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******************PLEASE NO MEDICAL QUESTIONS I AM GETTING A LOT OF THESE IF YOUR DOG IS SICK CALL THE VET ALSO NO QUESTIONS ABOUT BREEDING PLEASE I WILL NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE MATTERS ALSO NO MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT HEAT CYCLES AS THAT IS ALSO MEDICAL AND I AM GETTING A LOT OF THOSE AS WELL AND I WILL NO LONGER ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS**************************************** I will answer anything about rescued dogs and their problems, and about breed info and I have tons of experiences with dogs-I also work at a boarding kennel,and I do volunteer work at our animal shelter and i help people decide the right dog for them,and i used to volunteer at a rottweiler rescue I have worked with just about every breed out there I have owned a Scottish Terrier and a Shiba Inu I'm also very pro Shelter and I discourage people from buying dogs from petstores as they come from petstores and I am willing to share info on petstores and shelters I am also against 'designer' breeds because they are not 'breeds' they contribute to pet over population ******************PLEASE NO MEDICAL QUESTIONS I AM GETTING A LOT OF THESE IF YOUR DOG IS SICK CALL THE VET ALSO NO QUESTIONS ABOUT BREEDING PLEASE I WILL NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE MATTERS ALSO NO MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT HEAT CYCLES AS THAT IS ALSO MEDICAL AND I AM GETTING A LOT OF THOSE AS WELL AND I WILL NO LONGER ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS****************************************

Experience in the area

Volunteering at the local SPCA and a rottie rescue group,and an owner of a shiba

Organizations

volunteer at the Hamilton SPCA and Adopt-A-Rott
And I work at a dog kennel

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

I am strongly against banning of breeds and I am willing to give info on breed bans and why they don't work I am also against the selling of puppies in petstores I will also never recommend 'designer breeds' as they contribute to pet overpopulation

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Recent Answers from Kristin

2009-10-30 Abused dog:

Generally,it just takes a lot of one on one time with a dog like this-and even though it is cliche it mostly takes a lot of time and patients to get the dog to trust you. A dog like this can't be forced

2009-10-27 marking?:

If he isn't fixed getting him done will greatly reduce this. Now,if that's been done the next thing to do would be to crate him at all times except to take him outside every few hours and feed him ect

2009-10-23 Aggression:

The best way would be to muzzle the female,until she gets used to the puppy. That way she can see he isn't a threat and can't hurt him,while at the same time able to sniff him ect. Once she gets used to

2009-10-19 Good dog gone Bad:

This sounds like separation anxiety,which is common after an event such as being hit by a car.And what you can do,is to leave them alone for small periods everyday,start off with 5 minutes and slowly increase

2009-10-18 Dacshund puppy - age 3 months:

The best way to stop all of this fussy eating is to pick one brand,and put it down-and don't change it,as that makes the problem worse.Usually after four days they just get hungry and eat-dogs won't let

 

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