Dogs - October 2007

I mean it went for a walk this morning! and I am not going out there now, its bloody freezing out.
How can I shout him up? he is getting on my wick

2007-10-24 08:44:08 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

i took my dog to the groomer today and they said she has fleas, is it possible that she could have spreaded them to my carpet my family and my other pets? and what should i do to treat the fleas on her , my carpet ,and me?

2007-10-24 08:41:50 · 5 answers · asked by ☆☃❀ ~♥~♪ tigger bitten ♪~♥~ ❀☃☆ 4

i bought a puppy from a lady and found out 3 days later that the puppy has parvo

2007-10-24 08:24:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My oldest dog killed a mouse yesterday

2007-10-24 08:17:48 · 22 answers · asked by wolfkiss 7

Alright I know this sounds like some sort of Halloween question but...

I have been training my Boxer to do some simple tricks with treats, and it has worked beautifully! The problem I am facing now is getting her to perform the tricks without bribing her with treats. She simply refuses to do them if I don't have a treat in my hand or at least pretend that I have one (Which I think is kind of mean...).

Anyway, any tips or tricks to get her to do the tricks she has mastered without the treat? One of the ones I am talking about is the "shake" command. She does it as soon as she sits and I offer a treat, without me even having to say it! *sigh*...any advice would be greatly appreciated. :-)

2007-10-24 08:14:36 · 5 answers · asked by starzoomer 3

my dog is a black lab and is a females shes acting fine but her private part is swollen and her nipples are to I need to know if she is pregnant!

2007-10-24 07:59:36 · 10 answers · asked by paytie 1

My dogs live outside my house but not sure if i should bring them inside because of the air. Can they get sick from this? Is bad for they lungs to breath the air.

2007-10-24 07:56:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-24 07:54:03 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

How much does this surgery typically cost?

2007-10-24 07:52:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since I am up to my ears in debt (cuz my kitten needed surgery) I cant afford training for my 2 year old dachshund and she needs it BADLY. she has a mind of her own and if i tell her no or get in her way of doing something she wants to do she growls. she is also very anti social she'll bark like crazy at random people while im walking her and i literally have to pull her along until the person is completely out of her sight....things like that. DOes anyone have any suggestions for maybe websites or books i can read up on to train her myself??

2007-10-24 07:49:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

He died with his teeth gritted, eyes open and diarrea symptons (there was a puddle of it next to his anus). Previous ones included passiveness, he basically avoided to look at me and when he did, God, I wish he hadn't because he had the sadest, most pleading look... And then he looked so thin when I had just fed him a couple hours ago. He remained sitting still with his head down, almost as though he were sleeping standing. He rejected food, turning his head away whenever I tried to give it to him.
He wasn't old, about 10 months of age. He was most of the time in the garden, so I'm aiming towards poisoning because anyone could have access to it if they tried hard enough; he was home alone while I was at work but my neighbours had never let me down before yesterday.
I did try to call my vet but she was out of town and my only choice was to drive 12 hours to the next one, which I couldn't at the time. The next morning he was dead.
Any ideas, please, I'd appreciate it a lot..

2007-10-24 07:38:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok I appreciate all ur advice but I need more!!
My dog is not big and not so small she's strong and I can't have her in a room by herself because she will find a way to eat through something and escape I guess I can have her sleep with me at night and let her out and cage her during the day but one problem!! My cat sleeps with me at night what do I do about that now? I could cage him up at night and have the dog sleep with me and in the morning let the cat run free can I? Or is that not fair to my kitty omg I have a huge problem!!!

P.s I really don't trust my dog around anyone not because she's mean but because she's strong and hyper and I don't think anyone can handle her.

2007-10-24 07:22:22 · 13 answers · asked by super bad 1

2007-10-24 07:05:37 · 16 answers · asked by michele h 3

2007-10-24 06:52:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

to examine his poop to see if the pup has parvo - the test was negative. The vet has taken blood samples to do more tests.
My pup was completed on all his shots last sat (oct 20). My pup threw up 2 times 2 days ago and 2 times today. He has loose stools(2 time today). We did change his treats in the last 2 days, since his sickness, i have stopped giving him treats. We haven't taken him to dog parks, but he has been going to puppy trainning class in petsmart. I am terrified. He seems fairly active, but is tired from the throwing up and lack of full meals. He was perfectly fine yesterday, he threw up on Monday and this morning.The vet has given him meds . I hope this isn't parvo. Has anybody seen such incidents in their puppies?
Please tell me this isn't parvo...please

2007-10-24 06:49:51 · 14 answers · asked by asking 2

2007-10-24 06:44:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know everyone is tired of pit bull questions but i have one. Being an owner of 2 american red nose pits (who are the sweetest things ever) am worried of them getting banned. I know in some cities they already are. But do you think the Michael Vick case could be a final red flag for pit bulls? And another question, if mostly everyone likes pit bulls (according to another question i asked some months ago) why are they still "beasts"?

2007-10-24 06:37:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, i have a pregnant chihuahua and she is on her 62nd days she is shaking and her temperature is 98.1 but no sign of pacing, digging, panting, or whining. But she is looking straight at me shaking, what do you think is going on? Please no rude answers and i will be spaying her once the pups are born.

2007-10-24 06:07:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do any of you know of any water rescue and water recovery teams in the US with dogs involved in it? I got a call from a firefighter who is in charge of starting one up in Indiana. He knows a lot about the dogs, especially GSD's. We have been talking about drives, ect... My feeling for a dog for this is yes, it does need drives to do the work, but not as much as a hard hitting Schutzhund dog. In my mind, thinking about the tasks for the dog I am thinking something in between a hard Schutzhund dog and a SAR dog. He wants to start with a Shepherd or 2, I would like to convince them on other breeds later as well. Do any of you know of any teams like this? He was into SAR for years, just like a lot in the work, 911 and the Murray building took a toll on him emotionally. I am going to work with this department as much as I can, just wondering if any of you knew of any programs in any departments in the US like this.

2007-10-24 06:03:55 · 3 answers · asked by bear 2 zealand © 6

my dog recently was on prednisone for skin breakouts. he has some kind of allergies. during the time that he was on the meds, he began waking me up in the middle of the night to go outside. i figured that it was because of the medication. now he has been off of the meds for over a week and he is still waking me up in the middle of the night to go outside. how do i break him of this behavior? we are moving to a new apartment (a highrise) and i do not want him to be doing this there. any suggestions would be helpful! thank you.

2007-10-24 05:51:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

During storms my dog gets scared. He shivers. For a few minutes last week during one he sat by me but then he went into the kitchen. I heard him scratch at the door I went in to see what he was up too. Then he went upstairs when he got is open. I sat down he came down when he realized I was down here.
Today he did it again and this time it's a nice sunny day out. I was feeding the cats which is why I have to keep him in when I do that. It was strange for normally he knows I'm outside. He's adult male part chineses sharpay part yellow lab. He's shaggy like a golden retreaver and black so I think he has retreaver Genes. He's about 3 I think.

2007-10-24 05:49:41 · 11 answers · asked by missgigglebunny 7

What is your experience of owning a border collie? Most importantly, do you work and if so, how does your dog cope?

2007-10-24 05:35:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got my dog spayed on Monday and yesterday when I got her back she acted really sluggish and depressed and I started to think I didn't do the right thing. I know she's most likely sluggish from the medicine they gave her, but I'm worried she'll always look depressed. Besides eliminating the risks of unwanted puppies and ovarian cancer what are the other benefits of spaying?

2007-10-24 05:30:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was going through some of my contacts' starred questions just now and came across a question posted by the member "oiceyfreeze" regarding removing a tick.

Here is the question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Av4OIibpJp7GTD_kM8kQgmzsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071023164305AAyhTrw&show=7#profile-info-e79c946a25d8634e23d75e0657a43f49aa

I was shocked to see how many thumbs up and thumbs down were awarded, shocked at some of the answers given, and shocked at how angry people became.

So, here is MY question: How do YOU remove ticks on your dogs? Does it work? What hasn't worked?

And please, lay off the thumbs people.

2007-10-24 05:21:45 · 15 answers · asked by M44Woods 3

I read a lot of answers here that say to name a dog based on personality. Personally, I find that very strange. All of my pets have always had names that are actually names- not adjectives. I name my pets based on liking the way a name sounds, how that name fits the dog (or other animal) and sometimes take personal experiences into consideration.

Here's how Sydney got her name:
When I was little, there used to be a Husky x Collie who lived a few houses away. Her name was Sydney. I've always visited neighbors' dogs if they were outside and Sydney spent most of her time in her yard. I visited her almost daily, starting from a young age. The entire time I knew her, she was very sick (don't know what she had) and it was thought she only had a few months left. However, she lived a long and happy life. She died a few years ago and I miss her a lot. I decided to name my Husky after her, in her honor.

Explanation of Louie to follow....

2007-10-24 05:21:36 · 21 answers · asked by Boss 6

My 7 month old boston terrier pup keeps getting worms. He had them about a month and a half ago and I gave him worm medicine, and they were not apparent again til a few days ago (when I noticed them in his poop). So now I have given him the medicine again.
My question is, how does he keep getting them when he's hardly ever around other dogs? Also, how can I prevent this from happening again?

2007-10-24 04:55:32 · 7 answers · asked by southerngirl 2

What can i do to help him? Thanks.

2007-10-24 04:55:12 · 12 answers · asked by yahooanswers 3

Ok its starting to get cold outside and I have a beautiful pitbull girl at home I know I can't leave her outside all day so I want to start waking up early and feed her walk her and make sure she craps. the thing is is it bad for her to stay in her cage for eight hours? She sleeps in her cage all night already. I need advise from people who know how to take care of a dog in the cold weather.

2007-10-24 04:50:34 · 13 answers · asked by super bad 1

2007-10-24 04:38:13 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

mine are
1 tibetan terreir!
2 yorkie
3 lhasa apso
4 poodles
5 maltese

2007-10-24 04:31:38 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous