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His last owner probably walked him to go potty and that's what he's used to. It may seem better to have them just go in the yard, but IMO it isn't. The mess and smell very very quickly transforms your backyard. I started training Bella to just go in the yard and now I'm switching to walking...

I may get a bit grilled for this, but I think four dogs is too many for one household, typically if you get 4+ dogs together two of them aren't going to get along after a while in close quarters. Sometimes dogs simply don't like each other. You may be able to work through it a bit with a...

He looks like a male version of my Bella, nice black mask and the exact brindle color with little white which I love that's why I picked Bella. Good luck with him.

I talked to the breeder and she said Bella was fine in her crate and crated for about four hours a day. I may buy one and introduce it to her just in case she ever needs to stay in one, but I probably won't be puting her in one for any extended period of time. My Dad always kept puppies in...

Regular peanut butter is fine, if it's good enough for you or your kids it's good enough for your dog, it's not necessarily bad for the dog but the calories can make the dog fat if given too much. You definitely have to regulate how much they get. You can tell by your dogs appearance if you...

Hello, Our pup sleeps in our bed at night and as of now stays in the kitchen gated if we're out. I plan on puting in a doggie door so she can get to the backyard during the day when we're out. Is this wrong? I've had dogs when I was younger and we never crated and it seems like the dog...

Hello, Good luck with yoru new dog, we were suppsoed to adopt a 2 year old boxer from a breeder who had nine house dogs and this poor guy was getting picked on by the oldest of the nine. But for some reason it feel through still not sure why. Take care and good luck.

Hello, My 4 1/2 month old boxer Bella constantly bites and jumps on my 7 year old son. She is fine with my 2 year old daughter, myself, and my wife, as well as other people and thier kids. She'll play but she knows her limits. But if my son is in the yard or on the couch she's biting him...

I just switched to Canidae from Wellness because she just didn't seem to like the Wellness. She was originally on Canidae but had the runs so I switched her off to Wellness. But thinking back I think she just had a bug and it wasn't the food. With the Wellness she would eat a bit but leave a...

You're on the right track puppies are puppies and won't be behaving perfectly at thier age, if your pup is walking proper on a lead for most of the walk and getting excited when she sees your house I would say that's normal. Keep the lead slack at all times and don't give your pup too much...

Hello, My name is Mike I'm from Goshen NY, I'm married and have two children a boy and a girl. We just brought home our boxer about 6 weeks ago. Her name is Bella and she's brindle and very fiesty. I have a few questions and I hope to get some good advice while I'm here, thanks. -Mike