Dogs - August 2007

i have a two year old lab and he keeps taking things,absolutly anything he can get his teeth in he was not my dog previous he is my boyfriends he separated and now he is with me im sure the dog is winding me up hes not naughty at all when my boyfriend is around only with me hes not nasty but just cheeky how can i stop this?
hes had my kids new toys they are in tears over this he's driving me nuts my booyfriend knows about this but nothing seems to work?

2007-08-24 11:20:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have two beautiful dogs, should I breed them? They are both pure breads, and registered through APRI. I mean, I can make tons of money off their puppies, right? My male and female need to experience parenthood, so I should deprive them, should I? I think that it would be a great learning experience for my 5 year old daughter. And it is so much fun raising little puppies. I know I can find them homes! We have a Flea Market right down the road where I can take them when they get to be about 5 weeks old! I mean I LOVE my dogs, so they should have puppies! They are healthy! I took them to the vet last year for their shots and they are just fine!

2007-08-24 11:13:00 · 31 answers · asked by Katslookup - a Fostering Fool! 6

It barks,howls, and runs about the house and won't be quiet till the call ends. others in the family can take calls no problem. Any ideas what she do to change the dog's behaviour?

2007-08-24 11:08:03 · 15 answers · asked by Elizabeth G 2

2007-08-24 10:21:55 · 16 answers · asked by Polar Bear 2

2007-08-24 10:20:17 · 24 answers · asked by jane doe 3

Do they have an "electrocution booth, or bath", just set up to do the dirty deed?

If I ever know about dogfighting going on, they are going down!

2007-08-24 09:20:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-24 09:02:26 · 28 answers · asked by Big Larry 2

In 2002, the American Tempermet Testing Society statistics listed that American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, and Rottweilers were all in the 82 percentile, meaning over 80% of the dogs passed the temperment test. That is very high, especially when compared to breeds which are common family dogs, such as Golden Retrievers and Bichon Frise, which tested at 77%, Chihuahuas at 71%, and Lhasa Apsos at 71%

The test results can be viewed here in alphabetical order by breed. See how your breed fared.

http://www.atts.org/statistics.html

Educate yourselves before supporting Breed Specific Legislation.

Fhew.....I'm done fighting for the day. Have a great weekend!

2007-08-24 08:52:49 · 19 answers · asked by Rachel-Pit Police-DSMG 6

Ok. I might be getting a dog, I need a dog that is small(like a dog in the toy group) I am also willing to groom my dog once or twice a day. The dog must be good with kids, the dog must only need at least one walk a day and it has to be a cheep dog(I was thinking about geting a mutt but idk if its the best dog for me)

2007-08-24 08:33:33 · 15 answers · asked by cleocatra 2

My Esther - a chow mix, came to me having just had12 puppies, she was extremely emaciated and HW+ It is also obvious that she was beaten. She hid for weeks behind the shed and gradually bonded with me.

Now six months later she has come quite a long way, with firm handling she is a nice dog to walk and a pretty mellow house dog. Unfortunately she has attacked a couple of the neigbors dogs recently - when we did not latch the gate. I have another dog agressive dog who encourages her, she is a australian shepherd mix and very bossy, so I do not walk them together.
She plays kind of rough with the third dog and I do not let them
stay in the yard alone .

Another problem is that her heart is damaged from the HW, she cannot run without discomfort. I really love her and want the best for her, my husband is not sure she wont get worse, she has attacked one of my cats - the other one stands up for himself. Do you think she is in a lot of pain, its so hard to tell with dogs

2007-08-24 07:25:15 · 11 answers · asked by JAY P 1

my dog (lab/border collie mix) got sprayed by a skunk and she smells awful. HOW DO I GET RID OF THE SMELL ON HER ??

2007-08-24 07:24:22 · 17 answers · asked by Kelli-Anne h 1

And if you dont know...please dont answer because all your gonna say is pit-bulls are on the top of the list and thats just not accurate.

2007-08-24 07:16:17 · 10 answers · asked by ianmaddux 2

We have to put our dog to sleep. I've had this dog my whole life. Any addvice on coping with.
PLEASE no stupid answers.

2007-08-24 07:06:05 · 22 answers · asked by lemo_07 2

I have a dog, and he is almost one year old. He is one of the most adorable things I have seen, but he isn't the brightest. Don't get me wrong, he is a GREAT dog. He is smart too, just not when it comes to listening. Any tips on ways to get his short attention span to pay attention and listen. I know it takes time, but in this year we have constantly tried to train him to only get him to sit on command. He will come to his name when he wants to, but that is it. Does or did anyone else have this problem?
-Etnies

2007-08-24 05:51:18 · 9 answers · asked by Etnies 1

Have any of you taken this course? Is it worth the 200 bucks for the sessions? Our girl already knows how to sit, lay down, shake, roll over and she's just a super dog. However, we do want to take her to professional training in case there are good tips, advice we are missing out on. I'd appreciate any feedback. Thx!

2007-08-24 05:41:10 · 6 answers · asked by Need answers 1

My dog loves to roll in fox poo - I go out every morning and try to clean it all up but he still manages to find it in the undergrowth etc...is there anything I can put down to deter the fox without affecting my dog? Someone suggested vinegar??

2007-08-24 05:37:39 · 10 answers · asked by jenfleur 1

"Dominance theory" such as it is applied to dog behavior, has been disproven for more than 20 years? Wolf "packs" are actually a familial unit, made up of the breeding pair (formerly called "alpha") and their offspring. Almost every wolf, regardless of rank, goes off to breed and form their own pack, and so becomes "alpha". These alphas also do not always lead the pack in activities or walk ahead of the pack (Mech 1999)

Domestic dogs, on the other hand, are NOT pack animals. They are social animals and when seen in the wild (village dogs that are seen around the world), form loose and fluid social groups for purposes of mating, but not packs like wolves. (Coppinger 2001)

If you're interested in learning more, check out these books and links:
http://www.dogwise.com/itemdetails.cfm?ID=DTB700

http://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/scientific/mech_pdfs/267alphastatus_english.pdf

http://www.clickersolutions.com/articles/2004/Debunking.pdf

2007-08-24 05:37:26 · 14 answers · asked by sacdogbehavior 2

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my guess:
australian kelpie or miniature pinscher (any mix of the two?)

any guesses ?

2007-08-24 05:30:17 · 13 answers · asked by Liz 2

I know the obvious breeds would be a labrador or german shepherd.

I just wondered what other similar sized dogs are good suggestions.

I don't want a dog that sheds a lot, but I do have the time for daily walks and I have a HUGE fenced back yard. A good watch dog too, I need to feel safe if I am home alone with my daughter.

Does anyone have mixed breeds such as the lab/poodle, goldendoodle?

thanks in advance for any advice from dog owners!!

2007-08-24 05:23:59 · 26 answers · asked by Chocolate Bunny 3

anyone have a 6 months or a bit older dog what constantly lick /chew himself and has no flee ? what do i do to make him stop

2007-08-24 05:19:38 · 2 answers · asked by sergetns74 1

I already have 3 cats and 1 dog but i want to get a puppy.

2007-08-24 05:06:44 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

, mellow, calm they are) how do you get him to stop? He was around my friends dogs last weekend (chocolate lab and big white wolf dog looking guy) and it didn't go so well. He barked nonstop for hours running around lunging at them. (He is a Pomeranian.) My aunt is bringing her lab into town this weekend. I don't want to look like I can't control my dog again. What do I do? TIA!

2007-08-24 05:03:26 · 14 answers · asked by C Deezy McCain 3

My dog is a hound dog and we have had her since Easter 2006. We all lov her but she has one big problem. She loves to hump us. We have tried almost everything but she still doesnt know that we dont want her to hump us. Me and my family are getting frustrated if this doesnt stop soon then we are going to have a very serious problem on our hands.


PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-08-24 05:00:38 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-24 04:59:42 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am planning to get another puppy but do not have any names

2007-08-24 04:50:44 · 26 answers · asked by minnasota mama 3

okay so we got this 3 yr old min. poodle from the pound, and he smells, and his hair is kinda long. so my dad is decided to get him groomed. he was a stray. will his hair grow back fast or slow?

2007-08-24 04:47:53 · 7 answers · asked by wonny 2

ok i have a dashound that is pregant with pups and my dad doesn't want to take her to the vet to see how many days she is. so i found out that its 58 days of pregantcy till the pups come and this isn't her 1st set of pups. shes had some before. but is is safer for her to have her pups in the vet office or to have them at home???

2007-08-24 04:41:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. she was spayed
2. i feed high calorie count 470 kcal [good food]

2007-08-24 04:09:15 · 9 answers · asked by K.L. 3

what symtoms does a puppy show when infected with giardia?or coccidosis?anyone had this problem with their dog please let me know what your first symtoms were ? and how bad it got for you before going to vet?

2007-08-24 04:07:40 · 6 answers · asked by anna s 1

on tuesday, my friend left her house with her, in season 18 months old bi tch, locked in the garden and her whole male dog locked in the house, she came back a hour later to find the male outside with the female after having jumped out of a downstairs kitchen window, so assumed that she must have been mated, phoned the vets, who said they couldn't do anything, because to do the abortion thing they needed to be SURE that she had been mated and was told she would just have to hope she hadn't, so my friend goes out today, again leaving the bit ch outside with the male inside but this time making sure all the ground floor windows where shut. not thinking to check upstairs, came home and sure enough, her male had jumped out of the upstairs window,lucky she didn't kill himself, this time however she caught them locked so knows that she was mated. phoned the vets, who said that because they aren't sure if she was mated the FIRST time or not, that they still cant do anything

2007-08-24 04:05:26 · 12 answers · asked by animallovinggirlie 4