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This is great. :D
I'm with ya Nance, I can't STAND - 'We're due", We're pregnant". :ack2::ack2:Give me a break. Do you think a guy would ever say that if pregnant? Not a chance.
How about girlfriend, as in, "I've gotch ya back, girlfriend" :ack2:
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Do you have any close up photos of the skin problems? (I read the blog post, not sure, I might have missed them)
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You can buy ivermectin at the Tractor Supply or Farmer's co-op. It is the active ingredient in heartworm medicine. It is not "homeopathic" but is a common dewormer/ antiparasitic used for most animals species, even humans. It's been on the market for decades. Mange is caused by mites and ivermectin kills them. Some of these mites burry into the skin deep enough that it's common for a skin scrapping to come back negative, but mites are still the problem.
I had a dog whose skin was turning from bright red to black, thick and ichy. He was miserable for weeks and chewing holes in himself. I took him to the vet, who, after $250 of skin scrapings, lab tests, special medicated shampoos etc told me it would take weeks of prescription baths at her office at the cost of $30 per to get him well and maybe even then, he may not get cured. This dog was 4 years old and had never had this problem before. I considered putting him to sleep he was so miserable. I researched on the internet and found out that mange can cause his same symptoms. I treated him myself with ivermectin. He stopped itching two days later. (The bath didn't help him at all.) Then I treated him again in a week and it was done. That's it. His skin returned to normal, turned pink again and grew back all the hair. I was pretty mad at the vet. It's rediculous that she didn't at least try ivermectin first. It's so cheap and very safe! (only a few types of dogs can not have it) There is absolutly no need to do a skin scraping that is unreliable anyway if you just try ivermectin first and the dog stops itching. Case solved. Could have saved me a boat load of money and my dog a lot of misery. Anyway, that's my story.
The dosage for mange is much higher then for heartworm prevention or worming but ivermectin has a very large range of safety. (I once accidentally gave a rabbit 10X his regular dose (used the wrong size syringe) and he was just fine.) I use it to treat all our animals, dogs, cows, goats, rabbits, dogs, horses, chicken and ducks! (But not cats!) You would have to either research the dosage to treat mange or ask your vet for it. Good luck!
I think this is is a good, inexpensive suggestion to give a try. I also like a certain Happy Jack product, well I like a lot of their products, but there is a skin dip product. I have to leave, but will look for it later and be back to post the name.
S.
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Home Another Way.
I hate to admit I read it. What a waste of time.
Now I am going to have to read The Shack LOL, just to see why everyone hated it. :D
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LMAO Love it!
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I know! Your avatar always seemed strange to look at, but I liked it! (If that makes sense!)
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My camaro had a cassette player instead of an 8-track and I thought that was SO cool.
LOL yes. Remember the first ones that did not have rewind? You had to fast forward, take it out, flip it over, listen, take it back out, flip it back over again, fast foward again... when we got one with 'rewind'- now that was the day!:D
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The microwave was a big deal. All my friends came over to watch the glass of water boil.
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Yes! I remember the first microwave, we were fascinated! One evening my sister and I put an egg in there (innocently) and it blew straight up, shattering the glass ceiling in the microwave. We were scared to death we had ruined the amazing new appliance!
LOL I told my oldest son about getting our first push button phone, exciting! - with a 50 ft. cord. I could walk from one end of our trailer to the other while talking, I thought it was incredible!
He was like :confused: :D
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:hurray::cheers2: Wonderful news! Sending along our thoughts for your family. :grouphug:
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Where's the fun in that? It's not a good office party until someone dances on a table or pukes. :lol::lol::lol:
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Well, I particularly like Arbor Mist wines. They have many different types and flavors such as a Blackberry Merlot. QUOTE]
Yes, I love this one, it is so inexpensive and my fav.
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LOL I'd better sign off before I start :banghead:- this actually managed to raise my always low blood pressure.
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The AKC breeds were bred from different breeds in the past to get certain characteristics, right? What makes that different than breeding two different breeds now to get certain characteristics? I understand about needing a breed standard, but what if they come up with one and stay true to that?
Because that is not the intention- to create a breed for a true purpose.
The purpose is to only take people's money with mixed breed dogs being created for no reason as a result.
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We could only get a non-shedding dog due to husband's allergies. We looked for a temperament that would work for us, and ended up with a 4th generation Australian labradoodle. She fits brilliantly into our family.
Laura
From what I have read, some of these breeders are making a real effort to create a breed for an actual purpose and a doing good job at it. This I can live with.
The problem came when people saw this and started copying the idea with other breeds and for far different reasons (ie- to take people's money).
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It doesn't bother me WHAT you spend your money on. Here's what DOES bother me:
Increasingly, more and more ridiculous combinations of breeds are being produced by so-called "breeders" who are in the biz for the money, period. They think of two breed names that sound "cute" when combined, get one of each, and wham! Designer "breed." Case in point: a neighbor just squealed with delight as she told me about the new puppy they are buying off the internet: "It's a WEENIE-POO!" she giggled. My raised eyebrow must have betrayed my skepticism because she continued, "Duh! it's a miniature Dachshund and a mini poodle! But isn't it a great name for a breed?"
There are exceptions, but for the most part, those who breed "designer dogs" do not do things like:
1. perform health testing on both parents, only breeding dogs with passing hip, elbow, eye, thyroid, cardiac and other tests.
2. follow breeding protocols that are healthy for the b**ch, such as waiting a year between litters, etc.
3. provide an enriching, stimulating environment for the pups to explore as they grow
4. perform temperament tests and litter evaluations on each pup
5. carefully screen potential puppy buyers and maintain close contact with those families
6. place puppies on spay/neuter contracts so that they will not contribute to the pet overpopulation problem over the years.
So many of these "designer breeders" have used the "THEY"RE HYPOALLERGENIC!!!" carrot as their biggest draw. This convinces many, many families that Johnny who is allergic to dogs will be FINE with a "Aussieterripoo" (Australian Terrier X MPoodle) like "Oliver" who lives three doors down and causes everyone in his family to sneeze and wheeze-- shocker, they're allergic to him! So he'll probably end up in a kill shelter like many, many others. I wish it was as simple a fix as Tiger's flea powder like that old Brady Bunch episode, but it's not. LIVES are ended, families are miserable, and meanwhile the "breeder's" pockets continue to fill.
I could go on, but you get the idea. The above are all things reputable breeders do to maintain the health and integrity of their breed. Most of these "designer" breeders advertise and sell over the internet, and move on to the next combination, with no thought to the potential physiological problems that could (and probably will) occur from crossing two breeds that themselves probably have myriad health and temperament problems.
Believe me, I couldn't care LESS what you spend your money on. What I DO care about is the misery that so many of these "designer" dogs find themselves in once they are relinquished to shelters because the family who bought them online thought the picture was cute, but didn't actually realize that the puppy would poop, pee, chew, growl, bite, need vet care, and actually make them reach for the Claritin.
I've been in purebred dogs my whole life. It makes me laugh that the "designer breeders" think that those of us in purebred dogs feel "threatened" by them. Threatened? No. Saddened and frustrated? Yes.
Flame away. There is so much else I could say but I"ll stop here.
astrid
Thank you Astrid. I could quote every word and add in that dog breeds were created over centuries of time for a purpose. Maybe man should have done that, maybe not. But there was an atual reason for it and they enriched and helped human lives by doing specific jobs. The sole purpose of creation was not to line pockets by making up a fake purse name and create a dog. Many of these things combine groups- breeding a herding dog to a terrier. Who in their right, thinking, ethical mind would do that? I will tell you who- fly by nighters who are cashing in and laughing their @ss off all the way to bank.
I've been in purebred dogs my whole life. It makes me laugh that the "designer breeders" think that those of us in purebred dogs feel "threatened" by them. Threatened? No. Saddened and frustrated? Yes.
Amen sister.
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Are there any books or resources you recommend that explain how to use the clicker method?
A couple I liked were- Clicker Training for Obedience by Morgan Spector and Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor.
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Wow. I'm going to have to try the walk-toward for barking. My sweetie girl is a 1yo beagle/most-likely-sheltie mix, and sometimes she gets to barking outside. I have always made her sit and lie, then release, but it takes an awful lot of effort sometimes. This sounds much simpler which is good for me and the dog.
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Hi Annlaura, I hope it works for you. It is not an instant fix but as worked very well for us. It is pretty much what you have already been doing but much easier. Had I not watched it in action, I would never have thought that remedy would fix our issue.
Good luck!
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Jazzyfizzle, thank you for your response, even though i am not the original poster.
I have a 5 month old pup, and training is hard hard hard work. I don't think people (certainly ME) realise just how hard it can be to train a dog to fit in with your family and way of life. Our pup is not designer, but she is a shelter mix. She never actually lived at the shelter, but came to us from the foster home at aprox 8 weeks. We have worked so hard at calm behavior, but she barks and barks, so i will try your suggestion. Thank you.
When we were looking for dogs I went around the pet shops and every. single. puppy. was a mix breed. Mostly poodle or spaniel cross. I did some research on designer dogs and discovered they do seem to come with problems, although i don't know why.
I worry about this because my dog is also a mix. She came from the shelter, but they knew the background. Single older man who did not get his young ***** spayed in time. She had the pups at home and the shelter helped rehome them. She is a collie crossed with an unknown father (but probably a lab by looks) She is lively (she is a pup) but gentle and loving and seems to be easy to train. I didn't know what to do about the barking so i am pleased to learn that.
She does take far more time than i thought possible however. Two very long walks a day come rain or shine (I often drive to the beach) plus training time every day (we are working on come!!!!!) I think I give about 3 hours a day to the dog myself in addition to input from others (my kids are teenagers/adults) People tell me it gets easier when they are 2 years old....
I have not tried clicker training. I will look into that. Does it work if you forget your clicker and have to give just the voice command?
Hello Willow, you are very welcome, I hope it helps. *sigh* yes, our herding breeds can love to bark.
Later on in the game you can stop using the clicker once the command and behavior is solid. You won't need the clicker forever. If you want to add in something new later on, you can begin that activity with the clicker.
With coming, make that an exciting, happy experience for the dog, clapping, smiling, jumping up and down, woo hoo time. You can also treat for the dog coming, even if the come was 'slow'.
There is a round robin type activity- each family member sits apart with treats and takes turns calling the dog, treating the dog, then the next person calls and treats, using again the overly happy demeanor.
Our issue with "designer" dogs is that they are deliberate crosses of purebreds with a sole desired outcome to make the almighty dollar. They are not crosses created for a reason or need, only to line someone's pocket. Most of these people doing the crossing are certainly not experienced or experts in either breed, they buy two kinds of dogs and slap a made up name on it.
Keep me posted how it goes!
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I agree with Astrid, and negative on the Science Diet and pinch collar uhhh.
They do need time to adjust to a new setting and family. Sounds like you are seeing improvement already. I do agree that marking can be hard to stop once started, but I think neutering would go most of the way toward probably stopping the humping and marking behaviors. He sounds great otherwise.
I also agree about treating for entering the crate, and offering kongs or chews while in the crate, and not opening the crate or giving attention while he is barking or whining. Open the crate door when he is being quiet so he isn't 'training' you to open the door by whining.
ETA- just thought I would add that fixing this crate behavior is a fairly easy fix using that method.
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I debating on responding because I knew I would want to speak my piece about *designer* :glare: :cursing: mixed breeds. But I will go ahead and speak while severely controlling myself. :tongue_smilie:
I would eliminate her access or view to the screened porch area by the use of expandable gates/baby gates if possible. This would help give you a breather on this issue until you can hopefully work out a solution.
Have you ever tried clicker training? If you have not, this is a method where the dog is rewarded for good or desired behavior. You begin by just clicking -then treating with a super yummy treat. (no dry or boring treats- it needs to be viewed as 'high value' by the dog)
After a little while of this you will start to see the dog turn to you or come to you when it hears the clicker, showing evidence that it knows the treat is coming. It has learned to associate the sound of the click with the food reward. You always treat after any click, even if you click by accident.
Then you move forward to clicking when you see desired behavior. If the dog happens to be lying quietly while you watch TV, click and treat. At first the dog is like-'on that was nice and unexpected' :tongue_smilie:, then after a few times the dog thinks- 'hmmm she keeps clicking when I am lying quietly,mmmm'. Soon the dog starts to offer the desired behavior before you click. At first you click immediately, then you add in variables- length of time lying quietly before the click, place the dog is lying quietly, ect.
Over time, you can work on as many behaviors as you want, and add in a cue- the command. You add the command after the dog is offering the behavior often.
Another method that my herding trainer taught me for a super barky sheltie while herding (I can't stand this- I want pretty much silent herding) is such a simple method I never would have thought would work, had I not watched it in action, and then used it.
Ok- the dog is doing an annoying behavior- in my case- running around the pasture annoyingly barking while herding. In your case- yapping crazily at birds or going in circles.
While the dog is in the action of this behavior- walk straight toward the dog. Do not act intimidating in your demeanor in any way. Do not speak. Do not frown/scowl, anything. Walk up normally. Walk toward the dog until it stops this behavior and looks at you. As soon as the dog 'gives' immediately walk backwards, smiling. You can have the choice of not speaking- using only body language (dogs read body language very well- it is their method of communication), or you can give a one syllable praise- 'Good!' quietly.
This takes some work. There is no negativity involved, (unless you call acting the alpha part a negative -which I do not, when it doesn't involve any kind of punishment for the dog) you never speak or act as if the dog is in trouble while you are coming foward. Keep repeating. As soon as the dog starts barking again- repeat. You may have to step toward the dog even while you are very close to them, before it tears attention away from the object (birds in your case). Make sure you never step on the toes or push the dog. Just step forward- this is sort of showing your displeasure as the alpha b*tch :D and in dogspeak saying- I am alpha and I am displeased :coolgleamA:.
Keep repeating this action, it takes a bit of time, but it has worked every time for us- even out in a huge pasture where I would have to trudge down the dog all over the field because she knew what was happening. Very soon I had a blissfully silent! dog working beautifully.
We had to repeat this excercise as we moved from each area- from inside the barn, to a small pen, to a pasture. Each time we had to show her that the same rule applied. You would likely have to do the same for each area or room. It is such a simple activity and it works if worked on.
I would second the suggestion of using a crate when you need a break or have company for now. You can do these behaviors with barking at visitors in the same fashion.
Some breeds are naturally inclined to bark at birds, ours included.
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ROFL Nance :D
:D on the 'Not Tonight' / 'Tonight' pillow. Get that message across early!
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Wonder if the site police will show up- like that guy from the stamp place. :lol:
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well, we had a rabbit named Molly. And we had a male friend over for dinner when I realized that Molly had a tumor growing out of her stomach area. Then I realized it was two tumors. Our friend looked at me like I was crazy. I nearly peed my pants.
We tried to rename Molly so many times but the name was already ingrained into our brains. So Molly had testicles. :lol: And he ate hay but not catnip.:lol::lol::lol:
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There are many things you can add in with little to no cost. We collected beach and river stones to use as our math tangibles. (you can also use glass gems from the craft store- we have these too)
Some of our next projects- creating a sandbox area using tree trunk sections and rocks as the seating and to contain the sand.
We are going to make our own wooden building blocks by cutting boards in various shapes, sanding them, and then staining.
Helping the children create an outdoor fort or playhouse with found wood or a limb framework with fabric walls and ceiling. (fabric taken inside depending on where you live).
Ours boys have been learning to use bows, helping chop and gather wood for the winter, keeping bird feeders and watching what birds visit, learning to watch the weather- wind direction, types of clouds, temperature, learning to use a compass.
Our also have been helping cook- they absolutely love this.
Learning to play an instrument, right now we are working on the guitar. We will add in the recorder soon.
Book a Week in 2011 - week one
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My first book this year is Mockingjay, the 3rd of the Hunger Games series. It came in today on ILL after a long wait.