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My westie is almost 11 mos. old. I got her when she was 8 weeks. I have a teacup maltese and a regular maltese dog. The maltese dog is 16 years old and has always been the alpha dog. The westie seems to get into fights with her ocassionally. The other day I had seen the worst.First of all...

I trained my westie using clicker training. She learned the commands so fast and the best about it, as Serena says, it's positive reinforcement. If you go online and key in clicker training, there are sites that tell you exactly what to do. All you need is your click, which costs about $1.00...

Thanks for your advice. I did purchase a mild shampoo with a conditioner and will bathe her tomorrow. She hasn't had a bath in three weeks. I'm hoping this will help. If not, it's a trip to the vet. As far as stripping goes, is it the same as pricking? She's only 5 months old and I don't...

I want to thank everyone of you for your advice. I noticed the other day that I had repremanded my older dog, Chloe, for going through my indoor plants. Well, needless to say, Polly, the westie, caught us in the act and I felt like she was thinking to herself, "Now it's my time. She's...

I have a 5 month old female westie. The vet told me to give her a bath at least once a month. Her hair is course so I fear that if I give her a bath every two weeks her skin will get dry. She is constantly scratching herself, that I noticed she is losing some of her fur. She doesn't have...

I have a 5 month old female westie. She's truly wonderful. Playful, fun loving, energetic, etc... The problem that I have is that she like to fight with the older dog. She gets along great with the middle dog, who's a female. The older dog who's 15 years old, of course, is the queen, who...

My dog, Chloe, is 15 years old. Her stool, the first time around, was surrounded by blood. I thought maybe it was the treats that I was giving her, which contained a reddish color. The second time around, her stool was red, which looked very mushy and left a red stain on the weewee pad. It...

Well, following all the advice I got, Pollack's first puppy bath was a success and she was great. I couldn't take the smell anymore and she was itching like crazy. I did dilute the baby shampoo and washed her off with a towel and she smells great. I had a concern because she did pee in her...

Hi, I took my westie puppy, Pollack, a couple of weeks ago for her first shots and the vet told me I should wait at least two months before I can give her a bath. He told me in the interim that I may want to use a dry powder bath on her, which I tried. Smells horrible. In plain english, she...

Hi Renee, I will look into getting the video or book from the Monks of New Skete. I also went online to get the NILIF and did get her to sit, but not for long. I need her to stay. By the way you said you talk alot to your dogs. I do the same thing and get a better response from them then...

Serena, Thank you for your advice. I followed the advice of taking things out of her mouth waiting 20 seconds then giving it back to her, which worked fine and which were totally appropriate for her to play with. I got her to sit and then praised her for it. The problem is this, and it all...

Thank so much for your help. I don't normally put her in the crate for punishment. This was the first time I did it. The first night in the crate, she cried, but fell fast asleep. Ever since then, she goes in there to sleep and sometimes play with her toys. She has toys everywhere. You are...

I have a Westie who's 10 weeks old. I got her two weeks ago. I also have two maltese dogs. One is 15 and the other 5. Both females and get along great with each other. They're pretty passive, get along great with children and adults, never have a problem taking anything out of their mouths...