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I have a foster puppy who desperately needs to gain weight. She wasn't eating for a while, but thanks to a suggestion in the other forum I tried baby food and she's eating that. I was so happy! Anyway, my question. I was considering giving her some heavy cream by the syringe I use for her...

I have a foster puppy who is in my home to gain weight before she can be spade and put up for adoption. She has kennel cough, though it's not a bad case of it and she's on medication. Here is my concern: She is really finicky with what she eats. She's very tiny (1 lb 7 oz) and has been...

I left a message about Halti's in the General Discussion where I just found out my Halti could actually hurt my dog and I was using it as a walking aid rather then the training aid it should be used for. I'm going to try taking him off the Halti. So, here is my question. The whole reason I...

Has anyone here ever heard of Halties and how do you feel about them? I use a Haltie with my dog so that he doesn't pull (harnesses don't work too well on big dogs since alot of their strength is in their upper bodies and it actually makes it *easier* to pull, or so the woman who lead the...

Okay, so I have Bailey in some dog training classes. I am a little upset, because I have been working with him regularly and practicing often and he is very smart, but since he is a puppy he can't quite do some of the things a full grown dog can do. I am not upset about that (he really impresses...

I know it is normal for puppies from 3-6 months to nip and bite, but I really want to try and discourage this behavior. Could someone please give me some tips on how I might be able to get him to stop doing this? I have tried putting toys in his mouth and clicking/treating for taking the toy...

Just recently we have been having some serious problems with Bailey barking. He will walk up to me, sit, and look at me. If I don't respond, he will start barking and yapping! This is after he goes to the bathroom, so I know he doesn't have to go outside. I have just been ignoring it, since I...

Are you just looking for a dog to make money? It seems as though you don't care about showing your dog for bonding purposes, or breeding because you are in love with the breed of dog, but rather that you just want to make a quick buck off of some poor animal. Please don't get a dog if this is...

The stray with the broken leg is still wondering around the apartment complex. It breaks my heart to still see him. Fortunately, this time I had moist dog food since I was teaching Bailey "attention". I threw a couple of peices toward him and walked away. Later, I went back and they were still...

I would love to take my puppy in to have some professional puppy pictures done. Maybe just him, him and me, or even the whole family (him, hubby, and me). Anyway, I did a search and there are no photographers who ONLY do pet pictures. I was wondering if I could take him into places like...

Bailey and I have been communicating well with everything but this! It is getting out of control and I am not sure how to tell him that furniture and my leg are not okay to nip at and chew on, but his toys are. He doesn't seem to be grasping it when I put a toy in his mouth when he starts...

Hey! I just sent this as a private message, but I want to make sure you get it so I decided to post it for you as well. Here it is: Hi! I just thought I would give you some additional information about care for puppies which you might not have considered yet. A few people recommended that you...

Okay, there is a really sweet stray roaming around the apartment complex. He has been running around here for a couple of day (it is a gated community) and I don't know what to do. :confused: He is a really large breed, but I don't know exactly what. I don't want to go up and get him, since...

Okay, so my puppy really likes to bark at the kitty. My husband and I are at a loss for what to do about this. The humane society said that since he is only 3 months, if he is raised with a cat then he should be able to get along with her when he gets older (aside from a phase where he will test...

I've already posted a couple of messages, but I thought I would formally introduce myself! I'm Cindy and my new baby's name is Bailey. There is a picture of him in my profile for anyone who would like to take a look. Absolutely adorable! I adopted him on March 15th and he is about 3 months old...

My vet suggested I put Bailey's antibiotics in a piece of cheese so he can eat it. That works very well, and I have been using small pieces of this cheese as his "special crate training treat". He seems to be handling it well (no signs of illness), and it is very effective. I just want to...

I have had my puppy for about 5 days and we are having serious crate training problems. I read a dog training book which says that I need to put him in the crate when I leave and ignore him until he stops crying. One little problem: he cries and whines for about a half hour before he quiets...