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Nightcrawler
Member
02-12-2002
| Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 7:37 pm
I need some help with are dogs what can we get to keep are dogs from diging in the flower gardens???? I tryed the stuff you can buy at the pet/garden places that say this will keep your pet away. are dogs whatched as I put it down went over smelled it and layed on top of it in the flower garden we don't tie/pin are dogs up we live in the country they kinda look after the place when we are not there.(they keep the rabits,coons,deer,out of the garden) I tryed the BAD DOG smack on the nose. I tryed shooting them with the water gun when I found them in the flower garden I put some of the kids toys were there was durt and they layed on top of the flowers that were up (this made Bookie kinda mad) what can I put down or buy to keep them out of are flower garden? I'm going to put this in the garden place too. NC
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Theowl
Member
09-28-2000
| Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 8:08 pm
NC, we have 6 dogs, 5 that run free because we live in the country, too. My hubby's a landscaper and does a beautiful job in our gardens. One thing we have to do is put up a short woven wire fence around some of them. When the flowers bloom, no one looks at the little fence anyway. In one spot that the flowers bloom big, he put up a short white picket fence. It really looks attractive. Also, I don't know how many dogs you have that run free, but you could get one of those underground electric wire fence thingys. The dog wears a special collar and they might be expensive if you have alot of dogs. I think that would work, though. Just be happy you don't have chickens!! We had to get rid of ours when he started landscaping. I had them all named and they were egg-laying pets. Geez, I miss those little critters!! Good Luck!!
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Nightcrawler
Member
02-12-2002
| Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 2:00 pm
we only have 3 dogs the fence idea sounds good I just think that they would jump over a short fence but I might give it a try the funny thing is they don't dig in are big vegy garden or the 40 ackers of corn fild around the house. just the flower garden up by the house? thanks for the idea NC
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, May 10, 2004 - 10:23 am
I forgot to say how cute your dog is, Yankee! I think terriers are adorable. I adopted a dog last Thursday and will bring him home Wednesday (he had to be scheduled to be fixed). I was thinking of maybe getting a terrier, a standard poodle (no shedding!), or a Golden Retriever. Naturally, he's none of those. I think he's a collie mutt but can't figure out what else he has in him. Here's his photo from the Humane Society web site:

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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, May 10, 2004 - 10:42 am
WOW Calamity -- what a cutie!!! How old is he? He's beautiful! He sort of looks like a Golden/Collie mix in that photo. How pretty... Good for you!!! Congratulations...
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Monday, May 10, 2004 - 3:25 pm
Oh Calamity - WHAT a beautiful boy, way to go - he looks to be a heartbreaker and such soulful eyes! congratulations
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, May 10, 2004 - 10:19 pm
Oh, what a beautiful boy, Calamity! Uhhhhhhh, does he date?

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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, May 10, 2004 - 10:35 pm
juju! you gonna two time big dog with that handsome new friend of calamity's??? hmmpf... and here i thought you were a good doggie!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 9:25 am
Thanks everyone! Yankee, he's 3-4 years old. Juju, since he just had his operation, I'm guessing he's not feeling too frisky at the moment... but I'll let you know! Now I have to think of a name for him.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 9:51 am
I don't have a dog but I just had to drop in after seeing the picture of Calamity's new guy and tell you how adorable he is!
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 9:59 am
Congrats, Calamity! He's beautiful! Looks very cuddly and sweet. You have to tell us all about him (as you get to know him) and post more pics!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 11:36 am
Calamity, keep in mind that Juju is an excellent name for a dog of either gender.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 11:38 am
<not saying one word>
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Tmagicsaq
Member
03-26-2004
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 12:58 pm
I didn't know where to post it so i am posting it in both the cat and dog area. This was passed to me from my sister so I thougt would pass it on "I received this same notice from 3 different sources today; Unsure of its accuracy but better safe than sorry. This was passed along to me; please pass it along to your animal loving friends. I'm not sure if this is an urban legend, but I received it From a dog trainer my parents know in Ontario. Better to be safe than Sorry I think... I recently had a neighbor who had to have their 5-year old German Shepherd dog put down due to liver failure. The dog was completely healthy until a few weeks ago, so they had a necropsy done to see what the cause was. The liver levels were unbelievable, as if the dog had ingested poison of some kind. The dog is kept inside, and when he’s outside, someone's with Him, so the idea of him getting into something unknown was hard to believe. My neighbor started going through all the items in the house. When he got to the Swiffer Wetjet, he noticed, in very tiny print, a warning which stated "may be harmful to small children and animals." He called the company to ask what the contents of the cleaning agent are and was astounded to find out that anitfreeze is one of the ingredients. (Actually he was told it's a compound which is one molecule away from anitfreeze). Therefore, just by the dog walking on the floor cleaned with the solution, then licking it's own paws, and the dog eating from its dishes which were kept on the kitchen floor cleaned with this product, it ingested enough of the solution to destroy its liver. Soon after his dog's death, his housekeepers’ two cats also died of liver failure. They both used the Swiffer Wetjet for quick cleanups on their floors. Necropsies weren't done on the cats, so they couldn't file a lawsuit, but he asked that we spread the word to as many people as possible so they don't lose their animals."
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 1:04 pm
Actually, that's a false story (thank goodness!). Read about it here: Snopes.com
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Tmagicsaq
Member
03-26-2004
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 1:06 pm
That makes me so happy to know that I didn't know if it was or was not and I figured someone here would know thanks!
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 1:11 pm

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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 4:46 pm
Hi everyone...very sad news...the little boy didn't make it. His digestive tract wasn't complete and all his food passed straight through. A VERY LONG story, I won't go into, but our puppy will not come from this litter, after all. We'll be in line for one from Ollie's Mother and Father mating in August. The Swifter story has run rabid on the Yahoo message boards for the last month. Argh! It's really annoying when these rumors get started!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 6:44 pm
Tmagicsaq and everybody else reading here, it you don't already have it bookmarked, you should do it now. Go to this website and then put a bookmark on it (add to your Favorites). http://www.snopes.com/info/search/search.asp I use it several times a week when I get an e-mail in from a friend or relative who has forwarded me an internet hoax. I don't always know they are hoaxes, but whenever I get something in that I hope is not true, like the Swiffer WetJet hoax, I go to Snopes and look it up. If it is a hoax, I usually go back to the e-mail and hit the Reply to ALL button. I figure if my relatives are going to send me hoaxes, the least I can do is let everybody on their mailing list know it is a hoax. 
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Ducky
Member
08-27-2000
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 6:56 pm
Kstme sorry to hear about the puppy. I had a chance to get a picture of Lucky sitting by the rose bush before he leaped up to go play with the cats. They like to chase each other around the yard.
Lucky is a Jrt and is very spoiled. When I get up to make my morning tea in the morning he hears the spoon stirring in the cup and has to come and get his treat from me out of the cupboard before I leave the kitchen. He will sit there and speak to remind me so I don't forget. If you are in the kitchen and are standing by his treat cupboard and he sees you he will let you know he would like a treat. He then takes his treat and races into the living room and lays on the throw rug. He puts the treat in between his two front paws and enjoys his treat.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Friday, May 14, 2004 - 2:47 pm

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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 9:34 pm
That's cool Cinnamongirl!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 12:43 am
LOL, Cinnamongirl! I liked that, too! Here are a couple of pics of my Hercules (alias Herc, Herckle, Herckleperckle, Herbie, Herbicide, Snake, Snakel, Beaky, SneakyBeaky, Squeaky, Squeakybeaky, Boo Boo, Pup Pup, Bakel, Buckle, Bunkle, Huckle Buckle, Bear, Lamb, etc.) trespassing at a nearby warehouse--his favorite spot to track groundhogs. (We walk all the way around the HUGE building, close to the wooded areas that bound it. I wave hello to the truckers who know us by sight now. Herc and I get quite a workout!)

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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 8:25 am
I love the pics, Herckle! TERRIFIC! Cinnamon, every town should have a sign like that! Some news from my friend. I posted her loss on the Loss Thread, but since this is about how well the remaining puppies are doing, I thought I should post here. The Labrador accepted her puppies! So far, all looks good.
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 7:54 pm
Update...the pups are putting on some weight. Darby, the Lab, is gorgeous and the pic I was sent is so sweet. She's so big and those Sussex babies are sooooooo small. Tomorrow, all the pups and Darby will go to work with my friend. She's not leaving them for a minute!
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