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Sounds like the one we lose :D

@doggie1. I have an ex hunt scenthound and yes, they can be domesticated and make good pets, but it took time (and lots of garlic chicken). You could try to interpret the bark. Is it aggressive, or is the dog just saying 'there is a dog over there, why arent we saying hello' (and then...

Sorry to hear you are having a hard time. At 6 months she is still teething, and that could be part of it. You could get a puppy/dog book and keep up with the puppy training classes? Knowledge is power. Also she is a Collie. They nip what they are trying to herd - is she trying to herd you? They...

Yey @excuseme they are harriers :) bigger than a beagle but smaller than a foxhound, these are my second favourite breed after beagles and I have an old rescue harrier at home.

Not foxhounds, these are smaller than foxhounds. I think this is a tough one

I got one. What are these? (the clever animals without the humans on their backs ;))

I went off looking for data about whether dog bites were rare or not. I found Dog bites data: how likely are you to get bitten?. The data isnt presented very well, and it is over 5 years old but it counts dog bite A&E admissions. For each visit to A&E for a dog bite in 2012 there were over 2,730...

Hmmm. I had a beagle who had been turned bad, so agree that it isnt breed specific although I do sometimes wonder why some people are attracted to breeds thoroughly unsuitable for pet life and arent 'dedicated to the cause' (the Husky @Josie described). Then again some people think scent hounds...

Our first rescue beagle wasnt house trained until she was nearly 1. She was the reason we got a dog flap as I gave up trying to get her to tell us when she wanted to go out. Incidentally we are fostering a 5-6 month old puppy at the moment and she isnt housetrained either, OH is taking her out...

A spinone? I'm no good with these foreign breeds!

Boiled rice and scrambled egg is a good one for firming up loose stools.

Slug pellets and rat poison. I have had dogs for a long time and they have eaten probably everything on the lists above and had nothing worse than an upset stomach. I had a beagle die from eating either slug pellets from next doors garden or a poisoned rat carcas. She disappeared for about 30...

Hi Recently gone through something similar with my Beagle but with a different variety of cancer. He was trundling along OK, sleeping a lot but happy in himself and going for little walks etc for 5 months after his diagnosis of chronic leukemia. His health then deteriorated over a few weeks, and...

Closed doors to rooms we dont want the dogs in, garden redesign, solid wood floors, a conservatory...

Before I start, I would never do this to any of my dogs because I really couldnt be bothered ... but I do have a poodle, and groom him myself. He loves being bathed and groomed (cept his feet) and would probably enjoy hours on end of being the centre of attention if I did ever decide to make him...

Of course, we have scent hounds :D They come back eventually. The scariest was the harrier disappeared chasing deer in a huge forest in rural Spain which we had driven to from the holiday cottage. She came back the next day to the spot my OH had last seen her, we spent 2 days backing to and fro...

We live in a bungalow :) The dogs arent really allowed in the bedrooms though, but they will go in if the doors are left open and the big dog often prefers toilet water to his bowl of water.

Our dogs find a comfy spot on the sofa or armchair in the living room. They arent allowed on human beds unless we forget to shut the doors.

The poodle is a bit of a Buddhist, and he loves courgette ends, carrot tops, apple cores... The others get all excited as they think its treat time and are decidedly disappointed with the raw vegan fare on offer! They also steal the butter if its left out and cheese is a favourite. Our old...

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