Dog Health > Dog snapped at me while cleaning his vomit in his cage...why...? :/
Frankie
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| Barked: Sat May 25, '13 10:01pm PST |  |  |  |  | Thanks..he is not at all food agressive and he lets me/others take things from him readily and does not flinch (not that we do that very often at all). I guess he just was not feeling well..Seeing a dog snap for whatever reason is always a scary sight. He seems okay now. But he was sniffing around the back corner where he vomitted, so you're probably right, he probably wanted to eat it.....EWWW!!! but it looked like he basically upchucked his kibble, so in his mind it was still 'good'...again, ewww!!
I will def take him into another room in the future..he is usually so good about stuff, so that is why it was all the more alarming..but now I know, better safe than sorry!!
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Dog Health > Dog snapped at me while cleaning his vomit in his cage...why...? :/
Frankie
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| Barked: Sat May 25, '13 8:36pm PST |  |  |  |  | tucked Frankie in his cage for the night and about 15-20 minutes later, I heard him retching. He vomitted in the back corner. I immediately called him out of his cage, and went to grab the bedding to clean it up. He snapped at me!!
I pulled the bedding out and pulled the black bottom of the cage out to clean that asd well, and he snapped again!!
Don't dogs want clean bedding...?
I would think/hope he knew I was trying to help and clean up the mess...
He had vomitted in his cage one time quite a while ago and he sat patiently and seemingly apprciative by my side as cleaned it up...
He has not been out of the norm, he was actually quite a happy dog tonight because we went to the park...(not a dog park, just a regular park)..
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Grooming > Anyoone use/have experience with/know about Happytails Canine Spa products....?
Frankie
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| Barked: Tue May 14, '13 12:37pm PST |  |  |  |  | I am thinking about ordering some of their stuff, in particular their fur butter and eye pads. If anyone knows about this stuff please share your thoughts and info. I know there are some reviews around the web, but dogsters always have the best advice!!
All in all I do really like Chris Christensen products a lot, but I am a woman and am a sucker for 'spa' treatments and shampoos and stuff!!!!!  |  |  |  |  |
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Dog Health > What monthly preventives do you use...? Heartgard, flea and tick...anything else..?
Frankie
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| Barked: Wed May 8, '13 12:54pm PST |  |  |  |  | Thanks again, all..
I need to look into this Diatomaceous Earth and check out the Sentinel further.
Frankie was on Frontline Plus when he got his tick over a yr ago, so that is why I switched to Advantix II. But if I never take him to that dog-walking park, that cuts the risk of coming into contact with a tick down by probably at least 50%, if not way higher. Our yard and walk around the neighborhood has ultra-slim chance of picking up a tick, though never say never.
I do like the dog-walking park. But being that is where he picked up his one and only tick, it makes me pretty squeamish. We do not have a lot of dog-activity things near us. In fact, pretty much nothing. So that is why I would like to take him to that park once in a while for a treat. But I know the little guy will be a sniffing-maniac there.
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Food & Nutrition > Puppy food?
Frankie
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| Barked: Tue May 7, '13 5:07pm PST |  |  |  |  | If I had to do it all again I would recommend Fromm.
They have all life-stages and are a family-owned company.
Our experience with puppy to adult food was:
We started Frankie on Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Rice Puppy formula bc that is what the foster mom had the dogs on, as well as the biewers she had been breeding. And bc she had been breeding and fostering a long time, that is what I went with. Frankie did okay on it, but so many brands have had recalls. We have also used Wellness puppy-while he eats almost anything, he wasn't too crazy about the Wellness. We tried Taste of the Wild after reading about it here and on dog food advisor. Did okay with that but then that was recalled. We also tried the newer Blue Buffalo grain-free one, he did okay with that.
But for now it is Fromm.
Wished we started him on this from the beginning.
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Dog Health > What monthly preventives do you use...? Heartgard, flea and tick...anything else..?
Frankie
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| Barked: Tue May 7, '13 4:49pm PST |  |  |  |  | Thanks all..so many great points made...
I think I am going to stick with Advantix II, esp for the spring/summer.
And give the Heartgard each month-even in the cold months. I was bad about this past winter and went a couple times 6 weeks in between the Heartgard, but it is true, it is better safe than sorry.
I would love to check out Sentinel thatt Tucker mentioned, but we do have a dog walk trail near us. I do not take Frankie there hardly ever. They have a paved way to walk, then the dog trail. We've been on the paved route, and that is where he picked up his one and only tick, so I am a little squeamish about going there again. But he did love going there. Seems a little mean to take a doggie to a park and not let him sniff anything. I think for now I will stick with Advantix II in the spring/summer and maybe use the Sentinel in the winter...?
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Dog Health > Dog growling and turning head to nip when picked up
Frankie
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| Barked: Sat May 4, '13 9:47pm PST |  |  |  |  | George!!! I think you may be right!!!
Thank you!!!
btw, at Frankie's 1-yr checkup last yr, the vet did find a very low-grade hert murmur and was not concerned. But I do wonder if there is any connection too...?
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» There has since been 1 post. Last posting by ♥ George P.P.Pie SHM, May 4 11:52 pm
Dog Health > Dog growling and turning head to nip when picked up
Frankie
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| Barked: Fri May 3, '13 9:23pm PST |  |  |  |  | Thanks Gordy..that is kind of why I posted this in health instead of behavior, because it is not an everyday thing. Today and tonight, for example, he did not do it at all. And when he did the little gag reflex the other night, while it very well could have been him swallowing spit, it was still a little alarming, esp bc he *has* been doing it again recently, whereas it seemed he had stopped.
I really do not make a fuss over picking him up, and I rarely even pick him up. And I'm pretty sure he is not afraid of me dropping him, he is a total rough-and-tumble dog and to see how he jumps out of people's arms, off the couch and off the third from the bottom step, he is pretty fearless and ot afraid. Of course, as they say, dogs sometimes think they have wings....
So I am just going to keep an eye on it.
The good thing is his 2-yr checkup will be coming up soon, so barring anything crazy happening before then, I will just wait until the checkup and bring it up to the vet. His tummy does look a little distended at times (but that could be my overractive/paranoid doggie momma imagination), but he still weighs the same as he has for the last year.
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Puppy Place > Why?
Frankie
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| Barked: Fri May 3, '13 4:04pm PST |  |  |  |  | Also, here is a great article with some great tips..(may have to copy and paste without the spaces) :
http://ezinearticles.com/?Puppy-Potty-Training-Tips-You-Need-To-Kn ow-About-Right-Now&id=5612226 |  |  |  |  |
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