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Not all rescues have these rules about adopting to people with kids- try contacting GRA :) They might have the right dog for your family!

I have always heard that it is very important NOT to make a big deal of your dog when they are frightened of something. If you try to console them then you are reinforsing this behaviour. By stroking your dog you are basically telling them that they should be frightened. Even though it seems...

If anyone you are interested in adopting a miniature pinscher (which I highly recommend as long as you have a good sense of humour! :D ) A great site to look at is www.minpinrescue.org

the website for the rescue that I adopted through is www.gracanada.com in case anyone wants to look at some beautiful dogs in Canada :)

If anyone here is looking to adopt a dog I just wanted to mention just how wonderful retired racing greyhounds are as pets! They have the ability to steal your heart by looking a you with soulful eyes that are full of love and an understanding of it that a lot of people strive to have. There are...

I used to work at a very large throughbred farm where they often used nurse mares. There were a few mares that would not take to their foals, or if a mare died they would use a nurse mare to raise the foals. At this farm these nurse mare babies are taken for their maother at around 4 months of...

My husband and I are both in love with the breed but neither of us have ever owned a dobe. We are hoping to one day include one in our family (probably not for a couple years- but I am the type to research throughly so I'm starting early!). Aside from the fact that we both find them absolutly...

First time owning a dog that walks with a harness(minpin) and I just had a thought- he will need to wear a coat in the winter time for his walks- how do I use a harness when he has a jacket on? Is there a special jacket I can buy that accomodates this?

You should consider adopting a retired racing greyhound. We have two and we got our first one while we were in an apartment. They are affectionately called the 45mile an hour couch potato and they are NOT a hyperactive breed by any stretch of the immagination! Although they are not know to be...

I live in Ontario Canada and we adopted two retired racing greyhounds through GRA Canada.They are located just outside of London Ontario and they are wonderful people who do alot to help to rescue as many greyhounds as the can! http://www.gracanada.com

We feed Eagel pack holistic dry but I like to add extras with dinner feeding. Recently bought some Merricks canned food which looks AWESOME! My husband is jealous of how well the dogs are eating :D They come is numerous varieties but are made with all natural holistic ingredients(fruits and...

a friend of mine has a sharpei that wa shaving serious skin issues! They swithched to Eagel Pack holistic lamb and rice formula about 4 months ago and the dog looks FANTASTIC! Her skin and coat look awesome! and she is active and happy (she is a senior and had been looking very old prio to...

We have a one year old miniature pinscher that we recently adopted and we want to try agility with. Neither my husban nor I have any experience with this sport so we want to sign up for a class but I'm not sure how much basic experience our dog should have prior to trying agility in order for...

hey there We live in Bowmanville (about an hour east of Toronto). It's not raining any longer and looks like the sun's peaking through! Would really love to hear about your minpin! maybe pictures!

:) Hello! I just found this site and I am very happy that I did! :D So I wanted to introuduce myself and say thankyou-in advance- for any help or advice that is shared with me. My husband and I live in Ontario Canada and we have three dogs. Chyna is a 6 year old 75 pound, retired racing...