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My guys will also get up and move if they're cool....we keep the house at 60 overnight. Brrrr. They wear their fleecy jammies and don't budge from 10 pm to 6 am.

So, so sorry for the loss of your handsome fellow. Remember the good times.....

So very sorry for the loss of your carrot-eating fellow.

Love that captures the heart and touches the soul remains forever. Hold those special memories close to your heart.

You must be vigilant in keeping 'inappropriate' things out if his reach. Do not leave ANYTHING at all on your counter. Nothing. At. All. Ever. If he is chewing shoes or remotes or kleenex or ???? ...then do not leave these 'innapropriate' items where he can get them. Put them in a drawer or closet or on a very high shelf or in a cupboard. This may be inconvenient for you, but it will save you a lot of anguish. If you cannot totally dog-proof your house then muzzle him. As well...dogs don't 'think' like humans. I'm not convinced that a dog 'thinks' that you are going to the park without him. He just wants to be with you ..and you are going off in the car at a time that is not in your daily routine. Yes!! Keeping a schedule is critical to seeing improvment in your dog. And it sounds as if he has come a long way and it is good that you realize that fact.

Oh NO!! We lost a young dog very suddenly like this a few years ago...... Please, please don't beat yourself up over the 'what if I had been there' thoughts.

I've never used either of these meds, but from your label descriptions it certainly won't hurt to to have the substitute... It just means she won't be getting any antibiotics today. IMHO it is better that she at least get the anti-inflamatory than nothing at all.

Gorgeous! She reminds me of our Ruby with her sable face.

Thanks for responding...this is exactly the kind of good discussion I wanted. I have not yet discussed this topic with my vet, but I want to be well informed before I chat with her! I do not know how much it costs here in Ontario...no doubt it will be twice the price here! We do live in a very rural area ...I walk the dogs daily and a lot of it is in woods and fields. We saw a HUGE increase in the number of ticks last fall and right into December. I pulled ticks off the dogs, horses and myself... two or three times a week. I have also been told that they need to be feeding for 36-48 hours before they can transmit any sort of disease. Thankfully, none were engorged on myself or the dogs, but I did find some well-attached ones on a couple of the horses. They, of course, are turned out in a pasture and there is no way to keep ticks from getting on them. That, and their long winter coats, makes finding ticks very difficult. So...Please carry on with the discussion!

Another vote for equine products. I have fed Sinew-X for years...however, it is a liquid and somewhat messy to dispense. canine dosage is 1ml per 10 pounds I am switching both the horses and dogs over to Recovery EQ Canine dosage is 1/4 tsp per 20 pounds.

We've had multiple dogs of various breeds for many, many years. None have had any 'food aggression' issues. However, we never ever allow them food - bones/kongs included - unless they are being directly supervised... in the same room with one of us.

The scoop & sit method has worked for all three of ours. Our latest ...Nigel... has been the most difficult. He finds it much easier if he is on one of the dog beds or a piece of carpet. On a tiled/hardwood floor, his hind legs slip and slide all over the place and he just does not like it. If he really, really, really wants a treat he will back himself up in a squatting, half-sit position until his bum is on a bed and then plunk it all the way down. I've seen him scoot over 10 feet backwards just to find a soft, non-slippery spot to plunk his skinny butt down. Nixon is a TD. St John Ambulance do not require any dogs to sit.

Discuss!!!

We've experienced bloat in a Dobe. This chart is excellent!

If he would be fine in a crate all day, then it is certainly worth a try. However, if he is going to be anxious...crying, chewing, etc then I'd say no. Have someone come and let him our mid-day.

I have had a dog with bloat... as far as I know, we could not have prevented it. Nothing out of the ordinary happened with that particular dog on that day. However.. You should not allow your dogs to gulp their food down quickly, and do not let them exercise after a meal.

Glad Jack is doing OK. We've been owned by three Dobies over the years. Wonderful dogs! Our last girl was very badly affected by VWD...our vet did not even want to do her spay, but we are very lucky to have a Canine Blood Bank here. She had to have infusions of cryoprecipitate before, during and after her spay and stayed in the clinic under very close supervision for 2 days.

We also do not tolerate any teeth on humans. At all. Ever. Ruby can get pretty wound up and mouthy. When this happens I turn and face her, put hands on my hips and give her 'the look' and within 5 seconds she's calmed right down. Then she gets a pat and a scritch. I do not give any attention at all to misbehaving dogs.

When I fractured the front of my pelvis at my groin, it took several days for the bruising to appear on my thigh. The brusing was just as bright and colourful as Bumpers and it didn't hurt at all....just looked awful. I was told that very deep bruising often takes a few days to rise to the surface.

So, so sorry for the loss of 'your' Billy. Sincere condolences to his other Mom and Dad, too. Run free, Billy.

That would be great! I have heard wonderful things about them, too. I'm in Eastern Ontario and none of the Toronto groups would consider us. I went with a Group in Ottawa for Nixon and then T-Legs in Montreal for Ruby. Both those groups have you choose your hound from a kennel in Northern Vermont. It was a long drive, but I took a travel companion and made it into a two-day trip. Nigel originally came to us as a foster from the Ottawa group, so he was delivered right here to us. He did originally come from the kennel in Vermont, as well.

I am so very sorry for the loss of your Silver. Love that captures the heart and touches the soul remains forever. Hold the special memories close to your heart