Recent content by JudyN

I've no advice to give on her skin issues, but none of this, including Biddy's behaviours is your fault. She was a very disturbed stressed dog when she first came to you, and she needed whatever you could do to make her happy. Dogs aren't automatons, we can't, and shouldn't, get them to do...

Hi, and welcome to the forum. Unfortunately, I can see a few problems with what you're hoping to find. The main issue is that for a dog to stand up to intruders and protect you, it has to have an underlying level of insecurity... otherwise it would be like a labrador and lick intruders to...

I would try a different sort of bowl - sometimes a dog can be upset by the reflections off metallic bowls, or by the chink of their collar against a bowl. I would try anything, from earthenware bowls to plastic, to your own mugs. If there's any clean streams locally, you could take her there and...

At a very quick look, if I was living with someone and bought/adopted a dog, then the 'someone' left, they could take the dog with them. It doesn't seem to account for the possibility that only one party would 'own' the dog. Which doesn't feel right to me.

Hypothetically, of course... 1. Yes, depending on contents. 2. Things that I might forget, or not easily available when I arrive: poo bags & treats spring to mind, maybe even a bag of 'emergency kibble'. Oh, and tick removers. But the things that would be really useful would be a bit too...

What is the supplement? Why not give it to her again and see how she is?

I've not heard of Brazilian terriers before - checking online, I really like the look of them. Can't wait to see your photos!

It's such a big subject, could you start a new thread in this section please? Dog Food and Diet Let us know what you've offered her so far, and what has gone down... and stayed down!

Welcome to the forum :)

I've replied to your other thread on feeding, but just to pick up on one point - it's best not to leave a dog's meal lying around so they can pick at it as and when. It's best that at mealtimes they are a little hungry, and then eat it all in one go, giving their digestion a break before the...

You'll find any number of different opinions on this (which is mainly because rigorous scientific studies haven't been done, so opiniions are mainly personal experience, educated guesses... and unedicated guesses!). In my opinion, a raw diet is really healthy, possibly the most healthy diet. It...

What I would like to understand is, if Freddie immediately stopped pulling on the slip lead, how does it work? Wouldn't he have had to pull enough at first to realise that pulling was unpleasant? Yet so many dogs will pull even on a choke chain to the point where their eyes are bulging. I...

I think as your vet is happy and he seems healthy, I would err on the side of letting him go hungry. I would also take up any food left after 10 minutes at the most - it's better for dogs to eat straight away than to graze. And if he is kept a little on the hungry side, he'll learn to look...

It's worth bearing in mind too that some older dogs lose weight rather than gain it... in which case senior dog foods won't be appropriate for them at all.

I asked my son about where would be a good platform to get feedback from your app and he suggested Reddit - they have subsections specifically for asking for feedback for this type of thing.