Recent content by smoore

Heh, here's a touchy subject, huh? Animal testing is a neccesary evil. My father was a working scientist for a couple decades and he did animal experiments, rats specifically. I, as a impressionable youth, wondered aloud how he could inject dozens, if not hundereds of rats... condeming them...

Yeah, you called the puppy "it" more than once in the OP. That doesn't really fly around here from what I've gathered. OK, now onto some advice: I had a puppy that was horrified of the crate at first, probably because when he was kenneled at the humane society it was the night before I...

I doubt if you'd get arrested but you'd undoutebly get a ticket. I don't see how leaving a dog in a car is as bad as leaving a baby in a car. Human life > Dog life. That said, it *is* animal abuse. Call animal control and get the dog out if you can. I would take the vandalism ticket...

Barking inside the crate? Hm. Is the crate too large? Crates usually act as the animals' den, not as a prison in their minds. If it's too large (height counts too) they might not get the "comfortable den" feeling. The dog should usually have to duck their head and have their shoulders just...

Yeah, it's all socialization. Since bringing the child to the dog doesn't work too well, maybe you can bring the dog to the child? Find a brave kid, have them sit down to be as unthreataning as possible and hold the dog as you approach, doing the "it's ok...

Avoid him at all costs. That Bin Laden comment is creepy as hell. Call the cops, get this on record. Get a restraining order if you can. If you can afford it, contact a lawyer. Stalkers should not be taken lightly, especially since he's tried to physically restrain you in the past. Don't...

What do you do with that powder? Add it to food as a supplement?

Haha, that's a great visual.

both critters have guts of iron, I'm convinced. thanks for the advice ppl.

ok, sounds reasonable. I'll probably just pick up a bag of it and use the balance of the Iams I have to switch them. I might have a full two weeks left but it's probably closer to a week of Iams left.

ok, I'll check out the dental stix. Yeah, I know that treat you're talking about... our dogs both love them but are such voracious chewers that the're gone in 5 minutes or so... no fun for the dog and expensive for us ;)

OK, so the first week something like 75% iams/25% new? then 50/50, then 25/75, then 100% new? A month should be plenty of time for them to get used to it, yes?

hrm, ok. two "no" in a row. I was wondering if there could be a problem as the larger of my two dogs does seem to swallow big chunks of them whole. What's a good (and cheap) alternative?

If you do decide to simply section the crate you have (yeah, it's too big for the little guy) I'd suggest lowering the ceiling also. Dogs love close dens, I think it makes them feel safer. So if he's in this little tiny corner of the crate that's too tall it may spook him. Perhaps there's...

Ask my wife, "Something that doesn't SHED!" heh, she hates the fur, it's my job to keep it wrangled up as much as possible. It's not very wrangled. I figure it'll be some dog that has hair instead of fur, no shedding and it's just more maintinence for me (clipping). Besides, come haloween...