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- Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:42 am
- Forum: Health/Medical
- Topic: Dog Food question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16609
Re: Dog Food question
Good observation...Thanks for chiming in 

- Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:40 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: dogs and stress
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4333
Re: dogs and stress
There is no one approach, but in general, what I think is that you want to change the dog's feeling about the scarey thing. Use a classical conditioning approach in which you pair the scarey thing with a positive, i.e. often a high value treat. You have to start far enough away from the trigger/scar...
- Mon Aug 26, 2019 8:10 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Just wanted to say Hello!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7911
Re: Just wanted to say Hello!
Welcome! There are a lot of great posts here...note also the "search" function...you can quickly check what has been posted about any particular topic you are interested in...I say "quick," but often when I use it, I get "lost" reading through all the information and opinions...
- Mon Aug 26, 2019 8:05 am
- Forum: Health/Medical
- Topic: New pup diarrhea
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2348
Re: New pup diarrhea
Just saw this...as usual, Barb has great suggestions, I think...maybe also a probiotic, although I think Barb's suggestion of not changing too much at once is excellent...when we adopted JJ, it took several months for his system to settle down...we tried different things, but in retrospect, I think ...
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 8:54 pm
- Forum: Health/Medical
- Topic: Senior dog throwing up meals & falling
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4512
Re: Senior dog throwing up meals & falling
Heart-warming tribute...so sorry for your loss...as Barb said, you gave Jasper a wonderful life...and I know he gave you so much joy and love! sending hugs...
- Thu Aug 08, 2019 4:49 pm
- Forum: Other Breeds
- Topic: PJ
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4857
Re: PJ
I just saw this and am so sorry...I remember great stories about PJ and his adventures...it is always so hard to lose them :cry: Unfortunately, I know what you mean about second guessing yourself, but something my vet said once has stayed with me--no matter how hard it is to let them go, we have to ...
- Sat Jul 06, 2019 7:27 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Our litter is 4 weeks old!!!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 13215
Re: Our litter is 4 weeks old!!!
Our classes are also an hour...we have one for people only where we go over the principles of training we believe (we use a marker/clicker and rely positive reinforcement) and then 5 sessions with the puppies...we divide our classes into puppy kindergarten (8-16 weeks) and puppy elementary (16 weeks...
- Fri Jul 05, 2019 9:32 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Our litter is 4 weeks old!!!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 13215
Re: Our litter is 4 weeks old!!!
Sounds perfect!! We also do the Star Puppy program and it is so much fun...As instructors, we love "pass the puppy" where we get our puppy cuddle fix and then, like grandparents, get to give the baby back...and there is nothing better than a group of puppies playing...have fun!!
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:07 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Our litter is 4 weeks old!!!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 13215
Re: Our litter is 4 weeks old!!!
Agree with Barb...I help in a puppy kindergarten class and would encourage you to join one asap if you can...absolutely there are some things puppies need to learn from other dogs-- bite inhibition, how to invite play with another dog, how to tell another dog "no." If you can't find a puppy class (u...
- Wed Jun 26, 2019 7:06 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Our litter is 4 weeks old!!!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 13215
Re: Our litter is 4 weeks old!!!
Such a cutie!! We will all wait for her to start digging...I'm sure she'll be proud to carry on Bernie's traditions!




- Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:00 pm
- Forum: Health/Medical
- Topic: Senior dog throwing up meals & falling
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4512
Re: Senior dog throwing up meals & falling
My heart breaks for you...it never ceases to amaze me how intuitive these dogs are...they just "know" what we need and are there for us...




- Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:00 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: dogs and stress
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4333
dogs and stress
heard a reference to this article this morning on the radio...not a surprise: "new Israeli study authored by Dr. Michel Balaish, Director of the Veterinary Institute at the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, has discovered that the blood pressure of children who were raised with a dog in t...
- Thu May 30, 2019 7:21 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Our litter is 4 weeks old!!!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 13215
Re: Our litter is 4 weeks old!!!
the picture where she is giving you a kiss clearly shows that she is the one
And her name???



storms
The storms and the destruction from them does not seem to be stopping this year
I hope everyone in our ABR family is safe!!!




- Sun May 26, 2019 7:11 am
- Forum: Health/Medical
- Topic: Senior dog throwing up meals & falling
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4512
Re: Senior dog throwing up meals & falling
so hard when they get older :( There are so many things that could be happening...I think I would call your vet and take Rocky in for a check up...meanwhile, maybe multiple small meals of cooked chicken and white rice throughout the day would be easier to keep down...But, for sure, I'd call the vet ...