Has anyone brought a foster into their home with other Saints?
My girl is a lover of all dogs so I thought she’d do great with a foster. Turns out she doesn’t like to share in her house. She’s starting to get a bit aggressive with him and my anxiety is going through the roof!
Any tips or tricks?
I had to get the happy hoodie out for the fireworks. Poor Barney girl.
My goofy guy Reggie is 120 lbs full grown/ 3 years old. He has a massive dog bed that he’s not really interested in and I guess I’m becoming increasingly concerned with him laying on hardwood 24/7. Any recs for some ease on his joints? (Obligatory pics) 😂
Our boy is coming up to 5 and a half months and for the last few months has been very itchy. We saw the vet a few weeks ago and have been strictly dog food since. He is still itching and just noticed 2 spots on his back he has pulled the fur out so vet again soon.
Chicken protein allergy is apparently a thing,so time to change dog food.
Currently royal canin giant puppy and hills use chicken too.
Have seen a few Purina that might work but its nestle,so theres got to be something less evil.
Any recommendations would be much appreciated
Adopted Barkley at 10 months old, he was neutered right before we got him. He did take awhile to heal from this as he was licking the wound consistently, but extra attention and a bit of gel applied daily got it healed.
He is now almost 13 months old and we have noticed some incontinence issues in the house. He is house trained, asks (whines, barks, etc) to get let out to go pee. Has never peed himself while sleeping (has gotten me up in the middle of the night a few times to get let out).
I’m not even sure I’d call them ‘accidents’ as I don’t think he even knows he pees a bit in the house. A couple times he peed a bit when excited (understandable) but others it was completely random.
I will be booking a vet appointment likely next week when the holidays are over.
Is this concerning? Curious to know thoughts .
So I have a 7 month old St.Bernard. He’s peeing the moment I take him to the lift by sitting and it’s not stopping. So the moment I feed him I take him out immediately to walks. But sometimes the moment he is in-front of my lift door he pees and i am afraid it will become a habit. I stay in 3rd floor and in a gated community in India. Is there any product like a spray I can use in particular locations where I don’t want him to pee??
Hi friends.
I’m panicking just a bit. I have a five and a half year old Saint Bernard mix. As of about a week ago he stopped eating his kibble and drinking more water. We have changed his kibble and nothing. He has been eating steak, Salmon, treats, and his bones like normal.
We took him to the vet yesterday and they did bloodwork, an ultrasound, and a urine test. A UTI, diabetes, and a tumor were ruled out. We’re waiting on bloodwork results, hopefully we’ll get those tomorrow.
Does anyone have an idea of what could be going on? Or experienced anything similar? Could he just be getting pickier as he gets older? Or possibly the heat?
Thank you!
this will be long, but this good boy Marley really deserves a chance at life. my next door neighbors have a dog that was horrifically abused and neglected. We share a fence for our back patios. i never use my patio because the smell is terrible because they never clean up after their dog. I knew it was gross but I didn't realize how bad they were treating him until I saw him through the fence this past saturday (6/27). I could visibly see bones through his body, red marks all over him and half his fur was gone. I went to my neighbors who live above me to see if I could get a better view to get some pictures. unfortunately I could not. Sunday (6/28) in the morning I was taking my dog out to potty in the front area, and somehow their dog, had gotten out. their front door was open, i yelled into their house multiple times asking if anyone was home and nobody answered. I felt physically sick when I saw what he actually looked like. he was in terrible condition that even my pictures and video's didn't do justice. this poor guy was being starved and infested with fleas. I immediately put my dog away, called animal control and put out food and water for him. I didn't want him going back to that home. I went upstairs to my neighbors again to ask if they could help me put him somewhere. they also were disgusted and called animal control. then, all of a sudden someone called Marley inside and shut the door, so someone was home. shortly after, animal control showed up. and another neighbor came by and said she has been reporting the treatment of that dog for months. animal control went in and out of Marleys home and would not tell the neighbors anything except it is an active investigation. we were all sickened that they left without removing the dog. I posted on my local FB page after that, explaining the situation and asking for help. a few good samaritans reached out to me and one ended up coming by, knocking on the neighbors door and asking if they would consider surrendering Marley. and THEY DID!! BUT that was only 1 hurdle. He needed to go to a shelter because of the flea infestation and needing medical treatment asap. HE IS NOW IN A SHELTER, but he NEEDS A HOME. I can't stop thinking about him. DOES ANYONE HAVE RESOURCES TO GET HIM INTO A FOSTER OR ADOPTER? I am in Orange County CA. Please please he deserves a chance at life!! he seems to be a good boy, nervous but not aggressive. there are also about 10 cats in the home he was in (another issue) so i think he gets along with cats.
Have any of you chosen not to neuter your Saint and experienced any issues? Our guy is purebred, 2.5, and our plan was to neuter around 3 years old; however, other than the occasional (but rare) intense bark at another male dog (which we control/train/etc.), our guy is pretty sweet and mellow, and we've found boarding facilities (the few times its ever needed) that will take him (and let him play with spayed high energy lady dogs). I am debating whether we really need to neuter him, and if it is better for his health overall to remain intact. I know there is some research that suggests at a certain point Saints are at a higher risk of certain cancers if they are kept in tact, but I haven't looked into this in enough detail to determine if it's a "will happen" vs. "might happen".
My only additional concern with not neutering is that we were going to also gastropexy when he got neutered to protect him from bloat. So far, we've had no issues in that regard and make sure before/after meals he chills out and fully digests.
The reason to not bother with either surgery would be (1) to not put our dog through surgery, and (2) minimize issues in connection with gastropexy, as our Saint definitely already has a sensitive belly so I wonder if tacking would make it worse?
Again, just open to hearing others' experiences--our boy is my first Saint.
This is Tonkah.
He passed away at the beginning of June last year. We rescued him from a local animal shelter, and he turned out to be one of the most amazing dogs I could have ever asked for.
Tonkah was a Saint Bernard mix with the sweetest personality and a heart as big as he was. He brought so much joy, love, and laughter into our lives.
I just wanted to share a few photos because I always loved taking pictures of him. He was such a beautiful dog, inside and out, and I miss him every day. ❤️
My 11 month old Kima (Key-mah), who was once a food hound, is all of the sudden very picky with her kibble!
We’ve tried toppers (she will just eat the toppers) and swapped brands three times now (Purina pro plan salmon, then eukanuba 30/20, then Diamond Natural)…and she leaves them all behind. Starting her on a bland diet today as a reset but not sure what to try and transition her to.
I don’t think it’s a health issue as she has no other changes and will gladly take treats and will eat the toppers.
Anyone else with a picky Saint that has figured out a recipe?