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I have to get my boys neutered. I am hearing alot about this laser neuter. Has anyone had it? What are the benifits over the regular snip snip?  Is the recovery time less? I want to get the done at the same time (well same day at least) so at least then one wont be bugging the other. (or pointing and laughing! )


I really really dont want to fix my boys but we are moving to a new house and for the first time they will have a yard where they are allowed to be outside without me so I cant run the risk of one of them getting out and making some Saint-X babies. Anyone that has had your boy donw..does it change them at all? I love Mack just the way he is....hes spunky! I dont want him to lose his spunky puppyness!!

Hi everyone!!

I havent been on in a while, but I just want to tell you all....I am getting another Saint!! My husband and I just bought our first home together and I convinced him that I want, nay, I NEED another one! Mack needs someone to share his new yard with! Plus, the house is nearly 3000 sq feet, with 5 bedrooms...far too big for one Saint I think

So I am in the process of puppy hunting now! The breeder I got Mack from has puppies right now, but by the time we take posession of the home they will be about 4.5 months old....same age Mack was when we got him. I want a "baby" puppy this time I think....Mack came house/leash/basic command trained....whi ch was really awesome....but I feel like I kind of missed out on the baby Saint time you know? I know what I want in a puppy...smooth coat, half mask (they are too cute) but I'm not 100% if I want a male or a female....make s no difference to me really. I want to call the puppy Hank if its a boy or  Sally if its a girl(this is just like a real baby eh...pick out names before its born) I really like the breeder we got Mack from, and they are having 2 litters in the summer so now I play the waiting game!

Anyway, sorry for the ramble but I know how much everyone likes puppies...I will post pics when our new little girl/boy is here!!

There is a beautiful, male 2 year old Harleqin Dane in the SPCA here..its heart breaking..he is far far too big for their kennels  His name is sinatra....but they call him Snotty (lol)

Its in fort mcmurray alberta if anyone is interested.

So on Friday I go to walmart and there is a woman in a van outside of the walmart with HUGE posters all over her van...DESIGNER DOGS!! and a bunch of made up doodle schmoodle fitzer names....I think in my head "here we go again"

So i walk up to her van and look in it and shes got 6 of 7 tiny puppies on the dash of the van for people to look at when they come by. This alone was enough to turn my stomach...then I saw her open the back of her van...she had all the seats taken out and the back was CRAMMED with cages, which were crammed with small breed puppies!! She must have known I was p'oed because she would not talk to me or even look at me. I overheard her tell a woman that puppies were 700 bucks, and she was feeding them Costco Brand food.

So I stomped into  Wal mart and demanded to see the manager. When he came up I asked him why they allow this woman to sell puppies from the parking lot when their doors are clearly marked "no solicitation" His answer to me was.....SHE DONATES TO "THE BREAKFAST CLUB" SO WE ALLOW HER TO SELL PUPPIES THERE. what in the  %&*^?!?!?! I told him that it was discusting the way she was set up like a dog supermarket and it was extremely offensive.  My friend also called the by-law, but shes got a business licence so there's nothing they could do. They agreed it was discusting, but they couldn't do anything about it

So the next day my partner in crime and I go down there...low and behold, shes still there, peddling puppies. So we went and printed off fliers on BYB's and puppy mills and passed them out in the parking lot to people...then we took some inside and gave them to the manager and let him know that by allowing her to stay here, both him and walmart were supporting cruelty to animals. He (this was a different man than the one i had talked to the day before) was actually receptive and his words were "well she has been doing this for many years and I was told that she was a professional breeder" It made me want to cry!! I just asked him to please read our flyer and pass it on to the other management and not allow this woman to sell puppies there anymore. He thanked us and we thanked him.

So today...(I have a friend that works at the animal shelter) anyway, she IM's me and tells me that already 2 of the"van puppies" have been hospitalized and people are screaming at them to do something....


What else can I/we(there is a small band of us lol) do?  I am calling walmart's head office tomorrow and asking them if this is common practice, to rent out parking spaces and if its not, ill be letting them know EXACTLY what is going on here. This woman is here (shes from a town bout 3 hrs away) 2-3 times a year always with a van load of puppies, so its clear she is making money from this...I found this ad in the newspaper and it doesnt even list all the kinds she had with her here this weekend...imag ine how many dogs she must have

"Adorable small or tiny, pure bred or mixed bred, puppies and older dogs for sale. Shih-tzu, Pugs, Yorkies, Chihuahuas and Jack Russells"


What can I do?

Mack has been horking on the pig ears lately, and his formarly white front paws are now a reddy-brown stain...how do i get them back to white? we dont have a bathtub, so thats kind of hard. Any ideas?

Macks Buddy Max is staying with us for 10 days as his family is on vacation. Here is some pics of them!

I dont know what is with him lately. Hes 9 months old now, and he has never ever pooed in the house till the other night, but i figured cause he had thrown up a bunch before hand, maybe he was sick and just couldnt make it. but he tried to do it again last night...he only got one piece of poop out before i caught him...and he tried to do it again this morning. he is getting out to go potty lots...he will go out, go pee, then try and poo in the house as soon as he gets down stairs. what is with this? he always tries to poo in the same corner of the house also.