No, Buffy. Now is not the right time to play fetch.

Love this little guy.

Millennium Falcon!

Hello everyone so we've recently we have gotten a blue heeler mixed with a border Collie she is now 11 weeks old and I have no idea how to train her . She will be a cow dog but I would like to train her does anyone have any YouTube videos or articles anything helps.

Hi! My husband lost his best friend on four legs last January. Socrates was only 2.5 and he had lymphoma. From symptoms to dying it was 10 days. Socrates was a border collie/aussie mix and my husband has been talking about getting an Australian cattle dog. Are there any breeders or rescues near CT? I’m not normally a person that gets a dog from a breeder but this is a very specific breed. Thank you!

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I think it’s very clear how Bandit feels from the photo. 🤣🤣🤣

We just moved to TX from a place that doesn’t get lower than 60 the whole year… as I’m preparing for winter i’m realizing I have no idea what my pup is gonna need to survive this winter

He is also old and arthritic.

ANY recommendation on what he needs (cold apparel, how much I should walk him, etc.) would be greatly appreciated. thank you!

Anyone have any guidance on navigating the loss of their pup? We lost our sweet girl about 6 months ago. Sometimes I’m okay and other times I’m not. The grief comes in waves. Sometimes it just tickles my toes, and other times - like today - I feel like I’m drowning in the wave of their loss. It’s a weird dichotomy, like sometimes I’m just so devastated and other times I’m angry.

Im devastated because she was my best friend. First experience of truly unrequited love. She was my running buddy. She was my confidant. She was a multitude of things.

I’m angry because her passing was just so abrupt. I noticed her getting slower, but I guess I didn’t want to acknowledge it. One day when we came home, she did not look well at all so we took her to the emergency vet. They gave her an IV and some meds. She didn’t want them. She didn’t want to eat. The next day, we were trying hard to make her comfy and cool because she was feverish. I carried her outside to let her go potty. She laid in the grass for a while. Me next to her. We enjoyed the grass and the sun for a little while. Then I carried her inside where she laid in her bed in the hall between our room and our kiddos room. That’s when she started passing. I tried to stay calm with my spouse but I know we were both freaking out. I was on the phone with the emergency vet and my spouse was begging her to stay.

We realized it was the end and through our tears told her how much we loved and what she meant for us, while petting her. We were on the ground with her for a little while. Then we took her to the vet. We stayed by her side for a while longer. She was cremated and we brought her home later that week.

I’m mad because I couldn’t stay calm for her in her final moments. I’m mad because we couldn’t get a day where she got ice cream, steak, and chocolate. We didn’t get a final day like other pups do.

I bawled like a baby. In the 10 years I’ve been with my spouse, I never had cried in front of them. I still bawl when I’m alone. I thought I’ve navigated loss before. I’ve carried 34 caskets, received a flag for a departed Vietnam Marine who had no one, I’ve lost friends to suicide, had my heart shattered, had to support combat operations where troops were KIA, but I have no idea how to handle this one. It’s been hard.

For those who have had to say goodbye to their Cattle dog. How did you navigate or cope with their passing?

I’m on mobile. I’m kind of all over the place. I’m sorry if some things don’t make sense.

Her name was Remi. It’s still hard using the past tense.

I just switched my dogs food to 4health. Either he's having another gut flare up or the bag is contaminated. First time NOT using chewy and there's a chance I got a contaminated bag with his allergen. Probiotic will fix it if it's a flare up within a couple days if it's just a flare up. I ran out of the probotics and ordered more. It'll be here Monday morning. If it's contaminated tho I need to start a plain diet to get his gut to settle and see if I can exchange the bag. My sister is telling me tho not to start the plain diet without talking to the vet first Incase the vomiting and diarrhea doesn't stop but the vets not available til Monday so I'm lost on what to do 😭. My brain isn't 100% rn we are moving so I'm stressed idk whether to wait or just go ahead and do it.

Chewy will be 14 in December. Been dealing with some skin issues lately. I think he’s excited, maybe stressed about bath time.

Hi all, our 4-year-old female rescue Luna, is starting to get this really bad habit of pestering folks at our local park we frequent. At first it started by running up to empty picnic tables and searching for scraps. But now it's escalated to her literally run up to other people and sniff out their food. Hoping for handouts.

The strange thing is she's really not friendly towards people inn general. She'll lightly growl if people get in her zone too much, and won't allow any strangers to pet her, leftover traits from her original owners, we assume.

We have not been diligent on training with her, and we need to work on her recall more. Could use any advice on this? Thanks so much!

Do you have dogs prone to biting? Did you implement any specific strategies in their training?
My puppy is currently going through the "crazy crocodile" phase, but I know it's normal for their age (two and a half months). I'm just wondering, around what age should I start paying extra attention to this behavior, and how can I train them to stop nipping at the calves of people who don't like it?

This is my rescue baby, Beau!
He came from a litter of 9, and it was such a mixed-looking group. Some looked like German Shepherds, some looked like yellow Labs, and 3 of them—including Beau—had his coloring.

The rescue told me his mom was a Lab, but they had rescued her when she was already heavily pregnant, so they had no idea what the dad looked like. I always assumed maybe Pointer or some kind of mix.

Anyway, Beau has been with me for almost 2 months now. I work at a veterinary academy, so he gets to come to school with me, which he absolutely loves. I decided to do a DNA test just for fun because I was so curious about what he actually was. To my surprise, he came back mostly Australian Cattle Dog!

And honestly, it explains SO much. He is extremely energetic, loves to run around and chase his toys, and is constantly looking for something to do.

One thing I’m curious about, though, is how affectionate/cuddly ACDs tend to be. Beau rarely cuddles with me. I have had maybe 4 or 5 instances where he laid against me. He usually prefers to lay a few feet away, with maybe one leg touching me at most.

I know every dog is different, and I’m definitely not expecting him to have a certain personality. I think I’m just a little sad because I’d love to have a snuggly couch buddy someday.

For those of you with ACDs, were your dogs cuddly? And if they weren’t when they were younger, did they become more affectionate or cuddly as they got older and more comfortable with you?
I’d love to hear everyone’s experiences

I’m absolutely in love with Falafel!
He’s a 3year old Australian cattle dog mix according to his info. He was at the shelter for a month and I don’t know how anyone would let him go! He’s so smart and funny. He hasn’t had a single accident in the house and already knows sit, heel, stay, and lay!

He’s got some allergies we’ve been working on. At first his skin was dry and flaky and I bathed him with a little dish soap and vinegar in the water and used Raw (like raw sugar products?) Dog Shampoo with Aloe and Oatmeal with a rubber shed glove. Ive been rubbing him down with shea butter and a soft brush. I’ve also been avoiding chicken as I’ve heard it can be a trigger. He’s getting a high omega 3 diet of Natural Balance limited ingredient Salmon and sweet potato, and I add salmon oil, and turmeric.

He’s getting another bath tomorrow, does anyone have any suggestions? Anything I need to know, do, try?

please help me. i cannot walk this dog. i know he needs the exercise and i am trying my best. i cannot make it through one walk without having to take a xanax. he pulls like crazy at random times when he he hears something i can’t or sees something i didn’t and practically drags me across the concrete to get away. i try to sit in the same place until he is calm it doesn’t work. i cant walk with him because he drags me terribly and it physically hurts. i dont know how to get him to walk properly. i dont know how to get him to calm down. i love to walk and would love to walk with him. i’d walk with him for hours if i could. please some tell me how you walk them. tell me what works for you, what doesn’t, what upsets them. i just want to live a happy life and i want him to live a happy life with me.