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So Missy got the all clear from the vet. The vet reckoned that it was the fall that gave her the shock to knock her out. She checked all her spine and head and everything else to make sure she was physically ok. And she was. She said that if it was after she was 9 months old and it happened...

no we have an appointment for her for later today. Hopefully the vet says she's ok. She looks it!

yeah I thought she was just going to die, as quickly as that. Cos she could have had a brain haemorrage or something. But while sitting there, she was all happy with herself and wagging her tail like crazy. She's fine now though. She's her same crazy self! I'm keeping a close eye on her...

We brought our 4 month old Boxer, Missy, out for a short walk last night. She gets so excited when we pass people on the street that she wants to jump up on them all and play or get a rub. She's going to obedience training soon which should help sort that out, but for now that's how it is...

Hi, are there special dog bells that hang loose from a bracket that can be bought for dog training? Or do people just make up a contraption with a bell of any sort? I'm talking about the bell that you could put by the outside door that she'd ring when she wants to go outside to the...

Hi there, her tail was definitely between her legs and her ears were definitely back. I'd be good at recognising normal dog play activity alright and can read them pretty well, but because this was so different I got worried. She's fine now, but I'll mention it to my vet this week and...

thanks all. I thought at first it was getting ready to play cos our last dog which was an alsation did it all the time. But the freezing solid was new to me. I forgot to mention that she did crawl in behind another person's feet to hide. So when she was in that same frozen position on the...

Hi, Our little pup Missy is just gone 10 weeks old. I brought her on Friday last to the vet for a checkup. She was in good shape but had a little lump on her head which was worrying me. So the vet said it's a small bacterial thing like acne and will fall off soon (which it has actually)...

Hi, over the weekend we started training our 9 week old pup on her new lead. She fights it the whole way and thinks it's a game which, I suppose, is natural enough. How do we encourage her to actually follow me and the lead without dragging her? Any tips would be welcome. Regards...

so the "collar walk" isn't much of a big deal for the pup then? That's good. I'll get her to wear it for longer then, if only I could get her to stop wriggling while putting it on! I must get a smaller collar though, her neck is tiny and the collar i bought was too big. I can still get it to...

Hi, we have an 9 week old female called Missy. When it comes to the time when I start to socialize her outside on a lead, she'll need to be comfortable with her collar and lead. What is the easiest way to get her used to the collar first. I gave her the collar to play first so she is...

Does it take long to get your Boxer used to a car? Do they sit quiet and sleep or what's their in car routine? Does anyone use a car harness? Recommend any one in particular? Kind Regards, Alan.

We're going to call her Missy. We went through every name on the list and although some names were nice, none of them meant anything to us. So Missy came up because my wife and I were remembering what my Dad used to call her when he met her first. He could never remember her name, so would...

I'll just add to the topic here. We're picking up an 8 week old this coming weekend and have a crate ready for her. I think it's too big for her, but putting in a box sounds like a great idea to make it smaller. So not knowing what her toilet schedules are at the moment, is it reasonable to...

Hi all, wow what a reaction about a dog house! I've posted on other boards too the exact same question and without a doubt the reaction has been just as cool and assumption based. This was the only place where someone had something positive to say about it, even if it was off topic...