puppy

Friends, I have a terrible story to tell. My husband and I don't know what to do. We have a sweet and loving male Sheltie puppy, Fainly, who is now not quite 8 1/2 months old. He has been diagnosed with IBD, having had diarrhea or loose bowels every day since we got him at the end of last...

Our sweet almost-8-month-old puppy, Fainly, has been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel syndrome almost since we got him and is on prednisone. We took him to the doc for a checkup and discovered he has severe joint laxity of the hock (ankle). He also has damage to his knees from the hock...

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So the other day, we got Toby (now about 21lbs at five and a half months) some dried cow's tails from our bulk supermarket. He's teething and ripping though all his toys so we thought something edible to chew on would be good for him. Made sure it was made in the USA and we didn't want to get...

Looks like at a little over five months old, our Toby is beginning the throes of adolescence :nailbiting: We are finally finding solutions (albeit slow ones) to: Barking at Everyone Outside and Chasing ALL the Cars. His second favorite games. Though distracting him with a treat usually does the...

We took our (not so little anymore) pup on a quick getaway to New Hampshire now that he's had his three big rounds of shots! He had quite the adventure, going on his first hike ever - in the White Mountain National Forest no less- and seeing the ocean for the very first time...

Much to our vet's happiness, we've finally switched Toby to Orijen from Diamond. She did recommend continuing to feed him grains even though she said Orijen will be good for him as a puppy food (he is growing so much more quickly, has much more energy, and potties much better!) To keep grains...

Our little guy is basically three months now. According to the AKC and a few other sources I've found, they are recommending only 5 minutes of walking per month of age? But there's no way only 15 minutes are going to tire this pup out. After a 15 minute stroll (the second of the day, at his pace...

They grow so fast! Our pup Toby is already almost three months old and he is absolutely brimming with inexhaustible energy :lol: Thankfully we got the OK from our vet to take him around the neighborhoods to walk, phew! https://www.flickr.com/photos/184215681@N05/48682271013/in/dateposted-public/

My puppy won't want to be outside if it's over 75 outside. If I bring him out to go potty, he will just charge at the end of his leash to try and get back into my apartment. When I put him in the grass, he immediately does this so it's hard for me to believe that it's because he's extremely hot...

We have an 11wk old pup who had a case of hookworms. He was given Panacur and the next day had horrible loose stools. We called the emergency vet clinic and they seemed shocked that he wasn't also given a probiotic, saying that collies usually need them on the daily (let alone when they're...

Baby girl is arriving in a week and a day (very excited!). This is my first dog and I obviously want to do everything right. How soon is too soon to introduce her to 'scary' loud sounds like a vacuum and hairdryer? I want her to be tolerant of these sounds as I plan to blowdry her hair after...

ok, so I know I have asked about this issue in previous threads but wanted start a specific title to make it easier to search on. So, Liam had bouts of throwing up overnight when I first got him at 8 weeks. It is was recommended to give him a small meal before bed and that helped tremendously...

Hi all, I'm a first time dog owner and our little girl is coming to us in a couple of weeks - and I'm at a total loss as to what collar or harness to buy! What do you/did you use for your puppies? If you used a martingale, could you post a link to the kind you used? I have to admit, I'm...

I heard from a breeder today that male shelties are more affectionate and consistent than the females. Is this true? I was going to be getting a little girl from my breeder but this information has swayed me slightly. I'm looking for my dog to be a pretty constant companion - no issues with...

Ok, as many of you know I am taking Liam to puppy classes. I am afraid I was a puppy class drop out for the first class. The heat here was terrible and we did not make the last two classes - over 95 and humid. Too hot for an hour-long class with no A/C in the building. Not a great start I know...

Hi All - sorry for the huge block of text...I want to know if anyone has dealt with hair being chewed off? As the title says I've been having this problem for 2 months or so ( I think it might be petering off but I worry that it might happen again). Sherlock is a very chill for the most part...

Liam had his first obedience class today and it was a total disaster! It didn’t help that we had terrible thunderstorms with lightning and high winds. Blew down huge trees. The drive there was no too bad. When we got to the class which is in a huge wearhouse the rain and thunder reverberated...

Last night around 2:30 I woke up to Liam throwing up! It was just two small spots so I just cleaned it up and left him in his cage and went back to sleep. At 3:15 I woke up to the sound of him throwing up again! This time when I went to clean it up I was horrified at not only the size but the...

I know many of you can relate to this...