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    Beagle Puppy Bullied By Huskies

    A friend of mine has sold me a Beagle puppy for a cheap price because his 3 fully grown Huskies were playing with the Beagle like a ball. This puppy was very aggressive and afraid when we got him, but now he is calmer and more active. I just read the article that Vinny posted here and now it...
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    Determining If A Dog Is Blind

    I appreciate your list because it gives us a way to determine whether our dog is going blind. Besides age, what are the common causes of blindness? The neighbor's dog that I mentioned had an operation because the vet determined that the cause of the blindness is a cataract. It repaired the...
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    Dogs copying each other

    Poppy is right. The old dogs that were properly trained can help a lot in teaching the younger puppies. I think it is wired in all living things that we copy the actions we see from older members of the family, instead of what has been instructed us to do.
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    The Smell of the Foot

    Thanks for the answers. Trying to think about this, I guess it is not the smell of the foot that encourages puppies to chew on footwear, but the material of the footwear that attracts puppies to chew on them.
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    How to Get Dog to Stop Pulling on Leash?

    I remember this article about retractable leashes. I think this is the best way for your dog not to get hurt as it is normal for dogs to get excited when they like to do an activity.
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    The Smell of the Foot

    I'm questioning myself where to write this topic, here or in the off topic section. I chose to write it here because it has more to do with the training of puppies. So, does the smell of the foot attract puppies to gnaw and bite on footwears? Sandals, slippers, or shoes, puppies loved to use...
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    Seeing Ghosts, Myth or True?

    Howling is a way of communication of dogs. I would go with science on this one. Seeing spirits or not, when dogs howl, other dogs will join in as well. I might refer to this phenomenon similar to the yawning of humans. When you see someone yawns, then you feel the urge to yawn as well, even...
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    Indoor Activities for Your Dog

    @DenverDogLover82, I don't use a specific channel as I try to search for videos of other people who captured their dogs on camera while they are indoors. I also capture a video of my dogs while they are watching, but I don't upload as its only for our private viewing. I don't like people...
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    Indoor Activities for Your Dog

    Watching documentaries about dogs will keep my pets busy even though we are inside the house. They would bark at the dogs on the screen and even try to smell the screen when they see dog food or meat.
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    Determining If A Dog Is Blind

    Dogs have a good sense of smell and they can go around following their noses. Our neighbors had a dog that was blind and I will never know that she was blind if they didn't tell us. What are the signs or symptoms that a dog is going blind?
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    First Aid For Vomiting

    Thank you both for those suggestions. Your pumpkin suggestion makes me want to eat a pumpkin pie. I remember my mother mixing sugar in plain water and she carefully feeds that to our dog. She said that it will help in recovering strength. Is there truth about this? What about the food to avoid...
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    First Aid For Vomiting

    I know that we need to send our dog immediately to the vet if our dog is vomiting continuously. What is the first aid that we can do to our dogs in order to help them get relief from their sickness while traveling to or waiting for the vet?
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    Do you think pit bulls get a bad rap? Should the owners be held responsible?

    Easier said than done, especially with owners who think they know everything already. I agree with you on this, but irresponsible dog owners don't even bother knowing the proper do's and don'ts of having a dog.
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    Plants Safe for Dogs?

    I think dogs are safe as long as we are safe. I mean we don't place poisonous plants inside the house for aesthetic purposes. Dogs have a good sense of smell so I would assume that they will stay away from flowers that will make them sick.
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    Do you think pit bulls get a bad rap? Should the owners be held responsible?

    I don't blame anyone or even the dog when these things happen. It is how nature designed dogs to bite and early humans trained these wild animals into pets. However, these animals retain their instinct to defend themselves through barking and grinning, then biting when the first two warnings...
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