Pets - 19 September 2007

I'm trying to decide what my first breed of dog should be, but I have never owned a dog before. I have trained a GSD/Lab mix and I have helped train a willfull GSD puppy.
I definitely want a medium or large breed dog. Do you have any suggestions?

2007-09-19 09:25:50 · 13 answers · asked by Tiffany 4 in Dogs

I have a 5 1/2 month old pit bull puppy that when I got him back from his former owner had no weight on him at all. He was so thin that his testicals had not yet dropped. Oreo looked as though he had never been given any food or water and had not been allowed out of the cage that he was kept in when the owners were gone or sleeping. When I brought him home 48 hours ago he was shakey and so thin that you could count every bone in his body my family didnt think he was going to be ok but with in 45 minutes of feeding him he started to play and walk around better. I gave him a big bowl of food and a big bowl of gatoraide to get him back to a little bit of something. Was I right in feeding him or did I do something wrong? He is showing signs of being alot better and seems to have picked up at least 5 pounds in that short time frame.

2007-09-19 09:24:27 · 19 answers · asked by winter_white_wolf_pup 2 in Dogs

I am adopting a lab from the shelter and they say he is 1 and half years old. I was wondering if I can still train him easily or will it be more difficult since he is older?

2007-09-19 09:21:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Could anyone PLEASE recommend a good garbage can for my kitchen? I need either a brand name, a website, or a store.

Needs to be locking or tightly sealed so even if the dog tips it over it won't open. Would prefer something easily sanitized. Don't really care about material but my kitchen is natural wood, hunter green, and black appliances, so matching would be nice, but not necessary. Needs to be fairly large, not something under sink. Price is negotiable.

Any ideas? So far I have found zilch in local stores.

(Jeez, I sound like those folks who want 'tiny, quiet, shedless, well-behaved, already potty trained, cheap dogs') LOL

PS: The dog has learned every single thing I have taught her except for this one annoying thing- I am working on it every day but a stronger can would really help.

2007-09-19 09:18:54 · 14 answers · asked by howldine 6 in Dogs

My dog is approx 8 years old - she is a mongrel, just wondering if this is old?

Some people have told me that dogs live until they are about 15!

I really dont want anything to happen to my girl, shes happy and healthy? Whats your opinion?

2007-09-19 09:18:38 · 36 answers · asked by redcan76 3 in Dogs

Is it normal to have a certain brand of dog food make your pup fart a lot? I was feeding my pup Nutro but now I slowly switched it to Iams. she never used to fart before (At least from what I noticed) but now she farts, and it smells sooo bad. This happened to our other dog too. Is it normal for this to happen? Or do the dog fats smell bad with certain brands of dog food?

2007-09-19 09:11:29 · 9 answers · asked by moon&stars 3 in Dogs

there are five of them should i keep a couple?

2007-09-19 09:10:32 · 10 answers · asked by TeKema 1 in Cats

I have 16 red wag platy babys at about 1.4cm long each, two Gold Lyretail Molly fry about 1.7cm long each, and 6 (remaining) blue paradise gourami babies about 0.8cm long each. The mollies and platys are all between 6-8 weeks old and the gouramis are about 8 weeks old.

1. How long does it usualy take for a molly fry to reach fully grown status?

2. For Platys?

3. And Gouramis?

4. If the fry grow large enough to be larger than the largest mouth of my fish (in the main tank) would it be safe to put them in with the other fish?

5. Would the gouramis have a greater survival rate and/or bettert health if they are born and remain in their own tank, or in a breeding net/box?

PLEASE ONLY ANSWER THE QUESTIONS I ASK, DONT GIVE RANDOM INFORMATION UNLESS IT PERTAINS TO THEM!

2007-09-19 08:57:20 · 2 answers · asked by Kuma Ninotori 3 in Fish

Please No dumb jokes.
My aunt has a dog that is dieing of cancer. She does not have the money to spend to get him better and he is an old dog. She found out like a day ago and is planing to put him to sleep tomarrow. I have known him and loved him, for 14 years now. I know that things like this happen, but I was wondering If anyone can give suggestions on how i can help her cope?

2007-09-19 08:53:35 · 12 answers · asked by just passing by 3 in Dogs

2007-09-19 08:35:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

What does it mean when I cat comes to you when you are not paying attention and rubs its nose on your hand or toe? Does it mean that it loves you?
Sometimes I will be sitting on the chair at my desk looking at the computer doing homework and my cat Sage will come up quietly and rub his nose on my toe. And then he will look at me and start purring. What does this mean?? (BTW, I love my cat. He is so precious)

2007-09-19 08:28:58 · 13 answers · asked by moon&stars 3 in Cats

i tried Evo but its too expensive. i really wish i could afford to feed them that but right now we just cant afford it. i switched to canidae and its more affordable but i cant get my dogs to eat it. one of my dogs starved herself for almost 3 days so i had to start mixing it with wet food which got too expensive. i went to a feed store and the guy recomended diamond naturals for small breeds. he gave us some samples and i came home and did some research on it only to find out that its crap. i know some people have said the chicken soup brand food is good but the guy at the feed store said diamond makes it and its really not all that great.
how am i suppose to feed my dogs healthy and still be able to feed myself?

2007-09-19 08:22:47 · 14 answers · asked by omama 3 in Dogs

Sixteen animals in all, not including my five-year-old nephew...should I make it seventeen by getting a parrot, or do you think it's a bad idea? Right now I'm in doubts...what if its too much work, with seventeen animals and a boy I'm taking care of for a while? What if Davey lets the parrot out and it gets eaten by one of my cats???

2007-09-19 08:15:30 · 21 answers · asked by the happy one 1 in Other - Pets

The neighbor saw everything. She said a burgundy/maroon new model Dodge 1 1/2 cab truck stopped along side of the street and that this guy probably around early 20s got off the passenger side and walked toward the front door. She thought he was going to knock but to her surprise he grabbed the parrots cage (2pc mexican medium size white round cage with stand) and started to run with it. She screamed at him Heeeyyyyyyy!!! He looked at her and threw the cage in the truck bed and left really fast. She managed to get half of the Texas License plate number 56N ??? . The driver man around in his 50s he looks mex. but sounds Indian. I would really appreciate if you help me look out for that description of the truck and the plates. If you see it please write down the other half of the plate. Police report has been made and police investigation is on. If you see the parrot he is wearing a silver bracelet with a serial # on R foot. Anything will help a lot in recovering our baby. Any info helps!

2007-09-19 08:13:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

1) You think the house is too orderly.

2) You're already an insomniac.

3) You want your vet to buy a new BMW.

4) Your furniture looks to new.

5) You love the sound of puppies in the morning, noon, afternoon, evening, midnight, predawn, etc.

6) Your garden and backyard need renovating and you don't want to pay a landscaper.

7) Your neighbors don't complain enough already.

8) The kids aren't really a challenge.

9) If you can train and show one dog, why not ten.

10) You can't think of a better way to test your spouse's loyalty.

Anyone agree?

2007-09-19 08:12:01 · 24 answers · asked by ♥Cristina♥ 4 in Dogs

how good a pet is a ferret, what would be the implications of buying one (feeding, exercise, poop, etc), and finally, could they really be trained to sit on your shoulder?

PS: ferrets are rodents, right?

2007-09-19 07:48:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

They never use to do it to me and now they swerve by my face all the time......what's the deal!!!

2007-09-19 07:42:16 · 7 answers · asked by Myra G 5 in Birds

I have 8 serpae tetras and they all are fin nipping on each other...I don't know why, I read that if they are in school of 6 or more they shouldn't and I have 8, what could the problem be? Please help before they nip all their fins away=[

2007-09-19 07:40:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-09-19 07:18:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

She loves to lay in bed with me and im sick so i just wanna lay around and i want to lay with her. I s it ok or will she get sick too?

2007-09-19 07:12:21 · 6 answers · asked by veggiemama 2 in Rodents

2007-09-19 07:07:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

I have a 17 month old Jack Russell X Staffy, i've had him from the age of 8 months from the local Recue centre and when i first had him within 2 weeks he bit my 7 year old niece &had caused her uite a serious injury to her ear, now i know most people would of had him out down but with advice from the animal shelter and vets i decided not to because she had been annoying him quite bad for a week, well anyway back then i only worked part time and now i have had to work full time due to financial issues and my dog has become worse he has terribleehavior problems he is vicious towards me at times, like this morning i gave him a bone to keep him occupied while i was at work & i went to stroke him goodbye & he just went all stiff & growled & showed me his teeth, i thought he was going to pounce on me, i have put him up on freeads to re-home him but im having no luck because i've been honest about him, i really don't knbow what 2 do i don't want to take him back to a dogs shelter

2007-09-19 07:03:21 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Personally I like the bigger breeds-- usually they end up calmer and they're just so much fun to play with (I feel like I'll break a Pom by holding the little guys) My favs are shepherds and Ibizans.

What about you?

2007-09-19 06:55:28 · 37 answers · asked by mathaowny 6 in Dogs

i have a 75 gallon quarium with 6 frogs in it. i had two cascade filters on it but it was alwalys so cloudy i could barely see the frogs. i went out and bought a $200 canister filter last week....it is still so cloudy i cant see hardly anything. i feed them once a day and i feed them bloodworms and shrimp.
i would really appreciate any help.

2007-09-19 06:50:46 · 4 answers · asked by yesiamalesbian 4 in Reptiles

2007-09-19 06:41:24 · 4 answers · asked by rahul m 1 in Dogs

I have had the fresh water tank for approximately 1.5 years now. Just a few weeks ago I noticed a white/clear algae that began growing on the rocks and plants. I vacumed the tank and removed most of it. Now its back even worse. What is it? Can it kill my fish? Is there any treatment for it? Any help is apprishiated. Thanks!

2007-09-19 06:41:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

If ye shoulder parrot be nippin at your hearing holes what be the best method to get the scallywag to behave?

2007-09-19 06:39:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

I have been pouring my brain and can't think
of anything.
So far i have,
Sharpy,
Deeno,
Zilla,
Ollie,
Bazil,
Rocky,
Spike
and Spike and Rocky combined to
create Spock.
But, Im just not feeling any of them lol.Plus
most of them are male names.
All suggestions and ideas are very welcome.

2007-09-19 06:25:50 · 7 answers · asked by Dream 5 in Reptiles

has anyone tried putting pvc on their fence as shown in the link below to keep their dog from jumping over fences?? it's kind of like coyote fencing but cheaper.

http://www.kittyklips.com/basic.htm

2007-09-19 06:22:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My dog had puppies and she had the mange, but we don't want the puppies to get it, and we want her to get better, with out having to go to the vet.

2007-09-19 06:22:19 · 15 answers · asked by alliemcbeil 1 in Dogs