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alright guys, my family's in the very beginning of some huge changes in our life, well, big for me I guess. about 2 weeks ago Jeff dislocated his shoulder. he's going to have to have surgery and is going to be off work for up to 5 more months. so.... im going to work. starting this week i'll be working 10+ hour shifts, so I prabably wont be on bpo as much . There just werent any other options. It's going to be hard getting used to but I think once ive been doing it for a while it'll be ok. I realy hate to leave my babies durring the day, but tons of other moms do it, i can too.
so dont think im not active on the board anymore !!! I dont even know what my shifts are im working yet, I think ill know alot more after tomorrow.
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ive been reading alot on puppy mills lately, and tonight I stumbled upon this
http://www.barkbytes.com/suspend/suspindx.htm
which is a list of akc breeders that have gotten their liscense suspended, just thought i'd share, it just seemed like one of those things that could be usefull in the future

We so picked the right name for him! he's turned out to be SUCH a Booger! i love it. he has an opinion about every thing. he cant even yawn with out talking about it.
I love big dogs

hubby and I have been so supprised that Boog is turning out to be a dominant dog! he was the runt' of the litter and i would've never thought. so i have a question to ask. if we got him neutered now ( i think he's 12 weeks) would it make a difference in his behavior already? or does neutering only effect the behavior after 6 months old or so. Max and Chevy are both neutered, and boog always seems to have his teeth out when he's around them. ive tried squirting vinegar in his mouth when he uses his teeth. and he hates it but will go right back and do it again so i was wondering if it would make a difference even though he's this little. just wondering...

i dont seem to remember max being nearly this anxious! Boog is absolutely terrified of new people poor guy, well honestly he's quite the chicken no matter what the situation. well i havent done much reading on fearfull agression but when he meets new people and they walk up to him (especialy males) he gets so scared i can tell he's on the verge of biting! he's just horrified. i feel realy bad for him. now if you already know him you would never guess that he would be like this around new ppl. he's very lovie with every one in the house, loves the babies, it's so cute he's realy a great dog. but when it comes to someone he doesnt know he acts like he's been traumatised in the past or something. he was nervous at first when we picked him up from the breeder but he got over that after we'd been there about 5 minutes. so of course ive been socialising him, when we were at the vets last week he growled and showed his teeth at our vet!! i was mortified! he did because he was so scared...so im asking for advice as to what i can do. i like to take the boys with me every where but right now boog is honestly a liability, i dont want people getting the impression that he's got a foul temper either. he's such a sweetheart, i know it's because he's afraid and ive taken note that he does do well with people that dont come on suddenly to him but i was wondering what every one else thought, if you have any experience with scaredy cat puppies, or have any advice i'd sure appreciate, i want him to enjoy going out in the car, not be worried who we have to meet. he's got such a sweet disposition at home, i want to know what i can do to make him feel comfortable every where. if yall need more info or i left something out tell me and ill post it for ya. i want to get ontop of this set back so he doesnt have to be afraid. it's realy sad to see him like that guys.

here's some pics of the pack

i took boog out to go potty today, and was very alarmed when what came out the back end was red! so we went to the vets and they took his temp which is 103 they said that it's prabably a bacterial infection. so he's on antibiotics for the next week. thank god it wasnt parvo. but since this has happened ive been wondering 'what if he would get realy sick and loose a bunch of weight'? he's just skin and bones as it is. so i asked the vet if i can give him anything to eat in addition to his puppy food (were still working on the last bag of science diet before we switch to innova)to help him gain some weight. and he recomended another bag of science diet. which of course i didnt go for. so i would like to ask all of you what you would recoment for me to mix into his dry food to help him put on some pounds.