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Do I need a dog walking license in san antonio, texas?

admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:36 +0000

If so where and how can I get one? I am 19 years old(20 in november). I love animals and have lots of spare time as a part time college student; tips, suggestions, and advice would be great. I would like to have a small Dog walking business to make money for school and also help people who can’t walk their dogs(the elderly for example) as much as they should be walked for a cheap price. Thanks for reading this.

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What is the best dog training book?

admin — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:29 +0000

I just recently gotten dog and I have very little experience with dogs. I absolutely love my dog, but she needs obedience training. I can’t really afford training classes, so I was hoping to find a good book. Any recommendations or tips?

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What ate some good dog training books out there?

admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:01:23 +0000

My one year old maltese needs some training in some areas, and I wanted to try to train him myself instead of behavior classes because they are SO expensive. What are some good books that helped you or that you know of? Also, what is a good way to socialize my dog, besides the training classes, if any? He barks and growls at other dogs and sometimes people.

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Dog Insurance?!?!?!?!?!?

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:50:30 +0000

Planning on getting my first dog and had some questions. First my parents are saying that the dogs insurance is going to cost alot and wonder how much it really costs and what it covers. Whats the best dog insurance?

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Whats the best site to get pet meds?

admin — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 01:55:08 +0000

I am trying to not spend a fortune on pet flea treatments and heartworm treatments for the dogs. It sucks because I have two 13 lb cats, a 46 lb dog that needs flea treatment and heartworm treatment, and a 5 lb pom/chi puppy that also needs heartworm and flea treatment, so I need somehwere that I dont have to spend a ton of money on. What site is best?
Also, what are the best brand for flea treatment? I like frontline, but what other brand is just as good.

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If my dogs eat a vaccinated cat, does that mean they are vaccinated?

admin — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:01:27 +0000

My dogs have killed a few cats who seem to have been vaccinated. Sorry Cat owners who are my neighbors. Keep your cats out of my yard. I have a fence for a reason. But since my feral beast dogs seem to devour these pet cats who have vaccinations, does that mean that my dogs have consumed a vaccinated meat the would deter things like rabies and heart worm? Kind of like when we humans eat beef that is heavily vaccinated against diseases cows might get, like mad cow? If a cat has a rabies vaccination, shouldn’t a cat that becomes a meal for my feral beast wolf like dogs also provide a little bit of vaccination against rabies? Again sorry neighbour cat owners. My fence is really tall. It’s your cat’s fault.

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Who is in the wrong, who has the rights?

admin — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 05:36:12 +0000

We obtained another dog at pets in the park from a women about 60 or 65 who had health problems. we didnt plan on it, but this dog was so cute i had to pet it. i didnt know the dog was in need of a beetter home with people that could actually take care of her as this old women had failing health, and the puppy was and still is VERY active. so i fall in love with this dog and the women says shes up for adoption and explains her situation. we consider and our first initial thought is that our 6yr old dog wont take to this new one. and we consider it more and the women says handing me the leash ”oh, take her, walk around with her and see how you like her” so we walk around with her and by this point i have fallen in love witrh this dog, so we tell the women all this stuff and whatever and we tell her our dog may not take to her but this women shes practically begging us to take it. so we take it under the presumption that we discussed being a trial on OUR end if our dog takes to her and this women leaves in tears distraught, after more conversation and her friend with some dogs in a stroller that has A SIGN on it saying something like up for adoption on it which we didnt even notice said its for the best and all that crap. long story short, we couldnt get the papers , give any of our info, or leave money cause the women left in tears and wouldnt accept any money. so i fone 2 weeks later her saying were keeping the dog and our dog has taken to her and the women says ” umm sorry that wont be and option” so meanly and we haven’t answered her calls and we licenced the dog under us and the women wants to charge us wirth theft and has filed the dog as stolen. whe found that out when we got a call from a constable who also says that the women told her that the women was at our house to get the dog and she saw the dog get pulled away from the window and the lights go out, when we didnt give her any of our info an she practically abandons the dog with us, we don’t turn our lights on till about 10:00, their is nowhere for the dog to get up and look out the window and if she came to get the dog, and she didnt come to the house. and apparently her failing health is fixed now. we consulted with a lawyer and he thinks this women might be unstable and he says we are in the right, but i just dont know.
Also EVERYONE else asked or said that this women is or sounds crazy
also it may go to court but we would have to do mediation and my parent would have to miss work, and we would lose income and on top of that this women is insane and we cant reason with her. This women also put up a kijiji add (Its taken down now, but can still be seen) and it was 0.00! Proving that this psycho path advertised more then just the sign on the stroller

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What can I expect from my dogs when they get home from the hospital after a spay/neuter?

admin — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:47:29 +0000

Both my dogs are going into surgery tomorrow for their spay and neutering. I was wondering what I should expect from them and how to make them as comfortable as possible. Thanks!

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My 2 month old puppy has Kennel Cough, what can I do to make him get better?

admin — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:55:06 +0000

I took him to the vet who confirmed it was Kennel Cough. He gave me some Amoxicillin liquid and told me to have him rest and sleep as much as possible.

Is there anything I can do to help him beat this quicker and get better?

Personal experience anyone?
Thanks for pointing out the obvious torbaynewfs. I’m looking for someone who may have had some personal experience with this and might have some knowledge about this virus.
torbaynewfs – I have actually never delt with Kennel Cough the whole time I have owned dogs (23 years). I’ve heard it is very common, but I have personally never dealt with it (luckily), until now. I just wanted some feedback as to how others dealt with it. Of course I’m going to listen to the doctor (that’s why I went there!) and give him his medication but I wanted to hear personal experience from other dog/puppy owners. I don’t plan on giving him any other medication then what the doctor has prescribed, but maybe other people have a few tricks or tips on how to make the virus go away sooner or at least how to make my puppy as comfortable as he can be until he can beat this thing.

You don’t need to be rude. I’m only trying to do what’s best for my puppy so he doesn’t get something worse or deadly like pneumonia or parvo. Sheesh.

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How do I properly integrate a new puppy?

admin — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:18:41 +0000

I recently took in a puppy. She is very well-behaved, very calm and loving.
However, my three-year-old dog has been used to being the only pet in the household. She is not necessarily well-behaved among other dogs, so she growls at the puppy a lot. Her overall reaction is rather unwelcoming. When the puppy approaches her, she tends to let off a growl and her tail stands stiffly up.

My question is how do I integrate my older dog to the new puppy so that she’ll accept the family addition?

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