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Snickers Momma is the- center of the- universe...     Barked: Wed May 15, '13 6:34pm PST  Poor Duncan! When we added Snickers to the family in 2005, Candy was the 'boss dog'. She would finish her meal, then stand behind Snickers till he gave up and left his bowl. I caught her every time, so after a few days of this I put Snickers in my walk in pantry so he couldn't see her staring at him. The tide has turned. Snickers (timid that he is) has at least "owned his bowl". He left it full one day last week and went outside with Pepper. He created a moral dilemma for Sonny. I still can't believe Sonny resisted the urge to clean out the bowl. I rewarded his self-control with a cheese party on the sofa with Mom. Duncan! you show that big bully!!! Grow BIGGER than he is. BOL. Welcome puppy. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Snickers Momma is the- center of the- universe...     Barked: Fri May 3, '13 5:09am PST  OMG. That can't be legal, he doesn't post a license #, so I think it's not. I don't know what procedures he is offering, but they can't all be legal. Cropping and docking are done in the first 4 days of life, (Not that they should ever be done) he may be doing so after then. Very wrong! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Rescue, Adoption & Happy Endings > Siberian Husky in CT, last day 5/1

Snickers Momma is the- center of the- universe...     Barked: Tue Apr 30, '13 4:45am PST  I have to post this guy. He is a great dog, well behaved as far as we can see. Likes people, not a jumper. How he wound up in the Hartford Dog Pound is beyond me. If interested, DON'T CALL!!! Go get him!! LEGAL DAY OF ADOPTION IS 5-1. IF INTERESTED IN ADOPTING PLEASE EMAIL CTSHELTERDOGS@GMAIL.COM. PLEASE TAKE ADOPTION SERIOUSLY, DOGS CAN NOT BE RETURNED TO THE SHELTER. THANK YOU. YouTube clip… my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > WARNING - Anaphylaxis & Northern Black Widow spider….

Snickers Momma is the- center of the- universe...     Barked: Thu Jan 3, '13 9:14am PST  This is a cautionary tale!!! I could have lost my old buddy this morning. Snickers started barking at 5 AM, just after my alarm woke me. He never barks to go out unless it's urgent, so I went down to open the door for him. I saw two places he threw up yellow liquid near the door. When he came in his eyes were watery, the right side of his face was swelling and he was in obvious distress and pain. If it were summer, I would think - bee sting. BUT We live in Connecticut where it was 5 degrees this morning. He threw up twice more. Within an hour his whole face was swollen and he was miserable looking. By 8 he seemed better and the swelling was coming down. But I was still puzzled and concerned. So off to the Vet this morning. There I got an education on Northern Black Widow Spiders. I've seen a large Southern Black Widow in Arizona. I didn't know we had them in Connecticut. We do, they just look different. I burn wood for heat in the winter, so all sorts of bugs come in on the wood all winter. Snickers had a severe reaction and is on medication. The Vet warned me it could have been worse if he were a smaller dog and might be worse for Snickers if he gets bit again. So I looked them up on the internet - spiders and webs - I have at least the one. Darn. Vacuumed like crazy to get rid of them - I hope. Please, know what they look like, the webs look like, and if you use wood, be careful. Snickers is still feeling yucky and the meds make him drink and pee. My poor little man! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Milton's first dog fight

Snickers Momma is the- center of the- universe...     Barked: Sun Sep 30, '12 6:52pm PST  Tika, Whoa. I am imagining a fight between Mastiff and Pit. Not a pretty picture and I can't imagine a human trying to break it up without getting injured as well. Scary! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Snickers Momma is the- center of the- universe...     Barked: Tue Sep 11, '12 5:49pm PST  Kali, I strongly urge you to search for articles that are more current. The links are to articles from 1980, most of the references are from the 1970's. Medicine has come a long way in 30 years. Vaccinations are different and our understanding of the immune system is more advanced. Not saying they are wrong. Just that the information is to outdated to be considered. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Lyme treatment--I'm honestly scared...

Snickers Momma is the- center of the- universe...     Barked: Sun Aug 26, '12 8:06pm PST  Great link on Lyme, thanks for posting it. Lyme is a touchy subject for me. I know two people who were healthy and productive, until they were misdiagnosed. By the time the Lyme disease was diagnosed the damage was done. My cousin just turned 50. For the past 5 years she has suffered from the after shock of advanced, neurological Lyme disease symptoms. Lyme hits you where you are weakest. In my cousins case, she had meningitis when she was 19. That path to her brain was a super expressway left wide open for the Lyme spirochetes. She had MS like symptoms at first. Now she is just dealing with chronic pain issues including regular migraines. It's running her life. My neighbors 18 year old had just finished high school and had complained of one ache after another, then he'd be fine for a few days, then claim he felt sick again. She chalked it up to lazy teen-ager syndrome. Since her husband had Lyme, she asked the doctor to test him. The doctor told her these were not Lyme symptoms. (AHG!). Then he had his first seizure. She asked for the test again while he was at the doctors, the doc tried to talk her out of it again. He must have felt embarrassed when the test was positive. VERY positive. Unfortunately he still has seizures despite seeing a neurologist that specializes in epilepsy. I don't know if he ever got the proper treatment for Lyme disease. The typical treatment is 3 weeks of Doxy. It's not enough. And the 6-10 week clock doesn't start until the host is infected, which may not be for 2 weeks. (BTW, my cousin saw an infectious disease Dr and was on antibiotics for several months. That is not appropriate for an early case) Snickers is gradually losing his sight. The eye specialist I took him to said that he may have had Ehrlichiosis that wasn't treated. It is one of the tick diseases that destroys organs. This is what the Lyme vaccine is for. It does not prevent Lyme disease. It is supposed to protect the organs from damage if or when the dog gets Lyme exposure. Get him the added 3 weeks on Doxy, don't take no for an answer. I hope he stays well and the rest of the family also. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Rescue, Adoption & Happy Endings > My dog had to be euthanized ten days after adoption

Snickers Momma is the- center of the- universe...     Barked: Sun Aug 26, '12 6:47pm PST  So sad. I'm sorry for your loss, both of them. I know the Humane Society has good intentions, but they are not detailed enough. I have two I adopted from the HS. 7 years ago I brought home Snickers. He was vey malnourished and still had Giardia, which had not been treated. Since his stool wasn't normal, they couldn't have missed that he had a problem. It cost $700 and a few trips to the Vet to get him completely healthy. 3 1/2 years ago we adopted a tiny puppy from the HS. She has grown up into a big girl! Pepper had no health problems and I can't complain about the way the HS took care of her. She had a luxated Patella on one stifle, but the HS couldn't have known about it at 7 weeks old. I think the chances are better than 50/50. I also think you must, with the help of your Vet, document where they failed in basic Veteranary care and insist that the HS bring up the standards. This may mean a letter to the Board of Directors. Helping other dogs may give you a sense of peace over this sad loss. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Puppy Place > Opinions....anyone?

Snickers Momma is the- center of the- universe...     Barked: Fri Aug 24, '12 8:56pm PST  I see zero Rottie in her. I do see Doberman. If you google pictures of Dobermans with natural ears and look at the front legs and feet. Roxy has Doberman front legs and paws. My gues is 50% Doberman, 25% German Shepherd, 25% Lab or mixed breed. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Snickers Momma is the- center of the- universe...     Barked: Thu Aug 16, '12 12:09am PST  Is it possible the causes are unrelated. Seizures can cause incontinence, that would explain his past crate problems. Territorial marking or insecurity might be the cause of his wetting the human beds. Dunno? You know him best, what does your gut say? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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