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Every month I take Gunner in to the vet for a weigh in for her HW meds.
I was told to do this until his weight has leveled out.  I dont pay an office visit, we just go in, weigh and buy a pill.
What did/do you guys do?

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Anyone use these instead of water baths during the cold months??
I received a 8oz bottle of this stuff when I purchased my furminator.  I havent used it yet,  it would take the WHOLE bottle to groom Kira.
 As a refresher it may work for her.
Gunner hates the groomer.  I tried to have him groomed yesterday and he about went through the glass when I tried to leave and he wouldnt stay on the table.
The girl (who isnt my/Kira's regular groomer) said she was too afraid he would hurt himself so she refused to do him adn I was too afraid after seeing him freak out to have someone else try.
Now he is great at home in the shower,  doesnt say peep,  just sits till I tell him otherwise. 
I just cant dry him well(he hates the blow dryer) and I dont want him to get cold. 
In the summer he would run outside and lay in the sun on the concrete and dry that way but it's too chilly now for that.
IF anyone has any suggestions or recommendation s, I am completely open.

I got home from work today and as soon as I walked in I knew something was wrong.   The stench was HORRIBLE!
He had the runs in his crate and of course he couldnt sit on the opposite side of the cage,  he had to walk all over in it, sit in it.  When he saw me he stood up and started shaking, then I had poo all over the wall and floor.  I had to let him out and of course he ran right to the carpet and started doing donuts on the light beige carpet.    He ended up getting a bath outside in the rain! 
I tell ya,  we were a sight to see.  Me in my work clothes, I have long hair and I was drenched from the rain and Gunner, being his goofy self thought we were playing even though I was cursing and fussing while getting tangled in the hose trying to spray him off.
All I can say is thank goodness for oust air and surface spray,  Hoover steam cleaners and bleach.

Now for the help part:
what can I or should I feed him?  I think I know what the issue is.  He was getting SG wolf king and was running low and petco was out completely.  So my husband(who NEVER gets the dog's food) picked up a bag of NB ultra premium formula.
I didnt think much about it because he had enough WK for a transition of at least 3-4 days.  BOY WAS I WRONG.  He had cow patties for 2 days and then today this.
Petco is still out,  what do I do??  Kira has never had this problem before.  I need some serious help here.

for mosquitos!!  Poor Gunner has  a reaction to them everytime he goes outside.  This am his head, back legs and underbelly were covered in welts,  some were the size of a quarter!!  his poor head looked like one of those pimple dog balls.  he doesnt stay out long either.  he goes out the doggie door and lets himself in when ready.  Kira doesnt have this reaction or she isnt getting bit like Gunner.
Is there anything I can spray on him to help keep him from getting bit?  We have sprayed the outside perimeter of our fence but not the inside of the yard because Gunner lately will chew/eat whatever he can put his mouth on, including bricks, rocks, fence, wire, hoses, grass,a birds nest  that fell out of a tree, toys,  his blankie and the list goes on and on and on.

Tyler has God and angels watching over her! She came home from a party tonight and as she got to the front door, she said she stepped on something.

She rang the doorbell and walked in the house. As soon as she did, she heard a loud clicking rattle and turns on the outside light and sees a RATTLESNAKE on our porch! She is so fortunate that it didnt bite her.

 Excuse the quality of the pic's, I was not about to open the door to get a better shot and also, Gunner , our mastiff puppy is a window licker so excuse how nasty it looks.

Earlier this year Logan, my oldest and son, almost stepped on a scorpion in our spare room. 

My friend's neighbor down the street feeds her two Very large rotties raw.   About an hour ago I get a phone call to come down because they want to show me something.
I get there and open the door and get a whiff of something that smells like poo and raw meat.
Al's brother had slaughtered some cattle and gave them  some and they were grinding up some of the meat and organs to make a mash(that is what they call it)
They tell me to look in the sink and in it is a cow stomach or stomachs.  That thing was HUGE. I'll spare the details of what the inside looked like when he cut it open but the smell almost knocked me over for sure!
They ground it up and gave me a pint of it to give to Kira and Gunner.  I think I will be feeding them that out in the back yard!!  They love seeing my reaction to things like that.  A few weeks ago it was rabbits.

You know you're a Rescuer if.....
 
Your vet thanks you for putting his kids through
college.
 
Your vet’s staff recognizes your voice on the phone
and asks “How many are you bringing in today?”
 
The enterance to every room of your house has a baby
gate across it but you don’t have toddlers.
 
Crates are considered part of the furniture.
 
Your dogs are eating premium dog food and you’re
eating peanut butter sandwiches.
 
There is a collection of leashes at every exit of your
house. And a couple of spares in the car.
 
You look around the living room and think “I can fit
three more crates in here if I get rid of the sofa.”
 
You know every rest stop and restaurant within a
hundred mile radius of your home.
 
You’ve had more canine riders in your vehicle than
Greyhound has had passengers.
 
Friends call your cell phone and ask where you are and
how many dogs you have with you.
 
You have a book of baby names but don’t have children.
 
You can temperament test a dog but have no idea why
most of your family isn’t speaking to you.
 
You have more dog food bowls than dinner plates in
your kitchen.
 
People don’t ask how you are, they ask how the dogs
are.
 
Every time someone asks you to participate in a
fundraiser you wonder if there’s a way to do something
similar to raise money for rescue.
 
Any time somebody is giving something away free, you
wonder if there’s any way the rescue group can use it.
 
Your heart sinks every time you receive an email or
voicemail from an animal shelter.
 
You wonder if there’s any way to squeeze “just one
more” into your household.
 
No matter how many times you clean it, your car still
has the underlying aroma of dog.
 
Your credit cards are maxed out and but you haven’t
bought yourself anything new in months.
 
Any “extra cash” you have is donated to the group.
 
Every time you bring home yet another foster, the
resident animals look at you like “Here we go again.”
 
You feed and walk dogs in shifts.
 
You’ve declined an invitation to go out because you’ve
spent so much time on rescue-related business lately
that you need to spend some quality time with your own
dogs.
 
You’ve been late for work because a new foster
wouldn’t cooperate.
 
You park your car in the driveway because you have an
emergency foster in your garage.
 
People know you as that “dog person”
 
You have let a foster dog sleep on the bed to help it
adjust to it’s first night in your home.
 
You can successfully integrate a new dog into the
household but forget the name of the person you’re
introducing to your friends.
 
You keep a supply of extra collars, in a variety of
sizes, on hand.
 
You remember the name and markings of every dog that’s
ever been through rescue but can’t recognize members
of your own family.
 
You can maneuver through a room full of dogs with ease
but you can’t walk across the street without
stumbling.
 
You’ve spent a sleepless night worrying about a dog in
need of rescue.
 
You know the location of every animal shelter in every
county in the state.
 
Your family, friends, and coworkers avoid you because
they’re afraid you’re going to ask them to foster
“just this once.”
 
All of your free cell phone minutes are used for
rescue-related calls.
 
You have taken time off from work to pull or transport
a dog.
 
You handle rescue-related issues even when you’re on
vacation or home sick.
 
There is no such thing as a day off.
 
You have driven halfway across the state to help a
dog, but you won’t drive across town to pick up a
pizza.
 
You will prepare a nutritious, high-protein meal for a
sick dog but won’t open a can of chicken soup for
yourself when you’re feeling under the weather.
 
You have cancelled appointments because a rescue
emergency has come up.
 
You eat more meals in your car than in your kitchen.
 
You drive an SUV or station wagon but don’t have any
kids.
 
You spend your free weekends at adoption events.
 
Your whole life revolves around the dogs and you
wouldn’t have it any other way.