Dogs - November 2007

2007-11-11 12:45:17 · 9 answers · asked by Skylar L 1

I have an 8 month old lab and frankly his activity level and strength greatly out match me. When he gets bored he is very distructive and I know that exercise is the key. Last night he kept running up and down our stairs. They make a "V" one up one down, there are about 14 of them total with a landing between them. Since he was playing on them I blocked off both entrances and played fetch with him up and down them for about 30 minutes last night. He loved it and its the very first time I've been able to wear him out. I do know that dogs his breed and size are prone to hip displyshia though so I dont want to do anything harmful to him but if this is an ok exercise then I just might have solved his boredom and my ability to manage him. Does anyone know if constant stair climbing is potentially a bad thing? Thanks!

2007-11-11 12:45:14 · 9 answers · asked by Irishangel 1

2007-11-11 12:40:53 · 15 answers · asked by Mary 2

How about Chiuauahs?

2007-11-11 12:38:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

They are now 3 weeks old. I will not get them until Dec. 20th. They are a mix mommy is 1/2 Chihuahua and 1/2 Mini Pincher, Daddy Is Pomeranian. Home has 5 dogs. last litter was from different dogs, 8 months ago, pure Pomeranians. this litter was on accident. we can visit as much as we would like till we get them. do not need to pay now. we can take them to the vet to get checked out if we would like. QUESTION: What are some more questions I should ask about them? What should I have before I bring them home?

2007-11-11 12:35:20 · 5 answers · asked by mindyourownbusiness! 2

http://www.channels.com/catalog/playlist/1100/pet-star#catalog/playlist/ugly%20dog

Look at some of these videos... Apparently some of these dogs aren't normal, but what's with the tongues hanging out? Why and how do they stay like that? Wouldn't the tongue get extremely dried out? Does anybody know what's going on with that?

2007-11-11 12:28:11 · 7 answers · asked by maeb3 4

My mother has been puting molding up with glue hardner and I spotted my dog eating it, I took all of it out of her mouth, but now I am really worried about if she will die! If she does I'll start to cry right this second. Shes only 5mths.

2007-11-11 11:59:45 · 9 answers · asked by Mishii<3 2

Our little lab mix puppy seems to be whining constantly:

- when we put her in the crate (She LOVES her crate and goes in on her own) and leave the room and don't pay attention to her
We know she wants attention when she's in the crate, but we do have places to go and we need to be able to leave her inside for an hour or two. We give her a toy to chew on and stand by the crate for a minute, but when we start to walk away, she starts whining again. IGNORING HER DOESN'T WORK FOR US. She will only start barking, and we had heard enough after five minutes of howling. How can we get her to console herself without us having to stay with her until she falls asleep?

- when we are eating at the table (she eats near us, but when she's finished with her food she'll start whining and getting restless)
We tried bringing her out to go potty, but after she finishes buisness she just runs around. We give her a chew toy when she is finished, but she leaves it and gets back to whining. CONT

2007-11-11 11:41:00 · 5 answers · asked by lapajamas 2

2007-11-11 11:38:57 · 8 answers · asked by meanu2721 2

For well over a month now, I've found live fleas and flea fecal matter on my dog. I bathed her a few weeks ago and flea medicine down her shoulder blades to her back, but the bugs are still all over her legs and belly. About a week ago I got a flea collar for her, but the parasites are still there.

I'm about to wash her again, but I don't know if it will make any difference. She's rarely in contact with other dogs, so I can't figure out why they keep appearing.

How do I get rid of them once and for all?

2007-11-11 11:34:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-11 11:26:44 · 3 answers · asked by Jesse and Lizzie's mom 1

so my dog has these meds hes been taking and its to make some rashes go away...well the thing is...i gave him the meds before i went upstairs..and my sister didnt know n she gave them to him like 30 minutes after...hes supposed to take it twice a day but now he has taken it 3 times for today...what should i do?? is this gonna harm him?? like to a serious illness or would he be okay?? plz.. help!

2007-11-11 11:12:41 · 12 answers · asked by II> rox! 2

Hello, I gave my dog (toy poodle) the bio spot flea treatment this morning. After almost 10 hours my dog is still really itchy and can't sit still. She is rolling around and is just really miserble. If she lays down it is just for a second before her body jerks (looks like the fleas bite her) and she gets up again. It looks like she has the need to move... I feel really bad for her, she is so restless and penting much more from moving around so much. Is she ok or are those side effects of the treatment? What could I do about it? Thank you all for your help.

2007-11-11 11:03:50 · 9 answers · asked by coopermb07 1

I'm thinking about getting one, I know its part training but are there any small dogs that have a natural calmness?

2007-11-11 11:01:19 · 17 answers · asked by 395934fghgf 1

I feed her well, not cheap food, and give her treats, salmon jerky, lettuce, apple, whatever I eat.

2007-11-11 10:38:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mo (1 year old) has snapped at both myself and my husband in one days time. Mo's teeth scraped my skin and he actually drew blood when he got my Hubby. Hubby wants to kill him if he does it one more time. This is Mo's last chance. Hubby said he would not pass a dog that bites onto anyone else and would rather put him down. What can I do?

2007-11-11 10:22:56 · 9 answers · asked by barbski1961 1

My Yorkie is on her 60th day. We are all ready to go, I have all my supplies, her whelping box is all ready, I have done all my homework and now were just waiting on her labor.
My question is, Do you let your bitch cut the cord or do you cut it? A lot of books I have read says the bitch will cut it but I'm so afraid if she cuts it to close.

2007-11-11 10:21:42 · 14 answers · asked by allwaysyourhoney 1

I understand he is not gonna be too playfull maybe for a couple of days but his he suppose to be throwing up??? he don't want to eat only drink alot of water then he throws it up what can i do?

2007-11-11 10:11:10 · 18 answers · asked by lisa 3

I was watching the 2005 dog show and they had a golden retriever on it that was really white.

I thought white in golden retrievers wasn't the standard for show?

2007-11-11 10:06:58 · 8 answers · asked by Butterfly 1

we have a 1 year old pitbull in heat and it seems like something in that shape of a ball (ball and joint) is protruding from her vagina....any idea what this could be??? This is NOT he first heat!!

2007-11-11 10:02:30 · 8 answers · asked by tltb23 2

Why is it bad to feed wet food to dogs? And is it okay to feed Dry food and wet food combined? I feed my dog Canidae all life's stages can food, and innova evo dry food. Can someone please answer?

2007-11-11 09:57:21 · 9 answers · asked by Forever ♥Talinka♥ 5

Congo a GSD may be put to sleep on Tuesday. His crime: Protecting his family.

A landscaper came to the home and was told to wait, he didn't listen, when the families dogs including Congo started to bark at him he started beating the dog with a metal rake. The owner yelled at him to stop, which prompted him to grab her and throw her to ground. Congo then bit the landscaper resulting in injury to the landscaper.

Congo has since been declared viscious and may be ruled put down this Tuesday.

Should Congo be put down for protecting his family?

2007-11-11 09:54:27 · 35 answers · asked by Bindi *dogtrainingbyjess.com* 7

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2007-11-11 09:38:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My dog currently eats innova evo reduced fat for his main diet. Once and a while I give him some canned innova evo or mixables, I believe they are from Wellness.

I wanted to give him a little variety in his food now that he is at a good weight and I went to the food store today, they just started carrying Merrick. So I picked up a small bag for him to try, overall I really liked the ingredients, but it wasn't until I looked closer that I noticed one of the ingredients is whole glove garlic... I thought that garlic and onions were very dangerous to dogs.

So now, before I feed it to him, I'm wondering if I should give this to him or not. I noticed one of their natural bones had garlic in it as well, so I'm a little confused at what can and cannot be given.

I just want to make sure it will be safe for him.

I have the Turducken option right now, so I'm not sure if it is in all of them or not.


Thanks so much!

2007-11-11 09:33:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello.

My 5 year old Shih Tzu seems to have fallen ill. My aunt baby-sat him on Saturday, and when she went to pick him up, he yelped and ran off. Then when he came back to her, he was shaking, she went to hug him and he yelped 10 times.

Then when my mother picked him up he screamed AGAIN. So she said him down. Later, whhen he went to jump on the couch with her, he acted fine. He lied there for 3 hours and my mom said he looked depressed. When she went to pick him up, he screamed.

He ran over to me and he was shaking. I wrapped him up in a blanket and he continued shaking until he fell asleep in my arms. About an hour later he went to get up, so I began unwrapping him. I touched his side/neck and he screamed! Then he put his tale in between his legs and is now moving very slow. He isn't coming when he's called anymore and he hasn't been eating.

Please help me diagnose him. I'm taking him to the Vet tomorrow, but I was just curious as to what we might be dealing with.

TIA!

2007-11-11 09:28:00 · 16 answers · asked by Stephanie<33 2

We found a boxer last night and we are going to keep him ( unless we find his owner), but he is very skinny and I need to get his weight up. What is the best way to do this( dont be cute and reply with " feed him", you know what I mean). I think he is about 9 months old.

2007-11-11 09:22:54 · 17 answers · asked by kayla_bunny 2

My Chinese Shar pei is pregnant with her first litter of puppies. I took her to stay with the stud dog for about 2 and a half weeks and brought her home on October 9th, 2007. She's pretty big, she seems to be filled with milk, yet there is no secretion. Yesterday (Nov. 10, 2007), she had a secretion of a thick yellowish strand of fluid from her vulva. What is the best way to pinpoint her date of delivery or when she should enter labor?

2007-11-11 09:19:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello,
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU CAN GIVE WORMER MEDICINE TO PREGNANT DOGS LIKE A SHITZU DOG.WELL PLEASE SEND ME FURTHER INFO ON THIS CAUSE I NEED IT VERY MUCH FOR MY PREGNANT DOG.

THANKS-DEE

2007-11-11 09:18:49 · 3 answers · asked by deanne1978_2004 1

just wondering how many people have had their dogs whelp during day light hours? We have only ever had night time deliveries and I only know one other breeder that has had a late afternoon birth. Just wondering what the percentage of daytime births is . THanks

2007-11-11 09:11:02 · 7 answers · asked by schmelcombe 1

3 questions. does anyone know any bad ingredients in dog foods besides by-products? i need to know what's best to feed my dog. can someone recommend a dog food? and does anyone a know a website i can check for whats in the dog food? thanks.

2007-11-11 08:45:31 · 12 answers · asked by ahhbehmaily 1