I must have missed this original post but blaming a dog because of its colour is like blaming someone for something because they wear a blue shirt. Carol J Cocker Spaniel Rescue of BC No blame involved. Color can be linked to genes that we may not know it is linked to. See the Russian Fox...

I know that I'm going to be buying one in the near future, and Stafford brought it up as well on another thread. I am wondering which ones people have had good luck with, bad luck, and just plain wouldn't buy again. I'm looking at the "It's a Breeze Too" (I think that's the square one?). The...

What's a crossover in Agility? This came from my agility mailing list. The editorial in the July Clean Run gave a very good case for the official abandonment of the crossover in USDAA and that also is one of the new changes. I've only seen a crossover once (T.C. has

forgive me if there has already been a thread on these - been in absentia lately. I am interested in trying one of these with the terror Toklat. http://www.softouchconcepts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=SC&Category_Code=SH curious if anyone has firsthand experience with...

Ok, after seeing all the great responses to a few other "name my breed" requests, I thought I'd go ahead and ask the same question of our Zoe: http://resequenced.com/pictures/zoe/ Weight: 55 (more like 45 in earlier pictures, when we first brought her home) Age: 15 months now, but 12 months in...

"chris" wrote in message ... Sorry to bug you again, but I forgot to ask you another question. How do i ease tension between the dogs ? The older one (who we have had for longer) tends to try to get some of the new dogs thunder. We give...

I find this interesting... hope you do. :} Out of the dogs I've trained so far, these are the most common breeds: Mixed breeds (30) 27.03% Labs (13) 13.51% Goldens (7) 6.31% JRTs (6) 5.41% Boxers (5) 4.50% Maltese (5) 4.50%

(Melanie L Chang) wrote in news:bf2liq$2pmg$1 @netnews.upenn.edu: The trials were coordinated so that you could run at both, and rather informal, nice and laid-back. This was Fly's and my second experience running in Pro-Novice, and first running in...

Does anyone have any experience with a housebroken dog that pees on the carpet everytime you go out? My dog is very well housebroken, fun loving and a very sweet two-year old Pomeranian. She never has accidents inside unless she is sick. She gets walked regularly and relieves herself outside. ...

Love the story. I'm jealous. Perry bentcajungirl "Laura Arlov" wrote in message news:gq6Ra.16775$KF1.303145@amstwist00... Just back from a five-day stay at in-law's mountain lake cabin. Angel the Airedale has lived all her 3 1/2 years as an apartment...

We have 4 German Shepherds in our family: two males and two females. The alpha leader is the senior female (and longest running member of the pack). The problem is with the two males. Both dogs were brought into the house at approximately the same time. Although one has assimilated into the...

"Nikolaus Hiebaum" wrote in message ... Hi - My parents recently got a new dog. He, i.e., the dog, is already five months old (they bought him at that age), and he does his "things" outside, but lately he has...

Oh, to be a dog and know the true joy of rolling in/on a stinky dead frog!! Perry bentcajungirl "Michael Menoher" wrote in message ... Can someone tell me why my black lab puppy (6 months) likes to drop down and roll on...

We adopted a 3-4-month-old puppy from the pound and he's coming home tomorrow. I've never kennel trained before (both of my dogs were a bit older when I got them, so it wasn't an issue) and I wanted to know if I should set up bedding (i.e. towel or blanket, etc.) in the kennel for him or no...

In article (Melanie L Chang) writes: and of course, they enjoy their food more. If I were to do this with Reznor he would never eat kibble again. I made bad mistake of doing just that and he wouldn't touch his kibble again for 2...

I've decided to take Chloe and myself back to obediance training. The first trainer I used was recommended by my vet. But her techniques did not work very well with Chloe (prong collar training - similar to Leah's post froma couple weeks ago). Looking in the yellow pages of the phone book, there...

I've not seen you around for a while. Everything ok? Did the storm knock out some powerlines? Chad -- Looking for a pet? Adopt one! ** http://www.petfinder.com Info for a healthy, happy dog? * http://www.dog-play.com

When I sit down, she is there, paw on my leg, cow-eyes mooning at me. You must touch her, or she will start her 'lean': more and more body weight until she is uncrossing your legs with her girth. If I am reading, she is there, paw up on the chair, head on the book or digging into my leg. 'I love...

Melinda- Would you have a favorite book/article pertaining particularly to the structure of sled dogs (and other breeds as well) and why certain structures are more desireable in a sled dog than others (short back/long back, leg length, etc). I'm looking for a few books to help me tie structure...

Melanie L Chang said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior: But they do defecate less. Friday's the same way. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog.