dogs

Watch my 30 hour Kennel "Lock In" August 20th and 21st!
On August 20th and 21st 2010 I will be locked up in a Dog Kennel for 30 hours hoping to raise at least $5000.00 dollars in sponsorship for Nanaimo and Districts Scotiabank Paws for a Cause. To sponsor my attempt to raise money for the animals in our district please donate today. Feel free to visit, laugh at me and of course pledge your support!
Watch for lots of media coverage on August 19th,20th,21st!

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Hi, everyone.

My name is Mandy and I recently became a dog owner a little over a year ago.

I was only just looking when I stumbled across an ad that said Wheaten/Schnauzer cross for free.

He was 18 mths and you never, ever get a dog that young for free. So I called.

The breeder who had a farm needed to get rid of him because he was disruptive to her other dogs. He put one in the hospital while they were fighting over females.

She told me he came from a long line of fearful, nervous dogs and she tried to sell him 4 times and he kept getting brought back.

Then this woman told me that if she couldn't get rid of him she was going to have him destroyed.

From the blog: 3 Woofs and The WooTWoo

It’s hard to believe that in just a few short months, Tweed will be 10 years old. To the unfamiliar eye, he looks like a young adult dog, and nobody ever guesses he’s more than 5 years old. Even I forget he’s not 5 years old.

Watching him age has been both beautiful and painful. I did not get the chance to embrace Briggs’ aging process … he was an old soul from the time he was small, and his health problems aged him faster than he deserved, or I could believe. He was always an old dog, to me, and I lost him when he was not yet 11 years old.

Hi, everyone. My name is Diana Beuchert and I'm happy to have found like minded people to chat with! I am the proud servant to six cats, one dog and ten horses. I am a professional Animal Communicator and a horse trainer. I also board horses and teach riding lessons out of my 14 acre farm. I own and operate an Equestrian Theatre and we give performances for the public several times a year (when the economy is good). For the past year, we've been doing birthday parties for little kids, which is wildly popular due to the extreme gentleness and beauty of my Andalusian horses.
I look forward to talking with lots of you!
Diana

The day my life changed for the better was the day I met Killian, my Border Collie Angel. I have always loved animals, but I didn't know anything about Border Collies. A friend of mine was a breeder and she had her first litter. On impulse, I had to buy one.

This little puppy, known as King of the Pups, attached to me immediately. I would lie down on the floor and he would lie on my chest. If I left the room, he would cry until I returned. It didn’t matter if someone was in the room with him or not. I felt the pull on my heart strings. Little did I know that I was making such huge investment in myself.

Imagine eating the same diet from infancy all the way through adulthood? As we move through life our needs keep changing – from the amount of calories we must take in to the balance of nutrients that keep us healthy.

“Our pets have similar needs,” says Dr. Mike Bondar, Veterinarian and Host of Animal House Radio.

Our Lab Betsy had delivered her litter of four pups and there was an air of anticipation all around. But I was uneasy. Betsy, in her newly upgraded status, presented the perfect picture of motherhood, carefully and fiercely protective of her pups and generally looking at everybody with that serene, tender look that only new mothers seem to have. Tiny furry balls of a mixture of white and fawn, like their mother-they were almost alike in colour and size. Two weeks to go for the pups to open their eyes into their new world, all the while feeding on Mamma’s milk and so there was nothing for us to do.

I always wanted a collie, ever since seeing Lassie as a little girl. So when Mom died and left me a little money I looked for a collie puppy. I finally found one puppy, who was born the very day Mom died. The breeder told me she was a trouble-maker, but I didn't care.

I named her Leah. She did prove to be trouble, always sticking that long nose where it didn't belong and constantly escaping. But one day she proved to be my hero.

I had been having back pain and was in and out of the hospital for it with no results. I was laying in bed and Leah kept poking my back with her nose and grumbling and growling.

Those who have a deep connection to their pets know that losing an animal can be a heartbreaking and devastating experience. Below are some suggestions for things you can do to help you through your grieving process.

1. Have a Ceremony

It is standard practice for us to hold a funeral for humans who have passed, why not for pets? You might share a favorite story about your pet, read a poem, or bury your pet's favorite toy, and you may choose to invite family and friends, or keep the event small.

Question: Which foods could be dangerous for my dog?

Answer: Some foods which are edible for humans, and even other species of animals, can pose hazards for dogs because of their different metabolism. Some may cause only mild digestive upsets, whereas, others can cause severe illness, and even death. The following common food items should not be fed (intentionally or unintentionally) to dogs. This list is, of course, incomplete because we can not possibly list everything your dog should not eat.

• Alcoholic beverages - Can cause intoxication, coma, and death.

• Baby food - Can contain onion powder, which can be toxic to dogs.