I agree with Breezyridge, that the weight gain was probably not due to spaying, but lack of exercise. I own 2 gundogs (brittanys). They were both spayed around 6 months. Maggie, the older of the two at 5 years old, is in perfect shape! But she get...

If you did "research", you wouldn't be breeding dogs that are given to you, or dogs that someone else no longer wanted. Do you even know what diseases/health problems minpins are prone to? Have you ever been to any shows, talked to any "real" breed...

Well, I'm glad they didn't listen to you and have his teeth pulled and have him debarked.

Well, this is the same breeder who gave a dog to her "selfish" niece, and is now recommending the dog "have his teeth pulled and be debarked"...so what do you expect? Selfish niece gets rewarded with a dog that she doesn't properly care for, and it ...

You say you hunt whenever you can, and yet you posted it in the "cat talk" area. Do you mean you hunt for mice whenever you can?!!!

Ok, what the heck is an "oorang" airedale? I know airedales are normally 45-50lbs, so I'm trying to figure out how you have one that is 100lbs and "still growing"???

"As I am nearly 70 and weigh less than twice his body weight..."
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How old are you, and who is paying this vet bill?

well as a dog owner myself it verry easy if u do good with poping their snout. when you see him peeing on the pee pads give him a treat and say good puppy. when they pee on somthing they aren't supposed to rub there nose i...

Common sense would tell me to keep the dog crated when he is home alone.

We never had a problem with it. Each dog has to "earn" the right not to be crated. We never left ours alone uncrated till they were each close to 1 year old. We weren't worried about accidents-they each were perfectly reliable about housetraining....