Hi, John, My 22-month Labrador Retriever, is a tremendous challenge; she barks for her meals. If I don’t feed her when she starts to bark, she wets in her crate. Sometimes she wets, even when I do get the food there on time. She has been vet checked. She is destructive in the house that I […]
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Dear John, We have a problem when we have company over with our Giant Schnauzer. He tends to push at people with his nose and then nips at clothes. He nipped our tenant’s friend in the butt when she was walking away from us. Also when we go out for an evening and come home
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This excellent article from the Terrierman’s Site starts out talking about corn gluten meal but goes into some other details that are very interesting. Corn. “Everyone” knows corn is crap, and never mind if it a key ingredient in every sled dog diet, and never mind if this food has been tested to the outer
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Hello John, Could you please help me figure out why for the last 3 years my 12-year-old mixed black lab refuses to drink out of a bowl and now even a flat platter. She approaches her food bowl with fear as well. If there is even the slightest bit of noise or if her food
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Dear John, We have 2, two year old Labrador retrievers that provide us with great affection, humour, entertainment and exercise! One has an issue that is food related. He has always been a picky eater but now will often refuse to eat at mealtimes which are twice a day. He will eat some now and
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Hi John, I would like to ask a question about my 2.5 year old chocolate lab. He is considerably calmer than his puppy days and very sociable and friendly with humans and other animals. Unfortunately he has developed a strange behavior when being fed. When his bowl of food is routinely given to him, he
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