Recent content by Bill Porter

My 47lb Remy turns 6 tomorrow. Every so often he coughs like a cat with a hair ball, and if he's into something he shouldn't be like dust, dirt, etc., those coughing fits can go on for a bit. We have kind of a wild kingdom in our back yard so he gets the shots for everything but kennel cough. He...

As a follow up, I bought the Buddy Wash Lavender & Mint on Amazon for a variety of reasons. It's normally very hot and humid here in Southeast Texas (Houston) but when the seasons change like they have the past few weeks here, the humidity drops and I think that affects Remy. He was scratching...

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Thank you all for those wonderful suggestions. I really appreciate it!

Howdy Folks, Our big boy, Remy, is going strong these days. He's still a basket case when it comes to going out our front door, but he owns the backyard and everything/one who enters it. :) I pay a groomer to come to the house to trim his fur & nails, but we bath him ourselves. He's been in...

Remy has a little ole head and a thick neck. When he is highly motivated to back up crouching down, no collar will stay on him. However, with your recommendation, the collar may prevent the harness from pulling off. I'm going to try it.

Hello Everyone, It's been a while since I've needed to consult your sage advice regarding my 45lb Remy, but it's that time again. For the last few years, I've been using a Petsmart Kong harness that has always done the job (allowing me to keep Remy from breaking free). However, recently, he's...

Also, Remy would often defecate and/or throw up on himself if we had him groomed at a place or even in a truck right outside the front door. So I found a young girl who comes to the house AFTER either my wife or I have bathed him. One of us would have to stay with him in our bathroom while she...

Howdy Folks, It's been a while since I've (had to) posted in here and just wanted to give a brief update. Remy will be 4 years old in March 2024 and we've loved that crazy boy ever since we got him - despite himself. If you recall, Remy is just wired differently than other dogs and he is...

Howdy Folks, Our Remy is approaching his 3rd year and we've been smothering him with love every day. He's still a total freak but we've figured out a good daily medication that seems to make him much happier with life in the big city. I recently removed all the trees in my backyard (had to...

First let me say that you folks are AWESOME! I watched some YouTube videos and tried a first run at just cleaning up the paw fur and cleaning the poop area with my Wahl trimmer and #8 blade thingy. I was thinking that should try to trim him up a little BEFORE I bathe him and then go back over...

PS - I'm not talking about show dog quality grooming here. I'm talking about trimming up the wily fur, trimming the scraggly paws, cleaning the ears and helping clear some of the undercoat. Basic, hot weather Texas trimming for a furball Sheltie ;)

Howdy Folks, We are now 2+ years with Remy and have been getting into a rhythm with him and his craziness. Remy still freaks out with opening/closing doors both inside and exterior doors, he's terrified of going on walks or really just out the front door, and will cry for hours on long car...

Yeah, we thought we were getting another 22lb, sweet, obedient, dainty, furball. Instead, we got a massive, crazy-eyed, always alert, hellion that needs a metal leash so he won't chew through it and refuses to walk in a straight line because he's looking at everything around him - and don't get...

I did a lot of investigation into which food would be our best choice. After extensive research, including recall research, we thought Fromm would be the best choice. While I was researching their products, I spoke with people at Fromm a couple of times. There isn't anything I don't like...