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Any thing that resembles a pitbull is blamed. If your dog has a short coat, squarish type head. Then people will assume your dog is a pitbull. ;) it happens all the time.

First I haven't read all the posts :) But, I want to stress that if you are going in a public area where there may be bikers or joggers they have all the rights over a dog owner. If your dog had made contact with the skin of this person, or if this jogger considered your dog to be a threat by...

I went through the same thing except perhaps a little worse when I was a child. This is called bullying, and harassment. You need to go talk to someone about what you are going through and something has to be done to these children who are bullying you. Charges can be pressed against people...

One last item to suggest, be calm when introducing. Take 3 deep breaths and act as though this is the most natural thing in the world. Most dogs pick up on their owners stress and will pinpoint it to the newest environmental change = puppy. :) Muzzle, neutral territory, calm owner walk around...

Here is a great article for you http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1651&articleid=887 I just wanted to bold out the part where it states by professional Vet's that pups can start being weaned at 3 1/2 weeks. :)

Most breeders start weaning pups around 3 - 3 1/2 weeks. What you can do is advise your friend to get puppy replacement milk. Cows milk is not something you want to use due to the lactic acid. Get some good puppy kibble or canned food of a good quality (Mordy could help with that). If using...

Take a tissue and wipe her "area" :) if there is a slight brownish discharge then shes coming into heat. Take her in for her spay appointment, if the vet feels she is too far into the heat cycle they will rebook in about 3 weeks when the uterus swelling has gone down. I was talking to a...

No they are a seperate breed. Heres some information: Retriever (Curly-coated) origin: One of the oldest of the retriever breeds, the Curly has appeared in British sporting prints dating back 300 years. He was the first breed trained to retrieve game and deliver it back to the hunter...

Quills travel into the dog. I had a quill break off in my dogs tongue and it travelled into the tongue and caused swelling and soreness. The scary thing about quills is if they end up travelling up to the brain they can kill the dog. My Vet gave me a homeopathic remedy called silicia which...

Some times giving them a raw meaty bone between meals can give them some thing to think about rather than their next meal. ;) I'm just not sure if the marrow would be a bad thing for weight loss?

The high velocity dryers pose no danger to dogs. A high velocity dryer has a long hose that the groomer HAS to hold onto and blow dry the dog. The dryers that are dangerous and have killed dogs in the past are cage dryers, a groomer takes the dog and towels dry, zaps with the high velocity...

:) :D You should see how blunt people are on some other forums :D I think we all contained ourselves pretty good.

Most bad odors come from the inside out. What are you currently feeding? a few friends of mine own boxers and have never bathed their dogs, they smell great and have beautiful coats (except one friend with a white boxer that has allergies). Try to help the dogs immune system, a poor immune...

A pumice stone works wonders on short haired breeds. Also use a 10 blade and go over the dog (called carding) this is the cheapest and best way to get out the old dead coat. ;)

Slippery Elm bark is a herb you can pick up in your local health store. http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/1,1525,10056,00.html As for blood in the stools, it is something to have checked out. In most cases the blood is just from the inflammation of the intestinal...

Personally I think it's cruel to keep one dog outside and have the others as house dogs. It may be more humane to let someone else adopt this dog that can give it a loving stable home where the dog is allowed inside. I know many people with Alaskan Malamutes, Siberians etc that live inside the...

Some times I think dog food companies have people so brain washed it's scary. It makes me chuckle sometimes that people could seriously think an overly processed kibble could be healthier than fresh home made meals :confused: I found it interesting reading Dr. Pitcairn (I think) it's the Dr...

I would have her looked over by a vet, and it wouldn't hurt to take in a stool sample as well. She may have gotten into garbage or something else. You may want to take her off her food to give her belly a rest and just give her organic plain yogurt with slippery elm bark.

The problem also lies with the owner in a lot of cases. Many owers inadvertely encourage this behavior. For example the puppy growls the owner says softly "there there Brutus be nice", the soft voice reinforces the the growling. Some owners think its' funny or cute to have an over protective...

It's a great dream. Of course you would have to have another career to support yourself. You would also have to have land that could be properly zoned. That is the biggest problem, finding zoning in an area that is convenient to people to get to see the animals. You also have to be a great...