I have a 1-year old dog (border collie, bulldog mix) that is very affectionate and basically a good dog. She is also, though, very protective and aggressive to strangers which is good and bad at the same time… One problem she has is that she eats everything.. I mean everything. Clothes, kids toys, deck furniture, cushions and anything else she can get her mouth on (ever seen Marly and Me?). That’s annoying, but we can deal with that sort of behavior. The real problem is that she has begun showing aggression toward my daughters (3 and 5) which is not something my wife or I are willing to deal with. My older daughter was unexpectedly attacked by our family dog when she was 2 – he was a great dog we’d owned for years, and other than some food aggression never showed any signs… but one day… my daughter was very luck I was standing there when it happened… we had to have him put down and it was devastating. We vowed never to have something like that happen again.

The problem is that the Humane Society may not take her. What do I do if that happens? We can’t keep her, but if the HS won’t take her in, what other choice do I have? I don’t want to force her to stay locked in the bathroom/deck or chained up in the backyard — I love and respect dogs too much for that sort of horrible treatment… Any advice would be most welcome!

3 dogs…..they love getting on the couches when I am not around. I have purchased several products but they dont work. anyone have any home rememdies I can try? Steam cleaning doesnt even work and the cushion covers are sown on. arg!!!!!

I work at a dog rescue.We purchased dog beds for all of the dogs at our rescue.The problem we are having is we are constantly having to buy new beds because occassionaly a dog will pee on the bed and the inner stuffing then gets soaked with the urine.It is very difficult to then get the urine smell and stain out of the bed stuffing(some are cotton inside and some are cedar)The beds have covers with zippers on them to easily take off and wash but the urine seeps through the cover to the inside. We were thinking of making waterproof covers or liners that would stay on the cushion and then we could just take off and wash the outter covers they came with when needed with no worries about the inner "pillow"getting wet.Any ideas of what material to use and how to do this would be greatly appreciated. We are spending a fortune on dog beds. Thanks

I have cats/dogs. It rained a lot last night and they tracked in mud or something and its allll over my cushions of my couch. What is the best way to clean and dry it without it causing problems with the foam/fluffy white packing inside?

I need more of a home remedy then something I’ve got to go out and spend a lot of money on. Can someone help?

my house is being ruined with sap, these are 2 cigar trees and a nasty chestnut tree. Sap on my dogs, patio furniture, my cars, everything is black and sticky and has bugs on it, my dogs are bringing sap in my house and my floors look like hell…. HELP! what can I do? I live in pennsylvania

I have cats/dogs. It rained a lot last night and they tracked in mud or something and its allll over my cushions of my couch. What is the best way to clean and dry it without it causing problems with the foam/fluffy white packing inside?

I need more of a home remedy then something I’ve got to go out and spend a lot of money on. Can someone help?

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its basically the kitchen pantry, we have took all the shelves out of it its like 3foot by 3 foot, its got 2 big foam cushions covering the whole floor, then two sheets over it, and he has got 2 blankets and the towel he came with from the shelter.he normally has the run of the kitchen at bed time coz we took the door off for him but the other day we have put a baby gate on it and my mum came to visit and said it was cruel to close him in. but he has got his water in there and he is only in either if im cooking so he doesnt get hurt or anything, or when we have guests that dont like dogs. he normally goes in there anyway and lays down without us even having to shut it.i thought a gate would be better than putting the door on! he can see out then and its light x oh he is about meduim sized dog. x and he is only in there for like an hour tops, other than that he is with us wherever we are
yes my dog is housetrained he dos not pee in his bed x

I have cats/dogs. It rained a lot last night and they tracked in mud or something and its allll over my cushions of my couch. What is the best way to clean and dry it without it causing problems with the foam/fluffy white packing inside?

I need more of a home remedy then something I’ve got to go out and spend a lot of money on. Can someone help?

I’m thinking about buying a Siberian Husky puppy. I was wondering if anyone had some first-hand experience about them. We have a fairly large, fenced-in backyard, and also take our dogs to the off-leash area of the local park regularly to play with other dogs.
Right now we have 2 dogs: a 6 month old Great Dane, and a 10-year-old Shih Tzu/Poodle mix. Both are female. We also have 2 cats. Our Shih Tzu/Poodle prefers playing with our cats (since they are similar in size) and our poor Great Dane is often left with no one to play with. I am looking to get a male Siberian Husky puppy, in hopes that he will enjoy playing with our Great Dane. Our Great Dane usually prefers to wrestle. Can I expect the Husky to wrestle with her? (of course, not RIGHT away, but once he matures a bit and gets a bit larger )
Should I expect problems if I were to take the Husky to the dog park to play with other dogs?
How "needy" are Huskies? I have heard that they are generally more independent than your average dog. Personally, I’d prefer a dog that wants to be around me often.
How hard is it to train a Husky to do basic commands? (i.e. Sit, Stay, Come when called, Fetch, etc.)
How do Huskies like water?
I live around St. Louis, Missouri. We generally have pretty cold winters and pretty hot summers. Will there be problems in the summers? We don’t normally leave our dogs outside for long periods of time, especially when it is very hot, however the heat is unavoidable if I decide to take him to the dog park during the summer.
If I did need to leave him outside for an extended period, assuming it wasn’t dangerously hot, would a small pool for him to jump in and cool off be sufficient? We also have trees and an umbrella on our patio he could use for shade.
If I did leave him outside for a few hours, should I expect him to start digging? If so, would he be less likely to dig if I left him outside with our Great Dane?
Roughly how much should I expect to pay for him? I live around St. Louis, Missouri, if prices vary by region.
Sorry for asking so many questions, but I do appreciate if you read all that and can provide some answers. It tends to be difficult to find answers to these very specific, practical questions.
Thanks in advance!

My entire street is at their wit’s end. We have a woman who moved in after we all did who is making this neighborhood hell to live in. She is literally delusional, accusing all of us of absolutely insane things – mostly over her paranoia about "her property". Last night, I let the riding mower stray over on her property, and she came charging out, screaming at me to stay on my own side of the property line, accusing me of breaking her son’s things, and saying she has surveillance video of me stealing her plants in the middle of the night.
Need I say, ah, that’s not true? She’s called police because "someone is coming over and breakign up the flagstones on her patio" "somebody came over, took out her patio umbrella and swung it up against the house" (after a wind storm) "your dogs attacked my cat, and you stood there and watched it." She’s tried to run people off the road, and has gone to the school to complain about the neighbor’s kids being neglected. please help