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Hi Suzy,

Are you sure this dog was never potty trained? He might have been trained by his original owner, but abuse can make a dog revert. My advice is to begin training him just as you would train a puppy. Since positive training methods are going to be crucial to success, I also recommend that you investigate clicker training. It helps you build on your dog's positive behaviors. There's a Karen Pryor dog clicker training kit that comes with a clicker and the book that explains the method and how to train your dog using it. I think this could be very beneficial in rehabilitating this poor litle dog and helping him have the life he deserves.

Best wishes.

-- Contributed by: Kelly

We have two beautiful Pomeranians, a female and male, both are very much loved members of our family. We have only owned the male for approximately 6 weeks, he has had a tragic life and is a pedigree with papers who was born in the USA and then when his owner died,he was brought out to New Zealand by his owners son who later sold him, he was then badly abused by the new owner and eventually ended up in a dog rescue home, we bought him off these people, he is 6 years old but is not toilet trained , whats the best way to toilet train an older dog. many thanks for your help. Suzy

-- Contributed by: Suzy

Hi Maureen,

Most shelter staff basically just look at a dog and try to figure out what it is by matching it to the closest breed it looks like. Not very scientific, and probably inaccurate a lot of the time. There are dog DNA tests available now that are supposed to be able to reveal your dog's ancestry with just a sample of his saliva. However, I've received some comments from people who have done that test and received some dubious results.

Although it would be fun to know exactly which breed or breeds your dog is, he's still the same dog that stole you heart regardless of his ancestry. Let us know if you decide to have him tested. It would be interesting to see the results.

Best wishes for a long and happy life together. :)

-- Contributed by: Kelly

I recently adopted a male Pom from a rescue. I'm not sure he IS a Pom though as he weighs about 17 lbs and looks a bit more like an American Eskimo. the shelter that found him on the road after being hit by a car originally marked him on the paperwork as an American Eskimo but then crossed it out and put "Pom" on the do not put to sleep order. How do they determine the breed on a stray animal?

-- Contributed by: maureen

Hi Julie,

Thanks for sharing that info. :)

-- Contributed by: Kelly

If they gave the pom "Revolution", they have one that either can take . A puppy "dog" or cat that is under a certain weight . I think it is 5 Lbs. and it goes on the back of the neck.

Retired Vet Tech

-- Contributed by: Julie

Hi Julie,

This is a very interesting question. I tried to research it for you, but I couldn't find any information about giving a dog feline heartworm preventative. I do know that you should never give canine heartworm preventative to a cat because it can kill them. Cats' systems are far less tolerant than dogs.

If you can give me the name of the active ingredient, I will try to search further. In the meantime, I suggest you call your vet and ask why he/she is using feline medication on your dog. It could have been a mistake that needs to be rectified. You might also call another vet office about the situation to get a second opinion.

Thanks for your question, and one way or another I hope you can get an answer.

-- Contributed by: Kelly

Why does my Vet give my Pom heart worm meds for cats?

-- Contributed by: julie

Hi Brittany,

Female is acceptible, but...is actually the correct term to use for a female dog. Unfortunately, some people incorrectly use that term as a swear word, and it gets an undeserved bad connotation from there.

Thanks for your question. :)

-- Contributed by: Kelly

why do you have to use...why not use female

-- Contributed by: Brittany
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