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Hi all, My English Shepherd pup is scheduled to be neutered today. The vet called last minute and said, "Oh, I didn't realize Bodie was going to be so big" (he hit 47.4 lbs today) and that he wanted to do an OFA prelim hip test while he's under anesthesia. He said the main benefit would be...

Hi all, I've got a question about my 7 month old English Shepherd Bodie. Bodie's first fecal exam at 12-15 weeks (ish) came back positive for Giardia and roundworms. Our vet told us to treat him with Panacur and if I remember correctly, give him Advantage multi as well. At that time he didn't...

Hello! Was wondering if any of you have thoughts on whether you think I should continue taking my 5 month old pup to daycare. Twice a week we take him to a daycare thats very close to our house. It's basically open play with different areas for small, medium and large dogs. They can go in and...

Hello everyone, Wanted to tell you about a little situation in my neighborhood, how I dealt with it and whether others have additional suggestions. There's a rat problem in our neighborhood (it's a nice neighborhood, just a bad combination of lots of fruit trees and lots of hiding...

Hi all, This forum has been amazing. Thanks for posting all the great advice. I've been reading like crazy. My question for the day involves the amount of food I should be feeding my puppy. He's a 3 month old English Shepherd (med/large breed). Right now he's about 19 lbs and we think...

Hi all, My new puppy does really well with the touch and watch commands and he's very into training. However, his default positions seem to be sit and lay down, especially when he's stressed with learning. So it's making it very difficult to teach sit and down. I'm having to teach him to...

Hi all, For a 10 week old puppy should I expect the puppy to be able to follow me from his crate to the outside peeing/pooping area or should I plan on carrying him until he gets a little older? What about in the middle of the night? Thanks! Goddard

Hi all! Does anyone have any experience with English Shepherds? We've been researching the breed and are thinking of getting a puppy soon. I'd be interested in hearing first hand anecdotes and specific health information that may not be found in typical breed descriptions. Thanks! Goddard