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She looks like such a kind sweet dog. Rest in Peace Rita.

What a sweet looking guy, RIP Felix. You are so lucky to have found each other.

You were loved Maeve, Rest in Peace

Thanks to all of you for your kind words. I take comfort knowing that all of you have cherished canine family members; and most of you have been through this before, and survived. I was too broken up to focus on Shadow in my 1st post...and instead talked about what we did together...

Shadow and I were both crotchety old f_rts when we found each other in June 2006. He was my 1st and only dog, but I was not his first human. Here's a link to my "Hi Folks" post in January 2007 that tells Shadow's story and shows his "Gulag" photo from his 1st week when adopted at 12, he...

Dog lovers in Colorado have been captivated by the story of Spork, the dachshund who severely bit a veteranairy assistant in Loveland. Today's ruling puts Spork on "best behavior". Most of the story can be found HERE.. Another article indicating not just a bite, but possible human...

Glad for the ruling, but.... $9,000 for the injured party and $192,000 for the lawyers...seems about par for the course. The appeals process probably ate up the $9,000 right quick.

I know people who have dyed their poodles pink, but have never seen anything like this. A buffalo poodle, panda poodle, dragon poodle, pirate poodle! MSNBC has a slideshow of this insane grooming. Insane Poodle Grooming Link On the one hand it is remarkable...On the other hand I feel...

I am so sorry for your's and your families loss. You can see from the photos that she was a really beautiful girl with such a loving devotion to her family. May she rest in peace. George

When I read this article about a 14 month jail sentence with 4 years probation for owning a vicious dog I thought it was pretty harsh. However, if you read about the background of the case it seems far too light a sentence to me. This owner was clearly a menace, and had his neighbors...

Thanks for posting a good article. It is exactly the same for human patients. Great doctors and vets will tell you the pluses and minuses of all the alternatives..not just what they recommend.

Peter, what a great thread you have started! I am impressed by the thought you have put into analyzing a dog that will fit with your family and lifestyle. That part is the hard work. However, I think you have asked the wrong question. Your search is for the perfect addition to your...

Great article on Canine intelligence on CNN: Your Dog is Smarter Than your Kid The findings: My dog is as smart as your 2 year old. The average dog can understand 165 words, including signs, signals and gestures. The average dog can also count to about 5 And not all breeds...

Yea, but the movie had just come out, I was 8 and tried to paint spots on my cocker spaniel.

I respectfully dissagree. Every DCA member owns a Dalmation that cost a good bit of money because it had 2 registered Dalmation parents. If the science of on the LULA site is correct, it is impossible for the pure Dalmation gene line to solve this problem without breeding into this as yet...

That's fair. I have no personal knowledge of this. I think what got my dander up was as I mentioned in an earlier post, my brother investigating King Charles Spaniels. They seem to be marvelous dogs with horrendous health risks of many types. If KCS were commercial livestock instead of...

There are only 3 genes different in the regular and Lula dogs. They know the gene. The problem is that the traditional breeders do not want to accept it, and want to FORCE another breed designation.

75% are fine! That means as a breeder only 25% of the families you home your dogs with will be heartbroken. Please look at the link to the LUA website referenced in this thread. They have been tracking this since 1970, with nearly perfect results. If you had a kid with a 25% chance of...

Gypsydals, I am rather shocked by your response. You seem to be arguing that if the insufferable pain and early death (the statistics indicate average onset of the stones during the 4th year) result in a less than optimal spotting pattern then you are against them being recognized. "If I...

Another thought, which should have been my first thought. Do you think this Dalmation controversey is actually about money rather than dogs. If these disease-free Dalmations are accepted as authentic, then wouldn't it cause a SEVERE drop in the $ value of existing bloodlines. Certainly no...