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. @Mad Murphy , not everything must be dead for a dog to opportunistically gobble it down, LOL. :) If I leave my dog, or my client’s dog, or my neighbor’s dog, alone in the room with my dinner on a plate on the coffee-table, as I get up to answer the phone or go to the toilet, I should not be...

. I wouldn’t say the dog eating roadkill had a “craving” - all dogs are opportunistic eaters, if something edible is around, THEY EAT IT. :D And they aren’t picky - things we consider trash or garbage or destined for the compost pile or even to be burned or buried, dogs perceive as “food”...

. Cats are quite different from dogs, in many ways. Cats go entirely, multigenerationally feral in one generation. Dogs do not. Mom is abandoned or escaped, gets preg, & her litter gets no human contact b4 they reach 7-WO. That’s all it takes - her grandkids, great-grand, & all their progeny...

. Dogs can thrive on a vegan diet, but it’s more complex to formulate than a simple omnivore diet, & any dog diet requires a knowledge of trace minerals, essential & nonessential vitamins, etc. Unless the dog had a serious food allergy to multiple meat proteins, I myself wouldn’t bother; it’s...

. Re training classes - will the instructor provide sight-barriers if U ask, such as 8-ft long folding tables U could work behind, which block his view of the other dogs, & their views of him? Or is the area large-enuf to work with him well away from any other dog, so that U can hear the...

. He can be both - anxious as his usual self, AND highly sexually driven, as a direct result of the stage he’s in. :D One does not prevent the other. Sexual behavior isn’t “aggression” as such, it is hormonally-fueled behavior with procreation as a goal. That doesn’t mean sex cannot BE...

. He already has “the best possible life”, IMO - he is not dead of euthanasia, which most dogs with his condition would be. Rather he is a pet, much loved, in a caring home. :) He doesn’t care that he wears a belly-band indoors, it’s fine with him - none of the other dogs will tease him over...

. He’s 8-MO, he’s in the midst of the testosterone flood leading to the massive peak of androgen secretion IN HIS LIFETIME; he’s secreting 5 to 7 TIMES the amount of testosterone, which would be found in the bloodstream of a 12 to 15-MO intact, male dog. :eek: My suggestion is to neuter him...

. I edited my post above, & added some key info about how to safely store, dispense, & use aloe vera gel. It helps prevent scars, promote rapid healing and new skin growth, & soothes burns of all kinds (sun, fuel / flame, hot liquids, hot sticky substances, hot surfaces, radiant heat...

. Sometimes laser therapy can be used to reduce keloid scars - which is what I suspect the vet is talking about, as the cause of her lameness. :) I would second the suggestion of a sighthound vet, or if none are nearby, a canine orthopedist. I would also ask whichever specialist U consult...

. Nope, she’s being a cow, not being a cow “acting like a dog”, LOL. :D It’s just that so few ppl give COWS any opp to play - they have no environmental enrichment, no objects to interact with (parking Ag machinery in the paddock or the pasture is actually a terrible practice, cows get...

. @Mad Murphy , as Murph just loves running about, i’d bet he would love Parkour, which at its simplest is using objects in the environment to move thru it. Hopping onto a wall to leap onto a low branch, run the limb to jump onto a stump as a step-stool, back on the ground to race to a 3-rail...

Haven’t done: -dock dive - HTM (which is “heel” BTW, the dog is at heel, not ‘heal’, as in recover from illness or injury. :D ) - flyball - don’t know what “hoopers” is, so i’m pretty certain i’ve never done it! ;) I have: - shown in breed ring - done agility in fun matches - disk dog...

. I would suggest U not choose a sitter who has OTHER DOGS on site - instead, U could hire someone who will have him as their sole in-house dog, at their home, & who is willing to exercise him in a dog-free zone. :) He’s friendly toward ppl, correct? - so he can be approached, petted...

. If she’s that indiscriminate in her scavenging (& I am not doubting U in the least, some dogs will eat anything that remotely resembles or was once food, or contacted food - such as a film or foil wrapper, crisps bag, nut SHELLS, etc), if she was mine, I would have her wear a basket muzzle...

. Sorry, I meant to specify that she would *only* wear harness & long-line sans muzzle for one particular activity: Fetch. At any other time, she would be muzzled, except when in a fenced area that has been policed prior to removing her muzzle. U don’t need to “watch where yer going” when...

. I really wouldn’t fret about having her wear a basket-muzzle all the time when she’s on leash, or off-leash in an area that’s not been policed & isn’t known to be “safe”. :) If she is going to play fetch, IMO & IME, she needs to be in a fenced area that’s been toured for inedible hazards or...

QUOTE, "Shalista, post: ...why do (Rat Terriers) seem so rare, then? I've literally never even met someone who's heard of them, much less met one. ______________________________ . It just comes down to popularity. - dog breeds, like so many things, have waves of popularity & then fade to...

. Damn software! — it deleted a whole PARAGRAPH when I edited. Grrr. Anyway, replacing my former text: I used a martingale show lead, nylon cord with a wide flat center section of narrow webbing, which is worn to the front, to protect the dog’s neck if either handler or dog should pull on...

QUOTE, Shalista: sorry, i do consider past? 200 years to be fairly new, actually. Compared to some other breeds, that’s practically an infant. ... ___________________________________ . I’m a bit confused by the phrase, “past 200 years”. Usually ‘past’ means ‘beyond, more than, exceeding’...