What can I do to help my dogs and their new owner adjust to eachother?

Posted February 28th, 2008

lil_mama3_bois asked: New owner took the dogs and I had to go help them get one dog out of the car. I think we may of jumped the gun letting the go so fast, but I think taking them back right away would be worse.( I can not keep the dogs, the new landlord already [...]

What can I do to help my dogs and their new owner adjust to eachother?

Posted February 24th, 2008

lil_mama3_bois asked: New owner took the dogs and I had to go help them get one dog out of the car. I think we may of jumped the gun letting the go so fast, but I think taking them back right away would be worse.( I can not keep the dogs, the new landlord already [...]

How can I soften my Dogs pads on her paws they are rough and scratch when she jumps in your lap ?

Posted February 19th, 2008

ll_jl_sl asked: I have a smaller dog that will jump up in your lap and the pads on her paws are so rough that it scratches you. I have a lot of friends that have dogs and there dogs pads are not like this.
Is there anything that I can do to soften them ?

When my dogs fight should i break it up or let them figure out whos dominant?

Posted February 17th, 2008

Jack Bauer my Hero asked: My 2 dogs are each about 35 and 40 pounds each. So its about a fair match…They are mostly outside dogs so thats where they eat. When i feed one the other more agressive dog runs and eats out of both dishes (no matter how far apart i fed them).
So [...]

How do I keep my dogs and cats calm around eachother?

Posted February 16th, 2008

BC asked: Before we got our puppy, our two cats were fine with our older dog. They got along and they even played with eachother. But now since we got our puppy the cats have been hissing and running away from the puppy and our older dog. And because they keep running from them, the [...]

How do dogs decide where to go to the bathroom?

Posted February 13th, 2008

Movie Buff asked: I’ve heard that dogs go #1 to mark their territory, true? My dog has her regular places to go in the yard, but when we’re out for walks, i can tell she wants to go, especially when it’s #2, but she sniffs and hunts around for just the right spot before she [...]

How do you feel about the poor dogs that have to live outside dogs?

Posted February 13th, 2008

Im not here asked: I have always cringed at the site of outside dogs they are either free roaming, tied up with a crappy dog house for cover or in a kennel all day and night. If you own a dog and keep him outside morning noon and night, why even own a dog anyway! [...]

What kind of dogs would make a good indoor pet; with children and cats?

Posted February 2nd, 2008

bengali asked: We have young children, and quite a few cats (We’re a bengal cat breeder). We want a dog that can thrive with the chaos that can often be associated with life with a family. The dog would be fixed. We don’t particularly have a ton of spare time, so we don’t want a [...]