I have great respect for animals and animal activists and with anyone who is doing what they believe in to make the world a better place but activism takes knowledge, often gained by a great deal of research or you may win the battle and lose the war.
In the world of animal activism I find far too often that the well-intentioned supporters of animals are not informed or educated enough in the areas they care about to ensure that they…
It’s not that hard to train kittens.
I used to spend a lot of time training puppies. I haven’t done it in a long while but when we got kittens it was clear that we would have a free-for-all if they didn’t learn a little bit of manners.
I wish I had taught them a lot of other things but I waited too long and let them get bad habits. Oh well.
I looked over and saw Dixie Peach napping peacefully tonight and then I watched with awe at the way she was integrating dying into her day. It took me a while to decide how to describe that. The words were hard to find for something I have never encountered before.
I’m generally not one to…
Cast of Characters – Canine
Far left is Dixie Peach, she is the biggest, oldest and in charge. Sometimes it seems she’s being mean to one of the pups but usually she’s just putting them in their place for something not noticeable to humans. If it doesn’t last more than 10 seconds you can ignore it. To the right (Dixie’s left) is Shanti, the mama of the two puppies. Shanti is black but in the wrong light can be mistaken…
It has come to my attention that antibiotics are sold for fish with no prescription whereas the same antibiotics require a script for other pets and humans. I am not open to publicly debating whether or not this is a good idea. You can decide that for yourselves.
I sure there is a ton more information than what I’ve dug up but here are some good pages you can start with:
This is a site that sells the antibiotics. This may…
give sulmet (sulfamethazine sodium 12.5%) at the rate of 2ml per 10 lbs the first day and 1ml per 10 lbs for 5 to 7 more days after that
Alternate method with dimethox 12.5%
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Shots were done on March 16, 2014. Pups were also de-wormed with SafeGuard (Fenbendazole) 3/15, 16 & 17
Recommended CGC Training and test:
Crate Training:
Leash Walking:
Heavy Socialization:
No Jumping on People:
Remember if it won’t be cute later, don’t let it be cute now.
Dog book library:
Heartworm:I opt for the side of caution on this one
http://peterdobias.com/blogs/blog/11015045-are-drug-companies-honest-about-heartworm
http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/documents/heartworm.pdf good 57 degree info
http://www.terrierman.com/heartworm-seasonality-knight-LOK.pdf
Flea Treatment: Frontline, Advantage, Comfortis, Cap star (special) (not mixed with HW med)
Vaccinations (Vac schedule):
Rabies:
Meds from Canada for HW and Comfortis
Statistics: Tell the vet he is a lab mix.
Food:
High quality kibble – not from the grocery store!
Raw bones (never cooked)
no junk
steamed veggies
Ears…
Many years ago during my first “back to nature” stint I took up spinning and weaving. I raised a couple of sheep and angora rabbits and have not a single picture of any of it. Oh well. Fast forward some years to about 1989 when I got my first poodle. His name was Pooh and he changed my life in many ways. (more…)
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