ZoeandTucker... I think that you're right to just start over again with your puppy. I can't believe that she weighs just 8 - 11 pounds at 6 months! She must be very tiny! I'll be sending lots of positive thoughts your way....let us know how she...

I went back and read some more of the posts to the Zoe thread. Actually, the suppository idea isn't bad! When we're on the road with the dogs, we sometimes use human baby suppositories to encourage the dogs to poop. I wouldn't suggest doing this a...

I'm sorry that you're having so much trouble housebreaking your beagle. It's hard to diagnose these problems without being there in person.....but I'll give it a try. I sense that you're getting rather frustrated with the situation and that perha...

What a great example, puppylove04! Thank you for sharing your story.

As a breeder of beagles, I won't place any of our dogs in a home with invisible fencing. My dogs are well-trained, I've even gone High in Trial in obedience, but I would never trust invisible fencing to contain my dogs. A beagle's instinct to follo...

"Most breeders don't just breed for color!" (SummerGirl21 - msg 112) You beat me to it, SummerGirl21! I don't understand this recurring theme of show breeders breeding for color. I breed show beagles and our standard calls for "any true hound ...

Thank you for an interesting topic, hoosgow. I'm curious...you breed performance dogs and you've made the comment that "the dogs that i produce would not make good pets" (hoosgow, msg 76). What is the fate of the dogs that don't make the cut? Go...

We ALWAYS do a home inspection before placing our puppies in a new home. We've intentionally brought them into the world, we owe it to them to find them safe and loving "forever" homes. Sometimes home inspections require a little creativity or the ...

I advise to never free feed; it leads to lazy eaters and/or overeaters. Put the bowl down, give the puppy 5 minutes to eat, then take the bowl away. If he doesn't eat everything, he'll be hungry at the next feeding and will eat his regular portion....

Well, I'm confused, AnimalLover. You start this thread by saying that you hate purebred dogs and they're a waste of money. However, on the Favorite Dog thread you tell us that your Swissy has gone BIS four times and you love her to bits. ?????