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Actually, there is a term for what you are thinking of: Zoonosis, or the spread of infectious disease between species, primarily between animals and humans. The most common form of zoonosis is food poisoning from eating undercooked meat, or the meat of a sick animal. However, there are also several ...

Hi Summer, I have an idea for you, but first a question: Does your pitlab like to go for walks and other adventures? When my dog was a puppy she was at first afraid to ride in the car, until she learned that going for rides usually leads to an adventure of some sort. Now she loves to go for rides! S...

Preferring Excellent Tasting Animals. That's my opinion. PETA can take that and chew on it.

Thank you, Nettle. I will try what you've suggested, and experiment on one of my next nights off, when I have plenty of time to practice. I'll let you know later on how it works!

My Springer Spaniel mix will fetch, and even bring it back-- but she won't drop it. Instead, she keeps it just out of reach, wanting me to chase her for it, or tug. She loves to play (I don't like to chase, or tug). I've tried using treats to "trade" her for the toy, but intstead, as soon ...

Ocelot, I actually have personal experience of what your Ellie is going through. My Annie has had a fear of bridges and piers, busy crosswalks, etc. And although she has improved immensely through great patience, she still has a big problem with metal sidewalk covers and storm drains, meter covers, ...

My dog can also be "strange man aggressive." But I have actually perpetuated her natural inclination for this, simply because being a night shift worker, I always walk her at night, in the dark. I am very cautious about strange men lurking around in the dark, approaching me uninvited. My d...

When we adopted our dog she had kennel cough, contracted while in the shelter. Indeed, it is just like a common cold in humans, as there is nothing to make it go away, except time (about a month). It is also highly contagious, but there is a vaccine (Bordetella). Most kennels and groomers require do...

Hi! I'm new here, just signed up yesterday. I saw this thread seems to be like the "Front Door" and decided to be polite and introduce myself. I have a five year old Springer Spaniel mix (the vet thinks the mix part may be lab) named Annie. She is a Fun Dog-- hence my username, lol. I resc...

While watching this particular episode, and another one, "Harley the Not So Great Dane," I learned a new trick to apply to my own dog, only in a slightly different way: My dog, a Springer Spaniel mix, gets so excited at walk time, that she literally "springs" up and down uncontro...