I’m serious. She sniffs the tires, bumper, and lower edges of cars in a systematic manner. One time she did it in a public parking lot and was VERY interested to where I couldn’t pull her away, like nails skittering on the ground, and then she sat and looked at me, just planted it and stared at me. She never sniffs the tires of our own car, and she watches black SUV’s with high attention, sometimes trying to get in the back. When I ask her to get into the backseat of our car, she always takes 2 minutes searching the floor for something before she will finally get in. It’s been 8 years since s ..read more

I cannot catch a break with this girl’s ears. They both get nasty dirty (ear wax which is black) and the right ear constantly gets infected. Once I get the infection under control with medication, is there anything I can do to stay ahead of them getting infected? I swear it happens overnight… submitted by /u/saltwaterdrinker [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

My parents have always just bought basically the first available female puppy they could find. And for the most part that's worked. I'm looking to get a herding dog thats a little more medium energy, will bark at coyotes, assist in catching ground hogs, and accompany me around the farm and maybe teach her to herd goats. Do I go to a registered breeder and get a puppy that may have been raised in doors but I'm more sure it will be what I want or just get a crossbreed that was raised on a farm? Where or how did you get your dog? submitted by /u/Pokemon_and_Petrucci [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

My female Dutch Shepherd - who’s approximately 2-3 years old, is drinking a ton of water during the day and night and urinating a lot. She doesn’t have accidents, but typically wants to go out 4-6 times a day. I just got her health back on track (food/environmental allergies), so she’s back at her “peak.” She is by no means working, but is of the breed. How often is too often? submitted by /u/saltwaterdrinker [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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I belong to a group that rat hunts with our dogs in Washington, D.C. We do this because our dogs are breeds that are genetically hardwired to hunt vermin. So we are letting them do the job they were designed to do. Here is a recent video of one of our hunts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sJd9AGUtbg&list=LL&index=1&t=316s submitted by /u/bomanimtume [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Would love tips. I've got my reservations, all on Alaska Air with 2 connections. Flying out of Denver, cx in Seattle and Juneau. It's about 9 hrs total. I got a camping pad to put on the floor for him. What else would or have you taken with you for your dog that was handy/necessary? Tips for the specific airports? Airline? Thanks! Pic for tax submitted by /u/aamuraya [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

First time introducing a fended bite. I think he did pretty well submitted by /u/Big-Cockroach9638 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

How does a person deal with the people you work with???? who are constantly back stabbing me for reason at all… submitted by /u/Pleasant-Engineer307 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

So about a month ago a puppy was left on my porch (assuming someone left her knowing I am a dog person and have my own dogs). I’ve decided to keep her, I’m guessing she is a lab x apbt. She’s very smart, with insanely high food and toy drive, all stuff I was excited about and know I can handle as I’ve been working with border collies in dog sports for years. Something I was unprepared for however is how aggressive she is so early on. She can’t be older than 4 months but she has crazy food aggression and even just random aggression in general. She’s very very abrasive and pushy, which is an is ..read more