Hi All Help needed with a slow aussie girl, any ideas or experience in the field of getting her speed up again faster is appreciated I have a girl who is now...
I would suggest getting a blood work up on her during the slow and normal
times. Almost sounds as if she might be anemic or have low blood sugars or
something...
At what age do any of you like to pick out which puppies you will grow out of a litter? Do you have size charts you follow? Do any of you follow any weight...
Well, from birth forward I access structure, don't care about weight as long
as they are healthy and firm. I do have a puppy data form that I developed
years...
Hi Just to return on the subject, I had her to the vet who did an examination of her, and took a blod sample. Nothing wrong to find, so the vet thinks it is a...
I am wanting to have my dog trained to herd, but I don't know where I would find a training center in my area. I know she has interest in cattle, sheep, etc....
I know you can buy software that will workout the COI, but can anyone tell me how to work it out myself? Thanks, Erika Linnen Boeethos Australian Shepherds ...
I am a relatively new Aussie owner. I joined the Aussie-L the day after I got my first dog, so that I could learn more about them from those "in the...
Welcome Georgianne! How awesome to add three new family members...guess you found out that aussies are like Lay's potato chips, "you can't have just one!"...
Hi everyone. This is my first Aussie winter and I have a question about them being outside. They don't want to come in because they're having fun playing in...
I usualy just read and try to learn something from the list but I have some questions that I hope I can get some help with. I have a two year old fixed boy...
First off, don't use Heartgard, it contains ivermectin, and should not be used in "collie-type" dogs, like Aussies. Switch to a different medication....
Georgianne: I'm not really an expert on this, living in Texas, but when it does get really cold, my guys stay out no more than 30 minutes in the backyard. If...
Hi Georgianne I live in the PNW and we get all sorts of weather. Plus, I live up in the
mountains so I get more weather then the lowlanders get. My dogs love...
We have used Heartgard before on both him and his sister (litter mate) and also on the mom, 5 years old. Of course I don't use it as often as I'm told to more...
Hi, I'm Linzi and in August I adopted an 8 month old, sweet little tri blue merle from the local shelter, he's got crooked ears(some say it's something to do...
My dogs are in and out.....I have them crated in the dining room or in the basement. I have them all in the basement now for the holidays as there is just to...
Hi Penny, On the heartworm preventative-- The protocol for the northern regions of the US is that a dog remain on a regular heartworm preventative from May...
All dogs should have access to a protected, water/wind resistant dog house or building during inclement weather. Dog houses are readily available at any pet...
I would love to get him an igloo but he is terribly afraid of closed in spaces, at the shelter it took two people to get him into his "cell" even though it was...
Has anyone had experience with an aussie amputee (front leg)? Our 1 1/2 year old Ted was shot by a trespassing deer hunter on 12/5/03, losing his right front...
I don't know anything about amputees but we all know this sweety is gonna need some serious encouragement and love to get going again. I wish nothing but the...
Yesterday was a good day. I went to a show in Cleveland and saw Aussies doing agility, obedience, and conformation. There were over 50 of them and I was in...
Hi Georgianne I had my boy eat to many raw bones and he could not poop no matter how hard he tried.....I was such a nervous wreck about it...I took him to the...
Georgianne: Thsi is really strange, but one of my friends just e mailed me that they just did emergency surgery on her Siberian, Syrah, to remove an impaction...
The news on Reese seems better right now. She passed some and when they x-rayed again, it's all moving slowly through. The little bit of stomach contents...
That is odd, Lynn! I just had a gentleman tell me a story about how his Samoyed had a similar experience after sneaking out and eating all the sunflower...
Thanks But the reason for not giving heartworm is not cost, I won't be looking at a $2000 vet bill if it was. I just don't like giving poison to my animals....
I'm sure this is just stirring up the bees, so if this does inflame irritate or peeve you please, don't hesitate with the delete. I've given ivmctn to my dogs...