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Mikey apparently can hold a big Grudge!! 😁 Maybe you could bring Just Mikey somewhere and leave Marley at home, and give him a special treat while you're out together, and he'll forgive you? ( My dog seems to be unable to hold a grudge for more than a few minutes, and the grudge is easily forgotten with a cheese tidbit. )

Our guy has a pattern where he sheds bagfuls of fur for a couple of months. I can pull out fur by the handful. (My husband calls it the "Fur-pocalypse." 🙂 Then, nothing for a few months. House stays bare and clean, no fur in vacuum cleaner. Then it will start up again in a few more months. So he's in the twice-a-year coat blow pattern. Maybe your girl is changing to that pattern and you are in between Blows? Enjoy it while it lasts!!!

Our dog is not a fan of fireworks either! He has gotten better...we just play it very low-key (don't act any special way) and also we offer a favorite chewy. His anxiety seems to have gotten better through the years. Although we haven't had to use it, we have Trazodone in our closet (for vet visits). I used to plan that if his anxiety was very bad, we would give him some trazodone in the afternoon before the fireworks start up. It just makes him somewhat sleepy/relaxed...

Ouch! Will you need antibiotics...? Poor Marley! what a way to spend a Sunday...it's always on a weekend, isn't it? Or, late at night?!

Well, there are always the classic questions... "is he good with kids?" "does he like other dogs?" "has he ever bitten?" "is he housebroken?" "is he crate-trained?" "what training has he had?" And I guess, checking out his overall energy level (mellow vs wired) and friendliness. We passed on some of the first dogs we met (i.e. beautiful girl dog, but wants to kill other female dogs / big male with an extremely high energy level / smaller female, spent the whole time hiding under the foster's chair). I think it's important to find a dog that will match your lifestyle & energy level & personality because if not, it can get pretty miserable!

Thanks wolfpup, really interesting article! He already loves beef trachea chews, and is taking Dasuquin (has glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM, green-lipped mussel) I'm going to try making Bone Broth! I do agree with you vs "natural"... hoping to use minimal meds for as long as possible.

I have been reading a lot of good things about the Adequan injections... Vets really like them...very few/no side effects, and can actually repair and improve the joints. It's expensive, but you can save a lot of money if you learn to do the shots yourself. (They say it's not too hard, ha) I am trying to work up the courage to do that someday... I don't think he needs them yet, but I think it may be in our future! Yea, my friend's dog (much older than mine) had arthritis and both of his hind legs did that rolling-in thing when he walked...I think he was 14 or 15 years old.

Wow, you got her a new car! That's quite nice of you! 😀 My guy has his "stiff" days and good days. On good days, he will even play Chase and run Zoomies in the yard. On bad days, he gets up slowly and hobbles around for the first few minutes...and we noticed that sometimes an extra long walk, or too much trotting/running, will make him extra-stiff the next day. The medications have side-effects like upset stomach, drowsiness... so, I'm trying to keep the dose to the minimum and see how he can do with a low-impact, healthy lifestyle. The way we give carprofen...I break the pill in half, mix it in his dog kibble, and mix in something like ground beef or boiled chicken.....he gobbles it all down without even noticing! (My theory is that the "fresh meat" smell drowns out the smell of everything else?) Hope Skyla is doing well, and will have good blood test results!

Poor girl! Hope she keeps feeling well, it sounds like her vet is on top of it. Dealing with joint issues over here in the US, too...our life involves: - carprofen, which is an NSAID ( half-dose broken into his kibble once per day. I experimented to find lowest dose to keep him comfortable) - dasuquin supplement (recommended by vet) - XL memory foam orthopedic dog bed ... he loves his bed - a thick cushion (8” high) that he uses to climb in/ jump out of car (we first tried a ramp but it was so heavy and hard to use! cushion, I pick up with one hand and throw it in the back) we are watching his weight too...extra weight is hard on the joints. That means, no more eating human snacks together 😞

My dog got really smelly and the vet thought it was probably some kind of yeast infection. It was because he was boarded during a very rainy week - he got wet outside every day, but nobody dried him off. So his back stayed pretty wet for a week (It's harder for him to shake the water off his back). Anyway he smelled so bad! Nobody could sit near him. We washed him a couple of times with dog shampoo, but the smell would come back in a day. When we went to the vet, she thought he might have a yeast infection and she gave us some medicated shampoo (antibacterial / antifungal). We washed him every weekend for three weeks in a row, and the smell went away. Also I rinsed him with an apple cider vinegar rinse (half water, half apple cider vinegar).

Amazing journey! Kudos to you! seriously, I think that with a different owner, Marley would probably not have made it...

hmm, I'm not sure that post was for real 😀 But with a blockage, there would be panting, discomfort, vomiting, etc visible...I think it's really uncomfortable... If the owner hasn't noticed any stress/discomfort signs with one poop in a week, how could it be! I suspect his dog must be pooping somewhere in far corner of yard or woods, in secret....(my dog always picks the farthest corner of the yard too, or behind a bush...he's a private guy).

Wow, pooping once in a week, that is not normal! Where is all his food going? Are you sure he is not going in a corner of the yard or behind a bush or in the woods, and you are not seeing him do it? Mine goes twice per day, like clockwork...

Many options...depending on how much data you have and how secure it has to be... - You can buy some inexpensive thumbdrives (they have immense memory these days!), plug it into your computer's USB, and copy your data onto there - You can get an external hard drive, connect to your computer, and copy everything over onto there - You can back up into the cloud (such as Dropbox / Google Drive) Not sure about settings/programs. You may need to reinstall programs or redo settings...? When I change computers, I typically just copy all the data over to the new computer, but for my applications/printer driver/system settings, I have to redo all that.

Hi! Alaska is really cute. 🙂 I agree on the specific breed info being so useful. For example...where else could you find people who know so much about how to deal with so much fur!!! 😁

Is she EVER going to come home???

Well, my dog is part shepherd and pretty obedient. On a long line, he always pauses and looks back at me if he is more than 10-20 feet ahead. He comes when called. So, it is tempting to let him offleash! But every time I even think about it, something seems to happen... For example, once we were all alone in a high meadow in the woods. Not a place where many dog walkers or hikers come. I was thinking, "I'll drop the leash and let him run around and explore!" But I couldn't quite work up the courage. Just as we were heading on the trail out of the meadow, a herd of deer dashed by with their white tails flashing. My dog went nuts. If he had not been on a leash, he would have taken off after them and who knows when he would have stopped? He might have gotten lost deep in the woods, or chased them across the road - probably it would have been ok, but you just never know. I am not a risk-taker!

Same feeling as when I lived in New York City and was standing in line to order my coffee...! If I could have growled and barked, I would have!!

I do graphic design and was on a PC for many years because my dad gave me a PC for free when I started my business. It was fine...most of my clients were on PC. This year, changed to a Mac because I wanted to be able to sync my iPhone, and more and more clients were switching to Mac as well. My big white/silver 27” Mac sure does look pretty in my office. To my surprise and relief, Adobe photoshop/illustrator/indesign feel and run exactly the same...it is like I never changed! The system stuff has been harder! Command and Alt buttons in different places, that is hard to relearn... my favorite thing: on Pc, I was constantly fending off viruses, and updating my virus software. but that does not seem to be such a issue with Mac users?. 😀 least fave thing: PCs have more bang for the buck...more RAM, faster processing speed, better video card, for the same price...

Wow very cutting edge! Er, I can see how garage door opening at random times of day could be a problem... feeling proud! we put the 18 channels we watch, into a favorites section and found a yellow button on the remote...press that and you will only see your “favorites”!! Woohoo! No more scrolling through 2000 channels! Good tip from Robke 😀

Well, we are in USA with AT&T UVerse! We have the cheapest plan...thus very few channels. I can hide unsubscribed channels, but I have to scroll through and uncheck them one by one...there are like, over 2000...well, I guess I should google it!. It would be great to just create a little section with favorite channels, will see if that’s possible. ”wireless ip camera”? Thanks for tip! ( Hoping to get really boring footage...my dog, napping....)

Ha ha ha. I get around that by saying, "You're my best Furry one!" My Wishes for Home Tech: I wish I could figure out how to Undisplay the 994 cable channels that we don't subscribe to / can't watch... I wish I could hook up a little webcam so I can log in on my iphone and see what Rumo actually does when we are out...

Hi Luna, Yes the first time I joined this forum, the FIRST thing people said to me was, "No Offleash"! I don't think it's anything personal...it's like a blanket caution that they give to all new husky owners 🙂 I have seen why... my Rumo is such a smart and obedient dog - great leash manners, great house manners. I can bring him into petstores, to cafes, anywhere. BUT every once in a while when we are out, he will see a running deer or a running cat, and it's like he loses his mind. He forgets I even exist, and would he run across oncoming traffic to get that animal? YES. There is part of his brain, some kind of primal instinctive hindbrain, that is devoted to the HUNT and it's like his normal "higher thinking" just shuts down and he takes off on pure instinct. I'm sure this instant full reaction is what would make him a successful hunter - but I see clearly that is not safe to let him go offleash. With intense e-collar training, I might have a chance at breaking his mindset... but I'm not an experienced dog trainer who understands how to use all the thresholds, etc. Easier just to keep him on a long line (25') or let him free in fenced areas. Since he generally prefers to stay close by, the long line doesn't really bug him at all.

I just found this and it has been going on for...... SEVEN YEARS???? 😂😂😂 omg. I claim the prize!