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If the vet hasn't already brought it up, ask about palliative vs "curative" (I think that's what it's called) treatment.

Palliative chemo is designed to stall the cancer or reduce the symptoms,...

Jennifer, I feel your pain. I'm having my own noobie trainer woes with the golden nose right now.

A couple of months ago, I introduced the first cold blinds to my dog and I thought she was...

Most weekdays after work: Obedience training session with the golden, switch golden for poodle, obedience session with poodle, switch back to golden, hunt training with golden, mostly handling work...

I don't understand why the breeder thinks the dog would be more likely to get better at the breeder's place, unless the breeder thinks the dog is being reinfected at your place.

I'd do the...

Congratulations! NAHRA is a great place to start for dogs and owners. More relaxed than an AKC trial with a big JH entry.

I saw that recast from a distance. I thought, uh oh, he's out. I was...

Awesome! Handsome guy, too/

Mine are wondering why they would attack the plate of food when they know the intense stare works wonder. They call it Sweating the Person.

Brain cancer?

Another thought. Does she potty outside only when she's with your fiancee, or does she ever potty when you're watching? Maybe she's concluded that she shouldn't go when YOU are watching. When she...

Clean up indoors with Nature's Miracle or some similar enzymatic cleaner that will remove the odor. If she's going indoors in a predictable area, put a cheap throw rug down. Next time she goes...

I pick up the individual deposits with cheap sandwich bags and put the sandwich bags into a plastic grocery bag (usually a double bag because those things always have tears), which I have gazillions...

Not a breeder. As a buyer, I don't buy if there is a limited reg, co-ownership, or (the worst requirement IMO) a litter-back arrangement. FWIW, I don't ask for a health guarantee either, except...

Forget the dogs. A picket fence? Chickens are like Big Macs to every creature with a taste for meat. Slow, plump, and tender, they are iirresistible. They need to be in an enclosure covered on top to...

Mini. Fits in van.

No opinion on MN requirements, but the observation that they have so many entrants because there's no other hunt title beyond MH. If AKC offered another goal (other than field trials), it would...

Bless your heart. Beyond obedience, what this young dog needs is exercise. Any way to include the pup in long walks off lead? Good luck.

Dog training can definitely be a roller coaster ride. Some days, you wonder if your dogs were given completely brain wipes by aliens overnight without your knowledge. The next day, the little...

Thanks, all, especially Howard! I will let the owner know that pigeons are verboten until after FF and ducks.

The most effective long-term way to reduce filamentous algae (which, I'm guessing, is some type of blue-green algae, aka cyanobacteria) is to reduce the flow of excess nutrients into the pond. ...

Ran into another woman with a golden in obedience training. She mentioned that she has a POND and invited me over last weekend to work with my dog. (I tried not to obviously beg or drool.)

Her...

For Maple, either Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival) or Smoke on the Water (Deep Purple)

I'd give him (or recommend he buy) Training Retrievers for Marshes and Meadows, by James B. Spencer. I don't remember that Spencer even mentions an e-collar anywhere in the book. He's also an...

The MOST important app: FindMyiPhone. If you lose your iPhone, you can locate it (at least within a few feet if it's not inside a buildling) with another iPhone or iPad. For FindMyiPhone to work,...

I have 4 dogs, all house dogs, and, at one time, was training all 4 in obedience. But not at the same time!

The dogs (dog) you are not training goes in the house or is otherwise confined....

Yep,10 years. But don't gamble on finding Mr. Moneybags. Bite the bullet and put some money into a retirement account every month.