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He was fed about a 3/4" x 2" piece of turkey and before I could stop him he swallowed it. I think he had a difficult time getting it down and was in shock for a minute or two afterward. He was very excited beforehand, but afterward he completely calmed down and was panting. I'm worried it's...

Hi all, My dog was neutered four days ago, and over the last two days he seems to have become much more aggressive...barking at other dogs and people. He also has been marking more than usual. He is 1 year old and we waited until this age b/c he had an undescended testicle. The vet thinks...

Hi all, my dog got his first professional grooming two days ago and he's been acting weird since. He is quite irritated in his hindquarters...He keeps sitting and lifting his hind legs and licking at either side. The groomer clipped his belly and around his testicles...so I'm not sure if he...

Hi, I recently noticed that my puppy's hind leg is clicking. He isn't in any pain at all... no limping, no holding leg up, no sensitivity to touch. When i move the lower part of his leg (tibia?) it makes the crack or click. The noise is freaking me out. I found only one mention of this...

I had my puppy shipped from CA to NY and it worked out pretty well. I had been in touch with the breeder over a period of several years and trusted her enough to buy the puppy without having met her or the parents. We waited until the puppy was almost 12 weeks. She actually drove to an airport...

Hi! As I was writing this he squatted and peed right in front of me at the office! It's the first time he's had an accident here and it's his first accident in 3 days :( Oh well. I have him tethered to my chair and he was about 3 feet away. But overall, it's going so much better! I couldn't have...

I'm taking my puppy to class and he's 14 weeks and has only had one full set of shots plus just the parvo the 2nd round (because of a reaction to the first set). The vet is waiting until 16 weeks to give the rest. She thinks he should be ok...I hope it's safe for him...I know it's a risk but it...

Well I made it through the weekend, barely. I probably only broke down crying 5-10 times. And we got off to a really rocky start this morning. I took him out to the bathroom a little before 6, but then when he went back in his crate, he proceeded to bark LOUDLY for 1.5 hours. I don't know. I...

Sorry to be going in circles here, but I have a new concern. When I got my two cats years ago, I felt a very strong connection with them after just a few days...We've had this little guy for about a week and a half and I'm not yet feeling a very strong connection or bond with him. It seems like...

Thanks so much everyone for all the support. It really does help. Will it be huge deal if he doesn't do puppy kindergarten until 6 mo? The vet decided she wanted to wait until then to finish his vaccines (b/c of his size and the fact that he had a reaction to his first vaccine). Not that I...

The first night out was not the greatest. I filled his puppy kong and put it in his crate, covered his rate partially w/ a blankie and then we split before he started barking. When we got back I snuck up to the door closest to his crate and then heard him barking like a maniac. Not sure if he...

I guess I'm worried that if I let him in my lap too often he won't be content in his crate/bed and will always want to be in my lap.

Wow, a new puppy would be a lot to deal w/ without any mental preparation. I'm gonna try out the blanket when we leave him this evening. Another thing is we're gonna set up an x pen for him at the office and I'm a little worried that he's not gonna take to it very well. (At home if he gets...

I really appreciate all of the responses. I'm doing a little better today. Just talking about it is really helpful. I probably am suffering from sleep deprivation. And I haven't had the time to make coffee so I'm probably going through withdrawl from that as well. Also, my fiance wasn't totally...

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm glad to hear these feelings will pass. He's a pomeranian and he's just about the cutest little guy I've ever seen. And a total sweetheart. Really there aren't any problems that you wouldn't expect... whining and barking when separated from us, play biting. Other...