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Yes please do provide more info, nothing much to go on here! IF your dog was allowed previously and IF the rules changed mid-stream and IF you have a medical reason for having your dog, you have legal rights. You may need to contact a lawyer dealing who is knowledgeable about such matters.

But can't be too horrible, thank goodness your India was safe and found! Glad she is back with you.

That was me! Woo hoo, I am so glad to hear Fred and Tucker are benefitting from using melatonin and peppermint extract. I used peppermint last night on Jesse, he was quite upset with a storm in the area, he did calm down a fair bit after I put the peppermint on his paw pads. I must remember to ask the homeopathic vet just why peppermint helps so much.

Kat, Thanks for your suggestions. I do have a silver 'Reflect A Mesh' that I drape over her xpen but I am going to do some more in the future to cool her off well before we go in. She was only about 1 year old when I found her but I wonder if she perhaps overheated badly at some point before then and is therefore more sensitive. It really was not hot, I did not even sweat much and I am fat! 8) Of course hindsight being 20/20, I realize I should have jazzed her up a bit before going in the ring, I did a little but I could have done more. Perhaps I need to start making myself a list to follow! On a REALLY good note, my knee is feeling oh so much better. Based on talking online to an ortho surgeon, it does not sound like I have torn my ACL, maybe a small cartilidge tear or might even have snapped the bone spur in that knee. Time will tell!

Hm, perhaps I need to carry along a cooler of ice water for my Princess! Seriously tho, if I had been able to go back today, I was going to take along a wet towel that had been in the freezer overnight. It would have thawed by the time we ran but still have been cold. I would have draped it over her shortly before going in to see if that helped. Thanks Kendalyn and Courtnek!

[quote name='courtnek']she may be heat intolerant...I say that because I am as well. If it's over like 80 degrees, I cant do anything athletic....[/quote] Possibly, but the high temp yesterday was 81 and we were done by 1pm before it got there so I'm not sure. She does actually RUN when it's cold out, the colder it is, the faster. Then too, she will race around the dog park and wrestle with Brittany quite a bit even when it's been warmer than that. Out back, when Jesse and I are sitting in the shade, she lay out in the sun just soaking it up. I just don't know. I kept her in the shade as much as possible, she wanted to be out scouting the field more than I allowed because I did not want to tire her out. One idea I came up with is to start making the AFrame a 'bonus' obstacle for her, do a lot of click/treat when she goes up. I was very positive and light with her on the course, lots of praise and encouragement.

Didn't put this in shows/brags because not too much to brag about. Candy and I had agility trials today. Well my girlie does not care much for agility when it's warm, was not hot, just warm. We ran in AG2, well ran is too good a word. She WAS clean but terribly slow. After jumping through the tire, she decided it was a good time for a quick scratch. So a perfect score but only 6th place due to our time. On to AG3. This was our debut at this level. The little stinker ducked around the AFrame, once we got that done, she daintily stepped BETWEEN the posts of the wing on the jump. Time killed us, we did not qualify. We tried AG3 again in the second trial, she did not want to jump onto the pause table, we NQ'd right there because I had to step inside the restricted area to convince her to do so. In AG3, there is a 6 foot box, drawn in chalk, around the table, the handler cannot go into that space. Then she did not want to do the seesaw, normally one of her favorites. Convinced her to do it. She got sucked into the tunnel trap next to the AFrame, I said thank you judge and we exited the ring. Her new name is the Goober Princess. If I had turned her loose in the field, behind the rings, she would have run about like a wild dog and had a blast, just does not care for agility when it's warm. To top it off, I blew out my knee. I've been having trouble with it for a couple of months. Today started out really good, no pain at all. During our second run, I pushed off and felt a large pop behind my knee and almost fell. We are not going back tomorrow.

Kat this is terrible of him! How cruel, as if agility was her sole reason for existing. Decidedly not so! She is your best furry pal, your heart and soul pet, not just a thing to do a sport with. I hope Meg is on the mend to the fullest extent possible, if that includes agility, cool, if not, still cool. I agree, after such a layoff, she needs to be brought back to athletic status slowly. I know you will fight for your girl, you have my total support.

Gawd, this is one of the saddest, sickest looking sheltie's I have ever seen. [img]http://www.wizardofclaws.com/coc7.jpg[/img]

I decided to look at their site. Hey, they have 'live help'!!! So of course I clicked on it and sent a message. Kimmie: Welcome to Wizard of Claws, how can I help you today? (me): You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Marketing poorly bred puppies as a simple commmodity. A puppymill by any other name is still a puppymill. Even if you 'just work' there, you are supporting this disgusting and immoral method of making a buck off of living, breathing creatures. Shame on you. Kimmie: I would to thank you for your thoughts we are all allowed to exress of thoughts and opinions but we would orefer to keep this for uisness levels only so if you are not purchasing a puppy please do not use this service, Thank you Then of course the chat session was terminated. Of course.

All of mine are licensed with the county. It's a $10 fee each year, not much but I do wish they would institute a different fee structure for altered vs. unaltered dogs AND cats. Each is also tattooed and registered with NDR as well as microchipped and registered with the AKC CAR program.

I would ask what the class size limit is. If this is a beginners class with 1 instructor, I would want the class limited to 6. If there will be at least one assistant to the instructor, perhaps 8. Otherwise you will be standing around trying to keep your dog focused quite a lot. I assume you have TOTAL control over Jesse? Dogs can get very excited in classes like this and want to rush over to other dogs to play or wrestle or sometimes fight. When you go to class, observe the other handlers with their dogs. If you see a person, young or old, who obviously cannot control their dog, see if the instructor manages that situation properly. If not and depending on the dog and their level of 'wildness', I would either ask the instructor to ensure the safety of all or withdraw from the class. I have been in a class where a young person was way over her head as far as controlling her large dog, her dog nailed Candy twice. I also have to take care with Candy because she is normally fine with other dogs rushing over but not if I am giving her a treat or playing with a toy, she then becomes very territorial and will go after the approching dog. On the first night, take a HUGE amount of cut up treats with you as well as a favorite toy. The instructor will let you know if both are beneficial and to be used in their class, this way you will have them if so. You want little bitty treats, so cut normal sized ones into pieces. For one thing, this makes your treats go a little farther, plus, you don't want your dog chewing a large chunk while you are ready for the next exercise. Get there at least 15 minutes early and potty your dog in a designated area. Encouraging your dog to stretch is good, also you can do a bit of heeling back and forth, sits, sit ups, downs, just warm up stuff. If your dog heels on your left, start teaching them to work on your right as well. Give that a specific command like 'side' or 'other' or whatever sounds good to you and your dog. I like to start out with my dog heeling on my left, walk forward several paces, turn about to MY left into my dog which puts them on my right and walk the other way. Make sure you take water with you for your dog tho they might have water pails there. Mostly, hope you have a wonderful time with Jesse in class and I'll be happy to answer any other questions you may have.

'Any suggestions of how to stop this grossness?' Simple. Keep him on leash. Seriously, keep his leash on, set him up so he tries to sidle over and pee on someone. Probably good idea to enlist a very understanding friend for this. Unless of course he does not try this with your friends. Watch him VERY carefully, at the first sign he is about to spritz someone, correct him, take him to a bush or log or whatever. He pees on the log or bush, praise him for being so wonderful. Courtnek had some great ideas too, perhaps combine this with them. I have had a dog do this to me, a big ole happy go lucky yellow lab. His method was to sneak up behind people and hike his leg. The first time it happened, he caught me. The second time he tried, he got a mighty shove from my foot in his ribs. I also threatened (why jokingly of course!) to knock his block off if he tried it again. He left me alone after that but still tried to get others.

I remember it! Didn't last long, did it? There was a panel of 3 celebrities who asked questions of 3 people, each of whom claimed to be either an animals owner, trainer, or related to it. The 3 panelists had to determine who was 'lying like a dog' and who was telling the truth. It was ok but I never got deep into it.

Baby I'm so sorry. This is dreadful news. I can only shudder and know I would be as broken as you are if one of mine were to go so suddenly. A dogs life is too short as it is, to be taken from you like this is just horrible. Holly was loved, Holly had the best friend ever in you. Sending you and Boomer a cyber hug and hugging my furry ones as well.

[quote name='BULLBOXERLOVER']I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL GIVE ME FLACK FOR OWNING THIS MIX BUT I JUST WANT TO STATE THE FACT THAT NOT ALL OF US BUY THE DOG WITH INTENTIONS OF MAKING MONEY. I ACTUALLY RECIEVED THIS DOG FOR FREE AND SHE HAS BEEN A LOVING ADDITION TO OUR FAMILY. I LOVE THE FACT THAT SHE IS A BULLBOXER SHE BRINGS TO US THE BEST OF BOTH BREEDS PLUS MORE.[/quote] No need to assume ANYONE is going to give you flack simply for having a bullboxer. A bullboxer is a mixed breed dog, I have two mixed breed dogs myself. All of my dogs are spayed/neutered, even the purebred. Loving additions to your family are the only way to go, those with intentions to simply make money are the ones who get my back up. So welcome, we would love to see photos of your girl!

Good answers from nea and kendalyn. Your dogs genes are only 1/2 of the equation, the love and nuturing you have provided her are the other 1/2. I have a Belgian Sheepdog that I adore. He has always had a fairly confident, outgoing personality. His full sister from the same litter was very shy. Same exact genes combined to make each pup, but they were as different as night and day. The same loving environment that produced him, produced her. Even my boys full brother was not as outgoing, he was not shy but he had a different personality than mine. Again, same litter, same loving home environment. There are times when even a well researched, carefully matched breeding produces pups that are either physically or mentally far different from either parent. A careful, responsible breeder tries to 'stack the deck' in favor of healthy, happy, and mentally sound pups but sometimes it is still a total crapshoot. Even if you were to clone your girl, and who knows someday you might be able to, the resulting dog may be far different mentally than your much loved girl.

Oh HF, I am on your side! I do not think you are insensitive or evil at all. I am of course thankful no child got bit, for the child AND for Devin and you! Kids had NO RIGHT to be in your yard. My dogs go from the house to the van and vice versa off leash, that would be quite a fright to find that someone was in my yard, even a kid! If the kids do not stop entering your yard, might need to set a little doggie poop booby trap for them to step in.

I am forwarding this from BELG-L MICROCHIPPING ALERT------------ PLEASE CROSSPOST WIDELY!! Microchips from Banfield Hospitals (Petsmart) not read by most scanners The Colorado Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) and the Denver Area Veterinary Medical Society (DAVMS) would like to inform members of a current animal welfare issue. In February 2004, Banfield pet hospitals began implanting a 134-kHz microchip which CANNOT be read by scanners currently used by most veterinarians and animal care and control professionals. The AVID and HomeAgain microchips used in the U.S. operate on a 125- kHz frequency, and the manufacturers of these chips have distributed scanners widely so that the chips can be read (or at least detected in some cases due to AVID's encrypted technology) with one scanner. However, the scanners used to detect AVID and HomeAgain chips CANNOT read or detect the presence of the 134-kHz chips currently being implanted at Banfield pet hospitals. Thus, should a pet that has been chipped with the 134-kHz chip become lost, that animal may not be able to be reunited with its owner, and could be adopted out or euthanized, depending on shelter circumstances. Pet owners are paying for a procedure with the expectation that it will provide peace of mind about the return of their lost animal, but in reality this is not the case. The 134-kHz chip from Banfield is compliant with the International Standards Organization (ISO) standards, and is marketed as the new=20 gold standard in permanent identification. CVMA and DAVMS leadership believe, while it may be desirable to transition microchip technology in the U.S. towards international ISO standards, it is irresponsible for any business to introduce a microchip that, because of its frequency, cannot be detected by the scanners currently in place throughout much of the U.S. CVMA and DAVMS leadership believe that a responsible product introduction must include widespread distribution of an effective scanner BEFORE new chips are implanted in animals. While Banfield has distributed some scanners, it has not been a robust or effective effort nor did it address the veterinary requirement for scanners. According to Crystal Imports, the distributor of the chipping technology being sold by Banfield, approximately 600 scanners have been distributed to shelters nationwide. CVMA and DAVMS leadership estimate the number of scanners needed to saturate the shelter community in Colorado alone is approximately 1,200. This figure does not include Colorado veterinarians. Even if Banfield distributes sufficient numbers of scanners for their chips it would still result in a situation where veterinarians and shelter personnel would have to scan an animal twice with two different scanners. CVMA and DAVMS leadership believe a one-scan "universal scanner" with open technology (no encryption) is the only solution to this problem. "We know that the Metro Denver Shelter Alliance, the Humane Society of the United States and PETsMART have all asked Banfield pet hospitals to temporarily stop implanting microchips until this issue can be resolved," says Jed Rogers, DVM, chair of the DAVMS Animal Issues Committee. "As of today, there has been no response from Banfield."... The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has taken a lead in public awareness on this issue, and disseminated a news release late last week to media around the country. American Humane has also just put out a press release. Please see below for a link to each. For the press release from HSUS, please use the following link: [url]http://65.61.158.165/ace/20788[/url] For the press release from American Humane please use the following link: [url]http://tinyurl.com/38rqy[/url] *********Banfield is the Vet chain used in PetSmart********

I agree with Kendalyn, being the dominant dog does not give license to be rude and pushy. In fact, a true alpha would rarely behave in this manner. Also, I do consider myself to be part of the pack in a sense. Of course I realize dogs aint people and vice versa, but the bottom line is that I am alpha is this house and in this pack. This goes along with what Kendalyn said about YOU ultimately controlling all resources. If you have to put Apollo on a leash during mealtime, so be it. Even better, feed both dogs in their crates, crates that are separated far enough for Zeus to feel secure. Giving out chewies? YOU supervise and immediately intervene should Apollo take it upon himself to attempt stealing from Zeus. Both dogs need to know with absolute certainty that YOU are the boss and that YOU will protect them, both inside the house and out.

GO GLADIS...GO GLADIS...GO GLADIS!! In the lead by 27 votes! Keep it up DOGOMANIACS!

Hi Joanna, I realize this is not addressing your initial concern but I noticed that your 10 month old girl has been involved in both agility AND flyball already? I was glad to read that jumps were short or low but I am hoping any flyball practice has also been modified for her. Is she hitting the box to release the ball or is it being handed to her or what? Repetitive actions can result in repetitive stress injuries, especially in growing pups who's growth plates are still open.

Gladis is in the lead by [color=red][size=6]14[/size][/color] votes!

Gladis now leads by 7!

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