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Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Thu May 23, '13 10:15am PST  My grandma keeps a bag of Kibbles N' Bits *twitch* dog food at her house to give as a treat to Jasper when he visits. I don't mind too much, because she loves him and means well, and he does not suffer from allergies. That said, if it was a case of someone actively disregarding my wishes about my dog's diet, you bet I'd be peeved. I know roommate situations can be tricky, and keeping the peace is vitally important, so I'm honestly not sure how I'd approach it. I would probably say "I'm trying to find out if he is itchy due to a grain allergy, (whether he was itchy or not) can you please give him only these treats for awhile so I can figure it out?" and give her a bag of high quality treats. Then I would "discover" after a few weeks of research that he IS grain sensitive, and keep my roommate supplied with treats. My store hands out a lot of high end dog food samples, I've brought these to my grandma to use as dog treats before. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Thu May 23, '13 12:31am PST  If you do start your dog on Rimadyl do it on a weekday when you or someone you trust will be around for most of the day. I was going to start Jasper on Rimadyl, and made the serious mistake of giving him his first pill on a Sunday. He had such profuse vomiting and diarrhea that I was brought back to the months we spent trying to treat his persistent giardia. I now start any new medication on a day when my regular vet is OPEN, as the trip to the e-vet cost me $600. Not that I mind spending the money if he needs it, but I have Mondays off and should have given it the next morning so that I could have seen his regular doctor if there was a problem. Many dogs don't have a problem with rimadyl, but some dogs' GI tracts just can't handle it. Jasper takes Previcox now on an as-needed basis, and his stomach is fine with it. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Flexi-lead rant

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 9:04pm PST  I use my flexi for those mornings when it's cold, I'm grumpy, and Jasper needs to go downstairs to pee. I stand at the top, he trots down to pee on his favorite bush, he generally trips on the stairs coming back up because he's as clumsy as I am, and then we go back to bed until we're ready to face the day. I had Star at the vet's office once for an emergency (she jabbed her eye on something and was in a lot of pain) and some woman comes in with a teenaged lab puppy on a flexi and NO CONTROL. What kind of idiot lets their dog bounce all over dogs at the vet's office?! It's not a dog park, it's a place for dogs who are not feeling well! Of course, said puppy tried to bounce on Star's face, and I flipped out. When I got to the vet, I was so mad that I asked "Do people's brains just dribble out their ears when they have a friendly dog?!" The vet burst out laughing and said "Many times, yes" (Obviously this is not true of most of the folks here, I think the average dogster is a step above the average dog owner) my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > What Parts Of A Rabbit Can She Have?

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 12:03pm PST  Jasper likes whole rabbits - fur, teeth, eyeballs and all. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Saying Goodbye: Memorials & Support > Good Night Star

Star 247510     Barked: Sat May 18, '13 9:51pm PST  My brother called today to tell me that it was Star's time. She has been having a harder time getting around lately, and today she couldn't even stand to get herself out of her potty accident. She's been slowly declining for a few months, but she had good days and bad days, so it was HARD to make that final decision. Star's regular vet does not have Saturday hours, so I called my kitty's vet, who agreed to euthanize her. I bought 40 chicken nuggets at a fast food place and she went to town. She ate 37 nuggets, and passed very peacefully in my arms. I don't regret the decision...she was very old and had a loving, adventure-filled life with my family. I'm just...a little empty without her. We adopted her when I was eleven years old, and even after I moved out of my parents' house, I saw her often and loved her dearly. Rest well darling, you are so loved. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Sat May 18, '13 9:35pm PST  I am still waiting for a Dalmatian to change my perception that they are unstable, hair-trigger bitey dogs. I'm certain stable dals exist, but I have never met one. I would love to be proven wrong. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Ridiculous things people assume about dogs.

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Mon Feb 25, '13 10:01pm PST  Terriers are unsafe around kittens/small animals. This is clearly demonstrated in my avatar. -_- my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Rescue, Adoption & Happy Endings > What goes into a home check? - I really want a rescue!

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Mon Feb 25, '13 9:54pm PST  It alllll depends on the rescue and the person doing the home check. I was once denied a dog flat-out before the person even got in my door because I have open-face stairs leading to my front door. Period. They didn't even come inside...and at the time I was a registered vet tech whose happy, healthy dog (Jasper) who would have loved a friend....not to mention I have MILES of hiking trails less than a block from my front door which Jasper and I utilize daily. It completely turned me off of adopting a second dog. Don't be as easily discouraged as I was, I regret it. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Tell me about the Keeshond

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Fri Feb 22, '13 4:36pm PST  I don't knw if this is jut a one-off or if it's typical of the breed, but my mom's neighbor has a kees who just runs roughshod over the entire family. They were used to very mellow, pliable dogs and this kees is the head of the household, to everyone's detriment. They are so soft with him that he gest whatever he wants. -_- He got out once, and I caught him and invited him into my parents' house until the neighbors got home. He hopped on the couch, and bit me when I tried to remove him from the couch. I tried to herd him into a spare bedroom, and he tried to bite me again. Any attempt to tell this dog what to do was met with an "Eff off!" attitude. Anyways, I doubt that's typical of the breed when raised correctly, but that's my experience with the breed. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Jasper High-flyin' Pup!     Barked: Tue Feb 19, '13 6:20pm PST  Good topic! I have been really discouraged reading up on all the "shoulds" while looking into getting my first puppy. (I've always had dogs, but never a puppy). It seemed every website and book I looked at had 4950246 reasons why I wouldn't be a good puppy owner. It wasn't until chatting with one of my customers who does a TON of rescue work that I really felt good about bringing a puppy in. She pointed out that I've got an RVT license, a job where a puppy can come to work with me every day and meet healthy, vaccinated dogs, and the patience to raise multiple pre-wean kittens year after year, so odds are that my puppy will be fairly successful. Seriously though, for someone who is already prone to questioning themselves on every little thing, reading up on puppy raising can be VERY discouraging. Which I guess is the point. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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