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Hey there all, a friend of mine wants to get her father a dog. She talked it over with her dad, who has had dogs before, and he said he thought a washed-out service dog would be great. He wants it for companionship. Are such dogs available for adoption? I imagine they would be, but where...

Hey guys, I don't know if any of you remember me. I'm back from Egypt now, dogless, and wishing I had a dog. I want one so bad, but I can't have one right now(school, boarding). Looking at dogs on Petfinder isn't as good as having one. I went on a walk with a friend of mine(she's a girl)...

Hey guys, I volunteered for a spot as a contributing editor for a magazine I subscribe to. The problem is it doesn't pay, but I'm stoked anyway. I get to write!

Hey Guys, it's been quite a while since I posted an update. A couple months ago my roommate got a "purebred" black German Shepherd puppy at 3 months or so. We got it vaccinated right away! And then it started sinking in that there was another dog. It's great. I love it. He sleeps...

Hey Guys, my sister got me an itunes gift card for my birthday. Enough to get three albums. I'm kind of overwhelmed by the possiblities. I was wondering if you all would help out? Here's what i want to do, I'll list a bunch of bands I like, and if you know of a band that makes a good match...

Hey guys, I just lost my puppy and I'm stuck thinking about the next dog for the time being, even if it is a few years off. I have some questions. I'm really strongly drawn to German Shepherds, Belgian Malinois/Belgian shepherds and Dutch Shepherds. I want one of those, I've wanted one...

Java Orion HeartBreaker PoopMachine Barkmaster Khufu died yesterday of distemper. Vaccinate your dogs people.

Hey guys, it turns out that my roommate's puppy gave my puppy distemper before it died. So now my puppy is, well, sick as a dog. It's been a bad week around here for puppies. Any hints on how to feed a puppy medicine that it really doesn't want to eat? Any hints on how to feed a puppy...

Hey guys, my roommate just got an adorable puppy yesterday but it won't eat. Any tricks for this? If it isn't eating by tomorrow we'll go to the vet. Anything to try in the meantime? Thanks a bunch.

How much is it normal for a puppy to sleep in a day? I'm not around my puppy all the time but I'd imagine he spends like ten to twelve hours in a day sleeping. Is that normal? I guess what I'm saying is, do puppies sleep even more than grown ups? Thanks guys.

Hey guys, it's the clueless north african puppy adopter again. I've got a question. So today was Java's third day of living with me instead of on my friend's porch. So he's getting way more exercise(running and playing with the other dogs, following me around a little bit, chewing, way...

Hey guys, its been a while since I was on here last, I went on vacation and *drumroll* Java moved in with me. I now have a resident puppy. It started two days ago. I woke up because Java woke up and so I thought to myself "Better take him outside" so I did and he peed a lake! I was...

So should I be concerned that my puppy likes to eat the mushrooms that grow in the yard? They seem to be common puffy type mushrooms. He ate one before I could stop him and he didn't seem to get sick or anything. Should I worry about it? Should I stop him from eating any more?

Times being what they are and the shape that I'm in being what it is I've decided that maybe a little more vigorous exercise is called for. I've started trying to jog with my puppy Java. We do a mile loop on sand, most of it is soft. Java is probably about 3 or 4 months old but I don't know...

Hey guys, it's been a bad day for dogs in my part of the world today. I need some information because I'm a little afraid for the health of my rescued puppy Java. I'm here in Cairo. Ethics is not an applied science here, I try to be ethical but others may not. This weekend I saw a dog...

Hey guys, I searched and I didn't find it. And I read The Culture Clash and even though she specifically mentions it there doesn't seem to be the section on not jumping up that she mentioned. So here I am asking for help again. My puppy, Java the adorable Cairo Street Dog Rescue, tends to...

Hey guys, I just got a snapple lid to use as a clicker and I've successfully gotten the click associated with the treat. A few quick questions: At what point is it okay to start using the clicker as a marker for behaviours that are already fairly well established? For instance, my puppy...

Hey everybody, I was walking my dog today and we did the usual sprint for about 50 meters. While we were sprinting my puppy started growling at my leg and getting too close. And then he bit my leg(not hard but still too hard). So I'm wondering if anybody knows how to get this behaviour...

Some of you know that I'm in the outskirts of Cairo for the time being. Tonight I had a meeting so I couldn't walk Java at the usual time. So I thought I'd try to walk him at night, after dark. It didn't work. We got about a hundred yards and five dogs all started barking and running at...

It's like a miracle how great it is to be able to really get your puppy tired out. I never would have guessed that my puppy could ever be quite that calm, gentle and, cuddly. And all it took was an hour or so of socialization and then a mile walk where we worked on walking manners. Come...