Congrats on the new addition...Beau is a lucky young boy that you found him! Sounds like he is already fitting in well.

Shyspit, this is a "family friendly" forum so let's clean up the language a bit OK?

Cavylover, I agree that a likely cause could be a UTI and that she should see a vet within the next few days.

Another possibility is hot spots, especially since you mention you see some small sores now. They can come on very suddenly and any dog (or cat) can get them, but they seem to be more prevalent in long haired breeds. I have never had a problem with ...

My heartfelt sympathy to both of you JDinVA and Shermansmom on the loss of your beloved Boston babies. Both Candy and Bandit were lucky to have had such great human families to share their lives. We never have them with us long enough. I hope they fo...

Sorry, I don't know how to edit my posts (LOL). I meant to add in my previous post that the correct term is IMpacted anal gland, not COMpacted anal gland. The fact that the material Lucy copied used the term compacted instead of impacted leads me to ...

Lucy, wouldn't it be pretty simple just to at least say that you googled the problem being discussed, give the link, and THEN provide the material you found? If you are unwilling to do that, the only thing someone can assume is that you are trying to...

My opinion is that the OP may as well have joined up as "TROLL". Too bad he/she didn't give us the cell phone number from the phone they texted from, we could all call and give our opinion on dog food and puppy mills. And if I knew how to add the emo...

My male min pin had an impacted anal gland (just one side) when he was about 2-1/2. I remember that it was April Fool's Day and we had had a horrible ice storm and the roads were almost undrivable. Anyway, I had to take him to my emergency vet who wa...

Plymouth, your posts are getting extremely tiresome, not to mention irritating. You were told in an earlier post NOT to copy and paste material without citing where it is from. What brand of pee pads did you get this info off of? As I and several oth...

RottiGalore,
You sound like you are up to the challenge of adopting this dog, who in your own words, needs a break. Most rescues will allow a trial period, and I think it is worth a try for the rottie, Tilly AND you. Please let us know what you ...