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I AM sorry Majies....that was a horrible thing for a young child to have to witness...... :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

OMD!! the superman and bikini pictures made me spew....I will not eat or drink at the computer.....I will not eat or drink at the computer.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: TOO FUNNY~~~

she is, isnt she? her pup is already going outside when situation permits. She was taken from her mother way too early, and Terra has been working really hard with her since bringing her home. I agree with the crate suggestion, if for nothing else, a secure den. Free wouldnt be crated (claustrophobiac) so she had her bed in a large bathroom, and papers on the other side far away from her bed. She got housetrained fairly easy, we just started moving the papers outside once she could hold it. I dont think the wee wee pads in this dogs case is a bad thing. She seems smart, and I think she will train easily once she can hold it better. She's only 6 weeks right now. IMO she should still be with her mother at this age. But a crate as a warm, secure nesting place is usually a good idea. It helps if you ever have to leave for long periods of time too. They feel secure in their own little dens.

WOO HOO!!! CONGRATS!!! BRAGGING ACCEPTED!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

your little girl can stick with wee wee pads for right now. She shouldnt even be away from mom yet. If she knows to go outside, for right now it wont hurt having the wee wee pads inside for "those times". she is still in training. eventually, when she's older and more secure in her outside stuff (and can hold it longer, she's only 6 weeks. I cant believe someone yelled at you about that) you'll want to wean her off the wee wee pads and into outside only. She's doing very well as it is, going outside when she can. wee wee pads are a form of training as well. If she hits the pads, instead of the floor or carpet, she knows she has certain "spots" she can go in if she has to. I didnt have wee wee pads raising Free. I used newspapers. once I realized she was old enough to hold it for four hours (I came home at lunch every day) the newspapers gradually went away completely. some people with dogs yours size use litter boxes.... Yours is going out and doing it there, and at a very early age, too! if you were gone all day, a litter box could be a good thing, but since you're there, make a point of taking her out, but dont get all moshed about the wee wee pads. at least she nows to use them, and you cant watch them every second of every day.... she seems very smart. I'm sure when her bladder finally catches up and she can hold it, the wee we pads will be long gone.

sorry, didnt know the whole story behind him. Therefore, I'm all for "bugger off"..... sometimes older people get set in their way and say things outrageous, but that last comment was also uncalled for. he sounds now more like a miserable old coot than a lonely old man...... :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

you are right. I apologize ML....it's usually Divine that sends me off into "deep contemplation...." still a good question. are they nice because they have dogs, or do they have dogs because they're nice? :oops: :oops:

not exactly true Cheeky. There are som purebred dogs at shelters, given up for varius reasons, but they are purebreds. My Foxhound is purebred. I got her from a rescue society, tied to a "shelter".

I;m all for "bugger off", although the guy may just be lonely..... I feel bad for older people like that, but you cant let him irritate you like that.

just for safeties sake, take her to another vet and have her checked over. Groomers make mistakes, one "overdried" my dog and burned him, by mistake. She did NOT admit it, but when I called they agreed to look at him. he was a lot skittish for a while after that. they found the burn, and then she finally admitted she had done it. he got over it, it just took a while, and I wouldnt let her groom him anymore after that. sometimes it happens. I've been "burned" in beauty salons too. people make mistakes. If they admit them and move on. I'm ok with it usually. Coulda been the drugs too, as was mentioned. some dogs dont react well to them.

Melatonin, sorry.

I have a very skittish and frightened Foxhound. I am finding that Molotonin and peppermint extract is working. there is a thread here on it.

well, Pitbullmix, just FYI...Sam has never come back to answer any of the questions. One mod found out there are posts under three different names, but same IP. (came from the same PC). and Prim, in my opinion. jumps on every Pit post with as bad news as possible, always. this is why most of us will side with Mei... :fadein:

Divine, your threads always make me think (dont know if thats good or not... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: ) People who buy/adopt and care well for their dogs, in what I have seen over the many years I have been alive, seem to have a certain compassion. Not just for dogs, but for people as well. The "good ones" understand responsibility. They understand "care". they are the ones you will see taking their dogs out to help hunt for a lost child. they donate money to good causes. and time. and materials. They usually treat their children well. They have taught their children responsiblity with dogs and other people. yes, there are a lot of "bad" dog owners in the world, but some of that is just simple "unknowing". alot of the "tough guy" dog owners use the dog as a status symbol, they dont count, IMO. the good ones I have met, would drop everything on a dime to help someone else in need. would take their dog to a hospital to visit the elderly. so is it the person is good, and wants a dog? or the person realizes that the dog is a living breathing creature, and enjoys its companionship? does the dog make it a better person? or does the person make it a better dog? or both? arent you sorry you asked? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[quote]A gutsy (or possibly just really stupid) Golden Retriever flies off the diving board: [/quote] no no no.....not stupid, Golden. They are water dogs and LOVE IT! like my Lab. I can easily see her taking a flying leap off a diving board. My golden I had as a kid always looked forward to the close of "pool season" cause that was the only time my mom would let him in the pool. Back then, the filtration system simply couldnt handle the hair. so right before we closed the pool, Taurus would be allowed in. we'd all get in the water, and he would take a flying run off the diving board and swim the whole length of the pool to get to us in the shallow end. then we'd play water ball with him, his favorite game. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[quote name='Shenanigans'][quote]With K, people say stuff that makes me really upset and I never know what to respond. Often because K is a "big, black dog" she is really discriminated against and many of the other owners will walk away from us. I remember just a few days ago a woman was walking her shih tzu and they saw me and K. The woman started talking to her DOG and calling K a "big meany who's gonna hurt you if we go near him". [/quote] Ugh, I hate that, I think it hits a little too close to home for me. A neighbour was walking up with her three kids and two of them were petting both dogs, however one was sticking close to Banzai. When his mother asked if she wanted to pet Shenanigans, he said no, because daddy told him that black people and black dogs are bad. Well did her face not turn red, me being interracial and a nice caramel colour could only look at her. Eventually she stumbled out with some poor excuse, but boy oh boy, does it ever bother me now that people don't like Shenanigans because he's a black dog. Poor baby. :([/quote] **sigh** if you ever want the truth of a matter, talk to a small child... that's ridiculous, but the poor kid cant help what his dad taught him. My friend Char is black, really dark, and when people make stupid comments like that she says "you got something against night?" they look at her in total confusion. and she says "night is black, and you wouldnt survive without it". :evilbat:

Shara go to the doctor. It's a simple blood test to determine if it's Lyme disease. do you have a history with getting ticks on you? they can start you on antibiotics. if its not too far progressed it could clear it all up!

so K, the translation of "geholpen" is "helped", I assume? I like that you call neutering your animals "helping" them, if thats what it means... or "served"...either way, it's a pleasant term. Even "serviced" is nice. y'know...the whole black dog thing....Freebee is jet black with just a little white on her chest and feet. she's not exactly "big" (78 lbs) but she looks just like a Lab, so everyone wants to pet her. Are Labs the exception to the black dog rule then? Maybe that's why all the shelters try to call their black dogs Lab X's....

**sigh** my dryer trolls are more sneaky. They only steal ONE sock, so I am left with dozens of pairs of unmatched socks.... I am interested in K's comment. Does our troll have split personalities? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[img]http://dingo.care-mail.com/pictures/21/218/864/218647669.jpg[/img] [img]http://dingo.care-mail.com/pictures/99/995/556/995568324.jpg[/img] oh well..not a pool or lake... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I agree with that. there is a lot of love (in most cases) betwen owners and dogs, andI appreciate meeting people who feel the way I do. :D

personally? I think we've been HAD...

she needs to see a doctor. ASAP. PLEASE!!

well, if it makes you feel better (I dont object to spiders) they have legs like that to enable them to cross their own webs without stepping on the sticky parts that trap prey. the strands of the web are divided between sticky and non-sticky. the spider knows which is which, but needs those legs to get around the sticky parts and keep moving across the web to the sticky parts where the prey is. ok now, to gross everyone out (sorry) I had a major problem in my basement with flies, ants and other bugs. we have a lot of "tree bugs" who move intot he basement over the winter to stay warm. I was spraying, battling, and fighting all the time to get rid of them. One fall, it appeared to just STOP. of its own accord. I went down there, and found two VERY FAT centipedes (thousand leggers) who had been feasting ont he bugs all summer. I let them stay. they live under the bookcase. they capture and eat all bugs that manage to get in there. I spent tons of money on "bugs-be-gone" the centipedes resolved the issue in one summer. so they stay. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I will not argue with you. It is BECAUSE some places adhere more strongly to the local leash laws that I suggested he contact a lawyer. What he does is up to him. but HERE, if you are in violation of the leash law, and your dog bites someone, or gets bitten, the dogs not on leashes are held responsible. if both are off leash there may be a chance. but if your dog, offleash, approaches one onleash and gets bitten, it's "oh well,,shoulda been on leash". they do not want to implement BSL here, so they DO enforce the existing dog laws and civil codes. Here, in case you're interested (although I'm sure your not) if a dog is found wandering loose WITHOUT A RABIES TAG ON ITS COLLAR, and it wont COME to the AC people, they can shoot it. bang. plain and simple. There is a lot of wildlife in this area. a rabies-untagged dog is considered a threat. If they cant catch it, legally they can shoot it. surprising? there are other places in the country like this as well. If the police or an ambulance comes to your dog, and the dog is aggressive towards them, they can shoot it then too. If you HAVE dogs, and an ambulance comes, the police will escort it, just in case. I had to go to the hospital last night, in an ambulance. 911 asked if we had dogs. Kyle said yes. They asked if the dogs could be "put away" so the ambulance drivers could enter the house. he put them in the yard. he told them he did that,so they did not have to send a police escort. When the ambulance got here, and they were taking me away, the EMT's said "son. let the dogs in before you follow, just in case" so yes, they look after the dogs here, and enforce the laws.