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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 9:45 am
HOW CUTE!!!! OH Lumbele, You are making miss my puppies even more now! LOL that is okay though. If they were here while I was trying to clean the apartment, I'd be going crazy. I think they are doing well with Grandma. I'm gonna call mom when I get on the road to run some errands. So cute.. lol!
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 9:50 am
Awww Lumbele! What a cutie! I love all the pictures! My buddy is being quite the snuggle bug today. He does not want to leave my side. I am sitting on the couch right now with the laptop and he has his head on my left arm while he sleeps. Everytime I try to move it he gives a little sigh and puts it back. I think he might not be feeling well....hope he isn't sick Saxy~Those puppies will certainly keep you busy and happy while your honey is away. Im sorry to hear he might have to go back to Iraq. Can't wait to hear all about your big day though! You've got a couple of threads to poke your head in around here probably!
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Redstar
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 10:27 am
Julie, cat urine does have different intensities for different cats. Sex and whether the cat is "fixed" can make a difference, too. Generally, intact males are the worst. Make sure all litter boxes in your home are very clean (wash with hot water and soap) and have brand new litter. There should be as many litter boxes as there are cats spread throughout the home. Then clean the corner where the spot is thoroughly with neutralizer. Finally, move the cat food to that corner. Cats loath to urinate close to their food source. If that stops the peeing, it is probably a location fixiation. If the cat chooses somewhere else to pee, something else is going on (territorial behavior, anxieties). Any major changes in the home? New additions of animals or people? A major change of the pattern of daily living (i.e. change in working hours)? Even new furniture? A cat with a bladder infection will usually have several spots outside the litter box where it's peeing. The bladder infection makes them feel like they have to pee RIGHT THEN and like they can't make it to the litter box, so usually you'll end up with a spot in each room or mutiple spots in various rooms. If you have any males who are not yet neutered, take care of that as soon as possible. Unneutered males are the WORST offenders, and neutering takes care of the behavior almost instantly in 85% of the cases, and within a few weeks for another 10%. (5% are incorrigible.)
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 10:43 am
Charlie is very cute. My pooch has been very stubborn as of late with taking things that aren't his, ie magazines and shredding, I caught him with the toothpaste the other day! My dh wants to close all the doors, but I figure he has to learn to leave things alone. So I have been using a spray bottle, even when I catch him digging up the lawn I'll say no and give him a spray. Now I rejected using this before because I thought he would enjoy it since he likes the sprinkler so much, but he hates it and actual cringes if I reach for it when he is mid bad thing (needless to say the squirt is then not needed but I feel like an ogre) that being said he has only been sprayed half a dozen times, anyone think poor Oscar will end up permanently scarred and petrified of spray bottles? I have found it to be a good deterrent.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 10:51 am
Speaking of dogs taking things that aren't there.. ONe day this past week, I found Mocha under my bed with an old Cosmo Mag. I decided that yes, my puppy definitely is a girl! lol I talked to my mom and the pups are doing well. They are enjoying all the room at my parents house. And the back yard. I'm glad they don't have to be cooped up in my apartment anymore. I've got to get started on finishing cleaning here soon. Ciao all.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 10:52 am
I think CharlieB needs to talk to Angel who I bathed yesterday. He was not happy. Angel has those same spots on his skin.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 11:02 am
Saxy, I think shipping the pups out to Grandma's house will get you reunited with them all the faster, since you won't have to clean and reclean with them tumbling in between your busy feet. Sorry to hear your fiance is looking at another tour in Iraq. Good thing the pups will be around to keep you company - and very busy. I am an army wife, too - retired -, but I can remember needing that companionship, esp. pre-child when the guys were gone. Silly, hope Buddy is just in need of some TLC and not getting sick. Julie, your boys are quite a tandem. Do they get into a lot of mischief together?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 12:03 pm
Saxy, is the chip info on file your mom's phone or your apartment's? If it's not your mom's, get on the horn right away and get it changed over. Lot's of people forget to keep the info undated.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 12:03 pm
LOL, Make that UP-dated!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 12:29 pm
Jasper, he may not have a high opinion of spray bottles in the future, but I think it is a very humane way of curing him of those no-nos. Mocha must have got that from her namesake, Saxy or maybe Pamy whispered a few tips in her ear. Mocha, I'll let Charlie know Angel needs someone to convince him of the pleasures of bath time. So those spots are a typical Bichon thing, eh?
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 12:44 pm
Yeah I think so. None of my other dogs had them.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 1:14 pm
OG: We went ahead and just put my mom and dad's address on the chip since we knew they'd be going there less than a week later. Plus, they also have my cell phone #, which won't change. We're on the ball with that. You know, my dad thought we were nuts for chipping "free, non pure-bred" dogs. Sometimes I don't get my dad! LOL OH well, he'll live with it, it's not like I microchipped him. Ok.. back to cleaning. might be time to tackle the bathroom.. LOL
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 1:33 pm
Lumbele, they just keep each other company. They really have not gotten into mischief together. (Alone, yes--just not together. At least not yet!)

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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 1:33 pm

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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 1:35 pm

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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 1:35 pm
LOL, I was actually referring to the 2 further upthread (one two, one four-legged), but I guess the same is probably true for those 2 as well.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 1:40 pm
Oh, yeah!!! Ryan gets into all sorts of mischief with and without an accomplice!
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 2:06 pm
What a bunch of terrific pics since I was last in the thread! Such cute and wonderful dogs! We're going through a mess of bureaucracy regarding chipping, right now. We 'do' chip all our dogs! Today we found out Norman had to be chipped (UKC) before they will fly him out of England. THE UK CHIP WON'T WORK IN THE USA!! How stupid is this??? We will chip him AGAIN when he gets here with the Avid chip recognized by the AKC! Van and I are still laughing about how incredibly stupid this whole thing is!! Norman will never be without a handler, unless he's in the flying compartment, from the time he's picked up by the Pet Exporter at Van's until we pick him up here. 
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 2:11 pm
OH man, Kstme. That poor pooch has to go through 2 chippings? That needle really is huge, so I can't imagine it feels good.. Julie: such cute cute photos! Those dogs are adorable. I just wanna give them a big hug and kiss!
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 4:12 pm
I am sitting here going ohhh and ahh over all these cute pictures! And Jasper you made me laugh over the spray bottle. I put a picture of Sophie in here that shows her attacking the sprinkler and having a ball...but let me reach for the spray bottle and she immediately turns into a perfect angel. Go figure!! This week Lucee has her favorite toy...our 11 year old grandson is staying with us and Lucee is on his heels constantly. I am trying to get a picture of the two of them but seems the minute we get the camera out one or the other of them turn camera shy. Keep up all the great pictures and stories...I love it!
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 6:12 pm
Heres how Buddy spent most of the day today. Either he is sick...or it is just too hot for him to want to do anything else!

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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 6:12 pm
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, July 25, 2005 - 6:54 pm
What a lil snuggle bug! So sweet. Looks a lot like my cute but lazy Charlie Brown!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 7:57 am
LOL, Silly, Buddy sure looks comfy. Hope it's just the summer heat and nothing more serious. After all, don't they call this time of year "dog days"?
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 8:30 am
Lum, those bath pictures are soooo cute! He is too good to be believed, loving his baths. And have i said how I love his eyes!!! They're gorgeous! Julieboo, those two moochers are so sweet. Nice that they will sleep near each other--is that a night-time thing, too? Silly, aww, Buddy is darling, hon. I guess what I'd look for (in thinking if the dog needed vet attention or not): 1. Is he eating and drinking normally? 2. Eliminating normally? 3. Moving normally? 4. Responding normally to your voice and touch? (Feel him all over to see if you can locate any tender spots.) 5. Do his teeth and gums appear normal? (Do you think he could use a dental exam/visit)? If you can answer 'Yes' to all questions, it is probably the heat, as you suggested. If no, I'd at least call the doc. (Maybe he could use a B-12 shot).
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