Dogs - November 2007

she had 9 pups. she kept moving them all over the house even though we tried to keep her on the back porch, which is heated, or in the corner of a room. She would snarl and bite the pups at times especially when we came near so we tried to stay away. She layed on most of her pups and killed them one by one, I took them away for 24 hours and bottle fed because she was getting so aggressive with them. I gave them back to her 8 days ago and so far they are okay even though she is snarling at them alot. She wants to be in our bedroom and even in bed with us but we cant have her that close when she is acting aggressive like this. I have let her keep them in my room for 2 nights now and she is a little more relaxed than she was on the porch but still she woke us up snarling and the pups yelping at 4am. She is very obedient to me and my husband and friendly to all people but she does get protective of her pups of course. I have owned Dobermans before and never seen this behavior. HELP!

2007-11-13 09:00:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

What age do you think is appropriate for a girl to be walking dogs alone? How old do you think the girl should be?

9 or under, 10, 11, 12 13 or older?

2007-11-13 08:57:16 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I own a rescue dog and I'm proud of it!!
He's just the best!!!

2007-11-13 08:44:23 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have been told that when you first bring home a puppy, you should feed them a quality brand canned food for a couple of days. because the puppy is still scared about going to a new home. Is this true?

2007-11-13 08:41:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i breed my A.P.B.T the last two heat can i breed her again

2007-11-13 08:37:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was just curious if my GSD male should be bred
he is V2 Mutz Von Der Piste Trophe Sch3 Fh3 Kkl1a with a ZW of 72... do you think anyone would want to breed to him? Any help or advice would be great

2007-11-13 08:33:38 · 9 answers · asked by PFSA 5

i have been wondering this question if ol roy dog food has been on recall? if so the dry dog food or the moist or both? and is that a good food to feed an under weight dog some lady said it was but a friend told me it is not a good dog food? if its not a good dog food for an under weight dog what is?

2007-11-13 08:25:31 · 11 answers · asked by Heavenly 3

3 m old shih-tzu starting to get very bite-y & at odd times. Ex: she was crying in her pen & bit me when I took her out. Also, sometimes for no reason she starts racing around the house like crazy. I don't necessarily mind but we have polished marble floors. We crate her at night and train her before meals and walk her at least once a day. She is 13 wks and 6lbs &we feed her raw diet with RMBs every day. She has 3 or 4 meals daily. We give her lamb shanks and baby back ribs plus teething toys for teething. We run & play with her every day & night. We are homeschoolers & are home with her all day every day. We have tried shaker cans and water spray & rescue remedy to discourage. We are starting to get real frustrated. Any ideas?

2007-11-13 08:14:47 · 4 answers · asked by Cleopatra R 1

She has bit people and is very protective of my house and car. She has big problems with guys and anything with wheels.

2007-11-13 08:12:30 · 7 answers · asked by jsbumpus 1

ok i was a watching animal cops a couple of days ago and i saw that they brought in a puppy and it was covered in fleas(it was really gross!)and so the vet tech gave the puppy a flea pill and it made all the fleas drop off its body and die,i wanted 2 now what it is called and can my vet give it 2 my dog so i dont need 2 give him flea medicine? and if any1 has heard of it id like 2 now more info..........thanks

2007-11-13 08:05:06 · 10 answers · asked by ??????????? 5

Well, since Christmas is coming up and people are going to want that "cute little puppy" for Christmas, lets list the major reasons that getting a puppy for Christmas is a bad idea!

What do you all think?

2007-11-13 07:57:57 · 47 answers · asked by Katslookup - a Fostering Fool! 6

my shitzu just had puppies and I need to register the puppies and do not know what to do about the dam and sire being register from different associations. PLEASE SERIOUS RESPONSES ONLY.

2007-11-13 07:52:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

okay my dogs have fleas (we forgot to put there flea n' tick stuff on ontime) so..i was wondering if i give them a flea and tick bath and then when their coats are dry i apply there flea and tick meds will this cause some weird reaction because theres extra meds on from the shampoo. plz answer me i hate seeing my dogs scratching all the time. thank you.

2007-11-13 07:51:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

He was neutered at 7 months, and squats to pee. Will he ever lift his leg or will he always squat?Just curious...

2007-11-13 07:48:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 5 month year old pug, when will she go into heet for the first time?

2007-11-13 07:41:30 · 14 answers · asked by loose1car 1

but he can lick my skin raw. I try not to fuss at him. I tell him no, sternly, but he will start back in a few minutes I give him lots of love and attention so its not that. i think he just loves me so much he cant stop. Or is he just being a mouthy pup?

2007-11-13 07:13:31 · 7 answers · asked by sugar c 3

He has had 3 doses of frontline in as many months. I think he may have a flea allergy. How can i treat him with out expensive vet bills. I also have a cat which may be the cause. Help !

2007-11-13 07:00:44 · 19 answers · asked by ROSANNE H 1

Here's my situation. My wife and I have a 1 year old daughter, two cats and a Boston Terrier. We are looking for a dog who will love and take care of our family. One that will be good with our animals and be a protective of us humans. We are not looking for a huge dog. About 50 lbs would be good. My wife and I both work so we are gone for 10 hours a day Monday-Friday. We walk the dogs daily. On weekends we bring them to a local dog park and let them run and swim. We would like a dog who will not bark needlessly and who won't tear up my house and yard when I'm not there. Any suggestions?

2007-11-13 06:43:38 · 19 answers · asked by Jason L 2

My father's dog who is 4 years old suddenly developed severe skin itching. He started biting himself. He was taken to a hospital where a vet administered shots for 3 days. The itching seemed to cease. However on the 4th day, another vet decided to change the shot. Thereafter he developed severe lesions especially in the groin. The itching is extremely severe and he is in pain and is getting aggressive. He cannot keep food down. The only thing that seems to help is a herbal prickly heat powder that somewhat seems to soothe him. However he is very restless and hurting from the itching and sores. These are red, inflamed and oozing.
He was a stray and we got him as a puppy and seems to be a mixed breed. We do not want to take him back to the vet as the shots caused this aggravation. We tried to put amla (indian gooseberry powder) and neem powder but it made it sting even more. Are there any herbal remedies or medicines that can help?

2007-11-13 06:38:24 · 6 answers · asked by Daisy 1

I need educated answers or examples. I am trying to prove to some stubborn fool that YES smoking is bad for dogs even tho they cannot tell you that they do not like it.

2007-11-13 06:38:13 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am in the Oshawa, Ontario area.

2007-11-13 06:23:45 · 10 answers · asked by zachler41 1

My daughter will be 2 years old Nov. 29 and we want to get her a puppy either for her b-day or for x-mas.
We want a good breed that is tolerant of children that can grow up and that our daughter can grow up with.......and that doesn't get too big.
Any ideas and suggestions would be grateful....

2007-11-13 06:03:56 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm looking for a small-ish dog that has minimum shedding and is child-friendly. Also, the cost must not be too high... I'll settle for cross-breeds. Also, it should be relatively smart- I don't want to spend ages training it.

Also, I'm a first time dog owner.
And I'm 12 ... so I want something that's not too vicious. :D

Thanks.

2007-11-13 05:49:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

She's a little over a year old. She thinks it's just a big game when I try to put her collar on when we're going for a walk. Sometimes it takes so long putting it on - she bites it continually, or she runs away , wanting me to chase her. I thought she should let me put it on right away so we can go for what dogs love - walking.

2007-11-13 05:24:26 · 8 answers · asked by yellow 2

I just moved out of my moms house. I had a dog and she had a dog. Her dog was very attached to my dog, my dog didn't really care for her dog. The problem is my mom's dog, Sassy is really lonely now. I took my dog with me and my brother took both of his cats so she's all alone in the house. The question is what to do? Should my mom get another dog to keep her company or will that seem like she's being pushed away for another pet? She's very possesive and a puppy will need a lot of attention and training but she's so sad and lonely, she just wanders around the house, she won't play with her toys. What should we do?

2007-11-13 04:55:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

my dog recently had his vaccination, days later i saw that the same spot was bald and the skin was flaky. i appears to be inflamed and the spot where the needle was inserted seemed to be yellowish. i can't go to the vet as of the moment because i'm a student and can't not go to class. do you guys have any idea what is it? is it infected? is it possible that my dog's hypersensitive to the vaccine?

2007-11-13 04:37:25 · 9 answers · asked by chantel_sabine 2

Last night my 3 year old English Bulldog died suddenly from respiratory distress of some sort. When I arrived home yesterday from work he was in a panic, he was wheezing and his tongue was purple. We rushed him to Green Animal Medical Center because it is the closest emergency vet.

Two weeks earlier I took my Boxer there for a broken tooth, and he spent part of the next day there. Seven days later he developed Kennel Cough confirmed by Dr Soehnlen in Navarre. I called GAMC and informed them that my dog now had kennel cough. They stated he could not have gotten it there, but he is a very healthy dog and has not been outside of my home except for that. Through the process of the next 7 days my two other dogs and my parents dog all had kennel cough. I treated my dogs at home with rest and plenty of fluids. After a few days my Malamute and Boxer both got better. My Bulldog and my parents Black Lab took longer and were both vomiting if they got too excited. My parents took their dog to a vet in Uniontown and was told he also had kennel cough and the vomiting was normal.

Last night after my English Bulldog was rushed into the back of the vet office to be given oxygen I was placed in a room. A few minutes later , someone came in and said they would be in with a price list, not what was wrong with him, but a price list. After I stated I couldn't pay the kind of money they were looking for and would probably have to have him put down the doctor finally came in. He went from having a epilepsy disorder to a congenital heart disorder to maybe pneumonia. This was based on a an EKG. My husband and I then further discussed having him put down because we didn't want to come home one day and find him dead. The vet then decided to do a chest xray which showed his lungs were full of fluid but his heart looked fine. We explained to her again that all these dogs had had kennel cough from one dog being there. She got defensive and stated they could not have gotten it from there. We left him there with him being given antibiotics, oxygen and the doctor agreeing this could have started from kennel cough.

I received a call about an hour and a half later stating he was not doing any better and they asked if they could sedate him, I agreed. We then had another discussion regarding kennel cough and it originating from there. Again the doctor got very defensive. She went from agreeing with me that he had not needed to go to a vet with kennel cough because it is like a cold and will run its course to calling me a bad pet owner. Telling me, " I don't think you know how serious this is, he is very sick". She also went on to say possibly he had electrocuted himself (he stood two feet tall and all electric outlets were at least four feet off the floor). Twenty minutes later we got a call stating he was resting but still not breathing well. Another twenty minutes went by and we got another call stating he was taking his final breath. We rushed right there.

Upon entering the vet office my husband and I we escorted into a room. The vet came in and said she was sorry for our loss. She then went on to try to tell us how they could take care of his body for us and wanted to discuss the price options. I said I wanted him in that room so I could see him. They brought him in there and waited about 15-20 minutes before coming back to try to discuss money with us again. We told them to leave the room. We then picked him up and brought him home were we buried him on our farm land.

The vet that was saw was Dr Sarah Ford. She was very rude and all they cared about was money. I want to know if somehow they can be investigated, because many other dogs could have gotten kennel cough from there if they we there the same time my Boxer was. They are so adamant that he didn't get it from there that I don't think they would even look into it.

We now believe he was aspirating when he vomited for those few days. And even though he got better from the kennel cough, the fluid was just building in his lungs.

2007-11-13 04:13:31 · 23 answers · asked by mlbedrava 2

2 days ago my dog was bit on the nose by another dog. My dog was vaccinated for rabies (her last vaccination was 10 days ago b/c I just adopted her). She is acting weird today. Didn't wake up at her normal time to go out for her walk. I woke her up myself. She was walking very slowly. She did go to the bathroom (1 &2). She drank a lot of water when she woke up but she wont eat anything. Now she is laying around not moving much. Today is the first day she has been acting this way since I got her and she NEVER refuses food. Please any insight you have on this would be helpful.

2007-11-13 03:39:02 · 14 answers · asked by Stacey L 2

My husband and I want to get a new dog (puppy actually). We know and understand what goes into having a larger dog, this will be my 4th dog and I think his 10th (his parents had like 6 dogs while he was growing up), so we're not novice owners and intend on training the dog and what not. We have a 2 year old and one of the reasons we selected these breeds was because they are both supposed to be really good with children. Any insight would be very helpful, or share your own experiences with the breeds. Also I live in Maine, if any one knows of breeders of either breed in the New England area, I would love for your to let me know! Thank you!

2007-11-13 03:37:09 · 10 answers · asked by ? 3

I have a 5 lb pomapoo and want to add another little baby to the family. Where can I find a dog about the same size, breed doesn't matter, without paying rediculous fees?

2007-11-13 03:32:03 · 19 answers · asked by kla3232 1