Dogs - December 2006

I am asking only people who have real, honest answers to answer this question. I have a 60 pound, 3 year old labrador. He is a complete food hound.

I had to leave him with my parents this weekend as my husband and I had to go out of town. My mom has two Italian Greyhounds, each only about ten pounds. I have always been so careful with him around these dogs as have my parents. We are always diligant to feed them seperately. However, my mom this weekend had to run outside for a minute but before she did she gave my dog and one of hers a dog treat. As soon as my dog finished his, he went to grab my moms dog and accidentally got my mom's dogs leg. The injury wasn't life threatening as it was only two small puncture wounds. And my dog was in no way attacking hers, only attempting to eat the treat. And as soon as he got it he acted confused as to what had happened to the other dog.

Is there any way to fix a dog of this behavior? I am desperate, he is not a bad dog!!

2006-12-11 07:25:53 · 9 answers · asked by Sandy 3

l like going on 3-4 mile run 3 times a week and would like to take the dog with me.
1. would a lab be ok
2. what bread would be good?
3. which breads should i avoid?
this is a serious question so no silly answers please

2006-12-11 07:20:02 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

has had all the signs of being pregnant although doesnt look it however today she has produced alot of milk she is a minature daschund i'm not worried either way as long as she is alright

2006-12-11 07:18:28 · 14 answers · asked by Karen S 1

a lab or a toy dog

2006-12-11 07:17:19 · 20 answers · asked by kristen 2

I live alone with a 3yr old Lab mix and a 4 month old border collie mix. I have had the lab for 3 months and the collie for 1 week. They are both potty and crate trained. They interact and play fine when I am supervising them. I have not left them alone with free access to the apartment. However, they do stay in their crates near to one another. They get about 1 hour of walks a day and play together in my apartment and/or in a tennis court (so they can run and be dogs).

I work 8 hours a day 5 days a week. I go home for lunch for an hour. They spend 3-5 hours twice a day for 5 days in a given week in their crates. This they don't really seem to have a problem with this, and in fact I have left them in their crates for a single 6 hour period, but never more then 8 hours in their crates in a given day.

I want a life beyond just work and my dogs. I have a hobby meets 2x a week, 4-5 hours per meeting. I don't want to mean to my dogs, but I want to be able to do stuff still!

2006-12-11 07:06:36 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm debating between the 2 breeds... I have no children(though I do have a 7 month niece that I want to be nice to!), and live in a home with about a 1/2 acre yard. I found a breeder near that just had puppies last week & only charges $125 for male Cairn's, is that crazy cheap?!? Can anyone tell me which breed is better all around? I've done a lot of research on the net about them, but nothing to compare the 2... THANKS!!!

2006-12-11 07:00:54 · 7 answers · asked by Amy 2

It's her first period, what can I do to make her feel more comfortable?
And it's my first dog, so I'm new to this too, any suggestions?
Thanks ;)

2006-12-11 06:54:19 · 21 answers · asked by unknown 1

My family looked at lab puppies over the weekend. We've got 3 kids- a 7 yr old, a 5 yr old, and a 15 month old. We love dogs, even the 15 month old loves dogs, and these puppies, of course, were very cute. Also, we found 2 that were calm and non-chewy, even at 9 weeks. That is, they played but didn't try to knock down the baby. When they tried chewing on our hands and we pushed them gently away, they simply stopped, whereas the others just tried to chew shoelaces. I don't know how unusual it is to find Lab pups that can be that calm so quickly, the others I've seen were all high, high energy. Anyway, we are thinking of adding these two puppies to our family, but I wonder if we are nutty! We would crate train them, my husband gets up at 5 to go to work and he'd walk them first thing; I stay home; we have a fenced yard and a large home; we'd take them to dog beach and park; they'd be indoor family pets. My toddler is an easy kid. We can do the work, will it be too much work?

2006-12-11 06:40:14 · 29 answers · asked by shrinkydinkheart 4

2006-12-11 06:36:25 · 8 answers · asked by geneo 2

2006-12-11 06:35:00 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-11 06:33:17 · 22 answers · asked by Johnny M 1

I have a 5month old siberian husky...and he just gobbles is food up without chewing it first, I think this may be upsetting his stomach, any ideas on how to make him chew his food first before he swallows? my vet already suggested putting a big rock in teh center of teh feeding bowl.

2006-12-11 06:30:06 · 9 answers · asked by aleks 3

He started vomiting Thursday night and hasn't been able to keep food and water down. I took him to the Vet saturday morning, they gave him an anti-vomiting shot and gave me three medicines to give him. Sat. night he was able to eat a little bit of chicken and rice and kept it down, but the vomiting started up again yesterday. He took his meds and a little bit of water this morning and didn't puke before I left for work, but may have after. I gave him pedialyte freezer pops last night and he kept that down. Any ideas of what is wrong? Before this happened he did get into my underwear, he likes to eat them. The doc said this may have irritated something in his system, but he has done this before and nothing happened. I do my best to keep them out of his reach but he sometimes sneaks them past me or I miss a pair.. NO More. Could it be a virus? How long should I wait to see if he gets better, before taking him back?

2006-12-11 06:29:57 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is the first time I am having a female dog. How frequently this happens?

2006-12-11 06:23:43 · 15 answers · asked by rams 4

they both will be wearing e collars, but i'm a little bit concerned about if they try to play with eachother 'n try to bite their ears while their going through the after care process... I don't know if any of you have experienced something like that before...they're both 3.5 months old..

2006-12-11 06:22:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

i watch aniaml cops. and i cry everytime i see a dog dieing or dead or hurt. animal planet is my favorite channel.

2006-12-11 06:12:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-11 06:03:21 · 11 answers · asked by Bistro 7

Pet food and supplies, how often to see the vet, where to put them overnight? Helpful house-breaking and training tips would be appreciated too.

2006-12-11 05:53:54 · 12 answers · asked by mezhenari 2

2006-12-11 05:50:42 · 12 answers · asked by steve v 2

Is their a reason of her new behavior? Help! She's 1 1/2 year old.

2006-12-11 05:31:59 · 14 answers · asked by Pat 1

I want to use my dog in a show where he has to perform a magic trick.

He already is an "acting dog" so he is easy and willing to be trained.

I dont know any magic tricks though - does anyone have any suggestions?

2006-12-11 05:22:41 · 6 answers · asked by DaBoomvang 3

I AM TAKING CARE OF MY MOMS PUG AND HER FACE REALLY STINKS I HAVE GAVE HER BATHS AND SHE STINKS IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO CURE THIS.

2006-12-11 05:20:30 · 7 answers · asked by Km 2

My dog was playing in the back yard with my pug pup. She was running around and flip over a cord we have for Christmas lights, she hurt her right rear hip. I have been asking vet places if i could make payments since i am on SSD and they all said no.. I always thought vet wanted to help take care of animals, i was not asking for free service just to be able to make payments and the would not help out. So my dog is in alot of pain and i am in alot of tears. I just don't know what to do i do the best i can with what i got. Thanks for listening.

2006-12-11 05:17:58 · 15 answers · asked by itsme378 1

cuz we feed our dogs human food and i would like to know what they can eat. i already know what they caint eat. thankx.

2006-12-11 05:09:46 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-11 05:06:14 · 6 answers · asked by chatalotphone 1

we have a "new" dog who is a little over a year old. i have been trying to walk her several times a week. it has been getting incredibly frusterating to walk her because she keeps pulling & running into me (and virtually running me into the ditch). she is a treeing walker coonhound. i have her on a harness & a short leash. i walk her on my right side (i have also tried the left with the same results). and attempt to keep her next to me.

i am getting so annoyed because it is a constant struggle the ENTIRE time i walk her. i give positive reinforcement when she does walk correctly, however that is about once or twice for a few seconds!

i refuse to use a choker chain because of their level of misuse & potential for causing injuries.

2006-12-11 05:05:25 · 13 answers · asked by christy 6

most people know them as hot-dog dogs
i have 2 and in my family we have about 20 (out of cousins, aunts and uncles)

2006-12-11 05:02:14 · 11 answers · asked by Total_Pineapple_forever 2

My dog has eight puppiees and she doesnt fill them up anymore or she ends up running out..can i feed them canned food for puppies because we tried giving them powdered milk for puppies but they dont like it and rather starve.......

2006-12-11 04:58:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have just started to feed my dog (a shih tzu) a BARF diet (which is raw food) and the change in her is fab!!! She used to itch all the time (no fleas) on commercial foods, she had been on the BARF diet for about a week and the change really is good, just wondered wht you all fed your dog!?

2006-12-11 04:57:34 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yes, I know this is in the Pets section! But the majority of the questions I answer involve Pets. So it is my area of interest.

2006-12-11 04:57:13 · 9 answers · asked by Chihuahua Magic 5