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Trixie can't fit through the door of her pen with her cone on, so we let her sleep in our room last night....figured the cone would keep out of the kind of trouble we were concerned about with night time free roaming. Plus he said the pain meds would make her sleepy, so I figured she'd be less...

Trixie's got an ear infection. and I'm pretty sure I just got hosed by the crummy vet again, because I've literally spent less to have Matt's teeth done than I just did on Trixie's ear infection. He sent me home with ear wash, Cone, pain killers, antibiotics, and ear drops. And an appointment...

I have a feeling that in order to walk with confidence, AB will probably always use Halti. I like the Halti Optifit, which fits more like a Gentle Leader, but has a padded nose piece, and the security of a secondary connection to the collar. I'll continue to try and teach her to walk on a...

I feed separately already--Shamaas resource guards, so I feed him in the living room and Trixie in her pen. Angel used to like to take her food up on our bed by the mouthful and eat it re, so we always had a coverlet to keep us from sleeping in crumbs. My hope is that each time Angel comes...

I've been asked to look after Angel overnight for New Years... last time the "girls" were in this house at the same time, it was chaos---I had Trixie at one end of the house, frantically trying to reach Angel, and Angel at the other end, frantically trying to reach Trixie. We had a handler for...

Did another pack walk last night. Trixie's outgrown Angel in height now. We're working on being within 6 feet of each other without jumping at each other's faces. Shamas has FINALLY figured out the art of "checking in" when we see other dogs. It took Trixie to teach him. So when the Lab...

On a side note, I've told AB to take her out multiple times a day to the large yard (not the little bit I fenced to pee in) so she can stretch out and run. I've told them to add up the time spent outside until she reaches 3 hours. This I think should make it easier to walk her....she won't be...

Talked to the trainer today. We're going to discontinue the slip lead, and discuss other plans. Trixie may like the game, but I feel I am not getting the hang of it, and hubby is not comfortable using it at all. We'd prefer something that's easier on her throat if we mess up When it comes down...

@snowbunny I'll definitely bring up Galliprant. During the Collitis, I had pulled Shamas off of everything but the Cartrophen. I'd been reading that not only Nsaids, but also Gloucosomine and condontrin can cause intestinal irritation..so I waited to see if he'd improve internally without the...

In a perfect example of why Trixie is being trained professionally for the other two to handle: After 15m of slip training, I took off the lead and put her on the collar. She was pretty good for a few minutes, just sniffing and checking in. ...then decided I didn't exist. Fixated on a dog 50...

I can see why. If given enough lead to pull, the dog can choke. I'm still using the flat collar for free walking, or if I have a coffee in my other hand, and am unable to frequently reward proper placement at my side. The trainer made it clear on the get-go that to use the slip, the dog must be...

Met the mail-lady in the Timmies area tody. She was laughing at Trixie's Heel-prance and asked if we're meeting new people. I said yes, as long as we sit first. So I had her sit, and let her meet. I don't want to be the person with the big scary German Shephard who screams at the mail person...

Training session 2 Since Trixie is pulling like a freight train with no consideration for her handlers, and is aversive to both harnesses and Halti....she was introduced to a slip lead. She doesn't object to anything on her neck, just her body and face. I was shown how to handle it...

Good day with Trixie today. She was inside most of the day, as we were cleaning and rearranging...but we had Matt in the living room for a bit so there was a session on appropriate cat conduct, as well as some umbillical tying. We capped off the day with a trip to Petsmart near closing time, so...

Geez We have a stubborn one here. She's decided that she likes to chew the Airline crate....specifically the knobs that hold the door. Refuses to be redirected. She just looks me dead in the eye, and chews on it. If I try to redirect her, she moves 2 feet and chews my desk. It's not for lack...

Uh oh looks like a little issue. Hubby and I split up, with me and AB going to the Dollarama, and him driving over from the Chapters parking lot to meet us there. Trixie had an absolute conniption, whining, howling, and throwing up in the car. He thinks she was convinced we were being...

Shamas is now frequently joining us on our walks. He's no longer taking Reumecam regularly. He still limps badly, and at the end of the day he groans....but he's living again. I'm hoping that taking the break from the Reumecam helps the colitis. He's nearly done his second run of Metro. I've...

I get our food at Pet Valu too. The puppy is on their Large breed formula, and Shamas was on the performatrin ultra for years until I put him on FAT dogs to get the extra pounds off. The chicken and Sweet potato. With the Retriever on the bag. We go to Pet Valu about 4 times a week, as it's in...

https://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk/dog-food-reviews/2107/nutro-limited-ingredient-adult And if I'm avoiding Chicken in Shamas' diet...this looks like it works for Trixie..only it's not large breed. Is that an issue still at 7m? She should be about 3/4 grown. I've made a point to use Large breed...

Now THAT helps! I've been going bag by bag in the pet store reading labels.