Recent content by triangleman42

My 5 year old border collie/lab mix Jett is developing some separation anxiety issues and is occasionally aggressive to other dogs. I'd like to get some professional help with this before it gets out of hand. In the hope that this info will help with a recommendation, here's the situation...

I've been searching for a very long time for glow in the dark tennis ball sized balls or even ones that have flashing lights inside that activate when it bounces. All the ones I can find are bigger or smaller and do not fit in a chuck-it. Why is this such a hard thing to find? thanks

I looked all last winter and as the fall slips away I am again looking for the coveted glow-in-the-dark (or lights on bounce) chuck-it sized balls. All the ones I can find are either larger or smaller than a regular tennis ball. Anyone know where to find such an item? I never would have...

Malmo, I think you're exactly right. She is shy on leash and has always been very submissive. She is just fine sniffing and saying hello to other dogs at the park and at work, provided she isn't on leash. For some reason her hearing other dogs barking doesn't bother her. If there is a dog...

My dog is a 3 year old border collie & lab mix. She is friendly with people and good with other dogs. She is sometimes a bit afraid when she is on leash and another dog comes up to her. At work she often hears the jingle of another dog as it goes down the hallway with its owner. She will...

I didn't even think about the possibility of her having a UTI. One thing that was odd is that when I was cleaning up the mess there was a hard film stuck on the wood floor. I found and began cleaning up the mess within a few minutes. I had to basically scrub the hard, crusted film off the...

I have a 2.5 year old Border Collie / Lab mix named Jett. I've had her since mid November. She was housebroken when I got her and knows how to go to the door and ask to be let out. She has had one 'accident' but really it was my fault for leaving her alone too long. I have a new...

I keep forgetting that I've only had her for 4 months. She is a very sweet dog and I trust her probably a bit more than I should. How can I find a good obedience class in Portland, Oregon? Maybe that should be the topic of a new post?

Thanks Otch, she definitely lowers her head and puts her chest into it! She is about 2.5 years old. I've had her since late November and have been working on this the whole time. She has not been to any obedient classes with me. I have no idea if she had any with her previous owners. She...

I've been trying to teach my border collie / lab mix to stop pulling on the leash so much and to learn how to "slow down" but I'm not getting anywhere. Most posts I see about this suggest stopping whenever the dog pulls so they know that pulling doesn't get them where they want to go. The...

Just so no one else has to go back and read my previous posts, my dog Jett is about 2.5 years old. She is a border collie / lab mix. She seems to me to be more border collie than lab. She weighs about 37 pounds. I always feed her with a treat ball type of thing. She spends about 15...

There doesn't seem to be a lot of information on these forums about good & bad experiences with particular doggie backpacks. I saw one post saying that it is hard to find one that stays on properly unless the weight is perfectly balanced on both sides. I'm hoping to find a good backpack for...

I'll definitely be starting slow and with shorter distances on weekends to see what she is capable of doing. I put down those numbers: 15mph, 7 miles a day, 5 days a week as the absolute max. I am of course planning to only make her do what I think she is capable of. My reason for asking...

This is partially a follow-up to a post I made a few days ago: http://www.chazhound.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44245 I'm wondering what kind of guidelines I should follow in regards to how far my dog might be able to run at a given speed. I will of course be watching her closely and...

I'm fortunate enough to work at a place where I can have my dog with me at work. A lot of people here commute to work by bike and all of them use various trailers to haul their dogs in. I'm wondering if any of you have any experience with alternative methods of having your dog with you while...