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The time I spend grooming my families dogs varies depending on whether or not I have to trim our shih tzso. Our three big dogs, Trigger, (lab/golden mix), Pongo (lab) and Hobbes(lab/shepherd) are pretty much wash and wear as water doesn't seem to stick to those oily coats except Trigger requires...

I would like to take My training of my 2yrold Lab/shepherd mix, Hobbes, to a new level and start to make the transition from on leash to off leash training. How can I make sure he is ready and to safety make the transition so he can be off leash for a while where it's safe and legal without...

Very nice! My lab, Pongo, wants to know if she would like some pointers.

yes, our four are like the four musketeers as they're always togather even the puppy, Balto who has been a member of the family for only a month is now cheerfully accepted. although it is funny to see a little gold shih tzo sleeping on his back with a ll his paws in the air surrounded by 1...

Poor pup! I have a daughter and I have never let her treat any animal like that! Not only is that awful but those kids are asking to get bit and I honestly don't think their parents are going to ask what did you do to the dog?

We're using a crate and ex-pen for housetraining. However Balto seems to be well socialized as we take him everywhere we take the big dogs or is at least getting there. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who has suspected a bright dog in that head as he's seemed to learn how to sit...

What exactly do you mean by "positive methods"? There are so many ways to train a dog that my head swims. My daughter uses a Halti to walk him not because she has too but because she's more comfortable walking him that way since she has grown up using one on the big dogs. if most come from...

My 8yr daughter has gotten a shih tzo puppy that she is training to be shown in 4H with lots of help from me. However even after researching the breed, we have more questions as we need help sorting though info. For example we have heard they were hard to housebreak yet, Balto (the puppy) is...

I thought I'd take a few minutes to introduce my family's dogs to you. My husband, 6 year old daughter, and I have three dogs. Our oldest is a 4 yr lab/golden mix named Trigger, our middle one is a female lab namede Pongo, and the baby is a 6 month lab/shepherd mix named Hobbes(who we've had...