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So, when Addie was a puppy, she had a tendency to herd feet. I knew it was going to be an issue and I tried stopping it. But everyone else, and their brother, thought it was the cutest thing ever. "No, she's ok" was the response or giggles. I tried getting her to stop because my Dad is older...

So - we are now on week 5 of basic obedience. Truthfully, Addie could probably go through basic obedience again, but only for certain things (like walking nicely). She is good with her sits, downs, her stay is up to 1 to 2 minutes. During her sit stay she tends to lay down after a bit though...

If you have a job that you work mostly around or with dogs, I am interested...I am thinking of switching gears or doing something on the side and I have always been passionate about animals. I know I won't be making what I am making now, but happiness is a big factor in this...I've done...

DH and I are considering fencing in our entire property (it is a fairly big lot). We can't decide whether to do chain link or "pasture fencing" (three or four boards, with chicken wire), and what height. I don't want a privacy fence because I love the nature around us and don't want to block...

So, right now I have a standard 6ft, snap leash for Addie. We are going to purchase a harness for her Scent/Nosework. Trainer recommends at least a 10ft leash. She uses biothane with her dogs, but I don't like the look of them. I was already looking at a tug leash because we were going to...

Addie is six months old. Her spay is scheduled for the end of July. I don't know if her behaviors are early signs of heat or she has a UTI/Constipation. There is a vet here in town open tomorrow but don't want to take her in if it's just the beginning of heat. Breeder says usually not until...

So, Addie is like 80-90% reliable at "come". We built her a fenced in area, and when out in the main yard we would stick her on her leash and tether her to us. Over the course of the few weeks she became reliable and stayed right with us if we accidentally dropped her leash. Later we let her...

Eventually, I want to do agility with Addie, and I definitely wanted to get her CGC. I found a trainer right in my town that offers training, but has no classes at a time that hubby and I can do. She wont't offer any night time classes until it starts staying brighter later. She referred me to...

I know food is a really sensitive subject - but I figured I would ask anyway. I was looking for a 3.5-5 star puppy food (rating by a popular rating website) that is affordable. Breeder has her on a decent food, but I wanted something different (personal choice). So I wanted to switch...

Ok...I feel like I am missing STUFF. Call it nesting (heh, if you can "nest" for a puppy LOL). I have a puppy crate, an adult crate (my inlaws are so generous!), I have a bed for the crate which, per her breeders suggestion, she won't use until she can hold her bowel and bladder through the...

So, every chance I get, I am dragging hubby to the pet section of a store to check out their selections. I'm focusing on crates at the moment. I'm torn right now. With birds, I know the bigger the better, but I really can't decide for the puppy. The first one is like 24 x 18 x19. It has a...

So, breeder has several litters right now. Two are listed. I am dying to see them, but they are only like 2.5 weeks old. I dont want to be that annoying puppy parent, but I would like to go and see them and get to know them so we can decide together which puppy will work for us. Hubby, bless...

So, I've been browsing rescue sites for Shelties (still not ruling out a rescue!) And I swear, every single dog is marked 'no kids'. And its not even just the local Sheltie rescue. I've seen some in other states doing this too. I've heard plenty of wonderful stories about Shelties and kids...

There is an AKC dog show nearly every day this month in my boyfriend's town. He said that we could go on Sunday. I checked Infodog but I can't tell what groups will be there and at what times. We really want to see the herding group. How can I tell what time they will be in the ring? What...

So, this is a spin off from the easy or hard dog thread. I saw lots of people saying their dog wouldn't be good for the average pet/dog owner. I'm curious as to what makes a person or family considered the 'average' dog owner? Why do you think you are not average? Is it because you show, or...

I've had my certification for almost 8 years. This is the first time I am struggling to find CE's. I was not really planning on keeping my certification but I'm assisting pharmacy stuff at work and I figured I would renew. I've got my 2 hours of law done, and overall I'm short by 30 minutes...

So, I just bought the Zumba DVD set. I've been wanting to buy it for a while - I wanted to start off with one disc because I couldn't fathom buying a 5 disc set for $60 if I didn't like it. After like 6 months of searching for only one disc I broke down and bought the 5 disc set. I seriously...

I know that English Springers were bred for springing/flushing gamebirds but the bench variety - are they still really birdy? I have two birds - who will never be out of their cages when the dog is around but I don't want to have to keep them locked away in a bedroom in their cages too. About...

Argh! So 8 years ago, I bought a brand new Suzuki Vitara. 6 months later we moved to the West coast of Fl. 1 week after living here a drunk driver rear ended my car and did $7500 worth of damage (completely fixed it, brand new back end, lights, door put in). Four years later I was at a stop...

As much as I love Collies, I have been see-sawing between them and other breeds for a very long time. I've talked to a few people and a breeder or two over the years about their experience with their Collies and I keep comparing the breed to other breeds like and ticking off little mental boxes...