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  1. MonaD

    THE dog book?

    Hi all, My brother is adopting a puppy this weekend and I'd like to buy him a puppy/dog training book as a new puppy gift. When I adopted Murphie, I read EVERYTHING I could get my hands on in books, magazines, online and here, and took what worked for me and Murph. I'm looking for a few...
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    dog needs to gain weight-big time

    Hi all, I have not posted in ages (must update Murphie's pic-she's a healthy 11 month old, 65 pounds now!), but I always pop in to read and catch any useful info. I always find it too. Problem is not Murph, but my roommate's German Sheppard X, Sadie. She is a lovely dog but soooooo skinny. I...
  3. MonaD

    I think Murphie has "kennel cough"

    :( Not yet the official diagnosis (we are off to the vet tomorrow), but she abruptly developed a hacking, gagging, retching (poor thing!) cough yesterday. And today seemed to hack up a little white foam. From what I've read, it sounds like its the culprit. Also I've read that its best to...
  4. MonaD

    okay,please somebody talk me down...

    (I've cross posted this from "food and recipes" to this probably more appropriate forum) Hi, I don't know if I'm going to get flamed for being an irresponsible dog owner or simply over-reacting or what, but I am sort of freaking right now. So please can someone offer some words of advice...
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    okay,please somebody talk me down...

    Hi, I don't know if I'm going to get flamed for being an irresponsible dog owner or simply over-reacting or what, but I am sort of freaking right now. So please can someone offer some words of advice... My pup Murphie is currently eating Innova. I've done quite a bit of research on raw food...
  6. MonaD

    comes when called...sometimes

    Hello all, This is my first post here, though I have been reading all posts and archives and learned so much about caring for and training my dog! I am the proud human of a 3 1/2 month Border collie X LAb pup named Murphie, who I adopted from my local SPCA. She is doing great with...
  7. MonaD

    Murphie comes when called...sometimes

    Hello all, This is my first post here, though I have been reading all posts and archives and learned so much about caring for and training my dog! I am the proud human of a 3 1/2 month Border collie X LAb pup named Murphie, who I adopted from my local SPCA. She is doing great with...
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