Recent content by Super Boo

Please don't even consider a shock collar--at the very least they can make your dog even more dangerous. An animal behaviorist would be very helpful--it wasn't very expensive for us and gave us some good options.

Talked to my animal behaviorist about this for dog aggression and she felt that the jury's still out on this. They can be pricey and may not work. I tried the Anxiety Wrap for Dogs, it was cheap enough to try and felt that it helped (although prozac has been the most effective).

We put our white Boxer female on Prozac recently after discussing her dog aggression with an animal behaviorist. She was diagnosed with fear anxiety and OCD. She had other behavior that also manifested besides the aggression, like pacing and separation issues. We also noticed that she had...

And in regards to the mention of Prozac by Super Boo above. The drug can sometimes help with separation anxieties, ocd, and a few other things but it usually has very little effect on dog aggression. And its not recommended to use Prozac unless you are also working with a professional on an...

My white Boxer female, Scarlett, is very dog aggressive. We finally had to discuss with our vet, who referred us to a animal behaviorist. The appointment was yesterday--she was diagnosed with anxiety and OCD. After some blood tests she goes on Prozac and some training exercises. I can't...

Okay, I've got my show quality puppy (flashy brindle male, currently 3mos old), I've registered him for ring classes next month. I just need to figure out what to name him for his registration. I've been showing horses for years and you usually pull names from father and mother. What do I...

Thanks for your reply. We actually went out to see/handle them yesterday--they aren't quite 3 weeks (so so cute;) ) The one I'm leaning towards growled when I was holding him, but his body language didn't reflect any attitude. He was pretty relaxed the whole time. I'm figuring that he's...

My boy Scooter passed away 1 week ago due to uncontrollable bleeding out into his pleural sac--he was only 6:( . Potentially, but not confirmed to be attributed to cancer (mesothelioma?). I also have an 8 year old brindle female (Boo) and my 2 year old white female (Scarlett). Got my white...

My dogs know that those are "outside bones". If they continue to try to bring them inside then they go away. When they're done (depending on the condition) I either throw them away or if they're clean they can bring them in.

We CAUGHT Them!!! appicon My husband and I were walking home from the very same park and came around a corner by a school (actually talking about the pitbulls) and OMG there they were!! Same women same dogs EVERYTHING. I confronted them explaining about the vet bill and she proceeded to lie...

My dogs love to chase bunnies. One time, Boo (who is extremely quick) caught up to the bunny and instead of biting, she pushed it with her nose (she does this to our cat too). The bunny was running so fast that it flipped over. That's the most our dogs have ever done to a 'wild animal'. I...

I have a horse--the stable owner also runs dog boarding and daycare. Skye virtually grew up there so he's pretty secure there. He was off leash and I noticed he would cautiously approach some of the dogs that were in their runs. The stable dogs there are pretty mellow and take good care of...

We probably bathe ours once a month or every other month. No set schedule. If they get a bath it's because they get muddy or something. Boxers don't really have oily coats or a "doggy" smell so they don't need to be bathed very often.

I'm shocked. My neighbors little shihtzu was on the sidewalk laying down hanging out and poor Skye still got his hackles up and wouldn't take his eyes off of him. He NEVER had ANY issue with dogs before. This is KILLING me. Also another neighbor was running his Aussie up and down the street...

From what they said, 3 animal attacks and they are registered as "dangerous" and can only be taken out by specific people (no kids etc) and have to be kept on a 6 ft leash at all times. I really was not going to get animal control involved except that several friends and neighbors were...