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Hi KathyC I just wanted to post a quick reply as i had a really similar problem with my little tibbie. 1st of all - yes take him to a vet to make sure there is nothing physically wrong with him. I adopted her from abreeder in a similar situation - had a few litters, desexed, no longer "useful&q...

Hey - My two little tibbies are the same - one i have had since a puppy and the other was a rescue. They never play with toys and also wrestle with each other ... but i have found that giving them things they can rip apart keeps them occupied for ages. There are two things which i have found really ...

We used to own a newfoundland when i was a young child ( aren't they just gorgeous?). If you have ad og this big i assume you have a large yard .Depending what county you are in , (i dont know what your water restrictions are like?) getting the sprinklers to go on every now and used to help our guy....

Thanks ... i guess i am shopping for an oil burner this weekend i will give that whirl and see what happens ... if it doesnt help then i will try the herbal pills and see how we go.
Thanks for your suggestions

HI - I give my kids science diet wet food with royal canine dry ( for sensitive dogs) food once a day on most days... every now and then we cook up up some mince ( human consumption quality) rice and carrots for them and they love it ( we also occasionally throw on some vit&min liquid stuff for ...

Thanks ... i have tried putting lavender pouches under their sleeping pillows in the past but she kept trying to pull it out of the pouch and tore her pillow apart in the proces.. i may try the herbal remedies - this sounds like a good idea .. are there any side effect that you are aware of ? . Does...

HI , I have two Tibbies, one male and one female ( about 4 years old) . We have just moved into a new apartment and my boy will NOT stop barking. He seems fine when we leave for the day ... but by the time we come home we hcan hear him barking befire we hit the enterence of the building. He used to ...

i have found small pieces or cheese or shaved turkey works wonders

Thanks Josie - It is certainly worth a try... i am simply going to have to take the time off ... doggie daycare is rare ( and unbelievably expensive) in Sydney . there are only a couple of places that offer it.... back to basics i guess ... I have actually found it really effective using two differe...

thanks.. the balcony door is always open ... so they can always go outside, but i understand the concept of not having any motivation if we are not there to reward them. We don't punish for going inside (even though i have to fight my husband for him not to yell at them :) . i don't know how clever ...

HI - I have a major problem... we have two Tibetan spaniels. One of them my parents had and never house trained as a puppy, we "absorbed" him into our family at two years old. The other was brought into the family around at two years old, from a breeder who no longer wished to keep her. Th...