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good for them, for working with you to get it straightened out. what was the treat, may I ask? some people.....do they know who posted the pics as "angus"?

[quote name='DogPaddle']Well they are big and strong, maybe they wouldn't do as well in extreme cold weather but I bet they could do a decent job of freight pulling. The team looks very impressive in their harnesses. Here is a link to an all Border Collie team: [url]http://www.dogscouts.com/sled.shtml[/url][/quote] they do look very strong and healthy, but I agree the cold might be a bit much.....are they double coated, like labs?

they used to, years ago. I got some of their magazines at work too. They did get a lot of protests about it, so maybe they changed their policy, but I remember reading one and seeing the article encouraging feeding til 5 or 6. I would not want a 5 year old, in kindergarten, breastfeeding, personally. But thats me.

I only threaten when I'm aggravated. They are going off (and Laurel's bay actually hurts the ears) and I'll yell SHUT UP OR I'LL SMACK YOU!! they've never been smacked, they seem to respond to the anger in my voice, and quiet down.....this is after all the known training methods have been employed, and they're still wailing... I have found it best to just get up, open the door, look around and say "NOTHING THERE. CHILL" then they settle down. They're are only doing their jobs after all... :drinking: :drinking:

I think Coyote natural life has changed. They are packing here too. They live in the forest preserves, and pack to hunt deer, and other prey. The deer population here is out of control, which some people think is why the coyotes came back. there are foxes now too, who hunt the smaller raccoons and and possums. I think they can change better then we can. They have adapted to the current hunting conditons, but a full grown deer is too much for a solitary coyote...

Oh, I wasnt saying it was wrong...its really kinda cool and I would have loved to have a "Jarvis" sweater....but I dont weave or knit, and I cant afford to have someone else do it (Its VERY pricey, as you pointed out) but I bet it would be damn warm....what they pulled out of him was all the down undercoat (I had him thinned every spring. summer made him miserable)and the fur was beautiful. Soft, warm, woulda made a great sweater.....or even the stuffings for a quilt... :wink: :wink: :wink:

[quote]They both have 4 legs and a tail [/quote] so do cows..... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

for what do you know? I strongly agree she needs psychiatric help, but was she in any way a danger to the baby? Nursing the dog would not harm the baby,since the baby wouldnt nurse. Without knowing the whole story I am concerned about the baby being taken away....I think sometimes family services jumps in too soon into these cases. and then, when there's real issues, they jump in too late....

my lab is short double coated. you wouldnt think you could get that much hair from a short-haired dog. she's blowing it now for winter. it's everywhere.... :o :o

no that I could see....but then people think my hound is a wolf mix because of her bay, so that just shows how bad people are at dog identification.....

I suppose it could be instinctive. Snow is the arrival of winter. To a wolf or wild dog it could signify the instinct that life could get rough now. Maybe he is trying to protect you. I dont know if a dog foresees winter that way, since they are fed all the time, but I guess its possible... :-?

that sounds more like an irish setter than a lab....is it supposed to fall into the yellow lab category? I've never heard of a fox red lab....

there are women who breastfeed their children til 5 or 6. the LeLeche League encourages this (I personally think its wrong). Your body will continue to produce milk as long as it is being consumed. in an emergency, and as a short term solution, I would give my breast milk to a puppy, but from a bottle. there is a emotional and psychological bonding that happens between mother/child during nursing. Between all mammals, actually. I nursed my son until I couldnt produce enough milk to completely fill him (about 2 months) and then he went to bottle feeding. The difference is amazing. Nursing causes a "peace" that bottle feeding cant equal. Having done it, and knowing how it feels, it concerns me that this lady wants to nurse this puppy. Its not as simple as sharing her milk.

funny story. I took my malamute mix in to be "thinned"..he came back with a 30 gallon garbage bag full of hair. They asked me if i WANTED it. "What would I do with it?" "some people weave it into sweaters and such"....NO, I dont THINK SO... :o :o :o :o [/list]

Jackie, I went thru all of this. I HAVE a fenced yard. I HAVE another dog. They wouldnt let me adopt because I worked full time. Dont most people? I have worked fulltime since graduating college. I have always had dogs. They are not living in the real world. The dogs I have had never suffered from being alone all day. They had other animals to keep them company. The shelters are shooting themselves in the foot with this policy. Stay at home moms are not the norm anymore...

I was walking the girls, and came across someone walking a dog I COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY PART OF!! Small, maybe 30 lbs....looked kinda like a poodle, and shi-tsu, and dachsund....I asked what it was, she said "no idea. but he's a sweetheart." and he was. Friendly, happy, obviously well loved. He had ears like a shepherd, but was short on legs. Fur like a Shi-tsu, but curly. long snout like a poodle. long back like a dachsund. and the short legs....I looked at this dog and admitted I HAVE NO CLUE!! I wish I coulda gotten a picture.. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I'll watch it, and pass it along. :D :D :D

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I have a similar issue with Ford (Mr.Mew to me). Kyle doesnt remember the old cats "zoom moods" and was completely freaked out when Ford went zooming around and bouncing off the walls... "MOM! whats WRONG with him!!!" Nothing honey, just a zoom mood.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Pumpkin, I HAVE to ask this. I know you treat your dogs well, and care for them. But I have heard horror stories about Iditarod....that owners dont care for the dogs, let them mush even though injured, even put them down if they prove "unprofitable" to their race. I have also heard that there are vets, warming stations, resting stations, for the dogs, and that the musher is supposed to bust his ass to make sure the dogs are well. which is the true story? I have watched Iditarod on TV, and they always show the mushers taking excellent care of the dogs. But the rumor of non-care, and only caring about the win, persists. Thanks. sorry.... :o :o :o

thats true. but theres a LOT of overweight kids with glasses. I bet you wont find many who's mother breastfeed a dog. There is a certain responsibility in raising a child, and abberant behavior on the part of the parents doesnt make their little lives any easier....

good for NB!! I am iffy about the Husky though. It may never have shown aggression towards the owner, but children are another ball of wax entirely. Possibly never socialized around small kids? hard to say... My Lab doesnt like them (America's Sweetheart fails the test) but if you watch her body language you can tell when she's not happy around certain kids.

I honestly dont remember, except it was in Northern Wisconsin. It was almost 20 years ago I went, and I searched the web but couldnt find the place. They may not be open anymore....I did look into Wolf Park though and that looks very simlar. sorry......

well, theres always the tales of children being raised by wolves and apes.... however, although I dont personally care if she wants to nurse the dog, I have serious concerns about the children. This is not a "normal" way to raise a puppy. I am concerned that she does have mental/emotional health issues that need to be attended to, for the childrens sake. Shes obviously not hurting the dog, but I am concerned about what happens to the children.As they grow up and their friends find out about this they will be teased, ostracized and criticized. It's not right to do that to a child. Think of what would have happened to any of you in school if your friends found out your mother was nursing the dog. It doesnt bear thinkihng about. Chidren are cruel, theres no way around that.

Cassie is correct. My Lab has predatory drift (where it came from I have no clue, but her tail speaks of Shepherd) and she will stalk chase and kill critters in the yard. This behavior towards a child MUST be discouraged. Even a herder will nip the sheep, on the hocks, which doesnt hurt them but will hurt a child. Come up with a command (mine was always NO BITE with the lab, even tho she wasnt really biting) and replace the target with an allowed chew/bite toy. then praise.with time she'll get the point.

does "black" count? :lol: :lol: :lol: my lab mix is black. my foxhound is considered "tri-colored", although there is no specific tri-coloring necessary. there doesnt appear to be any specific patches or markings, just the three colors...