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I've been away from this board for awhile. Our Wheaten, Darby, is a year and a half old now, and we're seriously contemplating a 2nd dog. Any suggestions on breeds that would get along well with a Wheaten? Darby is female, friendly to a fault with friends and strangers alike (think Wheaten...

I was worried how she'd handle it since she's a bit of a scaredy-dog around new things. She seems OK with the idea though. :)

Apparently got into her house and killed her cat. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21842563/?gt1=10547

Darby has had chonic UTI's, high white counts and bacteria, and a high PH. The vet suggested trying a different food due to the PH. (Darby has been on Natural Balance since she was 8 weeks.) He didn't suggest any particular one, but just said another high-quality adult food. (Darby is 9 months)...

Darby (8 months) discovered the counters and tabletops a couple of months ago. We've never fed her from the table or given scraps from the counter, but she's not stupid. She knows there's food there. We try to keep food cleared as soon as possible, but even in the absence of actual food...

It's pretty much a fluff piece (local paper), but I've seen folks here irritated by the whole purse dog thing, so I'll offer it up. He kind of rags on little dogs too, so be warned. http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071021/FEAT0108/710210427

I was at the groomers a couple of weeks back and there was a pair of Wheaten Terriers there. Outside of my own Darby, I never see Wheatens. They both seemed huge (tall) compared to Darby, who is now 8 months old. I looked it up, and breed standard for a female wheaten is 17-18 inches at the...

Early Sunday morning (maybe 6 AM) Darby started barking in her crate, which she never does. I checked and she'd vomited in there. Just foamy, watery stuff. I got her out and cleaned up, etc. She ate fine that day, but by evening seemed distressed, and was particularly concentraing on her pee...

Darby (6 months) has eaten Natural Balance dry since she was 9 weeks old. She eats well and her weight gain has been normal all along. She gets the normal assortment of doggie treats during the day, but generally no people food. But she's always had soft stools. Her first stool of the day is...

Hard to believe that Darby is already 6 months old (August 5th). As she gets older, it just gets that much harder to explain away her bad behavior as just part of being a young pup. :p Man she's changed... Darby at 6 weeks the day we visited her at the breeder's for the very frst time...

Darby is just now 5 months old and finished puppy class a week ago. She did really well. We generally do training sessions at home 2 or 3 times a day for no more than 15 minutes each. She's always been very attentive and eager to please...at least as eager to please as a Wheaten gets. Within...

I sometimes see references to a second fear period, usually suggested between 6 and 14 months. Darby is just 5 months, but within the last 3 or 4 days has begun exhibiting almost paralyzing fear to the most mundane things. Like our front door mat that she's walked over hundreds of times. Or a...

Before: After: She was there for 6 hours as they worked to get her settled enough to groom. Hopefully she'll be more cooperative next time!

So we have a family vacation planned for July, and Darby will be boarded for 10 days. I'm bummed about that but there's nothing to be done about it. The vacation (extended family vacation) has been in the works for over a year and Darby isn't welcome to come along. She'll be boarded at our...

OK, I don't want to kill my pup, but I'd like to teach her to play dead. Basically, I want to point at her and say "Bang" and have her roll onto her back with her legs in the air and remain motionless. I suppose rolling her eyes into her sockets would be too much to ask. Any tips on how to...

Darby is nearly four months old now. In the two months we've had her, her morning stools are always firm enough to pick up and throw into the neighbor's yard. But then they get progressively softer through the day, and by evening she's generally squirting pudding, which of course is almost...

Today is 10 straight days with no housebreaking accidents. The previous record was 5. (Well, technically the previous record was 9, but you know what I mean.) I'm not claiming victory or anything, but double-digits seems like a nice milestone. Of course, she'll probably drop a loaf on the rug as...

When we got Darby she weighed about 7 pounds and we drove her home in a box where she napped. She's now 13 pounds and whenever I drive her somewhere I put her on the front seat next to me...IN THE SAME BOX! :yikes: Needless to say she's too big for it, but it does keep her from jumping around...

How do you get a dog to walk with you when they simply refuse to move? I have this problem with 13-week old Darby frequently. It usually happens when (1) we're in an unfamiliar area, (2) we're in a famililar area and something spooks her or she's had a bad experience there (read on for an...

Darby will be 13 weeks tomorrow. We've had her for a month Like all pups she was prone to nipping and play biting. We've followed the generally accepted procedure of letting out a "yelp," trying to keep an appropriate toy in her mouth, followed by ending play if it persists. But it hasn't seemed...