I have been working with my dog Flurry on lunging at other dogs in the street, either to play or exchange leash aggression. She now will sit still if I catch her concentration before the lunge, but will not walk by without trying to engage. How do I move from the sitting and waiting stance [...]
Morning. Well, I’ve been quiet while reading everything. I did take the advice of the veterans here and I got my dog after the Holidays… in retrospect it was excellent advice (If I was so tired from the holiday hustle and bustle then why wouldnt she be???) Okay… I love my dog (9 weeks today [...]
My name is Marilyn and I live in BC, Canada, with my husband and our nearly-8-year-old daughter. We have an older rescue dog, who is now 10 and we brought a Jack Russell into our home 2 months ago – Lilly is now 4 months old. She has had all her puppy vaccinations and has [...]
I was sick with fever for a few days and fell behind on all the new posts. I hate when that happens I brought the pups to the vet to get weighed and Ranger has gained 2 pounds and Scout gained 1! Scout now weighs 54 pounds and Ranger weighs 38.8 pounds. Ranger had bad [...]
I don’t want to start a crate/belt debate, I just want to remind you to use one or the other ALL THE TIME. There are three important reasons to restrain, two of which are commonly overlooked. 1) The obvious reason – restraining your dog minimizes the risk of injury in an accident. 2) The not-so-obvious, [...]
It’s been a while since I posted about our new boy, Garth, who came to us at 11 months from a poodle rescue. He is now 13 months old and a big boy at about 60 – 65 pounds. I found out that his prior family (who had him about 6 (?) weeks had a [...]
ok I “think” it was this list that suggested using plain canned pumpkin to help solidify liquid puppy poops. I can’t find it in the grocery stores near me. And i’m not really wanting to spend $3-4 a can for it at the pet store. So does any one have any ideas? I haven’t tried [...]
No other dog can play with toys without her going absolutely out of control. If there is a toy around, she will quiver and shake and pant and do whatever it takes to be able to get to the toy. If another dog has a toy, she will aggressively drive the dog off the toy [...]
This is a pentent pending device used to safeguard dogs or other animals against falling out of the truck bed. We have seven boxers and want to make sure they are safe but also able to see where we are going without having to be tied down.
Almost 6 years agowhen we got out first lab, Cody. We lost him last summer to cancer. Way to young as he was only 5and so heartbreaking. We have a 4.5 yo black lab, Leila who had CCL surgery 3weeks before we had to put Cody down. My family and Leila have not been thesame [...]