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Mattie: This may be more detail than you want, I'm showing the nutrient list of the wet product I feed. I don't have the nutrient mix of the no-grain WELLNESS dry product I feeed, but its general ingredient list is below. In addition to the wet and dry, I add cow organ meats 3x/weekly, daily raw bon...

Mattie: My hair question has to do with the never-ending hair falling off my dog (wow, it's excessive). And am wondering if there are any more efficient ways of brushing. When brushing, the hair is really fly-away, gets on my clothes, in my face. It's not pleasant. Isn't there any better way of brus...

Hello--does anyone have SERIOUS fixes for keeping up with Lab mix hair loss? Is there any point to vigorously brush the dog's hair each morning or will the same pounds of hair be lost on your carpet anyway? I'm getting the impression that no matter how much or how long I brush, it makes no differenc...

When I lost beloved pets to disease, I read the Animal Protection Institute's investigation of toxic ingredients that went even into the so-called top name commercial pet foods. Therefore, I never buy any grocery-store offered foods. If you think one is better than the other, check the ingredients a...

Hi, Noobs: No, she's not a rescue. I adopted her at 2 months from a good family. She's such an oddity. For example, I'll be sitting on a chair, she'll come up to me wanting attention, yet she'll immediately put her head down, turning over, as if doing a slow back flip, ending up on her back on the f...

Nettle: "Patted" was a wrong choice of words. I'm used to saying "pet" the dog. I actually meant stroking the top of the head. I've never "pounded" her atop the head like a hammer--I simply reach for her and attempt to stroke her head gently. However, she turns away, tu...

I have a lab/GSP/BCollie mix. Do any of these breeds inherently dislike to be patted on top of the head? I notice that my dog shies away when I do this. She'll allow me to pet her, but she generally turns away. Also, when this dog approaches me or lays next to me, she will usually turn her butt-end ...

I have a 1YO, Lab/GSP/BCollie mix. She's with me 24/7. She is walked 2x daily and at least 2 play periods daily. She comes on command when indoors and outside on leash. She's smart and has learned many behaviors well. Now, during play outdoors and while off-leash, instead of returning toys for anoth...

Hello--I have a 11 mo old Lab/GSP/BCollie mix. Very loving/friendly to people/animals, daily well exercised with walks and play. She lives with me 24/7 as we work and play together. The cat loves her. But my dog gets too frisky and obsessive in chasing her. When she's had enough, the claws fly. I ca...

Hello: I have a 11 mo old Lab/GSP/BCollie mix. She's with me 24/7, is well exercised and has many outside play times. Very loving dog with people and other dogs. I cannot seem to stop her mouthing, tail & cat chasing. For example, I'll be sitting reading, and she'll seek attention. Since she's a...

Hello: I have an 11 mo old Lab/GSP/BCollie mix. Very smart, loving nature. Well exercised, many play/chase times daily. She's with me 24/7. My dog seems to constantly seek attention. At times, she doesn't seem to want to settle. For example, she'll halfway jump up on my chair while I'm reading, will...

I first took full front pictures of my dog's face/front, side, then back. Then I went to GOOGLE Images and typed in "dog breeds," and as I got closer to what I thought was right, I typed in specific dog breed names. GOOGLE has thousands of dog images front/side/back. It really helped me fi...

Hello--I have a 9-month-old Lab/GSP/Border Collie female mix, and she's 50 lbs. She obviously has a lot of energy and loves to play. She's also all legs when she plays. Despite vigorous exercise and two walks each day, she's still bored. Toys/bones don't seem to be enough. My question is--I was thin...

Hello--I'm your neighbor. I live in Maine. When I decided to adopt a dog, I first sat down and made a list of what I wanted from a dog (family oriented, wants to be near people, loves outdoors, could pull me on skis, etc.). Then I made a list of the kind of dog attributes/behaviors/needs I wanted or...

Hello--my 9 mos. Lab/GSP/BCollie mix has swelling on her top mouth only, limited to either side of her nose tip. On inspection, the mouth parts, in or out, are not red, sore to touch or otherwise noticed by my dog. Activity today was limited to chasing toys, going into the tree areas off my yard. We...