What Is The Most Philanthropic Thing You’ve Personally Seen Done For Animals?

We’ve all heard amazing stories, but what about in person?
When I volunteered at the SPCA, some twelve year old boy felt bad for the animals, so he managed to raise tons of money (I still don’t know how he did it), and he and his parents came in one night with bag after bag of food to give us. I think the count was fourteen huge bags, and that was just cat food (that’s where I was that night). How wonderful of him.
Also, at the last round of training classes, there was a woman and her daughter there with their new rescued greyhound, whom I drooled over at each class (the favor was returned, making the longing worse). The mom told me her daughter saved up every sent for two.years. to adopt this dog. She was eight years old, I think.

I Have A 6 Month Old Puppy. She’s A Mutt, Not Sure What Breeds?

she’s mixed with. My husband thinks she has greyhound in her. We just got her last night and she seemed very docile but two hours ago she lunged at one of my cats and looked like she was going to bite him. Has anybody had any experience with this? Can she be trained not to hurt my two kitties if she has a hunting dogs instincts?

What Are Your Opinions On Pit Bulls, Etc?

I would like to know your opinions of the dogs that are in danger of being banned by BSL.
My sister has a Pit Bull/American Bulldog cross, and she is one of the best dogs that I have ever seen. She’s sweet to people, a little wary of new dogs, but gets used to them quickly. My husband and I have an Italian Greyhound/Chihuahua cross, and we were worried that Baylee wouldn’t like him. After the initial introduction, she started to play with him. She seems to keep in mind that he is only 11 lbs and that she needs to be careful. If anything, he’s mean to her! He bites on her face, runs around, steals toys from her, plays tug-o-war, etc. The only time she has hurt him is when she gets a little excited and body slams him. Someone always monitors them, so Baylee gets reprimanded for squishing Baci, and then they all go back to playing.
I do not like when people will automatically condemn a dog just because there have been other people that do not correctly train the animal. My dad was one of those. At first he did not like Baylee because of her breed(s), but now he seems to like her a lot. He laughs at her silly antics and quirks in her personality. She’s the only dog I know that will pout if you fuss at her for doing something wrong.

What Do You Think Of This?

Right, here I go.
So my best friend has a 6 year old English Cocker Spaniel (Maizie), to a doggy person it is clear to see that this dog has issues, it is snappy and stubborn with my friend and has some very bad behavioural/possibly pack ranking problems, however my friends mum sees very little fault with her and thinks she is a great dog. Now that isn’t my problem, this is!
So my friend text me a few weeks back saying that they were getting a puppy. My Instant response was,
where from?
what breed?
what sex?
Wow! From my mums friend, its a mongrel and it’s a girl.
I said, ‘do you think Maizie will take well to another female puppy?’, my friends response was, ‘probably not, Maizie will probably kill it but my mum said, she’s not having any ”willies” in this house.
I left the conversation topic there and moved onto something else.
Fair enough, if they want another dog they can get another dog, although it did baffle my mum and I as to what Maizie would think of it and also because they are going on holiday end of July, where is the puppy supposed to go??
Well, it gets worse. My friend phoned me up the other day and told me her mum wanted to get another puppy, and they were. I assumed it was from the same litter, but oh no, I was wrong. Another friend had Greyhound/Whippet puppies, surprise surprise, they were getting a *****. I said to her, ‘you must be mad. Not even I, a dog crazy orientated person who is knowledgeable on the species would ever get two puppies at the same time!!’ She told me it was three weeks old and she’d been to visit it that day. I asked her when they were getting the new dogs and she said in about two weeks ‘NO!!’ I told her this was very unwise and to wait until the puppy is atleast 8 weeks old to prevent behavioural problems.
To some it up, they currently have a temprimental cocker who is very possessive over her owner. Two people who know little about dogs (my friend couldn’t care less if they had a dog or not) and the family are out from 7.30am-5.00pm, during this time the three dogs will be left. Oh and because they think my dogs are so well trained they have asked me to help with training because they wont be taking them to training classes. They are not doggy people, their dog has to fit in with their lives and they don’t make compromises for Maizie, which means she doesn’t get daily exercise. My friends nan is also suffering from alziemers and so is living bed ridden in their house with them.
What would you do?
Maybe I’m over reacting because I would love to have three dogs.
Is this really bad?
Oh I don’t know what to say to my friend or anything?
Any advice would be welcomed, thank you.

Can You Help Me Narrow Down What Small Breed Of Dog To Get?

I have 4 horses, 2 other dogs (a almost 2yr old Papillon, & a 8yr old Sheltie), & 4 cats (2 inside; 2 outside). All my pets get along with dogs.needs to be a g It ood traveler, and put up with being taken places including horse shows. I’d like it to be fairly small under 20 lbs but the smaller probably the better. No fenced in yard, but I do have about 6 acres. I have raised a litter of Shelties which are the easiest to train and also trained my Papillon with a short attention span! Also please dont say depends on the dog, I know that.
I was considering these breeds-
Affenpinscher
Cairn Terrier (but r they ok w/ cats? I heard not)
Coton de Tulear
Italian Greyhound
Miniture Pinscher
Norfolk Terrier
Norwich Terrier
Silky Terrier aka Australian Silky Terrier
Toy Fox Terrier
Rat Terrier (the smaller type)
Toy American Eskimo
& Podengo Portugueso Pequeno or Portuguesse Hound, but these are pretty rare
I would also luv to hear about other breeds too!

My Dad Is Going To Get Me A Dog For My Birthday. What Kind Should I Get?

Don’t worry, we’ll either be getting it from www.petfinder.com or a breed rescue. I already have a German Shepherd & a Greyhound at my mom’s…I want something that is/are:
-Protective of me
-Very loyal
-Medium in size(not over 80 pounds)
-Easily trained, obedient
-Short to medium length coat
-Likes to go for long walks
-Good with little kids
-Reserved. Isn’t overly friendly when meeting new people.
No “designer” mixes,please. I’d like a breed or mix that I’ve never owned before so please no Greyhounds or Shepherds. I will be taking sole responsibility of this dog/puppy.
Thanks!!(:

What Is The Best Way To Introduce 3 New Dogs?

Me and my family go on holiday with my aunt and her children every year, and they have to dogs, a greyhound/ lurcher mix who is quite chilled, never lets anything bother him and is great with dogs and children, there other dog is Golden retriever mix and is OK with dogs once she gets to know them, they both came from the shelter.
They are coming over between christmas and new year(live like 5 hours away) to see the rest of our family and stuff and there bringing there dogs.
And seen as though we are going on holiday later that year i think it’s best to make the dogs meet when mine is younger.
So i have a GSD 4 nearly 5 month and will be 7-8 months then, he gets on well with calm dogs and then he wants to play, he goes puppy training and has done since his shots where complete but giddy dogs bug him.
So what is the best way to introduce these dogs to each other.
I was thinking in a neutral place one dog at a time.
BTW all dogs are spayed and neutered well mine is not yet but will be when they are here.

My Dog Keeps Pooping And Peeing My Apartment, What Should I Do?

Me and my boyfriend really need help with our 7 month old Italian Greyhound. She keeps pooping and peeing in our apartment. We try to take her out 3-4 times a day and it’s hard because we have lives and can’t be home 24/7. We both work so it’s really hard for us to take her out ever 3 hours. We’ve tried puppy training pads, but she refuses to go on it. She wont tell us or hint us when she has to go. She just goes when and where ever she feels like it. When we do take her outside sometimes she doesn’t go on the grass but on the sidewalk. I’m desperate! My boyfriend wants to give her up for adoption if her habit doesn’t change! HELP!!!

What Brand Of Food Is Best?

I’m thinking about getting a dog. Right now I’m leaning towards the greyhound. I’ve done lots of research about dogs, so I probably don’t need any training tips or anything. My only question is, what brand of food would you reccomend?

Is This The Wrong Reason To Get A Dog And If It’s Not What Breed Should I Get?

Well I’ve been planning on owning two Cavaliers for when I become a grown adult, and I just realized that I might not be to safe! I don’t know exactly when I’ll be getting married, and a single woman is a pretty vulnerable target, if you know what I mean. So, I’ve been thinking I want to rescue one of these breeds:
Greyhound- I’d love to rescue one from a Greyhound Racing Rescue place, they’re so elegant. My one question though is how old do you expect to get these dogs if you rescue them from there?
Rottweiler- I’ve always loved this breed, and I really want to rescue one. My main question for this breed though is training available through obedience classes for this dog?
Brittany- I also want to rescue a Brittany, and my question for this breed is if it’s even a good guard dog?
So please take the time to answer the questions above and also answer if I’m getting a larger dog for the right reasons. I’d love this dog to death, don’t get me wrong. And have any other breed suggestions?
Thanks!

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