Has anyone had any experience with an allergic reaction in their dog to common household cleaners (specifically bleach and lysol)? Stupid me was cleaning the bathroom and mopping and did not mop over with fresh water. My dog's face had contact with...

Thanks for the great idea!

There are PLENTY of labs of all colors at your local shelter. They are very reasonably priced too.

She is ADORABLE! It's not the breed, but how you raise the dog. I have a lab x pit too, but refer to her as simply a lab mix to people who don't need to know otherwise.

Keep charged batteries in the smoke detector.

Crate your dog during the day if he is prone to destructive behavior

Talk to your vet about medication, other therapy for nervous dogs.

Those are just a few ideas that pop...

What is the best way to break up two dogs that are fighting? I recently learned the hard way that using your hands is not the smartest thing to do, of course. So how do you guys handle it?

Eww. Looks puppy mill-ish to me! Cockers are so inbred anyway, so I'd be very careful just who your friend purchases one from. I personally would not trust this site. I would never buy or adopt a cocker either.

I am so sorry for your loss.

Update:

I actually took a few pH readings at home and the pH was normal (~5). So I took the rest of the urine samples to the vet my parents take their dogs to for a second opinion. This vet said there is no sign of infection. pH normal,...

No, they are not genetically related, so that makes it all the stranger.

Update: I actually took a few pH readings at home and the pH was normal (~5). So I took the rest of the urine samples to the vet my parents take their dogs to for ...