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    Subcutaneous fluids. What am I doing wrong?

    Haven't posted in a long time but I always lurk and love how knowledgeable everyone is. So I'm asking for help. Severely undernourished dog was taken in. The vet recommended 9 days of sub q fluids. I've done this before and it's not my favorite thing but I've never had a problem till now...
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    My first pictures of the pack

    Wow this is confusing. Lol just scroll down
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    Your dogs most disgusting moment?

    So I'm in the mood to hear the grossest stories in your history of dog ownership considering mine just ocurred. So I've worked as a nanny and owned pets for years, there isn't much that can get to me. But omg....apparently one of the dogs got into the leftover curry that was in the trash. I...
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    Living with an old dog

    Elegy's post got me thinking about my older dog Copper and something very odd just occurred to me. It was striking enough that I wanted to share it or have it recorded I guess. Copper is my mini Australian, he's currently snoring at my feet. We got him when I was....god I was 8. He's almost...
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    Could really use some opinions, is it worth going to the police?

    Hey guys I haven't posted here a lot but I love to read everything and i know there are some pretty experienced people on this board. So today my friend and I went on a bike ride. It was still light out around 8pm riding down this semi deserted road, decent area but not residential and most of...
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    I don't know how to handle this...

    So when I first posted here I talked a little about my mini Aussie copper. "Copper is the oldest and mine. I've had him since middle school and I've never done anything worthy of the devotion he has for me." Well uhm this morning my sister called and she sounded kind of funny. She told me...
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    Begging for cooking help

    God its been forever since i've posted here. I was pretty much a gypsy for most of the summer and now school has eaten my life. However i know there are some great cooks on this board and i was wondering if I could get some help. K first off i hate cooking truly hate. I can do it but honestly...
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    Tattoo Thread

    Well since everybody started mentioning their tattoos in julie furrys thread i thought i'd start this since a decent number of you guys seem to have them. So 1) what do you have & where is it 2) how old were you when you got it & why did you want it 3) will you be getting anymore 4)...
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    Question about labs and breed standards

    ok so I understand that alot of the time you have show lines and working lines in certain breeds and they can look different. And of course BYB's dont produce dogs that fit the standard. But i am so confused when it comes to labs. There are the ones you see in dog shows which i'm sorry but...
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    What I've been up to - 4 pics

    those are amazing photos, i love the snake hes just fascinating and of course your dogs beautiful :)
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    personal experience with dogs and kids.

    I know that it always depends on the dog and the kid but i went home for a little bit over spring break. At my house there are 4 dogs and one 3 year old girl. She has been around dogs since before she could walk and was always taught to "be nice" which means no hair pulling petting...
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    ok so maybe just maybe toy dogs do have appeal

    lol i can't believe i'm caving on this i swore i'd never even consider a smaller dog when i finally got my own place. but i forgot how **** cute they are =). I spent half of spring break at home and my sister has a chi from a byb ( she didn't know any better) and a mixed puppy that we got for...
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    Belgian malinois or German sheperd

    So i'm graduating in a few months and doing that whole well what comes next freak out that college students go through, But one thing I am excited about is that sometime in the far far future i'm going to get to have a new dog. So after ridiculous amounts of research and I do mean ridiculous...
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    What is it about your breed that you love but others might dislike

    Ok so every breed has good and bad points. What i always found funny was that the reason one person loves a breed maybe the same reason it isn't suitable for a lot of other people. So whats a characteristic about your favorite breed that you love but might make it unsuitable for other people. Be...
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    I know i should do it, but i don't and thats fine with me

    My friends and i were having a debate about this today and i thought it'd be a fun thread. So whats something that yes you know in theory you should do maybe it might even be good for you or fun but it's never going to happen. example one of my friends will not eat vegatables...
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    the life of a college student

    three papers due tomorrow thats a grand total of 12 pages. I have barely typed 2. Theres no food in my apartment and i refuse to cook. So in front of me I have a bag of dry pasta to snack on and a jar of nutella with a spoon stuck in it. I envision a long coffee driven night in front of me
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    does anyone here workout?

    Just curious because I just got back from kickboxing and I'm actually looking for some new workout ideas. I live in an apartment with three very active guys so we all exercise like mad and eat everything thats not nailed down =). Right now im kickboxing and hiking almost everyday plus running...
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    Why are toy breeds harder to house break

    One of my friends is thinking about getting a toy breed within the next couple of months. So she was asking me about different breeds that i knew of and just general information. I think she'd make a really good owner and shes being responsible. The only thing I told her was that toy breeds...
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    One of the best things about having a dog

    Lol i know this is sad but I absolutely love the fact that in my house no item of dropped food ever has to be picked up. So it doesn't matter if the little kid decides to spill a bowl of cheerios or drop her bread there are always 4 dogs around more then happy to assist in the clean up =)...
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    Looking for honest opinions from those who have experience with rescue dogs

    This is a while into the future but I'd love some first hand opinions. I have been researching good breeders for awhile now. A lot of them have very informative websites. I am flat out amazed at the amount of work some of these people put into making sure there puppies are healthy well...
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