Dogs - September 2007

After reading horrible things about Science Diet, I have decided to switch my two dogs to a better quality food. Out of Canidae, Wellness, and Innova- which one would you recommend to be the best? Please only answer if you have tried these brands on your dogs.
Thanks for your help.

2007-09-23 12:24:24 · 8 answers · asked by Madison 6

2007-09-23 12:21:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

my dog had puppies 2 weeks ago and i want to know when i can give her and them a bath. please let me know. thanks.

2007-09-23 11:59:36 · 5 answers · asked by Dee 1

Which is the cutest most easy learning small dog to get. And please dont say cuteness doesnt matter. Im trying to convince my parents to get me a puppy and They wouldnt go for a huge evil looking one. My aunt has a Shih Tzu and I love him. are those good dogs?

PS. I'm gonna write and essay to my parents and I need info for a breed. Plz include all information you can and I promise 10 points

THANX!

2007-09-23 11:56:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous 1

I want to get a little dog that isn't too high maintenance. I won't be able to walk it in the daytime or give it much attention.

2007-09-23 11:51:52 · 10 answers · asked by DaNielle M 1

She woke up with one swollen and it went away within the hour. She just woke up from a nap and the other eye is swollen. She does not seem to have any pain associated with it and is acting fine otherwise. Any thougths as to what could be causing this?

2007-09-23 11:36:43 · 3 answers · asked by beany223 1

hey! does anybody have the biggest breed of dog?? i do, the irish wolfhound!!! he is soooo awesome!!

2007-09-23 11:32:07 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I took my 5 lb 10 wk old puppy with me to my friends house and i went inside to use there bathroom and i come out and they were letting him drink beer out of a bowl. Then he blew smoke in his face then i grabbed the dog and i went home really mad and now the puppy is throwing up i will take him to the vet 2morrow but they are closed today

2007-09-23 11:17:35 · 19 answers · asked by GSD Girl 3

Alright, so i have a West Highland White Terrier (Westie..) puppy (nearly 7 months) and we want to start her on a new brand/type of dog food.
Right now she is eating Purina Puppy Chow (only because that's what her breeder fed her from when she started to eat hard food) she doesnt seem to like it much though.
I want to start her on a new brand of dog food (healthy and yummy :p).
Any recomendations?
Price does not matter too much, $25 would probably be the limit... Anything to keep my doggy happy though :)

Also, i know about transfering her diet slowly, and mixing it with her current food, so that she doesnt get sick.

oh yeah, links to the dog food brand's website would help, but dont worry about it if you dont know the domain name...

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!

2007-09-23 11:16:03 · 10 answers · asked by Sk8er 3

He was chewing a stick and the broke and now he just keeps coughing... i game him a cookie and he ate it ok, he just keeps coughing... it doesn't seem really bad, but I'm not sure what will happen/what to do... any advice??? Please and Thank you!!!

2007-09-23 11:13:10 · 10 answers · asked by Molly <3 CCL 2

hi all my daughter has a bassett hound that she dearly loves its her first pet all her own. well we took him to the vet due to him limping on his front leg i thought i may be broke. during the visit the vet pulled and toughed on his leg and when she got to his shoulder you could see and here it pop. she said thats not good and took x-rays. well his limping was due to a sprain not a break think goodness but she found out he has dyspepsia not sure thats spelled rite. in both front shoulders and that it will cause him to have artherites and there is no treatment for it and it could be as soon as a yr from now he is only 7 months do you know anything about this and do you know how long it usually takes before it turns bad?

2007-09-23 11:10:30 · 6 answers · asked by crazyme 5

I have two 4 week old beagles, there mother rejected them. The mother was just a puppy her-self, (less than a year). Well i have been using wash clothes and wiping them off, but water really doesn't do the trick, is it possible to bathe them at 4 weeks??

2007-09-23 10:39:10 · 19 answers · asked by ~*~baby.fever~*~ 2

I have a Boston Terrier who is registered with the NKC.(National Kennel Club). Can I get her registered with the AKC and if so how?

Thank you.

2007-09-23 10:32:36 · 16 answers · asked by thirty298 1

2007-09-23 10:27:52 · 23 answers · asked by brian f 1

Hello,

My boston terrier is now 5 months old and he is having issues with going to the bathroom in the house. My dog is in his crate during the day and at night for sometimes 7+ hours and he has no issues with holding his bladder for that long. Its very rare he has an accident in his crate. While he is out of this crate though he tends to pee sometimes of 10+ times in 8 hours or less. We take him out often and everytime he goes. He tends to have a few accidents a day in the house since he goes so often. He is a calm dog unless he gets worked up so i doubt its stress or anything. We are trying to create a routine for him so we know when he will have to go during the day but its kind of impossible when he goes so many times.... Any ideas or thoughts would greatly be appreciated. Thanks

2007-09-23 10:27:14 · 7 answers · asked by bridoc22 1

I was at this mutt mania thing today which was sponsored by shelters, you gave a ten dollar donation and then you could go to the park with your dog. There were lots of things like a mutt marathon where people walked their mutts around (Judge included there) in a line and that was cool. There were some contests and lots of booths set up, a lot with information about pet services and stores, some set up by the shelter that had some dogs and cats available for adoption there, and a lot of places with free samples. This is where the thing that bothered me came up.

I got dozens of little packages of food, which I'm probably going to use as treats anyway occasionally, and one bag caught my eye. Vegetarian dog food! I was just thinking, what the heck?! Some dogs survive on this? No meat at all in the dog food! That was just kinda odd...

Anyone have any insights on this kind of food?

2007-09-23 10:07:17 · 10 answers · asked by Judgerz 6

2007-09-23 09:59:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 09:58:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 09:55:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 5 month old pup, who is the most curious, hyper and overall mischievous boy I've ever seen! I don't know how to calm him down; whenever he is ANYWHERE, he is always sticking his nose in something, knocking things over, pulling apart, digging, and exploring! I can't even have him in my bedroom because he goes CRAZY! He'll pull my clothes off of their hangers, grab all the trinkets off of my desk, pull my blankets off of the bed, and EAT anything that seems edible! I keep seeing these dogs (at other peoples' houses) that walk around peacefully, ignoring newspapers (which my pup will chew up on sight), blankets, and trinkets (like the remote controllers) along the way! How do they do it? Why aren't these dogs chewing up everything on sight?? My pup has MILLIONS of toys to play with, so why is he so interested in everything he SHOUDN'T be playing with?

2007-09-23 09:51:28 · 7 answers · asked by Sunny_Smiles 1

I don't want a "Comfort Retriever" I was just curious to see what they look like. http://www.timshellfarm.com/comfort_retrievers.html
http://www.timshellfarm.com/goldendoodles.html
Look around it and see the other dogs that they breed.
Can these people be in trouble if someone called Animal Control on them? They seem to have a lot of them.
I saw this on their Goldendoodle page

Our adult breeding dogs are:
Vet checked and/or tested to screen for genetic diseases including hip dysplasia, as deemed appropriate by authorities such as the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA), the American Kennel Club (AKC), professional breed clubs/organizations and our own veterinarians;
Checked regularly at our veterinarians for health maintenance and suitability for breeding;
Kept current on all immunizations, and anti-parasitic program including heartworms;
Highly socialized with much hands-on attention and daily play; and Fed a balanced diet and are given health supplements (especially during heats, gestation and lactation).

2007-09-23 09:42:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am thinking my dog is a Lab shiba inu mix but his sisters are tan and some are black, and one is tan and black and yellow and one has some white on her chest.

could the mom have mated with more then one dog but had one litter or would the dad be a black and tan color?

2007-09-23 09:35:07 · 7 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6

and were are you ?

2007-09-23 09:33:33 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been making my dogs Home Made Dog food for years. I take into consideration what dogs need (Protien, Carbs, Fats and Vitamins). And I make them things like chicken and rice, meatloaf, eggs and toast and bacon. My girlfriend says this is abuse they need dog food. I say prior to the invention of dog food dogs ate table scraps or killed for their foods whos right? I don't like feeding them dog food its gross and made with crap I wouldn't eat why should I expect my dogs to eat it?

2007-09-23 09:20:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have 2 nine week old shih tzu, when should i place flea collars on them

2007-09-23 09:16:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm getting a goldendoodle (a golden retreiver and poodle mix) what are the positives and negatives?

2007-09-23 08:37:23 · 11 answers · asked by mariah L 1

his coller can stay on for 5 months, but I havn't seen any fleas latly and he's worn his for about a month and a half

2007-09-23 08:19:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 08:19:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Something that we would teach it when it's still a puppy and if it doesn't get walked in the afternoon, it would resort to using the litter box.

2007-09-23 07:57:23 · 5 answers · asked by Davies 3

I am so confused! People say oh thats a crap food and others say no its not i fed this and nothing happend and then people say this is a great food and others come and say oh no its a waste of money. Im so confuse im going to put my sweet pea on a raw food diet am i making a right decision by puting her on a raw food diet?

2007-09-23 07:41:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous