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I totally agree with you! We have had Seamus for a year and a half and have never boarded him as of yet. My husband is making me find a good reliable place around our house in the off chance we need to board him. We found a place that has doggie day care during the day and then they kennel up...

Yep his crate is covered about 3/4 with a blanket to make it all cozy. He is just one stubborn bulldog! I am hoping if I am consistent that he will just learn to like the new situation! I have read all over EBN about how some dogs just cannot have blankets in their crates since they pee on...

Thanks for the advice! I know I am such a sucker. I love having him in our bed but its not comfortable! I only usually do it when my husband is out of town. I would love to have his crate in our room but there isn't room. Ideally I would like him to sleep on his own bed in our room but I...

Yea I am positive he doesn't have a UTI or stone. He is perfectly fine ALL day! He doesn't pee too much or too little and never dribbles anywhere. Its only at night in his crate. We have let him sleep in our bed before. My husband this morning said this is like a test before kids. Its...

Hi all, Seamus is about 1.5 now (turns 2 in April) and we are having issues with his crate. He is fully house broken and crate trained. He loves his crate. However in the past few months he has started peeing on his blankets in his crate. I think that the blankets we got for him absorb the...

I found it online when I was looking to get involved with pet therapy. A lot of other pet therapy has intensive course training (i.e. Red Cross) but PAL is pretty quick and there is just 1 orientation and 2 sight visits. Once you are approved then you can start volunteering at a whole bunch of...

I am sure there is something like this in Miami. I had to go through an orientation to make sure Seamus was okay around other people and not too over active. As long as Baxter is good around people and other dogs I am sure you could do this!

Oh man ... you guys aren't giving me any hope! We only have a queen size bed. I think we need to get a king if he starts sleeping with us on a regular basis. I would love for him to just sleep on his own bed in our room or in the living room but I think it is pointless now since we would have...

Where do your dogs sleep at night? Ever since we have had Seamus he has slept in his crate in another room. Our bedroom isn't big enough for a big bed for him and in all reality if he was in our room he would sleep in our bed, which is super uncomfortable. I would love to just leave him out to...

Seamus and I have started volunteering with an organization called People.Animals.Love here in Washington DC. As a former Peace Corps volunteer I felt the urge to start volunteering again but didn't want to leave Seamus by himself on the weekends. My husband is a lawyer here in DC so works a...

Quick question for everybody. We use a harness for Seamus not because he pulls (unless he is playing with another dog) but more because I usually have to pull him since he drags behind me all the time. I am wondering if my harness is too small and maybe that is why a) he walks so slowly and b)...

We went up to Upstate New York to visit my family this weekend and Seamus had a great time! My dad has a place with 100 acres so Seamus was able to run around in the yard and field and play with my dad's pups for a few days. Then we went with my mom to a pumpkin patch with my niece who is 22...

Seamus has started this super weird habit. Instead of lapping up his water like a normal dog he tries to eat it! He sounds and looks like a water buffalo when he is done. I am constantly having to clean his face and his nose rope to keep them dry. His nose rope keeps getting really red and...

So Seamus has been doing something super weird lately and we have no idea what is going on! He will sit down and start trying to scratch his ears or his face or try and bite his feet all the while circling around on the floor. He looks like he just can't reach it and he will get a huge red...

Hi Jennifer ... I literally googled recipes and found these. Hope it helps!