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Thank you all so much for your help! I had thought that a shake can could be useful in this, but had no idea how to implement it... I'll hopefully have some time on my hands for the rest of christmas break, so I'll try all of your suggustions and let you know what the results are...

Hi folks, I've finally come home for the holidays and had decided that I would spend some quality time with my family's dog max (boxer/lab/chow mix). When I was last at home, I played with Max using our basketball (he's always played with a basketball since he doesn't have any other toys)...

Thanks again for the great input! RedHotDobe- I've actually been to the leerburg site before and used it to help me decide on what size/how to fit a prong for my family's dog max...before I found that site (and did some other research) I thought that prongs were *inhumane*, I'm glad that I put...

Thanks again for your replies, renee750il- Terriers are fun dogs and I've been around a few in the past, but aren't they prone to disliking other (furry) animals? I was considering having a cat as well as a dog, so cat-aggression would definately be a deal-breaker. redhotdobe- Thanks for...

I'd think that a lab or lab mix would work best in your situation... Although labs can be pretty large, some of the mixes are smaller in size. Labs are also generally less snippy than terriers and probably not so prone to digging. Beagles are nice dogs, less snippy than terriers but they dig a...

Thanks for the feedback everyone, I had never thought about the possible damage to the dog's neck with a gentle leader, since they're sold mainly as a "safe" alternative to choke and prong collars so that is a very good point to consider. Do you guys think theres a huge difference in...

Thanks again for your replies, rip's girl- Having 2 dogs would be great, but wouldn't adopting 2 at once make it more difficult to bond with/house train/train each of the dogs? Would adopting one first, getting it settled in (house trained etc) then adding a second dog be a better option...

Hey folks, During a recent discussion with my friend the topic of using different "training collars" came up. My friend has just started training to become a trainer at petsmart and the trainer she was working with today reccomend using the "gentle leader" head collars verses the traditional...

Thanks for the warm welcome! I look forward to posting here and I might eventually get around to posting some artwork in the dog art forum later on. Artstudent

I'd like to thank all of you for replying to my post. I am really leaning towards either going to a general shelter or a breed rescue and going with an adult, or atleast 1yr old dog and your posts just confirmed what I was thinking. What I've really been confused about, is whether any of...

Hi everyone, I've been doing some research into dog breeds lately, trying to find the right breed (or possibly mix-breed) for me. Since I can't own a dog until I move off-campus (which will be in a couple of years), I've been putting my time to good use by doing some research, but it's hard...

Hi everyone, Just thought that I'd let you know how much I've enjoyed browsing your forum and take this oppertunity to give you a little background info on me. For starters, I'm an college student that's graduating (if all goes well) this december. As my screen name suggusts, my major is...