We feed Purina Bright Mind to our 9 year old yellow. Her ideal weight has always been 65 lbs but after her spaying at age 7 she shot up to 81 lbs in no time at all. We had cut down her food (added...
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We feed Purina Bright Mind to our 9 year old yellow. Her ideal weight has always been 65 lbs but after her spaying at age 7 she shot up to 81 lbs in no time at all. We had cut down her food (added...
We use the ex pen and a crate for the first couple of weeks and then just use the crate inside and ex pen outside. If we are leaving the house, the crate is ALWAYS locked because the ex pens are not...
Dreama (our 5 month old) did the biting frenzy thing when she was over-tired and I would have to put her in the crate and just let her bark it off until she fell asleep. I soon learned how to "read"...
Congratulations!
For years puppies were leaving their breeders between the ages of 6 - 8 weeks old; the laws requiring breeders to not allow adoption until 8 weeks of age are relatively new. In...
Those are awesome! We've already got so much $ invested in our current set up that I'll have to wait to get the pups those…although our old girl (Callie 9) might appreciate one sooner….here's our...
My first question is always "are you using a crate?"
Not only does it help with potty training but it also helps with those "puppy blues" by giving our minds a break from wondering just what in...
And here is one of two of them having a ball in the water that weekend…our youngest Dreama and our 2 year old black Angus….!
We camp with our four about 4 - 6 times each year.
We use two exercise pens joined together and with a mat on the ground for them to lie on. We also have an easy up canopy that goes over the top...
As I said, we have been using Trifexis for years now. Our current Vet - who is also the breeder of two of our four Labradors - is the second Vet to have suggested it due to the fact that our fleas...
Don't beat yourself up. Despite our constant attention, these things do get missed. Our 9 year old yellow girl was in for a routine exam when the Vet Tech noticed a flesh colored lump in her jaw...
Handsome Lads!
I would go with the hungry bit as well. I'd give him a bit of a snack about an hour before his "before bed potty" and see if that clears it up. It is probably just a stage too that he will outgrow...
Our 5 month old and 9 month olds both have the same issue; elsewhere their coats are beautifully full. Angus had it until he was about 18 months or so; I think it may have something to do with how...
We have had our dogs on Trifexis for three years now. It is the ONLY flea medication that works in our area as the fleas have become resistant to the preventatives. Ours had lost nearly all their...
Agree with those who say just use treats and other distractions. If this is an annual thing, your puppy will need to get used to either this year or next year anyway. I understand that you're...
No, they absolutely don't forget those who loved them.
I had a poodle as a child (from the age of 8); we went to England for a year to live with my grandparents when I was 15. Our girl went back...
We lost a 10 year to epilepsy in March of 2011. It is a long goodbye isn't it?
Hugs to you and the rest of your family. Our boys are running free now, no more pain.
Our 9 year old shot up to 78 lbs; her ideal weight is 65 lbs. We cut her food back using green beans and gave her fruit and veggie snacks. She lost about 7 of those extra pounds and stuck. It...
It's hard to tell from the photo that she is only 28 lbs; she looks a great deal like our 5 month old Dreama.
Muscle weighs more than fat so a well muscled puppy will have a higher weight.
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Crate training is a great idea for the nervous pooping on the carpet.
As for separation anxiety, how long has he been living with you? I ask because after having been placed in a shelter, it will...
Each puppy is different. Angus (now just turned two) was fully out of his crate by five months and it was packed up and put away. It came back out with Kona (just turned 9 months) who no longer...
Each household does what it needs to do for the safety of the puppy. If you don't have other dogs and you won't be using the crate permanently, I see no need to use it unless it is to train that the...
I practice patience all the time with our 9 month old chocolate, Kona.
Perhaps have a home visit by a good trainer to evaluate him?
The aggression worries me otherwise I'd say crating and tethering him to you for a few weeks so that corrections can be immediate but...
55 years old here, retired, live in the country and have been raising puppies for the past two years…not of the exact same age but with only 4 months between two of them and about 14 months between...
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