Dogs - January 2007

She has had her first seaon and it's almost time to take her to the vets to be spayed. She's a lovely dog, very biddable and easy to train. Occasionally, when she's playing with my German Shepherd, she goes potty and zooms around the house or garden like a maniac. Sometimes I'm afraid she will hit something and do herself some damage. Will she calm down after spaying?

2007-01-19 19:27:44 · 21 answers · asked by Gladys 4

This is the 3rd time she's had this. Usually it lasts for 3 or 4 days. This time it's mostly blood, less diarrhea. I've taken her to two different vets where they've kept her over night to monitor her. They can find nothing wrong with her. Any ideas? Haven't changed her food or anything. Could it be worms? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

2007-01-19 18:46:07 · 6 answers · asked by magick_is_you 1

I have a three y/o st bernard female that we got a week ago as a rescue. The people that were taking care of her said that it took some time to get her to eat dog food as her previous owner only fed her people food. She has not eaten in five days except some wet dog food off of a butter knife (like a kid eating peanut butter). Today I handed her one peice at a time of dry dog food until she ate...and I figured out her problem. She has such a big mouth, and such big jouls, that she has a real hard time with keeping the peice in her mouth as she chews. She is on kibbles and chunks right now...not the stuff by olroy, but the actual kibbles and chunks. Should I be finding a food with bigger peices to make it easier for her to bite, or should I find smaller peices so she can take a mouthful and chew. Is this normal for a St. Bernard to have trouble chewing because she is so clumsy with her mouth. Please help, I don't want her to get sick!

2007-01-19 18:41:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi All

Today I was going to get my bag of Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance and I ask the store manager what he think of the product. He said that he does not believe that buying for suitable for all life stages like Dick Van Patten's and Eagle Hollistic is notgood as it is not 'specially formulated' for a puppy. He recommened Advance,Eukanuba or Hills.

Then I go when I ask the fourms they said Advance Eukanuba and Hills is full of by products and he said that was good

Then I go compare the ingredient list from Dick Van PAttens and Advance Puppy Growth. They look both the same to me ? . Except Dick Van Patten does not contain corn,by products and has less Crude Fat and Crude Protein.

So what do you think about suitable for all life stages food ? Or should I follow him and get 'specially formulated food' I really do not want to be feeding my dog by-products

I keep doubting myself

2007-01-19 18:27:03 · 11 answers · asked by Beaglenewb 2

2007-01-19 18:15:44 · 14 answers · asked by Rhonda C 1

It's a dog that looks like a small husky.

2007-01-19 17:40:58 · 3 answers · asked by missy146833 3

Akita is very wobbly on her feet, stumbling some too.
Her head bobs and wanders. her eyes are darting. her breathing is restricted but adequate. she eats and drinks ok. any guesses what type of thing is this?

2007-01-19 17:36:17 · 11 answers · asked by unstresst_2 2

My dog is acting really weird..he keeps looking all over the place like he is seeing things and hes really hyper..i dont know what is wrong..its 12:30 in the morning. What can I do? please help!!

2007-01-19 17:30:15 · 15 answers · asked by Shauntel S 1

>he is 9 months old
>he is used to going to the bath room in the house
>he is a minature schnauzer

2007-01-19 17:25:27 · 9 answers · asked by Ashley A 2

I had an 7 week old puppy that ate an advil! I called the vet immediatley and he told me to give him a half of a cup of peroxide! I called the vet about 5 times to make sure that was the right amount. My puppy started to vomit and then became very ill, i then called the vet back and asked if this was normal! My vet then told me to take him to the ER, I ended up having to put him to sleep! I found out that the peroxide is what killed my puppy! I know have an $1100 vet bill and NO puppy and this vet does not want to help me with anything! What can I do!!!! What I want..... I can have..... my puppy!

2007-01-19 17:12:29 · 20 answers · asked by katieanned 2

my boyfriends dog constanly barks. Is there any way i can take its bark out? Like could i feed it anything or like do something that would make its bark dissapear?

2007-01-19 17:00:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

my dog had puppies sept 14 2006, and became in heat again about 2 weeks ago again, i separated the dogs from the bitches and after 2 weeks or so, got them all together and the dogs didnot show any more interest in the female for those 2 days,when i took one of dogs and the female after 3 days that they did not show any interest,i trusted them and when least suspected they were already mating try to seperate them but it was too late,on ly serious answers please.

2007-01-19 16:58:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Many people dislike or fear chows. They consider them to be mean dogs. What is your opinion of them as a breed?

2007-01-19 16:57:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in an apartment building and want to get a puppy. I know dogs bark, but can anybody recommend a breed that is generally quieter?

Also, I want a dog. Do not give me frou-frou breeds like chihuaha or poodle; I want a man's best friend-type of dog.

2007-01-19 16:56:25 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

He is very stiff when he first gets up from laying down for a while. Almost like his back legs went to sleep. After standing for a minute or two he is fine and love to run and play. The vet says this is common for puppies with long legs but we are still worried. Sometimes he doesn't want to get up at all because of it. The vet recommended a food change and we did that but it isn't haveing any effect. The vet said it would go away at around 18 months or so. Anybody else have this issue with a standard poodle?

2007-01-19 16:53:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My stepmom says it's because i have a high-pitched voice and my dad says because he doesn't know me that well...but I was eating dinner the other night and he comes to me...Is he going to take food over fear??

2007-01-19 16:53:00 · 7 answers · asked by Summer C 1

ok gonna give this one more try, then i'll give up. let me first say i do not feed my dogs anything but a high quality dog food, nor do i plan to feed them anything but dog food. ok with that said...earlier i asked about answers being givin on here that not only are not factual but downright wrong and dangerous. for the 3rd time today i have seen someone answer a question about feeding a dog human food with the answer of no it will cause worms. a dog only gets an intestinal parasite from eating the eggs and larvae of other parasties. wether that be from another dog's feces, fleas, wild animal, etc...i have seen a question about a dog eating chocolate answered several times by "it won't kill them but it will give them worms." my question is, am i the only one here that is disturbed by this? and the amount of people that agree with those statements? and does anyone really read this far into a question to give an intelligent answer?

2007-01-19 16:34:04 · 14 answers · asked by cagney 6

is it something do with the size of the dog?

2007-01-19 16:31:09 · 6 answers · asked by rosa 1

2007-01-19 16:24:37 · 48 answers · asked by Maddie 1

I know this sounds like a troll, but it's not.

http://www.neuticles.com/index1.html

Can anybody tell me why someone would want to get artificial testicles for their dog? It makes no sense.

2007-01-19 16:21:56 · 24 answers · asked by angrysandwichguy2000 3

I have a 3 month chihuahua and i just noticed that she has diahrea and it had blood. She seems really normal, happy, not sick at all. What could it be? but I know for sure im taking her to the vet asap.

2007-01-19 16:13:31 · 15 answers · asked by Liz 2

Is there anything I can put on it? It sort of looks like a premature boil. It is about 1.5 cm across and circular. Anyone know what it may be?

2007-01-19 16:09:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My dog is going thru her first heat and is acting very strange. She is usually very independent, last few days though she has been wanting constant attention. In addition, I didn't think female dogs did the humping thing that male dogs usually do, but my arm is in constant jeopardy. Is this all normal?

2007-01-19 16:08:51 · 11 answers · asked by hellodarling 2

2007-01-19 16:06:09 · 24 answers · asked by Jordan J 1

i was planning on buying one but I found a stray female decide to keep her but i want to breed her(i own a farm and i would want huskies on it) they would ask for certain papers can i get those papers they ask for?what exactly do i need?
and i havnt taken her to the vet cause i found her yesterday.

2007-01-19 16:02:49 · 11 answers · asked by purple haze 1

I have a pitbull and i want to know what my pitbull will look like just like how stocky she might be when she is full grown shes 55-60 pounds and about 18 inches at the shoulder and her head is about 17 1/2 inches and she is 10 months old and i want to know how much bigger should her head get and what will her body look like?

2007-01-19 15:50:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

on the carpet again after 3 years of being trained? I bought her when she was 8 months old. I would like to add she is almost bald that is why I do not train her for the outdoors. How can I retrain her again?

2007-01-19 15:46:00 · 6 answers · asked by kia 1

I have a 6 month old Doberman female puppy, just went into heat two days ago. She looks sad and miserable, poor girl. We had appt to get her spayed next week, now we have to wait till the heat cycle is over. How long does it last and how can we relelive her discomfort?? And is there anything else I can expect to happen with this? Thank you... No, I will not get her laid, as much as she might like it, ha ha.

2007-01-19 15:42:31 · 9 answers · asked by Amy K 2

if it's any help, she's a picky eater, a real trooper and got the usual shade of color for a beagle.

2007-01-19 15:38:42 · 83 answers · asked by Saltbreaker 5

OK, here is the story. I found this sweet Lhasa Apso loose in the neighborhood. She was about 5 or 6 years old. She disn't seem to like other dogs, but got along well with my kids.

Well, when I realized that she was in heat, I took her to the pound. My male Shih Tzu isn't fixed, so I thought that I shouldn't have them near each other and couldn't risk my kids not monitoring them well.

Now I see here at YA that I could be making money on breeding them together! I could have had Lhasa Shihs!!! What was I thinking!

What do you think? Did I deprive her of "the feelings of motherhood"? Did I missed out on "cute little puppies"? And couldn't I have made a lot of money selling these pure-bred designer CKC papered pups?

2007-01-19 15:37:44 · 26 answers · asked by Katslookup - a Fostering Fool! 6