Recent content by rubysoho

Thanks. I figured that is what the response would be. Wishful thinking.... She is being a doll and not going completely wild. Though yesterday she was bounding up the steps 2 and 3 at a time. *sigh* I am curious about her abdominal sutures. They seem to form a hard-ish ridge underneath her...

My pup was spayed back on Tuesday. I've been trying very hard to keep her quiet... no jumping/rough housing etc... Edible chew toys and previous positive crate training has been a godsend! However, we are now on day 4 post-spay and my little pup is starting to get a bit nutty. :lol-sign: I...

Hmmm, my thoughts would be to instill a really good "leave it" or "stop" command to address the scratching. A "quiet" command wouldn't help either. But, I would also immediately up the exercise/socialization aspect of your pup's life and then make sure I was maintaining a firm routine for mornings.

Thanks, Doberluv! That pretty much confirms my original thoughts. The vet just made me question everything I "knew"... probably doesn't help that it has been 10 years since raising a pup. Anyway, Zoe hasn't had problems with chewing on furniture, etc.... She is very closely watch. In the...

This is more what I was concerned about. Atlas is very tolerant and does like Zoe a lot. I was more concerned that if Zoe tried tugging on another dog's neck in the future that it could provoke aggression in that other dog who isn't so tolerant. She will be going to puppy classes and doing lots...

And if so, how can I stop it? Little Zoe is awesome. She is quite the lady and we are working on greeting people calmly. I'm not too worried about her manners with people. But today she has started something new. When playing with her "big brother" (a very tolerant bulldog) she has started...

Thanks! I went to Borders and didn't find any of the in stock. So I am going to order one or two online.

No kidding! The guy didn't know Zoe was a girl when he let her go (and neither did my friend). She had gone back after rescuing the first group of pups this year telling the guy what the vet said was wrong (extremely wormy, staph infections) and that is when she saw Zoe - very lethargic in the...

The majority of the dairy calves are bottle fed as well as the two brown and white kids. But everyone else was born and raised on the farm. We are a public park so they are very familiar with people (though it isn't a petting zoo and the public does not get to feed the animals - we are a...

Nah, she woke up for that. But we had a vet visit around noon and she fell asleep there. :lol-sign:

I'd like to work toward having Zoe as a therapy dog. Visiting children and the elderly. She is slightly submissive so I want to take her personality in to consideration as she is shaped in to an adult dog. And of course I don't want to push her to do something that she is not suited for. But, I...

Scary sheep! Not so scary sheep. Liking sheep. Will sheep give belly rubs? One very tired pup once we got to the car.

I went to the farm (where I work) early this morning to take care of the garden before the heat of the day sets in. Since it was before "public hours" I decided it would be a good time to take Miss Zoe (more things I can control when the public and their dogs - who might not be vaccinated...

My brand new pup, Zoe, is a rescue. While in her foster's care she received two treatments on Strongid (sp?) which ended during the middle of last week. Just now I was walking her and she did her business. When I went to pick it up with my baggy I saw one of those spaghetti looking worms. After...

We decided on Zoe (zoh-ee). Yesterday I saw a completely different side of her. She is a real spitfire pup. :rofl1: But sooooooo smart. Already working well on "sit," "leave it" and fetch. My old dog didn't do any of this until at least another month of age. Anyway... I like the meaning of...