The last dog, we had, died at 13 1/2, and he was a regular sized daschund. I don't remember it being much of an issue for him to get house trained. This cocker spaniel is taken out very frequently, and we are using crate training since we both work during the day. He does fine with that, and he...

I would like to know if anyone has an interest in posting your choice for president at this time. I know that it is not PC. My intent is not to evoke a discussion or debate, just to get a cross section of who you would vote for, or have voted for in the primary. I will go first, if anyone else...

We have had a visitor of late. Both times he has dropped by, Jubal Early happened to be in the front yard with me. The visitor is visiting a block away. I assume with his owner. He runs down here to visit. He is a more handsome red pit bull with more white markings than JE. He appears to be a...

I was at dog club last night. It's not my local dog club, but I was given membership there under the premise that I handle their tracking tests this year. I had called a tracking meeting and sat in on some of the classes as i waited for meeting time. One of the handlers had a ST Bernard puppy,...

Our Greyhound/Dobe cross is an enthusiastic and strong tail-wagger. I noticed he was licking his tail yesterday and realized that all the dogs were overdue for their Frontline. Figured he'd picked up some fleas and it itched. I applied Frontline. Then last night while we were all sleeping,...

The sit-stay is a basic exercise that all dogs should know. I invite you to share your knowledge in this regard.

http://flickr.com/photos/cat-sidh/ It's not a good photo, but I really like the composition. I rearranged the living room, so that the couch is on a diagonal. It gives a better view out the patio windows, and Harriet's been taking advantage of it. It was raining earlier today, so Miss...

Too bad Micheal Vick and other dog fighting retards were not in attendance. (Why are we expending American lives to protect these primative swine?) http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=48584 ted

I work for Home Depot, and one of the perks is getting to see the dogs that some folks bring in. Last night, I had the honor of meeting Amanda... a Pug/Jack Russell mix puppy. She had a little pink sweater dress on. I immediately fell into my baby talk, and probably sounded quite goofy... ...

Schutzhund 1, 2, or 3. We use mostly the best and very wanted blood line POHRANICNI STRAZ that's follower of the old blood line DDR Bojar v. SCHÖTTERHOF and TREU v. SCHÄFERSTOLZ, that gives super characteristic features with huge temperament and "like to work" feature. We use those dogs...

I have a dog that, when fed, eats his food like he has not been fed in 2 years. He eats the food whole, chokes, spits the food out and... well, you get the picture. How can I make him slow down? I have tried exercise. He runs 2 hours on a treadmill, but is ready to run some more, when he gets off.

I have a dog that loves to dive to the bottom of our 9 foot pool. Does anyone know the record for the deepest free breath dive for a dog?

Is anyone else experiencing a huge increase in spam over the past few days? I have only the one email address, and I don't killfile anything or anyone on my end. There may be spam blocks further up the line, but I don't have one. I generally recognize spam by the subject line and delete...

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I was home Wednesday to deal with a plumbing problem (which still isn't fixed, but it's a long and very frustrating story with no dog relevance whatsoever except that Peanut was a perfect angel while the guy was trying to figure it out), so I moved the laptop out to the living room. I was...

Hey there, ANYBODY know where I can find information and the name of an old Greyhound Race Track in the Erlanger, Ky. area around the 30's or 40's ?? Any help most appreciated. Thanks alot,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Steve

It's been a cold Yukon Quest - temperatures reportedly dropped below -60F at one point. Here's what that kind of cold looks...

My friend has a 12 year old dog that's clearly having problems. It's consistenly incontinent - both #1 & #2, which I witnessed and helped clean up last night. I last saw the dog a few months ago and since then it's obviously developed some problems walking and his hind quarters have atrophied...

I have a neighbor who is always telling her dog: "Go peepee! Hurry up! Peepee! Do business! Peepee and get treats!" Are dogs supposed to able to urinate on command?

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