Recent content by bradley300

i was going to go into puppy mills etc. but i think that would open a new can of worms and the essay is only supposed to be 4 or 5 pages and i'm already at 4.5

For nearly fifty thousand years, humans have been using cats and dogs to help hunt, work, and to protect property and families, and rid property of pest such as mice. Dogs and cats had become a staple to human life through this time as their uses grew to herding, searching for lost hikers...

thanks for the help! i actually changed the topic to the causes of the unwanted pet population. here it is, enjoy if you have the time to read and you can suggest things, this is only my first draft. Spelling mistakes I'll catch later, but i'm sure there is some poor grammar that you guys can...

I'm doing a report on designer dogs, i know some of the effect like over population due to dogs that arent what they were intended,health problems.... but i need published sources, 4 of them actually. can anyone point me in the right direction? i know alot of you have posted good info here...

Fred (basset) is estimated at about 6 years old, and i think we have had him somewhere around 7 months (we adoted him from a rescue) it has gotten worse since we got him, but our other dog Rusty isnt nearly as bad?? he stays out all the time and only barks for a minute or two when we pull in the...

is there any way to deal with this? my basset hound is horrible, i trip over him every time i step and i cant take a crap without him whining until the bathroom door opens. what is the cause, common cure and is there a way to train you dog out of it? he stays inside every second we are home, but...

i love The Band, extremly talented in their own right, they were also the back up band for ronnie hawkins and bob dylan. they have a very roots rock/country/funk/bluesey sound. not to mention the farewell concert "the last waltz" is the best rock doc you will ever see with musical geust such as...

good question, i waited a little long to clip rusty's nails once, so now that i did he alredy could use it again, but he has black nails and i dont want to clip that blood vessel

my geuss is 1 and 2 are true of about any scent hound, man they can be LOUD, but its such a sweet sound:p

rusty crouches down and crawls thru the yard like a lion, then pounces on birds for dinner. i've also seen him jump straight up and catch a bird mid flight

the bloodhound myths were very neat! just one more reason to add to why i like scent hounds so much!

well crap, i forgot all about that section. mods can delete this thread now

me along with most people arent nearly as educatd about a breeder as we should be. so for people like me that would like to buy another dog (for me,a bloodhound, black and tan coonhound or basset hound) what type of questions should i be asking a breeder, and more importatly, what answer am i...

i live in louisville, (close enough) and i beleive they have made some provisions for the dog show. 1, the dog show is on state, not city owned property so technicly there is no law AT the show. also, the dog pounds and city are working with the show to make sure no lost show dogs are being...

ever thought about a bloodhound or black and tan coon hound? it sounds like they would have plenty of room to run, they bark at evreything that comes on the property and are very freindly. they bark at everyone, but only because they think everyone should have to pet them. also, being failry...