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    Avoid hartz onespot please!!!!!

    For anyone that has bought or is planning to buy this junk please avoid it!!!! After applying it to my dog he started to act erratically and was itching all over and couldn't stop biting himself. I searched online for this product and the reviews are HORRIBLE, there are stories of dogs dying...
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    Breeding blue merle dogs

    I just had a question about the thread about the deaf and almost blind shetland sheepdog. Is there an explanation as to why this happens when breeding blue merle dogs?
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    Switching dog food.

    I'm a little late on switching Riley's food I guess, he's 1 year and 4 months. He used to be on Nutro Puppy and I just came home from Petcetera. I went to Petcetera hoping I could pick up a bag of Canidae adult food. Sadly, they didn't supply canidae and the guy working there said he's never...
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    Eye injury/infection?

    Hey everyone, I haven't been on in a long long time, was really busy. Anyways Riley is doing good. However, today he is always scratching his eyes. He has a lot of dark yellow eye crud, its not dry and brownish like usual. And his eyes are red. Any ideas on what is happening and how to...
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    Diahrea

    Is it normal for dogs to have occasional diahrea? Riley has been fine for a long time but today had diahrea. Should i go see a vet, what should i feed him to make him feel better, or is it not a problem.
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    Typers of Chewers

    I remember long ago there was a thread on different types of chewers and what types of toys they should have. Does anyone still have this around or can find it for me?
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    Losing teeth

    I think Riley has lost all of his teeth except one. This last one is one of the top ones that are really sharp. He has grown his new teeth in place of these "sharp" ones but on one side it still hasn't fallen out yet. Its still pretty tight in there and its not wiggling. Considering his age...
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    Lost Dog

    I just found a lost dog tonight. He was standing outside of my house, I dont know what to do. Hes a fairly large dog, maybe 60-70 pounds and by comparison he looks like Teddy (I remember it's someone's dog on Chaz). Its cold outside and I've tried going to houses asking if they have seen this...
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    Fleas??

    I was playing with riley and I noticed a very small bug crawling in his fur. I started to look around for more of these. In some places I found 1 or 2 small black dust-size particles. Was that bug a flea and those small dust thingys the eggs of the fleas? Please answer quick i dont know what...
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    White/clear slimy coat on feces

    What does this mean? Riley's feces looked like this today.
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    Hip dysplasia

    well i went to the vet today and decided to ask the question about riley going up and down stairs because everyone was saying I should carry him because he can mess up his legs. She told me that it doesn't matter, just let him go up and down himself because if he were to get hip dysplasia, that...
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    Cat poo

    K there is a cat that always comes to my house to take a poo, well today riley went over to the poo and started sniffing it... is there a possibility of catching a disease from this?
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    Question and some Riley pics

    Hey I haven't posted pics of Riley in a while because I've been on vacation. Well before you see pics of him I have a question about his mouth...behind his bottom teeth i noticed his gums are blackish (looks like its rotten or he smokes or something)....heres the pic of it
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    Rollover/crawl

    How would you go about teaching a dog to rollover and to crawl?
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    Playing/Fighting

    How do you tell the differnce if two dogs are fighting or playing??? Im too scared to let them go on I dont even know if they want to play Riley charges head on to his "playmate" tail wagging, he doesnt do the butt sticking up thing that dogs do to induce play
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    Teeth falling out

    I just found out that Rileys front teeth are missing....theres still one tooth up top in the front but it is wiggly....is he chewing on something too hard or is it time to lose some teeth? HOw will he eat when they're all gone :D :p
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    Missing Feeding/Sleeping in

    K, i got 2 questions again: 1) what do you guys do if you know you have to miss a feeding time; perhaps you have a wedding to attend like I do coming up. 2) With a dog, is it impossible to sleep in ever again?
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    Period

    If a dog is spayed, does she still have periods?
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    2 Questions --- Overfeed/Snow

    Should I be looking out for this? Riley always finishes his food, but I just read the label on my food package that says I should only feed him 3/4 -> 1 1/4 cups a day. He eats around 2 cups per day maybe more. Should I cut down his diet? Also, whoever lives in an area that snows during the...
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    Upchucking

    Riley upchucks (pukes a little bit) and than he always swallows it....it happens at least 3 times a day. is this unusual?
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