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The long coat gene is a recessive to the smooth coat in dogs, so he could very well have 2 smooth coated parents. He could well be a pet bred Chihuahua.

It could be at worst an epileptic siezure, unfortunately Labrador Retrievers are one of the breeds in which epilepsy is quite common & many siezures occur during sleep. It is very important to keep & accurate records of what he has eaten, what he was doing etc before & after an episode...

You may wish to consider "Belly Bands" for your dogs. Not necessarily the products offered in the link, but something similar, available on Amazon etc or pet shops

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My naturally developed designer dog, his mum looks like a Bearded Collie & father unknown. He has 4 hairy siblings 3 yellow & 1 fawn

All breeding dogs, no matter what the breed or non breed, should be fully health tested before being bred from. Hip & elbow scoring is a necessity & no dog should be bred from with an elbow score above 0(this the BVA advice) or a hip score above the median of the breed. Information can be found...

Please don't buy a designer crossbreed, especially poodle crosses, as they are not totally non shedding & as my groomer friends know, their coats can & are horrendous & need at least a visit to a good groomer at least every 6 weeks, plus daily comb throughs. No one breeds crosses to improve the...

Who ever gave you advice about "Alphas" existing in dog"packs"is sadly misleading you. The Alpha theory was based on studies done by Prof Dave Mech & others of captive wolf groups put together in zoos/safari parks as adults & behaviours studies. The behaviours in these groups are totally...

"Pack mentality*? Domestic dogs do not live in packs, their's is a loose association of the same species not a pack, the two are not the same. I've owned a mixture of breeds & non breeds from 1970, when I got my BC, previously we had only ever owned GSDs. Since then we have had Cavaliers...

Karen Pryor's I Clicks aren't loud & can be used in your palm, under foot. She also has a ring clicker that fits on your finger, useful as you don't have to hold them. I hate box clickers & other loud clickers.

Puppy mouthing is the natural way they learn, you need to teach your pup bite inhibition. I personally totally ignore an mouthing by my puppies, if they start to mouth my hands I form fists with my thumbs tucked in and cross my arms, I say nothing & make no noise. I get up & walk away & go out...

Rescue dogs generally take 2 to 4 weeks to decompress, in that time I advise the adopters to build a relationship with their dog by getting the dog to relax using TTouch massage & also start very short clicker training sessions following Karen Pryor & Kikopup I wouldn't start exposing him to...

You are wrong the Germany flock guard was NOT the GSD, a clue is in the name German SHEPHERD DOG. The Hovawart was used as a guard dog on farms. The GSD's job was to prevent the sheep from grazing on land that the human Shepherd wanted them kept off & to drive the sheep/cattle from pasture to...

GSDs are not a guarding breed & if the dog is to be a pet, it doesn't need to be protection trained by a specialist trainer. Basic training & brain "games" from day 1 is all that is needed. My GSDs were all Schutzhund trained so I could compete, not because I had to control their "territorial"...

I had GSDs for 50 years, from pure German bloodlines they lived(& were dominated) by a variety of cats over the years. Of the 2 breeds you mention, the Ridgeback is a hunting dog & not a protective breed, they can have a very high natural prey drive for small furry animals. The Laekenois is...

He's a baby puppy, instead of playing energetic games, which just leave him wanting more, do some brain training, like clicker training the basic commands, sit, down, stand, give a paw, recall, touch, watch whilst you are sitting down. Lots of excellent YouTube videos from Kikopup

I've never fed any kibble in 60 years of dog owning. Used to be mainly green tripe in the 1950s to a fully mixed raw including all types of meat including game. My dogs only ever poo 2/3 times a day in line with their feeding times-raw food is digested at a slower rate than kibble & the poo is...

Is your vet a neurologist or is the second vet one ? Late onset seizures are not always caused by brain tumours. Brain tumours can be seen on CT as well as MRIs. Sadly if it is brain tumour life expectancy is only a couple months by the time it is diagnosed

Your bitch is now going through puberty & her levels of the sex hormones are high, Oestrogen, Progesterone & (oh yes) Testosterone are at their highest during this period, your bitch is acting in a defensive manner, the raising of lips is NOT agression, it is a warning that she is unhappy in the...