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Thanks so much for the response. Knowing that others have this issue without needing treatment is a big relief.

Axel, my 7 1/2 month old fawn, clearly has an allergy issue. He has what looks like a rash on his belly and groin area almost all the time these days. I mean it might go away for a few days but always returns. However, it doesn't seem to cause him any discomfort. He doesn't scratch the...

Just to follow up: Axel spent two nights at the boarding place and came home today. As suggested, I spoke with the owner when I dropped him off on Thursday and, sure enough, she assured me that they had some tricks of the trade to get dogs to eat. She said they started with a little fish oil...

The best tip that I can give regarding chewing inappropriate items is to keep the puppy on the leash in the house at all times until you feel she is responding to the leave it command. Axel is six months old and he's still on the leash probably 50% of the time in the house. He gets more...

Axel will be six months old next week and has been going to a doggy daycare/boarding facility for two months. He's been there for daycare about 5 times and has never eaten his lunch while there. I didn't love it, but wasn't too worried because it's just one meal. Yesterday, I took him in...

Axel rides in the back with the seatbelt hooked through the short loop in his leash. It keeps him restrained, but allows enough room to lay down and turn around a bit. He's had it since he was about 11 weeks old and he got used to it pretty quickly.

I don't think he's young for the leash at all. I had one on Axel from pretty much the minute I brought him home. He's still on the leash in the house a lot just so I can make sure he's not doing something he's not supposed to do. I think it also helped in getting him to walk pretty well on...

Sounds like you are off to a really good start. It took Axel (my 5 month old baby) about a week to stop crying when I put him in his crate at night and even longer before he stopped crying when I put him in his crate during the day. From my experience (and my puppy classes), you are doing...

I live in a duplex with a fenced yard, but I work so I know the difficulties. Axel is carted during the day but I come home at lunch and my mom lets him out in the afternoon. We also have a big dog park nearby where he can run and be crazy. I think if you can get him or her out sometime...

Thanks so much for the response. I'm confident it is not overfeeding only because I have worked hard to get him to the right amount. The exercise thing makes complete sense and definitely fits with what has been going on.

I know this is a common topic, but I haven't found one similar to my issue. Axel, my 4 1/2 month old, has inconsistent poo. His morning and late evening poos are fine, nice and firm. His afternoon and early evening poos are somewhat loose. Not awful, but not great either. He's currently...

In the best way possible. :) Axel is 4 months old and I've had him home for 2 months. Almost nothing about my life is the same, at least my non-work life. I've lost about 25 pounds thanks to our walks, playing, and not having time to sit on my couch and veg out with a bag of potato chips...

I did talk to the vet today and we rescheduled Axel's vaccinations until next weekend (he will be 3 days past his last antibiotics at that point). I didn't get a chance to ask about the Bordatello vaccine though. Axel is well on the way to being done with the kennel cough. He still has the...

Thanks for the responses. I was planning to, and will definitely, ask my vet about the vaccines. I didn't want to cancel the appointment because I wanted the follow up if needed for the kennel cough. The vet told my why he was giving he oral vaccine and it made sense, although I honestly...

I know there are several past threads and I've read most of them, but I guess I'm still looking for some additional reassurance. Yesterday morning, Axel (4 month old) started coughing. It was pretty mild, so I went to work and my mom checked on him at 10:30am. The cough had changed to a...