Dogs - September 2007

A friend asked to look after my puppy when I tool ill, we both know it would be more than a few months, even years before I would be fit again.How do I stand at getting my pet back.

2007-09-30 07:04:57 · 19 answers · asked by pat m 1

I have a dog who is Frontlined regularly. My neighbour has 3 dogs and doesn't look after them (that's being polite!). We've noticed that lately we have been getting bites to ankles and arms (areas we know where fleas bite). I groom my dog and use a flea comb daily with nothing coming off him. He's not scratching or anything. We havent spotted any fleas in the house. We live about 6 feet from our neighbours and I'm wondering is it possible for fleas to come across from their house/garden? We are never in their house to have them jump on us there (that is of course assuming their dogs have fleas).

2007-09-30 06:59:54 · 11 answers · asked by freakuno 1

2007-09-30 06:30:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

A heat cycle is NOT the same as a human's "period". So, why do people get this so confused?

Is there an easier way to educate people so that they understand the difference? Do you think education on this specific issue would decrease the unplanned and unwanted pregnancies?

What do you think?

2007-09-30 06:30:23 · 27 answers · asked by Katslookup - a Fostering Fool! 6

my has eaten my under muitiple of times and now she is even digging though the garbage and eating sanitary napkins (pads for periods) its really desgusting i yell and hit her in the butt with my hand and she snarls and show teeth toward but that doesnt work ive flicked her in the nose that hasnt work

ive recently tried the belt now and its too early to tell

oh yea i also caught in the process of eating a sock and yelled at her for that but she still did the next day

how can i stop this

2007-09-30 06:24:55 · 17 answers · asked by mikki 1

my maltese-poodle and another mal maltese-poodle love being around eachother, we live in the same area and whenever they see eachother its the cutest thing, we both decide our dogs would be great together seeing as how the male always tries to mate with my dog, can someone tell me when she will go into heat??!?!?!?!?!

2007-09-30 06:24:47 · 22 answers · asked by mdigrenis 1

2007-09-30 06:21:29 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Alrighty, I feel like I have a legitimate question:

We have 3 dogs two are in puppy stage pretty close to young adult stage and one just went into young adult stage.

Question is: Is there a real purpose to switching her to "adult" dog food from large breed puppy dog food since she is still SO active like a puppy or can it wait until maybe 5 or 6 months from now when the other two are ready to switch also? (also it will save me from having to purchase seperate dog food, and although this is not as important as her health is sure would be more simple)

She is a healthy weight and size the vet checked her out and she has no health problems-- just checking to see if there is a benefit to switching to adult food right this second?

Thanks

2007-09-30 06:06:18 · 11 answers · asked by Sweety_8513(Brooke H) 3

I own a pom, chi, and german sheppard/mix, my roommate owns a chi/mix. (I know, a zoo!) She works M-F 9 - 6 and I work M - TH 1 - 12. A friend stops by some days and lets them out. The smaller ones are good about holding their wee wee, but the german sheppard is still a puppy and uses the bathroom in one certain room and the smaller dogs have followed behind her and it's that one room, bad thing is.. it's carpet! We just moved into a house so we haven't built a fence yet. What is the best remedy to get the horrible smell out and to maybe keep them confined to the kitchen (it's a large kitchen) during the day? Or some good pet gates brand, good for a hyper german sheppard, also. Serious answers only, pretty please! :) Thank you!!

2007-09-30 05:44:24 · 9 answers · asked by ♥ ac ♥ 3

The American breeder i bought an Al Mal from (for $2000) told me to pin the nose and make the Mal lie flat if it tries to be dominant & growl at me or anyone. I saw her do this with a huge 4 year old male, she did it with ease but ................

Is this something alot of Malamute owners do? I know they suffer from establishing the top pack position via dominance but is this counter productive or fueling feelings of striving to be pack leader more so.

Any experience of this anyone?

2007-09-30 05:35:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am a single mum with 2 cats and a dog i get plagued with fleas ever year and im finding it costly using frontline and carpet sprays not only that the last course of frontline i had didn't work and im at my wits end! my sons gettin bitten every night and so am i, i boil wash all the bedding and hoover every day and empty hoover bags, only to find there still on the animals, my vet said it doesn't matter how well i treat the house they can pick them up from outside, any ideas?

2007-09-30 05:17:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

My dog is about 8 years old and is not doing well, She can not walk to use the rest room at this point, i have to carry her up and down stairs, she then walks for a sec or two uses bathroom then sits. her wrists have started to breakdown. She only eats if i place wet food infront of her at thispoint and never has a good stool. She also can hide under the bed till get her out up to 24 hrs at a time with no desire on her own to go eat or drink. The hartbreaking thing for me is she is aware of who i am and even enteracts with her eyes and little moans..... what do do...? ita ahard decision.

2007-09-30 05:16:10 · 14 answers · asked by Ken W 1

I am particularly interested in seizures.

2007-09-30 04:56:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 2-year old dog who has only ever pooped and peed in our yard. About three months ago, I put her in a kennel and doggy daycare for the only time over a weekend and now she has started pooping on our walks. She's trained to go on voice command in the yard and is routinely taken outside. Her walks are always in the morning and her routine is breakfast, pee and poop in the yard, then a walk. She's walked on the road, not on grass, but she'll still try to poop when we're walking. She has never peed on a walk. If I'm able to stop her by saying "no" and running about 20 steps, then take her home and put her in the yard, she won't go. I'm not sure how to get her to stop. I believe this is because she was able to pee and poop wherever and whenever she wanted at doggy daycare. I like taking her for really long walks in our neighborhood, but don't want to be carrying feces with me. She's on a premium dog food she's had all her life and otherwise predictably pees and poops. Help!

2007-09-30 04:49:15 · 7 answers · asked by Georgie Girl 1

I just bought a beauiful merle Pomeranian puppy, and was told he would make an excellent stud dog. First I want to make sure he's fit to make healthy pups. Any advise would be much appreciated.

2007-09-30 04:46:20 · 5 answers · asked by Shelly E. 2

i need some answers..

2007-09-30 04:39:04 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a friend that is breaking up with her boyfriend and he will be moving out very soon. A few years ago she gave hom a dog as a gift, but she has been the one to raise him and he is bonded to her a lot more then to him.

She believes he will be moving half way across the country and is afaid that he will take the dog just out of spite. He likes the dog and all, but is not as involved as she is.

I know this may sound like a silly question, but is is really weighing on her.

I think that she said that her name was on the papers and they had his added to it (so both of their names are one them).

Can anyone give me some advice to give her about what she can do to keep the dog legally?

2007-09-30 04:29:13 · 7 answers · asked by Summertime 3

i have two australian shepards and they are unfriendly to mostly dogs, is it possible to make them sociable to dogs? and when i take them on a walk sometimes they nip people on their ankles and other times they dont... why is this?

2007-09-30 04:12:10 · 8 answers · asked by TiffanyP 2

ok my mom is a dog breeder/ bed and brekfast owner ok... and this one dog, Tinkerbell who we have been waiting to come into season, just wont!!! its like been 1 1/2 years, my mom is just about to open the bed and brekfast and today our english bulldog, Tinkerbell, came into season! My mom is not shure wether she should breed or not but i really want her to, i know right now your thinking she is that adult she should decide but i have helped her with every litter of puppies we have had, I have saved 2 puppies, 1 was drownding at my friends house in her pool and the other was one puppy we had, she had milk coming out of her nose and couldnt breathe and i got it out!!!! I am responsable enought to take care of them, I AM!!!!

2007-09-30 04:05:42 · 14 answers · asked by ~Chrissy~ 3

is it my place to try to work on their walking manners or just let them to what they want on the walk?

2007-09-30 03:57:01 · 9 answers · asked by nedoglover 4

why do people do it? do you have to do it? are there health concerns relating to it? i am wondering because why would u go through all of that trouble IF it didnt mean anything (health). so, why do it? anyways i think dogs look cuter without it

what do you think?

2007-09-30 03:45:36 · 19 answers · asked by sami 3

I opened the gait yesterday while I was home and he split within about 3 minutes. I always water him and feed him in the morning, and he hangs out in the yard and eats then we usually head for a walk on a leash and on Saturdays he gets a bath. Not yesterday. He disappeared and I searched everywhere for him. I called the neighbors and notified everyone I was hunting for my dog. I even called the local grocer to let them know he disappeared. I took my truck to his favorite swimming holes and he was just gone.
Finally last nite, I called the police and they said he was turned in at about 4 pm. He is in the pound. What do I have to do to get him back? He is tagged.. No one called

2007-09-30 03:34:35 · 14 answers · asked by happydawg 6

cuttie puppy or dog

2007-09-30 02:25:18 · 28 answers · asked by chicken soup 1

I routinely use FRONTLINE on my golden retreiver for fleas, though now for the first time she has fleas, she has also done a round of Rx Capstar meds from my vet... we are about 10 days shy of her next FRONTLINE treatment, can I put FRONTLINE on her before the the end of the 30 day cycle???? (BTW we have not seen fleas in our house, just on the dog)

2007-09-30 02:24:39 · 10 answers · asked by E C 1

2007-09-30 02:19:47 · 7 answers · asked by Heyyo 1

2007-09-30 02:18:23 · 9 answers · asked by red tail boa 1

2007-09-30 02:09:34 · 11 answers · asked by tom lane 1

She has redness around her snout and lower jaw. I've never seen this before, and I'm convinced it's not fleas...

Thanks in advance for any help.

Warm regards,
Douglas

2007-09-30 02:01:25 · 22 answers · asked by prancinglion 5

2007-09-30 01:58:30 · 8 answers · asked by NicaChica 2

Big kind of dogs or small ones?

I'm 19 and I've always loved big dogs but I'm afraid it would make me look tomboyish.. I'm such a girly girl so should I get a smaller breed? Are smaller dogs as much fun as big ones?

2007-09-30 01:36:10 · 10 answers · asked by I Am Jack's Wasted Life 5