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Dog Health > poor dandy - got his shots :(
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Gretchen
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 | | Barked: Tue Nov 24, '09 1:26pm PST | |  | |  | | I get what you're saying Opie, but what I mean is that humans have the capacity to understand the consequences of their actions and regulate their own behavior based on those consequences. Whether or not someone is responsible enough to prevent unwanted babies is a different story. Dogs, on the other hand, can not understand the long term, future implications of their actions and alter their behavior accordingly. When people have unwanted babies, it is *usually* a result of their irresponsibility. When dogs have unwanted puppies, it is not the dog being irresponsible, it is the owner. |  |  | |  |
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 » There has since been 6 posts. Last posting by Dogster HQ, Tue 6:10 pm
Dog Health > poor dandy - got his shots :(
» There has since been 17 posts. Last posting by Dogster HQ, Tue 6:10 pmDog Health > poor dandy - got his shots :(
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Gretchen
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| | Barked: Mon Nov 23, '09 1:06pm PST | | | | | | The biggest problem with breeding a dog of mixed origin is that even if the dog appears healthy and has a great personality- you don't know what genetics lie beneath the surface. The tests given to purebred dogs to determine if they are good breeding candidates are based off of a general knowledge of which problems affect the breed. Even if Dandy gets to 3 years of age and is still a wonderful guy, it is still entirely possible that one of his parents was an unstable dog with health problems, and Dandy got lucky in that none of those traits are expressed in him. Not to mention breeding with another dog of (likely) unknown origin as well, the puppies may come out cute and sweet- but issues generally don't show up right away or appear on the outside that you can *see* them anyway.
I agree with those saying that this person may just be trying to push all of our buttons..to say that they have no problem euthanizing unwanted puppies and to breed "just to see what happens" raises a gigantic red flag for me.
I do have an issue with comparing the idea of only getting a dog from a rescue with saying we should only get adopted children. Human children (including special needs humans) do not end up in orphanages because someone though it would be neat to "see what happens" or because "We have great personalities, we can pass them on...but oops...no one wants one!" Dogs rely on us to regulate their reproduction in order to save the species from suffering, and obviously we are failing at this. This makes me feel it is our responsibility to them to do whatever we can do avoid having any more dogs die in shelters. To me, this means unless you are a serious supporter of a certain breed, you should not be breeding. There are breed specific rescues and shelters everywhere.
The point here is that we should all educate ourselves on the reality. Jessica is right- every single dog that is involved in irresponsible breeding "Counts" towards the number of dogs dying in shelters.
As for the myths being said about shelter dogs... I have 2 of them- both were adopted as adults and are fantastic dogs! It's true...some shelter dogs do have issues- but to me the likelihood of an irresponsibly bred purebred or mixed dog having issues later in life is similar to that of getting a shelter dog with problems. The majority of shelter dogs do not end up there because of behavioral problems (and if they do...it's usually minor things like potty training issues, jumping the fence, etc. - you said yourself, it is your job to keep their energy level and behavior in check), and to be honest, the ones with severe problems are not put up for adoption anyway. Many times it is a matter of financial problems, moving to a new place, new baby, landlord said no, etc. that compells people to give their dogs up. | | | | |
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» There has since been 19 posts. Last posting by Dogster HQ, Tue 6:10 pmRaw Food Diet > Our first whole prey meal
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Raw Food Diet > How many raw feeders are here?
» There has since been 17 posts. Last posting by Sophie, Nov 17 5:39 amRaw Food Diet > Our first whole prey meal
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Gretchen
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| | Barked: Sat Nov 14, '09 6:48pm PST | | | | | | My girls have been eating prey-model raw for about 1.5 years now, and it's always been "frankenprey", but tonight, for the first time, they got a whole rabbit, completely intact, with skin, fur, head, etc. My boyfriend was grossed out but I thought it was so neat to watch them figure it out for the first time! Of course they loved it, and I had to only let them eat 1/2 and put the rest back in the freezer for another day! I took a video but my camera is having technical difficulties. Anyway, just had to share! | | | | |
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» There has since been 9 posts. Last posting by Hemi Lucas, Nov 18 7:59 amRaw Food Diet > do you ever feel like a snob to say you feed raw
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Gretchen
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| | Barked: Tue Sep 22, '09 8:39pm PST | | | | | | I don't feel elitist, but sometimes the conversation will come up, and after I tell them I'm feeding raw meat, they immediately get almost "protective" of their kind of food-
For example
Other person: "Your dogs look great! What are they eating?"
Me: "Oh, thanks! they're fed raw meat only." (politely)
Other person: "Well, my dogs are on Science Diet, the vet gave it to them, it works great for their stomach issues/allergies/etc." and this is usually said in a way that is like *If you try to tell me why kibble isn't good, you're making a horrible, personal insult towards me*.
I kind of feel like it's a lost cause sometimes... | | | | |
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» There has since been 29 posts. Last posting by Lily a.k.a. Lil'Pup, Sep 26 10:18 amBehavior & Training > Share your dog's weirdest trait...
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Gretchen
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| | Barked: Thu Sep 10, '09 5:45pm PST | | | | | | Oh boy...fun topic! Some of these responses are cracking me up... the one with Diesel being confused about his bm's made me literally lol!
I could fill up a book with the weird things that my dogs do....
Lucky is the biggest weirdo we have..
She will be walking around and she'll stop and stare intently at a random spot, such as a blank wall, the corner of a room, the side of the couch. She'll freeze in that position and stand there until one of us distracts her..
Lucky hates riding in the car, but when we get ready to go somewhere, she jumps into the car frantically, pulling as fast as she can go. If Gretchen is in mid-air jumping into the car, Lucky doesn't seem to notice, and will jump up at the same time, pushing Gretchen out of the way.
Lucky refuses to chew any of her food unless absolutely necessary... she'll immediately swallow just about anything you give her.. and when it's on it's way down her throat she realizes it's too big and hacks it back up.. needless to say I've had to be careful portioning her raw meals...
If you do something like almost accidentally step on her foot, but you realize you're about to do it and move out of the way- even if your foot gently grazes her, she will scream like you've broken her leg... she's very dramatic...
Gretchen will lay in your lap or on the bed, and if you say her name or talk to her, sometimes she'll lay totally still, but her tail will thump like crazy!!! She will even thump her tail to the rhythm of whatever you are saying... It's cute.
If you make a low "oooooo" sound, gretchen makes a funny face (pulls her lips back like she's about to growl) and acts like she's going to nip your face, but she doesn't. She'll do it every time!! | | | | |
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» There has since been 20 posts. Last posting by Titus, Oct 6 10:07 pm
Raw Food Diet > Fur turns red around mouth and on belly
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Gretchen
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| | Barked: Thu Aug 27, '09 4:59pm PST | | | | | | my bulldog/beagle mix has a white muzzle, neck, belly, and feet. She has reddish/brownish/orangey stains on her feet and around her mouth from licking. we just try to keep her face wiped clean and keep her from licking excessively...but for her it's just one of the many fun things about her,...lol | | | | |
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