Kimberly

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew of any books or good sources that would help me with my shy mare. Long story short she once was from a loving home, broke to ride and a good horse, sold, abused, went thru auction a few times and then came to us now scared of people. You can see she wants to trust you, but can't work up the courage to do it. We can't do ANYTHING with her and are looking for sources to learn what we can do to work with her. If you have any advice I'd greatly appreciate it too. Thanks in advance!

I'm going on a 2 week trip with my 4 dogs and one of them HATES car rides (gets stressed out, car sick, nervous etc). I bought Quiet Moments to give to her and I was wondering if any one had used this product and had any success with it? I've read the reviews on pet store sites and I know what's in it and what each ingredient is suppose to do so it seems like a fairly okay OTC thing, but like I said, I'd like a few more 'reviews' or success stories on it. Thanks :)

I was laying on the couch and my GSD was laying in front of it when all of a sudden I smelled urine. I looked down and there was a puddle coming out from under her, as she was still laying down. It HAD been a little while since she went out last but usually she'll get up and pace by the door if she has to go out. I was just curious what could cause this. I didn't notice anything weird in her urine, she drinks and eats great, and she hasn't been fixed either.

(And before I get "take that dog to the vet, moron!" trust me, I will. I have to wait a couple hours because our only car is at work with my boyfriend. If anything else happens believe me I'll be busting down my neighbors doors to help me)

I got a new pup yesterday who is three months old. When we met with the breeder who drove the pup and mom to come see us the pup was very scarred because it was her first time away from her sisters, first time driving, and then as we were leaving it was her first time away from mom too. Where she was before was in a really small town out in the middle of no where so lots of cars and sounds and sights are new to her too. She submissively urinates and defecates due to stress which I expected. She also kind of cowers when I aproach her and goes down into a submissive position, again which I expected after seeing how scarred she was of everything. I'm just wondering if anyone has tips on how to alleviate her stress and bring her around. This is the first REALLY fearful pup I've had, and I know she won't come around in one day, but tips on what I could do to help her calm down and relax would be great.

I have 2 deaf puppies about 5 months old or so, we're not entirely sure, that I bought from a lady who kept them in a small little chicken cage all the time with straw in the bottom of the kennel and only let them out every once in a while because she had big dogs who played too rough with them and she didn't really want small dogs (Mini Australian Shepherds). They're crated together at the moment because of the fact that they're extremely dependent on each other due to their deafness, they take great comfort from being with each other. They're crated in a right sized crate for the two of them so it's not a "the crates too big" issue just more of a "they learned to go in the too small chicken cage because that was the only option they had" issue, and they now have no sense of hygiene at all, I'll find them (if they're in the crate for a nap or if we come home from running errands) laying in their own urine, or prancing around in their feces. They get taken out before they get put in there and we're never gone for more than 3 hours, and other than running errands, I'm home all the time with them so they don't go a long periods of times in between bathroom breaks. They also will go in the house ALL the time, despite how often I take them out and I just wondered if anyone else had a problem of their pups going in the kennel/house all the time due to habits they learned from previous owners, and how they remedied this? I know all the "Puppies need to be taken out after they eat, drink, etc" I've crate trained and house broken my other dog, and she does great, just these two stump me.

I have 2 deaf puppies about 5 months old or so, we're not entirely sure, that I bought from a lady who kept them in a small little chicken cage all the time with straw in the bottom of the kennel and only let them out every once in a while because she had big dogs who played too rough with them and she didn't really want small dogs (Mini Australian Shepherds). They're crated together at the moment because of the fact that they're extremely dependent on each other due to their deafness, they take great comfort from being with each other. They're crated in a right sized crate for the two of them so it's not a "the crates too big" issue just more of a "they learned to go in the too small chicken cage because that was the only option they had" issue. They also will go in the house ALL the time, despite how many times I take them out (I try to do it once and hour, no longer than 2 hours) I just wondered if anyone else had a problem of their pups going in the kennel/house all the time due to habits they learned from previous owners, and how they remedied this. Thanks for any tips you can give me!

I have two beautiful deaf Australian Shepherd Puppies and I'm doing OKAY on training them, however I was hoping if anyone had any more tips on how they trained a deaf dog. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

I have a GSD that we have on Pedigree Adult food (not the best I know) and I was curious what other GSD owners feed their dogs. We can't afford the crazy expensive stuff and I want to know what good food is out there for a decent price. She has minor hip dysplasia already so a lower protein food to help slow her growth down would be preferred. Our vet recommended about a half a dozen foods and I would like to know what GSD owners feed their dogs that help them thrive.