My advice column is for young teens. Being a colege student, for me its like, been there done that got the t-shirt. So, my goal is to help teens with the problems they face everyday in lifes long struggle.
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I'm getting a dog. But my brother is allergic and my house is small. Does a Yorkie shed alot, does it need alot of running? I'd be able to make sure it gets excerise, and alot if it needs it. help? (link)
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Yo.
Yorkies dont usually need a lot of exersize and dont really shed a lot. But you should walk them and depending on how long their fur is, you should brush them too. Walking and brushing any dog usually makes it happy- and a happy dog is a good dog :D :D
Hope I helped!
Good Luck!!! :D
-YOLIV
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How would I go about getting my parents to get me a puppy (a toy/miniature one)
I've been asking them for years (it's been 9-ish years now, I'm 16) yet they think up some excuse since my brother neglected his cat :(. (link)
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Hey.
Since your parents are using your brother neglecting his cat as an excuse, tell them that you are responsible and wont abuse the dog. Tell them that since it is a small dog, that it wont take up a lot of room in the house. Also, if you take a dog from the shelter, it would be saving a dogs life {if the dogs dont get adopted, they get put to sleep :'(} Tell them that you will be able to walk it. (and since its a toy/miniature dog they usually dont need to be walked a lot) Since it has been 9 years, and your 16 tell them that you are old enough to handle the responsibility of owning a dog.
Hope I helped!! Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-YOLIV :)
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okay, so im getting a new puppy thats a couple weeks old. its sooooooo cute, but i cant decide what to name her. does any one have any good ideas? any type of name welcome! INFO:
girl
dalmation
plese-sort of unusual names but not crazy. some thing pretty but tough, and unique. thank you!! (link)
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YAY A PUPPY!!!!!!
Daisy
Clue
Erin
Chicka (i think it means young girl in Spanish.... i'm not sure though)
Dot (or Dottie)
Ella
Erica
Isabella
Jazelle (was going to be my name.. but it isnt)
Wendy
Sparkle
Suzie
Hope I helped! Good luck with the new addition!!!
-YOLIV
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I am probably getting a dog if this week with her works out (I have another dog already and we have to see if they get along well... so far they are fine together.) She looks very German Shepherd but she's small. She's very quiet and sweet. I can't think of a good name for her though. Here is her picture:
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3264/puppyto2.jpg
My mom likes the name Maggie for her but I'm not sure it really suits her. Any ideas? (link)
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Awww!!!!
~Abby
~Brandy
~Buttherscotch
~Catie (Katie)
~Daisy
~Ella
~Elena
~Fionna (Fee-own-uh)
~Isabell(or Isabella)
~Lola
~Lily
~Lacey
~Lucy
~Maggie- is a nice name, I think anyways :)
~Michaela, Mikayla, McKayla
~Nina
~Olivia
~Rachel
~Sara(h)
~Suzie
~Stacey, Stacy
~Tammy
~Tia
~Tamarra (Tuh-Mare-Uh)
~Venus
~Wendy
~Zoey
Hope I helped!!!!!!!!!!!:) Good luck with the doggie! ;)
-YOLIV
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Awhile ago i asked about getting a puppy
I've got my mom totally convinced but its my step dad that won't even budge.
My step dad (i do love him, just hate his rules) is strict in a weird way. ex. I can't draw on the sidewalk with chalk for the sake our house costs 300,000 dollars and is far to nice.. but yet i dont have a curfew on the weekend or school week
Anyways, we're bring it up to him again tuesday night so if people could give me great things to say please do
I also do not have my license and live in the far out country so i can stay home and be with it alot. (i also got approval for it to travel with me to my dads house)
(its a small chihuaha) (link)
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Yo.
Tell your step dad that you will take care of the dog, feed it, walk it, clean up after it, etc. Say that dogs are great companions for kids and adults. Chihuahas are tiny, so you could mention that there wouldnt be any problems with spavce...
Hope I helped!!!
-YOLIV :)
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so, im getting a puppy. a chihuahua. shes only 5 weeks,(6 weeks saturday) and she started eating by herself, so i might get her this weekend. well anyways, i like the name Stella. But when people ask me her name, i say Stella, and they give me a weird look. i think the name is cute.
so my first question. do you think the name is cute?
and can anyone think of cute unique dog names. oh and if you couldnt tell, shes a girl.. haha
thanks!!! (link)
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Yo.
Stella is a cute name. A couple other female dog names are:
Teacup
Tiny
Snowball
Clea (Clee-ya)
Mia (mee-a or my-a)
Rosita (ro-zee-ta)
Flower
Summer
Sara
Sally
Lady
Darling
Sweetie
Thats all i got
Hope i helped!!!
~YOLIV~
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im gettin a tiny dog i need names.i like 'food names' or different names like 'turtle' for a dog i love that name for a dog or any 'unique names' or oppasite like giant for a tiny dog~so any names that are ~food~oppasite~unique~other animals~stuff like that (link)
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Yo.
Yay a doggy!!
Cute Dog Names-----
Taco
Killer
Cat
Phillip
Shaggy
Bingo
Phillup Jonny Bob (PJB 4 short)
Thats all i got!
Hope I helped!
-YOLIV:)
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i have two female conures (birds)(little parrots) and i caught them havin sex then a while later they had two nests and two groups of eggs on oppasite sides of the cage.they both had two eggs.and were sittin on their own pile.we have never had a male bird nobody else i no has them either so theres two female birds tht both laid 2 eggs the size of their heads.and trust me one of them didnot lay all four thatd be bigger than they are.its kinda desturbing~two females havin sexand both layin eggs~so is there somthing wrong w/ them or what (link)
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Hi.
Well, birds can lay unfertilized eggs, but there wont be any chicjies in there waiting. If you are really worried or just creeped out you might wanna take them to a vet and see what they have to say.
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I just got a new dog, and I named him Theodoric, the- (like in theatre) ah- (like a scream) door- (like what you open) rick (just like it sounds). I don't mind calling him the full name in the slightest, but I want him to have a cute little nickname. Any ideas? (link)
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Hi.
Here are some suggestions:
Theo
T (just plain old T)
Ricky
Rick
Hope i helped
YOLIV:)
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Okay my dog is real sweet and she is so lovable! But she dosn't do well with farm animals but we sorta have alot of land so we got chickens, we got 2, she killed both of them. Then we got more and now we are afraid she will get them again. She is sneaky can probably find a way to get to them. She attcked one but we stopped her. And sometimes she finds ways to get out of the fence and goes somewhere else and we have to go looking for her. And now my dad says we are going to have to get rid of her. I don't know what to do. I love her but she is not very good with chickens. What do you think I should do with her? Is she good to keep? (link)
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Hi!
ooohhhh your in a tough situation. I would have to say spread a nasty spray (vinegar, something like that) and let the dog smell it. Then, if she tries to go near the chickes, spray her and the chickens.
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hello i would really love a dog because i love animals and have always wanted a dog. My dad loves dogs but the problem is that we have 2 cats, is thier anyway we can teach them or get a special type of dog? (link)
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Hi.
I have two dogs and we introduced the little one to the cat he was afraid of it. If you get a larg dog then it may not turn out that way. If you get a small dog, chances are that it will be afraid of your cats.
Hope I helped!!
-YOLIV
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is spaying and neutering a pet wrong? (link)
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hi.
None of my pets sre neuserd. I personally think that it is un-natural. Nut if you have a boy and a girl and you WANT the babies then don't. If you don't want the babies spay/neuder them. It isn't wrong if you don't know how to 'birth' the babies. But if you do then you could. I am not saying that its wrong but i'm not saying it is right.
Hope I helped.
-YOLIV
:)
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my dog is scratching his skin like raw...I dont know why. It's gotten so bad that by his eye, he actually bleeds sometimes. Im really scared for him and it bothers me to see him with blood. I wipe it off, but I hate looking at the bloody tissue. He gets scabs now in that area. Why does he do this? COuld his nails be too long? Is there anything I can do to stop it? (link)
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Hi.
My dog does the same thing. (only in his you know, rear end quaters) and when we took him to a dog expert she said that there weren't alot of fleas, it was allergeys. but this could be worse then that. CALL your vet as soon as possible. (it could be contageous to humans) Ask your vet if there are any kinds of medicine that could help him.
Hope that it helps!!
-Yoliv
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i want to get a puppy who gets along well with people and other dogs because i have an older dog, too. i want it to maybe be a small dog and one that won't be outragously expensive because i am 14 and i would probably have to pay myself. any ideas on a type i could look into buying? thanks! (link)
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Hi.
I have an older dog too. For X-mas my dad bought us a little Jack Ruessel. Breeders (where we got our Jack Ruessel) aren't usually that expensive. BUT going to your local spca our shelter could save a dogs life. (dogs they cant sell are put to sleep :()and pet store dogs arent all theat healthy. A couple small dog types are: Jack Russel Terriers (also known as Pardon Russels) chiwawas (i dont know how to spell it) welsh corgi pemproke, bulldogs (range from small to med. smallish. They are all pretty easy to take care of and are good tempered (welsh corgis need to be introduced to people and other animals that they will see daily alot while they are a puppy or they will get snippy. If you cant find any cheap enough puppy then why not an older dog?? Most older dogs cant find a home due to the reason they are older (which i dont really think matters) But i hope you pick the right one.
-YOLIV
p.s. getting a dog at the shelter is cheaper, and it saves a dogs life, so i would try the shelter ;)
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My trainer's doggy passed away yesterday. He was an awesome dog, who loved everyone and everyone loved him. Well, the girls at the barn want to do something special for my trainer to say like we care about you and we want you to be happy even in your greiving time. After all, she does so much for us, it's the least we can do. But, do you have ideas for gifts or anything like that? Also, things to say to her because I know it's going to be awkward. (link)
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hi.
First off, i am really sorry about what happened. Couple years ago a loved (DEEPLY) cat of mine died. But ANYWAYS....... You could let her go on a vacation (get her like plane tickets to N.Y. city, hawaii r something like that.) You could buy her chocolets, flowers and maybe a big card saying something like, YOU ROCK or YOU ARE THE BEST! Otr maybe possibly get her another dog like the previous one. ( Not to compare the dogs, just to kinda cheer her up :) :) )
i hope this helps and even though i don't know her, tell her even i said i was truely sorry.
-Yoliv
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I have two former friends who (in my opinion) seriously abuse their cat. "Tammy" will grab the cat by the back legs and spin it around, set it on the floor and flip it in circles, chase it around the house, pull it by its tail when it tries to get away, etc. She's 21, so she's not a kid at all. With her boyfriend, they will put the cat in a pillowcase a breathe lungfulls of marijuana smoke in on it. When they have parties, they will "pass the cat." Everyone in at the party will take the joint and the bagged cat, and on every exhale breathe their smoke into the cat's bag. This will go on for an hour or two before they free the cat. This is just what they do in front of other people.
I can only see where I have there options here, each with problems.
1) Call the police.
2) Break into their house and steal the cat.
3) Do nothing.
I don't want to call the police, because I smoke weed and so do a lot of my friends. Used to, if you got caught in my town you just went to jail. Now you reduce your sentence with every fellow pot head you turn in, all the way up to having no arrest record if you turn in enough people.
I don't want to break in just because...well...it's wrong, I guess. And I really want to do something to help the cat. I've already tried talking to them about it, and it doesn't help.
I would really appreciate any other suggestions, or help picking which option is right. Thanks! (link)
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hi.
oh. my. gosh.
i can not believe that people would do that to an animal. You need to call animal control. NOT the police, animal control or the local shelter. They may be your friends but abusing an inocent cat is wrong.
so look for the animal control # in the phone book and have them take care of it. i think it will work.
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my dog just died today. she got hit by a car. my dad was really close to her. everyone is so upset. i cried, i also felt really bad because when i would get mad at brittany (dog) i would yell at her and tell her i hope she died. but it seems that everyone is more upset then me. is there any way that i can get them to calm down?i know this is tragic but we cant all go crazy. everyone has a time when they died.
love kayla (link)
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Hi.
Try to find another dog that was like Brittany and see how your family reacts. I'm not saying get a new dog to compare the dog to Brittany, just get your family a new four-legged- friend;) I'm truely sorry about what happend.
-YOLIV
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how long do they usually live for? in human years, please&thanks;]] (link)
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Hi.
shih tzus live (human yrs.) to be about nine or ten but with perfect health and exersize could live to be twelve or thirteen.
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is it safe to give my dog frosted flakes or cheerios? (link)
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Hi.
You can give a dog cherrios (not honey nut cherrios but, plain) but i wouldnt try frosted flakes because they are flavored and have lots of sugar which probably isnt the best choice. But try to stick them on dog food because if you keep on giving them people food then they wont eat their dog food, so people food for people and doggie food for doggies
THANKS for asking!
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I have two cats that are a little over a year old. a while ago one of cats have started peeing and pooing right outside the litter box. (they are indoor cats).
my question is, can you train a cat to go in the litter box even though they are over a year old? And if you can. How do you train them. I got my cats after they had been trained by another lady.
thanks for the help. (link)
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I would suggest getting another litter box for the cat that was pooping and peeing outside the box. Cats like their own territory, so getting another litter box would probably be the best choice.
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