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    so proud of our puppy.

    our puppy is 1yr old, is a bit of a spit fire LOL . mostly ds takes her for her walks and jaunts to the park. Last night we all went for a long walk, we decided to go to the ice cream stand. There where 4 kids out front, we walked up, I said " be a good girl , sit and you can have a Ice cream" ...
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    how do you know your dog is happy?

    sometimes my dog just looks sad. My husband says its the hound in her and doesnt mean she is sad. Her tail is always wagging, the only time she cries is when she cant find a place to bury her biscuts. sometimes she just looks so ...:( sad. maybe Im just over thinking this. I can definatly...
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    dried cranberries

    can dogs have these?
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    flea and tick meds

    has anyone ever used a natural flea and tick drop? do they work? my dog doesnt have fleas or anything, but we do have alot of mosquitoes in our yard (dh is working on tearing down all the big 50 yr old bushes we have) . I hate using chemicals, I dont use any chemicals in our home so the first...
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    Newmans own organic dog food.

    http://www.newmansownorganics.com/pet/what/ how does this food rate as far as kibble is concerned. I noticed it on the shelf and ive never seen it before. There is also canned food. the canned food was $1.59 a can, it is much cheaper and better for her for me to make her food for her . I...
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    how would you react to this

    our dog is a puppy. she is almost 1 yr. she is a very good dog. although when people come over she still barks at them. if she is excited she jumps up. Normally we put her on the leash, and will either 1. meet them at the front gate so she can greet them correctly, or when they come in she goes...
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    need cake (or similar) recipe

    LOL I like to have excuses and themes for cookouts. Well Dusty's 1st birthday is coming up (we havent picked the date yet , we dont know exactly for sure she was adopted) we're thinking june 30 or july 7. So we are going to call it Dusty's 1st birthday woof-out. man Im lame :lol-sign: so I...
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    new pics of my favorite pup

    eating stuffed kitties in her spare time lounging with her favorite people
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    eating grass?

    is this normal? Dusty has been going crazy eating grass. I try and distract her but today got got sum and then threw up. it didnt seem to bad kinda like she just got rid of it. Then she wanted to right back and start eating more.
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    dogs and fertilizer

    dogs and lawn fertilizer Yesterday I put down some new topsoil in the front yard, with some grass seed and fertilizer. I watered it down, and this morning there still was some fertilizer on top. we will let our dog run around the yard but b.c I put it down I put her on a runner on the other...
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    thank you

    Ive read through lots of posts in the last few days ive been here. Ive followed lots of the tips, Ive made posters with "rules" on how we are going to train our dog, so everyone is on the same page ( I think this is were our problem lie) told the kids they can not give her any pet names (older...
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    my childhood dog

    When my parents brought home our puppy, I was 14yrs old. He is a purebread lasha alpso (sp) he was about 5 months old I think. They rescued him from a family whos 5 yr old was beating on him :mad: . any how, he was the cutest fluffiest, softest, furball ever. anyone remember the Tribbles from...
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    artemis dry dog food

    I admit when we first got our dog before christmas , I was feeding her grocery store food. I had talked to someone who suggested Nutro, so I changed to Nutro small bites puppy. Now she never really liked any of these foods. well last month I went into a small dog store (they dont sell dogs just...
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    some questions about bones.

    we've had our dog for a few months now. I get her marrow bones from the grocery.In a few posts Ive read that you can give other bone types. what types are ok to give a dog about 9 months old? she really likes marrow bones but the grocery hardly ever has them, they do always have them cut in...
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    what mix could my dog be?

    we got her from a local animal shelter, who rescued her from a shelter in Virginia. they told us she was a collie/hound mix. It really doesnt matter, although for health reasons I would like to know what to look for. Strange though , we are from Mass, we recently went to a trip to Niagara...
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    is this normal dog behavior?

    and how do I stop it. our doggie is 9 months old. she is a collie/hound mix, that we got from a local rescue. she is other wise good and well behaved. we have been actively getting her trained. BUT when someone comes to the house. she barks uncontrolebly, she jumps,growls, I even thought I saw...
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    Hi

    Hi Im new here. My fur baby's name is Dusty. she is a collie/hound mix. we got her from a local rescue at about 14 weeks. she is 9 months now.
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