• One of the main things the Newf pup's family was/is having trouble with is housebreaking (totally their problem - lack of schedule, supervision, etc). we've been making huge progress, which is why she's staying with me - so she doesn't lose that. ...
  • My 9 week old puppy sleeps with me and insists on sleeping on my pillow! I have a queen sized bed with plenty of room. There is another pillow which is unused on the other side of the bed... Yet I lift puppy up on my bed and she heads right for MY ...
  • This title when injected into my subconcious quikly springs to mind "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Secret of the Ooze". Did my eyes or ears mistake me or did they say Anacondas travel at 150 feet per second? Well, that's about 100 miles per hour or ...
  • I got the call today from Richard, and picked up his (now *my*) Argentine boa, Tina. Now I've got a big snake of my own! :-P Well, not that big. Right now she's about 5 1/2 feet long. She has a totally sweet temperament. Tonight three people took ...
  • I know I've posted Taffy pictures before, but only of her in her wild-woman-needs-groomed-state. Here's some before and after shots. I clipped her on Sunday. http://www.home.earthlink.net/~dogsnus/images/100 0092.JPG And after: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~dogsnus/images/102 0210.JPG We call this her "ears back for speed" look. The photo isn't ...
  • She was 7 years and 8 months old. A beautifully symetrical calico with gorgeous topaz eyes. She began her life in the wild, born to a mother who had been dumped by her humans when they discovered she was pregnant. She ended her life with dignity, in ...
  • Hi everyone, I came home yesterday and found an old siberian husky who really looks like she is in need of a hug or something. I have some fliers out around the neighborhood but I'm not sure I want to give her up if the owner comes to claim her. She's ...
  • I'm not sure if this is one for the veterinarian or not. Cubbe has been shaking, not quivering or shivering, but a full body shake, the sort that a dog does when wet. At first it was when putting a leash on her, a little annoying but not terribly ...
  • What's the best way to get a dog to enjoy going in small creeks to fetch toys? I have been working on the slow approach, just getting the toy closer and closer to the edge and then in the water a bit. Maui will get it but not if too much of him ...
  • Our 1 year & 3 month old Military Macaw calls my husband & I by name. It is amusing and he seems to know our names and who is who. He also calls our German Shepherd by his name. His vocabulary is increasing rapidly and his voice is becoming ...