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are Purina pro plan and Merrick dog food high quality food for american bullies I was researching the dog foods from both brands the ingredients say Purina Pro Plan Puppy Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula with Probiotics Dry Dog Food chicken, Rice, Poultry By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten...

Hi, we are getting a little 8 week old staffy x mastiff tonight. We will be returning at 8pm. We want to crate train him, but I'm concerned about how "instant" it may feel for the pup. One day he's at home, next minute he's on an hour drive in a car, into a new home with weird smells, and...

I recently adopted a 6-year-old coonhound mix who I thought was okay when I adopted her, but when I brought her home, she was definitely leash reactive towards bikers, joggers, and dogs. I got to work on her right away and tried to condition her but nothing would stick. I finally turned to just...

I've had my puppy for a month and a half, and besides the usual shenanigans, she's quite well behaved. This morning while i was at the vet for her second shot, I noticed her belly was kinda irritated and told the vet, she gave me a hydrocortisone cream for dogs and told me to put it on her 3...

Our 2-3 year old, 90 lb rescue dog bit a visitor "D" last night. D held his hand out in greeting (he did not approach, just held his hand out) and our dog approached, sniffed, and then lunged and bit with no warning, visitor needed 5-6 stitches. The dog has met "D" before and was fine, relaxed...

Hey guys. Sorry for all the posts; like I've mentioned, I'm a new owner of a 2-year-old ACD and I'm still learning all the ropes. It was a surprise adoption due to tragic circumstances with her previous family, so we got kind of thrown in the deep end, lol. My girl has been home for a little...

Hello! I adopted my dog as an adult (7yo shepherd mix) and have had her for a little over a year. She’s always been good when she was alone, and I’d routinely leave her at home (uncrated) while I went to work for 7-10 hours/day a couple days per week. But yesterday I came home from work to my...

I have a wonderful friendly 6 year old 50lb Wheaton that does fine on his own at the park even with other dogs in the pen. For the most part…. He is not particularly social and is a little unsure around other dogs. But today is the second day now that when another dog runs up to him and they...

I should run, right? I described my dog as needed some basic obedience training and that she is in no way dog/human aggressive: 1) She told me she is a devotee of Ceasar's methods. 2) She mentioned choke collars, and how useful they are to make corrections. I asked if that was still true for...

He's finally toilet trained (had no accidents since he was 7 months) but had developed corpophagia and brings his poop inside the house! I go outside to pick up his poop in the morning and after my shift, so we do try to clean it up whenever we can. He likes to bring stuff from outside in, e.g...

Hi all, my 2yo mini aussie has recently picked up the habit of not wanting to pee on her typical schedule. I live in an apartment and work / have hobbies outside of the house so this new habit is stressing me out. She typically gets let out morning, evening and then right before bed. We will...

My dog is 15 months old. He is STILL not potty training. I am at my wits end. Please if anyone has any resources please help. I literally cry every time he has an accident now because it’s so stressful. I got him when he was 3 months old, and immediately started trying to potty train. That...

Need some advice. So my young male pitbull 1.5 year old has gone thru a 2 week training program utilizing a stim collar when he was about 8months old. (Shock collar). He’s good with his commands and all. But lately he’s been going crazy when other people walk past him or other dogs. Pulling on...