Two months ago we adopted a 3 year old husky/shepherd/lab mutt (Maggie) , and already have a 6 year old was-a-feral-kitten cat (Bo) who is pretty touchy about new things. We picked Maggie because she was supposed to be good with cats. The original meeting went pretty well, better than we had ... more >>

Well it's been a month since we got our boy home (he's 10 months and wolfhound mix), he walks well and we keep to a strict pattern around the garden. Weve also been working a LOT on 'come comand and 'lets go'. So I took the plunge and half way around the garden I let him go (I say garden, its 25 ... more >>

It is amazing the things our dogs can learn without us even trying (good and bad, I guess but we're going with good here) My 1 yr old, Brie, has sticky 'fingers'. She just seems to pick up things as she walks around the house. It's handy having a mouth at table height! When she walks by with ... more >>

I got a crate and a play pen. This is how I arranged it, do you guys thing that this is a good idea? I will cover the floor with plastic mats and then with paper for the time that the pup will be housetrained. Pick: I need to crate train my puppy and I was thinking that this way it will get ... more >>

Okay, Okay...So I know I shouldn't brag (I don't want to rub anyone the wrong way and I am a believer in jinx)BUT...I really think we have gotten it!We are doing great with potty training!!You know, I guess this EMail could be one of encouragement.When you have a new puppy and they are having ... more >>

Hello everyone! I have a new puppy who is infatuated with my cat. The cat is actually ok with having the dog around until the dog gets a little to feisty and starts "pawing" at the cat. The cat "lets her know" that is not ok and will swat at the dogs nose. But the puppy gets ... more >>

hi everyone! i just wanted to know if anyone could help me out on how to get my dog comfortable letting other dogs sniff her rear end. when she was a puppy she was bitten by a golden retriever twice ( once at six months and the other at 12 months) same dog and same place.......the dog bit her ... more >>

Hello all! I currently am the happy "pet" to 2 cats, Chloe and Peanut, both 3yrs old; and 1 Golden Retriever, Dixie, age 8yrs. As of now, we, (my husband and I and our 2 children ages 8 and 10 yrs old), are in the process of adopting a new little dog from a rescue group into our happy ... more >>

Ok, I've done lots of posting trying to get help for my 1 yr old puppy's submissive urination problems. Lots of the ideas have had limited success. We managed to get her to quit peeing at the top of the stairs; we said hi outside before bringing her in when we come home; lots of different things. ... more >>

HiOne of my dogs Pepe hates fireworks and thunderstorms (no doubt gunshot, trains etc if he was ever exposed to those too). I bought one of those cds with recorded sounds on it of thunderstorms and fireworks - the instruction booklet tells me to start it off barely audible for humans to hear and ... more >>

I have just adopted a 2 yr. old female unspayed Leonberger. She was rescue. She must be at least 50 pounds underweight and I can only imagine what she has been through. It would appear that she has been used to breed with no regard to her health or happiness. She is extremely skiddish, ... more >>

HELP HELP HELP - I have a ten week old Malamute puppy. I have had him since he was eight weeks old. Most of the time he is good as gold and generally a sweet natured lad - however...He is becoming very aggressive. He is very "mouthy". Whenever guests come into the home he is usually ... more >>

Hello Everyone!I just joined pets.ca today and I was hoping I could get some advice...I have 2 dogs, a male and a female. They are Cane Corso's. My female's name is Cali and she is a little over a year old. My male is called Cain and he is 9 months old. Cali is all black with some white on ... more >>

.......they surprise you. Cooper was really pretty good about housetraining and then for some reason he decided that the living room was his version of indoor facilitites. So I came here crying and the lovely experienced people here patted me on the head, explained the doggie "teen ... more >>

okay, for the encouragement of those of us who are struggling along with behaviour issues....tell us your success stories! Have you turned a dog's behaviour around when you thought it was beyond hope? Did you help a cat overcome a huge fear or problem? Is your pet 110% better behaved than ... more >>

Hello everyone! It's been awhile since I have posted and have a few questions. Things, for the most part, are going really well. Indy, my golden, is now 14 months. I don't know if she's going through a "phase"...but she's started jumping up on the counters ALL the time. Sometimes, ... more >>

I need pointers on how to train my dog to stand properly for showing. Any suggestions? As he is just 5 mo...he hates being still very ... more >>

Greetings everyone! I am new to this forum, so I am trying to figure all these different symbols and threads out. Anyway, let me give you a little background on my family's two golden retrievers. Goldie is nearly three years old and Aspen is 1.5 years old. We got Aspen at 7 weeks; Goldie was ... more >>

Hi folks ... just wondering if anyone knows of a good training place in the London, Ont. area? I'm looking to get Oscar into some puppy classes very soon. I've googled it, and have a couple of potentials from my vet but I figured I'd ask here, and see if anyone could recommend a place they'd ... more >>

I need a word, preferably an intuitive one that means the same as TOUCH. We're going to be using that cue in agility class so I don't want to use it, but I would like to teach Charley to 'touch' people with his nose as a greeting instead of walking around on his hind legs looking for attention. ... more >>

Where can i buy a bell?? it's not one of those things you buy very often and i am stumped... i need one to hang off the back door so my golden tells me he needs to go out.Any ideas? ... more >>

need info on what a 7 month old yorkshire 's coat should look ... more >>

What is the best way to get Willow to pay attention to me and what I'm telling her, instead of watching (and barking at) everything that's going on around her.One of our major problems is when we are on the sidelines in a class, she is barking and lunging and pulling to try to get in on the ... more >>

Hi all I really need some help. I have a 4month old JackRussel and he is totally deaf (born that way). He has no problems though with house training he goes to the door and does his dance in the day time.The trouble is that in the morning when he wakes up he ALWAYS pees in his bed or wherever he ... more >>

hello all. HELPI need some help with my dog Amy. As you may recall, she is a rescue. I was told that she did use the crate and was used to it. But when I put her in it she whines and cries for a long time. In fact, she doesn't stop.Also was told that she was great when left alone. WRONG!!! I left ... more >>