Search results

In what order does everyone do their "full groom" grooming? ie. Brush first then bathe? Then dry, (rebrush? comb?) then cut? Any groomers tips? My usual method is: Bathe when I have time/feel like i can handle it/things are getting REALLY stinky. Brush fairly regularly until I get behind and...

Hi guys. I haven't been here for a long time, and I'm sorry that these are the circumstances under which I'm coming back, but it's christmas time and I have a three month old baby crying and a toddler crying and Gilly crying and I'm crying and i just forked out a buttload of money I don't have...

The newfs from the Instagram feed Northwestmommy were featured in the Purina Better With Pets series. Beautiful dogs, lovely family. http://www.purina.com/better-with-pets/inspired-by-the-unconditional-love-of-a-dog-stasha,-julian-plus-max

My sister 'pinned' this on Pinterest, perfect for our beasts! http://carmichaelcollective.com/#Big-Dog-Purse

Gilly has skin issues/allergies mostly to grass/environmental factors which are year-round but affected worse seasonally. We've used benadryl and prescription antihistamine to no avail, steroids which work a charm, the targeted injections to build resistance to the allergens which didn't work...

Has anyone used essential oils for atopic/allergic dermatitis? My parents are essential oilers and my dad has a big list of oils for topical application and ingestion (pet safe) and I'm curious to know if anyone has had luck with anything like this? (I'm a skeptic).

Hi everyone!! I don't post too much these days (except when I'm especially exasperated), and I feel bad not saying hi and welcoming the new forum members and commiserating with the puppy owners and giving my condolences to all those who have sent their furry loves to the rainbow bridge. I'm so...

We had Gilly spayed about 7 months ago - the vet suggested reducing her food a bit, but at around the same time we started going on longer and more frequent walks so I didn't reduce her intake - i kind of assumed it would balance out. She eats Go! brand food and gets wormer monthly. She then...

we loves you.

I wish I could go to the vet and they'd say "and what's your dogs name again?" instead of "Gilly! It's been a few weeks, how have you been?" I'm not sure what's wrong this time, but I'm guessing an obstruction. I haven't seen her eat anything out of the ordinary, but she has been ripping...

I wonder if anyone has advice about Gilly pulling sideways and backwards when she's on leash on our walks. In our clicker training we were taught to stop moving at all if she was pulling forward and wait until she stipped pulling before proceeding and she doesn't (usually) pull forward anymore...

I just remembered a time when I was at my brother's house, before we had Gilly, with his bulldog doing zoomies around the living room (my brother insists she's only crazy like that when I'm around...) and she literally jumped from behind over the back of the couch, over my head and onto the...

I know there are a lot of people with very serious and expensive issues going on here so my apologies if my problems sound petty. I just don't think my credit cards can take another hit with a vet bill, even with insurance coverage! Gilly ate what I'm pretty sure was human feces on Tuesday. We...

A terribly dark photo of Gilly trying to peek on the new pup. I'll post better ones when I'm more alert. She rests her head on the edge of his bassinet every time she comes in the room to check on him. She is moderately happy (and confused) to welcome Atticus Rex Hall to our family (born...

Well this week I made some rookie mistakes, leaving my newborn's diapers in a bag on the floor and heading out to run a quick errand. We came home (on Sunday evening) to find diapers torn up all over the living room/couches (actually, our landlord was installing a new washing machine, so HE came...

For those that do water training- does this help with rescue "anxiety"? Gilly has FUN swimming with other dogs and doesn't even pay attention to the people swimming. But if no dogs are around she seems very anxious to just rescue. Especially with kids. Took my nieces and nephews swimming with...

Other than them just being "bad" in general, can steroids be given intermittently/randomly? I know they're not great for long-term use (health wise) obviously, so I don't want to start using them every day again, if we don't need to, which is why i'm wondering if I can just give her one randomly...

I feel like I've read some threads about training/correcting so that the back is flat when a newf swims but I can't find them. I think i'm an inefficient post-searcher. Last summer when I took Gilly swimming her back stayed mostly flat and didn't get very wet; this year she's at such a steep...

Hoping someone with more experience in this department can help me out here. Gilly started bleeding on June 17. This Sunday (the 8th) will mark three weeks since the bleeding started. We don't have her wearing a diaper or anything so I'm wiping the floors whenever I see a drop. I'm seeing less...

Yesterday we took Gilly for an on-leash walk at a very populated (on a rare west coast sunny Sunday, anyways) waterfront concrete human park. A man offered her a milk bone (I know i know, don't take candy from strangers), which she politely took, walked about 30 feet away, then put down on the...