srnity:  yeah, what dog wouldn't?  Probably thought it was heaven.  for the moment.

Jim Dandy: Other than the bellyache, he was probably in glorious doggie-euphoria What dog doesn't "dream" of eating the WHOLE turkey, instead of just scraps, I know mine would give it a go if given the chance?!

Bernice: Other than a bad tummy he was fine

NOW THAT YOU PUT IT THAT WAY.......

Jim Dandy:

LOL!! OH, JIM.... DON'T TELL
ME YOU LOST YOUR TURKEY TO THE APRICOT "STRUDEL"??? LOL!!!

AND TRYPTOPHAN IS A CHEMICAL
COMPOUND IN TURKEY THAT IS KNOWN FOR IT'S SEDATIVE EFFECTS. IT'S NOT A DRUG PER SE BUT IT DOES MAKE ONE DROWSY IN THE SAME WAY ANTIHISTAMINES DO.
DIDN'T YOU EVER NOTICE HOW SLOW AND SLUGGISH EVERYONE GETS AFTER A BIG TURKEY DINNER? THE TRYPTOPHAN IS PARTLY TO BLAME FOR THAT.... THE QUANTITY OF FOOD WE ALL EAT DURING THE BIG
HOLIDAYS IS THE OTHER HALF OF THAT EQUATION. LOL!!! 8^)

Jim Dandy: ummmmm....sorry Hun....what is tryptophan? I hope it isnt a death drug, cause it wsnt the dogs fault, you should have had the turkey in a safer place, than the table waaaaaah

Eriisa: NEEDLESS TO SAY,THE TRYPTOPHAN SENT HIM OFF TO DREAMLAND IN A VERY SHORT TIME,PROBABLY BEFORE OUR SUBSTITUTE CHINESE FOOD ARRIVED

Jim Dandy: LOL!!! HE JUST WANTED HIS SHARE TOO!

SEAWOLF2: HE WAS A STANDARD APRICOT POODLE.WE WERE ALL SITTING AT THE TABLE WHEN HE DID HIS DEED.WE FOUND THE TURKEY ON THE FLOOR AS HE WAS FEASTING ON IT.HE HAD YET TO REACH ANY BONES.

Jim Dandy:

OH MY! HE DIDN'T GET THE BONES TOO DID HE???? MORE DOGS DIE FROM EATING COOKED BONES, AND IN PARTICULAR CHICKEN OR TURKEY
BONES! THE COOKED BONES ARE VERY BRITTLE AND SPLINTER WHEN EATEN AND USUALLY WIND UP PERFORATING THE INTESTINES CAUSING THE DOG TO DIE OF INTERNAL HEMORAGGHING. IT'S NOT A PLEASANT DEATH BY ANY MEANS!
WAS THAT A STANDARD POODLE, OR ONE OF THE SMALLER ONES, JIM?
I HAD A TOY POODLE ONCE THAT
WAS TOTALLY FEARLESS AND WOULD TAKE ON ANY DOG OR OTHER ANIMAL
THAT CAME ONTO THE PROPERTY. LOL! SILLY LITTLE DOG... BRAVE, YES, BUT VERY SILLY! LOL!!

SEAWOLF2: I ONCE HAD A POODLE CALLED STRUDEL.HE ONCE ATE OUR THANKSGIVING TURKEY,BUT HE STAYED AWAY FROM THE MONEY

Jim Dandy:
HELLO THERE JIM! CAN'T REALLY SEE YOUR SMILEY, BUT I ASSUME
IT'S GAGGING??? LOL!!! I HAVE
TO ADMIT THAT RECOVERING THE
SNATCHED CASH MUST HAVE BEEN
A HORRIBLE TASK! IT HAPPENS
MORE OFTEN THAN YOU MIGHT THINK TOO! LOL! I HAD A FRIEND WITH A WEIMARANER THAT AT A $600 CHECK
ONCE! THE OWNER HAD TO CALL THE PERSON WHO WROTE THE ORIGINAL CHECK AND ASK THEM TO VOID THE OLD ONE AND REISSUE A NEW ONE.
NEEDLESS TO SAY THE PERSON WHO
HAD WRITTEN THE CHECK HAD A QUITE A LAUGH WHEN THEY HEARD WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE FIRST
CHECK! LOL!!!

wetware:

YES, I'D HEARD THAT STORY ON THE NATIONAL NEWS! LOL!! PAPER MONEY WHEN SWALLOWED IS NOT USUALLY A PROBLEM, BUT HAD THE DOG GOTTEN INTO COIN MONEY IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY! PENNIES IN PARTICULAR ARE TOXIC DUE TO THE COPPER CONTENT IN THEM. BUT ALL COINS COULD POSE A PROBLEM IF IT CREATED AN INTESTINAL BLOCKAGE! THIS FAMILY NEEDS TO TEACH THEIR DOG THE MEANING OF "NO" AND "DROP IT" BEFORE SHE GETS HERSELF INTO A MORE DEADLY SITUATION IN THE FUTURE.

wetware:

anastasia, Ocean's apart, & Tigger:

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WARM WELCOME! I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE WITH MY VISION PROBLEM.

I WILL TRY NOT TO MAKE MY POSTS TOO LONG IN THE FUTURE, BUT ANYONE IS WELCOME AT ANY TIME TO SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE IF THEY NEED HELP WITH THEIR PETS THAT REQUIRE A MORE INTENSIVE REPLY.

THANKS VERY MUCH!

SEAWOLF2: Caps are fine hun..we understand if you have trouble reading the letters..heck I have pretty good vision and have trouble sometimes too,lol

SEAWOLF2:

SEAWOLF2:  Welcome to the animals board and nice to have you here!  ;)

I'M SORRY... I NEGLECTED TO POST IN MY INTRODUCTION ON THE ANIMALS BOARD THAT I AM VISION
IMPAIRED. I HAVE GLAUCOMA AND VERY POOR VISION AS A RESULT.
THE USE OF UPPER CASE WASN'T MEANT AS "SHOUTING" SO PLEASE DO NOT TAKE IT THAT WAY, OKAY?

I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND ONLY
POSTED TO OFFER MY "SERVICES"
AS A PET CARE PROFESSIONAL TO PEOPLE ON THE BOARDS HERE. IN NO WAY DID I MEAN TO OFFEND ANYONE IN ANY WAY.

I USE WEBTV AND I DO NOT HAVE A
PROGRAM LIKE COMPUTER USERS DO TO ENLARGE THE TEXT, SO USING
ALL CAPS IS VERY NECESSARY FOR
ME IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SEE AND READ HERE. IF THE USE OF UPPER CASE IS NOT ALLOWED ON THE BOARDS THEN I SHALL HAVE TO REFRAIN FROM POSTING ANYMORE.
I'M TERRIBLY SORRY IF I OFFENDED YOU. OBVIOUSLY YOU
MUST HAVE BEEN OR YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO WRITE TO ME PRIVATELY. ALL I CAN SAY IS "I'M SORRY!".

ANASTASIA - IF YOU COULD PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE USE OF ALL CAPS CAN BE ALLOWED HERE ON THE BOARD FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE VISION IMPAIRED? I'M SORRY IF I BROKE ANY "RULES" HERE!!! I DID NOT MEAN TO DO THAT, IT'S JUST THAT I HAVE VERY POOR VISION AND THE USE OF UPPER CASE IS TO HELP ME TO SEE AND READ BETTER.
THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF MY VISUAL DISABILITY.

anastasia:

SPEAKING AS A PROFESSIONAL HERE, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE
WITH YOU, ANASTASIA!

THE USE OF SHOCK COLLARS, OR
"E-COLLARS" AS THE YUPPIES LIKE TO REFER TO THEM, IS ENTIRELY TOO MUCH OVER-USED AND NOT FOR THE APPROPRIATE REASONS EITHER!

MANY DOG OWNERS THESE DAYS THINK (OR WANT TO THINK!) THAT THEY CAN TRAIN THEIR DOG IN A VERY SHORT TIME! PUPPIES ARE LIKE BABIES.... IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME, PATIENCE AND MOST OF ALL PERSEVERANCE IN TRAINING A DOG PROPERLY! UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE DOG, THOSE WHO DO NOT LEARN QUICKLY ENOUGH TO SUIT THEIR
OWNERS OFTEN WIND UP IN THE DOG POUND OR THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

THE USE OF A SHOCK COLLAR MAY BE NECESSARY IN APPROPRIATE CASES. BUT THAT BEING SAID, I
HAVE TO AGREE WITH ANASTASIA THAT IT SHOULD ONLY EVER BE USED AS A TOOL OF "LAST RESORT"
THOUGH! IT IS A CRUEL METHOD OF TRAINING AND REALLY NOT AT ALL NECESSARY EXCEPT IN THE MOST EXTREME CASES.

AND SPEAKING OF WHY ANIMALS END UP IN POUNDS AND SHELTERS....
ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS FOR ANIMALS LANDING IN SUCH AWFUL PLACES WHERE MANY ULTIMATELY WIND UP BEING EUTHANIZED THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN
IS OWNERS WHO CANNOT OR WILL NOT TAKE PROPER CARE OF THEIR PETS. THEY DENY THEM PROPER VETERINARY CARE AND DO NOT PROVIDE PROPER FOOD AND SHELTER
OR TRAINING AND SOCIALIZATION.
THE USE OF SHOCK COLLARS TO TRAIN A DOG IN THIS KIND OF A SITUATION IS UTTERLY USELESS.

ANOTHER CAUSE FOR ANIMALS THAT WIND UP IN THE POUNDS AND SHELTERS IS PEOPLE WHO DO NOT
CHOOSE THEIR PETS WISELY! THEY
GET THEM ON "IMPULSE" BECAUSE THE ANIMAL IS "CUTE" AS A PUPPY OR A KITTEN ALWAYS IS, AND THEN WHEN IT GROWS UP AND TURNS INTO
AN ADULT THE "CUTE FACTOR" IS NO LONGER THERE. THOSE POOR ANIMALS WIND UP IN THE SHELTERS
THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN!

IF ONLY PEOPLE WOULD RESEARCH THE BREEDS THEY ARE INTERESTED IN MORE CAREFULLY BEFORE TAKING
A NEW PET HOME THEY WOULD FIND
THAT CERTAIN BREEDS, NO MATTER HOW "CUTE" OR "PRETTY" THEY ARE, SIMPLY DO NOT SUIT THEIR FAMILY'S "LIFESTYLE" AND A LOT
OF "UNHAPPY ENDINGS" COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN AVOIDED. SADLY, IT IS ALWAYS THE ANIMALS THAT PAY FOR THE MISTAKES OF THEIR "UNINFORMED" OWNERS.

THAT IS WHY I WORK VERY HARD WITH MY DOG CLUBS' BREED RESCUE TO PLACE "SECOND HAND" DOGS IN PROPER HOMES SO THAT THEY DON'T KEEP WINDING UP IN SHELTERS OR ON DEATH ROW AT THE LOCAL DOG POUND THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. 99% OF THE TIME IT'S NOT THE DOG THAT'S THE REAL PROBLEM
IT'S THE OWNER! BUT IT IS ALWAYS THE DOG THAT PAYS FOR THE IGNORANCE OF THE OWNER, AND I FIND THAT UTTERAL ABHORRENT AND INEXCUSABLE.

I PITY THE CHILD WHO COMES FROM A HOME WHERE THE PARENTS CAN'T TAKE CARE OF AN ANIMAL PROPERLY
AS IT IS AN INDICATION OF JUST HOW MUCH EFFORT THEY WOULD PUT INTO RAISING THEIR CHILDREN TOO! NOT TO MENTION WHAT THEY'D BE TEACHING THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT HOW TO TREAT ANIMALS AS WELL!!

anastasia:

DAMIEN IS A HANDSOME AND VERY INTELLIGENT LOOKING GSD, ANASTASIA! GOOD LUCK WITH HIS SCHUTZHUND TRAINING!

AND HELLO TO EVERYOHE HERE! I'M
SEAWOLF2 AND HAVE NEARLY FIFTY YEARS EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH ANIMALS. I STARTED YEARS AGO AS AN APPRENTICE TO MY UNCLE WHO RAISED SIBERIANS.
I BREED SHOW/FIELD/OBEDIENCE
WEIMARANERS AND RUN A MOBILE PET CARE BUSINESS. I'M GETTING ON IN YEARS NOW THOUGH, SO MOST OF MY SHOWING DAYS ARE OVER EXCEPT FOR THE OCCASIONAL SHOW
OR FIELD EVENT. MOSTLY I GO TO SPECIALTY SHOWS AND HUNT TESTS WITH MY DOGS NOW. MY DOGS HAVE EARNED MANY TITLES IN SHOW, FIELD AND OBEDIENCE OVER THE YEARS THOUGH AND I AM VERY PROUD OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

I WROTE TO ANASTASIA FIRST BEFORE POSTING HERE AS I WANTED TO BE SURE THIS WAS INDEED A PUBLIC FORUM. MY REASON WAS TO ASK HER PERMISSION TO POST HERE AND OFFER MY "SERVICES" (GRATIS OF COURSE!) TO ANYONE HERE WITH
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CARE AND TRAINING OF THEIR PETS, BUT IN PARTICULAR DOGS (& CATS). I AM NOT A VETERINARIAN, BUT I DO HAVE A LIFETIME'S EXPERIENCE IN CARING FOR ANIMALS AND I WOULD
LIKE TO SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL.
WHILE MANY MEDICAL PROBLEMS CAN BE ADDRESSED FROM A "FIRST AID" PERSPECTIVE, NOT ALL CAN! WHEN IN DOUBT ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF YOUR PET'S HEALTH I URGE YOU TO GET TO THE VET ASAP! BUT IF YOU NEED HELP, I WILL DO MY BEST TO HELP YOU EVALUATE THE SITUATION AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS
ACCORDINGLY.

THANK YOU ANASTASIA FOR WELCOMING ME TO YOUR BOARD.

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"SOMETIMES GOD'S TOUCH LEAVES A PAWPRINT."
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thanks Tigger, they are lovely...

anastasia: it is a pic of a Maori Doll :) she is heavily tattooed on her face this is what makes it difficult to see, she really is beautiful

anastasia: Awwwwwww he is lovely!!! Loved that jumping pic!

Bernice: Bernice,hun,lol,I HAVE to ask...WHAT is your icon??? Can't really make it out

srnity: a bath with bicarbonate of soda is what fixed my Bear....or numerous baths....he is allergic to a type of grass that we have (Buffalo), and keep her clipped if she is inclined to have long hair (in the summer anyways), apart from those things, dont know

My doggie is allergic to EVERYTHING this time of year, literally. I use a vinegar and water spray for her belly and paws to keep the yeast from spreading (works pretty well, but she spends alot of time in creeks, woods, etc.) & I'm looking for something that I can use for itching other than Benadryl. Something homeopathic possibly, seems like all I do is use steroid cremes on her (her ears, her eyes) - anybody know of anything that might help that isn't medicated? I'm stumped & feel like all I'm doing is drugging her.....

Till my puppy gets to come home!!

Bernice:  what a cute dog!  

Eriisa: ah ha LOL......OK thanks :)

Bernice: lol, I sent an invite to add you to my friends on there. I haven't uploaded anything, only added favorites.

Dolittle: Bless her....Im going to be doing another video of him singing LOL....he has a wonderful voice HAHAHAHA

Eriisa: that familiar? face....wouldnt be familiar to anybody on BK...him and his wife are friends of mine.

Did you send me an invite from youtube to view your videos?

Im real confused here LOLOL

Bernice had to show it to Punkin...she was smiling at Bear!!!

Bernice: awwwwww

who is that familiar face with Bear?

Tigger: thanks so much Tigger....

Bernice:  But you can post links.  Here it is ;)

Bernice: Only works on Fellowships, music board and profiles.. No other public board supports it

This is my shih-tzu playing soccer....


,,,no it isnt....was trying to embed "youTube" but it wouldnt work....funny it worked on another f/s :(

Gets to come home the third Wednesday of August!!! The litter was born July 20th.Another GSD..I cannot wait!!!

Tigger: OMG TO CUTE!!!!!

Tigger: ohhhhhhhhhhh, that was soooo cute 

Dont know if anyone else with animals has this problem, but I would certainly appreciate any tips you have........

Now that the weather is getting really warm flies are a nuisance! I have my cats feeding bowls near the back door of the kitchen & if my cat doesnt eat all of her food in one go (which she most often doesnt, she likes to pick) then flies come in when I have the door or window open & lay eggs in her food bowl! Yak!!!! Im forever chucking her food out & cleaning the bowl.
Is there any way of preventing this? (apart from the obvious of keeping the doors & windows shut lol)

Rose: LOL...that reminds me of something an online chatting pal once typed about her feline: "My cat thinks you are a bug." (I had to think about that for a moment, before I understood.)

wetware:Cats are kool. We have one that sits on my desk and tries to catch my mouse pointer!