Author: Sarah Jones

ok on the left is my toy fox terrier, and the right is my long haired chihuahua (picture)?

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sorry i didn’t edit it, so i guess my toy fo is on the bottom and chihuahua on top. now what would you call her?? an apple face? doe face? i don’t know. i know that she cost alot of money and i see other chihuahuas and she looks nothing like them and their big bug eyes, like taco bell. and i can’t find any info of her on the internet. so is she the classic chihuahua?? or bred to look cuter??
what the hell???? why do you have to be so negative, that’s for the answers that i didn’t question, and your welcome for the 2 points!!!
ok people ask all the time!!!! we take our dogs to a dog park like 3 times a week to run loose. they are like what she’s a chihuahua?? i mean there is 2 different face shapes just like there are different colors, i was just wondering which one of the 2 she has?? deer, doe, apple, bug?!??!

Please help? My dog might have cancer…?

Hi, my family has an 8 year old male Black Lab/Akita mix named Shadow who weighs 110 lbs(he’s actually at a healthy weight, just very big!). He has been in good health for all of his life until just recently. Last year, he came back from inside limping on his left leg, so we took him to the vet and they said that it was just a sprained muscle. We got a pain medication for him from the vet and after he used it all up he was doing much better. A couple days ago, he came back from inside limping again- he was whining, wouldn’t eat, and didn’t lift his leg to urinate. We took him to the vet yesterday where they x-rayed his left left and told us that he had a soft-tissue tumor about the size of a clementine at the very base of his left leg right by his lower abdomen. They said that it was probably affecting his hip movement which caused him to limp, and that they probably didn’t want to operate on it because it was near many nerves and they didn’t want to risk messing anything else up. We scheduled a biopsy in two weeks so that we’ll know for sure if it’s benign or malignant. In the meantime, the vet gave us more pain medication for him and it works LIKE A CHARM. Almost instantly the next day, Shadow was back to his normal self, eating, NOT limping, and urinating as usual again. I was just wondering:

1. The pain medication seems to be working great. How long will it continue to work?

2. Can a benign soft tissue tumor continue to grow? If it is malignant, what is the best option? Any idea on how quickly it will grow/spread? I know surgery probably isn’t possible, but what about radiation & chemotherapy? Are those possible treatments worth it, meaning do they cause side effects that will make Shadow’s quality of life decrease?

3. Is there anything else that might help the tumor stop/slow down from growing, like pet vitamins or a different diet?

I’m sorry, I know this was extremely long. Thanks for the help : )

Adopting a Chihuahua, Dachshund mix?

I went to my local shelter and found a 3 month year old Chihuahua, Dachshund mix puppy who is ABSOLUTELY adorable. My husband’s only worried that she’ll be hard to train, and bark a lot. can someone let me know what kinds of “attitude” these dogs usually have? what are the good and bad traits of both breeds. How do you think she’ll act at home?
all shelters have their dogs & cats spayed and nuetered before adoption. so that wont be a problem 🙂

How to stop my dog from digging?

my dog is a 10 month old st. bernard beagle mix and lately he’s dug 3 holes in our flowerbed my dad says were gonna have to get rid of him if he does it again how can i stop him from digging

Does anyone have any advice on getting my cat to get along with my new puppy?

The cat (Reno) is 7 yrs old and has never lived with kids or other animals. The puppy (Maggie) is a 9 week old beagle mix adopted from a shelter. Reno hisses and growls at Maggie and seems to come over because he’s jealous or just to tease the pup.