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Can you give a guess what chowder's breed really is ? its the best shot i got but ill send more if its not enough :)
Hi, thanks for using Boop by Petco! Chowder is very cute! I think he is too young to tell and we would need more pictures. For fun if you want to run a home DNA test you can buy them online. I don't find them very accurate though. If you want to send more pictures or post a gain when he/s bigger it may help. Congrats on your new addition! https://www.chewy.com/wisdom-panel-30-breed-identification/dp/127224?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hg&utm_content=Wisdom%20Panel&utm_term=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiqGGx7ak1gIVBAlpCh04xQKfEAQYASABEgLDdPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
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My dog Harry is nine years old and he just stands and stares but after a while he lays down, he doesn't do his tricks anymore.
Hi there and thank you for using Boop by Petco to address your concern. Seeing that Harry is 9 years of age, what you are seeing could certainly be due to age. He may be suffering from canine cognitive dysfunction. I would recommend that Harry be examined by a veterinarian and having his blood tested to rule out any other possible causes. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.
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How much exercise, water and food should my puppy be getting? Every website says something different! We have hills scientific large breed puppy food. Also anything we should/ shouldn’t be giving him for health purposes of a puppy, like rawhide bones
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How can I teach my puppy not to bite and scratch? If you give her a toy she will chew on that for a little but then go back to biting. She also chews on clothes and scratches furniture.
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