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getting a new dog when you have a 17 month old and a baby on the way is a really bad idea. I think you might find yourself a tad overwhelmed. Buy an alarm system. Hire a bodyguard. Don't get a dog....

looks like it covers all the bases, even has cetyl-M in it. Some dogs respond dramatically to cetyl-M, others not so much.

moleskin.

You should read Monica Segal's books. She carefully analyzes several typical "prey model" diets, the ones where people feed a diet based on a simple % meat/%organs/%raw meaty bones calculation, and...

it's a slow-acting agent- it stimulates the joints to repair. You'll probably see your best results only 8 weeks or even longer after the first shot if there's a lot of damage to be repaired. Most...

if you have a "protective" untrained dog, who is encouraged to protect and to decide when and how he gets to bite people, things like this happen:

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it depends entirely on the dog and the REAL problem- I had a dog who was allergic to flax. Good luck finding commercial anything they don't load up with flax despite the fact that most dogs can't...

sudden limping in hind legs in dogs is often a CCL injury, and jumping down from a height is a common cause of CCL tears. or a problem with the muscle on the inside of the thigh.
not a vet....

it already is. If your dog causes damage or bites people or kills other dogs, guess who is responsible? the owner. You can get charged with homicide if your dog kills someone. Might want to head to...

a pack of jack russels. Oh wait they aren't good with kids.

I think the idea of a "protection dog" is ridiculous. Unless you specifically train your dog to attack ON COMMAND ONLY, a dog who is...

Since you don't really know what is wrong with your dog, it's hard to proceed. He might be just fine on a commercial canned or kibble diet, if only you select the correct one. Diagnosis first, treat...

yeah. We once had trailer trouble and arrived five minutes before ride time and managed to do it, it never even occurred to us to ask for our time to be delayed or changed.

I really don't get why...

being both a horse rider and a hiker-with-dogs I have to say the horse riders I meet tend to be total PITAS. I frequently walk the dogs down some multi-user (but lightly used) trails near my house....

exactly. In my world, things are very black and white, and I find it works very well. Instead of worrying about whether the horse is trying to become dominant, or worrying that the horse doesn't...

I personally don't believe that horses have any clue as to what the concepts of either "leadership" or "respect" mean, but whatever. Very complex human ideas, those two. Not something horses...

I've done that. No problems. Course my dogs are trained, aren't on those stupid stupid flexis (velcroed to her arm???), and are barn-broke, as in, have zero interest in bothering horses.

I'm not saying that "dominance" or "alpha horses" don't exist, but when trying to fix behavioral problems it's best to completely forget about these concepts and just address the specific behavior....

are you sure it's the dirt/sweat that is making you break out? turns out my seasonal acne was caused by allergies, and just taking claritin daily not only fixed the itchy eyes/ sneezing but also the...

there are tons of non-AKC competitive venues out there for everything except formal obedience- APDT Rally is a demanding obedience sport, far far more difficult than the ridiculous watered-down...

what a load of crap. Dogs "call off" prey because they are TRAINED to obey- carefully and slowly taught that "if you hear THIS noise THIS is what you do, and if you DO it good things happen to you...

Breeder letting you pick the pup out of the litter is a big red flag to run far away. But why wouldn't the breeder want you to come out and visit now and again? see the mom? the conditions the pups...

all you need is a simple x-ray to diagnose HD.
The first symptoms of HD are usually a weird "bunny hop" gait when running, a funny swaying motion of the hind end at the walk, and gradually...

ditto. Mine call off anything anytime anywhere cause I figure that's kind of important for their safety and the safety of the rest of the world and therefore put the time and effort into it.

the idea of using a martingale of any kind on a horse out on a rough natural terrain trail makes me queasy. I've seen a couple bad horse-falls, including a horse rolling over a cliff, caused by the...

um yeah, I would think this was relevant? as to whether from the horse's viewpoint he was being abused? if he was um, TOP, he may have just thought of it as a weird "collection" method? although the...