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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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

@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...

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.

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?

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...

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?

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.

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.

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...

If this is the case, then I should stop bringing my dog to that place or person. We cannot change the way the vet or the vet tech handle the dog properly. On the other hand, we have all the right to choose which clinic we can go to. If the dog acts up in any vet clinic that we go to, then the...

The problem in this industry is the same problem with dentists, hair specialists, nurses, caregivers, and other professions dealing with patient care. There are people who are truly dedicated to their work that their professionalism is beyond their paycheck. On the other side of the spectrum...

I will also bring my pet to the vet when I know that it consumed lots of chocolates. I know that kids sometimes feed dogs with whatever snacks they have in hand, including chocolates. It will be good to tell kids not to feed any dogs with chocolate because it will harm the dog.

You may be right as my experience with our dogs can be a different situation with other dog owners. I agree with you regarding breeds because even mutts can be trained well if the owner have patience and skill to train the mutt.

I'm having double thoughts where to place this topic. I was typing on the Dog Training area but the topic is not actually about training dogs. Based on your experience, which gender is easier to train? With my experience, I found it interesting that female dogs are easier to train than male...