Pets - 20 December 2007

im thinking about getting a medium/large dog breed i realize that large breed have their own needs just like every dog do but i think i cna handle it my dad was a newfoundland,sait bernard dog breeder for 10 years so he has experience iwth large dogs i thinking about new dog cuz my dog wa poisoned a week ago and i need to recover somehow but im not sure if i ready for new dog
i wa thinking about "mountain dogs" like greater swiss or bernese but i have no idea about those dogs ive read a lot aabout them from dogbreedinfo.compuppydogweb.com akc.org
or what are ur suggestions ??
thx a lot i appreciate it :)

2007-12-20 06:39:39 · 20 answers · asked by dAmIAnOO 5 in Dogs

my dogs get aggressive when it comes to food or toys...how do i break this?

2007-12-20 06:36:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

please...

2007-12-20 06:35:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-12-20 06:27:33 · 11 answers · asked by felix fine 1 in Birds

see my profile for why...

2007-12-20 06:21:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

2007-12-20 06:20:33 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

b/c i just got a ferret. it's one step away from being albino and it's long and it's name is Choo. Yeah i know wierd but he's really cute. and longggggg
do u think it's okay to tell my freinds and bf?
zoe

2007-12-20 06:11:27 · 41 answers · asked by Zoe Z 1 in Rodents

mine is german shepherd and shi tzu. plus i want one that can hand out of ur purse! how cute would that be!!
zoe

2007-12-20 06:09:33 · 19 answers · asked by Zoe Z 1 in Dogs

My gernman sheperd's nail cracked pretty much in half today and he seems to be in some pain.

Can anyone help me or give me advice on how i can wrap his nail up so it doesn't get infected?

Ace bandage over his whole foot??

2007-12-20 06:06:12 · 7 answers · asked by nhmcoba 2 in Dogs

I have a painted turtle, she is about the size of a baseball. We have tried to find someone to come to the house and take care of her and my lizards, but it's hard to find a reliable person that we trust to come over and who is not going away for Christmas, so now we have to take her and my lizards with us to Tennessee which is an 8 hour drive for us. How do I travel with my turtle, we have never taken her anywhere.

2007-12-20 05:57:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

my 6 yr. old female cat has been to vet twice in the last month for bladder problem. She's been on Baytril twice. First time 1 pill a day for 7 days then this last time 1 a day for 10 days. It's been approx. 10 days now and she is doing same thing. She is in and out of her litter box constantly. Looks like sometimes she pees a drop and the n nothing. I don't know what I can do except take her back to the vet again, but I'm broke with Christmas and all. Could there be a home remedy or something else I can do? I know next time they will want to do tests and that would be so expensive. Help!!

2007-12-20 05:56:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-12-20 05:56:26 · 18 answers · asked by The Sidewalkinator 6 in Other - Pets

my mamaws cat doesnt meow...when he tries nothing comes out...he just makes the meow face...but its completly silent

2007-12-20 05:55:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

Do you go by the colour, like patches, if the pet is multi coloured, or do you go by their behaviour? My dog died 3yrs. ago he was 14yrs. old. His name was Nicki, but his nick name was Boo Boo, yeah, you know like the little Boo Boo from Yogi Bear! I used his nick name more often, he just looked like a Little Boo Boo. When I went out with him, of course he was this little dog with a big heart and big confidence in himself so I had to call him Nicki so he wouldn't be embarassed! lol

2007-12-20 05:51:22 · 18 answers · asked by fh 4 in Dogs

my cat has a lot of energy all the time and she runs like through our house and jumps on everything...last night my dad was layin in bed and i accidnetly shut her in there with him and she pounced allllll over him and was jumpin everywhere all over the bed! is it b/c shes an inside cat?

2007-12-20 05:51:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

i've had 2 for about 6 months, his female companion died a few weeks ago after a large water change. ( boyfriend added chlorinated water, tank needed to be re-cycled, we had that nasty green water) everything is fine now, testing reveals normal levels. he just wont eat, and has gotten really skinny and his eyes are sinking in. the tips of his fins are turning brown.its been over a week since he ate last, and hes kinda just resting on top of one of the plants moving his mouth. he only swims (kinda lamely at that) when i open the top of the tank to look at him. when i walk away he heads back to the same spot. the only other fish in the 10 gallon tank at the moment are 2 small (healthy, happy) algae eaters. please help, im sad for him! ( i know i posted this earlier but noone really replied)

2007-12-20 05:49:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

It bothers me that some people think that just because a person refers to their dog as "property" it means that owner is irresponsible or uncaring. I love my dogs and have gone to great lengths to make sure they are well cared for and are trained to be socially acceptable.

If the animal rights' activists have their way (AND IF WE DON'T WAKE UP, THEY WILL), and animals are no longer deemed as PROPERTY under the law, WHO or WHAT ENTITY will be responsible for them? Who or What entity will make decisions regarding their care?

We are NOT "guardians".....WE are OWNERS.

2007-12-20 05:47:56 · 11 answers · asked by zappataz ♠ Since 1999 4 in Dogs

I have a 50gallon/200L tank and i am trying to figure out what to put in it. I originally wanted to get Cichlids or Dwarf Cichlids but i dont think i can get them in Australia. If anyone knows where i can get them in QLD Australia please let me know! Anyway i have decided that i will make it a community tank since i cant get Cichlids. The Fish i want to put in the community tank are:

* Cardinal Tetras
* Platys
* Fancy Guppies
* Dwarf Gouramis
* Dalmatian Mollies
* Leopard Corydoras
* Lyretail Mollies
*Angelfish

So exactly how many of each can i get? Is there any that you think i should exclude? Any that dont get along? And any suggestions of other fish i can get?

Thankyou all so much

2007-12-20 05:45:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I live in a extremly rural area. Often people will drive by my neck of the woods and dump dogs at night. Many of these dogs are a serious nusiance. They destroy livestock and property. Many live wild for months because of local poultry houses have a compost bin for dead chickens. These dogs dig the chickens out of the bins and eat parts of them leaving much of the "parts" scatered around my property.
They attack livestock and have done thousands of dollars of damage to mine and neighbors farms.

I have tried taking some to shelters but they are to full and will not accept them. I have tried also to give them away free in the paper and bulitin boards in town. I have carried some to town in a cage and tried to give them away. No one wants them.

I can't handle them there is to many. There is no dog catcher in my area. I have called the sheriff and it took 8 hours to get a deputy out here just to tell me he can't do anything.

2007-12-20 05:41:34 · 17 answers · asked by Old Hickory 6 in Dogs

The family who lives behind me owns a male cat, I'm guessing is about 7 or 8 years old. Everyday he comes in my yard wanting food (he is very fat for his size) and if I do not feed him he sits on my front porch, puts his head against my door and meows very loudy. He will not stop until he is fed. Other than that he is very loveable and sweet and I have grown attached to him. Now instead of feeding him scraps I bought him some canned food and feed him that. Do you think it is wrong of me to feed him?

2007-12-20 05:41:20 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

Recently, my cat has been very bad about scratching her claws and pulling them on my carpet. She usually does it very early in the morning (about 2:00) and I don't know how to stop it. When she does it, I usually just snap and say no, then close my eyes and fall back asleep. Sometimes she'll stop when I say no, but minutes after I fall back asleep she's at it again! She won't use the scratching post I bought her, the other cat does! What do I do about her?

2007-12-20 05:41:18 · 17 answers · asked by danie_angel85 1 in Cats

Does anybody know how much it costs to get a dog cremated?? Or is it best to have my dog buried??

Thanks.

2007-12-20 05:37:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-12-20 05:36:24 · 14 answers · asked by big bill 3 in Cats

2007-12-20 05:36:04 · 8 answers · asked by isisn979 2 in Dogs

I knew this dogs owner treated him badly, I spoke to her and bought him for $20, He's adjusting well into the family however he pee's everywhere I need help house training but dont want to crate him. Please help.

2007-12-20 05:23:44 · 11 answers · asked by Jess 3 in Dogs

First excuse my spelling lol , anyway last year we adopted a purebred white german shepherd from the animal shelter because they were going to euthanize her. We payed the adoption fee she wasn't yet spayed so we were planning on spaying her. Anyway The shelter knew she had aggression problems but we didnt know that until one day we were at the park and she big somebody and brok the skin and she had to be qurintined (or how ever you spell it) for 10 days but during those 10 days we had her spaying apointment . Are vet is very hard to get into so the next apointment was 3 weeks after she got released from the shelter. But by then the the spaye coupen expired and the vet said they would still do it anyway a week later roxy (the white german shepherd) chewed out of our fence and attacked a lady then we decided we could no longer handle the dog and would worry she would really hurt somebody so we researched homes and found a single man (police officer) wanted a gsd after meeting the guy an

2007-12-20 05:23:18 · 18 answers · asked by Brittany J 3 in Dogs

Serious answers only please. Thanks!

2007-12-20 05:23:01 · 6 answers · asked by sirslady 2 in Cats

or whatever holiday you're celebrating?

2007-12-20 05:22:19 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-12-20 05:16:06 · 13 answers · asked by mumean p 1 in Dogs

Conformation? Herding? Obedience? Schutzhund? Rally?
What is involved in obtaining/training for that particular title?

2007-12-20 05:14:28 · 23 answers · asked by zappataz ♠ Since 1999 4 in Dogs