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Sorry, but that doesn't go far enough. As long as the exception is made for "breeders", we will still have the problem of over population, killing thousands of innocent puppies, kittens, dogs and cats. Back yard breeders and those who just need to make a little money are just as much a part of...

While the x-rays are vivid in my memory, I'm guessing at which dog did it. Most of them have had the same doctor and I can vividly see in my mind's eye Dr. B coming into the exam room laughing. One of the dogs (I think it was Trouble in her young days when she got into everything) had gotten...

Not Spaying/Neutering is Selfish IMO My girls are both spayed. Trouble was spayed at 6 months. We had signed a contract with the animal shelter when we adopted her promising to spay her and put up a spaying deposit that was returned after she was spayed (we would have done it anyway, but the...

I don't agree and I am not a fool, thank you. I dare say, it is a good bet that I am a considerably bit older than you are and have seen a good deal in my time on this earth. If genetics played the greatest role, than a mixed-breed dog would not be as animal aggressive as a purebred pit bull...

I can't say I agree with you 100% and if I could, I'd wonder about both of us. But agree or not, you are obviously someone who does their homework and not easily influenced by other people's opinion, so I'll keep mine to myself. But one thing is for certain, MoJo is one lucky dog (in addition to...

No argument here on what they have earned, but once they have been trained to kill, they cannot be untrained. They are said to be unpredictable. This is the same argument being used against the pit. Because they were originally bred to fight, they cannot be trusted, nevermind the fact that MOST...

True, something that was said or done was interpeted by the dog as an attack command..at least that is what is sounds like. Anything else would indicate the dog was unstable and should never have been part of the force. I assume regulations are different in different police forces, but here...

This seems like, and is, an interesting question to garner discussion among philosophers...but can I tell you about something that happened back in the mid-90s that might make you think twice about off-handed remarks that may be made in response to such a question? I'll try the Reader's Digest...

What a perfect response....THANK YOU. I am as guilty as anyone of "humanizing" my dogs until my youngest one killed a bunny in our yard a year ago. I wanted to strangle her, until I was reminded that she IS a dog and she has instincts of a dog, not a human. I love her, she's my baby, but I...

Yes, they can and they will...poodles can be as sweet or as mean as they are taught. Like the dobbie, they are relatively intelligent and standards are relatively large, so they could easily be the next "devil". And you're not?!!! At least those of us supporting the pit have first-hand...

So true...I'm old enough to remember when the worst breed ever, the most hated was the dobie, because most people who had guard dogs used dobies for their intelligence and easy trainability. By nature, they were and are very sweet dogs. Today, most folks have no memory of the dobie's old rep. I...

May I ask where you get your information? My sources tell me her ratings are the lowest for the time slot and her show is scheduled for timeslot move to try and salvage some of the costs. But you can expect it will be gone by mid-March. My source is in the broadcast industry on a rival cable...

I realize that and I know from my vet that the GS is the one breed of dog he does NOT want to treat because they are so unpredictable and have a very bad history...probably left over from so much inbreeding back in the 60s and 70s. The second most dangerous...take a guess...most people don't...

That's true. However, these individuals are considered commentators, not news people (which Grace claims to be), they specifically do nothing more than express their opinions (as idiotic as they may be). Whatever you think of them, I don't think much of Limbaugh, they don't claim to give...

Right now, 2... Trouble is almost 11 and a black lab/greyhound mix Coco is 6, almost 6-1/2 thank you, and is a strange mixture, we know she's chow/chow, beagle and AMSTAF, whatelse is anyone's guess. We live in a very dog-friendly area, so they have two friends across the street, two...

Geez, Bobsk8, I don't know, what do you do about GS that attack and kill? You might notice, if you can reason it through, that police use GS breed as patrol/attack dogs, not Pits or Rotties. Do you suppose that is because the GS is incapable of attacking or killing? ALL problems with...

Actually, I think this entire thread is testimont to have a regular vet. Our vet is very good about discussing changes in vaccines. The laws here changed a couple of years ago allowing people to only rabies vaccinate their dogs every 3 years with a new "live" vaccine (rather than annually with...

That price sounds more reasonable, unless the dog has not been immunized for kennel cough, then it is a series of 3 shots over 37 days if I remember correctly, the first shot, a booster 7 days later and the last 30 days later, I think. If you don't need to undergo the check up, our vet will do...

I suppose things like competition, usage, etc., can affect price, but my girls get their kennel cough booster with the rest of their annual shots and the cost for that shot alone is $8 USD at the vet. The entire bill for all the shots, including rapids, 3 in 1, distemper and kennel cough along...