Dogs - December 2007

2007-12-07 11:37:00 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 1 year old begle mix with a crusty white looking substance in his ears. He kinda of scratches at them some, but not like dogs who have mites or something. At times, it has kind of a funky odor to it. Anyone have any idea what this might be? I can't take him to the vet until the middle of next week and was just wondering what it could be?

2007-12-07 11:34:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are there any websites that sell break away collars for DOGS. I can only find cat collars. I really want a break away collar for my dog.

2007-12-07 11:32:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

when he poops its like applesauce that looks like there might be blood in it and he has gotten skinny

2007-12-07 11:31:20 · 10 answers · asked by christina n 1

i was geting ready for bed and i whent to go check on her and my min pin shaking and breathing real hard someone please help me and my puppy!

2007-12-07 11:30:18 · 10 answers · asked by Erin 2

My large dog was running into the house and seemed to twist/break her ankle/paw/leg. She sort of whiped out on the on the ground and hasn't been able to put weight on her left leg since.

It seems kind of crooked, and she can't lay it straight. She has been crying in pain but looks pretty comfortable when she lays down on her side.

Taking her to a vet isn't an option for me right now since she weighs probably +150 pounds AND I don't have transportation to get her there.

Any suggestions on a sort of "home remedy" or should I wait it out and see if it gets better for her?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

2007-12-07 11:27:10 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-07 11:11:36 · 34 answers · asked by Watch it bub! 3

This is a question purely for the discussion of it. I know that a lot of people think that Cesar Millan's whole dominance theory is fantastic. They are just impressed that he can get the dog to settle down at all. He says it is purely a psychological challenge with the dog, that he is not hurting or scaring it, just showing him who's boss...he says he's doing what another dog would do to it. I know that I have seen his psychology center on TV, and he has a LOT of well balanced, happy dogs. (At least, it looks that way)

On the other hand, he does his whole "flip you on your back to make you submissive thing". Do you think he is going to far, or do you think it is fine for him to show the dogs' who is 'boss'? Do you feel that it is unecessary to take the dominance that far?

Basically, any opinions on Cesar's training method and his theory on dog psychology would be great. I just think it would be really interesting to see what people have to say about "The Dog Whisperer".

2007-12-07 10:27:50 · 12 answers · asked by Ya 5

2007-12-07 10:21:40 · 6 answers · asked by xgallegos4 1

2007-12-07 10:16:02 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My female is beyond silly! She's over 50 lbs and still tries to be held. She even climbs onto the top of the couch to lick her family! She is very very affectionate which is nice but is this normal?
Also, she's 9 months old-is she done growing?

2007-12-07 10:10:08 · 25 answers · asked by SmileItsNotThatSerious 3

Im planning on giving my 50lb. Shepherd/Lab mix a bath tonight in the bathtub. I need some advice on how to do this while making the least possible mess. She likes baths, so she won't struggle or anything.
Thanks

2007-12-07 10:03:59 · 13 answers · asked by sunluvr_1976 3

Over the last year, animal control has visited my house in Merced, California on complaints that my dogs are barking.
A new house had been built right on the back of my 1.3 acre home. And from the first day these guys moved in they have harrassed me in person and with animal control and sheriifs about my dogs. Im at home Tues- Saturday and they dont bark anymore than is normal for a dog. If they hear a noise they bark, like the lawnmower, somebody at the door etc. Shortly, Im going to have to go to court on this. During all the visits from animal control my dogs have been quiet but they say they are only messengers and cant testify. My other neighbors and our Vet our on our side. We've put bark collars and invisable fense collars on our dogs.

The animal control guy said in the other cases that get out of hand, the judge orders the removal of the animals......even though as ive said ..our dogs are not doing anything out of the ordinary.

Any ideas?

2007-12-07 09:56:48 · 21 answers · asked by Alex 6

What is the smallest breed of dog and the largest breed of dog 10 points to closest answer. lots of stars please.

2007-12-07 09:50:40 · 14 answers · asked by Pink S 2

I was just curious. Im in Indiana and we've had plenty of snow this year already. Are my dogs safe from fleas in the winter or are they present all year round? Is it neccasarry to keep them on flea medication during the winter season?

2007-12-07 09:47:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi
I post an add for a maltese pup on Kijiji. I had someone response to me which her email is peternlisa" She said that the puppy will be shipped from Victoia Cameroon and she would want me to western union half the money and they I pay for the remaining balance when the puppy gets here. Is this a scam? Please let me know if there is another way to approach her about paying for the puppy after I received her to see how she would response. This person seems very nice and seems like a person you can trust. thank you

2007-12-07 09:28:17 · 9 answers · asked by yo yo 1

I never walk my dog. She gets plenty of exercise in other ways- daily trips to the dog park, training with the disc, romping in the yard ("omigosh SNOW!!!"), obedience training, and traveling everywhere with me.

We go hiking on the weekends. I suppose that would count as a walk. Other than that, very little "dog and human" on-leash walking occurs. Is anyone else in this situation? Does anyone think this is a bad thing?

2007-12-07 09:24:46 · 33 answers · asked by Fur and Fiction 6

my vet was! when i bought my heeler i took him straight to the vets for a check up, the first thing i was told was his eyes were not going to be protected from the sun and he would end up with skin cancer around his eyes, because he had no colour around them to be protected, the vet gave me heaps of info on the sun and my dog, tried to get me to buy this cream. the other thing he told me was his back legs were not straight enough, started to explain to me that he would need a operation to fix it. well i wasnt happy when i left so i went to another vet clinic and they told me not to worry about any of that, and that my dog would be fine. which he is and has been for 2 yrs. sometimes i think vets go a bit over board, or maybe they are like mechanics when women come in with their cars, and they try ripping you off cause your a female and have no idea bout cars.i put my full trust in my vet as i know nuthing about animal medicine. have you come across a bad vet?

2007-12-07 09:15:36 · 16 answers · asked by lilly 3

Two days ago my mom applie Revolution flea treatment behind my dogs shoulders. Today i took him to the groomers and they applied Spot on flea treatment behind his shoulders. Both of these are once a month treatments only...please help, will he be ok? Will the chemicals be too much, will the chemicals clash?? Please help me

2007-12-07 09:09:18 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

my 8yr old foxy loves going to nannas house, every time we say the word nanna my foxy goes stupid, she runs around the house, crying with excitement and then waits at the door to get in the car, so what we started to do was spell out n.a.n.n.a, well it didnt take her long to realise that we were spelling out nanna, i think shes the smartest dog on the earth! does your dog know how to spell?

2007-12-07 09:01:47 · 17 answers · asked by lilly 3

how do we avoid the water from getting into the eyes and nose

2007-12-07 08:35:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

she used to run off. I want to let her off the lead but scared she will run off. I let her off im my field and most the time she comes when called. Would you just let her off the lead in a remote area?

2007-12-07 08:25:14 · 14 answers · asked by jo 1

My friend just got a maltese and she says it's teacup. I've never heard of that before.

2007-12-07 08:23:11 · 25 answers · asked by Effie K 2

2007-12-07 08:15:26 · 13 answers · asked by petelee 2

2007-12-07 08:11:32 · 22 answers · asked by fiffa2000au 2

My Puggle, Lexie, has destroyed everything from her own toys to my boyfriend"s DVDs! She spends most of her time in her kennel. When she's out she's usually good with supervision. She cannot be trusted alone. We've come home after a few hours to find puppy training pads and $100 worth of DVDs ripped apart. We thought she might have separation anxiety due her previous owners, I'm beginning to think she just likes destroying things because one night we left for about 5 hours. Lexie had been fed, played with, and walked along with our other dogs. We even put puppy beds in the kennels for everyone. Upon our return she had destroyed her puppy bed, shredded the foam consumed the zipper! That was the last straw. She has eaten through speaker wires by pulling them through the bars of her kennel. She also eats her own poop and other dog's poop.. Lexie pulls their poop from their kennel into hers! This is her last chance, we will have to get rid of her if this keeps up.

2007-12-07 07:59:13 · 19 answers · asked by Kari 1

2007-12-07 07:57:31 · 21 answers · asked by Laura 4

My 7 year old yorkie has internal bleeding. She had very thick, dark bloody diarehha. She did not suffer any injuries. The vet thinks it is either from parasites, or something she ate. She has gotten into the garbage numerous times, and has 2 times in the past 3 days, but we don't know what she ate exactly. She may have eaten something that had bleach sprayed on it, but we don't think so. She DID eat a lot of boneless chicken though, and maybe some aluminum foil, we're not sure. The vet knows all of this, and says we have to wait and see. The vet has her on an IV (for dehydration) and is sending her blood to the lab. Can the vet do anything to stop the bleeding? My dog seems fine. She is barking and running around.

2007-12-07 07:55:01 · 6 answers · asked by gorgalonius 2

I got my dog from the animal shelter about two and a half weeks ago, and he came with pneumonia. He's been on antibiotics and seems to be recovering. He barely coughs, eats a lot, but he still has a runny nose. He's REALLYYY dirty from being in the shelter, plus the fact that he is a cocker spaniel with somewhat longish hair. I haven't given him a bath yet because of the pneumonia, but now that he's recovering I'm just wondering if it's ok. If I did, I plan on putting a space heater in the bathroom and leaving it on before the bath and during, and blow drying him completely dry before letting him out of the heated bathroom. Just wondering if this is ok, or if i should just wait til he's completely better.

2007-12-07 07:54:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-07 07:51:23 · 17 answers · asked by nikkideuring 1