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thanks for your replies and input! the walks are between 5-10 minutes (the vet told us to keep it to that, a couple times a day and slowly increase). so, they are pretty short and never too far from home. I was thinking that too, like maybe she was in pain so she had to stop but it...

Okay, so we have developed a new behavior that I am having a hard time understanding. There is a need for a little background so bare with me.... 3 weeks ago, Stella had surgery on her leg - it was broken in two places so she had to have a metal plate put in her leg to fuse the bone together...

hi - I need some advice. i hired a dog sitter to watch my baby while i was out of town for the weekend. the plan was to have the sitter and our girl stay at my house, where she is comfortable. the sitter let me know that she was moving this weekend and said she might have to run over to her...

thank you so much for all of your responses - i feel so much better hearing feedback from all of you. I totally agree that she (as with all dogs) should be watched around children. I think i was just a little scared when the vet said that - it caught me off guard. she seems to be doing much...

So, this story is a little long, but does have to do with behavioral issues, bare with me. Our almost 10 month old woke up the other day and within a couple of hours, I noticed that her eye was really red, swollen and she could barely keep it open. Of course, I called the vet right away and...

when we first got our puppy, we would feed her all of her meals inside the crate. we would put the bowl in there so that she would have to go in to eat (but we'd keep the door open). when we were playing, we would throw her toys in there so that she had to go get them and would also occasionally...

we had the same exact issue and i was really starting to get worried there for a bit. I agree with everyone else's comments. The "no" and "ouch" didn't seem to work for us either so when stella was biting, i would get up and literally go to the closest room (door, closet, bathroom) and shut the...

hello! we finally found a food that our 6 month old girl likes (TOTW) and would like to switch her to 2 feedings a day instead of 3. I'm wondering what the best times to feed are when you go to twice a day. she still likes to sleep in in the morning and doesn't like to eat very early. The...

Hello - So, I have a question about raw hides. When we first brought our baby to the vet, he said to get her some raw hides to help with chewing and everything. She is now 5 months old and LOVES them but I have read that they don't really break down in dog's stomach and could be bad for them...

thanks so much for all the comments.

thanks for your responses - yes, we have considered a pet sitter, but the ones I have found all either do overnights (7pm to 7am) and then 1 or 2 hours during the day. I haven't found anyone that will stay with her all weekend long in our house...plus, we will be 4 hours away from our house and...

Hi there, so, i have a question. I am traveling out of town to Denver and have a very busy schedule friday and saturday once i get there. My hotel accepts dogs but says not to leave them in the room by themselves. our girl is over 4 months old - i found a doggie boarding/ day care place...

Hi there, So, my little girl is 4 months old and I just switched her to Innova from Wellness (she didn't seem to like her food and wasn't eating). I try to keep her on a schedule where i feed her at 730, 1230 and 530. It seems lately though like she doesn't want to eat in the morning (she'd...

one thing i found helped with this a bit is to walk in front of her line of vision and redirect her - this temporarily breaks the stare and in most cases when I do this, my girl starts walking again (unless she is really distracted)...while doing this, i am also treating and praising. i...

thanks for all the advice! I understand what you are saying and dont want something bad to happen either. I usually try to limit our walks to 2 30 minute ones a day. I will keep to this and cut out the running. the older she gets, the more energy -- it is getting harder and harder to wear her...