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Mixed Breed Discussion / Re: Is there such a thing as a CLEAN bowl of water??
« on: May 11, 2005, 08:59:43 pm »
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Mixed Breed Discussion / Re: Is there such a thing as a CLEAN bowl of water??
« on: May 11, 2005, 05:28:23 pm »
While the water faucet idea sounds great, I work 10 hour days at an animal hospital. My babes would all be extremely dehydrated. I did buy a faucet attachment that works the same as a water bottle...they lick it and the water comes out. Unfortunately, only one will use it, so I have to leave water out for the rest...which gets slimed in and defeats the purpose! I think the best idea I've seen so far is the giant outdoor waterfall!! However, for indoors, I've seen a really cool automatic water dish. It has a pump AND filter and will hold up to (I think) 5 gallons. Sort of like a fish tank for dogs!!!
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Mixed Breed Discussion / Re: Is there such a thing as a CLEAN bowl of water??
« on: May 11, 2005, 09:30:15 am »
Oh yeah, and to make matters worse, the two "pups" somehow manage to get dirt all over their bottom jaw then stick their faces into the water dish!! We've got slime on top, dirt on the bottom and I think it's dog food floaties in the middle....DAIL Y!! ewwww!
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Mixed Breed Discussion / Re: Is there such a thing as a CLEAN bowl of water??
« on: May 11, 2005, 09:28:18 am »
HMMMM....I had thought about trying to modify or create my own indoor dish with a filter and automatic filler...kinda like the ice maker or toilet. But I like that idea for outside...I'll have to look into it.
Oingo
Oingo
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Mixed Breed Discussion / Ya gotta love this...sad but true
« on: May 11, 2005, 09:14:15 am »
Please help!!!! After two long years of being on a waiting list for an
agility dog, we have been notified by the breeder that, at long last, our number
has come up and...WE ARE HAVING A PUPPY!!!
We must get rid of our children IMMEDIATELY because we just know how time
consuming our new little puppy is going to be and it just wouldn't be fair to
the children. Since our little puppy will be arriving on Monday we MUST place
the children into rescue this weekend!
They are described as:
One male - His name is Tommy, Caucasian (English/Irish mix), light blonde
hair, blue eyes. Four years old. Excellent disposition. He doesn't bite.
Temperament tested. Does have problems with peeing directly in the toilet. Has had
chicken Pox and is current on all shots. Tonsils have already been removed.
Tommy eats everything, is very clean, house trained & gets along well with
others. Does not run with scissors and with a little training he should be able
to read soon.
One female - Her name is Lexie, Caucasian (English/Irish mix), strawberry
blonde hair, green eyes, quite freckled. Two years old. Can be surly at
> > > times. Non-biter, thumb sucker. Has been temperament tested but needs
a little attitude adjusting occasionally. She is current on all shots,
tonsils out, and is very healthy & can be affectionate. Gets along well with other
little girls & little boys but does not like to share her toys and therefore
would do best in a one child household. She is a very quick learner and is
currently working on her house training-shouldn't take long at all.
We really do LOVE our children so much and want to do what's right for them;
that is why we contacted a rescue group. But we simply can no longer keep
them. Also, we are afraid that they may hurt our new puppy.
I hope you understand that ours is a UNIQUE situation and we have a real
emergency here!!! They MUST be placed into your rescue by Sunday night at the
latest or we will be forced to drop them off at the orphanage or along some
dark, country road. Our priority now has to be our new puppy!
agility dog, we have been notified by the breeder that, at long last, our number
has come up and...WE ARE HAVING A PUPPY!!!
We must get rid of our children IMMEDIATELY because we just know how time
consuming our new little puppy is going to be and it just wouldn't be fair to
the children. Since our little puppy will be arriving on Monday we MUST place
the children into rescue this weekend!
They are described as:
One male - His name is Tommy, Caucasian (English/Irish mix), light blonde
hair, blue eyes. Four years old. Excellent disposition. He doesn't bite.
Temperament tested. Does have problems with peeing directly in the toilet. Has had
chicken Pox and is current on all shots. Tonsils have already been removed.
Tommy eats everything, is very clean, house trained & gets along well with
others. Does not run with scissors and with a little training he should be able
to read soon.
One female - Her name is Lexie, Caucasian (English/Irish mix), strawberry
blonde hair, green eyes, quite freckled. Two years old. Can be surly at
> > > times. Non-biter, thumb sucker. Has been temperament tested but needs
a little attitude adjusting occasionally. She is current on all shots,
tonsils out, and is very healthy & can be affectionate. Gets along well with other
little girls & little boys but does not like to share her toys and therefore
would do best in a one child household. She is a very quick learner and is
currently working on her house training-shouldn't take long at all.
We really do LOVE our children so much and want to do what's right for them;
that is why we contacted a rescue group. But we simply can no longer keep
them. Also, we are afraid that they may hurt our new puppy.
I hope you understand that ours is a UNIQUE situation and we have a real
emergency here!!! They MUST be placed into your rescue by Sunday night at the
latest or we will be forced to drop them off at the orphanage or along some
dark, country road. Our priority now has to be our new puppy!
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Saint Bernard General Discussions / Re: Do any of your dogs do this???
« on: May 11, 2005, 09:05:12 am »The good thing about wax is, it moves through quite easily and makes for a very festive-looking stool!
LOL LOL....ya gotta love that!! Hey, if ya gotta pick up poop at least it can be "pretty" sometimes...LO L!!!!
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Mixed Breed Discussion / Is there such a thing as a CLEAN bowl of water??
« on: May 11, 2005, 08:02:27 am »
As I've mentioned, I have a bullmastiff mix and a black lab mix who are 1 and 1 1/2 respectively. They are not droolers, thank goodness, but I can't for the life of me figure out where all the slime in the water bowl comes from!! My other two dogs, who are older and pickier, won't drink from it once it's nasty and I can't say that I blame them!
Since I have 4 big dogs, I initially thought that a 2 gallon waterer would help me cut down on refilling the bowl over and over. Boy was I wrong!!! I still have to dump and wash the dish over and over again!
Is there anyway to keep it clean for a few more hours at a time?!?!
Since I have 4 big dogs, I initially thought that a 2 gallon waterer would help me cut down on refilling the bowl over and over. Boy was I wrong!!! I still have to dump and wash the dish over and over again!
Is there anyway to keep it clean for a few more hours at a time?!?!
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Saint Bernard General Discussions / Re: Do any of your dogs do this???
« on: May 11, 2005, 07:57:24 am »
Red, my bullmastiff mix has discovered the joys of counter surfing, also. 
Typical stuff, like has been mentioned. But recently, I ran out of the kitchen for a moment (that's all it takes, right?!?) only to come back and find 3 lbs of raw ground beef missing and a very guilty dog.
I work at a vet and ironically had a situation that day that required we induce vomiting in a springer spaniel. So I figured that 3 lbs of RAW ground beef was a bit much and my dog would end up getting sick anyway, better under controlled circumstances than on my bed in the middle of the night. According to the vet I work for, hydrogen peroxide does the trick everytime...bu t at 10cc's per pound of dog, we were looking at pouring the whole bottle down the dog's throat!! Well, it worked and I have the gruesome pictures to prove it!! Not exactly a picnic cleaning up, but as I mentioned, better outside on the driveway than in my bed or on my head!!
Oingo
Typical stuff, like has been mentioned. But recently, I ran out of the kitchen for a moment (that's all it takes, right?!?) only to come back and find 3 lbs of raw ground beef missing and a very guilty dog. I work at a vet and ironically had a situation that day that required we induce vomiting in a springer spaniel. So I figured that 3 lbs of RAW ground beef was a bit much and my dog would end up getting sick anyway, better under controlled circumstances than on my bed in the middle of the night. According to the vet I work for, hydrogen peroxide does the trick everytime...bu t at 10cc's per pound of dog, we were looking at pouring the whole bottle down the dog's throat!! Well, it worked and I have the gruesome pictures to prove it!! Not exactly a picnic cleaning up, but as I mentioned, better outside on the driveway than in my bed or on my head!!
Oingo
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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Re: How did you decide on a big dog breed?
« on: May 07, 2005, 11:09:20 pm »As a child, we were only allowed to have cats. Mom didn't want dogs in the house and didn't want to fence the yard or tie them out. So I got my first dog when I married and moved but he was only 35lbs. When he passed away 11 years later, I swore I'd never get another (yeah, right!). Six months later, my sister in law begged me to take her CBR mix because she didnt have the time to care for him. I reluctantly agreed. Coubar is an awesome dog, but he spent too much time alone while we worked all day. So a year later, we went to the shelter and found him a pal. Kahluah is an english setter mix and even though they are both 9 now, you'd never know the way the chase each other around. Several years later, a friend called about a pathetic pup that had been wandering her neighborhood. I went over at 11pm and saw this poor creature and couldn't resist. Red was a skeleton with skin and fur, a broken leg, worms, mange, mites, you name it. The more we fed him and he filled out, we realized he was a pit mix, probably with a bull mastiff. About the same time, my neighbors got their son a black lab mix puppy the same age as mine. Turns out the kid was under the impression that fighting pits were the thing to have and tried to train his lab mix to be one! Poor pup. After several months of trying to educate the boy, I finally took Blackie with the parents' permission. So here I sit, surrounded by all my furry monsters, wondering how in the world it came to all this. But I couldn't for the life of me imagine it any other way.
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