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October 13th, 2008
October 7th, 2008
wolfsilveroak
 | 02:49 pm - Puppy breath and Puppy kisses.
It's been 14+ years since we've had either of those.
( Warning, Cute explosion )
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October 2nd, 2008
September 29th, 2008
her_aesthetic
 | 10:23 pm - Jade and Jagr ("Yahh-grr")
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September 28th, 2008
dreamertheresa
 | 11:04 am
What a great little movie of Hachiko! I would love to get my hands on the whole movie.
Does anyone know where I could get a harness like that? I love it.
I've googled "decorative dog harness" and "Japanese dog harness," and come up with nothing like the one Hachi wears.
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September 27th, 2008
norokrex
 | 09:00 pm - collars
okay so the shelter i voulenteer at has these collars that they use that are really simlar to the blocky BLOCKY DUAL Grip(http://www.blockydogs.com/styles.htm) but thinner. Does anyone know where i could get those, i'm planning on geting a dog and i find them very helpful (especally done with the leash under the chest and throuhg the loop( like amock harness wisse walkie)
Current Location: lappy
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Current Music: Oh My God-Pink-Try This
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September 25th, 2008
summerhorse
 | 08:53 am
I'm trying to fly east with my dog and getting information for my boyfriend when he flies with his dog, one of the sweetest 11 month old Pibbles you ever met. Turns out he's going to have to rent a car and drive since according to Continental Air's website:
"Embargos
American Pit Bull Terriers (Pit Bulls, Pit Bull Terriers)
Continental Airlines will accept American Pit Bull Terrier puppies which are between 8 weeks and 6 months of age provided they do not weigh more than 20 lb (9 kg). All American Pit Bull Terriers more than 6 months old or weighing more than 20lb (9 kg) will be refused. Crossbreeds with American Pit Bull Terriers are also excluded from this embargo. This embargo is due to the danger presented to our aircraft and our customers."
Ugh. I found that HERE
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September 24th, 2008
ariadnemarie
 | 08:07 am
Hi. We found puppies running down the road. I don't know that anyone in here is in eugene, oregon, but if you are or know someone who is or just want to see the cutest puppies ever, go here.
http://fourgotten.livejournal.com/395743.html
I'm falling in love with them and even if we don't find their owners we can't keep them *sigh* the cuteness is overwhelming!
Edit Sept 26 3:50 -- Dogs (turns out they are 2 year old pocket pits) went home yesterday.
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September 23rd, 2008
tocz
 | 12:06 pm - pit bulls and their relation to tasers
i've got to write a paper, so no long diatribe or anything, but i thought i'd point this out. i've always been a fan of jessica hagy's indexed but today's was not so cool. i left a comment (anonymous at 12.06p), and was happy to see that i wasn't alone in my opinion.
anyways, that's all.
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wagrobanite
 | 08:34 am - OT but I have a question
This is off topic (because I don't have a "breed bias" dog but I do have a grooming question for you all. My dog, Oz is half Long-haired Dachshund, half Shetland Sheepdog. I bathed her yesterday and I noticed she had little white flakes close to her skin... Dandruff? The only thing is that it doesn't show up when she's dry. Go figure. So if it is dandruff, is there anything I can do at home to help it?
Just for your troubles... here's my baby. This picture was taken about 2 months ago... She's 14 (she'll turn 15 in November) and no, she's not fat I promise! She's just got lots of hair :)
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Current Music: Charmed
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eretik
 | 11:15 am - Bark in the Park Report
Well, we had lots of fun! I wasn't able to get a lot of pictures, but here is one after Kell calmed down a bit. I mean, there were so many dogs to sniff and so many people to love!
There were lots and lots of pitties and pit mixes there, a couple English Bulldogs, one American Bulldog, and even a Bull Terrier. I hardly ever see Bull Terriers so I was very excited and had to say hi. His name was Houston and he won the costume contest as a ladybug, and he was just the sweetest guy in the world.
Kell tried weight pull (well, actually it was a pumpkin pull) for the first time! He liked it, but the weight definitely wasn't enough for him. He didn't really seem to notice he was attached to anything, lol.
And I am a crazy lady, so I had his portrait drawn. But at least I am not alone in my insanity. I think it is so very cute, and I had to share.
( And here is a little photo dump of the dogs at home. We have some action shots! )
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September 21st, 2008
eretik
| 10:02 am - for NJ folks
Hey everyone,
Kell and I will be attending Bark In the Park today, in Liberty State Park.
Besides a sponsored dog walk to benefit the dogs at the the Liberty Humane Society's shelter, there will be games and contests and a pumpkin pull, lol.
I don't know why I didn't think to post it here before, but if anyone isn't busy and is in northern NJ and decides to show, maybe we'll see you there?
Anyways, it's between 11 am and 3 pm. We're leaving shortly.
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September 20th, 2008
rozae
 | 09:56 pm - You let me down.
Dearest Members and Friends,
It has come to my attention that we are not living up to our full potential. It has been reported that every other day another ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) breedists_no member's Pit Bull behaves aggressively towards another dog. So I headed over to breedists_no and I was disappointed to discover that the members aren't even posting every other day, let alone sharing their tragic tales of Pit Bulls Gone Wild.
What happened, my friends? Where are your vicious Pit Bull posts? We are supposed to be a crazy bunch of Pit Bull Apologists harboring illegal, killer dogs. All I see are infrequent posts about cute Dobermans and fuzzy Akita puppies and little Chihuahuas playing with big mutts.
I am feeling very let down by the lack of violence. I'm also saddened by the fact that Pit Bulls do not dominate the community posts.
So, friends, let's get busy posting about our vicious Dobermans, Boxers, Poodles, Chihuahuas, Cattle Dogs, Aussies, Jack Russells, Mastiffs, Spaniels Pit Bulls. We have a reputation to live up to.
Sincerely yours,
Roz
Moderator
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September 19th, 2008
xvelvet_liningx
 | 12:34 pm - ADOPTED!!
I never posted this, but Britches was adopted about three weeks ago!! We found him a good home, close by in texas, with a married couple. He lives with a cat "Miss Kitty", a 16 month old mantle Great Dane "Sarge", and they also own a sugar glider (name unknown). My sister and I left feeling so satisfied.. no worries.. which is amazing. We got an update within a couple days and apparently Britches was comforting Sarge after his neutering and both were sharing Sarge's twin matress. =D Dakota took a shit ton of photos, but I am only posting a few..
![[image]](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/fluff_n_tuck/FosterDogs/DSC05175.jpg)
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September 17th, 2008
anny86
 | 09:59 am - Talking pit bull
Everyone could use a midweek giggle.
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September 16th, 2008
ruby_fruit
 | 07:31 pm - Inrto post!
Hi there, all. I just joined this community and thought I should introduce myself rather than lurking like a creep.
Well, I'm going to introduce my dog because that's what matters here, amiright?
( clicky! )
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September 12th, 2008
i__never
 | 05:34 pm
I had some professional pictures taken of my dogs back in July for a fund raiser to benefit the local shelter.
Ichi is the white akita puppy that's now much bigger, and Harley is the mix. :)
( Pics! )
Current Mood: bored
Current Music: MIA - Paper Planes
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September 11th, 2008
pitbullgirl65
 | 06:32 pm - Palin as a pitbull with lipstick.
I hated this remark. She didn't intend for it to be a nice thing imho. Also anyone who hunts wolves, esp. so bravely running them into exhastion and then shooting them, deserves heaps of contempt.(or worse) When are these fine dogs going to get a break? My 85 year old grandma, who doesn't even like dogs that much, said she prefers Major (my pitbull) over my other two dogs (lab and border collie). I don't know if this is appropriate so remove if not.
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September 10th, 2008
wetnosedkisses
 | 11:39 pm
I got Monty one of those fox Skinneez toys today. He loves it, as he loves all stuffed animals, but he has not destroyed it yet. The squeakers died very quickly, but I'm hoping the actual toy last a bit longer ;) Anyway, he had a very playful day and I though i'd share some pictures ( Monty is very playful )
Hope you all enjoyed it
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September 5th, 2008
mistressindi
 | 12:08 pm - you gotta roll with it
Ahh, summer. The rain is falling, the sun is shining, the grass is growing. The grass is growing and growing and growing. It's growing so much that keeping up with it is near impossible. Rainy season does that to a yard. Two weeks ago it was mowed down to the dirt.
What's a dog to do, when confronted with such a warm, thick bed?
Flop herself down and ENJOY, is what.
( Gratuitous Riley-hedonism behind the cut. )
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September 2nd, 2008
alannajohan
 | 09:41 pm - A Bad Summary of August
Not much to say here really, just wanted an excuse to post some photos uploaded from the last month that I've yet to do anything with, and thought I'd also give a quick update on Miss Maya, who had her spaying op. about two weeks ago. She has recovered very well; in fact her stitches are now out having healed rather nicely (though her coat is already starting to blow - damn hormonal fluctuations). She is, however, suffering from cabin fever and simply cannot comprehend why she has to be all boring and lazy; I cannot wait to get her back out on the rig with El CapiStan, who is very much missing his working partner.
And so on
Stan Relaxing
Maya Asleeping
Snuggling:
And an apt demonstration that trying to take a picture of me on the rig, working the dogs, in the dark, from behind, is generally uncomplimentary and of definite low quality for all involved.
Yes, I really need to get practicing with them action photography skills, don't I? Haha!
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August 30th, 2008
rinalia
 | 11:18 am - BSL Hot Spots
New Hot Spots
Allen Park, MI looking to ban pit bulls
Hall County, NE: interested in regulating pit bulls
Rockwood, TN: looking to restrict: Bull Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, Rottweilers, Dobermans, Chow Chows, German Shepherds, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, any dog resembling aforementioned breeds.
Omaha, NE: looking to restrict "pit bulls" which they identify as: American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Dogo Argentina, Presa Canario or Cane Corso, or any dog displaying the majority of physical traits of any one or more of the mentioned breeds. Woiuld cost approximately $500,000/year to enforce.
Manteca, CA: mandatory castration of pit bulls. Mayor guarantees that if you get in a pit bull's face, they'll kill you.
Rantoul, IL; looking to ban Dobermans, Rottweilers and Pit Bulls
Homerville, GA: looking to ban pit bulls
Spirit Lake, IA: wanting to restrict pit bulls
Hazel Park, MI: originally wanted to ban pit bulls, now looking to restrict them (muzzling, etc)
American Falls, ID: wanting to restrict pit bulls
Canton, OH: Looking to add American Bulldogs to their vicious dog list (possibly b/c zomg! american bulldog type dogs may have been seen running loose in a neighborhood).
Kokomo, IN (no actual proposal, just a mention in article)
( BSL Enacted )
( Not Breed Specific )
( Media Bias and News )
( No Updates )
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August 29th, 2008
danasaur
 | 07:53 pm - auto lot dog
The Orlando Weekly (a weeky free paper published here in Orlando) recently put out this article regarding Bear the Billis Auto dog.
( if you don't wanna follow the link... )
I'm kinda glad it was written, really. Generally, people have no idea how difficult it is to get an abused animal removed from a bad situation in this city. I'm sure this sort of behavior is pretty much standard everywhere.
Here's Dr. Cannon's blog regarding the situation
It's got some pretty graphic pictures of injured dogs on the auto lot property and the conditions they are kept in, so be aware. He links to some video interviews with Billis, himself, and a witness.
This is the original news article
It has all the same videos, if you want to watch them without having to see photos of dead dogs.
x-posted to stupidpetowners and my journal
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August 24th, 2008
creepy_coyote
 | 05:40 pm - Photo shoot alert!
So, I'd volunteered to take photos of pets for our local Veterinary school's benefit calendar (and was privileged to take pictures of the cutest pit pup I've ever seen!) and after I was all done, I thought to myself, "It's been a long time since Josey had her own photo shoot!" She's grown up quite a bit, so it's been overdue. She is camera shy so I had to work extra hard to get her to look at the camera. But she will do anything for treats, and so she was a very good girl for me.
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August 23rd, 2008
pinkcyclelove
 | 11:46 pm
I have the best puppysitter ever.
Current Mood: excited
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August 22nd, 2008
norokrex
 | 12:52 pm - OMG KILLER DOBIE
i was surfing ihashotdog.com and found this i though it was in the sprit of this comm:
http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/funny-dog-pictures-dog-is-cleaning-your-baby.jpg
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August 21st, 2008
mistressindi
 | 08:38 pm - a welcome reminder
This morning a man with a fast-food bag knocked on my door inquiring about a loose dog. It wasn't Riley, of course, because Riley was busy dreaming of gopher tortoises and drooling on my pillows. Which is where she belongs. Or, she was until the knock came - then she had to answer the door with me.
( It happened like this. )
I didn't see the dog (I did look for one, after the guy left) and Riley didn't bark to let me know there was one in the driveway, else I would have tracked it down and checked its tags and figured out something to do with it. It did remind me to go check the fence, though - and as luck would have it, I remembered I'd forgot to put the lock back on the gate after the lawn guy had mowed the weeds. (The latch is wonky, and also I don't trust people.) I feel like an idiot for forgetting, but I'm happy for the reminder - so all of you, make sure your yards are secure.
This message brought to you by Riley the Goon and her undying love of food that gives you gas.
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August 20th, 2008
her_aesthetic
| 12:48 pm
Here are the boys this morning.
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August 19th, 2008
her_aesthetic
| 08:31 pm - Introducing!
I know most of you remember Jade, but I haven't introduced our puppy, Jagr (Yahh-grr). He'll be 6 months old next week. :)
( More beautiful Dobie photos here. :) )
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eretik
| 10:43 am - my boys
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August 16th, 2008
her_aesthetic
| 10:56 pm - Popcorn Piggies
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August 15th, 2008
rinalia
| 10:00 am - Rockwood, TN adding more breeds to restricted list
From BSL Updates
Breed specific legislation is BACK on the agenda in Rockwood, Tennessee. This time, however, it is not only bull breeds that are being targeted.
Please take note that owners of the following breeds will be restricted under the proposed amendments to Rockwood's current ordinance:
(1) Bull Terrier;
(2) Staffordshire Bull Terrier;
(3) American Pit Bull Terrier;
(4) American Staffordshire Terrier;
(5) Chow Chow;
(6) Doberman Pinscher;
(7) Rottweiler;
(8) German Shepherd;
(9) and ANY other breed comonly known as one of the above breeds or any combination of the above breeds
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August 13th, 2008
i__never
| 01:29 pm - Custom collars?
Anyone know of a place online or can reccommend a place where I could find some unique Japanese styled/themed collars for my Akita? Or even better yet if a place does interesting custom ID tags too.
Thanks in advance and so it's not just text here's Ichi at 15 weeks. :)
X-posted
Current Mood: bored
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August 11th, 2008
bloolark
 | 07:03 pm - Happy Birthday, Noire!
One year ago yesterday, a certain doberman pinscher was born. It's been one heck of a year, and she has been a most challenging puppy. However, there's glimmers that a brain is starting to form, and that's good, because otherwise I might kill her. :)
Joking aside, she is an absolutely amazing dog. She is over the top enthusiastic about life, but capable of controlling herself enough to tenderly lick the face of a child. She is bombproof in social situations, and can handle anything the world throws at her. She's extraordinarily sensitive to other dogs and is already being used as a rehab dog with dog-aggressive dogs, and even convinced an undersocialized pound dog to play with her on first meeting. On top of that, she's extraordinarily sweet, a very intense and focused worker (when her brain works) and an astonishing athlete. The only thing I could ask is that she grows up a little more, and time will fix that. :)
( But you all came for the puppy pictures! )
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August 7th, 2008
condorave
 | 07:35 pm - My heart is racing a mile a minute.
Angie and I experienced our first dog attack tonight. While I was walking her, a German Shepherd ran out of its yard and charged her specifically (I was also walking my puppy at the same time) with its hackles raised and teeth bared. It appeared that he/she bit her but I haven't found any bite marks so she might have not actually made contact. The owner was nowhere in sight, of course. The dog only backed away after about 15 seconds of me aggressively yelling at it and trying to make myself appear as large and imposing as possible. Had I not done so, the dog would have continued to stalk us. Angie is a friendly dog and had no idea what was going on except that she was frightened and pulling away from the dog that was trying to bite her.
I am now considering carrying pepper spray with me, but I am worried that if I used it while under attack I would get sued because people are stupid like that. I am wondering if any of you here have experience with other dogs attacking yours while on lead, and what, if anything you do to prevent catastrophe in these types of situations. Thanks.
Poor Angie walked home the rest of the way with her ears back and a nervous gait. :(
And just so this isn't text only here is a picture of my dogs on a happier day:
xposted to spo_prevention, dog_lovers
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xvelvet_liningx
| 04:58 am - Britches
Britches is Seven months old now, close to 40lbs.
He knows sit, down, wait, drop it, fetch, catch, heel (along with easy/hurry), and "gentle" has come in handy while he plays off leash with the ferrets. We brought him home in April and its been a bit hectic managing a five dog, three ferret home but everyone is happy and healthy.
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August 3rd, 2008
alannajohan
 | 04:59 pm - Our New Addition: Maya
I couldn't resist posting in my own journal about the lovely Maya - our new addition to the pack - and then I thought, well, best not waste these photos when they could be shared with other doggy-lovers.
She began life in Scotland, as a show dog pure and simple, the daughter of Chayo's Blue Thunder and Hawkam's Amber at Malderston.
However her lineage is no longer particularly relevant in a professional sense, as Maya will no longer be shown (or at least outside fun shows) or indeed bred from. The reason for this will become clear when I explain that we acquired Maya as a rescue, where the policy is that any pure breed dog whom ends up in recue should have its Kennel Club papers removed, and also be spayed/neutered, so as to prevent an ethically-lacking puppy farmer picking them up as a cheap purebred to churn out litter after litter.
And yes, due to an unfortunate change in circumstances and through no fault of her own - proving that it is not only problem dogs or mongrels who can find themselves in such a situation - the lovely Maya found herself in Wales with UK Malamute Rescue, looking for a new home.
Now, as my partner and I realised how much we enjoyed working our other malamute, Stan, in harness, we had realised that getting another dog - more than likely a malamute - to work with him would be on the agenda - and a girl was always going to be the first choice so as o avoid same-sex dominance issues, and also because girls tend to have better focus (as a generalisation) and therefore make better lead dogs. But we had assumed this would happen by means of a puppy in at least a years time (when Stan would be less of a stroppy teenager and a better example to an easily influenced young mind).
But, thanks to our friends at Kaekuta Kennels we were alerted to this stunning example of a malamute and we thought - well, having an older lady to put Stan in his place would be pretty good during this difficult adolescent period, not to mention her age and full development would mean we can put her straight into training on the rig etc. without having to wait for physical and mental development - and of course all the basic training that she's already acquired - as we would have had to with a puppy.
So, following the appropriate paperwork and so on, Thursday 3rd July we picked her up from the rescue centre in Wales (a good stretch from Scotland!) and she started her life with us.
First day belly rubs:
Stan and Maya's first walk together on twinned lead:
Not to say that the whole process was an overly easy one. As most will know, malamute's are a naturally dominant breed and extremely pack orientated, meaning Stan and Maya's first priority wasn't so much getting to know each other in an amiable fashion as deciding who was top dog. The answer was obviously Maya - there was no question of that because Stan is just a puppy, less than a year old when they first met - and she is your achetypal mater-figure-alpha-female in every way to boot.
But Stan was on his high horse the second he got over the excitement of saying hello to another dog, possessive of the house he had grown up in and his teenage hormones raging, forcing him to the belief he was higher in hierarchy than the reality of another dog would allow.
In a normal situation they would have had one proper bust up in which Maya pinned him, and all would be clear. But Maya was a little out of shape - something we're soon fixing as we train her up - and Stan is a strapping young lad who knew he had a physical advantage and wouldn't give up easy. Our first two days they couldn't be in the same room for more than twenty minutes without a bit off good old fashioned fisticuffs. We were on dog duty 24/7 integrating these two, the result of which beyond genenral fatigue, stress and undue noisiness was quite a few open teeth and claw wounds - Stan now has a manly eyebrow scar, and Maya ended up with an ill-placed ulcer-type-wound on her cheek that she kept scratching, resulting in this humiliating set up at night when we were too asleep to keep an eye on her scratching efforts:
Maya's socked foot:
But now, 4 weeks on, things are at long last falling into place. Stan still harasses her like a little kid at every given opportunity, but a quick warning growl/snap when he pushes her tolerance is keeping him in his place in the mostmain - and certianly keeping them both entertained, even if Maya won't openly admit it (her wagging tail gives it away though!)
She's also picked up harness work very quickly and pulls like an absolute tank. Undoubtedly she still has some fittening up to do, but she's doing 3 miles at jogging pace a day now, and is toning up nicely. We defintiely think she has lead dog potential!
It's great to see her personality coming out too. She is generally more aloof and mature than Stan, outwardly very cuddly with a strong maternal streak; but as she relaxes, we're seeing she's also a cheeky, vocal wee bugger, who sings *loudly* to herself when bored and can open any door or cupboard with a handle as if she had opposable thumbs!
So yeah, she's fitting right in with the equally huggable and intermittently naughty spazz mutt that is Stan!
Singing to the Stan in the garage:
And to finish this rambling post, here be some pictures taken about 4 days ago, of the Stan and Maya relaxing on a rare sunny day in our garden:
Maya:
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July 31st, 2008
rinalia
| 06:31 pm - BSL Hot Spots Update
Whew, been awhile. Links take you to stop_bsl, just fyi. Lots of updates, lots of places w/o updates (if you have an update on something listed, let me know)
New Hot Spots
Ralson, NETabling current proposal to ban pit bulls, may bring back
Woodbury County, Iowa (pit bulls)
Sioux City, Iowa (giving pit bull owners a chance to rec'd an alternative to pit bull ban!)
Massachusetts - statewide bill would BAN BSL, woo-hoo!
Mesquite City council, TX wants right to ban breeds
Sandy City, UT (pit bulls)
Ohio - statewide ban on pit bulls proposed
Boone County, KY
Dillon, South Carolina
Eudora, KS
When the media attacks
Pit bull attacks keep animal control busy (this animal control just cannot handle two animal-animal attacks at once!)
Random thoughts on recent fatal maulings (which may or may not reflect the views of stop_bsl, heh
Media outlet corrects breed misidentification
When dogs don't actually attack
Two different accounts of the same story
When statistics are used to lie
Using the pit bull name to sensationalize
Crazy dog story that isn't all that crazy
Wapato, WA breed ban lacks efficacy
Dublin allows current owners of banned breeds to keep their dogs
Victories
Whitehall, Ohio: In June, 2008, city council voted against banning pit bulls. While the council overall prefers a non-breed specific approach, one particular council member (Thompson) is still pursuing a ban on the breed.
Plymouth, Michigan: In March of 2008, they decided against banning pit bulls.
Madisonville, TX reverses pit bull ban
Mosinee, WI not breed specific
Netherlands rescinds pit bull ban
Minnesota statewide ban defeated
Bans enacted
Lakewood, Ohio bans pit bulls and presa canary dogs
Updates
Provo, Utah: As of July 2008, they are leaning toward a general, not breed specific law.
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my3babies
 | 08:44 am - Honey I shrunk the dogs
We took Jasper and Chance to a new park to play and walk last night and I couldn't resist these pictures when I saw the chair
(click to enlarge)
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July 20th, 2008
July 19th, 2008
rinalia
| 08:23 pm - When statistics are used to lie
This just in - Pit Bulls: Top biters in Lucas County, Ohio...or are they?
WNWO conveniently links us to the pdf report of dog bite statistics in Lucas County. It's interesting.
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July 18th, 2008
rinalia
| 06:26 pm - Using pit bulls to sensationalize
I had posted this in my own journal but thought some of you might "appreciate" it or at least find it "interesting". :)
In March of 2007, a 16-yr-old student, Kodjo Yenga was stabbed and beaten to death by other teenagers.
This is how the Associated Press (via the Boston Herald) reports the story:
LONDON - School had just ended and Kodjo Yenga was walking home along a tree-lined London street when a gang of angry youths blocked his path. One held a snarling pit bull terrier that strained against its lead. Chants of "Kill him!" erupted from the mob. The teenagers, some of whom still wore their school uniforms, seized Yenga and one stabbed him in the heart. Witnesses heard members of the gang laugh as he lay dying in his girlfriend’s arms.
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July 16th, 2008
alannajohan
| 05:08 pm - A word of warning regarding Promeris Spot-On flea treatment.
A word of warning regarding Promeris Spot-On flea treatment.
Though I am relating this post in the most main to Northern breeds, I suggest anybody who flea treats their dogs to give it a read.
On Monday, I treated my Malamute, Stan (pictured in my icon) with the aforementioned flea treatment. Followed the instructions - very similar to frontline, for those familiar with it, but apparnetly less dramatic (no major warnings over skin contact, licking from animals etc.)
Within 1 hour of treatment he experienced obvious stomach pains complete with crying, followed by violent uncontrollable diaoreah.
Within 4 hours he had become lethergic, not lifting his ears or tail while walking and seeming stiff in movement.
Within 8 hours the stiffness had turned to complete paralysis in his back legs. He was refusing to drink water or eat by this point, and appeared to have visibly lost weight, his hip bones and ribs clearly visible.
Within 12 hours he was acting completely drugged, unresponsive to touch or to calling his name, unwilling to make any movement and his breathing slow and shallow. He got up twice to violently vomit, the result of which smelt absolutely toxic and perfumed.
We took him to the vets within 18 hours of the initial treatment. He was running a temperature and given an anti-inflamatory to help ease his hind legs, but the vet seemed dismissive of our concerns over the flea treatment and suggested we keep an eye on him and keep him well hydrated.
In the mean time we had contacted our breeder, who later came back to us with the findings that this was not an isolated case, and in fact many people had reported similar symptons - amidst other unpleasantries - after using this treatment, particularly amidst Northern breeds. To quote from This Article here are some other accounts that I'm sure the authors wouldn't mind me sharing:
This is a new product designed to be a more effective product than other flea/tick treatments that was just released this year. It is available thru a vet and not currently on-line. I got ProMeris this week for my 7 dogs (6 Huskies & 1 Golden-Airedale), and the results were debilitating for nearly all of them including me. Since my incident this week, my vet has pulled it from distribution and alerted the manufacturer, Fort Dodge .
Here are my results:
Within less than 2 hours after applying, 4 of my dogs had vomited from 2-4 times, 3 were disoriented and stumbling, 1
was dragging his back leg, 1 was salivating. I had very similar symptoms like an allergic reaction and my lips were swollen, eyes very red, mucous membranes such as eyes, nose, and mouth were stinging. I was very disoriented and dizzy equilibrium and not able to drive. To make this a short story, all 7 of my dogs were admitted to thhe hospital for
veterinarian care, and 3 of them remained for care, IV fluids and observation for 24 hours. I was in the emergency room.
I’m home now and so are the dogs. We’re all feeling much better. Vet bills were over $2,500 and Fort Dodge is paying for these. Not only can the product cause this reaction, it has a highly noxious odor that permeated the house and
is just starting to dissipate after 3 days.
My 9 mo old 26 lb. mixed breed is currently in the ER for IV fluids and antedote after a reaction to Promeris. This a.m. she was very lethargic. I checked her vitals and got a heart rate of 48. This was 12 hrs after the dose was applied. She saw her regular vet and he gave her an injection of Antesedan, and she perked up. But three hours later she relapsed with a heart rate of 40 and ended up in ER. I am still awaiting an update. My regular vet said he is seeing many cases of Promeris toxicity and is not going to carry it anymore. I had been a faithful Frontline user for decades, wish I had stayed with it.
I just left my 4-yr-old Basenji mix at the all-night emergency clinic with an apparent Promeris toxicity. She presented with lethargy, bradycardia, depression, hypothermia, and ataxia within 12 hours after administration of Promeris. This was her first dose of Promeris - we used Frontline in the past, but our veterinarian preferred Promeris. We’re praying that she’ll recover with no long-term health issues.
The vet staff called Fort Dodge to report the case and to obtain information on how to treat her. I plan on following up on their call in the morning (left the clinic at 1 AM).
Both myself and my breeder have since contacted our vets to inform them of our findings, and suggest that they bear this in mind in distributing this product, or indeed if any other dogs come in with similar reactions.
It's now over 48 hours later, and Stan still isn't back to normal. He hasn't eaten since Monday morning and is still seeming lethargic and strangely disorientated, but his ears are back up, his eyes more open and his legs back to stiff rather than paralysed. And his fur still stinks of the stuff.
I was genuinely fearing for my dogs life 24 hours ago, and I'd hate for other people to go through the same. So please, pass this on to anybody you think may benefit from this warning. Tough I include quotes from others, this is a firsthand account, not a news article passed around the rumour mill, and I can only hope it will help prevent further distress and suffering to both owners and animals. I know I'll be sticking to spray from now on.
X-Posted to all communities I feel would benefit. Feel free to do the same
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July 10th, 2008
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