Hi John, I recently adopted an abandoned dog from a shelter in Mississauga after losing Max my best friend of 14 years. My adopted dog is a Shih Tzu cross and apparently somewhere between 4 and 7 months old. He was found in country woods, nearly starved and in very bad condition. Although he seems to […]
Dear John, My girlfriend and I have decided to adopt a puppy in the new year, but as luck would have it my girlfriend is now 2 months pregnant. We also have an 11 year girl old in the house already who really wants a puppy. What i was wondering is would it be better
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Christmas puppy season is approaching and generally speaking I don’t have a problem with getting a puppy for the family during the holiday season. However, specifically speaking there is a problem if the prior few months haven’t been devoted to searching for the right match as far as breed and breeder. Far too much can
Dear John, Our daughter and her partner are expecting their first child soon. They are the proud and loving owners of a rather large dog, over 5 years old and probably a mix breed, that has at least one incident of biting another dog recently. Are we being overly concerned prospective grandparents when we worry
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Hi John, I have a 3 year old Sheltie. She is very gentle and easy going with people of all ages but she does not like other dogs in her space! If they come within sniffing range she stiffens up and when they get too close to her (esp. backside) she growls and snaps at
Hi John, We’ve been having a difficult time lately with Tucker the Wonderdog, and wondered if it might be something to address in your column sometime. Tucker recently turned 6 years old, and in the last month or so, has developed some interesting tastes…dirty underwear, dirty socks, toilet water (flushed or not), cat feces, compost etc. He