kendalyn

Did you find it hard to get home owners insurance? I know there are restrictions on the amount of coverage you need to have. Ohio can be a tough state to own a pit bull. BTW, my sister plays soccer there for Ohio State! Go Bucks!

[quote]he does growl at strangers when they pick him up and cuddle him[/quote] This is still a huge problem. Do you want an adult dog that automatically growls at strangers? Maybe have people he doesn't know feed him a treat when he goes to them. And I would for sure take this dog to a puppy class. He needs socialization bad.

[quote]or the poor little poodles left in a head brace for most of the day while the owner scissors its head...goes to do some thing else...leaves the poor little thing on the table for hours and hours in the head brace...the Standard poodles left on tables standing on the noose for hours of the day.[/quote] Can't the people running the show do something about this? I don't know anything about dog shows, but it would seem like they could have a few people wandering around just to make sure the dogs are being treated fairly.

[quote]A few days later dead lobsters started to wash up on shore near where they released the lobsters. Those morons forgot to take the rubber bands off their claws before they released them.[/quote] Well that was stupid! I hope someone let them know in case they try to "save" the lobsters again!

You followed your first instinct and it worked out ok. Great job!

Garage Sales are a great place to find crates also. When I went shopping for Buck's I checked the paper. I found 7 that listed dog crates in their ads. If you have the time to look and sort through the not so good ones, it's a great way to go. I bought Buck's Vari-Kennel for $15.00. Normally it would be about $80. It had not been used hardly at all as the dog they bought it for hated it.

Buck could not care less. The only reaction he has to the tv is that I don't pay as much attention to him if I'm watching it!

Just out of curiosity, why didn't they take the mother along with the puppies?

I saw that on another board. It's so sad. :cry:

Yay JOSH!!! He sure is beautiful! Raisin looked great too. Very striking dog. The did a special section with the Bull Terrier. He was pretty cute :-)

Good for you! 8)

That's excellent news! I'm glad Pauly is a happy guy again 8)

I'm sure her owner was mortified! That would be really embarrasing. I guess Trudi probably goes to the bathroom BEFORE agility now!

terrible advice. :x

I wonder why you have to be 18? That's kind of weird. I did Kody (my standard poodle who died a year a half ago at 10) I'm still really bitter at the vet about the way he died. The test said he was 50 which was 5 years younger than the average. Then why did he die?? Maybe I should redo it and say he had cancer because there was some question about that.

Very cool! I've never seen a Saint in agility either!

Cool! I'm glad you found it to be helpful!!

This website is kind of fun. It tells you how old your dog is in human years! It is pretty long though, so don't do it unless you have about 10 minutes to spare. [url]http://www.dogage.com[/url] It said Buck is 11.9 years old. He's about 2 in dog years. It said that was about 4 years younger than the average dog age for Buck's size and "breed".

[quote]On the program they said that we could fit the whole human population into the state of Texas and still have room left over.[/quote] Does that mean that they could all LIVE in Texas? Because I don't think so. Maybe mathematically they could all be squished in but that really has no bearing on whether the world is over populated or not. Determining over population is a lot more complicated than how much space is required to fit a number of people. We could probably "fit" all the dogs in Texas too, but that doesn't mean that there isn't an over population of them.

In my experience with shelter dogs, most are under 2 years old and many are much younger than that. They may no longer be young pups, but I wouldn't classify them as older dogs. And there is also an abundance of young puppies. It is true that a shelter dog can have issues that a puppy from a good breeder would not. To deny that would be ridiculous. But that doesn't mean they are all cans of worms with multiple issues that need to be worked out. The number of adoptable dogs that would fit nicely into a home environment (with training) greatly outnumbers the dogs who wouldn't. I guess all I would ask of someone looking for a new dog would be to at least check out the dogs in shelters and in the care of rescue organizations. If you don't find a dog that you click with at any of these places, than go looking for a good breeder to buy from.

I don't remember saying that these dogs were bred in a puppy mill. I said that Florida has a lot of puppy mills. But I think it's possible since puppy mills often market these designer mixed breed dogs. In theory I have no problem with developing new breeds of dogs. But the dog population problem is way out of control. I think we should be more concerned with that than making up new breeds of dogs. Devils Advocate Wrote: [quote]I have been to the pound, I would not want to own many of those dogs. [/quote] Out of curiousity, why not? What would make you want them?

I want to add that while children most frequently contract hookworms because they don't always have the most hygeine habits, you are also at risk.

yes, your children are at risk for contracting hook worms as well. Usually infection happens through eggs that can be ingested by children. When a human ingests the eggs, the eggs hatch and release larva that migrates throughout the body. It can also happen through direct skin penetration, especially if your kids (or you) are walking around barefoot in soil that your dog may have defecated on before. The larva flourish in soil also. The most common effect of hookworm infection in people is anemia. Diagnosis is usually by detection of eggs in stool, but if you call your pediatrician and tell him/her what happened, he/she might just write you a script over the phone. The most common drug used is Mebendazole. It is a single dose and very easy to take. I worked in a pharmacy and saw many mothers who were totally freaked out by the kids' infections. I would ask your vet about an OTC treatment for your other dogs. You might want to give them all the same treatment. You don't want the dogs reinfecting each other if the OTC doesn't kill them all the way. I don't know much about it in dogs though. Only humans.

Buck has a very good recall and it was pretty easy to train. I just made it as positive as possible to come to me, pretty much like Cassie stated but I didn't try running the other way. Even before Buck's recall was great he was off lead when we took a walk in our woods. I could do that because Buck does not like to be out of my sight for very long so I didn't have to worry about him bolting. When we were walking I would periodically call him back to me and praise him like crazy and let him go on about his business. I would also hide from him sometimes. It made him pay a lot more attention to where I was. To further his skill at paying attention to me, I praise him like crazy when he looks back at me while we walk. I want him to be aware of where I am at all times. One more thing I do, is when we're on the trail and he's getting a little far ahead for my comfort, I just say, "Far enough, Buck." At first obviously he didn't know what this meant so I would say it and if he didn't stop I would sternly say, "SIT" and make him sit there until I caught up. Now when I say, "Far enough, Buck." he stops and waits for me. Now I can't hide from him because he catches me before I get very far!

LOL! :lol: I guess he doesn't!