Dogsfevr

He has no coat to clip off. Dogs will feel the heat coat or not.Some just feel it more like humans.As your boy has a black saddle he will absorb the heat a tad more but that will happen short aswell. Just keep brushing As long as the dog is a good weight,has good shade facilities,plenty off water then all will be fine. I have very hairy dogs & they do very well in summer .

No issues at all. can turn some white dogs orange but in summer we will buy a bag of horse carrots & use them on hot days .hand them out after being in the fridge.\The dogs generally poop chunks of carrot out the other end. Great for the teeth & alot less messier than bones & safer too

"OH currently has a method where he stands at the door, and every time he barks (pup, not OH !) OH will open the door and scold him for barking" This is a form of teasing & confusion for the pup. He is 9 weeks old & looking for confidence & reinforcement for what is right & wrong. OH standing there & expecting pup not to react is pointless & he himself has taught the pup to behave in a manner that long term isn't wanted.He may get frustrated but its his own fault.All the pup nows at present is the door is shut,human is on the other side & it cant get in,some pups panic slightly & whine for a reaction. How humans react can make or break the ease of long term training . All our pups have a whinge when things change,its normal & after a few days of consistent training & pattern pup soon understands that you have trust in puppy & it can happily go off & wonder. Also consider how the dog is being placed outside for independentance,is it low fuss,quiet ,calm No big deal,turfed out or the door shut when pup goes off to wonder on it own. I dare say the pup has only been home a week.It has lost its litter mates ,its mum & all things its new as "home". Pup is now learning what his new "home" is & what everyone expects. Pup will going through total overload of different things & a week is a very short space BUT you OH also needs to understand pups learn from what we do.If we do this that are confusing pup will react to that .

sensitive skin & stomach I dont use it for skin issues or stomach it just simply agrees with my boys well

Okay i use proplan . I have used the selects adult turkey & barley & had to stop as my dogs where drinking so much water it wasnt funny. I had won an big supply at a show so no biggie on the cost ,the dog loved it BUT i have a breed prone to bloat & the edrinking was a big issue. I will say i didnt have the same issues with the puppy turkey & barly & was using it on a young pup when i travelled east as he enjoyed it ,although this same dog is back on eagle pack holistic at present .I do plan to switch him once fully grown to the salmon. I have for many years now feed the prop plan salmon with great success .

I carry injections for my dog everywhere. Some vets will make them up others wont. I have 2 dogs very allergic to bees. My is a anti histamine combo

What was she feed before you rescued her?? Maybe the drastic change of diet & environment has OD her system.As dumb as it sounds i would be placing her back on the old diet (if i new it ) see what happens. If its a food allergy & she was in good nick & has crasehed in your care than consider what you where feeding?? What where you feeding?? Have you used any flea treatment spot ons?? As for products the best around i have heard is Eqyss,not cheap but apperantly worth every cent

depends on what vacc is used & the breed in question plus the colour. It is well known certain breeds & colours within those breeds are more predisposed to parvo. For us personally we do 2 only

Im going to take a guess & presume your talking about Summerwinds afghans & there product line . Have used there coat oil for years when i showed the yanks but not since,It was originally very hard to buy but now readily available in Oz .many use it with good results

maybe ask the owners to show you how they groom,there could be something you see that you can help them work with. It may be the way they hold,something they have done & not realized .Ask them ,ask if they have had any attitude issues. He may have even been harassed on a walk.The only dog we groomed that turned over the top in a short space was mauled at the park,dog turned totally nutty being groomed.Just had a total fear of being touched . Although as i say whilst you may not see an injury a pulled muscle or similiar can really make a dog react

Whilst no injury the dog may have pulled a muscle etc in the rear.The dog may be sore & need a chiro or similiar.The occasional clients where the dogs are going feral for no reason we suggest this & often there is aproblem

did the vets have cases of KC at that time or has it been around or could it be a reaction to the grass seed??

Its going to have be on the ground to toilet .Ticks travel on humans & easily passed to the dog

With trouser grabbers & slippers just be patient & stick to a calm routine.The more you dance around,use your voice,drops things the more fun the whole game becomes. When our litters hit 6 weeks some do it more than others ,we dont encourage it but we dont play the game of making a big deal.We do what we have with no form of reaction.The novelty wears off & they start to learn our voice tones & expectations. As for jumping up it doesnt worry me but all are dogs are taught when its allowed & not.If im dressed in non specific clothes & im ready forthe onslaught then i will happily allow the privelage of jumping up.If its not the right time then they are fully i have granted them permission. Dont over confuse the pup with different forms of "no" We find alot of our puppy owners read so much that they end up so confused & forget the very basic commen sense approach.Dogs dont need complicated reactions & expectations,they thrive on simplicity & learn very uickly when its black & white

Adults feed twice daily here & the people i now with large breeds feed twice daily.Alot of our clients feed twice daily & we recommend to any of our puppy owners who all work full time to continue feeding twice daily (small dogs included). Feeding is all personal. Alot of the times i see people making lots of money from fads many jump on to. We never fast here unless the dog does so itself.I dont fast & wont do it to my dogs

"Shadow was sold as a "pet only", and his breeder was happy that he was healthy enough to send at 7 weeks. We would have held off except that with transport dates, etc, this was the only time we could get him if we didn't want to wait until he was 10 weeks." Yep breeder broke the COE ,you may want to mention to the breeder you listed there prefix & the fact they sold under age on a forumn.

Okay my thoughts you have trained him at present to rely on you "Mental stimulus, I'd say every 2hrs for 30minutes playing fetch etc. " Dont train the dog to rely on you.Every 2 hrs means he is reliant on you & you are training him to not be independent. The weather has interrupted whats normal for him & he hasnt coped with the not getting his routine,he doesnt now how to deal with not getting attention. You need to slowly take a step back & allow pup to be independent & be able to survive on its own because you will have many years to come & you wont always be able to play every 2-3 hrs,Its its daily routine & nows no different.

Scrape the pasta. All our pups get Farex & they love it .Have used it for over 20 years & we suggest the owners wean them after the first month.It is agreat night time filler or early am snack that the small breeds just love. Also is the pup 7 weeks or 8 weeks.If its 7 it was sold under age especally as you have listed the dogs kennel name?? many breeders use the rehy advance,We personally couldnt as it didnt agree with our breed when they added the colostrum to it.I think one has colostrum & one doesnt .We used it years ago but scarpaed advance when they keeped changing the ingredients which didnt suit our breed but i do now many poodle breeders who find the product to be very good. If you really want to play around with the diet i would still involve you breeder,Diet in breeds which can suffer from cataracts is very important,It is well known that diet can create a diet form off cataracts which is why breeders will send there pups home with a diet sheet that has worked well for them with no health issues.Often breeders puppy guarantee is also based on you feeding what is suggested or a discussion if changing. I dont feed BARF & dont plan too.I have friends who feed full BARf whose dogs look no different & are no more healthier than mine. I feed a dry that suits the individual dog & i do feed raw mutton,chicken necks.,fish,yoghurt etc tetc .Occasionally i use the BARF patties on one dog who can only tolerate a small amount of raw each week. Diet is a very personal thing with many opinions & what works for one dog may never work for another.Many breeds need a certain specific diet that suits there needs compared to others. You will never get the answer you want but i would consider heading into the poodle sub section as they would be able to talk diet with you

If you have a bad flea issue once a month wont work . You need to treat your house,spray the yard & basically figure out hwere the offending area is or what the offending issue is.

Then i would use a "shoe" thats her own as a starter. Personally i use anything that works for my dogs . I would use the shoe as her reward for walking on the leash & making a game at the end & go from there

Argh but when we had a breed that suffered from CT & you couldnt feed a certain brand of food every vet we went a did a test with all insisted that food was the best for our breed.Not one was aware that feeding that brand to a CT suffer would kill them in 10 days. Very few even asked us what breed we had . It really seems us humans are better at doing our own research & going from there. I would write a letter to that pet store explaining what happened when you went in making an inquiry.

yep taping is the best option because the muscle can strengthen in that position resulting in permanent flying ears. providing that sat correctly from day 1. If it has always been a flying ear it may bea case of the ear fold not being correct but teething does horrid things

"How do I go about giving a dog metamucil?" Just sprinkle on there food. Alot of diabetic dogs are given it as i believe it helps slow the pfood processing through so it works better. i do now there are warning labels on this product with humans in regards to heart & something else i think it is9Just make sure your dog doesnt suffer from any of the warnings parts on the back)

As i say buy a fluffy toy,she may feel more comfy with that. Even use the empty toilet roll. my dogs dislike like the smell of new balls & tend not to want them especially the cheapie ones. my young dog is ball obessessed,if he could fit 20 in he would. My others sort of play but lose interest quickly BUT will fetch there soft toys for hours,especially ones that squeak.

"That the vial between Advantage and Advantix could be completely different rather than exactly the same." I think this is a great point & maybe people should email the companies saying they would prefer a more defined vial between cats/dogs.