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Good Girl Chloe!!! that said, and Brandon I dont want to burst your bubble, did they catch the Shepherd? It is not nomal for a dog to act like that, to just threaten and attack without warning and no provocation. If it thought it was protecting something it should have backed off when you got closer to your house. And once driven off by Chloe, it should have backed away as well....I am afraid there is something wrong with the dog, and rabies comes to mind.... or distemper.... Did it break skin when it grabbed your arm? It may be nothing, just an ill bred cur left to wander loose, but it's determination to get to you, when Chloe was keeping it off, concerns me. If it broke skin, I would report that to the police and see if they got the dog...just for your own safety. Good luck, and hug Chloe for me!! :D

I balked...they wanted us to disect frogs, while they were still alive. We were to put a needle through their neck, so that they would feel nothing, and disect them alive. now remember this was 30 years ago, and the rules have changed since then (fortunately) but I wouldnt do it. They threatened to fail me, my mom went to the press... and I didnt have to do it. nowadays watching the heart beat and the organs interact can be done with computer simulations...

[quote]WHY did you PURCHASE a purebred?[/quote] OK I'm jumping in here because this debate has gotten heated. and shouldnt be. What kind of dog you get should be up to you...I personally rescue and choose mixes/mutts, because I know with my experience I can train them and give them good homes. Without getting emotional, allow me to explain the mind of the average dog owner. Most of us here dont qualify.....but I have TONS of friends who do... We here know our breeds, understand what is expected of them, train, and socialize them properly. We learn from each other, we ask for each others help when necessary. The average American dog owner does NONE of that. The AADO buys/adopts a dog because its cute, or his kids like it, if its a mix. The people buying purebreds (AVERAGE, not people who really understand) buy the dog because of its breed characterisitcs. Labs are the #1 dog in America...they are sold as "obedient, loving loyal, good with children, trustworhty..." ROT!! It's simply not true. Even labs, although more tolerant than some other dogs, need good training and proper household rules...people seem to think they raise and train themselves, because they bought the dog not wanting to put any real work into it. I see this day to day, from people I know and work with, who come to me and say "maggie bit my kid, it didnt bleed much, should I be alarmed???" WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THIS WAS GOING ON????? Sometimes I just want to smack people upside the head, I swear it... Alot of this is caused by advertisement and breed standards. I have a Lab Mix, she's a bitch, no pun intended. I wouldnt trust her offleash if my life depended on it...but people see her and say "OH she's a LAB!! I can pet her right?" WRONG.... The AADO buys purebres because they have been sold on the breed standard, plain and simple. I have a friend at work that bought two labs.. the female is dominant, and she wants that to change because "males should be dominant"...this would be the Maggie that bit her daughter... Her daughter interfered in a quarell between the dogs, while mom was out of the room. her daughter tried to break up a growling session, not really even a quarrel, just a tiff over a bone. I read her the riot act, I was so ticked off. She was lucky Labs are generally laid back, the bite was just a bad nip, but it still drew blood.... Well you all know me and know where I went with THAT...NO child should be left alone with a dog, for any reason...I dont care HOW "laid-back" the dogs breed standards say he is.... but to ansser the original question, this is why the AADO buys purebreds...

[quote]But that's just it....these animals were found that way in dog food research facilities..not medical. I'v e nver heard of a dog food that makes my dog heal faster[/quote] any animal that is fed well heals better than one that is not. We all require certain vitamns, minerals and enzymes to retain good health...if you are healthy, you heal faster... that said, I disagree with what Iams did. They admitted to wrongdoing, they pushed the tests beyond acceptable limits for profit. Sorry, SD, but in medical testing things are done differently. This was testing who;s only basis was to make a dog food that they could sell as "the most beneficial thing your dog ever ate..." And I also have to say that my cat can only eat Iams. Every other cat food on the market, dry and wet, makes him throw up. He cant keep it down. So Iams and Tuna (fresh, from the can, packed in water) is all he can eat. It irritates me, because I dont approve of what they did, but I'm not going to let my cat die because of it. Wound healing could be tested on dogs that already had wounds...they didnt have to create more. I understand the whole sterile environment thing, but I dont agree with it when testing for the quality of food. I can LOOK at my dogs and tell if the food is good for them. I feed them both Purina One Lamb and Rice. Their coats are glossy, their weight is maintained and they love it. I know a lot of people will say EEEWWWWWWW because it's Purina, but I am a firm believer in using what works....

But this dog is barking, not crying....crying I can agree with, all puppies do it til they settle in, but this sounds like a dog taking advantage of an owner trying to sleep....Is there a lot of noise around your house at night? Maybe stuff she ignores during the day because its not so quiet in the house? Outside noises I mean.... The ticking clock may soothe her...and give her something other than the outside noises, if they're there, to listen to. Reward her when she's quiet, and try (hard as it is) to ignore her when she is barking, after a stern command to be quiet. I feel for you, believe me...my Foxhound can hear the wind, I swear it. And at night, when the house is still, she alerts to every noise she hears....she is full grown...but new to being inside a house. I have been training her using "chill" in a stern voice, and closing my hand gently around her muzzle. When she becomes quiet, I praise her and give her big hugs..... Slowly but surely it's helping. it takes time, unfortunately....

You have a pc, a printer? FLYERS!!! costs practically nothing, except the paper, and you can post them at stores, supermarkets, etc...the pet stores would probably let you post there as well. as far as legal action, if you just use the same wording (in quotes) that they put in their brochures, you havent broken any laws. after posting the brochure wording, underneath it you could put something like "Do YOU feel this is fair? If not, contact....etc.etc...."

[quote]The FDA’s answer: it believes the medication could potentially save the lives of more dogs than it harms. [/quote] That's all fine and dandy, however, I have never heard of ANY dog dying from the once-a-month chewables like Heartguard...so how come it's OK for SOME dogs to die with this medicine when it's entirely preventable? :evil:

well, as far as names when angry....mine tend to get me mad when they do things together that they both know they shouldnt do...like counter surf, or chew on my clothes....then it's [size=7][/size]DAWGS!!!!!!!! they both know what THAT means.... :lol:

M4M, dont worry about it. This is a CYA....This way, if an incident occurs, they can point to the brochure and say "see, it's here in writing. We told them not to bring these types of dogs." it protects the campground from being sued by throwing the onus of "disregarding the rules" on the owner of the dog(s). Most campground personnel couldnt tell a Golden from an Irish Setter. If they happen to ask (and I doubt they will) Sasha is a Golden Collie. It's the same with those disclaimers at amusement parks...If you fall off the ride we are not responsible...etc.etc...

do you have a credit card? Most vets take them. I would also take the suggestion of getting the other dogs owners to pay up...

My dogs have a different insulating structure. Both have short hair. However, labs orifinated in Newfoundland, and their coat was bred to be double layered in the winter. It'sstill short, regardless, but it is also waterproof...Botht he Lab abd the Foxhound start producing oil (more so than usual) as fall approaches. My Foxhound didnt start producing it till I got her, because although she was an outside dog, her kennel was heated and they didnt hunt in the winter...now her coat is oily and that oil makes her both waterproof, and insulated. They could not survive the bitter cold of the antartic, but they can handle it here unless it's sub-zero....

I think they know things we dont..that cut was very deep, and bleeding alot..I sliced myself with a shearing knife, used to cut meat off of chicken and such..I was bleeding profusely, and went into the bathroom to run cold water and bandage...except it wouldnt stop bleeding...she jumped up on the sink and started to lick. once I had the bleeding under control. I pushed her away repeatedly, and she kept coming back...she would not quit. I let her lick, when she couldnt quit, intending to disinfect afterwards. (I always have Neopsporin on hand) but her licks STOPPED THE PAIN.. Once it stopped hurting, I realized that nothing I had done, had stopped the pain...her licks did. I did not treat it with anything else. It healed, no scars, no pain..

[quote]Did the vet mention where the blood was coming from? Was it perhaps just some sensitive tissue that had been rubbed raw? It's a really sensitive area and easy to abrade[/quote] she couldnt see. There was a lot of wax and stuff, she took swabs and found the infection, but couldnt see past the "crap" I take her back Saturday. She thinks the antibiotics will clear it up enough that she can see in there. It hurt too bad to look really deep, and she is a very gentle vet and doenst want to hurt the animals while treating them. I respect that. The swabs told her it was bacterial, so she is gonna go from there. I dont think it will hurt Freebee, dogs have a natural antibiotic in their saliva, (that's why they lick themselves when injured) and God knows, she has licked dirty feet, dirty ears, cat accidents, even raided the litter box, with no repercussions... she has licked wounds on me, that never became infected...I cut myself once, and while I was bandaging it up, she jumped up on the counter and licked it. I tried to stop her, but she got quite a few licks in before I could. It healed, with no scars, and no special tending. She thinks she is a med-tech...lick the wound clean, that's the ticket!! :o

I've only had her 6 months, and I think she came with the infection..she was constantly scratching and shaking her head..since I never had to deal with ear infections, I didnt realize it was a problem until her scratching caused her to yelp in pain. Her infection is bacterial...since the antibiotics she is no longer yelping, but still shaking her head. I was cleaning her ears maybe twice a week, and once I saw blood...that's when I stopped cleaning and took her to the vet. I was really afraid I had done something bad to her eardrum in that ear. Also, Freebee licks in her ears constantly (she wants everything clean..she licks my feet if there is dust on them) and while I stop her when I catch her, I'm not here all day... another thing...arent infected ears supposed to smell bad??? hers never have...

My hound has ear infections. I have cleaned them with a vet solution, but I'm not sure I'm doing it right.....I never had a dog with ear infections before... I was told to use cotton swabs, not q-tips, but how deep do you push it in? I dont want to hurt her eardrums, but I'm not sure of what I'm doing. I know some of you clean ears regularly...can you give me pointers? thanks so much in advance!! :)

[quote name='K']HUH I am surprised they dont use a Beagle...after all they have thousands locked up in thier laboratories....oh no wait a minute they are all cut up and mangled...they would not look so good on camera right :-?[/quote] ?????? Didnt they rehome those dogs? I dont think I ever heard the end of the story... :o

sorry....tact is not my strong point....I say it like it is.... :oops: :oops: Unfortunately, I have run into this repeatedly. My son and I are both diabetics..we have the same doctor...he pays more attention to what my 17 year old son says than he does to what I say, or ask about...even tryng to override me on issues I feel strongly about, because Kyle feels differently...tries to get him to use every new medicine on the block (at EXTRAORDINARY price increases...) and when they didnt work, and I DEMANDED he be put back on the medicine that WAS working, he actually looked at Kyle and said "What do you think?" I am looking for a new doctor...I am not male-bashing...I just seem to run into this all the time. They seem to want women to comply...I am NOT compliant if I dont agree... **sigh**

I'm sorry for the language, but that's just BULLSHIT....have they had incidents with these dogs. or are they just covering their asses???

Dante - (pronounced Dontay)

WE love you HF...and your dog, and your husband.. VENT all you like...we'll listen... and maybe even help... Katy what is the blindness issue I may go blind eventualy (diabetic) Can I help?

y'know, I HATE to say this, and to the male members of the board, this is not against you, but is this doctor male or female? If he's male, have your husband talk to him. I have found way too often that male doctors, for some reason, brush off females concerns, think we're "overreacting..." I found that at my vet and now specifically request the female doctor to see my animals. For some reason, male doctors take other males more seriously... this is not just vets, by the way, but people doctors too....

it is a dominance thing...it's a way of saying "I'm the boss..." an Alpha will do it to remind an "erring" pack member that he's crossed the line...

[quote name='buttercup1004']OH..... :o :roll: :wink: now i get it just the owners fault they cant control their own dogs, just they are ignorant when theyre dogs are going bad... :x[/quote] This was a MAJOR story awhile ago...these people had "gotten" these dogs from a man in prison, who's "outside" contacts were breeding them. The rest of the people in the apartment building were scared to death of them. There were other incidents as well, but this last one the dogs actually attacked a woman entering her apartment from the hallway with groceries, and killed her. She was mauled to death. The woman had no control over her dogs, and actually tried to hide them in her apartment after the incident, and clean them up...I believe they tried to adopt the inmate, so they wouldnt have to testify against him... I think she should have gotten life personally.... and I would like to have been on the sentencing jury....it would have been in mitigation STILL... :evilbat:

[quote]What I am having a hard time understanding is that you (SRC) don't push the spay/neuter issue because it might make a dog fat but you would rather have all the strays in pounds PTS[/quote] OK not trying to start a fight, but this statement needs some clearing up. Neutering your dog/cat does NOT make it fat....removal of the sexual organs slows down the dogs drive, and some of it's metabolism...but it doesnt make the dog/cat FAT....you need to readjust your feeding schedules and amounts after neutering. The dog needs a little less to eat after neutering, that's all. If you feed the same amount you did before neutering, some animals will gain weight. And this does not even apply to all animals. Some, who are high energy and active, will never have to worry about it. It's the laid back couch potato's like mine that would get fat after neutering if I didnt adjust their feeding. A lot of people believe that after 1 year the dog should only get one meal a day. I disagree with that, for two reasons. 1. the dog gets one large meal, and has to metabolize it all at once. Their stomachs get accustomed to the large feeding, but if they dont get enough exercise it will turn to fat. I feed all my animals twice a day, morning and evening, by splitting their once daily amount in half. This allows the blood sugar to remain more normal, and the dog is actually less hungry. 2. Most housepets only have two things to look forward to - their people coming home from work, and their meals. This doesnt apply to every dog, I know, but to a large number of dogs in working homes, like mine. They learn to see you as provider, because you feed them before you go and after you come back, so it makes training easier. I have tried to dispel this myth about neuter fat for a long time. It's been ingrained in people for too long. 8)

I get mine from 1800petmeds, and the difference in the price is good. I just ordered a 6 month supply of Heartguard generic for both dogs (51-100 lbs) and it was less than $70.00, where the vet would run about 90.00