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I think it is rotten for the ex to lay this at your feet. I agree that at this point in your life this would not be a good thing. AND if it did not work it would be hard on the dog to be rehomed yet again. Me, the way I am, if my ex tried to do this I would shut the door and tell him it is his probl...

Yes, it is to scatter their scent. Wild dog types do this. I was at the off leash last weekend and watched this dog scatter, he was so good at it, it caught several people full on. I laughed till I cried. Kai scatters more than Tre, but then Tre still at age 3 pee's like a puppy. He almost lifted hi...

I would not be concerned unless the hair is coming out in clumps and leaving bald spots or he/she is scratching him/her self raw. Hope you have a good vac and a good shedding tool.

My 3 have a double coat, where I live most of the time the temp is moderate but it rains. I made each of them a "topper" of rip stop nylon just to keep the rain off, more for my comfort than theirs. Whippets and other dogs with single flat coats need a little extra in winter. When I go eas...

When you sit or squat down, what are you doing? It could be that he just wants your attention. Puppies do this to their mothers to get something from them.

The loss of a beloved pet, in my opinion is equal to that of a human member of the family. When we ask them into our lives we know at some point they have to leave us and we pray that it won't be for a long time. To let them go when they are in pain is a promise me make because we love them and I kn...

I can't agree more that working dogs, any dog needs a job. Borders in particular are not only high energy but intellegent and quick to learn. Makes me wonder what this farmer wanted the dog to learn. I had borders all my growing up years. Was sent to my GreatAunts ranch in the 50's in California, go...

We are off the the off leash park tomorrow, lets see what he drags home.

Kai, my 3 year old Standard Schnauzer I call my clowny boy has a new thing, I now call him Clepto puppy. Every time we go to the off leash park he carts home some ball he found. Most of the time it's a tennis ball but last week he found this old nasty basket ball that I could not get him to put down...

many, many years ago while at my vet I found a small book called "so you want a puppy" it was a great little book that dealt with what kind of dog would best fit your life. It covered just about everything a person would need to consider. Size, what the dog is bred for, health issues etc. ...

Crate at night, use your own good sense for feeding, walks, walks and more walks, puppy obedience training a must. Give correct toys, put things up. Get a timer to tell you to take it outside to wee. Since my older dogs always taught the new kid all the important things by example it was easy for me...

The puppies leaving could resolve the problem. Maia raised Kai her mate, eat together, slept together, played together BUT when she had her puppies she ran him off if he even looked into the room where they were. Sometimes she gave him a really hard bite to make her point. After the puppies were gon...

I would say that this is normal for a puppy, remember they grew up in a litter, they are pack animals and you it's pack. Even now with my posse at 4 yrs, 3 yrs and 2 yrs old they follow me around to see what I am doing and could it mean some fun for them. Give it some time and do look into some trai...

WELL SAID!

I first met Kai when he was 4 weeks old. I know the breeder very well. Kai is insecure, always has been, nothing the breeder did or I did to cause this. He is 3 years old now and still shows some insecure behavior. It's just him. His son was born butt first, I think he might has suffered some brain ...