depends on the breed and whether you’re able to keep her away from dogs.

larger breeds mature later, and it’s suggested to wait until AT LEAST their first heat to ensure their bodies develop fully…if not until they are fully grown.  for example, if i were not actively showing my doberman, i would be spaying her around her second birthday in July.

Our guidelines in Col. Potter Cairn Rescue is for females to be spayed at 6 months, same for males to be neutered.  In the past 20 years of owning dogs I have gone from fixing them at 1 year old to this 6 month age recommendation and I see big differences in how my dogs respond.  And I am liking the results of altering them at 6 months.

When we crate our puppy we actually don’t put pee pads in there — take him out at night and in the morning and do it consistently and it teaches them when to go to the bathroom

We were told not to put pee pads in the crate as they should not be encouraged to go to the bathroom in their den. It takes a little while to get used to but we found getting rid of pee pads altogether was the best thing ever. We had our months of accidents but now our guy never goes to the bathroom inside.

I found pee pads increased his incontinence

Give him some space and toys and stuff and reinforce him for going in the den and just making sure he doesn’t have water before bed and is taken outside

Also make sure his kennel doesn’t smell like urine or feces — he may not realize he isn’t suppose to go to the bathroom in there and he may be playing or destroying the pee pads because he is teething — there are awesome rubber toys you can get and we just popped out the squeek mechanism in them so ours could chew on them all night and also make sure he gets a long walk and lots of exercise before he goes in so he isn’t full of energy!!

if he’s urinating constantly could be a UTI  so many get checked for that!

Yep, you are training your sweet puppy to pee and poop in your house when you use pee pads.  Follow the directions below to house train your pup, and sleep in sweats or something like that so you can pop up in the middle of the night and take that puppy outside if he starts indicating he needs to pee (he should be sleeping in a crate that is small enough that he does not want to pee in it).  I sleep in sweats with slip on shoes beside the door for all my dogs until they are 6 months old.  

I have a 11 year old Scottie that was taught to pee on pads in the bathroom when he was a puppy, (before I got him at 6 months old) and to this day when it is cold or rainy at night he will go into the bathroom and use the bath mat instead of going out the doggie door which is 4 feet away.  If you teach them to use a pee pad you will struggle with the results the rest of his life.

Fight the good fight!

we feed green beans as treats quite frequently.  dogs don’t really need additional vegetables, though, and whole earth is a good food.  what makes you want to supplement?

I use fruit for treats (no raisins!), and if I am chopping vegetables for myself I offer pieces as treats while we are in the kitchen.  Other than that, I don’t routinely add fruits and vegetables to the raw diet I feed my boys.  They are allowed to graze my yard and they eat dandelions (greens & flowers), some flowers (quince most often when it is in bloom), and most anything they can get in the vegetable garden including tomatoes, squash, raspberries, and blueberries. 

I do add raw meat & raw bones to my foster’s diet — they get a grain-free kibble with raw meat and raw bones added to help keep teeth clean (raw bones) and add top quality protein.  For example, they get their kibble and a duck wing, or an organically raised chicken wing (no hormones) or ribs/frames.  Some times I add some canned Jack Mackerel to the kibble for Omegas, or a poached egg – about once per week. 

As your pup gets older you can use things with larger bones (hormone free chicken legs, backs, etc.) but I would wait until he is over a year old before I start feeding these larger bones.   

Thanks Krista, I will get her to the vet’s.

Hello,,
I know that allethrin is highly toxic to bee’s,cats and fish..but not so much to people and birds.

I do not know about dogs though. I know that it is an ingrediant that is common in horse fly spray as well. I am interested if someone can respond regarding dogs…
~kelly

I think my Brook got hers after her bath. We went for a walk and she rolled around on the grass like she normally does after her bath. But I was wondering…what if her tail wasn’t fully dry and the cold from the ground together… could that cause her problem. Everything was fine shortly after that but then she went to sleep for a while and when she got up that’s when I noticed her licking at her tail. I tried to touch it but she yelped. I went
on line and got some information. I just want
to be sure.

I have only took temperature once this smorning and it was ,100.04f. She was due 26th but no sign she is just her normal self.I have been told they can go up until their 70th day.as long as their no signs of stress or problems

I have took it 3 times today first was 100.04f second was 99.14 and third was 99.32f. I have conta Ted a vet and they send to weight some dogs have pups late.she is not distressed.

I will contact vet tomorrow thanks for advice
But is it right that bigger dogs can go up until 70 days pregnant and have no complications ???

Her tempature is now 98.06 f

Ok thanks. Can u tell me if her temperature (98.96f) OK

Thanks what is latest date they can have pups if pregnant?

OK thank you for your time.I will ring vets in morning 🙂