Services for your Pet
Friday, December 4, 2009
Mutts On Main Street Pet Adoptions @ The District in Vegas
Dec 12th 11am to 2pm, bring home a new furry family member.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Cold weather tips for keeping your pets safe
Brrrr…it’s cold outside! The following guidelines will help you protect your companion animals when the mercury dips.
1.Keep your cat inside. Outdoors, felines can freeze, become lost or be stolen, injured or killed. Cats who are allowed to stray are exposed to infectious diseases, including rabies, from other cats, dogs and wildlife.
2.During the winter, outdoor cats sometimes sleep under the hoods of cars. When the motor is started, the cat can be injured or killed by the fan belt. If there are outdoor cats in your area, bang loudly on the car hood before starting the engine to give the cat a chance to escape.
3.Never let your dog off the leash on snow or ice, especially during a snowstorm—dogs can lose their scent and easily become lost. More dogs are lost during the winter than during any other season, so make sure yours always wears ID tags.
4.Thoroughly wipe off your dog's legs and stomach when he comes in out of the sleet, snow or ice. He can ingest salt, antifreeze or other potentially dangerous chemicals while licking his paws, and his paw pads may also bleed from snow or encrusted ice.
5.Never shave your dog down to the skin in winter, as a longer coat will provide more warmth. When you bathe your dog in the colder months, be sure to completely dry him before taking him out for a walk. Own a short-haired breed? Consider getting him a coat or sweater with a high collar or turtleneck with coverage from the base of the tail to the belly. For many dogs, this is regulation winter wear.
6.Never leave your dog or cat alone in a car during cold weather. A car can act as a refrigerator in the winter, holding in the cold and causing the animal to freeze to death.
7.Puppies do not tolerate the cold as well as adult dogs, and may be difficult to housebreak during the winter. If your puppy appears to be sensitive to the weather, you may opt to paper-train him inside. If your dog is sensitive to the cold due to age, illness or breed type, take him outdoors only to relieve himself.
8.Does your dog spend a lot of time engaged in outdoor activities? Increase his supply of food, particularly protein, to keep him—and his fur—in tip-top shape.
9.Like coolant, antifreeze is a lethal poison for dogs and cats. Be sure to thoroughly clean up any spills from your vehicle, and consider using products that contain propylene glycol rather than ethylene glycol. Visit the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center more information.
Aspca website
1.Keep your cat inside. Outdoors, felines can freeze, become lost or be stolen, injured or killed. Cats who are allowed to stray are exposed to infectious diseases, including rabies, from other cats, dogs and wildlife.
2.During the winter, outdoor cats sometimes sleep under the hoods of cars. When the motor is started, the cat can be injured or killed by the fan belt. If there are outdoor cats in your area, bang loudly on the car hood before starting the engine to give the cat a chance to escape.
3.Never let your dog off the leash on snow or ice, especially during a snowstorm—dogs can lose their scent and easily become lost. More dogs are lost during the winter than during any other season, so make sure yours always wears ID tags.
4.Thoroughly wipe off your dog's legs and stomach when he comes in out of the sleet, snow or ice. He can ingest salt, antifreeze or other potentially dangerous chemicals while licking his paws, and his paw pads may also bleed from snow or encrusted ice.
5.Never shave your dog down to the skin in winter, as a longer coat will provide more warmth. When you bathe your dog in the colder months, be sure to completely dry him before taking him out for a walk. Own a short-haired breed? Consider getting him a coat or sweater with a high collar or turtleneck with coverage from the base of the tail to the belly. For many dogs, this is regulation winter wear.
6.Never leave your dog or cat alone in a car during cold weather. A car can act as a refrigerator in the winter, holding in the cold and causing the animal to freeze to death.
7.Puppies do not tolerate the cold as well as adult dogs, and may be difficult to housebreak during the winter. If your puppy appears to be sensitive to the weather, you may opt to paper-train him inside. If your dog is sensitive to the cold due to age, illness or breed type, take him outdoors only to relieve himself.
8.Does your dog spend a lot of time engaged in outdoor activities? Increase his supply of food, particularly protein, to keep him—and his fur—in tip-top shape.
9.Like coolant, antifreeze is a lethal poison for dogs and cats. Be sure to thoroughly clean up any spills from your vehicle, and consider using products that contain propylene glycol rather than ethylene glycol. Visit the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center more information.
Aspca website
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Cisco says 1 week down 4 weeks to go before mom and dad come home from New Zealand
good thing I'm crazy about my sitter
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Swine flu implications discussed involving cats
We're not the only ones getting swine flu.
The H1N1 flu, a pandemic in humans, was diagnosed in an Iowa cat this week, and he's not the only domestic animal to come down with swine flu. A pet ferret in Oregon was found to have H1N1 last month after being exposed to ill humans, tests by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found. The virus has also been found in pigs and birds, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.
But don't quarantine your pets just yet.
Dr. Ann Garvey, public health veterinarian for the Iowa Department of Public Health, cautioned that it is difficult to draw conclusions from the Iowa case because it is the first time a cat has been diagnosed with H1N1. But so far, she said, the virus appears to have spread from sick people to animals or between people, with no documented cases of the virus spreading from pets to humans. The Iowa cat, for example, was an indoor cat that became ill after two of the three people he lived with had flu-like illnesses.
Health experts do not yet know whether a cat that contracts the H1N1 virus can spread it to another cat.
"Far and away, this virus is absolutely spreading person to person," Garvey said.
Garvey urged pet owners to take a "common-sense approach" to keeping their animals safe from illness.
"If you're sick, keep in mind the same things that you would do to protect your family members, and consider them when you're dealing with your animals as well," she said.
Dr. Diana Lafer, a veterinarian at Cats Limited Veterinary Hospital in West Hartford, said the significance of the first feline H1N1 case is not yet clear.
"Just because they find a virus in an animal doesn't necessarily mean that that virus is then going to be passed to someone else," she said.
Lafer was anticipating a slew of phone calls from cat owners. Her advice?
"You do what you do with anything else, which is you wash your hands really well and you don't pet the cat and put your finger in your eye. The same way you prevent disease spread from person to person," she said.
Jumping Species
Many species can get flu, and most flu strains tend to exist within a particular species. But the virus can also jump between species.
The canine influenza virus that has been found in dogs since 2004, for example, appears to stem from a form of flu long found in horses. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the equine virus has now adapted to spread from dog to dog.
An animal with a flu virus can transmit the illness to other animals — in the same species or otherwise — if they are in close proximity, said Dr. Michael Cappello, an infectious diseases specialist and professor of pediatrics and public health at the Yale School of Medicine.
"You need to have some clear direct contact for that initial transmission to occur," he said.
Cappello said the Iowa cat's case underscores a global concern about the potential for viruses that circulate in animals to jump to humans, particularly in parts of the world where humans have close contact with animals and the public health infrastructure may not be adequate to handle an outbreak.
"Those viruses that are circulating, say, in animal populations may be viruses against which humans have relatively little prior exposure and hence little prior immunity, and so that can be a very dangerous phenomenon," he said.
Many of the avian flu cases in humans that prompted worldwide concern in recent years occurred in people who lived in close contact with birds, such as those raising chickens, Cappello said.
In the U.S., people don't live in such close contact with animals, and the risk that an individual house pet or person would get a flu virus from another species is probably very low, he said.
"The likelihood that the next great epidemic is going to occur in your living room or backyard is unlikely," Cappello said. "It's more on the global scale that you think about these things developing in parts of the world where people are living very closely in touch with animals, and that's a broader public health question."
Michael San Filippo, a spokesman for the American Veterinary Medical Association, said the fact that one cat has gotten the H1N1 virus should not cause alarm.
"Cat owners shouldn't be overly worried about this," he said.
The Cat's Tale
The 13-year-old cat was showing signs of malaise. He wasn't eating or drinking, and he wasn't very active.
So his owner took the cat to Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames on Oct. 27. Dr. Albert Jergens, a professor at the veterinary school, determined that the cat had a respiratory disease. A sample he took from the cat showed that the disease was a virus, said Brett Sponseller, a professor at the veterinary college who was involved in diagnosing the cat.
Sponseller said the recent flu-like illness in the cat's household suggested the possibility that it was flu. A test determined that the cat had influenza.
Two more tests at the veterinary college indicated that it was H1N1, a strain that had so far not been seen in felines.
Final confirmation came Monday from a national lab in Ames: It was H1N1.
The cat, whose name was not released, received care for his symptoms, Sponseller said. He was dehydrated, so he got fluids, and he was put on antibiotics for potential bacterial infections that could develop. He is now doing well, said Sponseller, who described the cat as having a "very nice disposition."
"He means the world to his owner and family," Sponseller said.
Like other experts, Sponseller recommended using the same practices to avoid spreading flu around cats as around people, methods like covering coughs and washing hands. If there are multiple cats in a household and one appears to have flu, he said, it would be ideal to isolate the sick cat in a single room.
Source: The Hartford Curant Nov 5 2009
The H1N1 flu, a pandemic in humans, was diagnosed in an Iowa cat this week, and he's not the only domestic animal to come down with swine flu. A pet ferret in Oregon was found to have H1N1 last month after being exposed to ill humans, tests by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found. The virus has also been found in pigs and birds, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.
But don't quarantine your pets just yet.
Dr. Ann Garvey, public health veterinarian for the Iowa Department of Public Health, cautioned that it is difficult to draw conclusions from the Iowa case because it is the first time a cat has been diagnosed with H1N1. But so far, she said, the virus appears to have spread from sick people to animals or between people, with no documented cases of the virus spreading from pets to humans. The Iowa cat, for example, was an indoor cat that became ill after two of the three people he lived with had flu-like illnesses.
Health experts do not yet know whether a cat that contracts the H1N1 virus can spread it to another cat.
"Far and away, this virus is absolutely spreading person to person," Garvey said.
Garvey urged pet owners to take a "common-sense approach" to keeping their animals safe from illness.
"If you're sick, keep in mind the same things that you would do to protect your family members, and consider them when you're dealing with your animals as well," she said.
Dr. Diana Lafer, a veterinarian at Cats Limited Veterinary Hospital in West Hartford, said the significance of the first feline H1N1 case is not yet clear.
"Just because they find a virus in an animal doesn't necessarily mean that that virus is then going to be passed to someone else," she said.
Lafer was anticipating a slew of phone calls from cat owners. Her advice?
"You do what you do with anything else, which is you wash your hands really well and you don't pet the cat and put your finger in your eye. The same way you prevent disease spread from person to person," she said.
Jumping Species
Many species can get flu, and most flu strains tend to exist within a particular species. But the virus can also jump between species.
The canine influenza virus that has been found in dogs since 2004, for example, appears to stem from a form of flu long found in horses. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the equine virus has now adapted to spread from dog to dog.
An animal with a flu virus can transmit the illness to other animals — in the same species or otherwise — if they are in close proximity, said Dr. Michael Cappello, an infectious diseases specialist and professor of pediatrics and public health at the Yale School of Medicine.
"You need to have some clear direct contact for that initial transmission to occur," he said.
Cappello said the Iowa cat's case underscores a global concern about the potential for viruses that circulate in animals to jump to humans, particularly in parts of the world where humans have close contact with animals and the public health infrastructure may not be adequate to handle an outbreak.
"Those viruses that are circulating, say, in animal populations may be viruses against which humans have relatively little prior exposure and hence little prior immunity, and so that can be a very dangerous phenomenon," he said.
Many of the avian flu cases in humans that prompted worldwide concern in recent years occurred in people who lived in close contact with birds, such as those raising chickens, Cappello said.
In the U.S., people don't live in such close contact with animals, and the risk that an individual house pet or person would get a flu virus from another species is probably very low, he said.
"The likelihood that the next great epidemic is going to occur in your living room or backyard is unlikely," Cappello said. "It's more on the global scale that you think about these things developing in parts of the world where people are living very closely in touch with animals, and that's a broader public health question."
Michael San Filippo, a spokesman for the American Veterinary Medical Association, said the fact that one cat has gotten the H1N1 virus should not cause alarm.
"Cat owners shouldn't be overly worried about this," he said.
The Cat's Tale
The 13-year-old cat was showing signs of malaise. He wasn't eating or drinking, and he wasn't very active.
So his owner took the cat to Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames on Oct. 27. Dr. Albert Jergens, a professor at the veterinary school, determined that the cat had a respiratory disease. A sample he took from the cat showed that the disease was a virus, said Brett Sponseller, a professor at the veterinary college who was involved in diagnosing the cat.
Sponseller said the recent flu-like illness in the cat's household suggested the possibility that it was flu. A test determined that the cat had influenza.
Two more tests at the veterinary college indicated that it was H1N1, a strain that had so far not been seen in felines.
Final confirmation came Monday from a national lab in Ames: It was H1N1.
The cat, whose name was not released, received care for his symptoms, Sponseller said. He was dehydrated, so he got fluids, and he was put on antibiotics for potential bacterial infections that could develop. He is now doing well, said Sponseller, who described the cat as having a "very nice disposition."
"He means the world to his owner and family," Sponseller said.
Like other experts, Sponseller recommended using the same practices to avoid spreading flu around cats as around people, methods like covering coughs and washing hands. If there are multiple cats in a household and one appears to have flu, he said, it would be ideal to isolate the sick cat in a single room.
Source: The Hartford Curant Nov 5 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Mutts on Main Street Pet Adoptions @ the District in Vegas
Mutts on Main Street Pet Adoptions
Saturday Nov 14 th
The District at Green Valley Ranch
11 am till 2pm
Come have some fun, enjoy some good food and good company
and open your heart to a furry little one that needs a home.
Saturday Nov 14 th
The District at Green Valley Ranch
11 am till 2pm
Come have some fun, enjoy some good food and good company
and open your heart to a furry little one that needs a home.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Psycho Kitty round 2
Well another adventure with my friend Psycho KittyGoal is to feed her, medicate and not get smacked
Well at least I got the first 2 accomplished.
Dollars for Dogs Fund Drive in Vegas
"Name of the Event : DOLLARS FOR DOGS FUND DRIVE~
DAY and TIME : Friday*November 13th~ from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Event Location: at The ONLY Organic Coffee house in Las VEGAS
** Sunrise Coffee
3130 E Sunset Rd Las Vegas, NV 89120 (702) 433-3304
E Sunset and S Eastern
Event is brought to You;
By Chef Mayra Productions, Henderson Library and Traders Joe's.
We are so happy to announce "All the Money " raised that night will be donated to : Dollars for Dogs Fund Drive
Founded in 2000, Adopt-A-Rescue-Pet, Inc. Is a 501c3 non-profit charitable corporation; donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Adopt-A-Rescue-Pet, Inc. (ARP), one of the largest no-kill rescue organizations in southern Nevada that rescues animals facing euthanasia, has launched an urgent fundraising appeal. Expansion of their dog rescue ranch and retirement sanctuary is on hold due to lack of finances and existing debt. ARP currently houses 350+ animals between facilities in Las Vegas and Amargosa Valley, Nevada. This year 1,329 dogs have been sterilized, of which 1,289 have been adopted.
Adopt A Rescue Pet is in dire need of financial assistance to cover existing and future veterinary bills, food costs, and rents. Building materials, chain link, fencing materials, dog houses, etc. are also needed to cope with the influx of animals expected to seek assistance in the coming months.
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
HEALTHY FOOD NEVER TASTED SO GOOD !
" Vegan Chef Mayra will be SERVING her YUMMY Healthy flavorful food"
Your flavorful Plate will Include a Bite of the Chef's Signature Brownie also available at Sunrise Coffee for sale
- Donation for the Food will be $20.00 CASH ONLY PLEASE *** will Include a Drink by Sunrise Coffee.
The Chef will be serving Her Signature Jazmin- Sage-Dill Lavender- Brown Rice
And Mango Chutney and Tamarid baked tofu- The porous tofu soaks up the tamarind's bittersweet flavor and forms a caramelized crust around each bite with the tamari, ginger and garlic. The crunchy roasted sunflower seeds add contrasting texture. These are excellent hot from the oven or chilled.
**The Chef Famous Brownie Bites will be serve with you Delicious Fusion Cuisine By Chef Mayra
***All serving plates will be Eco Friendly ***
The Chef Yummy Moist Carrot Cake will also be available for sale.
A Party with Delectable Food - Good Company, GREAT Organic Coffee & Tea
Sunrise Coffee have the best Customer Service IN town !!
Have you had a " Vegan Birthday Cake" come and have a slice!
Your Donation is very much appreciated.
Thank you in Advance
100% of the Sales will go to ARP- Caribbean & Southwest fusion Vegan Cuisine
Help us celebrate Sunrise Coffee First Anniversary!!!
Join us.. MUSIC--Surprises & MORE **Gifts + +++ Raffles *Great Gift Baskets DONATED BY_________
DAY and TIME : Friday*November 13th~ from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Event Location: at The ONLY Organic Coffee house in Las VEGAS
** Sunrise Coffee
3130 E Sunset Rd Las Vegas, NV 89120 (702) 433-3304
E Sunset and S Eastern
Event is brought to You;
By Chef Mayra Productions, Henderson Library and Traders Joe's.
We are so happy to announce "All the Money " raised that night will be donated to : Dollars for Dogs Fund Drive
Founded in 2000, Adopt-A-Rescue-Pet, Inc. Is a 501c3 non-profit charitable corporation; donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Adopt-A-Rescue-Pet, Inc. (ARP), one of the largest no-kill rescue organizations in southern Nevada that rescues animals facing euthanasia, has launched an urgent fundraising appeal. Expansion of their dog rescue ranch and retirement sanctuary is on hold due to lack of finances and existing debt. ARP currently houses 350+ animals between facilities in Las Vegas and Amargosa Valley, Nevada. This year 1,329 dogs have been sterilized, of which 1,289 have been adopted.
Adopt A Rescue Pet is in dire need of financial assistance to cover existing and future veterinary bills, food costs, and rents. Building materials, chain link, fencing materials, dog houses, etc. are also needed to cope with the influx of animals expected to seek assistance in the coming months.
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
HEALTHY FOOD NEVER TASTED SO GOOD !
" Vegan Chef Mayra will be SERVING her YUMMY Healthy flavorful food"
Your flavorful Plate will Include a Bite of the Chef's Signature Brownie also available at Sunrise Coffee for sale
- Donation for the Food will be $20.00 CASH ONLY PLEASE *** will Include a Drink by Sunrise Coffee.
The Chef will be serving Her Signature Jazmin- Sage-Dill Lavender- Brown Rice
And Mango Chutney and Tamarid baked tofu- The porous tofu soaks up the tamarind's bittersweet flavor and forms a caramelized crust around each bite with the tamari, ginger and garlic. The crunchy roasted sunflower seeds add contrasting texture. These are excellent hot from the oven or chilled.
**The Chef Famous Brownie Bites will be serve with you Delicious Fusion Cuisine By Chef Mayra
***All serving plates will be Eco Friendly ***
The Chef Yummy Moist Carrot Cake will also be available for sale.
A Party with Delectable Food - Good Company, GREAT Organic Coffee & Tea
Sunrise Coffee have the best Customer Service IN town !!
Have you had a " Vegan Birthday Cake" come and have a slice!
Your Donation is very much appreciated.
Thank you in Advance
100% of the Sales will go to ARP- Caribbean & Southwest fusion Vegan Cuisine
Help us celebrate Sunrise Coffee First Anniversary!!!
Join us.. MUSIC--Surprises & MORE **Gifts + +++ Raffles *Great Gift Baskets DONATED BY_________
Monday, October 26, 2009
2nd Annual Halloween Howl Fundraiser in Vegas
October 31st
7:30 to 11:00 pm
880 Rancho Circle
Las Vegas, Nevada
Admission 100/ticket
Couples 150
Children free with Adults
RSVP Melanie 702-384-3333 ext. 123
Costumes encouraged
The 2009 Halloween Howl Promises To Be A Night Of Spooky Good Fun.
There will be plenty of entertainment for kids and adults alike.
Come enjoy food and cocktails, a rocking DJ, palm reader, animal adoptions, an extraordinary silent auction and raffle.
The venue will be decorated to impress! So if you are looking for a safe and fun place to spend this Halloween, come join us for a yowling good time!
7:30 to 11:00 pm
880 Rancho Circle
Las Vegas, Nevada
Admission 100/ticket
Couples 150
Children free with Adults
RSVP Melanie 702-384-3333 ext. 123
Costumes encouraged
The 2009 Halloween Howl Promises To Be A Night Of Spooky Good Fun.
There will be plenty of entertainment for kids and adults alike.
Come enjoy food and cocktails, a rocking DJ, palm reader, animal adoptions, an extraordinary silent auction and raffle.
The venue will be decorated to impress! So if you are looking for a safe and fun place to spend this Halloween, come join us for a yowling good time!
Animal Adoptions in Las Vegas Sept 09
Animals Adopted in Las Vegas September 2009
- Dogs 509
- Cats 180
- Other Pets 66
Total animal adoptions 755
Friday, October 23, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Upcoming Events
PetSmart Cat Adoptions (Daily)
PetSmart at N.Durango & I-215 (Kohl's Shopping Mall)
(See PetSmart Hours of operation)
October 1st (Thursday)
Desert Dawgs at Big Dogs Brewery
Adoption Event at Big Dogs Brewery
4543 N. Rancho Dr.
October 10th
Thunder from Down Under
Adoption Event at the main campus dog bungalows
October 24th
Mutts on Main Street
Adoption Event at The District at Green Valley Ranch
October 24th
Centennial Hills Day (10am to 2pm)
Centennial Hills Park (Buffalo and Elkhorn)
* No adoptions information booth only
PetSmart at N.Durango & I-215 (Kohl's Shopping Mall)
(See PetSmart Hours of operation)
October 1st (Thursday)
Desert Dawgs at Big Dogs Brewery
Adoption Event at Big Dogs Brewery
4543 N. Rancho Dr.
October 10th
Thunder from Down Under
Adoption Event at the main campus dog bungalows
October 24th
Mutts on Main Street
Adoption Event at The District at Green Valley Ranch
October 24th
Centennial Hills Day (10am to 2pm)
Centennial Hills Park (Buffalo and Elkhorn)
* No adoptions information booth only
August Adoptions
Animals Adopted in Las Vegas August 2009
Dogs adopted 593
Cats adopted 208
Other Pets 37
Total adoptions in the past 12 months 10,293
Source: Animal Foundation
Dogs adopted 593
Cats adopted 208
Other Pets 37
Total adoptions in the past 12 months 10,293
Source: Animal Foundation
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Most Common Dog Toxicities
- Chocolate
- Insect bait stations
- Rodenticides (mouse and rat poison)
- Fertilizers
- Sugar free gums and candies
- Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin or generic form)
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol or generic form)
- Silica gel packs
- Amphetamines such as ADD/ADHD drugs
- Household cleaners
Source: Pet Poison Helpline
The Most Common Cat Toxicities
- Lilies
- Topical flea and tick Medication for dogs
- Household cleaners
- Rodenticides (mouse and rat poison)
- Paints and varnishes
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory veterinary prescribed medication (Deramaxx, Rimadyl)
- Glow stick/ Glow jewelry
- Amphetamines, such as ADD/ ADHD drugs
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol or generic medication)
- Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin or generic medication.
Source: Pet Poison Helpline
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Belle and her bros on a Sunday in Vegas
Belle and her brothers relaxing after breakfast on a Sunday morning in Vegas
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Herd of Vegas Buffalo
These guys were adopted by a family in Las Vegas and now live on a private estateThursday, August 6, 2009
Canine Devocalization Ban in Massachusetts
Boston, Mass. -- A proposed bill that threatens to ban canine devocalization in Massachusetts has veterinarians barking mad.
The bill, prompted by a teenage boy who found a dog that had been debarked, would make it a felony to perform the procedure unless a state-licensed veterinarian files a written certification with the town clerk or (in Boston) the police commissioner, stating that the surgical debarking or silencing "is medically necessary to treat or relieve an illness, disease or injury, or correct a congenital abnormality that is causing or will cause the dog or cat medical harm or pain."
The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) stance is that "canine devocalization should be performed only by qualified, licensed veterinarians as a final alternative after behavioral modification efforts to correct excessive vocalization have failed." The policy was approved in 2002 and reaffirmed in 2008.
While the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA) is not in favor of devocalization either, it cannot get behind the proposal.
The MVMA "deplores devocalizing an animal to facilitate the animal's sale or for reasons of convenience, and encourages responsible pet ownership from the start, including selecting a breed and particular dog appropriate for the owner's living situation and foreseeable family circumstances," the association wrote in a statement to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
But when behavior training fails and all other avenues have been exhausted, "we believe that surgical cordectomy needs to be available as a last resort," the group says.
But those aren't the only reasons the MVMA opposes the bill. It objects for these reasons as well: The bill requires that otherwise confidential information, such as the animal's identification and medical diagnosis and identification and location of the animal's owner, be made public. It provides too narrow an exception for performing devocalization, in that "medically necessary" is not the only legitimate reason for the procedure. And the bill "infringes upon a veterinarian's exercise of her or his professional judgment." If the bill passes, anyone in violation faces a fine of up to $2,500 and/or up to five years in prison. Several states, including New Jersey and Ohio, have laws pertaining to devocalization surgery.
Breaking News
The bill, prompted by a teenage boy who found a dog that had been debarked, would make it a felony to perform the procedure unless a state-licensed veterinarian files a written certification with the town clerk or (in Boston) the police commissioner, stating that the surgical debarking or silencing "is medically necessary to treat or relieve an illness, disease or injury, or correct a congenital abnormality that is causing or will cause the dog or cat medical harm or pain."
The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) stance is that "canine devocalization should be performed only by qualified, licensed veterinarians as a final alternative after behavioral modification efforts to correct excessive vocalization have failed." The policy was approved in 2002 and reaffirmed in 2008.
While the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA) is not in favor of devocalization either, it cannot get behind the proposal.
The MVMA "deplores devocalizing an animal to facilitate the animal's sale or for reasons of convenience, and encourages responsible pet ownership from the start, including selecting a breed and particular dog appropriate for the owner's living situation and foreseeable family circumstances," the association wrote in a statement to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
But when behavior training fails and all other avenues have been exhausted, "we believe that surgical cordectomy needs to be available as a last resort," the group says.
But those aren't the only reasons the MVMA opposes the bill. It objects for these reasons as well: The bill requires that otherwise confidential information, such as the animal's identification and medical diagnosis and identification and location of the animal's owner, be made public. It provides too narrow an exception for performing devocalization, in that "medically necessary" is not the only legitimate reason for the procedure. And the bill "infringes upon a veterinarian's exercise of her or his professional judgment." If the bill passes, anyone in violation faces a fine of up to $2,500 and/or up to five years in prison. Several states, including New Jersey and Ohio, have laws pertaining to devocalization surgery.
Breaking News
Monday, August 3, 2009
Rusty and Smokey
Rusty and his brother Smokey, Rusty is a brave boy when he gets his insulin injections.Smokey is an old guy at 18 years old
Chamise and Squeaky
Chamise loves to swim in the pool, and Squeaky sits by the door wondering why the dogis voluntarily getting wet.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Cabo and Waffle
Cabo and Waffle were adopted from the animal shelter, they are loving their new homeand are taking swimming lessons, so they can use the family pool
Nubbs and Samantha
These are my new friends, Nubbs and his sister SamanthaNubbs got his name after an unfortunate incident as a kitten where he lost the tips of both
ears.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Brittany
This is my girl Brittany, she's 16 years old, she is such a sweetie, she wasn't to happy withParker and Sophie coming to live with us, but she has taken on the role of mother and now
they are all best buddies.
Sheena Warrior Princess
Sheena is a sweetie, but boy can she talk, from the moment I walk in the door, to the time Ileave, talk, talk, talk, and I have no clue what she's saying.
I don't think it really matters, she just wants to emote
Carmen
This is my friend Carmen, she has been a little down lately, she just lost her bigsister Casey.
Her family has been giving her lots of tlc, and I've spent some extra time with
her to cheer her up. She loves to go for early morning walks to the park.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Buster and Daisey Mae
Buster and Daisy Mae, waiting patiently for their mom to return home from Hawaii, she promised to bring them home some really cool doggie gifts.
Echo
This cutie is Echo, he's Maggie's brother, he is full of mischief, his favorite activity is taking allhis moms shoes out of the closet and hiding them.
Maggie
This is Maggie, she is a sweet old blind girl, I'm always fascinated watching her navigate her way around the house out the doggie door
and around her big back yard without a problem
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Minnie the Bichon
This is Minnie, she is a cute Bichon Frise, she was a blast to hang out with, her family comes home today, and she is excited to see everyone.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
The three Musketeers
Lucy, Charlie Brown and Peanut mugging for the camera, or the treat I'm holding abovethe camera.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Cats are in control... who knew
Not that I ever doubted this, but it's nice to see it in writing
If you've ever wondered who's in control, you or your cat, a new study points to the obvious. It's your cat.
Household cats exercise this control with a certain type of urgent-sounding, high-pitched meow, according to the findings.
This meow is actually a purr mixed with a high-pitched cry. While people usually think of cat purring as a sign of happiness, some cats make this purr-cry sound when they want to be fed. The study showed that humans find these mixed calls annoying and difficult to ignore.
"The embedding of a cry within a call that we normally associate with contentment is quite a subtle means of eliciting a response," said Karen McComb of the University of Sussex. "Solicitation purring is probably more acceptable to humans than overt meowing, which is likely to get cats ejected from the bedroom."
They know us
Previous research has shown similarities between cat cries and human infant cries.
McComb suggests that the purr-cry may subtly take advantage of humans' sensitivity to cries they associate with nurturing offspring. Also, including the cry within the purr could make the sound "less harmonic and thus more difficult to habituate to," she said.
McComb got the idea for the study from her experience with her own cat, who would consistently wake her up in the mornings with a very insistent purr. After speaking with other cat owners, she learned that some of their cats also made the same type of call. As a scientist who studies vocal communication in mammals, she decided to investigate the manipulative meow.
Tough to test
Setting up the experiments wasn't easy. While the felines used purr-cries around their familiar owners, they were not eager to make the same cries in front of strangers. So McComb and her team trained cat owners to record their pets' cries - capturing the sounds made by cats when they were seeking food and when they were not. In all, the team collected recordings from 10 different cats.
The researchers then played the cries back for 50 human participants, not all of whom owned cats. They found that humans, even if they had never had a cat themselves, judged the purrs recorded while cats were actively seeking food - the purrs with an embedded, high-pitched cry - as more urgent and less pleasant than those made in other contexts.
When the team re-synthesised the recorded purrs to remove the embedded cry, leaving all else unchanged, the human subjects' urgency ratings for those calls decreased significantly.
McComb said she thinks this cry occurs at a low level in cats' normal purring, "but we think that cats learn to dramatically exaggerate it when it proves effective in generating a response from humans." In fact, not all cats use this form of purring at all, she said, noting that it seems to most often develop in cats that have a one-on-one relationship with their owners rather than those living in large households, where their purrs might be overlooked.
The results were published in the July 14 issue of the journal Current Biology
Source: Live science staff
If you've ever wondered who's in control, you or your cat, a new study points to the obvious. It's your cat.
Household cats exercise this control with a certain type of urgent-sounding, high-pitched meow, according to the findings.
This meow is actually a purr mixed with a high-pitched cry. While people usually think of cat purring as a sign of happiness, some cats make this purr-cry sound when they want to be fed. The study showed that humans find these mixed calls annoying and difficult to ignore.
"The embedding of a cry within a call that we normally associate with contentment is quite a subtle means of eliciting a response," said Karen McComb of the University of Sussex. "Solicitation purring is probably more acceptable to humans than overt meowing, which is likely to get cats ejected from the bedroom."
They know us
Previous research has shown similarities between cat cries and human infant cries.
McComb suggests that the purr-cry may subtly take advantage of humans' sensitivity to cries they associate with nurturing offspring. Also, including the cry within the purr could make the sound "less harmonic and thus more difficult to habituate to," she said.
McComb got the idea for the study from her experience with her own cat, who would consistently wake her up in the mornings with a very insistent purr. After speaking with other cat owners, she learned that some of their cats also made the same type of call. As a scientist who studies vocal communication in mammals, she decided to investigate the manipulative meow.
Tough to test
Setting up the experiments wasn't easy. While the felines used purr-cries around their familiar owners, they were not eager to make the same cries in front of strangers. So McComb and her team trained cat owners to record their pets' cries - capturing the sounds made by cats when they were seeking food and when they were not. In all, the team collected recordings from 10 different cats.
The researchers then played the cries back for 50 human participants, not all of whom owned cats. They found that humans, even if they had never had a cat themselves, judged the purrs recorded while cats were actively seeking food - the purrs with an embedded, high-pitched cry - as more urgent and less pleasant than those made in other contexts.
When the team re-synthesised the recorded purrs to remove the embedded cry, leaving all else unchanged, the human subjects' urgency ratings for those calls decreased significantly.
McComb said she thinks this cry occurs at a low level in cats' normal purring, "but we think that cats learn to dramatically exaggerate it when it proves effective in generating a response from humans." In fact, not all cats use this form of purring at all, she said, noting that it seems to most often develop in cats that have a one-on-one relationship with their owners rather than those living in large households, where their purrs might be overlooked.
The results were published in the July 14 issue of the journal Current Biology
Source: Live science staff
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Pet Airways
Pet Airways
New airline devoted to transporting animals
Fantastic idea
I wonder if they show pet movies
http://www.petairways.com/
New airline devoted to transporting animals
Fantastic idea
I wonder if they show pet movies
http://www.petairways.com/
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Maddie's big brother Hannibal
Maddie's big brother Hannibal, giving me the "what are you doing" lookMaddie back from vet good as new
Maddie just got home, candy free and hanging with her big brother Hannibal and thosecrazy kitties, I think a family conference is in order when mom and dad get home
Saturday, June 27, 2009
waiting for Rocket
Belle and her brothers Licorice, Mugsy and Bugsy
waiting for the neighborhood freeloader Rocket to show up at
the back door for breakfast.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Hobbies
I'm going to add a new section to my blog
to indulge my favorite obsession
Egypt
I'll be posting updates on the latest discoveries and ongoing events
going on in my favorite place in the world
Look for updates
Chip n Clip Clinic
The Animal Foundation is hosting a discount Micro Chip and toe nail trim clinic
Saturday June 27th
8am to 11am
In the adoption tent
Rate
10.00 per pet/ dogs must be on a leash
5.00 toe nail clip only
Location
655 Mojave
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
384-3333
1st 200 microchips free/ 1 per family
Saturday June 27th
8am to 11am
In the adoption tent
Rate
10.00 per pet/ dogs must be on a leash
5.00 toe nail clip only
Location
655 Mojave
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
384-3333
1st 200 microchips free/ 1 per family
Pet Adoptions
Upcoming Events
Sept 12th
Mutts on Main street
11 am to 2 pm Adoption Event at The District at Green Valley Ranch
Oct 24th
Mutts on Main Street
11am to 2pm Adoption Event at the The District at Green Valley Ranch
Nov 14th
Mutts on Main Street
11 am to 2 pm Adoption Event at The District at Green Valley Ranch
Dec 12th
Mutts on Main Street
11 am to 2 pm Adoption Event at The District at Green Valley Ranch
Sept 12th
Mutts on Main street
11 am to 2 pm Adoption Event at The District at Green Valley Ranch
Oct 24th
Mutts on Main Street
11am to 2pm Adoption Event at the The District at Green Valley Ranch
Nov 14th
Mutts on Main Street
11 am to 2 pm Adoption Event at The District at Green Valley Ranch
Dec 12th
Mutts on Main Street
11 am to 2 pm Adoption Event at The District at Green Valley Ranch
Monday, June 22, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Joey the baby Bassett Hound on the trail of his Pet Sitter
This is my new favorite little man Joey, the cutest Bassett puppy
practicing his tracking skills.
The Las Vegas Weimaraner Club & Rescue 3rd Annual Weim & Wein Event
This is a great organization, thought I'd put the link on my blog
to promote them
The Las Vegas Weimaraner Club & Rescue is gearing up for our
3rd Annual Weim & Wine event. http://www.weimwine.com/
September 26, 2009 6pm-9pm at the http://www.marquisvegas.com/.We would love if you would like to be a part of this wonderful event to help save Weimaraners & Weim Mixes.We have Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver, & Bronze levels of sponsorships. I have attached a detailed list of what is included with each level of donation/sponsorship.We would add your information to the http://www.weimwine.com/ website as a sponsor. You logo and link would stay on our website for years to come.You can see some of the current sponsors and sponsors from years past on http://www.weimwine.com/ Your donation/sponsorship is also tax deductible as we are a 501 (c)(3) organization. This is a wonderful way to advertise your business in addition to helping your community.If you decide to become a Weim & Wine sponsor please email your logo & information you would like added to the website.Please also include the sponsorship level on your contribution to vegasweimrescue@aol.com You can mail your Weim & Wine contract and donation to:92 Milicity RoadHenderson, NV 89012Thank you so much for your consideration. Jocelyn ArterLas Vegas Weimaraner Club & Rescuevegasweimrescue@aol.com (702) 280-6946http://www.vegasweimrescueclub.org/ http://www.vegasweimaraner.com/ http://www.vegasweim.com/ http://www.weimaranerworld.com/http://www.weimaranerfinder.com/ http://www.weimathon.org/ http://www.weimwine.com/ http://www.barkforart.com/
The Las Vegas Weimaraner Club & Rescue is a 501 {c} (3) non-profit Public Charity. EIN#26-0566077
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Words of Wisdom
"Words of Wisdom"
My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can.
That's almost $7 in dog money."
-Joe Weinstein
My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can.
That's almost $7 in dog money."
-Joe Weinstein
Startling Pet Toxins
Startling Pet Toxins
Did you know that some of your favorite foods are dangerous to pets?
Treats such as raisins, grapes and avocados can be deadly. When educating the public about potentially toxic substances, most of the focus has been on unintentional and preventable poisonings of children. However, the Animal Poison Control Center estimates that they respond to accidental pet poisoning cases every year. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) encourages pet owners to learn what foods, plants and other substances are harmful to pets.
"It is especially important to realize that what humans eat and enjoy may be toxic to pets," said Dr. Jack Walther, president of the AVMA. "Grapes, chocolate, raisins, avocados and other seemingly harmless foods can be harmful or even fatal. Pet owners should also talk to their veterinarian about environmental hazards in their area and how to properly use flea control products."
Clinical signs of poisoning in animals may vary greatly from extreme excitement to severe depression. If you suspect that a pet has been accidently poisoned, phone your veterinarian and ask for emergency treatment advice. Try to determine what the poison is and how much the pet ingested.
Keep meds out of reach
Ensure that your pets don't have access to any medications. Some human medications are poisonous to pets. This includes common, over-the-counter and prescription medicine, including aspirin, vitamins and sleeping pills.
According to the ASPCA, just one regular-strength 200 mg ibuprofen (Motrin®) pill can trigger stomach ulcers in a 10-pound dog.
Other commonly used human medications, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®) and other pain relievers, antidepressants and diet pills can be lethal. Ensure that your home is 'pet proof,' with all medicines stored safely out of a pet's reach and sight.
Common seasonal pet poisons include plants such as lilies, Rhododendrons, nightshade and Japanese yews; chemicals such as fertilizer, rat poisons, swimming pool treatment supplies, pest control products and antifreeze; and animals such as toads or spiders. An extensive list of poisons can be found at www.avma.org.
When it comes to accidental pet poisonings, prevention is paramount. In addition to the obvious toxic materials, pet owners need to know which outwardly innocent substances may be dangerous to their pets as well.
Source: Pet Sitters International
Did you know that some of your favorite foods are dangerous to pets?
Treats such as raisins, grapes and avocados can be deadly. When educating the public about potentially toxic substances, most of the focus has been on unintentional and preventable poisonings of children. However, the Animal Poison Control Center estimates that they respond to accidental pet poisoning cases every year. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) encourages pet owners to learn what foods, plants and other substances are harmful to pets.
"It is especially important to realize that what humans eat and enjoy may be toxic to pets," said Dr. Jack Walther, president of the AVMA. "Grapes, chocolate, raisins, avocados and other seemingly harmless foods can be harmful or even fatal. Pet owners should also talk to their veterinarian about environmental hazards in their area and how to properly use flea control products."
Clinical signs of poisoning in animals may vary greatly from extreme excitement to severe depression. If you suspect that a pet has been accidently poisoned, phone your veterinarian and ask for emergency treatment advice. Try to determine what the poison is and how much the pet ingested.
Keep meds out of reach
Ensure that your pets don't have access to any medications. Some human medications are poisonous to pets. This includes common, over-the-counter and prescription medicine, including aspirin, vitamins and sleeping pills.
According to the ASPCA, just one regular-strength 200 mg ibuprofen (Motrin®) pill can trigger stomach ulcers in a 10-pound dog.
Other commonly used human medications, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®) and other pain relievers, antidepressants and diet pills can be lethal. Ensure that your home is 'pet proof,' with all medicines stored safely out of a pet's reach and sight.
Common seasonal pet poisons include plants such as lilies, Rhododendrons, nightshade and Japanese yews; chemicals such as fertilizer, rat poisons, swimming pool treatment supplies, pest control products and antifreeze; and animals such as toads or spiders. An extensive list of poisons can be found at www.avma.org.
When it comes to accidental pet poisonings, prevention is paramount. In addition to the obvious toxic materials, pet owners need to know which outwardly innocent substances may be dangerous to their pets as well.
Source: Pet Sitters International
Monday, June 8, 2009
Mr. Pipps talking about his day
Mr. Pipps talking all about his day guarding the house while
his Mom and Grandma are away.
Mom and Baby Ducks
A mom and baby ducks and a few of their friends
enjoying their morning at
Discovery Park in Aliante
Friday, June 5, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
You know your a Great Dane Owner when....
You know you are a Great Dane owner when…
• the sound of running water makes you jump up and yell, "OUTSIDE!"
• you tell your dog to sit, and he backs up until he finds a chair
•it takes 3 people to get your dog on the scale at the vets
• you walk your dog and everyone knows him by name, but you have no idea who these people are
• you can carry on a conversation with a dog's muzzle firmly in your crotch
• you own a dog capable of pulling someone from a porta potty
• your dog can hide an entire tennis ball (among other things) fully inside his lips and give you that innocent look that says, "What? I'm not eating anything!"
• you carry a tape measure with you when shopping for a new vehicle
•you keep at least one color-coded "drool towel" in every room of your house
• after banishing your husband, the snoring in your bedroom still keeps you awake
• you are hiking with a friend who later suggests that you ought to have an environmental impact statement done on your dog
• visitors enter the house holding their privates protectively
• you toss your dog a ball and cringe when he almost hits his head on the top of the doorway
• you take your dog for a ride and he rests his head on your arm, causing you to make random right turns
.you have given up on water dishes and you just use the bathtub
•your two dogs decide to play in the house, and they end up pulling the ceiling fan down -- for the second time
• you have to move over when brushing your teeth because your dog wants a drink
• you show a picture of your dogs and kids together, and the first person you point out is your dog
•while stopped at a stop light, everyone stares as your car rocks back and forth because the dog is panting out the window
•you go to vacuum your car and most of the fur is up there on the ceiling
• you avoid the dogs on your way out the door, so they won't smear your makeup
• you've learned to force a smile when asked "do you have a saddle for that thing?"
•the monthly dog budget exceeds your home mortgage payment
• your veterinarian has been able to put in a swimming pool, build a large home, buy jet skis and a personal plane
•you have had to train your dog not to lick dishes, and the dishes are in the sink
• the donuts you put on top of the refrigerator are gone when you get home and your dog has powdered sugar on his nose •
your dog can see what you're cooking, and he tries to assist you in the preparation •
you're holding him straddled between your legs when the doorbell rings, you take a short (but fast!) ride straight to the door •
the pizza delivery people tell you to meet them at the end of the sidewalk
• your dog stands in your lap and reaches over you to stick his head in the drive-through window at MacDonald's and nearly gives the cashier a heart attack when she turns around to give you your change
•you purchase a large screen TV and you still can't see the program when he stands in front of the television
• after surgery, your bored pup decides to get up and cruise around the vet's office-- pulling the rolling IV stand behind him •
a five-year-old girl approaches to ask, "Why are you walking that baby cow?" •
a car drives by, stops, and backs up to you. The driver rolls down his window to ask, "Excuse me, that's a dog, isn't it?" When you say yes, he turns to his wife and says, "See, I told you so, nobody walks a deer!" and drives away
• a six-year-old boy takes one look at your dog and says, "Wow! I bet he could eat a whole roll of toilet paper in one gulp!"
• the big people walking the little dog always say "I don't know how she does it."
• you see a Chihuahua and you mutter under your breath, "My dog craps bigger than that!" If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a million times…
• "That's the biggest dog I've ever seen."• "Where's his saddle?"
• "Who's walking who, anyway?"
• "How much does he eat?"
• "Where does she sleep?"
• "Looks like you have your hands full!"
• "How big is that thing?"
• "That's a really big Dalmatian!"
• "Did you say it's still a puppy? You're kidding, right?"
You have a quick answer for everything they ask…
Q: "How did he get soooo big?"
A: "We put Miracle Grow in his water."
Q: "Do you have a saddle for that thing?"
A: "Oh no, he's been trained to carry me in his mouth."
Q: "What kind of dog is that?"
A: "It's not really a dog, it's a Holstien. He's just a little confused."
Q: "How much does he eat?"
A: "Two kids a week"
Q: "Why is he so big?"
A: "We live near a nuclear power plant."
Q: "Does he bite?"
A: "Only on Tuesdays. Oops, that's today, isn't it?"
Q: "How much does he eat?"
A: "How much do you weigh?"
Q: "Can I ride him?"
A: "No, he charges too much"
Q: "What do you feed a 150-pound dog?"
A: "Anything he wants."
Q: "Have you fed that thing today?"
A: "Why? Are are you missing a kid?"
Q: "Why does he have one blue eye and one brown eye?
"A: "He had two different fathers."
And we wish we’d been there when…
• a female guest wearing very short shorts got a wet nose in the crotch, and from tippy-toes she commented, "He must smell my cat."
• your new neighbor excitedly told you he found bear tracks in the garden • someone explained the word oxymoron when you introduced your "baby" Great Dane
• your dog woke you up in the middle of the night to warn you of the dangers of a kitchen chair, then (a week later) slept through the theft of your valuables
• the painter you hired to paint the cathedral ceiling in your living room told you that he would be happy to paint the ceiling but "you have strange water marks up there and maybe you should have the roof checked first."
• your boss commented, "If you were married, I'd call the police," after you showed up at work with a black eye
• a visitor yelled "No!!!" while telling a story, and your Dane hid for 3 hours behind the door in the bathroom before you found him
• the people stopped you in the street to take a picture of their 5-year-old sitting under your dog
• the woman asked, "But their personalities – are they more like dogs, or like cattle?"
• you came home to find a lake of water on your kitchen floor because, in your absence, your dog learned to operate the icemaker
• your dog farted loudly in obedience class, then in front of God and the world, he chased his butt to find out where the noise came from You know you are a Great Dane owner when…
• your friends refer to your dog as the "Great Pain"
• your birdbath doubles as a water dish •
you are still buying vans long after the kids have graduated from college
• you're known at the local Home Depot hardware store as "the guy with the Dog Project"
• you walk your dog and people cross the street to avoid you
• every knick-knack in the house resides above the 5 foot mark
• you hand out slobber clothes to your guests when they arrive
• you purchased an extra sofa just for the dogs
• your dog knows how to open the bathroom door (but he never closes it)
• you have to explain to a guest why she just sat down on a wet toilet seat
• you are covered with bruises and no one calls the police • someone is following too closely and you want them to back off so you have your dog stand up – they drop back 10 car lengths
• you got a speeding ticket because your dog's foot was on the accelerator
• guests tell your dog to "sit," and he/she immediately sits – on them
• the pet food distributor delivers directly to your home and the dog food is delivered by 3/4 ton vehicles
• you show pictures of yourself next to your dog and people say "you were sitting down, right?" • your dog uses your old station wagon as his dog house because he's figured out how to open the doors and let himself in for a nap
• you wish someone would make a rawhide bone that would last more than 5 minutes
• your dog agrees, and he starts in on the pillars supporting your porch • you have to explain to the insurance adjuster that those holes in your home's pillars are not termite damage • you walk your dog and someone asks you, "Is that a Dalmatian on steriods?"
• regular doggie nail clippers don't make it through one paw
• you look at the 18" feed stands they sell in the wholesale catalogs and wonder when they are going to get smart and make a 30" version
• you stay out of the woods during hunting season, and you buy your dog an orange vest to wear whenever he goes outside
• when other dogs see your dog, they are confused as to just what exactly "it" is
• you have considered x-rays or lost a toenail after the dog stepped on your foot
• you tell company to "watch out for land mines" before going into your backyard
• you go to a feed store you visited just once (last year) and they remember you
• you can walk your dog comfortably... holding his collar
• you have not been able to navigate through your house in a straight line for years
• you have had to explain to your dentist how your teeth get knocked loose (your dog raised his head too fast)
• you have no window screens left intact on your house
• your T-shirt has paw prints on the shoulders
• your cats prefer to eat their meals on the top of the fridge
• you build a fence to contain your dog, and suddenly you can't see your neighbor's house
• your dog can palm a basketball – in his mouth
• your friends stop dropping over to visit
• your dog can eat a large pig's ear in under 3 minutes
• the neighborhood kids sneak up to the gate on their way home from school and say "See? I told you so!"
• you use a snow shovel for a pooper scooper
• you replace your fullwave waterbed mattress for a motionless mattress because when the dog circles three times before laying down, it is like being on the Mayflower in bad weather
• you're showering and suddenly your dog joins you... for a drink
• your puppy's newest toy is your daughter's 8-pound bowling ball
• you walk through the house at 2 a.m. to let him out and you accidently kick his giant bone -- you have to go to the hospital for stitches on your big toe
• you really can blame rude noises on the dog
• the mailman rings the doorbell, runs to his truck, and waits for you to come to the curb to give you your mail
• your dog backs up out of small rooms
• when you bring your new dog home and take him for his first walk, the noisiest dogs in the neighborhood fall silent
• you child-proof all of your cabinets and doors – above 3 feet
• you set 5 places at the dinner table, but only 4 chairs
• your dog thinks it's funny to yawn with his head just above the cat, then close his mouth over her entire head
• at least two drinking glasses a week are broken by his wagging tail
• you learn to hold the handrail and hug the wall when the dog passes you going up and down stairs
• your child waits in line while the dog jumps on her trampoline
• your two dogs sneak onto the bed in the middle of the night, and you wake up feeling like one of those dividers in a TV dinner
• you go to the vet and they give you your own private waiting area
• your housekeeper quits when she learns your dog is pregnant
• your 110-pound puppy just doesn't understand it when other dogs bark at him and run away
• you go camping and you bring an extra sleeping bag and sweatshirt for your dog
• your Christmas tree decorations start 40" from the base of the tree
• one of your sleeves looks like it has been starched due to his drool
• you find yourself consoling a 140-pound dog and reassuring him that the 4 pound kitten didn't mean to hurt his feelings
• you have bruises on your thighs from that weird leaning thing he does
• the term "lap dog" takes on a whole new meaning
• you begin referring to smaller dogs as "treats on feet"
• it takes three attendants to lift your dog onto the vet's table, but only if he's cooperating• your smoke detector keeps getting knocked off the ceiling
• while sitting on the computer you get various dog toys stuffed into the back of your shirt; when you finally turn around, your dog is staring down at you
• all the programs on your computer are Dane related or have Dane graphics as headings • you point to the top shelf and say "Get that for momma"
• you no longer need to worry about dieting and exercise for yourself because all your food money goes to kibble, and all your free time goes to walking the dog
• windex takes on a whole new meaning
• Dobermans and German Shepherds look small
• the holes in the yard must be straddled with the mower or you'll never be heard from again
• you have spent four weeks on crutches after stepping in a hole dug by your dog
• the city garbage collectors draw straws to see who has to walk by the fence to get the garbage can
• you go to the feed store and ask if they sell dog food in bulk
• you come back from the feed store and suddenly you're driving a "low rider" • there is 520 lb. of dog food in the guest bedroom and another 120 lb. in the freezer
• you're thrown from the bed in the middle of the night because your dog crawled under the bed and got stuck; so he stood up
• your two dogs are running together at full speed (playing) and they start heading in your direction; you dive for cover (fast!!!)
• your dogs are jumping from side to side while playing, and the wall-to-wall carpeting is moving
• you hear this heavy breathing in your ear and it isn't your spouse
• you have saved your dog from being wedged under a coffee table
• your vet has to use an elevator table to examine your dog
• your dog glares at you because he can't understand why you are peeing in his water bowl
• you take your vehicle in for the repair of the electric windows, and try to explain the composition of Dane drool and why the windows get "gummed up"
• you sit on the floor because the sofa is occupied
• food is not safe on the dining room table
• everyone in your home town (pop. 6500) knows you as "that crazy woman with them big spotted dogs"
• the only French-cut panties you own have tail holes cut in them
• you go to a motel listed as accepting pets and they won't rent you a room (even after you camouflaged him with a hat and sunglasses)
• you issue athletic cups at your front door to all male visitors
• the top of your refrigerator is covered with toys needing repairs
• you spend more time in Dog School, then you ever did in High School
• one kiss from your dog can destroy all your makeup
• your "cute little puppy" put on 90 pounds in 8 months
• you start a support group for women who are battered by their dogs
• your food bill at the store comes to $75 and all you bought for yourself was a dozen eggs
• you have to take out health insurance for bodily injuries done to you by your dog
• your wife/husband mistakes the DOG for you
• butts on the couch, feet on the floor is normal, and your company thinks it is something remarkable
• you don't go to the health food store for yourself... you go for your dogs
• a regular dog toy lasts 5 minutes (maybe)
• the one who "reads" over your shoulder isn't your spouse, but your dog • you do a small correction on your friend's little dog and it flies up in the air
• washing the slobber off the walls and furniture is a regular part of your housecleaning regimen
• you tell guests to put something on top of the refrigerator to keep it safe
• your friends and colleagues don't even ask how you got the black eye anymore
• after hearing hundreds of adults say, "Ya oughta be riding her!" "Gotta saddle for it?" and "I thought that was a pony!" you think that the most creative comment you have ever heard comes from a four-year old child who says, "That is a beautiful collar."
• the power company requires you to relocate the electric meter to outside the fence
• 3-year-old twin girls come into your house and ask excitedly if your fawn, who just had his ears cropped and bandaged in orange tape, is a really a baby reindeer
• your dog has broken your foot (at least once) when he stepped on it
• the UPS man refuses to deliver packages
• you are considering replacing a repeatedly broken window in your house with Great Dane Trailer Mud flaps so your exhuberant dog can stick his head ALL the way out the window without breaking the glass
• your table tops are completly clear of knicknacks and debris
• the Doberman actually walks under the seven-month-old puppy
• the only "child" at the birthday party who can break open the pinata is your dog, who is excitedly whapping her tail, wondering why the little people are playing "tag" with small sticks
• your dog goes from 12-pounds to just 102-pounds in 8 months
• you no longer need to pre-rinse the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher
• someone asks you what you feed a 150-pound dog and you answer without hesitation, "Anything he wants."
• people actually ask before petting your dog
• you wake up at night because your dog has started to run in his sleep and he's kicking you in the side
• he wears your T-shirts
• your dog often stands in front of the kitchen window -- looking in
• in one play session, your 5-month-old dog gives you a punctured tongue, a punctured lip, a blood-shot eye, and an aching foot
• you build your house with very wide hallways • you have a separate bedroom for the dog
• you struggle to find a 32" tall baby gate and have at least 4 of them in the house
• you have a 48" dog pen in your living room • you have a second 48" dog pen in your bedroom for when your bitch is in heat
• storing a whelping box becomes a major challenge
• when you get out of your car, there's a small crowd of people staring at it saying things like, "OhMyGod it's HUGE," and "That's the biggest dog I've ever seen," and "Son, don't you get too close to that thing!"
• you keep an towel handy for when your dog shakes his head
• your children no longer have to wash their faces
• people drive vvvveeeerrrrryyyy slowly by your house, to catch a glimpse of those giant Dalmatians that crazy woman keeps
• you buy a chest freezer just for the dog food
• pouting, grumbling, talking back, and "copping an attitude" are normal when your dog doesn't get his way
• walking the dog causes "little dog" owners to go pale and sweaty, clutch their dogs to their bosoms and run inside the nearest building
• HE walks YOU
• you jump 3 feet when he barks • you can discuss ears for hours
• "crop failures" have no effect on the Commodity Market
• you are at dinner and you turn your head for a second – next thing you know, dinner is gone
• you have to buy an "indestructible" Kong toy every two months
• your friends put things where "the dog won't get it" and the only one in the house that can reach it is the dog
• the sound of running water makes you jump up and yell, "OUTSIDE!"
• you tell your dog to sit, and he backs up until he finds a chair
•it takes 3 people to get your dog on the scale at the vets
• you walk your dog and everyone knows him by name, but you have no idea who these people are
• you can carry on a conversation with a dog's muzzle firmly in your crotch
• you own a dog capable of pulling someone from a porta potty
• your dog can hide an entire tennis ball (among other things) fully inside his lips and give you that innocent look that says, "What? I'm not eating anything!"
• you carry a tape measure with you when shopping for a new vehicle
•you keep at least one color-coded "drool towel" in every room of your house
• after banishing your husband, the snoring in your bedroom still keeps you awake
• you are hiking with a friend who later suggests that you ought to have an environmental impact statement done on your dog
• visitors enter the house holding their privates protectively
• you toss your dog a ball and cringe when he almost hits his head on the top of the doorway
• you take your dog for a ride and he rests his head on your arm, causing you to make random right turns
.you have given up on water dishes and you just use the bathtub
•your two dogs decide to play in the house, and they end up pulling the ceiling fan down -- for the second time
• you have to move over when brushing your teeth because your dog wants a drink
• you show a picture of your dogs and kids together, and the first person you point out is your dog
•while stopped at a stop light, everyone stares as your car rocks back and forth because the dog is panting out the window
•you go to vacuum your car and most of the fur is up there on the ceiling
• you avoid the dogs on your way out the door, so they won't smear your makeup
• you've learned to force a smile when asked "do you have a saddle for that thing?"
•the monthly dog budget exceeds your home mortgage payment
• your veterinarian has been able to put in a swimming pool, build a large home, buy jet skis and a personal plane
•you have had to train your dog not to lick dishes, and the dishes are in the sink
• the donuts you put on top of the refrigerator are gone when you get home and your dog has powdered sugar on his nose •
your dog can see what you're cooking, and he tries to assist you in the preparation •
you're holding him straddled between your legs when the doorbell rings, you take a short (but fast!) ride straight to the door •
the pizza delivery people tell you to meet them at the end of the sidewalk
• your dog stands in your lap and reaches over you to stick his head in the drive-through window at MacDonald's and nearly gives the cashier a heart attack when she turns around to give you your change
•you purchase a large screen TV and you still can't see the program when he stands in front of the television
• after surgery, your bored pup decides to get up and cruise around the vet's office-- pulling the rolling IV stand behind him •
a five-year-old girl approaches to ask, "Why are you walking that baby cow?" •
a car drives by, stops, and backs up to you. The driver rolls down his window to ask, "Excuse me, that's a dog, isn't it?" When you say yes, he turns to his wife and says, "See, I told you so, nobody walks a deer!" and drives away
• a six-year-old boy takes one look at your dog and says, "Wow! I bet he could eat a whole roll of toilet paper in one gulp!"
• the big people walking the little dog always say "I don't know how she does it."
• you see a Chihuahua and you mutter under your breath, "My dog craps bigger than that!" If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a million times…
• "That's the biggest dog I've ever seen."• "Where's his saddle?"
• "Who's walking who, anyway?"
• "How much does he eat?"
• "Where does she sleep?"
• "Looks like you have your hands full!"
• "How big is that thing?"
• "That's a really big Dalmatian!"
• "Did you say it's still a puppy? You're kidding, right?"
You have a quick answer for everything they ask…
Q: "How did he get soooo big?"
A: "We put Miracle Grow in his water."
Q: "Do you have a saddle for that thing?"
A: "Oh no, he's been trained to carry me in his mouth."
Q: "What kind of dog is that?"
A: "It's not really a dog, it's a Holstien. He's just a little confused."
Q: "How much does he eat?"
A: "Two kids a week"
Q: "Why is he so big?"
A: "We live near a nuclear power plant."
Q: "Does he bite?"
A: "Only on Tuesdays. Oops, that's today, isn't it?"
Q: "How much does he eat?"
A: "How much do you weigh?"
Q: "Can I ride him?"
A: "No, he charges too much"
Q: "What do you feed a 150-pound dog?"
A: "Anything he wants."
Q: "Have you fed that thing today?"
A: "Why? Are are you missing a kid?"
Q: "Why does he have one blue eye and one brown eye?
"A: "He had two different fathers."
And we wish we’d been there when…
• a female guest wearing very short shorts got a wet nose in the crotch, and from tippy-toes she commented, "He must smell my cat."
• your new neighbor excitedly told you he found bear tracks in the garden • someone explained the word oxymoron when you introduced your "baby" Great Dane
• your dog woke you up in the middle of the night to warn you of the dangers of a kitchen chair, then (a week later) slept through the theft of your valuables
• the painter you hired to paint the cathedral ceiling in your living room told you that he would be happy to paint the ceiling but "you have strange water marks up there and maybe you should have the roof checked first."
• your boss commented, "If you were married, I'd call the police," after you showed up at work with a black eye
• a visitor yelled "No!!!" while telling a story, and your Dane hid for 3 hours behind the door in the bathroom before you found him
• the people stopped you in the street to take a picture of their 5-year-old sitting under your dog
• the woman asked, "But their personalities – are they more like dogs, or like cattle?"
• you came home to find a lake of water on your kitchen floor because, in your absence, your dog learned to operate the icemaker
• your dog farted loudly in obedience class, then in front of God and the world, he chased his butt to find out where the noise came from You know you are a Great Dane owner when…
• your friends refer to your dog as the "Great Pain"
• your birdbath doubles as a water dish •
you are still buying vans long after the kids have graduated from college
• you're known at the local Home Depot hardware store as "the guy with the Dog Project"
• you walk your dog and people cross the street to avoid you
• every knick-knack in the house resides above the 5 foot mark
• you hand out slobber clothes to your guests when they arrive
• you purchased an extra sofa just for the dogs
• your dog knows how to open the bathroom door (but he never closes it)
• you have to explain to a guest why she just sat down on a wet toilet seat
• you are covered with bruises and no one calls the police • someone is following too closely and you want them to back off so you have your dog stand up – they drop back 10 car lengths
• you got a speeding ticket because your dog's foot was on the accelerator
• guests tell your dog to "sit," and he/she immediately sits – on them
• the pet food distributor delivers directly to your home and the dog food is delivered by 3/4 ton vehicles
• you show pictures of yourself next to your dog and people say "you were sitting down, right?" • your dog uses your old station wagon as his dog house because he's figured out how to open the doors and let himself in for a nap
• you wish someone would make a rawhide bone that would last more than 5 minutes
• your dog agrees, and he starts in on the pillars supporting your porch • you have to explain to the insurance adjuster that those holes in your home's pillars are not termite damage • you walk your dog and someone asks you, "Is that a Dalmatian on steriods?"
• regular doggie nail clippers don't make it through one paw
• you look at the 18" feed stands they sell in the wholesale catalogs and wonder when they are going to get smart and make a 30" version
• you stay out of the woods during hunting season, and you buy your dog an orange vest to wear whenever he goes outside
• when other dogs see your dog, they are confused as to just what exactly "it" is
• you have considered x-rays or lost a toenail after the dog stepped on your foot
• you tell company to "watch out for land mines" before going into your backyard
• you go to a feed store you visited just once (last year) and they remember you
• you can walk your dog comfortably... holding his collar
• you have not been able to navigate through your house in a straight line for years
• you have had to explain to your dentist how your teeth get knocked loose (your dog raised his head too fast)
• you have no window screens left intact on your house
• your T-shirt has paw prints on the shoulders
• your cats prefer to eat their meals on the top of the fridge
• you build a fence to contain your dog, and suddenly you can't see your neighbor's house
• your dog can palm a basketball – in his mouth
• your friends stop dropping over to visit
• your dog can eat a large pig's ear in under 3 minutes
• the neighborhood kids sneak up to the gate on their way home from school and say "See? I told you so!"
• you use a snow shovel for a pooper scooper
• you replace your fullwave waterbed mattress for a motionless mattress because when the dog circles three times before laying down, it is like being on the Mayflower in bad weather
• you're showering and suddenly your dog joins you... for a drink
• your puppy's newest toy is your daughter's 8-pound bowling ball
• you walk through the house at 2 a.m. to let him out and you accidently kick his giant bone -- you have to go to the hospital for stitches on your big toe
• you really can blame rude noises on the dog
• the mailman rings the doorbell, runs to his truck, and waits for you to come to the curb to give you your mail
• your dog backs up out of small rooms
• when you bring your new dog home and take him for his first walk, the noisiest dogs in the neighborhood fall silent
• you child-proof all of your cabinets and doors – above 3 feet
• you set 5 places at the dinner table, but only 4 chairs
• your dog thinks it's funny to yawn with his head just above the cat, then close his mouth over her entire head
• at least two drinking glasses a week are broken by his wagging tail
• you learn to hold the handrail and hug the wall when the dog passes you going up and down stairs
• your child waits in line while the dog jumps on her trampoline
• your two dogs sneak onto the bed in the middle of the night, and you wake up feeling like one of those dividers in a TV dinner
• you go to the vet and they give you your own private waiting area
• your housekeeper quits when she learns your dog is pregnant
• your 110-pound puppy just doesn't understand it when other dogs bark at him and run away
• you go camping and you bring an extra sleeping bag and sweatshirt for your dog
• your Christmas tree decorations start 40" from the base of the tree
• one of your sleeves looks like it has been starched due to his drool
• you find yourself consoling a 140-pound dog and reassuring him that the 4 pound kitten didn't mean to hurt his feelings
• you have bruises on your thighs from that weird leaning thing he does
• the term "lap dog" takes on a whole new meaning
• you begin referring to smaller dogs as "treats on feet"
• it takes three attendants to lift your dog onto the vet's table, but only if he's cooperating• your smoke detector keeps getting knocked off the ceiling
• while sitting on the computer you get various dog toys stuffed into the back of your shirt; when you finally turn around, your dog is staring down at you
• all the programs on your computer are Dane related or have Dane graphics as headings • you point to the top shelf and say "Get that for momma"
• you no longer need to worry about dieting and exercise for yourself because all your food money goes to kibble, and all your free time goes to walking the dog
• windex takes on a whole new meaning
• Dobermans and German Shepherds look small
• the holes in the yard must be straddled with the mower or you'll never be heard from again
• you have spent four weeks on crutches after stepping in a hole dug by your dog
• the city garbage collectors draw straws to see who has to walk by the fence to get the garbage can
• you go to the feed store and ask if they sell dog food in bulk
• you come back from the feed store and suddenly you're driving a "low rider" • there is 520 lb. of dog food in the guest bedroom and another 120 lb. in the freezer
• you're thrown from the bed in the middle of the night because your dog crawled under the bed and got stuck; so he stood up
• your two dogs are running together at full speed (playing) and they start heading in your direction; you dive for cover (fast!!!)
• your dogs are jumping from side to side while playing, and the wall-to-wall carpeting is moving
• you hear this heavy breathing in your ear and it isn't your spouse
• you have saved your dog from being wedged under a coffee table
• your vet has to use an elevator table to examine your dog
• your dog glares at you because he can't understand why you are peeing in his water bowl
• you take your vehicle in for the repair of the electric windows, and try to explain the composition of Dane drool and why the windows get "gummed up"
• you sit on the floor because the sofa is occupied
• food is not safe on the dining room table
• everyone in your home town (pop. 6500) knows you as "that crazy woman with them big spotted dogs"
• the only French-cut panties you own have tail holes cut in them
• you go to a motel listed as accepting pets and they won't rent you a room (even after you camouflaged him with a hat and sunglasses)
• you issue athletic cups at your front door to all male visitors
• the top of your refrigerator is covered with toys needing repairs
• you spend more time in Dog School, then you ever did in High School
• one kiss from your dog can destroy all your makeup
• your "cute little puppy" put on 90 pounds in 8 months
• you start a support group for women who are battered by their dogs
• your food bill at the store comes to $75 and all you bought for yourself was a dozen eggs
• you have to take out health insurance for bodily injuries done to you by your dog
• your wife/husband mistakes the DOG for you
• butts on the couch, feet on the floor is normal, and your company thinks it is something remarkable
• you don't go to the health food store for yourself... you go for your dogs
• a regular dog toy lasts 5 minutes (maybe)
• the one who "reads" over your shoulder isn't your spouse, but your dog • you do a small correction on your friend's little dog and it flies up in the air
• washing the slobber off the walls and furniture is a regular part of your housecleaning regimen
• you tell guests to put something on top of the refrigerator to keep it safe
• your friends and colleagues don't even ask how you got the black eye anymore
• after hearing hundreds of adults say, "Ya oughta be riding her!" "Gotta saddle for it?" and "I thought that was a pony!" you think that the most creative comment you have ever heard comes from a four-year old child who says, "That is a beautiful collar."
• the power company requires you to relocate the electric meter to outside the fence
• 3-year-old twin girls come into your house and ask excitedly if your fawn, who just had his ears cropped and bandaged in orange tape, is a really a baby reindeer
• your dog has broken your foot (at least once) when he stepped on it
• the UPS man refuses to deliver packages
• you are considering replacing a repeatedly broken window in your house with Great Dane Trailer Mud flaps so your exhuberant dog can stick his head ALL the way out the window without breaking the glass
• your table tops are completly clear of knicknacks and debris
• the Doberman actually walks under the seven-month-old puppy
• the only "child" at the birthday party who can break open the pinata is your dog, who is excitedly whapping her tail, wondering why the little people are playing "tag" with small sticks
• your dog goes from 12-pounds to just 102-pounds in 8 months
• you no longer need to pre-rinse the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher
• someone asks you what you feed a 150-pound dog and you answer without hesitation, "Anything he wants."
• people actually ask before petting your dog
• you wake up at night because your dog has started to run in his sleep and he's kicking you in the side
• he wears your T-shirts
• your dog often stands in front of the kitchen window -- looking in
• in one play session, your 5-month-old dog gives you a punctured tongue, a punctured lip, a blood-shot eye, and an aching foot
• you build your house with very wide hallways • you have a separate bedroom for the dog
• you struggle to find a 32" tall baby gate and have at least 4 of them in the house
• you have a 48" dog pen in your living room • you have a second 48" dog pen in your bedroom for when your bitch is in heat
• storing a whelping box becomes a major challenge
• when you get out of your car, there's a small crowd of people staring at it saying things like, "OhMyGod it's HUGE," and "That's the biggest dog I've ever seen," and "Son, don't you get too close to that thing!"
• you keep an towel handy for when your dog shakes his head
• your children no longer have to wash their faces
• people drive vvvveeeerrrrryyyy slowly by your house, to catch a glimpse of those giant Dalmatians that crazy woman keeps
• you buy a chest freezer just for the dog food
• pouting, grumbling, talking back, and "copping an attitude" are normal when your dog doesn't get his way
• walking the dog causes "little dog" owners to go pale and sweaty, clutch their dogs to their bosoms and run inside the nearest building
• HE walks YOU
• you jump 3 feet when he barks • you can discuss ears for hours
• "crop failures" have no effect on the Commodity Market
• you are at dinner and you turn your head for a second – next thing you know, dinner is gone
• you have to buy an "indestructible" Kong toy every two months
• your friends put things where "the dog won't get it" and the only one in the house that can reach it is the dog
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