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    do dogs get hairballs like cats??

    I know it's a strange question, but our new puppy has been making a noise much like a cat trying to cough up a hairball (or almost like a dry heave, I can see his little tummy tighten....he's not vomiting, though)....has anyone seen this? I don't want to call the vet if it's nothing-he's got an...
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    Mom just got a new poodle..advice

    My mom just inhereited a new poodle who is about a year old (it is a miniature, not too tiny-the poodles owner just died of lung cancer). For all of you poodle owners out there....can you recommend a good book I can get for her on the breed? She has had big dogs all of her life and isn't really...
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    Brewer's Yeast for your dog?

    Have any of you sprinkled brewer's yeast powder on your dogs' food? I buy it from GNC for our family's use (so good on popcorn...yum!!) and the guy there told me that lots of people buy it for their dogs to help w/digestion (?). I know it's good for people, so you would thing it would be...
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    my puppy doesn't want to be put down....

    He cries every time I put him down-how can I get him to lie down on his own? He's very young-4 to 6 weeks old (he was dumped at the shelter w/his littermates-they were so tiny and thin it's amazing they survived at all.....)-so will he maybe outgrow it? I don't want him to get so used to it...
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    what breed/mix could our new puppy be?

    We just adopted a new puppy from the animal shelter-the vet has estimated him to be 4-6 weeks old, and he weighs about 1.9 lbs (he's a little peanut). Can any of you tell what breed he might be by looking at him? He was very underweight when we brought him home-we're trying to put some weight on...
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