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...and my preferences are sightly different for different reasons for a first dog. So, I'd say do your homework and assess what would work best in your home. Talk to breeders, trainers, etc to get a good idea of what you might want and the challenges you might encounter. I just wanted to say that in...

Nice pictures! Looks like you had a lot of fun!

I'd also like to add to Bellezza's post that you could find rescues that foster out. Then you have a better idea of how they behave in a home setting. Also, if you go for a purebred dog, besides rescues, you could also talk to breeders. Sometimes they will have dogs that have come back to them for v...

I feel for you. I have a pup that I think would love flyball, but the nearest club is at least 2 hours away and with gas prices they way they are... Anyway... you can find plans online, but to buy the equipment... it is very expensive. I've looked. Just do a search for flyball equipment and you shou...

Best food is a homemade diet. You can get several outlined in Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats. A nutritional vet I have met recommends this book (He also has a handout about nutrition I can figure out how to send to you if you wish, just let me know). He also reco...

Fires! Hope you are still doing well.

Love the way my dobie does it since he can kick real high! They all made a point to do this, but he does it with a lot of flourish!

Your friend will probably be overloaded for quite awhile. Just keep telling her that you are there for her no matter what.

((Hug))

Nettle... that is EXACTLY what I was thinking! My foot always finds it no matter what!

Congrats. He looks great. Wish there were more people out there like you!

You can also try mixing the meat with the dog food. Especially since your dad may not trust her to eat on her own. The balance of ingredients in dog food (or the homemade diet as outlined in those books mentioned) is the healthiest for the dog. A meat only diet isn't healthy as well. Perhaps if this...

Half.com has a lot of those books at a pretty good price. You make a lot of sense and I wish I had the perfect thing to offer, as I know I'd be fretting too. Perhaps the Best Friends place might have some ideas? Maybe they have better contacts with more organizations that might be better? Wish I was...

Thanks for the blog post. More of his behavior makes more sense. I thought harsher methods were used since they did say that they tried "everything". Perhaps that might also have been a good thing to put into the show. What shock collars could increase in a fearful dog. However, I can see ...

I liked the hour long format. I also hope that they do a "how are they doing now?" episode where they go back and see how they fared with the training.