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    A Family Divided Between Big Dogs And Little Dogs.

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    Hmm tough one.....this could be a lot of extra stress just when you don't need it. My DD has a little dog, I crate my dogs when she comes over, they are reasonably fine with small dogs, but not one that will get in their faces, not respect a dog on his bed, etc. They just get annoyed.....DD has in the past agreed to dog sit for me when I was out of town, at night she had her dog in the bed room with her, door closed, and my dogs, according to her, started whining and howling. They don't ever do that normally, even though they may or may not sleep in the room with me, but they wanted to be where the little dog was. She finally gave up and went home, visiting my dogs several times a day instead, she could not sleep.....

    So, if your mom brings her dog and you have lots of whining and/or howling going on, would she be willing to board it at a place close to you? Or are you going to be stuck for a few weeks with that racket?

     

    Could she maybe hire a dog sitter instead? When I go out of town and neither of my kids can dog sit, I get someone to stay with them from 5pm to 9am, of course for a few weeks that can get costly, maybe you can offer to help pay for that?

    Roscoe's Mystery Eye Problem

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Bu sometimes get that if I rub his eye goobers off a bit to hard. I'd go to whole foods or somewhere like that and either find vitamin E or some other moisturizer that is safe to put near the eye. I don't put anything on Bu, but that's because the pinkness goes down after a few minutes.

     

     

    Vitamin E is NOT safe to put near the eyes, at least the bottle I have says so, but there is a cream made for dry eyes that would be fine to use, the name is Refresh PM and you will find it in the eye drop aisle.

    Goodbye My Sweet Maggie

    in Remembrance

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    I am so very sorry for your loss of Maggie, it is always so hard when we have to let them go, it's different for everyone. And with some it seems to hit us harder than others, allow yourself time to grieve, and after a while it will seem maybe less enormous. Maggie had a good life with you, and to her, that was the important part.

    Talk To Me About Support Harnesses ...

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Thanks for the website links to various products, however I have already done an internet search and there are way too many options so what I really am looking for are personal experiences from anyone who has used a specific product.

     

    I found this WebMaster Harness very useful Harness but it will go under the belly somewhat. The good thing is it's padded and you can lift a dog up by this harness, you can also leave it on, and it's very easy to put on, without having to lift feet.

     

    Thanks for the recommendation. With this harness, what size did you go with and how adjustable was the fit?

     

    I got the medium for Darla, she was 56 pounds, and it is very adjustable, it really helped a lot, I could lift her like a suitcase and help her with stairs and in and out of the car. Without this harness I don't think I could have gotten her to the vet on my own, I always said these dogs needs handles, well this is kind of like having a handle. Sorry, I can't give hers up, sentimental fool that I am.....

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