I'm a new member and other than my intro this is my first post... I've got some questions about the flirt pole - for clarification I mean a "doggie fishing pole" a 6 ft+ length of semi-fleixible something(tubing, bamboo, ect) with a 6-8ft rope and some sort of rag tied onto the end...

My 10 year old chocolate lab hurt his tail this summer - it's "happy tail" or sometimes I believe it is called "kennel tail" - from whacking the end of his tail on everything. At first we bandaged his tail and did some research. Then a few trips to the vet. Antibiotics and antibiotic...

My dog (80 lb Rhodesian RIdgeback) was just discharged from the hospital after having surgery to mend a broken femur (probable hit by car) by screwing a plate in and grafting from hip. The next few weeks' priorities are keeping him in crate/pen so that bone heals, keeping him from picking at/licking...