Recent content by KenF

Yeah, I've hung on for six months four times already! We're going on two years of behaviour modification.

I didn't know where else to post this, but I'm considering asking my vet for clomicalm to help with separation anxiety, at least while I work on desensitization and such. I heard that it is quite expensive. Can anyone give me an idea of how much they've paid for it?

....does that mean I'm going to have to crate him forever? Darwin has some separation anxiety, and is crated. He has come to accept the crating, though he still hates being alone. He can't be left out of the crate at all, or he gets terribly upset within minutes. Should I begin to accept...

First, let me recommend the site www.urbanhound.com. It lists all the dog parks and information about dogs in NYC. I bought a Midwest Canine Camper. I haven't used it yet, but it seems to be a great product. Don't believe the sizes though, the one I got was recommended for Lhasa Apso sized...

I love the little guy, but my fifteen month old male (fixed) man-child is still VERY needy. I've done the searches, and I don't think he has sep. anxiety, as he is left alone for a bit nearly every day, and has gotten used to it (in the crate, though he never learned to like his crate, and...

Are marrow bones (raw) safe to leave my boxer alone with? I've given them to him a few times now, and they keep him busy for hours, but I'm worried about splintering and choking if I leave him alone with one.

Well, I feel better. I'm not a rush to get him out of the crate, I just wanted to have something to look forward to. I don't want a permanently crated dog especially because he doesn't LOVE his crate like other people's dogs. But, here's a related question. He pees on the floor often if I...

Night time he is crate free, and has not had any problems. He just goes from the couch to the bedroom and back again a few times to get a variety of sleeping options! Other times though, I try to leave him alone for a little bit (5-10 minutes) out of the crate and often he pees as soon as I...

I have a nearly ten month old, and he's never quite learned to like his crate. He tolerates it and goes in when told and doesn't put up a fight. But, he doesn't go in without being told, and clearly doesn't want to go in. So, I'd like him to be crate free some day. Unfortunately, I KNOW he...

That is perfect! Thank you!

Funny you should say that cause I've already done that! Well, not the cane, but police were approaching me while I was walking him on the platform and I immediately started acting like he was leading me and I couldn't see. Pretty funny considering he was seven months old at the time and he was...

Pretty far from Central Park. All the way downtown. We have a few parks down here, but this is going to sound weird to some people, Darwin has never seen grass. There really just isn't a whole lot of grassed areas around here, and even fewer that allow dogs. I looked into car service...

Yeah, friends with cars are a precious thing on this island and I can't risk those relationships to transport the dog! I think the best solution for me is to just go on the subway the way I have been, and risk the ticket. It's only a $25 fine, so I figure if I get caught one out of every...

See, I looked at things like that, but the problem is that once I get where I'm going I now have this big thing with me. I'm looking for something sort of bag-like, or collapsable, that once he is out of it, I can carry around all day. I sort of envy small dog owners when it comes to things...

I don't BARF, but I would like to get Darwin a bone as a treat because he truly is uninterested in any synthetic chew toys like kongs or nylabones. So, when I go into the supermarket and up to the butcher, what do I ask for? I realize this is a basic question, but I was too embarrassed just...