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@GinnyW Thanks so much for your help here! It is a leg bone I think. It has lots of marrow which I've been scraping out bc he vomits when having too much. He's scraping his teeth against it trying to get whatever he can off, I believe. It really keeps him occupied, but it doesn't have much...

@Dr. Jeff @GinnyW Is it okay to give him the beef bone to gnaw on, or is that a possible tooth chipper? He seems to enjoy the activity as apposed to just lying around.

Thank you Ginny! Our pup is not eating raw too much. He doesn't seem to go for it. We'll try to eliminate the veggies on the next batch and see if that changes per @Dr. Jeff. He does love the bones we have been giving him but they are too big according to all the info we've gotten. Thanks again.

He can not eat it so I guess that means it's a marrow bone..?

@Dr. Jeff, @Dr. Christina, @Dr. Jean Hofve, Is it safe to give my one yr old puppy a beef bone every day as described below? I typically give it to him after he has finished a meal for teeth cleaning, enjoyment and nutrition. I make sure to scrape most of the marrow off, as it is otherwise...

Okay! Great news. Thanks for the link. I looked into it a bit...

@Dr. Jeff @Dr. Christina @Dr. Jean Hofve What type of exercise do you do for puppies (and with Maya)? We've been training Cooper to potty on a pad on the deck first thing. Then we walk him for exercise and training later in the day. Sometimes we take him on the grass/moss for 10 minutes in the...

@Dr. Jeff thank you!

@NancyK thank you so much for your insights on this!

@AndrewL Hi there Paula and Andrew, Fellow MM'er here. Welcome to the community! I read your post and you're both doing an absolutely sepectacular job with Chester! I'm popping on to also say that if you want a response from the doc's (or a member), it's useful to start with @Dr. Jeff and...

@Dr. Christina @Dr. Jean Hofve @Dr. Jeff, Our vet informed us that there could be danger in feeding Cooper any peas or lentils. She said there was a dog or dogs that had terrible reactions and we should not take our chances. Is this an overreaction perhaps?

Is a bell effective for potty training?

Hi All, Is this a safe way for our 10pd Havapoo to get some running/exercise in? I read somewhere that it could be dangerous...

I understand. Sounds like a great plan! Thank you

@Dr. Christina, Thank you for this. I guess I thought he always pees first thing in the morning... Why is the wetness such a deterrent (seems for small dogs esp)? Do you have any suggestions on training on a piddle pad? We have him starting on the pad outside. Sometimes he goes on it, but it's...

@Dr. Jeff, Seems to have resolved after we gave him a different meal. I brought him out on the deck (it's stormy here) and he eventually peed but on the welcome mat. He's peed on the deck in inclement weather bf so not sure why today is different. I guess we'll keep an eye on him. I get...

@Dr. Jeff and all, Cooper is not peeing this morning. He pooped right away. He did zoomies like crazy, then I put the leash on to take him to his pee pad and he must have pulled in a way that made him choke for a bit. That stopped after about 15-30 seconds. He took a few traning treats earlier...

@Dr. Jeff and @Dr. Christina, Thank you so much for the encouragement and tips. Sounds like great suggestions, esp when he's so young. As time goes on, it gets more challenging to turn things around.

Hi all, Any thoughts on the inpact of grooming on dogs? It seems quite stressful to Cooper even though it appears the groomer is compassionate. We don't get to see everything they do to Cooper. What can be done to help them get through it? @Dr. Jeff gave us a remidy for Cooper recently, and he...

@Dr. Christina I wrote my message and then clicked on "start conversation" but it not sure it went threw...