Recent content by cmitchell

I am taking my dog hiking this weekend and there is reportedly a lot of Poison Oak on the trail. She's a good, but new hiker. Will Poison oak affect her? I know that i can get it if it's on her skin, so wash her, but I was just curious is there is a dog spray to repel it. Thanks.

My dog, Ruby, turns 1 today **Yeah**. She has developed this round lump on her leg - the back of her ankle. It is perfectly circle, no hair on it, white on top and red at the base. Smooth. When it began, it looked like a bug bite or big zit, but is growing. Has anyone had to deal with this...

That's true!! There is enough debt with toys and treats and training and doggy day care. I swear we should be able to claim them on our taxes :)

Thanks Puppy to teenager in just a few days it seems. The joys of parenting

My 10mo old Boxer, Ruby has a very short attention span, or I am just not interesting enough. She has extreme trouble with recall (on lead outside, off inside). We've been through training class and she is wonderful on all commands - verbal and nonverbal. I don't know if anyone else has had...

My 5 month old Ruby started doing the same thing about 5 days ago, we had a vet appointment this morning for getting fixed and microchiped, but she has kennel cough. The only thing that I can think of is her obedience training, and the incubation period is about a week - week and a half from...

Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. I am in N Portland and signed Ruby up for a puppy preschool class out in Beaverton. If you are interested, I can give you the site address.

My pup is 13 weeks old and it's a battle daily. I have to understand and accept the fact that she doesn't understand yet. She's too young. Just stick with it and have faith in your pup. It's frustrating, but it will happen eventually. We're all in the same boat :)

My boxer pup is 3 months old and I have had her for about 3 weeks. Eating has been very normal (3 times a day, pick up bowl after 20 mins regardless if there is food left) but the last couple of days she has been eating less and less. Started w/ lunch, and this morning she didn't eat...

Thank you! That helped a lot

I was curious to see what age is good for training. Some classes aren't available until the Ruby is at least 4 - 5 months, but what about puppy preschool? Is this something that I should look into?

I'd like to get Ruby into a puppy preschool, she's only 3 months right now... wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions. Thanks.

Thanks! Thank you so much. First time mom (as you could probably already tell) and I just want her to be happy to be with me as I am with her.

Here's Ruby getting used to the leash...

Crate Issues I am having crate issues as well. I brought home Ruby a 1 1/2 wks ago (she was almost 10 wks) and I took the first week off from work. Yesterday was my first day back and it's not going so well. I am able (for this week) to go home around 10AM and again around 1PM, but she just...