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This is more of an intellectual exercise since I don't currently have a dog, but I'm curious to get some input from others. :) [Note: after reading this over I realized that I'm aiming this more towards a species appropriate raw diet, which I take to mean no carbs/veggies] From what I've...

I'm not a breeder--I don't even have a dog atm--but I'm curious. Lately I've been seeing comments that puppies should be held onto until 10-12 weeks of age and that 8 weeks is too young to let a pup go. I'm not disagreeing that 10 weeks may be better than 8 weeks (more social learning with...

Some of you are aware that I adopted an ACD, Phoebe, last week. Unfortunately she didn't work out due to aggression towards my cats (they had no history on her), so I had to return her to the shelter. But there's good news! A vet student from WSU fell head over heels for her and is adopting her...

Yesterday I picked up Phoebe, the ACD that I adopted. She's getting along pretty well, leaving the cats alone and adjusting. I'm 90% sure she was beaten at some point in her life b/c she cringes and backs away from any object lifted near her. Sticks, cat wand, tennis ball tossed to her, rope...

I found this hilarious! I plan on getting one for myself, even tho I'm happily attached. ;) Amazon has them for a pretty decent price.

I'm adopting an ACD and she should be coming home with me on Sat. As far as I know she has zero training, but when introduced to cats at the shelter she was almost scared of them and seemed to have been taught to leave them alone. Also, she's very snuggly and submissive towards people. My...

Just to forewarn you, this is obscenely long. I apologize in advance. :rolleyes: I'm adopting a female Heeler on Sat who's guestimated to be 2 years old. She came in as a stray, so they don't know much, but they said she'd had several litters already (she's getting spayed today! yay!). This...

My handle makes it pretty obvious, but I'm Cassie. ;) Currently I'm an undergrad at Washington State University majoring in Animal Science, and should graduate next semester. My primary interests are animal genetics and behavior, particularly how the two are related. I'm tentatively planning on...