Dogs - March 2007

we're a military family and have moved 5 times in three and a half years. my husbands parents have had our dog for a while, but will be soon making a trip up here this summer. so i can't wait to get her back. my dellema is, she's used to having another dog companion, and i would like to get a puppy anyways. so do i get one before she gets here, or wait until after she comes? she's very much the alpha female, and i don't want her to fel second best to anything...

2007-03-27 11:08:25 · 8 answers · asked by laura t 1

we will miss her deeply. Do any of you know a web site where I might find some verses,poems,etc to help me write a Thank you note to the vet. They took such great care of her. And us too. I am not good at putting words to paper. Need all the help I can get. Thank you all...:''''(

2007-03-27 11:08:09 · 12 answers · asked by Squirrlee-1 3

My dog pees all the time why.

2007-03-27 11:05:39 · 7 answers · asked by fun_fun_ 1

I found him at a local shelter. I wanted a good companion dog and would like one who is not too high strung. Thought about a lab or retriever, but when we saw Sebastian, I fell half in love in the first minute. He has a sweet disposition, wanted lots of love, loves to be scratched. He was born with a birth defect on one of his front legs but does get around all right, they say. I know the leg is a limitation with activity a bit and he will need regular grooming. Went back to see him again and he put his head up to the gate to be scratched. Now more in love. Any thoughts on what future complications could be or the pros and cons of a collie?

2007-03-27 10:57:36 · 19 answers · asked by mongersmom 2

my 5 year old setter is a house dog .Recently a female in heat has been coming to my yard, He is off his food but drinking lots. He is also tearing the ground with his paws and barking more. My main concern is his lack of food . he will eat some but we have to coax . is this normal and how long can it go on. I have spoken to a vet and she says not to worry as he seems to have lots of energy and his urine is normal.

2007-03-27 10:55:14 · 9 answers · asked by shelly 3

here are some things to consider

- at school all day dad is home at lunch time to let my brothers beagle out
-I dance a couple times a week and may not be home, but someone is mostly at night so it would have phisical contact with humans
- I run track, will it be happy to run with me
- will it sleep with me somenights

2007-03-27 10:45:29 · 10 answers · asked by ★ 3

I lost my beloved Lhasa Apso dog last year, and am really wanting to adopt a new Lhasa similiar to my baby who was a cream colored Lhasa mix dog. I do not want to go to a pet store,but you can rarely find Lhasas or even Lhasa mix dogs at the animal shelters where I live in Houston because the smaller dogs go so fast. So anyway,to make a long story short, I emailed a Lhasa/Shihtzu rescue group but the adoption fee they charge for a puppy up to 1 year old is like 450 dollars and when you bought the heartguard[for heartworms] like they suggested,and the frontline for flees,plus the dog food,the fee was well over 500 dollars! If their 2 to 4 years old, the fee is like 400 dollars,I think that's ridicolous. The petstores were asking the same prices. I know buying a dog from a petstore is unethical but at the same time if you get a dog from a so called "rescue group", and it's the exact same price how is that any different?

2007-03-27 10:43:13 · 18 answers · asked by ann h 3

Well, potty training has been going great. But, now its raining. Will a puppy still go out to potty in the rain? I dont have a covered patio. I hate to have to use puppy pads as I think thats going backwards. What should I do?

2007-03-27 10:42:01 · 5 answers · asked by cheerful2 1

made my pup an appt. to come back when she became 4 months old. I thought that was too early. They said between 4-6 months is quite alright. Do you think so?

2007-03-27 10:38:02 · 14 answers · asked by fruitsalady2003 2

I have a German Shepard and he is very BIG but very nice and im trying to get him to where i can walk him on the leash! he has never been on a leash and he is always trying to pull my arm out of the socket every time pulling so hard! he has poped my friends are out of place pulling so hard! he has always been going around free around the ranch and i want to train him to walk on the leash cause im athletic and i want him to run with me, my other German Shepard died not to long ago and she was the one that i took with me all of the time! So can you please help me with some advice thanks a bunch!!

2007-03-27 10:37:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I take her for a walk, she always pulls ahead of me. Not so much that I stagger, but I feel a little pull. Whenever I tug her back, she goes ahead again. How can I train her to stay by my side?

2007-03-27 10:32:39 · 6 answers · asked by Hockey Girl 1

it's a black lab, and i think he got scred or something and got shocked! help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-03-27 10:30:45 · 17 answers · asked by christina h 2

We have an Australian Shepherd, and he is an outside dog (he startedoff as an inside dog, bu transitioned to an otside dog) PLEASE dont scrutinize me becuase h is an outside dog. He perfers to b otside more than he does inside. (and sorr about my typing.. broken keyboard) he stays outside until night time, and he goes back out in the morning. I dont know if hes boed or not, most ofth day he just sits or he sleep-s. Please help me!!! i dont want him to e sad. thanks!!! =)
breed- australian heperd, border collie mix
age- 1 yr, 2 months
male
mood -???? could be happy.. could be not.

2007-03-27 10:23:58 · 14 answers · asked by Starr 2

She is real Skiddish. And doesnt want to come near us.. We have to come to her.. She just sits in the corner or lays there.. She will eat and did play one time with my mothers boxer but then bit my mom's poodle when she got to close to her. She is missing her two front teeth and just got over a bad yeast infection from having puppies and nobody taking care of her. She seems real depressed.. Any help would be great...!! I am taking her to the vet next week so hopefully they can help as well.. I dont know what to do this is our first time adopting a dog from a rescue place.. Thank you.

2007-03-27 10:21:52 · 11 answers · asked by Christina B 1

I have a small white Terripoo (Terrier / Poodle mix), if he got your dog pregnant, would the puppies be cute or ugly? What would they look like?

2007-03-27 10:17:16 · 10 answers · asked by Speedy 6

Ok, so we finally rescued the poor little baby pug, he had bloody diarrhea and vomiting so we rushed him to the emergency vet that is open during the weekend. He had to stay Friday night - Monday morning - then we transferred him to a local vet for the rest of the day on Monday. They called us around 5pm and said he was ok to come home, no more vomit or diarrhea. So we get him home and he has to be separated from our older pug for about a week just to give him rest. The vet says our older pug is ok probably, since he's up to date on all shots. Do you think he is right? So far no symptoms shown in older pug. The younger one is doing VERY well. I thought PARVO was always deadly?? He is so cute and energetic and has quite the appetite! Vet has him on special diet and meds now for 2 weeks. So, anyone else had dogs with PARVO that lived/passed away and what were the signs of things going down/up-hill????

2007-03-27 10:16:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a huskie a little under a year old. She seems to have a very dry nose. And its covered with a dry mucus. Im not sure what it is. She seems to be coughing alot as well.. Could this be just a common cold and like humans works its way out? Or is this something more?

2007-03-27 10:15:07 · 6 answers · asked by chrissy 2

I had my dog on Nutro Natural Choice, but for like the last two or 3 weeks he wont touch it unless he's absolutely starving. Today I bought him Chicken Soup for the Puppy's Soul and he loves it, but is there even a point in mixing it when he just eats the Chicken Soup?

2007-03-27 10:10:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every one hates them because they alwayz see the yapper side of them but they are so cute they like to protect their owners and they dont shed and omg people hate them<33

2007-03-27 10:08:08 · 18 answers · asked by Yorkie; Dogue de Bordeaux 3

I mean like do you have a good yard do you feed it good food does it get plenty of exercise!

2007-03-27 10:03:43 · 3 answers · asked by bachichi_1618 1

im adopting a German Shepherd/ Lab Retreiver mix. hes 2 months old and hes going to get huge. he already has a name but he doesnt know it. my mom wants me to change it. its currently Radar. but yea...i have to change his name.
im italian so i usualy go for italian names. but what do you think i should name him? ive been thinking Atticus, Bane or Giovanni

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g162/megziboo/radar.jpg

2007-03-27 10:02:34 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-27 09:57:20 · 7 answers · asked by Lynda A, G 1

My teacup poodle is the love of my life, but I can't potty train her for the life of me!! Please if somebody knows how to train teacups, your help would be much appreciated. shes going to be a year old soon, and its getting really old cleaning up messes every day

2007-03-27 09:49:38 · 6 answers · asked by hollybear 6

She is an inside dog.

2007-03-27 09:47:08 · 10 answers · asked by turner 3

I have a blue heeler puppy and I was wondering if those dogs are supposed to be big or medium? I just got her and shes 13 weeks old and shes super small compared to my golden...do u think she will be as big as my golden? or smaller?

2007-03-27 09:41:50 · 8 answers · asked by ilovemissduff 1

I dont people complaining calling them jails and such keep those opinions to yourself. We have a very large yard however are considering using a kennel this year and installing playground equiptment for the kids and maybe a swimming pool/hot tub. My question is how do you control the urine smell in the soil? My dogs stay inside during the winter and mostly outside during the summer {we live in ND so it doesnt get "hot" in the summer months trust me and on the rare occassion we have to run the AC we do bring the dogs in} that being said they have dog houses and shelter in their half of the yard but a kennel doesnt sound like such a bad idea. However a friend of mine keeps her dog in one she cleans the poo but the urine smell remains in the soil. Would it be possible to lay a thick tarp down ontop of the soil and cover it with sand? Or would their nails still puncture the tarp? Another friend of mine who has a dog that digs alot in their kennel put down chicken wire to stop the digging

2007-03-27 09:39:06 · 6 answers · asked by texas_angel_wattitude 6

From several questions i have asked tonight , a couple more have arrisen.. one being that walking my puppy too far at 12 weeks is not good...what problems can be caused and how far is too far... many thanks...andi

2007-03-27 09:37:53 · 27 answers · asked by devilinromeo 1

*** Tshirts, bandanas, collars, etc

2007-03-27 09:31:42 · 3 answers · asked by andi3693 1

2007-03-27 09:31:32 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-27 09:26:49 · 23 answers · asked by ncuffee 2