Dogs - March 2007

My 6 month old Yorkie pup is not letting me know that she has to potty when she is allowed to roam the house. When She is in the crate, she will bark and such. But if she is not in the crate, and let's say walking around the kitchen, she would squat right in front of me!! How can I get her to give me a signal that she has to go? Are my expectations too high? Is this a respect issue??

Other info:

She is alone about 4 hours a day 3 days a week. During that time, she is in the spacious laundry room with her crate and water and a peepee pad. She has numerous toys and we leave the tv on so she doesnt get lonely. she doesnt have accidents on the floor as long as she has the pad.

2007-03-05 09:26:44 · 2 answers · asked by Lauren. 4

They have glucosamine specifically for dogs, and I was wondering if there was any difference between the two.

2007-03-05 09:24:29 · 10 answers · asked by z3115 2

2007-03-05 09:21:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My favorite dog had puppies and we're keeping the biggest female, we live in the country so I want to train her to go and chase things (rabbits, squirrels, racoons, ducks, ect ect) but then stop and come to me when I tell her. She is still a baby (she just opened her eyes) but I still want to train her really early.
The mom is a very hiper-active dog that is HUGE! So I want to train the baby as much as I can so she won't hurt anyone when she's older. Got any suggestions?

2007-03-05 09:18:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-05 09:17:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a girl dog and she is in season, i have kept my rottie away from her, but he keeps howling for her and has not eatern for 3 days now just keeps sitting outside her room. she has just about finished bleeding, but not quit yet, so i cant let them together
i need to get him to eat what can i do
please if anyone nos please tell me i don't want him anymore iller

2007-03-05 09:03:30 · 17 answers · asked by antonia t 1

My dog is obsessed with eating. I know, I know, dogs love to eat!! But my dog has to be restrained at night or he will open cabinet doors and eat anything and everything, including but not limited to coffee, chicken boullion, soymilk, flour, oatmeal, nuts and the list goes on. He isn't food deprived either, he eats very nutrional high grade dog food, He's not underweight, The vet says he is in perfect shape for his age. I've had this dog since he was 3 months old and this is a problem we've had since we got him. What can be done to stop this habit, I'm afraid he will poison himself. He's already torn open a box of roach motels and digested them.

2007-03-05 09:01:09 · 12 answers · asked by Diana D 1

The Animal Rights movement is trying to pass legislation all over the United States, in state legislatures to ban home breeding. Most of these proposals mandate that all dogs and puppies be raised on surfaces that are impervious to water. This would place puppies in kennels where they could not have the close attention and watch of the people that raise them in homes. It would also mean that they would not be allowed to rest on towels, blankets, sheets etc. even as infant puppies.

Please watch the video at this link and then answer the question should all dogs only be allowed to be raised in Commercial USDA kennels and not be allowed to be raised in private homes at all?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBSOeUCzefQ&mode=related&search=

2007-03-05 08:56:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

He also hacks a lot, like he is going to cough up something, but then never does. And, I think this may be my imagination or just part of him groing up, but he seems a little lethargic. Can i get some advice? Thanks!

2007-03-05 08:51:37 · 1 answers · asked by Katie 2

I have a six month old yorkie, she get a lot of dandruff i don't know what to do, her coat is not as soft as is suppoused to. I feed her with Natural Science food, and use and oatmeal shampoo, but don't know what else to do, please help me!

2007-03-05 08:50:05 · 9 answers · asked by Patt 1

It's super cute!!!!!!!!!!It's a Havanese.It's a female,10 weeks.Is it worth it?

2007-03-05 08:49:30 · 16 answers · asked by Jonathan 2

My mate says that his dog is mans best friend. It fouls the carpet so I dread to think what his enemies would do.

2007-03-05 08:31:53 · 15 answers · asked by John S 4

do you think it is important to teach a dog how to sit when they learn the here command?

So that when you tell them to "here" then the dog comes to you and sits? Or is that not important? If it is then how do you teach that without saying sit once they get to you?

Any suggestions on how to teach the "here" command?

2007-03-05 08:28:23 · 11 answers · asked by love777 1

well i have a 9yr lab chow mix she had a 4 yr old daughter and she just passed all of a sudden she was as healthy as can be and she just died at 2:20am today i was just wondering what i can do to hel my other dog cope with this loss she knows shes not here no more she was there when she died she was the one to wake me up to let me know she was dieing but moaning. if any one seriously knows what im going through and can help please respond fo dumb answers...

2007-03-05 08:24:58 · 9 answers · asked by Ruth 1

2007-03-05 08:23:30 · 4 answers · asked by shea77or 1

should they be at leat 6 weeks?

2007-03-05 08:22:51 · 11 answers · asked by rockstar 1

HI,

I was wondering if anyone has had an older dog die in his sleep when he seemed fairly healthy. I think the hardest part of an animales death is the mystery as to what happened. He was a 15 year old westie and did show signs of age. He had been deaf for about 3 years and recently started seeming a little confused and didnt like going on walks anymore, he slept a lot. But never seemed sick or in pain. Over the past few weeks he started peeing a lot and was peeing in the house.. this was odd for him. I put him on my bed one night and he just peed and didnt seem to think much of it. I made an appointment at the vet but he passed before the appointment. I took him to the beach a few days before and he seemed good.. he walked and looked happy and hung out the window in the car like he loved. Is it normal for an older dog to just die in his sleep? When I came home he looked like he was laying in one of his normal positions sleeping .. there was nothing around to indicate he was sick.

2007-03-05 08:18:50 · 20 answers · asked by Shelly B 1

has anyone stripped a terrier before. we normally take our dog back to the breeder for them to do it but i want to have a go this time. does anyone have instrctions for how to do it?

2007-03-05 08:16:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-05 08:13:20 · 10 answers · asked by butterflies4 2

the one i am looking for comes in pack of three: a football shaped one, an american football shaped one and i think a baseball but it might not be.

2007-03-05 08:11:09 · 10 answers · asked by yellowdon20005 1

For some reason my dog is addicted and I'm trying to get him some help....One day my bf left one in the dvd player and the dog sat on the remote and the movie started playing...when I went upstairs to turn it off...my dog tried to bite me and barked liked crazy untill I finally let him watch it...is there a place I can take him for this addiciton?

2007-03-05 08:09:07 · 7 answers · asked by WTF Is going on.... 1

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2007-03-05 08:02:41 · 6 answers · asked by Mia 3

I have a 4 month old mini schnauzer puppy. At one point he couldnt get enough of eating, but now its like a chore to get him to finish his food and he's eating but not as much as he should be. He was eating pedigree soft food at first, then we gave him some california natural dry food. He really liked it at first and stopped eating the soft food, but now he's not excited about eating at all. What can i do? Ps we take regular trips to the vet, he's not sick

2007-03-05 07:59:41 · 8 answers · asked by John W 2

Hi, I will be planting a cherry tree in my back yard and I am a little worried about my dog eating the fruit or the pit...he is a 2 year old golden retriever. Thanks for all your help.

2007-03-05 07:56:05 · 7 answers · asked by Edith A 2

2007-03-05 07:45:33 · 17 answers · asked by Chase 4

2007-03-05 07:43:02 · 5 answers · asked by Adrianne H 1

how do i potty train a english cocker spaniel.he will have to use his little box to go poo. can any one help?

2007-03-05 07:41:17 · 5 answers · asked by ? 1

I live on a ranch and I already have 4 dogs 1 mastiff,
1 mixed terrier, 1 border collie. I wanna another dog what kind should I get???. I have experience with all kinds of dogs.

2007-03-05 07:39:25 · 13 answers · asked by Cowgurl 1

We have a 3mo old pit bull female. We got her at 5 weeks. We can't figure out what her problem is. Do female dogs have a harder time holding it than males or what? We have tried everything from taking he out walking around with her, asking her then taking her out, giving treats when she does go outside,we've put pads down nothing is woking. We can leave her outside for awhile,10,20 min. she'll come in the house and pee. When we first started she was going to the door and whineing and we thought that was it we did it, but everytime she would get excited or after playing with the kids it didn't matter where she was she'd squat and go. She will go to the back door but she won't wait. She can be walking up the hall she'll just squat no warning. We kennel her at night so we know she can hold it for a couple of hours. What is her problem? I've never had a female before and I would hate to get rid of her, but we've about had it. She's a smart dog, but very stubburn. Please no stupid anwsers!

2007-03-05 07:33:34 · 5 answers · asked by smileylou 2

2007-03-05 07:28:22 · 9 answers · asked by Nicholle S 2