Dog Owner Chat v4

[Imzadi83]

Chloe has been getting so much better with me clipping her nails, I can do multiple nails at a time and file them with a nail file without her pulling her paw back or getting up and leaving. I'm so proud of my girl.

[juicebox!]

a lil rant and PSA to start off 2018 with keeping your pets safe.

yesterday i went to an event. there was a lot of people, loud music playing, it was by a busy road, etc. just a very stressful situation. a few people brought their dogs. each one i saw was stressed but some more so than the rest. anyways, somebody had brought their dog and she ended up taking off so she was so terrified. a few people went looking for her but to all our disappointments we couldn’t find her. it was dark and cold and now theres a scared dog running around a busy road. i hope she found somewhere safe and warm or went home or something of that sort.

i know it may sound fun to bring your pets to a pet-friendly event. just because its pet friendly doesnt mean its friendly for YOUR pet. pet friendly means there can be loud noises, aggressive animals, etc. it doesnt matter if your dog is an ESA or a SD or whatever. you need to keep your dog in your house or car (if its not very hot). they dont need to be brought with you unless you want a miserable dog.

be smart and keep your pets safe. dont be selfish.

[maninkari]

my dad took him on almost a mile long bike ride (he has shoes!!! his feet are fine!) a few hours ago. he's snoring very loud..i think he's broken...... hm
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this is my first time posting on this thread.....this is Angus, he's a very, very vicious american pit bull terrier. can you tell?
[ click the image for more pictures !! ]

He's so pretty! How old is he?
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JJ ate Santa Claus. Oops.

Edit: I also FINALLY got around to trimming Pete's nails. He's terrified of... everything because of lack of socialization, so trimming his nails is a pain and he'll hide under the bed. Today though I got him calm enough to trim his front paws. It'll be a while before the quick recedes to where I want it to be, but that's okay.

[bewitched.]

Okay, so next late next month we're planning on getting Bond neutered, we decided to wait a little, so he'll be either a few days under 10 months or exactly 10 months, and I want to take him to a new vet for the neutering.

The clinic we've gone to has been good 2/3 of the time. It's attached to a local pet store/ ranch store, and it's a pretty small clinic.
The bad visits we've had included us having to get a fourth parvo shot, because one vet tech said we didn't space out the vaccines enough (we had spaced them out 3-4 weeks like recommended). The other visit was with an actual vet, because Bond was having some weird bumps on his tummy, so we went to go check it out. The vet wasn't really too nice, but I guess it was just how he is. But what really through me off was when he started talking about flea treatments for Bond, and I told him that I wasn't really fond of the one a different vet from that clinic gave me because I read it could cause some serious problems, like seizures. He then went on to say that the different brand of the flea treatment (it was an oral one) was the one that only caused seizures, however on the website of the one i used, it did in fact warn about seizures.

Otherwise, we've had a different vet and tech work with us before, and it was a lot nicer, but I really just don't want to go back, plus they're usually booked fully on weekends, so I decided it would be a better idea to go for a more bigger and higher rated clinic for more serious things, should I go with my gut and go to a nicer one or not ?

[Luzien]

you should for sure go to a good clinic and a vet you can ask about questions and understand what they tell you, maybe a clinic or vet who other say is good or you trust...from what it sounds atleast. when you are not sure if you can trust the vet there to work good enough. cant you ask your normal vet who they think is good? and why 10month exactly?

[witchblades]

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He's so pretty! How old is he?

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thank you!! he looks like like his dad haha
and he's about seven months, I believe! he's really big. we think he'll be about 70-80 lbs...he's big strong boy !
he pulls the whole time on bike rides (not the bad kind of pulling, like he pulls the bike along) and he bites at your ankles if he's a bit tired needs help. LOL
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and ah, what a cutie ! -- RIP, santa

[Zeena]

Okay, so next late next month we're planning on getting Bond neutered, we decided to wait a little, so he'll be either a few days under 10 months or exactly 10 months, and I want to take him to a new vet for the neutering.

The clinic we've gone to has been good 2/3 of the time. It's attached to a local pet store/ ranch store, and it's a pretty small clinic.
The bad visits we've had included us having to get a fourth parvo shot, because one vet tech said we didn't space out the vaccines enough (we had spaced them out 3-4 weeks like recommended). The other visit was with an actual vet, because Bond was having some weird bumps on his tummy, so we went to go check it out. The vet wasn't really too nice, but I guess it was just how he is. But what really through me off was when he started talking about flea treatments for Bond, and I told him that I wasn't really fond of the one a different vet from that clinic gave me because I read it could cause some serious problems, like seizures. He then went on to say that the different brand of the flea treatment (it was an oral one) was the one that only caused seizures, however on the website of the one i used, it did in fact warn about seizures.

Otherwise, we've had a different vet and tech work with us before, and it was a lot nicer, but I really just don't want to go back, plus they're usually booked fully on weekends, so I decided it would be a better idea to go for a more bigger and higher rated clinic for more serious things, should I go with my gut and go to a nicer one or not ?

I'd definitely take him elsewhere to a better clinic. You are a customer, your pet is a patient, and both of you should be treated appropriately by the staff at the clinic. Neuter surgeries are fairly basic and done often by most vet clinics, but the last thing you'd want is to worry the entire time whether you have trust in the vets doing the surgery. Just as you would have trust in your family doctor to treat and help you with any problems you may have, I feel you should also have that confidence in your vet. Best of luck with everything! ^^

[BananaBean]

hey guys! today we got a new dog! Her name is Skylar, and she is a weimaraner. we got her from my uncle, and she is actually the mother of my one of my other dogs, willow! she is 5 and was bred for puppies. she is literally the sweetest dog, and she listens so well! shes currently asleep on my bed, and i will post pictures soon:)

[juicebox!]

what year will people stop claiming their BBM/american bullies “pitbulls”.. it doesnt make you cooler, lol. i especially hate seeing BYB doing it.

[lilpupin]

my dad took him on almost a mile long bike ride (he has shoes!!! his feet are fine!) a few hours ago. he's snoring very loud..i think he's broken...... hm
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this is my first time posting on this thread.....this is Angus, he's a very, very vicious american pit bull terrier. can you tell?
[ click the image for more pictures !! ]

He's so pretty! How old is he?
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JJ ate Santa Claus. Oops.

Edit: I also FINALLY got around to trimming Pete's nails. He's terrified of... everything because of lack of socialization, so trimming his nails is a pain and he'll hide under the bed. Today though I got him calm enough to trim his front paws. It'll be a while before the quick recedes to where I want it to be, but that's okay.

*dies of cuteness*