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In my recent research to find a non-toxic detergent I discovered traditional detergents aren't good for animal based fibers due to the enzymes can damage the fabrics.

Can those natural wool detergents, ie Soak, Eucalan, heritage park, kookaburra (I listed these because they seem to be the top recommendations based on my research) clean well enough for something as stinky as socks? If not what do you recommend?

Thanks for any help.

Anyone else catch wind of the suspected ceiling break? Had a clubmate post a pic but it was deleted later. The pic had info about how it would work and what was needed for the levels. Wish I had screenshot it.

I have a Mal mix who is very sight orientated. She is always in scan mode. I see so many videos of Mal owners who have dogs completely focused on them when out in public. I have recently started trying to train mine to be more focused on me than EVERYTHING else by giving her food any time she looks at me during our walk around the neighborhood. Even if it's just a glance or she looks at me then immediately my hand waiting for the treat. At this point I take it.

How do I advance from here? What techniques did you use to get your dogs full attention? I'm not going for full attention but rather her checking in with me is situations where she would normally over focus on what ever it is she fo

I can't remember the name of the actress is the video I saw the other day.

The video starts out with the brother and sister talking about her breaking up with her 40 something yr old boyfriend. When they start having sex she starts out rubbing on brother with clothes. Then he takes off his pants, then she takes off her shorts, They finally get naked and she lets him start with just the tip.

If you know the video I'm talking about let me know

My dog and I have been doing NW for a couple of years now. I wouldn't say she's a natural but she enjoys herself while searching. One problem I've encountered is she is very sight motivated. So if we are doing an exterior or car search she gets distracted by the environment around her.

Anyone have a similar experience and find a solution?

I recently had surgery through CCN and have been going to physical therapy via CCN as well.

For some reason the VA only authorized 6 visits even though CCN approved 15. I’ve finished my 6 visits and my physical therapist has submitted multiple requests for authorization for more visits with no response.

I called CCN and they told me those approvals come from my primary care team so I need to call them. I have called my primary care and left messages 3 times. Each time the representative tells me I will receive a response in 24 business hours. it’s been three weeks and I haven’t gotten a response and I still don’t have approval for more PT.

I’m wondering who do I contact to escalate thi

Not really a discussion but had to put a flair.

Well it's official my girl Mal mix is officially a delicate little flower. I just got a tracker collar for her for if she gets loose again I can hopefully find her quickly. Tonight as I was playing around with the features and such I turned on the sound. It plays a chime type song. Well she is scared of it. She listened for a moment with ears perked and head tilted but that quickly went to trembling, tail tucked and coming to lay down right next to me. Poor girl.

I don't know whether to accept it and just let it be or try to desensitize her to it so it's not scary to her.

I posted this is r/dogs as well but thought I'd post here too.

I have decided my girl needs a tracker after she got loose yesterday. She had been doing so good not taking off for 6+ months I thought I was over that phase. So now I am looking at getting a tracker so I can locate her when she gets loose.

I am specifically looking at Tractive 6, the newest model, since it can be put on her existing collar and I don't need to get another collar. I wanted to know what the real world battery life is like? They say 6 days and 14 in low power mode but I know that can be very different from real world experience. They are coming out with a larger version that supposedly will have a much longer ba

Anyone have any experience with the Tractive 6 (the newest model)? What is the real world battery life? The website says up to 14 days in low power mode or 6 days normal. I have decided I need to get one for my dog since she ran off after something yesterday after not having done that for probably 6+ months.

They are coming out with a newer model that is much larger and has much longer battery life. So I am trying to decide if I should wait for the larger model or just go with the current one. Any help is appreciated.

So I am looking for a tactical collar for my Mal mix girl. Not that I need one but just want something more than just a normal collar like she has now. She has very short fur, think Pit Bull coat, so I worry that a all nylon collar worn all the time might cause irritation. So I am looking for a collar that has some padding like the one linked below.

https://teamk9.com/products/dog-collar-sale?variant=32235438538851

The problem with this collar is I have seen collars just like it on Amazon for half the price so worry it is just some made in China junk.

In my searching the only other tactical style collar I have found i

Hi all, I am looking for a custom muzzle for my dog. My dog has a bad habit at the dog park of provoking other dogs playing with their ball by nipping at them when they are running. She likes to chase and be chased so a dog going for it's ball is heaven to her. The problem is she likes to engage them to play by nipping. The problem is it often leads to the other dog telling her to back off which she reacts to and will start a fight. I am working with her on leaving those dogs alone and she plays well apart from this with other dogs.

So I am looking for custom muzzle like the ones you can get from Baskerville, which aren't custom, or The Muzzle Movement. I don't like the ones made of biotha