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  1. SunnyNJazzy

    Fleas!!!!! Grr!!!!!

    I have never had a problem with fleas but this year they're horrible. My dogs have them all the time and I give them a bath with dawn dish soap to kill them and in just a few days they come back (I think they're getting them when we go for walks at the park?) they both have topical flea...
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    Tips for Transitioning from house to apartment?

    So I am moving from living at home with my family in a house with a fenced yard to an apartment with my two dogs. I'm really stressing out about the transition as my dogs have never lived in an apartment. Jazz is older other than having to learn to be on leash all the time she should do just...
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    Help. Escalated aggression.....

    I've posted about my 2yr old mini Aussie Mysti a couple times... And here I am again.... She is a great dog most of the time, and coexists with our other three female mini Aussies fairly well with just some growling here and there in territorial manner (guarding me or my bed if she's on it)...
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    Bike riding?

    I want to start taking Mysti on bike rides with me to exercise her (and myself! Lol). Any tips/info you it's can give me? She doesn't seem afraid of the bike when we just walk with it.... She's 2yrs old is it ok to IDE on paved streets with her? How long is too long? What's the best way to keep...
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    Forrest Micke?

    Does anyone know much about him? He is coming to my trainers barn to do a workshop on motivation and teamwork and I'm considering being a working team or auditing it. From what I've heard/seen he seems really good but I don't know a whole lot..... Do you guys know anything about him?:confused:
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    Insecure dog? Help!

    So my young dog (2 yrs old) Mysti has started getting very protective and guards of me. If other dogs in the house come near me when she's near me she will growl at them, same thing if she is on my bed etc. So to try to work on this behavior I've started just getting up and leaving or making...
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    Your thoughts on doggie daycare?

    So I've worked at a small doggie daycare for the past 2 years and today's my last day. It made me start thinking about whether I would take my dogs to daycare once I'm no longer working at one. They come with me to work now, but having worked in one and havig seen the stuff that goes on...
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    tug as a reward

    So my agility trainer wants me to get Mysti to be toy driven/use tug as a reward to help speed up my times. She's not slow by any means but by switching to toy reward instead of food reward will speed her up even more supposedly. Training at home, and at a few random places I've gone to when...
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    Hey Dog Groomers

    How did you get started in the business? Did you go to school somewhere to get a certificate or degree? I am just kind of curious as to what all goes into it, what you like and don't like about the job, and how you got into it to begin with! Thanks! :-) Sorry just realized this is in the...
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    How do you balance it?

    I don't know if this is the right place for this so feel free to move it :-) I'm just curious, how do you guys balance your life (dogs, work, social life, family) and make it all work? Having a second dog in training is proving to take up most of my time outside of work. I've found during...
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    $20 for $40 worth of product "daily deal"...

    I got this email today and thought you guys might be interested... It's only for "first time customers" but if you haven't shopped there before it may be worth your while! They have good prices on some Acana food atleast...
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    We've made it a year!

    Last year around this time I met a puppy that would change my world.... After much deliberation I brought the little terror home and my life would never be the same... You've grown into a beautiful girl and you're still full of trouble :-) You've tested me, and taught...
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    Dull coat?

    My 9 yr old mini aussie Jazz suddenly has a very dull/coarse coat. She used to have a nice soft shiny coat and the past few months I've noticed it's become increasingly dull/coarse. I switched her from Innova Evo Low Carb food to Orijen Adult a few months back could that of caused the change...
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    ugh fleas!

    What are some things I can do to get rid of fleas? I've been finding fleas and flea dirt on my dogs - only a few but more than I want! We bathed and then treated them last week so to be finding them now is surprising to me.. but what can I do to get rid of them? I've sprayed the carpets/soft...
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    Barking barking everywhere....

    I work at a doggie daycare and a bonus to that is I get to take my dogs to work with me. However it has proven to create a bad habit for Mysti and I am having a terrible time fixing it. With the set up of the building I am in the back with the dogs and if a customer comes into the lobby a...
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    Finding Fun Matches and Trials?

    I am trying to get into competing in Obedience and Rally and was curious if anyone knows how to find local trials and more importantly, fun matches? I am in Oregon and one of my dogs is registered with the companiona partners program in AKC, but I am having a hard time finding any kind of fun...
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    Navy Seals dog best friend until the end

    I just thought this was a really sweet story but heartbreaking as well... Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson's dog sits by coffin during funeral | Mail Online
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    What Tricks do your dogs know?

    I'm trying to improve my relationship with my young dog, and improve my clicker training skills so I thought teaching her tricks would be a great way to do it. What are som tricks your dogs know or you're hoping to teach them? I'm so not creative... this is the list I'm planning to work...
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    URGENT - dog i'm housesitting may of eaten sheet metal screws?

    I came home at lunch to the 2 dogs I'm house sitting (a chocolate lab and a golden retriever/poodle cross) who had been in the garage. The lab shredded a bag that contained a large variety of small packs of sheet metal screws (screws with flat ends NO POINTS) and from what I can tell it appears...
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    Acana

    I am trying to find a food that would be good for both of my dogs... a 10 month old mini aussie (on Innova Puppy) and a 9 year old mini aussie (Evo weight management)... I've recently seen on here that people really like Acana, and what I've researched on it it looks great, would that work for...
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