Dogs - June 2007

My dog is near 12 yrs old, hard of hearing, poor eyesight, terrible arthritis, terrible skin allergies - but we love her and will miss her terribly. She takes pain medication and anti inflamatory and still appears uncomfortable.

2007-06-14 07:00:35 · 20 answers · asked by sonflwrgrl 1

We rescued her from the local shelter and brought her home on Saturday (we live together). I should note that I am 28 and he is 24. Now that she is with us, he's decided a puppy is too much responsibility, too much effort to train, and to messy and unpredictable. He feels his freedom is gone since we have this little dog to look after. He teaches high school and will be home for the summer. Now he's saying his summer is ruined because he will have to care for our dog. What should I DO?? This is devastating and I do NOT want to give up our dog. Will he get over this? Is this something one gets "used" to?

2007-06-14 06:52:59 · 26 answers · asked by eaj01 1

this is my first dog...i tried contacting the breeder to find out what she had been feeding him but she did not respond...

2007-06-14 06:48:06 · 16 answers · asked by db49er 1

The vet said the initial exam looked fine, just check to see if she's eating, vomiting, or has diarea. She's about 4 years old, gold lab. Over the past few months she's lost a lot of weight, has no energy, and is very lethargic. The vet said that signs like these are a sign of a tumor but that's more common in older dogs. Does anyone know what's wrong with my Daisy baby? :(

2007-06-14 06:33:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

On Friday (6/15) my mom is taking our dog into the vet to put him down, it's a long story, my mom and i are really sad about this and we do not know what to tell my 4 year old sister. She does not really get the meaning of dead. We do not want to say that died at the vet b/c she might think vets are really bad.
P.S. i have had this dog for the majority of my life and my sister has been around him her entire life!

If you have any ideas what to tell her please tell me!
Thank You

2007-06-14 06:25:51 · 22 answers · asked by xxripapartmybleedingsoulxx 2

He is a large breed dog, and he chewed his fur off the paw. I looked at it and didnt see anything.

Please no answers with take him to the vet, I was just wondering if there is a common problem with their paws.

2007-06-14 06:24:16 · 7 answers · asked by ninjette2stale 2

I've helped take care of my aunt's dog and I helped potty train it, so I have that part down but, what food, what toys, what to get, there are so many choices and it's so hard to decide!

2007-06-14 06:17:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have an Akita, which we got last summer. Over the winter she shed excessively. It was a nightmare, with clumps of hair all over the house. We had hair all over EVERYTHING, including ourselves and was so HARD to clean up. Now she's starting to shed again. Is there something we can do to minimize her shedding? My fiance doesn't want to keep her outside. Help!

2007-06-14 06:17:08 · 15 answers · asked by mcmuffin324 2

my grandma fell in love with pugs when she was house sitting.and i want a pug too.what is the cheapest pug like under $300.00.and where?

2007-06-14 06:16:14 · 10 answers · asked by Munster 2

2007-06-14 06:12:40 · 5 answers · asked by Me 2

2007-06-14 06:08:16 · 10 answers · asked by maygirl290 2

We found her and her brother on Memorial day at a cemetary in the country. So haven't had them but a few weeks. The little girl we named Lady and had her spayed on the 9th. She is on a long chain in the shade , well both are.....but my problem is that she gets very excited wheither I am trying to feed her or if I am just wanting to pet her. She jumps up and down gets the chain wrapped around my legs and I've got arthritis bad and can't move as well. If I pick her up she is like holding on to a wiggly fish and pee's on herself and you if not carefull. How do I train her to not jump up and down on me and wrap her chain around me. I want only good humane answers please I don't believe in hitting.

2007-06-14 06:07:07 · 19 answers · asked by auntkarendjjb 6

We've had Dodger for 2 weeks. We keep him in my husbands home office, because my husband works from home and it gives Dodger company. Dodger is crated when he sleeps in the day and is out of his crate but confined to the room when he's not sleeping. That bit is going well. We've had few accidents in the room.

At night, Dodger goes to sleep around 11 and wakes up at 5 or 6 am, when we take him outside to pee. We *thought* things were going fine until this morning, when I put my head way inside the crate, I noticed he'd been peeing in the back of his crate!

I don't understand because he's really never been left alone in the house and we don't confine him to it for a long stretch, other than the 6-hour stretch at night.

Is there a way to remedy this and to stop him from eliminating in the crate?

2007-06-14 06:05:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

okay so lately hes been really bored and does anyone know of good toys or games or activivtes for him? i know it may sound dumb...but he seems so bored...thanks!

2007-06-14 05:46:17 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Dogs are not to eat chocolate, but i've noticed that there are less and less cases of dog deaths(and harms) by chocolate as the years go by. Are dogs adapting to chocolate? What is your opinion.

2007-06-14 05:38:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a new puppy. I am not sure how old it is since I found it lying in the grass at my house. I decided to try to keep him as my pet. I have been feeding him milk (cow's) and bread, but I have seen where it says not to feed him cow's milk. He has threw up 3 times in the past 2 days. The 1st two times he did it was a clear liquid with a lil bit of white stuff in it. This time you could clearly tell that it was the milk and bread. What should I fed him, is he to young to eat regular puppy food? If not what type of food should I buy for him?? Any help will be appreciated!! Thanks ahead of time.

2007-06-14 05:28:17 · 17 answers · asked by RaCiNgGiRl57 2

i put up flyers all over the nighborhood, place ads on the local paper, internet, called miami-dade... no one has claimed him i already have a puppy and they look super happy together but since i dont have his papers, should i keep him?

2007-06-14 05:23:22 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it a problem if a dog's molera is bigger than usual ?? yes, why? no , why ?

2007-06-14 05:20:57 · 6 answers · asked by Enigma 2

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2007-06-14 05:20:03 · 8 answers · asked by John C 2

They usually cost around 2000 dollars... so if anyone sees one on sell that isnt anywhere in the thousands please give me the website or information about it... please. I really want one.

2007-06-14 05:17:42 · 10 answers · asked by Brittany 2

2007-06-14 05:14:28 · 4 answers · asked by Carmen R 1

When I pick up my dog she starts screaming alomst crying. What is wrong with her. She is a four year old pekineise.

2007-06-14 05:12:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

he pees on the Wee Wee pads, and poos sometimes (rarely)
maybe in the begining but poos under my bed most of the times. We trained him to poo on the pads but now it's impossible he just sneeks under the bed. Funny part is no ones notices when he does it. HELP!!!! i need advise!

2007-06-14 05:07:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Most show dog people would like you believe they should be the only people breeding. I have spent quite a bit of time in the Doberman and Boxer show enviroments. Have owned some of the top champion lines. Bred for over 15 years and have placed over 60 puppies to new responsible owners. Ok first a given, we all who know anything, realize your not in business to make money. Any breeder who meets any standard of responsibity will spend much money and many many hours of caring for ***** and pups. Show dogs measure their looks and confirmation. I agree confirmation is important but even that said many people may differ on what think is a good attribute. Judges know little of a particular dogs Intellegence, personality and health back grounds. I have brought this point to several breeders of confirmation champion breeders and all agreed but said it was with other peoples lines. This to me results more in a pretty dog but not necissarily a better dog.

2007-06-14 04:40:47 · 9 answers · asked by Timothy S 6

My sister's 7-year old miniature daschund might be constipated. What are symptoms and causes? Should they take her to the vet as soon as possible?!?

2007-06-14 04:29:39 · 3 answers · asked by if_youre_feeling_sinister_27 2

i adopted ben 6 months ago and he had agood appetite,now hes turning his nose up at everything i try to tempt him with.

2007-06-14 04:20:40 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I get a dog, it seems kind of cruel to leave it inside in a little crate all day....how would it eat or drink? But I don't want the little pup to rip up the house, although if its a small yorkie i dont know if it would do much damage

Should I put it in a room with food and water and kind of fence off the room so it can't run around? Or should I keep it outside? We have a private yard but I'm afraid it might run away or get cold or something...

Where do you put your dog when you're not at home? What works best?

2007-06-14 04:19:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I own an 18-month old Silky Terrier, who is full grown and weighs 5 pounds. My fiance's roomates dog just had 6 puppies, and my fiance has really grown attached to one of the puppies. The mother weighs a little under 30 pounds and we don't know the breed of the father, but at 2 weeks old the puppies look to be already 1.5 pounds or over. I was just wondering if little dogs and big dogs can live together and get along (we'll be moving in together within the next year and a half), and what would be the best way to introduce them to living together?

2007-06-14 04:17:23 · 18 answers · asked by axocutie143 1

My 4 year old says cause they want to, but really, why do they want to?

2007-06-14 04:14:23 · 15 answers · asked by chieffanz4life 2

my mother likes to bring up bad new about pits every chance she gets. I try to remind her that environment & training will have a lot to do with their behavior & any breed of dog can attack. I have a 9 yr old daughter & honestly, I am not afraid my dog will hurt her,ever. How do I respond to these constant attacks?

2007-06-14 03:55:21 · 24 answers · asked by Dr. Worm is back 6