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May 3, 2011
My police service dog has prostrate problems. My vet recommended neutering. What is your opinion and will this effect his working ability?
I had to take my Service dog to the vet the other day and was told that he has an enlarged prostate. I know this not unusual for a GSD his age, however it is to the point where it causes some problem with him when he moves his bowels. One of the first and common treatments my vet recommends is neutering the dog. I was just curious what your experience has been to how this effects their working drive. He is a very high drive dog and my concern is simply I would like to know what kind of ef...
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May 3, 2011
My dogs stay in outside runs with dog houses. When is it unsafe to leave them in the cold?
I keep some of my dogs in an outdoor run. It has a roof and each dog has his own run with his own doghouse. I have three sides of the kennel area protected from the wind. At what point is it unsafe to leave them out in the cold & does this differ from a 4 month old pup to an adult?
Thank you,
Karen
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May 3, 2011
My dog is eating a natural raw diet, she does not have fleas, and she scratches her ears and has itchy patches. Sometimes even scratching her muzzle. What can I do?
My dog is eating a natural raw diet, she does not have fleas, and she scratches her ears and has itchy patches. Sometimes even scratching her muzzle. What can I do?
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May 3, 2011
Can you tell me a little about Adequan? I heard it is an injectable polygycosaminoglycans that can help dogs with joint pain.
Can you tell me a little about Adequan? I heard it is an injectable polygycosaminoglycans that can help dogs with joint pain.
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May 3, 2011
I found a tick that had fallen off my dog right after he showed some lameness. I was wondering if it could be Lymes? What do you think?
Mr Frawley,
It's been a while since I asked you for advice. Your e-mails, web site, and your DVD's helped me immensely in the past. I have a GSD from a working line about 1.5 years old now, doing great on a raw food diet. I live in NJ and hence I live in a lyme disease area. My dog is not vaccinated against lyme -- I use Frontline in the spring. I did not use it in the past few months, thinking season is probably over.
Facts:
-I noticed he may have a slight limp couple da...
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May 3, 2011
What do you use for tick repellant at your kennel?
We have been enjoying your videos and dvds in training our dog, Lucas. Your toys and balls are the only ones he can't destroy. We discovered a tick on his head and removed it. He became ill and hasn't eaten since last tuesday! We took him to two vets and discovered a high fever for the tick bite we think. Which tick repellant do you use and recommend? All of your advice we have used so far has been right on! Thank you for your help!
Steve
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May 3, 2011
Could point me in a direction for finding a vet that doesn't make you give shots? Also, would Heartworm be considered one of those types of medications that dogs don't really need?
I absolutely love your site, and I've bought several items. I want to find a vet that won't make my dogs get shots, any recommendations on how to find a vet like that? Also, is it ok to give "Revolution" for fleas, ticks and heartworms? or do they not need heartworm med's? I wasn't sure if this is also unnecessary or not like vaccine boosters. I had a schnauzer, died at age 9, had every problem under the sun, and my cat started out with "crystals" progressed to diabetes. I don't want my a...
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May 3, 2011
My dog loves doing agility work, but suddenly he just doesn't want to do it. I noticed that he has been drooling a lot too. Any suggestions on what could be wrong?
Hi Ed,
My wife and I acquired a black lab / beagle mix (Shadow) from the humane society about six months ago. Shadow will turn two next month.
We thank you for so much info on your site, and we've purchased the puppy DVD, basic dog obedience, and all of us have been learning a lot. It helps that Shadow is the smartest, most engaged dog I've ever had.
His sit / down / sit&down stay / heel, and come have been great. We've even been doing some agility training with him ...
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May 3, 2011
My pup has pano and I am wondering if there is anything that I can feed or give him that would help this go away?
I just read the article on pano. I have a 6 1/2 month old american bulldog going through this. The vet has him on rimadyl, I was feeding him large puppy food. I read about the raw diet and wonder if you could tell me more about that, what all is in it. Or what should I be feeding him to help him get over this.
Thank you,
Reba
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May 3, 2011
I feed raw and our puppy is very underweight. Everytime I increase her amount of food she gets sick, any thoughts or suggestions on what it could be?
I want to start by saying that I have been frequenting your site for the past ten years and have found it more than extremely helpful. Whenever I have needed sound advice, I have told my husband..."I'm going online to see what Ed would do." You've never let me down yet.
I had a GSD imported from the Czech republic that I recently had to put down and have gotten a new puppy. I got the puppy from a very reputable source here in my area, The dam is a dog that belongs to the person in...
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May 3, 2011
My 7 1/2 month old Dutch Shepherd only has one testicle that dropped. I have been told to neuter him now because of health complications. I'm unsure. Any suggestions?
My 7 1/2 month old Dutch Shepherd only has one testicle that dropped. I have been told to neuter him now because of health complications. I do some schutzhund training with him and he is a pet with my wife and daughter. I am also working with a trainer to work on Mold detection with him. Before this was discovered I was going to wait awhile and determine if I would neuter or not. The breeder offered to buy the dog back but I am attached and don't think I can let him go. Do you agree and w...
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May 3, 2011
I have two questions, one regarding taping ears and the other about a limp my pup has.
Hi,
You have an awesome website. Obviously I have a GSD, 5 month old female who still has a few more puppy teeth to lose. She is from the Czech line and long hair. Her right ear likes to stand when running outside or sometimes just playing. But when it's back inside, the ears are just floppy. She's beautiful either way and my 2 GSD males love her too.
What is the latest you could go without trying the taping/skin gluing procedures? We will be going to the breeder in June when she'll hav...
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May 3, 2011
Have you ever heard of reversing the damage from HD? OR have you ever had a dog of this age fail and then retest later to pass?
Hi and I just want to say a really big THANK-YOU for your site and all the info you provide. I have bought several of your videos. I have been breeding/showing and training dogs for about 35 yrs. I currently have Bernese Mountain Dogs and Tibetan Mastiffs. You can never have enough knowledge!
I have a female Tibetan I have a question on. She was OFA prelimed at 14 months. She was rated a GOOD and NORMAL. Well many things happened at her 2 yr birthday and I just did not get her 2 yr...
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May 3, 2011
My dog is experiencing what seems to be allergies with eye discharge and hair loss. What do you suggest I do with his diet with the Honest Kitchen food?
Thank you for spending the vast amount of time I am sure it took to build your site. It is the most complete and non bias site I have found in a year and a half of surfing.
I would be great full for your help on this issue. I have a one and a half year old Boxer named Copper who is experiencing hair loss, itchy and flaky skin on his ears head and neck. I am sure you can guess, the vet wants to give him steroids which I adamantly refused. But I am still left with a miserable itchy d...
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April 29, 2011
What collar would you recommend for a small breed dog?
One more question before I order. What type of collar do I get for a small dog. I watched your DVD and you use big dogs with big remote collars. Mine is only 18 lbs and small neck of about 10" or so and those collars will be huge on her. I use a small prong collar with 2 links removed. Any suggestions?
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Dale
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April 29, 2011
I work as a correctional officer with a dog. My 3 year old Lab-mix has started to show signs of being nervous about going into cells. What can I do?
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My K-9 is a Lab-X, 3 years old and has been working drugs for approximately two years. Since I work for the Department of Corrections, our searches include a lot of cells and open bay type dormitories. My dog recently has been showing signs of being afraid and timid upon entering these dormitories, appearing to be more concerned with the sounds and movements around him than the actual search of the buildings. Do you have any suggestions or training ideas to help me with this p...
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April 29, 2011
Our department's 3 year old Malinois will stop a search if he finds a plastic bottle. Do you have any thoughts?
My department has a 3 year old malinois who has a problem with plastic bottles. He indicates very well on narcotics until he sees a bottle. When we go to do outside training with other departments we purposely place bottles in the training area. He has no problems with the bottles during these trainings, but when at work if he finds a bottle the search is over?
Any help thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Scott
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April 28, 2011
My chow-mix would not let me out of the back door of my home yesterday. What should I do to fix this?
I am at a lose as to where to turn regarding dominance and aggression issues with my dog. As a young puppy, somewhere between 6 mo. to 1 year she was placed in the yard of an auto body shop. She had a doghouse and was fed regularly, but that was about it. My boyfriend visits this shop often and developed a relationship with the dog (I believe she is part Chow & part Keeshond). When I purchased my own home he asked me to take her in. At that time she was 3 - 4 years old. There is also an indic...
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April 28, 2011
My 4 year old GSD bit me when I tried to take garbage away from him. I ran away. What should I do now?
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My 4 yr. old German Shepherd and constant loving companion, bit me. I had placed a bag of garbage containing a turkey bone on the floor. I heard him chewing the bone from the garbage and went over to him. He growled at me, which surprised me greatly. I then spoke firmly to him and reached for his collar to pull him away from the bone. He growled again and bit my wrist. It was one quick bite and I pulled away and ran. He has been quite humble ever since. I was shocked. I thought...
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April 28, 2011
I am 13 and my 6 year old GSD has recently started growling at me. What should I do?
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I am Heather, and I have a German Shepherd. I live with my mom and 2 sisters and I am starting to see some signs of aggression. My German Shepherd is a male and is 6 years old. I e-mailed you before about him adjusting to the apartment I moved into. He had adjusted well but he has been growling at me lately and tonight he snapped at me like a bite but he did not puncture the skin. This started a few months ago when I lived in a house. He started to growl at me when I was trying...
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