• I have a six-year-old neutered Doberman. We keep him inside. When we leave the house, we keep him in a kennel in our bedroom. When we go on vacations, we have a pet sitter (that is her full time job) come-by the house to let him out to the yard, ...
  • About 5 years ago, we rescued an abandoned Akita that wandered into our yard, completely emaciacted and loaded with ticks. He's been a very good dog, very loving and reasonably well-behaved, if not the sharpest tool in the shed, until the last 6-8 ...
  • Around these parts, the popular designer dog of the last few years is the "Labradoodle," a lab/standard poodle mix.Today at the gym, someone was gushing about her new puppy. She wasn't talking to me, so I didn't really pay attention, until she ...
  • what do you look for in a dog friendly house? the SO and i are starting our search for a house of our own. the place we're renting is nice, but financially, home ownership makes a lot more sense.we've been looking at a lot of places, and we were ...
  • I just finished watching the Nova program "Dogs and More Dogs: The true story of man's best friend" and at the end, one of the experts they interviewed said that breeders should be focusing not on looks but personality. To breed the perfect pet. ...
  • Hi, About a week ago we got an 8 week old Bichon Frise. He is adorable and full of energy, but his eating habits are troubling us. When he got here, he went two days without eating anything. The breader has given us some of the dry food she had been ...
  • Uploaded a few more misc. photos. For the Stumpy Fan Club, he's still fat and not near molting yet: My Argentine boa, Tina, shed tonight. He she is several days ago with cloudy eyes: (Her shed was complete, but she wadded and rolled it up as she ...
  • This summer, Maui and Cali (toy poodles) are going with me to the Outerbanks of NC. Taking dogs to the beach will be a first for me (and they have never been there either). I am already looking forward to it but have much to read about how exactly ...
  • I am interested in adopting my first dog. I had dogs as a child but only one as an adult. In my mid 20's we adopted a puppy. I could not stop it from digging under the fence, getting out of the yard and running in the street. We'd had it for about ...
  • I have a jealous boston terrier...Over the past week he has been going #1 and #2 in the house...Once even on the baby's bed!!! I love my dog, but I cannot have this. It's disgusting. What can I do to stop it??? Background:Kipper has been a very ...