DofSweetPotatos
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I am of the thought, if the other stuff worked, why change?
Also, rice might be tough for him. Oatmeal is sometimes gentler than rice.
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Ah, Loca she was as sweet as pie and impish as the devil himself.
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IMHO doodles are a crapshoot. There's a whole generational thing with how many times a poodle was bred with the [insert breed here] and then that resulting doodle was bred with either poodle/[insert breed here] or another doodle of other lineage and what their generational breeding is. That could be the difference of getting a hyperspaz dog, ubersmart dog, a very poodle like dog or a very [insert breed here] like dog. First gen doodles are a crapshoot altogether as far as what bits of DNA they will have regarding sire or dam and the resulting puppies.
While some prefer doodles, IMHO you can pick up a shelter dog that may have equal or better personality traits that hit your markers than a bred doodle for which you'll be shelling out $$$$.
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Our first greyhound was a bounce and he taught us the ropes. He was bounced due to his owner developing severe allergies. So Chip, our first grey,waltzed in to our lives and we never looked back. 20 years, 9 greyhounds and countless fosters later, I wouldn't trade the experience for anything else in the world
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Glad to hear Duke is recovering well. No teeth, no worries. You will be amazed at how tough their gums are.
Penny lost all of her teeth and would chew milk bones. Soft treats she turned her nose up, milk bones, bring it on.
Yardman only had his 4 canines from age 7 to 14. He ate everything, preferred the softer foods, but loved raw meaty bones.
KC currently only has his 4 canine nubs and upper and lower incisors. He's going to be toothless eventually. He will eat anything.
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We had a girl that had what we called "the Elvis leg". In our circumstance, after ruling out:pain, orthopedic problems, musculature, etc. The vet said and we kind of agreement it was probably slight muscular atrophy or mild nerve impingement combined with age. They squat to pee, so we kind of agreed that over time something could pinch or wear out.
It never caused a problem. She walked like a champ, squatted to pee, and ran like the rest. Just when she stopped, she Elvis legged.
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Try the tin of fish at a different meal. That may be causing the 2a.m. out.
Are you adding any organ meats to the feed?
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Sounds like Rue considers the couch a safe space, just as the bed is too. If your son wants to pet Rue, then call Rue over rather than going to. Perhaps a treat from your son to rue would be a nice little bonus during that time.
Those with more toddler experience will chime in with better advice than mine.
But, let sleeping dogs lie is sage advice. Even when they seem awake, let them be.
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When we got to the resistance to all things pill phase, I tried this and it worked. Made myself a pb sandwich put the pills in one section of the sandwich, a d cut the sandwich into bits around the pills. (Think pill pocket size). Put all of the bits of sandwich on a plate and made like I was eating my meal. Called pup over for a bit and fed a non pill piece to him and I ate a non pill piece rinse and repeat spacing out non pill pieces with pill pieces.
Be sure to place the pill pieces in one spot and don't mix! You don't want to take your pups pills.
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The his and hers towels are awesome!
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Take her out right at 545 for a quick pee, praise praise praise. Then back in and feed her so that breakfast has a chance to make things "get to the batters box" so to speak. Then out for walkies between 7 and 7:15. Plan for a half hour or so walk. Exercise will get things moving. Walk til she poops. Then walk a little more and head home. She may poop again, or may not.
Keep breakfast lighter than dinner so she may not have to poop sooner than before you get home.
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Could you perhaps ask your adoption group to have someone foster him for a month or two while you get your bearings on a new place?
At least you know he would be in safe and savvy hands.
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Are you upset with thedog or are you upset with your son for sticking you with his puppy?
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for your own sanity check the location of storms. weather bug has SPARK app which scans the sky and gives you the location of lightening hits. your dog knows what's going on w/ storms, but you may as well know, thus the suggestion.
there are tons of suggestions as to dealing w/ dogs that are sensitive to electrical storms. it's hit or miss, my dog found the bathroom comforting. when we travel and camp and there is a crazy storm, that's another story. lots of dogs react, mine try to stay out if they can in storms, but i don't let them. one barks at thunder the other just acts weirder. i bring them in, put some marshmallows(many were trained w/ them) on the crazy one's safe space(the bathroom) and let nature take it's course. Annie is not too happy, but safe and quiet(not pacing) hanging out in the bathroom. The tub works for her as well, but we found out she prefers it w/o a bed.
Those pics bring back such memories. Our angel Yardman was a thunderphobe. Unfortunately we didn't know it at first. We went out and a t-storm rolled through while we were gone. Got home, couldn't find yardman. Retraced our steps before we left, no way we left him outside. Started looking through the house (it's not big!). Finally a faint *clink* from the bathroom tub, he was there the whole time. *whew* He always knew when storms were coming. Eventually we found he loved our closet best, so we always left a bed in there for him, and the door open if we weren't home.
Memories
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Holy Cannoli! I ordered on the 15th and my bag showed up today. We took it for a test spin down on the East Bay Bike path. It held my phone (HTC M9 with ballistic case) a zippy bag of cookies, 5 poo bags and a few dollar bills.
Marco, KC and I approve.
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depression and lethargy , decreased appetite, hyperactivity, etc are side effects of Advantage topical . You can go to Bayer's website for the advantage patient sheet. There is a list that is quite long of potential side effects. if it's revolution, you can go to Zoetis's website for the patient sheet, again, the list is quite long.
If you've seen it a few times now, I'd talk to your vet about possibly switching to a different preventative.
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The stuff they use for counting money, sort kwik, I think is what it's called may help provide traction when put on the pads.
Also, rubber backed bath mats are great anti slip landing pads.
Shutting off lights so that the floors won't have as much sheen may help remove the look of slipperiness.
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I've had all levels of activity greyhounds.
We've had the homebodies that are content to sleep most of the day away and take only short walks (Yardman and Gus).
We had the hikers (Fuzzy, Doug and Chip) who, after working up the stamina for it, would think nothing of putting out 5-8 miles on a leashed hike
Most of our guys and gals (Penny, Battle,Doug, Fuzzy, Chip, KC)ranged their activity to about a 1-3 mile walk daily and several shorts throughout the day.
Really depends on the dog.
I've had all levels of activity greyhounds.
We've had the homebodies that are content to sleep most of the day away and take only short walks (Yardman and Gus).
We had the hikers (Fuzzy, Doug and Chip) who, after working up the stamina for it, would think nothing of putting out 5-8 miles on a leashed hike
Most of our guys and gals (Penny, Battle,Doug, Fuzzy, Chip, KC)ranged their activity to about a 1-3 mile walk daily and several shorts throughout the day.
Really depends on the dog.
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That's awesome!
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Pan, it still comes in huge bags. I've got enough to last a long while, need some? .
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Sara, Marco is on royal cabin fibre response due to his superfast motility from paralysis. When we need to,we soak a few beet pellets in boiling water and add it to his food. That add fiber and keeps stool firm.
Oh, the beet pellets come from a grain Store.
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Oh Batmom. Here's hoping all turns out OK. Please keep us posted.
I do remember years ago, our Gus didn't eat breakfast. Very unusual as he was a food hound. Of course it was Sunday, so off to the e-vet. Vet came in and said "he probably just has a touch of a stomach bug, but we will do a blood panel and have a look listen and see.
Blood work came back with his liver enzymes way out of whack. Repeated with near same results. He spent a couple days in treatment. Never doubt a gut feeling g.
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This sounds counter intuitive, bit I would try setting your alarm for a little bit earlier, say a half hour before the normal whine time and get her up and out. Then put her back and try for a little more sleep before your scheduled wake time. Then slowly, over time, ease the alarm time forward until you've broken the scheduled whine time and she wakes when you do.
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Just wanted to update: another round of blood work and urine was normal. On the advice of a specialist, since he doesn't seem to be in pain and hadn't had another accident, try cranberry supplement. So, we are. It's been 5 days and he is not acting like he needs to go as often. Could be a fluke, but we are cautiously optimistic.
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Eating Everything
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My guy eats everything. Including lemons, rind and all.
Good luck and happy grey-proofing your kitchen.