Have you taken her to the vet's office to have it checked out to make sure there's nothing inside the inner ear causing the problem? I've heard that sometimes dogs can show allergies to food by ear infections, not sure how true this is though. I'm no...

First off, make sure you get your dog from a breeder who's dogs come with a written health guarantee contract. This will give you either the option of getting a refund on the price you paid for the puppy, or possibly getting a puppy in the next litt...

Good breeders also welcome calls from you giving updates on the puppy. They *want* to see pictures, after all this is their 'extended' family. They often have contracts for you to sign, that spell out a health guarantee for the puppies they sell. B...

Yogurt does work in helping with diarrhea, and so does canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling).

We use a prong collar on our dog.. I'm not sure why you call it an invisible fence collar? Is there a collar from them that has a prong type attachment or something? Anyway I've never known anyone who's had this happen to their dog, but then I do knw...

Only 1 thing will cure hiccups, and that's time. Whenever I've had a puppy, it seems to go through a stage in its young life when it gets persistent cases of the hiccups. Same wtih my daughter atually, she got hiccups a lot when she was young. Thi...

Jeff&Viv there's a forum devoted to akita owners at www.akitaforum.com. There you will find many other Akita owners who will offer you invaluable advice and tips on careof your Akita. You should check it out and ask about it there.

Lots of dogs go through a stage when they jump up! You have to teach them to sit if he wants to get attention. Keep a leash on him in the house and step on it at times when he jumps up so he jerks against hte collar. Take him to obedience classes s...

Yeah it just sounds like she is generally dog agressive, or getting that way. Perhaps your st bernard is more laid back, and your rott was more confrontational and challenging her dominance or something like that. If you couldn't find a muzzle that ...

Actually it IS a result of the sex of your rottie. There are certain breeds of dogs that are prone not only to dog agression, but same sex dog agression in particular. Akitas, Pit bulls, American Bull dogs, Mastiffs, and boxers to name a few. ...