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My Butch loves to tip his water bowl in his dog run outside. I think he just get bored (despite all the toys I leave for him) and likes to be ornery. I bought a "tip-proof" bowl but he still manages so splash it all out sometimes. Inside I feed and water him from a raised stand and have no...

My Butch loves to tip his water bowl in his dog run outside. I think he just get bored (despite all the toys I leave for him) and likes to be ornery. I bought a "tip-proof" bowl but he still manages so splash it all out sometime. Inside I feed and water him from a raised stand and have no...

Thanks to everyone for their input and advice. We are now on the second week of the Prostora and frankly I am not impressed but the vet wants me to see it through. The only thing it has done is make his pudding poo into the consistency of oatmeal on a good day and no real changes on a bad day...

Thanks for all the feedback. To answer the question regarding being testes for giardia, worms, parasites, etc. Yep, if it's out there and can cause GI issues, we've tested for it. His stools do not contain a large amount of blood, thank goodness, and the metronidazole takes care of the...

My 2 1/2 year old boy Butch has colitis. We discovered his condition shortly after we adopted him as a 1 year old from a rescue. He would have this horrid, foul, explosive diarrhea usually around 2 AM. After much testing and trying out meds we got the explosive part under control by giving him...

My Basset used to do this when he was young. I found it really helped to wait until he was calm (hard to tell in a Basset since he was pretty calm by nature) to pet him and to not loom over him when I pet him. I often asked people who came to the house to sit in a chair or on the couch and pet...

Maybe tell your roommate that potty training and crate training your dog is not being mean, it is being a responsible pet parent. You wouldn't let your human child grow up never learning how to use the bathroom or leave them in situations where they could potentially be harmed and you shouldn't...

You are being a good parent by crating Roxy. There is a lot of things she can get into if you are not there to supervise. My Butch nearly chewed through an 83 year old solid oak door before I learned he needed to be crated for his own good. Not to mention the mess he made of my recycling bin...

A couple of months ago I posted a message asking for advice as to what to do with my overly portective Boxer. To give some background, we adopted Butch when he was a little over a year old (he's now 2 1/2) from a rescue after he had been terribly abused. He took to the family extremely well...

Well, the behaviorist/trainer comes tonight for our first session. I know this is going to be a huge undertaking. I have started a few changes this week to things that she said we were doing wrong. I have not allowed Butch on my bed or the furniture all week and he has adjusted well to the...

Welcome to BW! I too have a rescued boxer. We had some digestive health issues right from the start but once the vet identified the problem and got his meds figured out he is by and large a great dog. They are a wonderful but complex breed that we can learn a lot from and about.

Welcome to BW!

Could he be scared? Maybe if he had one of your shirts to sleep on or a favorite toy he would not pee. Just a thought. I did this for my Bassett. He didn't pee but he would whine and shake when I crated him so I gave him a t-shirt I slept in for a few nights and that seemed to help. I know...

I got my Butch when he was 1 and he really had no idea how to walk on a leash and kept pulling...hard. Add to this that I have an elderly (13 years) Bassett hound who stops to sniff everything. I quickly realized the pulling was more of an issue so we worked on that and allowed all the...

How much room does your pup have to move around in the crate? When I was crate training my Butch he kept peeing in his as well. To add even more frustation to the situation he also managed to pee outside the crate onto the floor. I called a dog trainer and she told me I was giving him too much...