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| Severe black heads all over YorkiePoo | 10/16/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: I recently adopted a 4 yr old? - (nobody's sure)Yorkiepoo. He is a gem of a dog. He came to the ...
A: Cindy I'm so glad you adopted this little guy and have made so much progress towards helping him ...
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| Home Temp. | 10/11/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: How warm should I keep it in the house for our Yorkies. It is now winter time and I have always been ...
A: Corby Your Yorkies should be comfortable at whatever temp you are - unless they are young, old, ...
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| Fearful Rat Terrier | 10/11/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: My rat terrier is extremely fearful of humans. I'm the only person who can touch her or put a leash ...
A: Julie Unfortunately, rat terriers are, by temperment anyway, more like the toy breeds than the ...
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| Pita My chihuahua rat terrier mix | 10/9/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: Pita was abused when i got her and she is 6 or 7 i believe, they werent exactly sure how old she was ...
A: Adriane Sorry - no easy answers. It is possible, I suppose for her to get preggers from a lab, ...
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| Wire Fox Terrier | 10/7/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: I believe I may have purchased a puppy (Wire Fox Terrier) from a Puppy Mill Breeder. She has some ...
A: Donna Yes, it is entirely possible, if not likely. Most large scale breeders are largely ...
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| Yorkie has scaly lumps forming all over | 10/7/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: My 5 year old Yorkie seems to be forming small scaly lumps primarily on his head, but I noticed he ...
A: Norma - I'm not a vet and I recommend making an appointment as soon as you can. Vomiting bile is ...
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| Pee and Poo | 10/1/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: I have a male Rat Terrier, he is 8 months old. I got it last month and he is doing ok with potty ...
A: He should not be having to go out 8 times a day to potty and 5 times a day for poops! That is ...
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| starting to hate my dog | 10/1/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: I have a Rat Terrier that I adopted about five years ago, he was 7 months old. I took my time ...
A: You're not starting to hate him, you are completely and thoroughly burned out on him ! You have a ...
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| Terrier breeding | 9/28/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: I was wondering how old a cairn terrier female has to be before she comes in heat. I have a little ...
A: 3 months old is too young to come in season. From about 6 months to 18 months is when they will ...
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| Rat Terriers Algeries | 9/27/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: We have a Rat Terrier who will be 3 years old oct.1st. I would like to know what kind of Alergies ...
A: Interestingly, I just answered this same question with regard to a Yorkie. The first thing that can ...
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| Rat Terrier | 9/26/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: My dog Rat Terrier Maggie will be a year old in December. I have owned her since last feb. She was ...
A: No its not bad as long as she gets a chance to get out and run for a while. Your flea problem needs ...
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| Yorkie licks constantly | 9/26/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: My Yorkshire Terrior licks himself constantly! It is so annoying to the entire family. He gets red ...
A: Tina Here are the first ingredients in Pedigree: Ground Whole Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, ...
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| Yorkie licks constantly | 9/26/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: My Yorkshire Terrior licks himself constantly! It is so annoying to the entire family. He gets red ...
A: Tina - The top 2 reasons for dogs to get itchy and start licking like you describe are fleas and ...
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| Maltese terriers | 9/25/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: He is about 3 months old and his problem is that he seems to snap and bite a lot especially me, we ...
A: First off so not to embarrass yourself to anyone walking on the street, what you have is a toy breed ...
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| Biting Jack Russell Terrier | 9/25/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: I have a question about our aggressive two and a half year old Jack Russell Terrier. Two months ago, ...
A: Sarah - Sounds like he has learned 2 things about women - they are in charge of giving him ...
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| Biting Jack Russell Terrier | 9/23/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: I have a question about our aggressive two and a half year old Jack Russell Terrier. Two months ago, ...
A: Wow Sarah - sounds like you have bitten off quite a project. Let me say that above all else your ...
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| Can't get Wheatable to go IN the yard | 9/17/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: We adopted a sweet natured 1-2 yr old, 33lb Wheatable Terrier girl. She is totally housetrained and ...
A: She is considering the yard part of her home. It may be very very hard to train her that pottying ...
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| Terrier | 9/7/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: We have a 1/2 Cairn Terrior and 1/2 Wheaten/Poodle female, 15mnths old. She has nipped, when ...
A: KL Sounds like she is marking on the second level. You may wanna start taking her up there on ...
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| behavior problems with Rat Terrior | 9/5/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: I have a 6 year old rat terrier that we are having problems with. She is peeing and pooping all ...
A: This dog sounds like she has YOU trained. You should get a trainer to come to the house and do one ...
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| obsessive compulsive rat terrier | 9/5/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: I have a 17 month old mini rat terrier and he constantly licks his paws. This is annoying and my vet ...
A: Usually feet licking is attributed to food allergies. Try changing his food to a no grain diet. ...
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| peeing | 9/4/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: We have a poodle, yorkie mix, when company comes she gets so excited she pees at there feet. She ...
A: Duane - That is called submissive peeing and is best addressed by doing things to build her ...
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| Neurotic Behavior Cairn Terrier | 9/4/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: My four year old Cairn stares at the floor a lot and acts like he sees things. He also will jump up ...
A: Monika The more I read you describing this, the more it sounds like a neurological problem of some ...
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| Grooming | 8/31/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: I just recently purchased a 12 week old Cairn and I have been reading on the Internet about ...
A: That is perfect for your dog. I have used them on some of my dogs. You can start using it on him ...
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| Grooming | 8/30/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: I just recently purchased a 12 week old Cairn and I have been reading on the Internet about ...
A: Welcome to the wonderful world of Terriers. First off if you are going to have the dog hand ...
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| rat terrier problem | 8/28/2007 | Susan Downes |
Q: My rat terrier is attacking my other dogs and three of my dogs are four times her size and i can't ...
A: I have seen this behavior in our wonderful terriers time and again. They are very scrappy, that is ...
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| Neurotic Behavior Cairn Terrier | 8/28/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: My four year old Cairn stares at the floor a lot and acts like he sees things. He also will jump up ...
A: Sounds like some of the obsessive behaviors I have seen through the years. In fact I was just at a ...
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| Fear of other dogs | 8/27/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: We have a 3 year old female Miniature Fox Terrier (Toy Fox Terrier) named "MININE". (very small, ...
A: Matt - You didn't ask an easy question did you ? In all honesty, the only thing I would try in ...
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| Stop my Westie from digging | 8/27/2007 | Susan Downes |
Q: I have a Westie named "Bubbles". I've had her for a year now and I've had her since she was 7 weeks ...
A: As you know Westies have a high prey drive and love to dig to pursue prey. My terriers will dig if ...
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| rat terrier feeding | 8/22/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: We have a new 5yo rat terrier. How often should we feed her? Thanks.
A: Dogs like a schedule. Most people that I know feed their dogs twice a day including me. 7 am and 7 ...
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| Cairn Terrier Biting | 8/21/2007 | Susan Downes |
Q: I adopted a wonderful terrier (Cairn we believe) from a shelter in May. He is a bundle of joy and ...
A: Terriers are brilliant and wonderful dogs. He simply does not know that you and your family members ...
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| TOY FOX TERRIER TEETH QUESTION | 8/20/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: My 6 year old female TFT has lost several teeth in the last few months. No trauma, they are just ...
A: Oh MY.......I am so sorry I didn't see the 6 YEAR old part. Well its normal and its not. Some of ...
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| staff terrier | 8/15/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: would like to know the personality of a staff terrier. does it do good with another dog.
A: Well there are two different types. American Staffordshire Terrier and Staffordshire Bull Terrier. ...
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| Itchy Cairn | 8/15/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: My Cairn has been scratching at her sides a lot lately. I've checked her for fleas and she has ...
A: Marlo - Yes. Please move her up the Nutro ladder to Nutro Natural Choice - the formula for ...
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| Itchy Cairn | 8/15/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: My Cairn has been scratching at her sides a lot lately. I've checked her for fleas and she has ...
A: Marlo Yes, the heat can be rough and they can get kind of a heat rash. However, the coat can be ...
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| house training | 8/15/2007 | Susan Downes |
Q: I just got a eight month old Cairn Terrier this week,I don't know much about were she came from.She ...
A: Why is it too late to take an obedience class? They have them all the time,even at your local Pet ...
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| anxiety | 8/14/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: My 8 year old Yorkshire terrier has started to show anxiety at night when all the lights go out and ...
A: Angela Please take her to a vet and confirm that there is no loss of eyesight. Loss of night ...
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| Jack is peeing on my husband | 8/14/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: I have a 10 week old Jack Russell male pup. If my husband moves him off the bed he will pee on him. ...
A: Sometimes puppies have a problem with holding their urine when scolded,or just being happy to see ...
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| Rat Terrier | 8/14/2007 | Beth Adams |
Q: I got my rat terrier, Tinker, at 11 weeks, and immediately started basic training using positive ...
A: Lucheryl - Let me give you the caveat that rat terriers are more like the toy breeds than like ...
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| my rat terrier | 8/13/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q: ANSWER: Well either your rat terrier was introduced to your neighbor at one time and he wants to ...
A: but they always charge a lot of money. so is there an other way of how i can train him with out ...
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| my rat terrier | 8/12/2007 | Tammy Colbert, CMG, CAH |
Q:
A: Well either your rat terrier was introduced to your neighbor at one time and he wants to greet them ...
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