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Why are my two dogs becoming so aggressive with each other?

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 22:19 GMT

This morning, my dogs Angel and Fly got into a serious fight over a piece of ice outside. They have been friends ever since I got Fly and now they are always grabbing each other at the neck. This morning was their first ever severe fight. Why are they starting to do this? I think Fly started it because I think she thinks she is better than Angel.

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Angel
TAGGED dogs, bordercollies, aggression, each, other, fight, serious IN Aggression ON today at 6:19am
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My Doberman eats mud clumps. Is that normal

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 22:10 GMT

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Princess
IN Other Food & Nutrition ON today at 6:10am
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How can I get rid of my dogs diarhea from eating bacon fat?

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 20:44 GMT

My dog ate a chunck of bacon fat a week ago and she has had diarrhea ever since. Is there some bacteria that she may have picked up from the bacon fat? Everything else with her is normal.

ASKED BY Guest 379619 TAGGED diarrhea, baconfat IN Health & Wellness ON today at 4:44am
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Re (2): I have a question for Aster

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 16:53 GMT

Link to Wood Haven Labs. Which as well all know is an excellent site. Gives great food for thought. (She's a supporter of meat-based foods, too.) I agree with the author on many things, including that meat by-products are not bad. They shouldn't be the main ingredient though. The "Dog Foods - Or what in the world should I buy?"--excellent artile. While I don't agree with everything in it, it supports the main point of my posts--people need to read into things for themselves. There's that study done on dog food again fed to minks. Why in the world did they not do the study on dogs? Not like they're hard to come by. "Therefore, meat-only diets, particularly those which must be supplemented with excessive amounts of vitamins and minerals are not recommended since they often do not provide the critical balance of nutrients required." ~labbies.com/nutri Whoever said anything about feeding an all meat diet? In fact, when feeding a homeprepared diet, you feed mostly meat with organs, bones, and sometimes vegetables added. But a 100% meat diet? No way in tarnation. "I also think the burden of proof is on you. " Fair enough. Thank you for finally complying with my request yourself. Here are the websites I have bookmarked: http://thepetcenter.com/articles.aspx http://beardie.net/bcca/health/articles/going_raw.shtml http://www.bconnex.net/~langevin/assets/applets/EvolutionaryNutritionfortheDog.pdf http://www.bconnex.net/~langevin/assets/applets/The_Wolf_s_Natural_Diet.pdf http://rawfed.com/myths/index.html http://rawmeatybones.com/ And of course there are my before/after pictures of my dogs, which speak for themselves: http://www.dogster.com/forums/Dog_Health/thread/639173 http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs51/f/2009/265/3/2/Before_and_After_Raw_Collage_by_Colliequest.jpg I do hope you give all my links a read. Many of them are very similar to the links you gave. I read all yours. I still can't say that I agree with you--in fact, I still disagree with about 95% of what you post, but at least we understand each other a little better now. I've been locking horns with you for quite a while now. I'm still disagreeing with you and will continue to do so unless I see fit to do otherwise, but I'm not going to wait around picking your posts apart anymore. It was wearing down my nerves. I'm just going to tell people to look at both sides, use their heads--you know my usual advice--and leave it at that. Fact is, while I do believe in reading and considering ALL sides, I do tend to be more wary and skeptical of government-controlled sources. They've made several decisions which have made me think twice about trusting them. I'll tell you if you ask, but I've had posts completely deleted before just for bringing it up, so I'll not speak of it in this post. Logically, why should the government-controlled organizations be any more trust-worthy than anyone else? They are just as capable of lying as Joe from across the street, and they are certainly not incapable of making mistakes. But you've made it plain that you're just the opposite, so I guess there's no point to trying to give you sources that are not from the government. So why have I been opposing you so strongly? Well, several reasons. The way you treated me in PMs and refused to respond to requests for resources in the past, mainly. Well, sorry to have rambled. Anyway, last but not least, I ordered several books on canine nutrition off of Amazon.com the other night, so I'm going to be learning even more.

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Burkett's Cookies 'n' Creme
IN Food & Nutrition ON today at 12:53am
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how do i get my jack Russell to stop barking all the time

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 16:43 GMT

ASKED BY Guest 449619 IN Barking ON today at 12:43am
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my puppy has a ton of accidents is she sick?

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 11:12 GMT

she has been having way too many accidents is this a problem if so should i see a vet about it ?

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Pearl
TAGGED accidents IN Other Health & Wellness ON Nov 6th
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I think she may have eaten something...help!

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 10:58 GMT

Zoe escaped from her crate yesterday while I was at work, and managed to pull up some carpet. There was a ton of carpet pad everywhere....Last night the diarrhea started and now there's diarrhea and vomiting. There's no tenderness in her belly, shes still drinking and has an appetite. My vet is gone for the weekend...what works to soothe her belly a bit? Would pumpkin puree be alright? Thanks!

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Zoe
IN Swallowing Foreign Objects ON Nov 6th
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Nail Trimming

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 10:54 GMT

Ok so here is the thing, I was trying to trim another dogs nails that are REALLY long (there like all curvy and stuff) now this is new to me because I am used to trimming sunny�s nails that are cut once a week. So here is my question; In the nail there is the pink/red little thing that is very easy to see and recognize as the quick, this goes about � way up the nail. Then for the rest of the nail is this white stuff (in some dogs I have also seen clear, hollow nail after this) but my question is if the white stuff is part of the quick and if it will hurt if I cut it. The only thing I am really worried about is that I think the dog might bite me if I hurt him. I am really sorry if this question does not make sense please paw mail me and I can try to explain further. Thank you sooooo much for any answers, sunny

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Sunny
IN Home Grooming ON Nov 6th
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A question for Aster.

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 10:39 GMT

Now don't get defensive, I'm only curious. This is not one of my rantish posts. In a past post, as I remember, you had said that once you went on the internet and found all of the sites and pages against certain ingredients in pet foods several years ago, you immediately did some reading up to see if it was true. May I inquire as to where you did your reading up at, and will you share any of those sources with us? If you cannot link to a source, please name it and give all the details you possibly can as to why you feel that ingredients don't matter. Thanks in advance, Tiffany, breeder-in-training

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Burkett's Cookies 'n' Creme
IN Food & Nutrition ON Nov 6th
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there oughtta be a LAW AGAINST THIS

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 10:14 GMT

Wow, I cannot believe this site, I am astonished! Puppymill online outlet! What do you guys make of this? Were you aware of it??? http://www.nextdaypets.com/directory/dogs/find-a-dog/ this site came up when I Googled a "mini Beagle"

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SUNSHINE
IN Animal Welfare ON Nov 6th
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Update on Min Pin's Dental Issues.

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 09:09 GMT

I took Nubbins to the vet today and had his teeth and gums checked out, the vet told me is was very common for little dogs or toy dogs to end up having problems with thier teeth, his gums and teeth had a build up and needed a cleaning, the only bad news is he may have to have a few extracted which is common as well, he will be going in for his cleaning next week and should hopefully be better soon after, the vet recommened continuing the brushing we already do and a good food, which i asked and the vet okayed the food nubbins eats he said it was ok, other than that he is healty!!! Thanks for all your input!!

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Nubbins
IN Dental Care ON Nov 6th
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Is a "hole" in head common in Boston puppies or is this a defect ? It goes away with age.

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 08:59 GMT

The Hole closed up by 4 weeks age . Out of 7 puppies, 3 have hole in head .

ASKED BY Guest 907619 IN Health & Safety ON Nov 6th
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chewing the couch!!

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 08:50 GMT

CHEY-CHEY HAS BEEN CHEWING THE COUCH! OH MY DOG! HOW DO I STOP IT? I AM SCARED TO BUY A NEW ONE BECAUSE SHE WILL JUST CHEW THE NEW ONE TO! HOW SHOULD I STOP HER?! PLEASE HELP!

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Cheyenne
IN Chewing ON Nov 6th
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Are beagles bad for people with allergies?

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 08:28 GMT

ASKED BY Guest 986619 IN Allergies ON Nov 6th
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Is there a home remedy relief for excessive shedding, dry skin, and odors?

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 05:28 GMT

My 5 1/2 year old female spayed rottie has a foul odor and hot spots in her head and neck area. The discharge from her eyes is becoming severe and she constantly wants to scratch. She's on Frontline and Sentinel. She also has very dry, brittle fur that has been turning white and shedding excessively. What can I do to give her coat more moisture and relieve this itching? I am unemployed and don't have any income so paying a vet to see her is going to be difficult.

ASKED BY Guest 835619 TAGGED shedding, odor, dryskin IN Health & Wellness ON Nov 6th
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