Hi Carol!

I'm here, but behind as usual :(

>>
>> > HI all!  I hope I added right!
>>
>> Working fine :)

> Possibly second reply .

hehe :)

>> >> > I have my 'murder board' tomorrow for JCFNO Watch
Officer.  That won't

>> >> Hope it went well today.. Good luck with the rest over
the weekend as wel
>> >> since here's hoping you did well 
>>
>> > Got put off to Monday.
>>
>> Yep, saw that..

> Got put off til Friday and now, dunno when.

> Got pulled to go back on shift then called in and told back to days.

Boy.. that doesn't sound like a lot of fun :(  Changes in your sleep schedule too?

>> Did the doc suggest increasing the food? 1 cup twice a day isn't a lot I'd
>> think.. I don't remember when I started giving my two horses er..dogs 2 cups
>> twice a day   Maybe the vet is just waiting to see if
he's going to gr
>> more first though :)

> Yes, but not by much.  My mind still boggles at that newsgroup person who
> told me 1/4 cup x 2 feedings.

I know what you mean.. it IS incredible.. I mean for a toy poodle maybe
 And even then.. I mean my Cat eats more than that!

>> > Try it with cats in the house and the dog licking the cat.  Man, she's
>> > looking at him crosseyed just now.  He just licked her tail
and half her h
>> > in one swipe.  (Daisy decided to relocate to the top of the
sofa again and
>> > trying to dry herself off).
>>
>> No wonder she moved to top of the sofa!  Dog cooties on her fur haha  Now
>> she'll have to bathe all over again 

> See Cats_Meow for some more fun .

Yes, saw your messages.. today I'm trying to catch up on all this mail :) :)

So far, so good but will try to get there next :)


>> I was looking on the web at beagles.. and there are actually some picture of
>> beagle/bulldog mix dogs.. they are so good looking... very handsome dogs!

> Site please?


http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/b/beabull.htm

It was neat since the site also had a link to a pic of a beagle and a
bulldog so you could see the result of the two on the first page :)

>> > Oh yeah.  They are really happy he's 41.5 lbs and wonder how
sick he must
>> > have been when a mere 35.  You can still see his ribs when
standing but no
>> > by as much as 3 weeks ago.
>>
>> Wow.. I bet..

> I shudder to think of it.  Probably had backbone all standing out and stuff.

I'm sure it was at least that bad.. when we found Tina, my other kitty that
we took in year before last (neighbor's moved and left her behind :(), she
only weighed 4 lbs.. she was anemic and had such a bad infection.. vet said
if we hadn't brought her in, she'd have been dead in a week.. so I bet he
was pretty bad off when they found him too.. :(  But it's good that he was
taken in and rescued :)

>> > Slated to EKG and check x-rays on 11APR.
> Now shifted to 12 April, same time as Daisy's appointment.
> (canx trainer)

>> Yep also makes sense.. there will plenty of time for that.. for now, you can
>> just give him simple commands like sit, and reward him with dog biscuit when
>> does it on his own .. that's even if you care to.. it
won't hurt to ju
>> wait til he's up to it all...

> He's got some decent skills already.  We havent done much active training
> other than 'sit, stay, beg' and slowly working on leash training.  I need to
> get him a body harness.  Pretty sure now he's going to train easier that way
> for us at least.  See, his neck is so muscular, getting a collar on that he
> cant (if he really wants to) pull over his head probably would be too tight
> for safety or comfort.

You have to make the collar tight enough to not pull off .. you normally
leave space for two fingers under the collar next to the dogs neck. You
have to check the collar as the dog grows too.. as the dog gets bigger he
may need to have the collar made bigger or need a new one :)


> Yes, he's gaining right before our eyes.  We had to loosen the collar a day
> or so ago.  It's a body shape issue on a very muscular dog.  We dont know how
> much yet as at his age, he may never have yet properly 'bulked out fully'.

Probably about this time next year you can figure he'll be "full grown" (g)

>> > Hope so!  Meantime, they commune through the fence at one another.
>>
>> Like neighbors haha

> That they do!  Technic acting like he's got springs on his legs (cool dog
> BTW, collie and lord knows what else).

Collies are great dogs too.. I can see why that's a nice dog for a friend
next door :)

>> haha... you won't forget it, if you get here this summer 

> 31JUL-3 AUG right?

Yep :)

>  Dale told me.  Jim White and a few in Memories live near
> and possibly might drop by?  About 2 hours away from you.  I told'em to check
> in Cooking .

Sounds good!  I told Jack Yates that he and Lin darn BETTER come by :)  No
promises from them for sure to come, but they are gonna try.. and I hope
they can :)  It would be neat if we had a super get-together here.. I sure
don't mind if everyone shows up Lol :) I figure, if they're not in cooking
echo "right now", they may stop in there to check it out (grin)


>> >Ok, Cash is maybe 1/2 that weight (close enough) but if there
is an ounce o
>> > at on him now, it's hidden between his ears...
>>
>> That's how Toby is now.. but he's an adult dog now, so he's pretty solidly
>> packed now.. I haven't had him weighed recently but he's due for shots soon.
>> so will let you know when we get him over to the vets..

> Ok.  I am making a rough guess here just from eyeball and having to losen his
> collar, Cash has gained a bit more than 1/2 lb since last weigh in?

Makes sense.. They put on weight pretty fast when they're happy 

>> > Today there was this itty bitty pup.  I mean it was so cute! 
I was astoun
>> > to be told he was 6 weeks and would hit 150lbs!  He was just
a double hand
>> > if that!
>>
>> Wow.. that is incredible..

> Yeah, wowed me out!   He was so cute!  But as cute as such sorts are, not for
> me.  I need a dog more my size .  I'd say I top end at 70lb
dog sorts and
> would happily have a 20-30 lb sort.

I saw the cutest Dog in an ad on craigslist the other day.. He was just a
year old, a newfoundland.. now that's gonna be a big dog when he grows up
:)  I felt so bad for him but Ron reminded me that if the ad mentioned
"too big for little children" the owner might have noticed the
dog tending to nip kids (bite) (the breed can have a tendency for that)..
so I said, forget that one :(.. don't need that with little grandchildren
running around :(

>> > Naw, let my Cat Daisy wander in.  After all, she's already
using Cash as a
>> > step ladder.  Yup.  Cats and Dogs, living in sin together.
>>
>> Lol :)

> Hehehe, and not very predjudiced either!

Once in a while you see all four of these fuzzbuckets sleeping together and
you just want to die laughing.. like, omg, they are all actually touching!
haha

Doesn't happen often, but once in a while :)

>> >> > She's watching over him from above and purring.  She
used him as a step
>> >> > stool to get up there with a gentle purr brief
'nuzzle' (got a lazy lic
>> >> > and now is watching.
>> >>
>> >> Lol.. I can just see it :)  too cool ;)

> Mostly she hides in day but that one evening she came out to play.  Slowly
> she's out and about more and more in day.

She's probably completely tearing the place up at night while you sleep too
:) Tina, that kitty that I saved, prowls our home at night attacking the
dust-bunnies.. we hear her soundly thumping them! 

>> > He's better now.  She';s miffed.  He licked her whole face at
once with on
>> > sloppy lick.  She's been trying to fix her fur for 15 mins.
>>
>> I can imagine the scene now .. haha

> It's happened a few times since.

No doubt :)  Cat's have to clean themselves pretty much anytime anyone pets
them :) :)

Take care,
Janis

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