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Please know that my previous comments were based in statistical research and historical data from credible sources over many years. An argument from Authority without even identifying the Authority doesn't impress me, sorry. My conclusions for my own family are based on loss of family and pets--and...

He doesn't even drink that much water which is the strange thing lol, where's all this wee coming from an he never cocks his leg it's just the nromal crouching. An it's cleaned up with bleach an he never does it in the same spot. Bleach? Is there ammonia in the bleach? Stop using the bleach and get...

I know he wants attention and wants to be let back in, but I try to keep him out until he's quiet (I don't want to reward the barking) but he never gets quiet. This will go on for hours (8 or more, nonstop!). He's driving me bonkers and destroying the doors of my (new!) house. And I'm afraid he's g...

We let him out every hour to two hours lol. Not every 2 hours. We're looking into dog trainers at the moment to help because in all of his training its like 5 steps forward an then 20 back again, i know this is expected but i jus feel like i don't know what im doing an im getting frustrated cos he'...

Here in the US, we have a fee-based and fear-based healthcare system. It is very difficult to trust professional opinions when the industries' goal is to desperately generate fees based on how best to exploit the situation presented to them, because profit is not made by limiting services, using ch...

Is he teething?

I don't know that much about GSDs or Aussies, but with Chinese Cresteds, it's fairly common for the ears to become floppy around teething. What most people do if they're serious about it is tape the ears again for a few weeks, and maybe add a bit of extra calcium to the diet.

Lis

Is he teething?

I don't know that much about GSDs or Aussies, but with Chinese Cresteds, it's fairly common for the ears to become floppy around teething. What most people do if they're serious about it is tape the ears again for a few weeks, and maybe add a bit of extra calcium to the diet.

Lis

My petsitter plays with the dog and the two cats when she arrives--and then walks the dog for 2-30 minutes.

Twenty to thirty minutes, not two to thirty minutes...

Lis

My petsitter plays with the dog and the two cats when she arrives--and then walks the dog for 2-30 minutes. When she leaves, Addy is ready to sack out after her walk, not revved up after the group playtime.

You need a different dog walker.

Lis

You need to crate train him or confine him to a dog-proofed room. You also need to address the sudden change in his behavior. Has he been to the vet for a full medical workup to see if there's a medical cause in his behavior? What else has changed in your life recently? New job, different schedule? ...

Griffin's right, find another vet and get a second opinion. This is potentially quite serious, and getting a second opinion is just good sense. And you don't care (too much) if you offend this particular vet, because you're not going to use her again. As to whether you change surgeries--if there is ...

Head collars can be an excellent tool for some dogs, when used correctly. And fitted and used correctly, no, they don't hurt the dog. I have a Gentle Leader for Addy; my neighbor has a Halti for her cocker, Josie. Because of her own physical limitations, she would not be able to walk Josie herself w...

Don't introduce them on either dog's turf; they need to meet initially on neutral territory. How large is your vehicle? I'd be a bit dubious about transporting two big dogs who've just met for an hour's ride in the back seat of an average-sized car. Not coming up with brilliant suggestions at the mo...

At seven months old, you need to confine him to a safe space where there's nothing inappropriate for them to chew. As he gets older, he'll settle a bit, and eventually redirecting every single time when you're there will have its effect--but only if he can't chew inappropriate things when you're gon...

and my friends have an Electric fence and it works for them and their dogs go pass it when they are going for a walk any other time they wont go pass it Maybe it didn't hurt their dogs as much as it hurt yours, a lot depends on the thickness of a dog's coat. put it this way, if you were terrified o...