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My dog has a little bump on her gum right behind her little front teeth. I always thought this was the natural structure of a dog's mouth. Today I noticed one of her little front teeth is browner than the others, and now I am all in a panic if that bump is actually an abcess. She has no...

Hi, wondering if there are any general personality differences between females and males, or if it just depends on the individual dog. Thanks!

Hi, i have a 3+ year old Lab/Doberman(?) Rescue Dog. She doesn't sit the usual way. She has what i call a 5 point sit, she doesn't just plunk her butt down in one motion. She shuffles her back feet abit then sits with her legs off to one side. She will go both ways (with her right leg tucked...

Have a recall problem with my recently adopted dog. SO far she is still on a line, and she seems to be "selective" as to when she wishes to respond or ignore. I use the word "COME". Have been advised to begin from scratch, on recall, using either Shirley Chong's method, or the Really Reliable...

Several months ago i adopted a rescue dog......she went to vet for standard vaccines, which i kept to a minimum. He did, however, not suggest a parasite test, or any de-worming. I find that odd, and, altho i have seen no signs of parasites, am considering buying a good deworming product from a...

I recently got a 3 yr old unspayed female (had dogs before, but males) from animal shelter. Just read a comment on this board about spaying but leaving ovaries in. Really interesting as i had been wondering about that very thing. Makes sense, but i guess they would still go into heat??? How...

No doubt this has been discussed a billion times, but i am new here. Recently got a new 3 yr old Dob/Lab from animal rescue. Her vaccine history is unknown. On sept 13, at the shelter, she was given MLV distemper, adeno-flu, parvovirus, bordetella vaccines. I got her Oct 6, and she got started a...