Recent content by Great Gatsby

Can frequent urination be a behavioral problem? I took Gatsby to the vet on Friday and she said that UTI's in males are not very common, but prescribed 1200 mg of antibiotic/day. I do not want to give him the antibiotic until the results of the urinalysis come in and we know it is a UTI for...

Gatsby did not have any spots when we got him at 4 months and started getting them on his flashy part at around 8 months. The bigger he gets the more they increase in size, not so much in number. I thought it could be due to the fact that both of his parents were brindles and he was the only...

If I leave him out, I can't get anything done. He brings his toys and wants to play :) And I really do have to work. Besides, giving him a structured day has worked well for us when we can't be home, as he does not even know the difference, as long as we are back at his "scheduled" times...

We've decided it was time to start expanding Gatsby's boundaries. Usually he stays in his crate inside the laundry room, and since I work from home I take him out for potty and playing before lunch and dinner, and then he stays with us in the family room until bed time. This week I decided to...

Hi, Is there anyone from Fairfield county? Gatsby would love to meet some boxer buddies (other dogs are no match for him, he tires everyone out). We hope it gets warmer soon. Gatsby's mom

Hi, I noticed there were a couple of posts on shedding and dry skin, but nothing on dandruff specifically. Gatsby started shedding a lot more than normal about two/three weeks ago, and now I noticed a lot of dandruff all over his body. He scratches a bit at his neck but only when he has his...

Hello, I am a proud and happy owner of an 8 months old boxer, named Gatsby. I've wanted a boxer for a long time and now that we moved out of out tiny apartment in NYC we have one! I don't know why everyone was so negative about us getting a boxer, including my friend who is a vet. We have not...