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    Raw diet

    I am thinking about giving my Shih Tzus a raw diet, but am concerned about parasites and bacteria. I am feeding them Old Mother Hubbards Wellness Diet of Fish and Sweet Potatoes. Should I keep them on this diet and give them raw meat and bones as a treat or go competely raw? My Shadow has had...
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    Bladder stones

    My Shih Tzu Shadow who is 7 recently had surgery for bladder stones and the vet recomended putting him on a U/D dog food diet. I need to find a dog food that will be good for him as well as his brothers who are also Shih Tzus their ages are 2,3 and 5. My dogs pick at their food all day long...
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    We switched to Old Mother Hubbards Welllness Diet

    I had fed my dogs Alpo, but when the Purina company bought the rights to Alpo, they changed the ingredients and my dogs got very sick. We have had a lot of trouble with Purina products, mainly due to the dyes and perservatives in their food. My groomer recomended Old Mother Hubbards Wellness...
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    Help, my Shadow gets stressed out

    The past three and a half weeks my husband has been away at reserves and our Shadow got very sick. He has kidney problems and was showing signs of going into renal failure. His hair fell out, he had trouble peeing and his coat got dry and scally. I was so afraid we were going to lose him, but...
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    Cute bath time story

    When I give the dogs their baths, Toby my next to the youngest always likes to sit on the toilet and watch over my shoulder. Well one day I gave Toby his bath and the oldest, Shadow, decided he needed to go out and potty. So I left Shadow out and then when he came back in, Toby ran up the...
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    Dog Aggression or Just Testing?

    Hi everybody, I was just wondering if any of you have ever come across a dog who grabbed your arm and then held it in his mouth waiting to see what you would do? I have had this happen so many times and I feel that the dog is just checking me out to see if I am friend or foe. People think I am...
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    How would I go about starting a shelter

    Hi everyone, just a quick question, does anyone know if there are any grants available for starting a shelter? Our local shelters are terrible. they refuse to go on abuse calls or help animals in need unless they are going to be on the evening news. I tried to talk to several people in our...
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