0n (15 Oct 07) PETER COGGON wrote to BOB ACKLEY...

 PC> Hi Bob...

 PC>   Got both the dog and cat on the vinegar.

 PC>   Combed the dog..he still itches...but the cat...can not even
 PC> come close to catching...so the vinegar will have to be the
 PC> way until I come up with a bomb to get them both.

 PC> Right now...got an appointment to have the mutt bathed...lucky
 PC> pup... he gets a real nice blond for his bath....


 Hi Peter. I haven't been in here in awhile... Re the itching. Have
you ruled out allergies? Dry skin?

I read something that might be very interesting to pet owners here..
that sometimes the simplest of cures is what it's all about. :)

Did you know some dogs get blisterson their nose? Yikes! That was a
new one to me! The person writing to the Vet (Dr. Fox) in the paper
said they had tried everything... well guess what! ALoe vera!

The hard part is getting it on and not having the dog lick it off.
hmm. heh...

If you get this column (Dr. Michael Fox) in your local paper, it's as
close to holistic wrt remedies as you can get.

Also if you need any help with training your dog, do as Cesar Millan
said and train yourself to be assertive calm and to not do things that
actually bring ON the behavior you wish to change.


On a message board elsewhere somebody said they spent a thousand bucks
to have their dog trained not to steal food off the table and the dog
still does it. How much you wanna bet the owner continues to feed the
dog scraps of food off the table. heh. THINK.


One last thing: A lot of people get a dog based on looks and they
don't think about energy levels (theirs/the dog's)... nor the dogs
needs for such things as simple as a mile or two walk a day....


It saddens me as a pet owner to see big dogs cooped up all day and you
wonder why they go nutty... become aggressive or fearful?? gee...
Wouldn't YOU go nuts if you were treated as though you were a stuffed
animal ? As some view pets: gifts to do with as we please?


Cinders


... Never feed a pet anything that clashes with the carpet.

--- PPoint 3.01