Posts tagged ‘grass’

I have since given him a Frontline Plus application but am worried I might get a tick now. We’ve never had a tick problem before! What can I spray in yard that is safe to pets and animals but keeps ticks at bay? And where do I spray it? Every inch of grass? The bushes? [...]

My dog has been having fleas and ticks on him but we don’t know how to completely remove them from the backyard. The yard doesn’t have too much grass, the majority is dirt. What is the best solution for removing them?

on the area of grass between the sidewalk and curb (about 6 foot wide) in front of my house or another one in between.So far no problem, but she refuses to pick it up.She says that area is technically not my land, which is true, but I maintain it like everyone else. What would YOU [...]

Need help w/ Building a dog house..Any floor plans? How big? Should i build it on a cement slab or leave it on the grass? Just for the people that think im just throwing my dog outside, IM NOT!! He’s already at 96lbs (at 1yr 4mon) and needs a place of his own for the [...]

Do you have to De-worm your dog?

September 29th, 2010

I have 2 9 month old dogs who i’ve been treating for hook/round/whip worms since they were about 9 -10 weeks old every 2 weeks and then every 3 months after they were 12 weeks. They were about 8 months old when i ran out of their medication which was a like a syrup that [...]

How does my dog have ticks?

September 5th, 2010

I recently discovered that my dog has ticks, and I don’t understand why because we keep our yard very clean, our grass mowed, and bushes trimmed. We live in the suburbs outside of Dallas. How did my dog get ticks? By now they’re around the house (my daughter found one on her leg the other [...]

I have seen them online, but I cannot find them anymore anywhere. They look like little dog houses but do not have a floor, so the dog can use the bathroom outside on the grass without getting wet in the rain.

So here’s the deal: -She doesn’t look sick (eyes clear, nose wet, etc.) -She definitely doesn’t act sick (stills plays like crazy with her toys, always brings them to me to be played with, barks if she sees/hears something outside, runs outside in the grass, checks her food bowl every now and then to see [...]

My dog won’t sleep in her dog house. She would rather sleep in the dirt and grass, what can I do to get her to sleep in the dog house?

I’ve been caring for two young birds, and I’ve been using a thick towel cleaned grass as a sort of bedding. I’m wondering, though, if any kind of hamster or rodent bedding is safe for them. It sounds a lot better than grass, but I’ve heard that some kinds of rodent bedding can seriously injure [...]

Dog sitting?

August 18th, 2010

I am thinking of dog sitting for the summer. I will only care for them for a few hours like when the family goes on a day trip or maybe an amusment park for the day. They will be in an enclosed area outside w/ grass & in the house when it rains. I’ll walk [...]

a stray cat keeps coming in are yard just today.it is lying in some deadish grass.we put food out and cat treats for if it has kittens.what should we do if IT DOES. tHANKS

Please read the whole thing before you comment. Thanks. We got him from the pound about two weeks ago or so, and we are guessing he is around 6 or 7 years old. He is an unaltered male long haired mini dachshund. He has issues of course, but those we can work through. BUT he [...]

Well I cook, clean, work, and take care of a 6 & 7 year old. My husband comes home takes a shower, gets his supper and goes into the livingroom and watches t.v from 7-10. Then goes to bed. When I ask him to do any house work (take out the trash) he always says [...]

I live in southern ca in an Apartment complex with my husband (who’s deployed) and my service dog Lucas (A golden retriever) We have lived in this complex since Dec 2008 without any problems with fleas… Until now. Lucas, being a service dog is groomed and well kept, he has been on frontline since I [...]