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Okay, spurred on by Tucker's test, I finally broke down and got one for Gusto. If anyone wants to play along, place your guesses here! Gusto this fall: Baby Gusto: Littermates as puppies: Gusto with the only littermate we still "know" last summer: Mother...

I have had this very long standing, completely illogical, desire to take my dogs to the ocean. It's been a desire long enough that it certainly pre-dates Gusto's existence. I've always shoved it aside, because it was very illogical. I live in a land-locked state that nevertheless has huge...

It's getting to be the pretty season here in Vermont, so I've found myself taking the camera along more often. Foliage is definitely running late, but the dogs still make pretty decent models even without the fancy leaves. Meg pretending to be a wild plains animal. Gusto pretending to...

Has anyone had experience dealing with them in a dog? If so, what were the symptoms that made you or the vet suspect that was the issue? How was it diagnosed? Do they scope dogs like they do with horses?

Gusto's had a sensitive stomach pretty much forever. Nothing terrible to deal with or that dramatically affects our lives, but it is there. He's been to the vet probably 2 or 3 times total for it (over 4 years); once it was typical vomiting and diarrhea, the last time it was just throwing up...

Don't we have a fairly decent contingent of New England/North-easterners doing agility at this point? I think we should all plan to go to a trial together at some point! I originally was going to post inviting anyone within reasonable driving distance (or not; we had competitors from as...

I know most dogs do it. I've heard they do it to make themselves throw up if they feel icky, and I've heard they do it to settle their stomachs if they feel icky. I have never seen a dog eat grass like Gusto. He does it pretty much any opportunity he can get. On leash walks in the...

I'm not sure this forum ever actually gets noticed, but on the off chance people look, Gusto would certainly appreciate votes in the Karma Collars spring contest. Nobody is springy-er than Gusto...

I have been able to be mostly blissfully unaware of flea and tick products for the extent of my dog ownership. Until last summer, I had never once found a deer tick on my dogs (and only 3 times ever found the big wood ticks on them), and we've never had an issue with fleas. All of a sudden...

Yes, Gusto? "Was I the cutest puppy ever?" The evidence appears to be conclusive. I just found a couple of old pictures in an email I'd forgotten about, then his former foster mom posted a couple more. And I can not stop looking at how cute he was. And how fetal...

I was excited to go take pictures of my guys in the snow and sun today - but of course the sun was gone by the time we got out. And I remembered that my snow pictures tend to not turn out so nice. Ah well; I haven't posted new pictures of them in a while, so I wanted to share a few at...

Does anyone have one? Do you feel that it made a difference? I'm looking for something for my parents for Christmas, and my father in particular has a terrible time hearing the TV. We've bought him headphones in the past, but he refuses to wear them. I've had people at stores tell me that...

I've always gotten Fetching Tags (and with great service, which I know has been an issue for some), but I'm currently looking for a tag company that can do something a little more custom in terms of shape/artwork. Ideally a company to whom I can give kind of a vague idea, and have them let me...

I'm incredibly frustrated right now, and I'm not sure that I have a right to be. In dealing with Gusto's recently diagnosed elbow dysplasia, the biggest recommendation the referral vet (I drove 3 hours to see a vet who was recommended, who is board certified orthopedics/rehab and is also an...

Does anyone have experience with hyaluronic acid joint injections in dogs? I've seen it done plenty with horses, and had it done with both Tristan and Boston, but wasn't even aware it was done in dogs. I'm interested in results obviously, but also in the procedure. Are they done sedated or...

Those of you who have a Variocage for your vehicles, can you tell me what size you have and how big your dogs are? I brought my tape measure car shopping today, so I know the max size that will work for the vehicle, but I'm terrible at spacial relations and want to be sure I'm not going to get...

http://theanimalarm.com/en/ Does anyone have one? I just saw a post about them on Facebook and am thinking I need one. The cost of the product isn't bad at all, although I have no idea how something like a SIM card works and how much it costs. Not only for my own peace of mind regarding...

Obviously not a dog, but I've shared enough about his health issues here that I wanted to let people know that Tristan was euthanized last night. He's had three bouts of colic in the last 6 months or so, with the last two being less than two months apart. When he got colicky last night, and...

Since Gusto is nearly 3 (or already 3, or 3 today - it is hard to tell with rescues), and since I haven't taken real photos of the dogs in forever, we went to the beach with some friends for romping and pictures. Sadly the lake is still really high and there wasn't much actual beach, but fun...

So, Gusto's best friend ever spends the summer coated in some all natural/essential oil tick repellent stuff. Which means that after a hike and wrestle session, Gusto is coated as well. He came home Saturday and got a bath because he was filthy; I noticed all evening that he still smelled like...