Jamie Petro's Blog (2)

I noticed this weekend that Wrigley kept on licking and chewing in the same area, and when I looked closer I noticed that she had a horrible sore there. Some of her fur is gone, and the skin is a dark color, like there is a scab there. The fur around the area is matted. I feel so sorry for her. I put some bitter apple around the infected area hoping that she'd leave it alone. Then last night she started itching all over...I mean constantly scratching. I checked her really good, and she doesn't… Continue

We are on night #12 with our new goldendoodle Wrigley, and I need some opinions about nighttime crate training. So far she hasn't had any accidents in her crate, and we want to keep it that way! The first few nights we had her she was sleeping 3-4 hours before whining to go out. The last several nights tough she wakes up every 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours whining and barking. To this point we've taken her out every time just because we don't want her to have an accident in her crate. I think she may be… Continue