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Bovine colostrum for infant puppy
I have no practical experience with feeding infant puppies, so please understand this as a theoretical answer.
Colostrum is the first milk a mammalian mother (human or animal) produces for each baby. ...
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Border Collie puppy excessive biting
It's hard to diagnose this kind of behavior from afar, so I'll mostly list some tips that come to my mind in random order.
The breed is infamous for being extremely high energy and high maintenance. ...
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How to train my dog to sit somewhere for a long time?
There are two ways how dogs perceive “being parked” somewhere.
One is a “sit” (or similar) as part of a chain of commands that will soon(-ish) be followed by the next exciting thing. Mine had no ...
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4 month old staffy greyhound cross puppy rough playing with a 2 year old. Help!
You must immediately establish the general rule that the dog is never allowed to pull on any hands or clothing at all. Not just when interacting with your son, but it's completely off limits for him. ...
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Bovine colostrum for infant puppy
There are several reasons colostrum is important to a newborn: it is nutrition dense, it is a laxative which helps the gut empty itself of meconium, and most importantly, it provides widespread ...
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Bovine colostrum for infant puppy
I have been raising puppies for around 45 years. Bovine colostrum is available in New Zealand, carefully pasteurised, and available in capsule and powder form.
I have had puppies who have had some ...
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My dog's teeth are really bad, what can I do about them?
Even in healthy, young humans there's always a small risk that general anesthesia and surgery can lead to death. Every human doctor is required to inform you about the risk before you undergo any ...
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My dog's teeth are really bad, what can I do about them?
My (late) dog lived up to 16, and he had teeth removed all the way until he was 13-14. A good vet will warn you of the risks but also not do it if they feel its too dangerous. Rotting teeth can lead ...
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Adopt a puppy after socialization period
I have adopted 2 dogs in the past that were already 6 months old and both were abandoned by their first owners. The socialization period is when the character of the dog is shaped the most, but that ...
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Adopt a puppy after socialization period
My dog was 6 months old when we got him. He had always been hiding in the corner of his previous home (home, more like prison. The smallest apartment I've ever seen) and he never interacted with any ...
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Adopt a puppy after socialization period
At 14 weeks, you puppy is still just a puppy. I do not expect any specific, additional problems caused by those extra 2 weeks.
As a support for my claim, there were dogs which were adopted at ...
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How to train my dog to sit somewhere for a long time?
It is estimated (I have no source now) that dogs, even adult, have the development of a 2-year-old child. So your question is, how do you teach a 2-year-old child to sit somewhere for 20 min or more, ...
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