itching dogs -- please read
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a must read for dog owners!!!!
Comments (10)I used to breed, show, raise, (love, love, love)a 'dangerous breed' of dog. I love dobermans, and there is a lot of truth to the 'only bad owners' theory. Environment has a lot to do with the temperament of an adult dog. But all things are genetic, and therefore, temperament is also governed by the temperament of the parent dogs. If you go to pick out a puppy, and the mama dog is throwing herself at you trying to protect her puppies, don't take one of those puppies. That tendancy could very well be passed along to her offspring. On the very positive side, the breeders are doing fantastic work on breeding better dogs. When dobermans first came to this country, they had very sharp temperaments. The working attitude is still there, but the 'mean' is gone. They are wonderful family dogs. Responsible breeders consider temperament is at least as important as the correct number of teeth, or the width between the shoulder blades. If they are not breeding for the show ring, temperament is #1. It is wonderful to see this picture of the ever patient dog and the little boy. I love it. Janie...See Morea must read for dog owners!!!!
Comments (8)Training for BOTh dogs and children is paramount in my world. There is a little gril who lives down the street from my friends house. I have an 87 pound English Bull Mastiff X American Husky mix - he does not have alot of experience with kids. his best friends are a chihuahua terrier mix and a pure bred teacup chihuahua (the tough one of the gang). I had to teach both the dogs and the little girl about the limitations of dogs and how to read them, how to approach them, how to interact with them, and how to tell when they have had enough and are overwhelmed. I also taught the dogs to be gentle and to play easy with the little girl. After one year is when I let my guard down a bit. That is how long it took me to recognize that everyone was being respectful of everyone else....See MoreItch Relief
Comments (15)Brownthumbia, honestly I haven't given any of our dogs olive oil but when I read your post above I wondered about it myself. Go back to Dan's post above and re-read the link he provided. I just did and there's information about olive oil for dogs. It may be that a whole olive isn't good for pets, maybe due to the pits, but I don't know for sure, but apparently olive oil is. Because of the size of your dog, I would go with less is best. I'm not a vet nor have any type of medical training so I do have to say that you should be careful when starting your furry kiddo on anything. They often have allergic reactions to different things just like we do. And other times whatever it is just doesn't agree with their tummies. We've been very lucky in the vets that we've had over the years. We did have one vet we didn't like (we went to him because our other vet had retired), which actually led us to the vet that suggested the fish oil. The other vet had one of our dogs so medicated that she could barely walk, much less get outside to go to the bathroom. All this for dry skin. He had never tested her for anything, just prescribed heavy duty drugs (which weren't cheap). I should have had a clue when he came into the room and told me to lift her up onto the tall metal table. Let's see...she was about 125-130 lbs., and I was all of about 98 lbs. (then...not so skinny now). Altho she hadn't been on the meds more than a couple days, we eased her off and took her to the new vet. Who, BTW, immediately got down on the floor to our dog's level. He was our vet for almost 20 years and the most wonderful, loving man with animals we've ever met. I guess the point that I'm trying to make is find a good vet who is more concerned about the health and well being of your furry kids then he is about the final billing total at the counter when you're getting ready to leave. Thank you for the tip about the eye droppers. My husband actually found some at the grocery store a couple days ago when he was looking for something else. Now if we can only remember where we saw the liquid fish oil. Jenna...See MoreTreatment for my dog that has his ear itching?
Comments (11)Look inside the ear & see if there's a bunch of black gunky stuff that looks something like coffee grounds; that would be ear mites. You can "wash" them out with mineral oil, & then add a bit more mineral oil to suffocate any survivors. Put it in a squirt bottle & gently put a little in the ear, massage it externally, down into the base of the ear, & stand back. If the ear is swollen, red, hot, and/or hard, there's an infection, & I think you have to consult a vet....See More3katz4me
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