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  1. Shalista

    Who says Jack Russells and livestock can't be friends...?

    I recently had the privilege of going to a farm sanctuary and got to pet the cows. I had no clue cows were that big O.o
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    For those with just one dog - how long can you leave them home alone?

    <3 thanks judy and yeah all that. i'd love to be able to just go off adventuring and roadtriping with bax as much as id like but i have bills to pay. Sorry if i seemed abrupt MrCW but you dont know bax. calmly snoozing on a bed in another room is 100% an improvement and it took long years of...
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    Docked or not docked?

    Twinkle Tush Covers Your Cat's Butt With A Jewel perhaps they'll expand the line to pug bottoms as well?
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    Only just realised what OH stands for!

    Im tempted to say OH is more of a UK thing, i never heard of it until i started visiting UK dog forums.... or maybe its just uk dog lovers that use it? =P where I'm from(Western NY USA) we tend to use SO ( Significant Other) although that has a more same sex attraction connotations...
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    Major breakthrough

    hes a genius =P
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    Feed before or after walks ?

    i always feed bax before the walk. fill the tank.... empty the tank =P
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    For those with just one dog - how long can you leave them home alone?

    Bax is a strong independent terrier that doesnt give a fig for me whether im there or not. Some dogs might cling to their owners and need constant assurances of their presence every four hours but Bax isn't like that. he ignores me. He sleeps in the other room when im home. if bax were a needy...
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    Broken leg and confining

    bax could never do crate rest O.o he HATES crates.
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    Conflicting puppy raising philosophies

    I would consider it rude if someone started petting me and hugging me while i was eating so i dont do it to bax, that being said if he DOES have something he CANNOT have *cough* socks *cough* then i play the trading game. I honestly don't know if he's still super guardy or not cause i always...
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    Help deciding best breed for my family please?

    Bax lapped our 10 acre farm three times in pursuit of a poor chicken once. That was the last time i ever let him off lead. Poor thing.
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    Who says Jack Russells and livestock can't be friends...?

    I love seeing the undocked tail!!!! so sweet!
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    Help deciding best breed for my family please?

    Speaking from experience, i have a terrier and i could never ever ever let him off lead because of his high prey drive. first squirrel he sees he'd disappear forever. A) lots of dogs cant be let off lead for a variety of reasons and B) its not the end of the world. beagles are sounding like...
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    Need urgent help please

    Ill be honest, i have a 13lb rat terrier and i never move him. i know he doesn't like it. So he never gets picked up, NEVER gets carried, and if he's in a comfy spot on the bed i contort myself to sleep around him. are there times when he absolutely HAS to be picked up? yeah, but i try to avoid...
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    Help deciding best breed for my family please?

    If your looking for a terrier LIKE a jack russel but not as intense i highly recommend rat terriers. similar look and temperament but much more willing to just chill on a couch (which is not to say they're lacking in energy, just that its LESS than a jack russel). only downside is that rat...
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    Fitting in Winter Walks/Exercise

    For me its the weather thats an issue. we get down to around -10F around here and people salt their walkways pretty rigorously and bax doesn't like wearing boots or a coat which means he basically doesn't get walks in the winter. I'll take him out quick in the early AM to pee and poo and then...
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    Bath time indeed!!

    im less worried about his extended time alone (he seems to just shut down and snooze away the day) and more about when i AM there actually. he loves his hikes so much and we go so rarely. our daily walk around the block (1-2 miles) hardly does him justice. i feel like i was given a porsche and...
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    Skin tags

    if they arent painful and they arent cancer can you just leave them? O.o humans develop skin tags all the time and leave them be.
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    Bath time indeed!!

    Havent found a proper mud puddle in ages despite our hikes which is a shame because Bax does enjoy a good wade and i tend to indulge him. that being said he hasnt had a bath in probably 2 years at least O.o still smells good, still white coat, just not bathed recently. how often do you guys bath...
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    For those with just one dog - how long can you leave them home alone?

    ditto ing the kong and white noise. Bax has a white noise machine on 24/7 (it helps me sleep) and he always gets fed as im walking out the door so he doesnt notice im gone. he does tend to bark if i dont treat/feed him before i go
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    For those with just one dog - how long can you leave them home alone?

    i would add though, this is what hes used to. i got him at 8 months and while he had littermates as a puppy they were all outside dogs and he didnt have much contact with humans. when he moved in with me i lived with my parents and sister. all of whom worked or went ot school. i was a full time...
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