Recent content by Baileys

These are 2 different crusty spots that have come up on Gracie in the last 24 hours. She's not digging at them that I can see, and they were not raw prior to crusting up...I can remember my dad's hunting dogs getting mange when I was a kid, and in my memory, this is what it looked like...Can...

I never really seen it as abuse. He was never house trained correctly (which from what I gather is why his first owners beat him with the rolled up newspapers or magazines). I seen it as he was pooping in the house and he had refused to go at any previous point I had him out. It very well may...

I used to be one of the ones that said "I don't want to be mean, he'll settle down in a minute, etc.." until I met Bailey. I'd never raised my voice to an animal or disliked one until the hubby and I started seeing one another. The first time I met Bailey, he was lovable enough, climbed up...

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It sounds like you've had a bad experience or 2 with buyers who were not serious about owning the pet and being responsible to take care of it...at the same time, you can't hold everybody to the same low standard that an irresponsible buyer showed. Lots of vets will work with a pet owner on a...

It's a catahoula bulldog hybrid... i got the pics from the find-a-breed website someone else had posted on one of the other forums.

Personally, I hate to see people who breed dogs, and over breed their dogs to turn a nice $600 per pup profit. Yeah, they're cute, but when it comes right down to it, your $600 pup isn't going to be any cuter or more loveable than the one I get at the shelter for $150.00. It may not have...

Your dog should be a 1, 2 max poop-a-day dog..The free feeding is something I would definitely look at altering if you're having the issues you seem to be. Every time I've house trained a dog, I usually start with leading them out every time on a leash, and when they go potty (#1 or #2) I...

How about Catahoulas? Are they common there? Check out the blue eyes in the pics...prolly not whole, but good chance there could be some in there...especially w/ the shape of the head and nose..

Do I see some Dalmation in there? While the markings are definitely not those of a Dalmation, I'm kinda stumped! Maybe some Great Dane? My guess with a blue eye, there's either huskey (which the coat does not reflect!) or some other type of blue eyed puppy in there :) Gee, I'm not good at...

Our Gracie is a BC mix..she is a high energy dog.. My hubby and I have often thought about getting her into the agility training & Competitions..or the jump retrieving...She's a rocket when you cut her loose and let her run! Here she is before we got her coat cut short..

He reminds me of Gracie without the black markings! :) If he's trimmed down for the summer, tell your friends to get ready for mass shedding when it grows back out! Grace has a full coat (looks full Border Collie, even though we know she isn't), but we keep her cut short because she sheds so...

Working their minds will tire them as effectively as working their bodies. Gracie is a border collie mix (most folks think she's got some golden retriever in there), and dogs like that take a LOT of stimulation. If there are neighbor kids who you would trust to play with her, have them take...

I've never tried that one, but I'd be interested in hearing what people have to say. Gracie is super smart and there's only so many things I can teach her.. this would be a great one to add to her inventory of tricks!

And this may be something that won't work for everybody... Stepping into her space didn't work, and she was very sensitive about her feet..so I took to just tapping her toes with my feet (again, I want to stress, don't put much pressure on their feet! The bones are thin in a dog's feet, and...