Recent content by Petitina

Thanks everyone, again. I've read over everyone's advice several times to make sure I get it in my head. Small breakthroughs today - the layout of the house is such that there wasn't a good place for her to go to be ignored and me with my back to her set her off even more. (She's still...

Thanks for the advice mellie and Cindy! I thought of your pup on our last walk Cindy - Pretzel had three hours of walking today, some training sessions, and full on zoomies in the yard and house and playing with her toys so probably four hours of nonstop movement, but she's still raring to go...

Hi everyone! In need of some sage advice here! We adopted a year-and-a-half sable female from the shelter yesterday. It's neither one of our first dogs, but of course every dog is different. They have no history on her - she was a transfer from another shelter. We visited with her for two...

Yikes - I'm so sorry you had to go through this! When he gripped your arm, was he gripping the fabric, or did he get your skin? If it was your skin itself that got marked, then this dog should be put down - he has no bite inhibition with humans. For pit bulls, there should be no gray area...

After moving to the prairie from the coast, my allergies exploded. Walking through grass gives me giant hives and welts - even a quick ten second walk. Since it sounds like your pups also have pollen allergies, here's what's helped me - See if you can find local pollen counts - broken down...

English cocker spaniel? still some grooming... Is he dead set on a purebred? because I see lots of lab mixes that still look typey but are smaller...

Hi marymrumfelt! The kibble had "chicken meal" as the first ingredient - they tested Natura food, so not quite as bad as Ol Roy - one of the researchers was funded from Natura, so maybe they wanted to test their best food? Or a new formula? Hard to know. I do wish they had posted percentages...

biowicks, I was able to get the article through proquest using my school's web of science account... but it took a bit of work. It's an interesting study - two things off the top of my head are a bit worrisome, one, the sample size of 9 cats is low, almost too low to really come up with...

Hi guys, Sorry to resurrect a thread, but I just saw those wicker beds are on sale for $215 at fab.com (you'll have to sign up - but it's free). Still a bit pricey, but almost a hundred bucks off. Also, since I'm already resurrecting, Kuranda's what the shelter I used to volunteer at...

Kisetsu, I think the others here who are more knowledgeable about double merles have confirmed your fears. The only two cents I can add are when we used to check for deafness with puppies at the shelters, make sure you test the puppies multiple times, alone, in multiple situations. Sometimes a...

Ours also had that problem - he would very slowly and cautiously sidle up to his bowl, looking nervous. We finally realized his tag would clink against the bowl and scare him. Try different bowls, different heights, too.

I just did a quick read through the journal literature, and there aren't a whole lot of studies with control groups with xylitol studies - I did find one from 1966 - Plasma insulin response to intravenously administered xylitol in dogs - that showed definite changes to blood insulin levels after...

In the 80s in CA, our neighbors came home with a sheltie puppy. They were a bit disappointed - they had been on the wait list, and the breeder was very disappointed with their pup - oversized and a color that wasn't wanted. Now, I know it sounds nutty, but I am pretty sure that sheltie was black...

My heart sank... I am so very sorry. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

What a cutie! Call me crazy, but I'd guess sheltie spaniel mix for the father. I would also say your pup is at least 75% sheltie. What's his personality like? I would take the genetic tests with a bit of a grain of salt - they're still not perfect and unlikely ever will be. But they're still...