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  1. TexasRanger

    Any experience with stage 3 Lymphoma?

    My 8yr old Pit X was diagnosed the week after Thanksgiving with Lymphoma. Starting in mid-November he began to drink and pee more than normal. Then he started having bad gas. On Friday, Nov 25th, he was lethargic and wasn't eating. Took him to the vet at 10:30 that morning and the vet...
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    How are dog owners in your neighborhood?

    It is TERRIFIYING here at times. People ignore burn bans, have loud shouting matches, drive WAY over the speed limit and don't even get me started on the "free range children", one of whom is a preteen that would be perfect in the role of Damien from The Omen. We (I'm disabled and live with...
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    How are dog owners in your neighborhood?

    Good, bad, Jerry Springer worthy? We have lived for almost eight years in what amounts to a rural trailer park with some houses thrown in the mix. The landlord who owns the majority of it is a slimy SOB whose Amstaff killed one of my goats and terrorized the area before he shot it for killing...
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    What are some weird dog-related things you've heard from other people/forums?

    I've too heard that you *must* exercise your dog a million hours a day or else it will become an uncontrollable beast. Vets only want your $$$ or are scams. Dog only need their puppy shots. Anything not *organic* will give your dog cancer/kill it. Pit Bulls are ticking time bombs.
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    Thoughts?

    Unless the owners can be proven negligent/abusive, it should be a illegal for a rescue to "claim" ownership of a dog. I hope Piper gets reunited with her family.
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    "Lifers" in No-Kill shelters.

    I was scanning their adoptable dog list and these are their long time residents: 1. A male GSD mix that has a scary bark and only appears to like one person. Everyone else he just ignores/blows off. 2. A female GSD mix that is scared to death of everything on earth. She is sweet once she...
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    "Lifers" in No-Kill shelters.

    Awkward title, I know. I volunteer/donate to a no-kill shelter that has several dogs (and lord knows how many cats) that have been there for years. One dog has been there since 2010! How long is it considered humane for a dog to be sitting in a shelter? Several dogs (including the...
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    What is the most common thing you say to your dog(s)?

    To Kieber: "No" "Drop it!" "Get out of the (trash/cat box/cabinet)!" "Down!" A toddler in a fur coat. Mysti: "Fishie Fish!" (For some unknown reason she loves that.):confused: Deputy: "Move!" "Get out of the way!" I swear he is auditioning to be a speed bump the way he just...
  9. TexasRanger

    Neutricks?

    He does appear to be a *little bit* better. He responds to his name quicker and appears to have more energy.
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    Neutricks?

    Has anyone with an older dog tried this stuff? My vet just started carrying it and we put Dep on it (first dose tomorrow morning) to see if it would help with his dementia.
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    Argh!!!

    I do.
  12. TexasRanger

    Describe your dog(s) in 3 words

    Deputy: gentle, confused, cuddly. Zane: loyal, annoying, needy. Mysti: feral, maternal, playful. Kieber: LOUD, talkative, crazy.
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    Argh!!!

    Deputy (dx'd with Canine Cognitive Dysfunction) just turned 9 and is, once again, loosing weight. Vet can't figure out why. He is also getting more and more "spacey", plus he is appearing to have some joint issues. Zane is turning 8 this year and is acting older than he is. While he still...
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    What should my Next Dog be?

    I will mostly get what ever little dog "clicks" with me, but I'm sort of wanting something that is not a Chi or Doxie and that is what the shelters around me are always flooded with. While I like what I here about Cavs, all those potential health issues make me shudder. That's okay. :)
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    Anyone else have a puppy crazy dog?

    If I brought a puppy into the house I think it would cease to be MINE.:rofl1: I'd have to pry it away from her.
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    Anyone else have a puppy crazy dog?

    Mysti, who had a litter of puppies as a stray, looses every last marble in her head the minute she sees one. Screaming, moaning, howling, rearing up, just going NUTS the minute she sees one. No barking/growling or aggressive posture, just pure desperation to get to said puppy. Once she is...
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    What should my Next Dog be?

    And a little too heavy (50+lbs).;)
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    What should my Next Dog be?

    With Zane officially a senior this year, meaning I now have two grey dogs with iffy health, I've decided to think about Next Dog (also it helps me keep my mind of Kieber's back issues and the fact that in several years I MAY be down to one dog if his issues don't resolve:() This dog will come...
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    What is Mysti?

    I do see some spitz/northern in her. Two things I forgot to mention: She is super HIIIIGH energy and she is really protective of me. She's fine with polite people/dogs, but goes nuts if she see's a large dog or a person she doesn't trust for some reason (we don't live in a safe area, so this...
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    The one that got away?

    There were actually several when I worked at the Humane Society. First, was a Chi named Paco. He was def not your average Chi. He'd chase balls, do agility, etc. He also rarely barked.:hail: Here's a vid of him chasing a toy over several jumps. He somehow cleared two in one jump...
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