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The bottom line is that even you have no idea what Sasha is. Even though you think she may have some chow in her, you could be wrong. There is really no way to tell.

[quote]Whats the longest amount of time a dog could be home alone? [/quote] It really depends on the dog's age and the individual dog. Some dogs cannot be alone very long at all without having major seperation anxiety and others are fine. What kind of time length are you thinking of?

We did a pig, a rabbit and a cat in high school. The rabbit and cat were in advanced biology class, so people weren't required to take that class, but everyone was required to take the standard bio where we dissected the pig. I thought it was a really valuable experience. The diagrams of organs and their placement in a book don't even come close to the real thing. There was no alternative in our school. Everyone was required to do it. [quote]And how many of thoes students will actually be intrested in science or major in science after h.s?[/quote] I think it is still a valuable experience even if a student does not go on to a science related career. Any learning experience is valuable I think and in high school kids don't really know what they will eventually become. Why not experience as much as possible before making a decision? In a year or so I will be in PA school where we dissect a human cadavar. I don't know of a better way to understand human anatomy than by seeing it for yourself. Although I think people usually do feel a little different about human cadavar dissection than animal because the humans obviously were not killed soley for the purpose of dissection.

I didn't know there was one. Can you tell me more about it? I might go :-)

Sorry to hear about Psychedelic's passing. He sounds very special. :angel:

You can reinforce the boundary training. There are two other dogs where I live. One of them is an old golden retriever that Buck loves to go say hi to but before I allow him to do it he sits and stays at the perimeter until I say ok. The other dog has to come into my yard to play and Buck stops if Remington runs out of the yard. Just stay out there when they are playing and if Jesse wanders out of the yard say no and call him back. It works well for us anyway. Of course you still have to watch while they are playing. You can also talk to the neighbor about the lab coming into your yard. Explain why it's a bad thing for you and Jesse. Do they have a fenced yard? Sometimes I'll ask if I can put Buck into Remington's fence so they can play for a bit. Usually when Remington is in my yard it's because he has gotten out of the fence so I'll let Buck and him play for a while and than take him back.

A lot of people really enjoy taking their dog to puppy classes. It would be good for your puppy to be socialized around other dogs too. :-)

Dillenger is cool. You can call him Dil for short. :-)

I think less than 3 is good. I don't think it really matters between 1 and 2, but when you get up to 3 or more I think it is too many.

[quote]A while back Zebra had a perty nasty ear infection and there was blood in his ear. The vet gave us a solution of Acetic Acid and Aloe[/quote] Acetic acid (white vinegar) works really well in a pinch because most people have it around the house. I've used it on myself before for bad swimmers ear.

They can't possibly prove that your mutt is any of those breeds. I would take her and wait for them to say something. If they do say something, challenge them on it. My guess is that they won't say anything. This campground is a franchise right? So the brochure is probably just something the corporate office sent out and the individual campgrounds probably don't really care. Especially if Sasha has been there before and been fine.

Dashel (dash) , Damien, Dale, Dex, Dante, Dawber, Deacon?

Take him with you to the bus stop? :lol: This is kind of an odd idea but you could try training him by leaving and peeking into one of the windows. If you see him go for a plant you could use an air horn to startle him. I don't know if this would work, but it's the first thing that came to mind. You might look really silly peeking into your window and blowing an airhorn intermittently though!

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Glad to hear Bentley's diagnosis is not as bad as you thought!

I hope things start to look up for you and hubby HF. Try and ignore questions from idiots and focus on what's important. :)

Great job Carol and Candy! The All Stars competition is in Michigan!? I wonder where, I'd love to go watch!

I had a corneal abrasion a while ago and had to smear a hydrating cream into my eyes every night. It was gross and I couldn't see anything after the cream was in but it did help the abrasion to heal. I would ask your vet about something like that. It might work better than drops... Other than that, I don't know!

That's really too bad :cry: I heard some kids got sick too :x

[quote]I'm sorry..but a 6 hour drive with a dog you don't know is a long way to travel. And it's even tougher on a big dog. Unless you have a SUV or a pickup you can put a crate in..the dog has to ride in your car with you...and what if the dog get's upset..I always think about these things. And in a 6 hour time frame...I'd think you should stop and let the dog stretch a bit[/quote] I found Buck and 2 other pups while on vacation in Kentucky. We took him back to Michigan, one went with my uncle and aunt to Georgia and the other went with my other uncle and aunt to Florida. Of course we had no idea how the dogs would react to the car ride, but it was better than the alternative. The dogs all did fine, Buck slept almost the entire 8 hours, except for when we stopped to let him walk around and go to the bathroom. I think one of the dogs did pee in the backseat of my uncle's car, but so what, she was sacred. But if they had got upset, we would have dealt with it. What is the worst that could happen? [quote]but with a dog you don't know..what happens if the animals gets excited and gets away, how would you locate it or catch it?[/quote] We got the dogs collars and leashes before we put them in the car. No one opened up the car door unless I was holding the leash. It wouldn't have mattered though. Buck was too scared to get out of the car on his own anyway.

YAY! You have done a great job with her! Congratulations to both you and Laurel :D

If we got the dog overpopulation problem under control, I wouldn't mind it. But until than no way.

[quote]the only city there I have even heard of (and I have lived here my whole 27 years) is Mobile, and it is 6 hours away[/quote] 6 hours is nothing to adopt a dog. That is just plain lazy to not want to drive that far. My parents drive 5 hours to OSU every weekend to watch my sister play soccer. If they can do that every weekend, someone can do it once to go get a dog.

[quote]We actually moved and changed our phone number to get away from them. [/quote] wow :o [quote]I'd just as soon have someone show up at my door to ask about my feminine hygiene routine so they can tell me how I'm doing it wrong[/quote] :lol:

[quote]How fair is it to a pound dog that is purchased because it looked a certain way as a pup..then grows up and isn't what the owner expected..then it's tossed back out on the street to starve, get ran over, attacked by another dog, ect? Is it not more humane for it to be PTS at the pound, instead of being tossed back out like a dirty rag, to fend for itself, after being a good pet to someone?[/quote] It makes no sense to say that pound dogs should be put to sleep because somebody might mistreat them later. You could apply this same logic to purebreds since there are plenty of them in the pound too. So should we put all the purebred puppies to sleep, just in case someone might mistreat them later? If you really want to know what you're getting when you adopt a dog, I'd say adopting from a rescue organization is your best bet. The dogs are fostered and observed while living in a home environment. The fosters can tell you if the dog is good with children, good with cats, good with other dogs and how much training it has had or will need. They also have the dogs totally checked out by a vet so you also know what you're getting health wise. And if you adopt a dog from a rescue organization, it enables them to fill that dogs place with another pound puppy who may have been euthanized. It is not nearly as much of a mystery when adopting from a rescue than the pound. I think it's a great way for first time dog owners to go because there is so much support.