Bush of Mobama Kennel, they have some of the sweetest Mastiffs I have ever met. They also had a chihuahua named Gizmo for many years and he thought he was a big dog! If...

I limit my dog's vaccines following Dr Jean Dodd's protocol..she understands that we dump sooooo much garbage into our babies we are in effect killing them with love. I do rabies only to the legal requirement as the connection to cancer is scary, I forgo lymes, corona and other regional vaccines...

Kennel cough, Bortatella a sniffle by any name.... sigh sure sounds as if your baby has the dog crud. Even if she was vaccinated ( nasal or injected) keep in ind the vaccine only covers some of the 27 or so varieties of the crud. Let your vet know asap, post surgical dogs do not need this type of complication...

I love the fall and Howl-o-ween is the best!! We shop early for costumes for the kids, trying to find ones that will endure and add to the family dress up chest and that includes the dogs! Today we took snaps of one of our pack to send to his mom who is setting up a new life in another state. Check out...

My old RR mix Gracie (we think 17) was recently prescribed prednisone (20 mg) for arthritis. We started Tuesday so should start tapering tomorrow. Yesterday afternoon, I notoced she was panting. It has gotten worse over the night, although coming out to living room to be with her has gotten her to fall...

I recently (August) added Catherine, a rhodesian ridgeback rescue (spayed, maybe 7 or 8 yrs old, about 100 lb.) to my household. My household included Gracie, an approx 17 year old ridgeback who's slowing down, my hubby and 2 1/2 year old boy/girl twins (the boy has some develomental delays and is...