Should all dogs over 40 pounds be required to be fixed?

Posted January 23rd, 2010

King TootinCommonSense asked:
First of all. I am an animal and dog lover. The shelters are overpopulated by large unwanted dogs millions of which are euthanized everry year. Most shelters will have very few if any small dogs and most have a long adoption waiting list for small dogs.
Large dogs have two or [...]

How does a dogs social structure work as a pet within a standard human family?

Posted January 21st, 2010

forgetyourrestraints_x asked:
I was lead to believe that most dogs view the humans their most commonly around in much the same way as they’d view other dogs they’d be around in the wild, kind of like a pack. What position within that pack does the family dog give view itself? Does it consider itself to [...]

How do I get my dog to be friendly with other dogs?

Posted January 17th, 2010

glddstgpsy26 asked:
I have a 2 year old miniature pinscher, and she is not nice around other dogs at all. When we first got her, she met another min pin the second day we had her, and that dog nipped at her. I think this is the source of her fear. We [...]

What dogs are good for people with allergies to dander?

Posted January 5th, 2010

dinos_go_rawr_x3 asked:
My mom has allergies to dog & cat dander, but we want to get a dog. What dogs would be okay to get?
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