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by Suzette
Mon Nov 28, 2016 8:16 am
Forum: Breed Questions
Topic: Gerberian Shepsky
Replies: 9
Views: 11309

Re: Gerberian Shepsky

Well give them a fancy name and people open their wallets wider to pay for them! lol
by Suzette
Mon Nov 21, 2016 7:57 am
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: One puppy very social, the other antisocial
Replies: 3
Views: 6309

Re: One puppy very social, the other antisocial

Hi and welcome!! I would suggest reposting this in the dog training advice section. You will be sure to get some help there. :)
by Suzette
Mon Nov 21, 2016 7:54 am
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: Raw Food Diet
Replies: 569
Views: 319601

Re: Raw Food Diet

It wasn't completely clear from your post, but it sounds as if he is pooping in the house without even asking to go out. If so, this sounds like a training issue rather than a diet issue. But if you believe it is the raw diet, try taking him off of it and put him on your food of choice for awhile an...
by Suzette
Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:07 am
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: New Weim pup is attached to older Weim
Replies: 3
Views: 3534

Re: New Weim pup is attached to older Weim

Hi, and welcome! I would suggest you move your question to the Dog Training Advice section. You will be sure to get some very helpful advice there. :)
by Suzette
Sun Nov 13, 2016 7:55 am
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: How farming changed the dog
Replies: 4
Views: 3003

Re: How farming changed the dog

I also have to go by what I see. My cats became noticeably healthier when I switched them to a grain free kibble years ago. (I tried and tried, but could not get my cats to accept a raw diet. They just would not have it.) On grain free kibble they became a healthier weight (and I keep their bowls fi...
by Suzette
Wed Nov 09, 2016 7:49 am
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Resource guarding - Do I need to re-home her?
Replies: 7
Views: 4559

Re: Resource guarding - Do I need to re-home her?

I hope she hasn't been spayed because female dogs mature practically in front of your eyes after the first season, and if you can hang on through a second season, you will get an even better dog. I took this same advice when I got my puppy over five years ago and I am so glad I did. I let my dog go...
by Suzette
Tue Nov 08, 2016 7:55 am
Forum: Grooming
Topic: Cording a Poodle
Replies: 19
Views: 27009

Re: Cording a Poodle

Love that cut on him! He is one handsome boy!
by Suzette
Sun Oct 16, 2016 7:25 am
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: Pyometra advice please
Replies: 7
Views: 5841

Re: Pyometra advice please

I'm with you on this one Rnor. I have been down the Pyo road many times (once as a pet owner, many times as a vet tech) and this is one diagnosis that I feel needs an immediate response, and that is a full spay.
by Suzette
Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:41 am
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: Pyometra advice please
Replies: 7
Views: 5841

Re: Pyometra advice please

Pyometra is life-threatening. You are such a great owner that you noticed the symptoms so early. Most do not. I would get her into a new vet appointment today and get that second opinion as quickly as possible. Wishing your sweet pup well and hoping she is soon on the mend. Let us know how it goes.
by Suzette
Wed Sep 07, 2016 2:20 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Getting my dog to sleep through the night
Replies: 8
Views: 6310

Re: Getting my dog to sleep through the night

Have you tried the CD, Through A Dog's Ear? This worked like a charm for Piper when she was younger and was getting me up in the night. I didn't mind at all of course when she really had to potty, but she got into the habit of sometimes just wanting to go out at 2:00 am to explore a bit or lay down ...
by Suzette
Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:12 am
Forum: Breed Questions
Topic: How chatty are smooth/rough collies?
Replies: 3
Views: 4701

Re: How chatty are smooth/rough collies?

I had a rough collie growing up, my uncle had a rough collie up until a few years ago and my daughter has one now. They all have been barky. All were raised from pups and all were very, very talky. Most folks I speak with that have or had collies say the same thing. I do not know if the smooth colli...
by Suzette
Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:39 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Thoughts on becoming a veterinary technician
Replies: 6
Views: 4852

Re: Thoughts on becoming a veterinary technician

I was a vet tech for many years (and am actually getting back into it after a few years off) and while I had opportunities to educate people, my time to do so was very limited. So I thought of it more as "planting seeds". I would give them just enough info to pique their interest and then ...
by Suzette
Tue Aug 16, 2016 7:28 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Losing your best friend
Replies: 7
Views: 5799

Re: Losing your best friend

I am so sorry for you loss! I have know the emptiness and the heartache too many times myself (the only downside to being an animal lover I guess). There were times, with some of my animals, when I thought I would never stop mourning, but I did. And it got better. And now I can look back on them wit...
by Suzette
Mon Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2
Replies: 3365
Views: 2049215

Re: What are you and your dogs up to today? Part 2

I wish people would just make fireworks without noise. Apparently, they do. I read this year about a town in Italy that passed a law that for the sake of the dogs, only silent fireworks would be allowed. A little research shows there are companies who make silent fireworks. They are probably not as...
by Suzette
Wed Aug 03, 2016 6:29 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: New female pup, already got a 4 year old female dog
Replies: 3
Views: 6618

Re: New female pup, already got a 4 year old female dog

Hi Polarz, I would suggest moving your question to the dog training advice section. It will get more views and our resident experts can help you out. :)