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I'm a big advocate of allowing your puppy to sleep in the same room with you, though NOT in the same bed. Dogs are pack animals and want to be with their pack at night. Sleeping in the same room helps a young puppy feel more secure and helps to build a stronger bond. If you don't want to...

Will do. You may have seen us before. We're the couple walking three dogs (two Australian Shepherds and a mix-breed). My one Aussie is a little too interested in your horses. :nono: He's always game to play chanse.

We've been admiring your horses since you brought them to the neighborhood (I live off that same beaten path). Your horses all look wonderfully cared for and the filly is adorable. I look for her every time I walk or drive by.

$52.00 and they do accept credit cards. The price may seem a little high but they will be doing the registering with the micro chip company for you. This is a step normally performed by the pet's owner and generally cost another $15.00. All too often lost pets are scanned only to find the...

Are they both available for adoption?

Dog Boy Obedience

Bi-weekly.

I paying my cleaning woman $25.00 per hour for a 3 bedroom house with multiple pets. She averages 4 hours. She dusts, vaccuums, cleans the bathrooms (2), changes the sheets (two beds), wipes down kitchen counters, mops the hardwood floors.

Please check your PMs. Thank you.

I agree, this looks great on paper but without lots of money behind it, it's just another unenforceable law. The backyard breeders will most likely pay for the license to breed and if they don't, whose going to stop them? And what about the people that have pets but can't afford to spay or...

If you decide to go with a puppy, be very careful who you purchase it from. There are a lot of breeders out there who don't care about the health or temperament of the dogs they are breeding. PM me if you would like the details on how to find a reputable breeder.

Brian Markowich. He holds classes at Three Notch Vets. He's excellent and uses gentle methods and food or toy motivation techniques. He's not the least expensive option in the county but once you take a class from him, he will continue to provide advice if needed, long after the class is...

It's been my experience that getting your first pup trained (housebroken, chewing, basic house manners) before adding another puppy is a much easier way to go. Puppies tend to learn from older dogs and mimic their behavior. With 2 puppies you will have twice the work and they may actually copy...

If you're the kind of person who is going to drive your pet up to Annapolis when something catastrophic happens and tell them to do whatever they can (within reason) to save your dog or cat, then pet insurance is for you. Another example of my own---when my dog had to have his spleen removed in...

No-kill shelters often work closely with the community by utilizing numerous foster homes as an alternative to kenneling. For example, a dog may need to spend the first couple of weeks in the shelter until a foster home opens up. While in his foster home, he gets more training and learns some...