Dear John, I adopted a now two-year old cocker spaniel/poodle mix and he’s just wonderful, loving and full of life for me, my husband and most people. There is, however, one problem I am having and that’s with small children. I don’t know if it’s just that he’s rambunctious or what but I have some […]
My husband passed away in the hospital almost 2 months ago and our dog seems to be coming out of his blue mood but I find when I leave the house he gets very upset. For example, I left the house yesterday and he had chewed his tail into a wet, stringy mass, was over
Hey John, I am having some problems with my 8 month old boxer. He is always digging holes in the back yard and eating the garbage. -Thanks Vanessa Hi Vanessa, I often mention Nature’s Template when I write about dogs and one of the chapters right at the front of Nature’s Template’s book is the
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Dear John, My min schnauzer, Olive, has increasingly become fearful of various noises – fireworks noises in particular. She pants heavily, will not settle down, and her whole body shakes. Her shaking and panting became so extreme that I thought she might have a heart attack. Any suggestions on how to resolve this problem? Eve
Dear John, We own a 3 year old male neutered German Shepherd, named Loki. We adopted him at 11 weeks old. During the course of his life, my brother from Toronto and his two dogs visit on occasion. All the dogs and people get along very well, In the past few months, my brother has
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Hi John: My husband a I have a 15 months old Maltese name Kage. The problem is that he barks at everything and everybody inside and outside. And his bark for a little guy is very shrill and loud, and is very irritating, not just to us, but neighbours as well. People keep saying to