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Winston got to the cell phone charger (seems to be a popular one), and one of my boyfriend's belts. To be fair, though, we've been pretty careful about shielding things from his powers of destruction. He just happened to get over his fear of jumping off of our bed while we were sleeping at...

WOW. Now, I'm a new member here, my family has always purchased dogs from BYBs and never had a problem with an animal, and I never really thought about BYBs being all that terrible until I got here and I found everyone to be EXTREMELY INTENSE about it. To be honest, I've always viewed the...

Gum with braces is a cinch. I chewed gum, apples, caramel, all of it. The concern with sticky foods is that it'll pull off brackets, but no way does gum have the sticky power to do that, as long as nothing is loose to begin with. They'll just put bands on your back molars, and there will be a...

My rice cooker is pink and Japanese, so I can't really read the buttons or the instructions. However, I do know that mine can be set to have rice ready at any time (so I can set it up to have rice ready at 5 pm if I want it when I get home from work), and it can make yogurt, though I never have...

:yikes: WOW. I swear we looked them up first and didn't find anything on them, and we always fed onion to my pom when I was a kid and no problems. THANK YOU for showing me this, because I didn't find anything when I looked earlier! He seems okay, we had some chopped up for stuffed peppers and...

Clipping FOREVER! I'm not a big fan of the furball Yorkies. My boyfriend Chris and I were so depressed when Winston's left ear came up. I guess we just aren't that big on the Yorkie look, but he's so small and hypoallergenic and really energetic - perfect breed for hyperactive, dog-allergic...

And thanks for the welcome-y welcome-ing! To assuage any fears, I should probably say that while I do watch the Dog Whisperer, I don't personally use any of his methods. We try to bribe Winston with onion bits rather than "tsk!"s. I wasn't aware that Cesar's methods could be damaging to a dog...

This one I took just today, so this is the most recent: If anyone has problems with the picture size let me know and I'll see if I can actually figure out how to do something about it...

Okay! I've finally searched the entire apartment and found my camera cord, and I have pictures of Winston, if anyone cares to see them. (I'm posting three more in the next post)

Cesar Millan doesn't verbally or physically punish dogs, though. I don't understand what's harsh about his methods. Is there something I haven't heard about that he does? Or is it just that most people on this forum tend to disagree with the whole "pack psychology" theory? I know that he made a...

I've been using this forum for about a month, but I never properly introduced myself. My boyfriend and I just got a Yorkshire Terrier named Winston, so we need plenty of advise and help! Although we watch "The Dog Whisperer" religiously, you can always use more...

I've been having tons of those freaky giving-birth dreams, too! Probably half a dozen in the last month... ...but I don't want kids. Ever. I never have. I'm 20 years old, my mind has never changed, and I don't think it will. I seriously doubt that those dreams mean you want children, because...

Our 4 month old Yorkie had a tick about two weeks ago and we removed it safely, and now we need to make a decision about putting him on flea and tick preventatives. Our vet recommended Frontline Plus, but I've also heard that Frontline, K9, and similar flea and tick medications can be very bad...

I don't think that we can get rid of the litterbox, though, because on Monday and Tuesday we're not home for 6 hours, and although he's always been 100% reliable at night, I don't think that we can expect him to hold it for 6 hours during the day. However, we do seem to have a working system...

We have been, but we took Winston in the car in his crate and he urinated in it and after that he started going in his crate much more. We didn't want it to become a habit so we folded up towels and put them in the back of the crate so he was really cramped, but they soaked up any liquid and he...

I know everyone and thier dog has housebreaking questions, and I have looked through tons of the archives, but I still have a question. We got Winston a month ago, and he's four months now, and he's still not consistent with housebreaking. I know he's not supposed to be reliable until he's...

Thanks so much for all the responses to this. We had not been putting food in his crate when we crated him, but the crate came with an attachable tray and we've started putting food in it so he has constant access if he gets hungry. We're also going to start feeding him a couple more times a...

So I probably should not have given Winston some syrup this morning just in case his blood sugar dropped again. I'll try to avoid that in the future, unless I actually see symptoms. Is there any indication that his blood sugar is dropping other than the obvious passing out or getting woozy? I...

Yesterday we found a tick on our 12-week-old Yorkshire Terrier and removed it fine, but due to the heat (it's been about 80 here the last two days - air conditioning goes on tomorrow) and the tick, he didn't eat as much as usual. He was sleeping last night while I was reading, and he jerked...

We actually compared a bunch of vet costs in our area (Boston, MA) because we wanted to get a puppy, but also wanted to be able to afford one, and I recorded all the prices. The differences were startling: Vet A: Neuter + deworming and bloodwork - $500 Microchip – $60-70 Rabies – $25...