Recent content by whitscarl

This might be a little late, but Vela is nervous around garbage trucks too and used to hate walks on garbage days. What I did was take her on walks and when we would see/hear the trucks approaching, I'd put a spring in my step (haha) and start chattering merrily, asking her what they were...

hahaha! This is the best thing I've read all day. I'm home sick from work and Vela has taken this opportunity to show me exactly how bad she can be in one 12-hour span. At work I keep her in a pen next to my desk for most of the day, but with an entire HOUSE to run around (not to mention two...

Thanks so much for the replies! I began to realize that it was completely normal and an invitation to play once I started reading a little more about boxer puppies. That makes a lot of sense as it was definitely a play position that they were in. The only puppy I've ever raised was a golden...

I have a boxer mix that will be seven weeks old tomorrow (we believe she's boxer/border collie mix but looks exactly like a boxer puppy). She has been sleeping at my house for the past four days but during the day returns to spend the day with her littermates so that she can socialize, continue...

I got my first puppy at 10 weeks old, when I was 18. She's a purebred golden retriever and is now fat and happy at 6 years old and living with my mom and sisters. I couldn't take her with me when I first moved out and now that I have room in my life and the time to care for a dog responsibly...