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Ripley's littermate, a tri, has one foot that is black/tan with no white on it...I'll see if I have a picture...

My shelties have to have pills hidden in hotdog slices, but my border collie will eat absolutely anything...non food items are his favorite...socks, poop, scrunchies, he's even eaten DH's paycheck and a lightbulb.

I dunno, I just bathe them when they're dirty...it rains alot in the winter where I live, so in the winter they get a bath every month or so, or at least a partial bath (feet and butt)...in the summer every 2-3 months because they get less muddy and also because I'm more careful with their...

I never had to worry about mine's weight until after their neuter at 9 months...I wouldn't worry with a pup...and I got very lucky with my DH, he loves dogs as much as I do and helps out so much with taking care of them, he just spoils them a little more than necessary....plus he works from part...

He was regretting the pork today...Ripley had the poops and DH got stuck washing butt fur. He told me to remind him not to do that again :rolleyes2:

He's a cutie, I hope his people turn up. Fourgalore, off topic, but I live in the same city as you, and your dog looks almost identical to mine...I'll PM you :smile2:

We got Ripley and at the time planned to start with him and add another in a year or so...he was such a joy that we got another pup after only about 6 weeks. I'm very happy with the decision we made, they were so much fun to watch play and grow up together and they helped take the edge off each...

It's only been a month but I seem to be fighting an uphill battle here...I didn't really expect to see any results yet, but if anything he's fatter. I got my husband to agree to feed him less, he swears he feeds him even less than I do, but then I catch him giving table scraps, like tonight he...

Mine never really smell...my aussie sometimes smells doggy, but not the shelts. Regardless I bathe them about every 2 months, with a foot or butt bath in between a needed. I also use a coat freshener spray that I got at petsmart sometimes when I brush them.

So my blue merle guy Frosty has been chewing his two back feet and legs over the last couple of weeks. It has gotten to the point where they are constantly damp and pinkish stained. Just today I noticed they look much worse, very red and like the beginning of hair loss, and I'm taking him to the...

Omg, I'm just seeing this, but I wanted to add my hugs and I'm so glad she pulled through!

It sounds like I may still be over feeding him....I thought 1/2 cup looked like such a small amount in his bowl. He currently weighs 31 lbs and is 16 inches tall. Last year at this time he was 28 lbs and still was a little chubby....I'm guessing he needs to lose 5 lbs. I'm going to try cutting...

I'm sorry it didn't work out, but if you have room for another, definitely keep looking!

This had kind of crept up on me, but the last few weeks I've started to notice how...waddly Ripley looks. He's definitely put on a few, and I'm not sure why. He gets a half cup of food twice a day...DH has been in charge of feeding the dogs recently and I've asked him to please be sure to...

Wow, that's crazy....I didn't give out anything too specific, no location or info on my individual dogs, just that I have four dogs, a house with a fenced yard, and am familiar with shelties. I haven't had a response.