Recent content by bcjake

a couple of things: 1. the border collie wasn't got as a rescue. He was brought home with the intent of getting back into agility, something we haven't been able to do yet. 2. Will schedule a vet visit tomorrow (didn't get a chance today... Monday's are hell at work.) We found over the...

We have a 1 year old border collie we got in December from a breeder. Though it was a rough start for everyone, we survived and he hasn't had any accidents since Feb, until recently. We also picked up an Aussie in March as a rescue and he was the perfect dog til a few weeks ago when he...

The story behind the fencing: when we bought our house 4 years ago, neighbors on either side had their yards (or portions) fenced in. One was about 3' the other about 42" and we hooked onto them. One neighbor doesn't want a larger fence on hers, but we're discussing options with her. I did...

About 2 months ago, we unexpectedly took in a 2-3 yr old Aussie that had been abused. After getting into a routine and getting to know everyone, he's a dream dog... not as hyper as Aussies can be, perfect with the kids (no herding tendencies... yet) and has helped our border collie channel his...

normally not long. Tonight, less than a half hour. Long enough to come home, let the dogs out and get the human kids settled down and ready for dinner. My wife came home and yelled to me in disbelief. I came out to see him sitting there like a smart a$$ looking proud like "see what I can do!"...

eyes look close together and kinda wierd... interesting either way!

We picked up a gorgeous red merle aussie a little over a month ago. He's been a dream dog other than the fact he's an escape artist. The last time he got out of the fence, animal control picked him up and called. When we picked him up he smelled like a septic tank. Fast foward 2 weeks...

He got another bath and smells more like a dog. A half bottle of febreeze later and our house doesn't smell like a diaper pail. Only thing now is that our Explorer smells, but leaving the windows down since early this morning took care of that. Needless to say, his new nickname is "stinky"...

Our Aussie got out of the fence today and was picked up by animal control (a better alternative than being hit by a car). He's back and safe. Problem is, he ran through a creek or something and now smells like he's been playing in a septic tank. LIke most Aussies, he's got a real thick coat and...

No dry food I've found. I believe this is all that is being affected. We've got our kids (canine, and occasionally the human ones) on Iams, but are switching as a precaution. Iams Cat Select Bites Pouches Eukanuba 3 oz Cans 84942710 3 oz Iams Kitten with Chicken in Gravy...

well, they confirmed that he is a dog. He has a light case of worms, but otherwise in good shape. Looks like we've got a poop eater on our hands. That combined with a change of home & diet, add in an overly cautious new owner and you have a healthy dog. They verified that "all the plumbing...

There may be another cause to the epilepsy. The breeder recently moved and the sire, Riot, has since had seizures... not before. Since the move, another dog on the property has developed epilepsy, seizing for over 2 hours to the point they had to put the dog down. It is a half sibling to Jake...

a couple of things, 1. the pup food is temp. We're broke till payday 2. he doesn't feel bloated and is eating, though not a whole lot (but then again, our BC isn't eating as much right now either) 3. he isn't left unsupervised and is crate trained, a pleasant surprise given how we got the...

We took in a red merle Australian Shepherd a week ago, who more or less had a tramatic life. He's a great dog, very laid back (until he gets wound up with our Border Collie.) Right now, he's on Iams Smart Puppy for large breed (what we're giving our 9 month old Border Collie. Payday is later...

a friend went there yesterday and believes he spoke either to the same woman or someone who knew her... another dog born without a rectum is now happily passing gas! *sigh*