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Sausage cum cibum- fluitante, vita- bonum est     Barked: Sat Mar 9, '13 10:40am PST  I'd shave, less work you and less pain for your dog. I don't think trimmed ears look drastically different from untrimmed, btw, so i wouldn't worry about that My mum won't let me cut the ear fluff on our dog when she gets ear mats, and I have combed out my own dreadlocks so i transfer that experience to the mats. What I do is hold the mat by the base so i won't yank on the ear and skin too much, then I niggle a metal comb at the tip until it loosens up. When I've done this all the way to the base, I use a slicker brush to remove loose hairs If your dog's not used to boring ear grooming, give a time consuming treat while you work. Unless you want to groom ears every day I'd really suggest shaving and keeping the ear fluff short, the area is notorious for matting in like, seconds. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sausage cum cibum- fluitante, vita- bonum est     Barked: Fri Mar 1, '13 5:54am PST  I use oven dried bits of chicken, pork skin, or banana. You can use anything your dog likes and tolerates in large amounts - i have a couple lamb hearts in the freezer I've been meaning to chop up and dry my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Ridiculous things people assume about dogs.

Sausage cum cibum- fluitante, vita- bonum est     Barked: Wed Feb 27, '13 2:57pm PST  "S/he humps because he's dominant!" ^every time I hear this, it's said about a dog who is clearly stress humping. your dog isn't "dominant", now stop it from humping mine, who is polite enough to not bite yours. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Is it my imagination or . . .

Sausage cum cibum- fluitante, vita- bonum est     Barked: Thu Feb 21, '13 4:51am PST  At least less smellier... Though mine ate a lot of garlic-flavoured treats for a period and I'd catch random whiffs of rotten garlic when she farted in her sleep my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > Kibble free of Chinese ingredients

Sausage cum cibum- fluitante, vita- bonum est     Barked: Sun Feb 17, '13 12:59pm PST  just curious - what's wrong with chinese ingredients? my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sausage cum cibum- fluitante, vita- bonum est     Barked: Wed Feb 13, '13 3:59pm PST  Clicker (or marker) train gradual approach? my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Red paws!

Sausage cum cibum- fluitante, vita- bonum est     Barked: Tue Feb 12, '13 9:53am PST  The red skin is now on 3 paws! However the vet checked her for allergies and all sorts of things, but it turned out to be a minor fungal infection, because of the snow. And also: supposedly her first heat, which we suspect was recently, may have something to do with it. Apparently bitches tend to have slightly lowered immune systems during heat. Who knew? We've been prescribed a bottle of Malaseb for 2x foot baths a week. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > I feel like a bad "parent"...

Sausage cum cibum- fluitante, vita- bonum est     Barked: Tue Feb 12, '13 9:39am PST  Get one of those flavoured tooth pastes! Utterly pleasant when your dog loooves tooth brushings because there's liver paste being shoved in their mouth Minor plaque is possible to scrape off with your fingernail, if your dog lets you. Don't use any metal instruments though, as that could hurt their teeth. I know some people use this product called PlaqueOff, which is pricey, but not as pricey as professional teeth cleaning. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Red paws!

Sausage cum cibum- fluitante, vita- bonum est     Barked: Mon Feb 11, '13 2:52am PST  Irritants: Don't use them Salt: Rarely exposed to, and I wax her paws when she is Bug bite: Wrong season, and no bite that I could see/feel Splinter: Nothing I could see/feel Broken claw: No pain, and the red area is just by the metacarpal pad Cyst: No bump or pain Fungal infection: Still probable Hookworm: Oh god, I've never even heard of that. She's due to get her next wormer right about now, actually We're going to the vet today my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sausage cum cibum- fluitante, vita- bonum est     Barked: Sun Feb 10, '13 12:27pm PST  My dog's paws started going red when the snow became a permanent fixture last year. It's moderate pink between the toes, but between the large pad and the toes it's a deep rust red. I suspected that a fungal infection because of the constant moisture, but as I was shaving between the pads today I noticed that on one paw, the skin between the pads was also red, rough, and bleeding slightly. All the other paws have normal pink skin, and she's not been chewing or licking any of her feet. Could it be something else? Does anybody have any experience with anything like this? my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

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