Dog Behavior

Because they smell you on it or someone has spilled something there.

Yes, but females are easier than males to potty train. My toy poodles female was trained at three months to a puddle pad.

You should be taking your dogs temperature twice a day from about day 58 on. When your dog's temperature dips drastically, the puppies will be born within 24 hours. A drastic dip is when the dogs temp dips from its normal 101F to about 98F.

Have her call your vet if your dog ate more than a half of sheet of paper towel and ask them. My dog loves to eat toilet paper and paper towel, any kind of paper will due.

they are made for,

protecting there family and baby sitting small children

Dog panting is physical because certain muscles make it happen - blinking in animals is also physical.

It may be from something you have eaten (like black liquorice). Another possibility is that you are bleeding somewhere in the lower IG tract, caused by many various things. However, you should go to a doctor and get it checked out as it may be something serious.

The clearest signs present as sudden difficulty standing and walking, partial paralysis, or staggering while trying to walk. Less obvious symptoms are changes in temperament or disposition.

See your Vet. Absent the above, without some diagnostics that can be extremely expensive, it's difficult to diagnose with certainty.

There is alot. So i will try to sum it up. First you have to project calm and assertive energy at all times. NEVER be frustrated or fearful or angry or over excited. Dogs only follow a calm assertive pack leader. Next you must walk your dog for at least forty five minutes a day and walk her correctly, this way she releases mental energy, running around in the backyard doesnt do anything but take them from a cage to a bigger cage and causes more built up frustrated energy. What i mean by walking correctly is, first make the leash a non-excitment positive thing, by letting the dog come to you when its in your hand and not getting overexcited. after its on hold the leash at your side like a brief case, and have it ravelled up like a hose loosely. when you go for your walk you never leave out of the door until the dog in a calm submissive state, then YOU walk out the door first, wait for the dog to be calm then invite him to the outside. by doing this you have walked into the territory first that you are going to control. when walking, again, stay calm and project calm energy, keeping your hands at you side and head looking up with good intensions. If your dog even looks anywhere but forward you snap the leash to the SIDE to snap him out of it. If he is lunging you push his butt down and turn him around and stop in the place he got aggressive in until he is calm without looking back once, if he looks back snap the leash to the side again, his brain then learns to be calm around that person, dog, or thing that he was once being aggresive towards. if you snap backwards you only intensify the unwanted behavior. it becomes a game of pulling. During the walk do not allow that dog to sniff when and where he wants, if you have ever seen a dog in a walking mode that no matter what you do they are focused and just striding along side the owner? Those dogs are releasing frusted energy mentally, once you dog is in the mode for about 30 minutes then you can allow time to sniff and use the bathroom. only for about 5-8 minutes, then just start walking, no asking verbally, just walk. When you return home don't go in until he is once again calm and you walk in first and then ask him to follow. Second, when he starts to get aggressive you take your two index and pointer fingers and poke firmly at his neck or his side of his stomach below the spine. this simulates the bite of another dog. and it again snaps him out of the unwanted behavior. RIGHT AFTER you poke him if your not standing, stand up and walk in front of him confident as you can be, never fearful, he can sense it, and put your finger up and say "hey" not loud or like you dad used to do, just calm and assertively. until he surrenders and walks away or rolls over or goes back to calm submissive state don't back down. I cant stress how important it is for you not to back down. If you do back down before he submits he wins and you make him more aggressive. I hope i helped i highly suggest you watch or buy Cesar millans dog whisperer on the national geographic channel he is very good and is the reason why i am going to school to become a dog behaviorist. you can also buy his season dvds;)

depends on what the average speed is when running it

You can use commercial products like "Bitter Apple," available from your veterinarian or at a local pet store. Some dogs are unphazed by it. You can also try Tabasco, but be careful not to get it close to the wound. In the end, the surest way is to use an Elizabethan collar, which again is available from your veterinarian or pet store. This is a plastic cone that goes around the dog's head and attaches to his collar. Dogs don't like them, so be patient and try to help him have a good experience starting out by giving him treats and praise while wearing the Elizabethan collar.

It's not something you should worry to much about. It's just general wear and tear.

try to slowly introduce them to each other. hold them away from each other and let them sniff each other and slowly let them get closer to each other but don't give one more attention than the other especially if you ignore the dog it might become aggressive towards you and/or the kitten

Tell him no! then put him in another room. If he doesn't get the message, get him neutered.

Nothing happens. Cabbage is a vegetable and has no known ill effect on dogs. My Great Dane likes chewing on the hard stem like part of the cabbage and he has been doing it for months. He is perfectly fine and he enjoys doing it.

If by that you mean a dog got into the garbage and pulled out a pad to chew on, nothing will happen. Dogs are attracted to blood. It's a natural instinct. I'd be more concerned if any plastic or paper products were ingested.

Labradors are considered helping dogs, (hiking mountain biking) so their floppy ears believe it or not actually help them hear better..... if danger or anything is coming near or if someone were to be attacked they would be able to hear it coming

They can if they are lactating already. It probably doesn't occur often, but it has happened before, and likely will again. The greater question is 'will' a particular dog nurse another's pups.

According to Pet Meds Online (see link below), these are the top ten smartest breeds:

10. Australian Cattle Dog

9. Rottweiler

8. Papillon (7)

7. Labrador Retriever (6)

6. Shetland Sheepdog (5)

5. Doberman Pinscher (8)

4. Golden Retriever

3. German Shepherd

2. Poodle (Standard)

1. Border Collie

Animal Planet's site has the same top 10, but in slightly different order as indicated by the numbers in (parenthesis) above.

All Crayola markers are non-toxic, the color doesn't matter. Though you should be worried about the plastic having sharp ends and such as it was being chewed. You should take him/her to a veterinarian if you haven't already to get checked out.

Puppies bite for two main reasons. First, because they are teething and it is necessary for the proper development of their jaws and adult teeth. Second, they play bite to learn self defense and how to hunt. In play with litter mates and other puppies, they learn what is called "bite inhibition," or just how hard to bite without hurting. This is a critical skill for all dogs to learn. This one skill alone is the most significant element of preventing dog bite injuries (both to other dogs and to humans). See the related question on how to stop biting (link below).

In my experience the females are nicer, the male in my case was not aggressive or anything but the females were more peaceful, quieter and loving. But there were 4 female dogs and 1 male dog so that could influence it. I have known a few Bernese where the females were reserved and cautious and the males were easy going and friendly. I think it depends on the individual personality of each dog, and the socialisation of them.

Yes. this i a good sign this is the same as the average human morning sickness, but this could also still be a false pregnancy, go to the vet for an ultra sound at about 30 days into the pregnancy he will be able to tell you