Name this ugly dog - Page 5

busterb · 10-21-2005, 08:01 PM

Dotty most time won't eat unless cooked. Opps forgot my address for funds. justask@youwish.com

xoxoxoBruce · 10-21-2005, 09:54 PM

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Well this thread was started as "Name this ugly dog." Since then I have been told about dogs that I've never even heard of. And how to raise a big dog in an apartment.

C'mon Buster, you know any thread is liable to go anywhere.
Besides, you learned not to leave your pantyhose on the floor.

10-21-2005, 10:08 PM

If you ask me (which no one has, but I'm full of free advice and opinions that I bestow quite generously

), a blue heeler is no different than a Cardigan Corgi. Heelers are meant to be herding dogs. Herding dogs all share a ready intelligence and an amiable disposition - can't have them munching down the sheep, now can we?

I've always heard that cooked chicken bones can be lethal for a dog since they may splinter in the dog's digestive tract. This thought has been spooky enough that I always kept cooked chicken bones away from my dogs. I have given chicken bones to my cats will no adverse effect though. But I figure cats' digestive systems are used to processing all those rare and endangered song birds that kitties have such a fondness for.

I wouldn't know about bisquits, although the dogs I've owned were more than willing to partake of any human food I bestowed upon them. My Corgi would delicately accept potato chips from between my own teeth. He NEVER snapped at offered food the way most dogs do.

And before someone jumps all over me for feeding potato chips to my dogs, let me add that I did not make a habit of this, but it was such a cute trick on the Corgi's part that sometimes I couldn't resist.

(PSSSsssst! Busterb! Maybe Sheila would like potato chips!)

staceyv · 10-22-2005, 08:13 AM

"How is keeping a rottweiler in a small crate during work hours better for it than allowing it to be outside on a long leash during work hours?"

I only did that until she was trained enough that I could trust her alone in the aparment. Maybe 6 months and that's it.

When you tie out a dog, it can get teased by neighborhood kids, cats, other dogs, etc and develop aggression issues. It can hang itself. It can dig holes in the yard. It can become a barker and all your neighbors can start complaining.

A crate is the dog's den. It keeps them calm and out of trouble. It's not forever and it's safer and more humane than tieing the dog out for all of the above reasons.

I think feeding a dog raw chicken with bones is an excellent idea. Pork chops- hope they're cooked (trichinosis).
cooked chicken bones can kill him.
Table scraps and raw meaty bones are healthier than that bagged kibble-crap.
The best diet for a dog is whole chickens, red meats and raw meaty bones, pureed or cooked veggies and organ meats. (basically, anything that resembles a whole prey animal or it's components, as long as you include bone for calcium and fish or fish oil for those all-important omega 3 fatty acids...)

And now, I'm done.
You're gonna do whatever you want with this dog and I can type until my fingers turn blue but it probably won't make a difference.
Sometimes I wish I didn't care so much about dogs and animal welfare. It can be pretty frustrating.
I work in an animal shelter on Wednesdays. I see dogs that were raised in the backyard. They're almost impossible to adopt.
Okay, okay, I'm done.

busterb · 10-22-2005, 09:33 AM

I was kind of perversely wondering how long we could drag this out before Buster's eyes started glazing over. I apologize again, hee hee

busterb · 05-22-2006, 08:14 PM

I have always said that any dog who digs a hole big enough to be buried in will go in hole. Stacyv bite my butt. Anyway Shelia has made the grade. If someone at coffee shop in AM doesn't want the bitch, that's 50 bucks down the hole. Also 5 deer in my garden other night and this bitch is sleeping! Damn tunnel is around 4 feet deep.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-22-2006, 09:24 PM

You'll change your tune when she strikes oil.

Undertoad · 05-22-2006, 09:28 PM

Good lord, surely she only exposed a recent sinkhole or water main break!!

Spexxvet · 05-23-2006, 11:32 AM

Maybe she'll run across a marijuana tunnel, like we saw in the thread I wish I could find. Remember?

mrnoodle · 05-23-2006, 11:35 AM

you sure that's not an armadillo hole? wow.

Griff · 05-23-2006, 12:28 PM

That is some fine excavating.

BigV · 05-23-2006, 12:59 PM

"Sheila" is trying to return to Australia apparently.

limey · 05-23-2006, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

"Sheila" is trying to return to Australia apparently.

busterb · 05-23-2006, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV
"Sheila" is trying to return to Australia apparently.

busterb · 05-31-2006, 08:56 PM

Today she broke the 100 foot cable at post, so didn't get loose. BUT I do not have time for this crap. My lawn mower has a plug broken off in head, painter showed up drunk and haven't seen the damn carpenter that got me to buy around 300 bucks worth of material in 4 weeks. So I was going to punch the dog's ticket. "Anvil" Mike talked me into turning her loose. Think in morning I'll regret that move. BTW a rant brought to you by me

10-21-2005, 08:01 PM	#1
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Dotty most time won't eat unless cooked. Opps forgot my address for funds. justask@youwish.com __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

10-22-2005, 09:33 AM	#5
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	I was kind of perversely wondering how long we could drag this out before Buster's eyes started glazing over. I apologize again, hee hee __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

05-22-2006, 08:14 PM	#6
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	I have always said that any dog who digs a hole big enough to be buried in will go in hole. Stacyv bite my butt. Anyway Shelia has made the grade. If someone at coffee shop in AM doesn't want the bitch, that's 50 bucks down the hole. Also 5 deer in my garden other night and this bitch is sleeping! Damn tunnel is around 4 feet deep. Attached Images __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

05-22-2006, 09:24 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You'll change your tune when she strikes oil. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-23-2006, 11:32 AM	#9
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Maybe she'll run across a marijuana tunnel, like we saw in the thread I wish I could find. Remember? __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

10-21-2005, 10:08 PM	#3
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	If you ask me (which no one has, but I'm full of free advice and opinions that I bestow quite generously ), a blue heeler is no different than a Cardigan Corgi. Heelers are meant to be herding dogs. Herding dogs all share a ready intelligence and an amiable disposition - can't have them munching down the sheep, now can we? I've always heard that cooked chicken bones can be lethal for a dog since they may splinter in the dog's digestive tract. This thought has been spooky enough that I always kept cooked chicken bones away from my dogs. I have given chicken bones to my cats will no adverse effect though. But I figure cats' digestive systems are used to processing all those rare and endangered song birds that kitties have such a fondness for. I wouldn't know about bisquits, although the dogs I've owned were more than willing to partake of any human food I bestowed upon them. My Corgi would delicately accept potato chips from between my own teeth. He NEVER snapped at offered food the way most dogs do. And before someone jumps all over me for feeding potato chips to my dogs, let me add that I did not make a habit of this, but it was such a cute trick on the Corgi's part that sometimes I couldn't resist. (PSSSsssst! Busterb! Maybe Sheila would like potato chips!)

10-22-2005, 08:13 AM	#4
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	"How is keeping a rottweiler in a small crate during work hours better for it than allowing it to be outside on a long leash during work hours?" I only did that until she was trained enough that I could trust her alone in the aparment. Maybe 6 months and that's it. When you tie out a dog, it can get teased by neighborhood kids, cats, other dogs, etc and develop aggression issues. It can hang itself. It can dig holes in the yard. It can become a barker and all your neighbors can start complaining. A crate is the dog's den. It keeps them calm and out of trouble. It's not forever and it's safer and more humane than tieing the dog out for all of the above reasons. I think feeding a dog raw chicken with bones is an excellent idea. Pork chops- hope they're cooked (trichinosis). cooked chicken bones can kill him. Table scraps and raw meaty bones are healthier than that bagged kibble-crap. The best diet for a dog is whole chickens, red meats and raw meaty bones, pureed or cooked veggies and organ meats. (basically, anything that resembles a whole prey animal or it's components, as long as you include bone for calcium and fish or fish oil for those all-important omega 3 fatty acids...) And now, I'm done. You're gonna do whatever you want with this dog and I can type until my fingers turn blue but it probably won't make a difference. Sometimes I wish I didn't care so much about dogs and animal welfare. It can be pretty frustrating. I work in an animal shelter on Wednesdays. I see dogs that were raised in the backyard. They're almost impossible to adopt. Okay, okay, I'm done.

05-22-2006, 09:28 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Good lord, surely she only exposed a recent sinkhole or water main break!!

05-23-2006, 11:35 AM	#10
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	you sure that's not an armadillo hole? wow. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

05-23-2006, 12:28 PM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	That is some fine excavating. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-23-2006, 12:59 PM	#12
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	"Sheila" is trying to return to Australia apparently. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-23-2006, 09:11 PM	#14
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Quote: Originally Posted by BigV "Sheila" is trying to return to Australia apparently. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

05-31-2006, 08:56 PM	#15
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Today she broke the 100 foot cable at post, so didn't get loose. BUT I do not have time for this crap. My lawn mower has a plug broken off in head, painter showed up drunk and haven't seen the damn carpenter that got me to buy around 300 bucks worth of material in 4 weeks. So I was going to punch the dog's ticket. "Anvil" Mike talked me into turning her loose. Think in morning I'll regret that move. BTW a rant brought to you by me __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

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