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Hi all, I gave birth to a baby girl this past january. We took all precautions that we read about with our two year old Lab/Greyhound mix (brought home blankets from the hospital for her to sniff, had my dad bring the baby into the house for the first time, tried to give her attention as much...

I'm looking for thoughts on what could be wrong with my 2-year old Lab/Greyhound mix. Last night we took her out for a walk, came back and fed her (canidae mixed with oat bran because she has a tendency for soft stools and therefore blocked anal glands). I noticed around 10pm that her stomach...

Hi, I was wondering how long it normally takes for a dog to "pass" things, or even to digest. My dog (50 lb lab mix) *may* have swallowed a piece of gravel on Sunday evening. We were in the parking lot of an ice cream stand and I caught her with her mouth in the gravel (probably licking...

Hello, I know that grapes are toxic, but does anyone know about the leaves? My dad, who has a weakness for giving Elektra food from his plate, gave her half of a Greek stuffed grape leaf last night. She ate it before I could stop him. We also found out that while he was "babysitting" her...

Hello, We have a 13 month old Lab mix and we will be moving to a new house in the next few months. What are some suggestions for a successful move? Also, is there anything that we should watch out for? Behaviors that might arise? Also, any suggestions for going from carpet to hardwood with...

Hello, My 11 month old Lab mix just destroyed her second crate pad. She destroyed the first one in September after I went back to work (I'm a teacher). I figured that she was frustrated at being in the crate after 2.5 months of roaming the house. We left her without a pad for a few days and...

Hello, If anyone researches my previous posts, you'll see that since we got Elektra in March, we've gone to the vet quite a bit (GI issues and most recently, an ear issue). With each trip costing between $60 and $90 (or even $265 once!). I'm starting to question our original decision to not get...

Hello, This is my 9 month old lab-mix Elektra: For the last 2-3 days, she has been scratching both of her ears a lot. Yesterday, she was also shaking her head a lot. We cleaned her ears with Epi-Otic solution. They looked fine. This morning, they look like this: and she is rubbing her...

Hello, My 9-month old lab mix has been on Canidae since June. She has had GI issues every few weeks and the vet has ruled out obstructions, worms, fevers, etc. and seems to think that she may be allergic/intolerant of the food. The vet prescribed Hill's/Science Diet I/d. Looking at the...

My 9 month old lab mix has been very good about going outside since only a few weeks after we got her (March 2007). Today I came home from work and she had made a mess in her crate (poop and a little bit of vomit). I took her right outside and she had diarrhea. This was around 4:30pm. She had...

Hello, Elektra, our 7 month old/42lb lab mix has been a bit sick. Yesterday she was sleepy all day and began to have diarrhea at lunchtime. After the second time, I called the vet and they said to bring her in because of the heat here, her lethargy, and the fact that she just came home from a...

Hello, Elektra, my 7 month old Lab mix just came back from a stay at a kennel while we were away. She did very well there and seems fine, except for the fact that her upper and lower palate seems to have changed color. Before they were pink, now they are dark (almost brown). Her tongue and gums...

Hello, I have a 6 month old lab mix that I rescued from a shelter. This is my first time owning a dog, and at the shelter she was being given Purina Puppy chow. Now, I knew enough to recognize that this was cr*p, and the vet told us to use Eukanuba. This is what we have been feeding. I recently...

Hello, I was doing some reading about trying to calm down my puppy post spay in her crate and I came across some alarming websites claiming that the Petsafe crate from Wal-mart is unsafe and has caused a number of puppies to die or get injured due to its lack of sturdiness. Does anyone know if...

Hi, We got our puppy spayed yesterday. The vet says all went well; she was completely zonked out yesterday and just slept. Today she is back to her normal self. The vet told us to keep her quiet for the next week at least. Any suggestions on how to do this? We have her in a crate, but she...

is there a way to know if a dog (4 month old Lab mix) is happy?? I see other dogs who look as if they are happy, even smiling sometimes. Our dog always, ALWAYS, has big sad puppy eyes. Sometimes I try to get her rowdy by initiating a game of fetch but she is often uninterested. We have also...

Hi, We have a 4 month old Lab who is doing really well in her training with all but a few exceptions. She knows "sit", "down", "stay", and we are still working on "come" and "leave it" but doing relatively well. She is very smart, cuddly, and affectionate but very stubborn at the same time...

Hi everyone, I have two questions for all of you experienced puppy parents. Elektra is our 3 month old Lab mix puppy. First, she has been having big issues with motion sickness. I know that we need to gradually introduce her to the car by taking short trips and building them up to longer...

Hi, We have a 10 week old lab mix puppy who just went out for a walk. We think she might have eaten some rock salt while playing in the snow. She began coughing outside and now is much more subdued than she usually is. Is rock salt dangerous to dogs? I can't imagine that she ate a huge...

Hi, My husband and I are first time (ever!) dog parents to a 10 week old labrador/(probably)pit-bull puppy. If you don't mind, I'd like some advice or just reinforcement to assure me that what we are doing is OK. We have had Elektra for a week and seems to be a good dog, she already knows...