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Here's the info on snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/xylitol.asp
On Wednesday, my family came home and found a whole package of mentos sugarfree gum chewed open and eaten. I am the usual counter surfer here, and I don't share what I reach. I looked and acted fine, but after reading that article listed above, mama took me back to work to have me checked out. I stayed a few hours, had blood drawn and a catheter put in, then I came home. Everything for me turned out fine- I had a second blood draw and the catheter taken out yesterday. But obviously this is not always the case. The mentos gum had xylitol and sorbitol in it- maybe there wasn't very much xylitol. I also get Wysong's AddLife probiotics sprinkled on my food every night, and mama started giving me milk thistle after she realized what I'd eaten. Milk thistle can be found at a health food store or WalMart, and is very helpful with liver function.
I am a lucky girl- I can't promise I'll stop counter surfing, but mama promised she'll be reading labels and not buying anything with xylitol in it any more.
My breeder asked if we could socialize some puppies with kids and dogs with tails :) so we had a litter of my nephews come visit for a few days this week. Those boys were crazy- well, mama says they were actually very sweet puppies. The kids all wanted to keep one red boy named Tonka, but we know he and his brothers Po and Hoop will be going to great homes.
With all the talk about backyard breeders and puppy mills, it was so nice to spend some time with a well planned, healthy and happy litter of pups. These guys will never know what it's like to be born deformed or suffer health or behavior problems due to neglect or irresponsible breeding.
We are thankful for shelters and rescue groups- and especially for all the low cost spay and neuter groups, but we're also thankful there are great breeders out there producing great examples of their breed and finding loving forever homes for them.
Turns out that I was really only enjoying the sheep so I could chase a bit and get some extra attention...I don't really have it in me to actually "herd" them. We even tried herding ducks, but I just ran them over.
So Roper gets to be the herding dog, and I'm hoping to get my CGC this summer. Maybe I can find a counter surfing competition or snuggling contest. Hey, we all have our strengths...
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