Dogs - August 2006

I've heard that you can tell if a dog is sick by checking their nose. If its wet it means theres something wrong, but if its dry then their okay. Is this true?

2006-08-14 10:35:45 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

My brother was chasing him areound and step on his paw. We think that it's broken because Tocky(My dog) is not putting any weight on it. Should I take it to the vet, or is there an alternative way to treat it at home? I put some ice on it. ;) Please answer ASAP, there's a cute puppy's paw on the line. Thank You.

2006-08-14 10:31:23 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-14 10:25:08 · 7 answers · asked by JOANNE B 1

i'm thinking about entering one in janesville WI but i'm not sure if its good show or not.

2006-08-14 10:17:12 · 13 answers · asked by jodij2493 1

my dog coughs alot and he can't stop i think ther is something really wrong with him i think he might die i had him for a long time HELP PLZ

2006-08-14 10:14:15 · 11 answers · asked by Rawrimadinosaur 1

2006-08-14 10:13:15 · 16 answers · asked by linasweetheart4 u 1

2006-08-14 10:10:19 · 22 answers · asked by Marcus C 1

My niece left a 3 oz box of choclate chip cookie dough bites out and my 4 month old puppy got hold to it. I can't afford taking him into the emergency room. Can anyone help me with this what can i give him or do so he won't get sick or worms?????????????

2006-08-14 10:09:41 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-14 10:03:18 · 17 answers · asked by S R 1

2006-08-14 10:02:12 · 14 answers · asked by Brittany 3

2006-08-14 09:54:49 · 12 answers · asked by INDY 2

2006-08-14 09:51:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

looking for a good dog name for a hunting dog (i can remember what kind, an english something). Does anyone have any good ones that they know of?

2006-08-14 09:46:06 · 28 answers · asked by rabika97 3

it's my 1st dog and ive never had to be in this kind of problem plz help?!

2006-08-14 09:44:17 · 7 answers · asked by g-g-getwithit 1

We have a new 9 wk old kitten that is already bigger than my 3 pound yorkie. My dog refuses to play with the kitten unless the kitten is uncomfortable and in a new situation, like in the yard for the first time, or a room he doesn't know etc. When the cat is comfortable and in the house and attempts to play with the dog the dog will either yelp, or growl like a maniac or walk away from the cat. The kitten is being very gentle with the dog and trying so hard to become his friend. Is my dog just a big fat snob and destined to be a loner?

2006-08-14 09:31:44 · 32 answers · asked by coconut 3

2006-08-14 09:22:43 · 4 answers · asked by micheal r 1

2006-08-14 09:20:53 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous

Dog is happy and good natured. Bowel problem has been off and on over last two months. Seems to get better, than it starts over. Vet gave her medication, which worked. Two weeks later back to the same. Changed food to sensitive stomach. Dog ate less. Now she is not interested in eating much. Loving, frisky, but extremely skinny female. Weight is about 45 should weight 60.

2006-08-14 09:20:15 · 9 answers · asked by vlm823 1

This was posted in the "Best of Craiglist" It was not written by me.

"I am posting this (and it is long) because I think our society needs a huge 'Wake-up' call. As a shelter manager, I am going to share a little insight with you all...a view from the inside if you will. First off, this is a forum to for adoption and/or rehoming as clearly stated in the rules. All of you breeders/sellers on craigslist should not only be flagged (and I hope the good people on craigslist will continue to do so with blind fury), but you should be made to work in the 'back' of an animal shelter for just one day. Maybe if you saw the life drain from a few sad, lost, confused eyes, you would change your mind about breeding and selling to people you don't even know, that puppy you just sold will most likely end up in my shelter when it's not a cute little puppy anymore.

So how would you feel if you knew that there's about a 90% chance that dog will never walk out of the shelter it is going to be dumped at? Purebred or not! About 50% of all of the dogs that are 'owner surrenders' or 'strays', that come into my shelter are purebred dogs. The most common excuses I hear are; 'We are moving and we can't take our dog (or cat).' Really? Where are you moving to that doesn't allow pets? Or they say 'The dog got bigger than we thought it would'. How big did you think a German Shepherd would get? 'We don't have time for her'. Really? I work a 10-12 hour day and still have time for my 6 dogs! 'She's tearing up our yard'. How about making her a part of your family? They always tell me, 'We just don't want to have to stress about finding a place for her, we know she'll get adopted, she's a good dog'. Odds are your pet won't get adopted & how stressful do you think being in a shelter is? Well, let me tell you, your pet has 72 hours to find a new family from the moment you drop it off, sometimes a little longer if the shelter isn't full and your dog manages to stay completely healthy; if it sniffles, it dies. Your pet will be confined to a small run/kennel in a room with about 25 other barking or crying animals. It will have to relieve itself where it eats and sleeps. It will be depressed and it will cry constantly for the family that abandoned it. If your pet is lucky, I will have enough volunteers in that day to take him/her for a walk. If I don't, your pet won't get any attention besides having a bowl of food slid under the kennel door and the waste sprayed out of its pen with a high-powered hose. If your dog is big, black or any of the 'Bully' breeds (pit bull, rottie, mastiff, etc) it was pretty much dead when you walked it through the front door. Those dogs just don't get adopted. If your dog doesn't get adopted within its 72 hours and the shelter is full, it will be destroyed. If the shelter isn't full and your dog is good enough, and of a desirable enough breed, it may get a stay of execution, not for long though. Most get very kennel protective after about a week and are destroyed for showing aggression, even the sweetest dogs will turn in this environment. If your pet makes it over all of those hurdles, chances are it will get kennel cough or an upper respiratory infection and will be destroyed because shelters just don't have the funds to pay for even a $100 treatment.

Here's a little euthanasia 101 for those of you that have never witnessed a perfectly healthy, scared animal being 'put-down'. First, your pet will be taken from its kennel on a leash, they always look like they think they are going for a walk, happy, wagging their tails. Until they get to 'The Room', every one of them freaks out and puts on the breaks when we get to the door; it must smell like death or they can feel the sad souls that are left in there, it's strange, but it happens with every one of them. Your dog or cat will be restrained, held down by 1 or 2 vet techs depending on the size and how freaked out they are. Then a euthanasia tech or a vet will start the process, they will find a vein in the front leg and inject a lethal dose of the 'pink stuff'. Hopefully your pet doesn't panic from being restrained and jerk. I've seen the needles tear out of a leg and been covered with the resulting blood and deafened by the yelps and screams. They all don't just 'go to sleep', sometimes spasm for a while, gasp for air and defecate on themselves. When it all ends, your pets corpse will be stacked like firewood in a large freezer in the back with all of the other animals that were killed, waiting to be picked up like garbage. What happens next? Cremated? Taken to the dump? Rendered into pet food? You'll never know and it probably won't even cross your mind, it was just an animal and you can always buy another one right?



I hope that those of you that have read this are bawling your eyes out and can't get the pictures out of your head. I do everyday on the way home from work. I hate my job, I hate that it exists & I hate that it will always be there unless you people make some changes and realize that the lives you are affecting go much farther than the pets you dump at a shelter. Between 9 and 11 MILLION animals die every year in shelters and only you can stop it. I do my best to save every life I can but rescues are always full, and there are more animals coming in everyday than there are homes.


My point to all of this: DON'T BREED OR BUY WHILE SHELTER PETS DIE!


Hate me or flag me if you want to, the truth hurts and reality is what it is. I just hope I maybe changed one persons mind about breeding their dog, taking their loving pet to a shelter, or buying a dog. I hope that someone will walk into my shelter and say 'I saw this thing on craigslist and it made me want adopt,' that would make it all worth it."

2006-08-14 09:16:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-14 09:15:20 · 15 answers · asked by yhtuom 1

would the puppies be cute... or a little messed up?

2006-08-14 09:07:43 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-14 09:02:06 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-14 09:01:40 · 27 answers · asked by maddi 1

Details please! Lets all have a laugh!

2006-08-14 08:56:48 · 26 answers · asked by jenNdan18286 4

My chihuahua puppy was playing with my friend's dog which is about 20 lbs. Now she won't step on her hind leg. Is this something to be really concerned about? I'm worried.

2006-08-14 08:49:07 · 15 answers · asked by tori32301 2

is it the age? she's like 3 now but she's been like this since she was 2 .. before that she LOVED other dogs and she'd play with them now she acts like they're not there...why?

2006-08-14 08:44:58 · 8 answers · asked by carla h 2

a little about him to guide your selection:
he drools. he likes to roll around in his own poo. he's a leg humper. he's diabetic, has epilepsy, and a weak bladder. he looks like a cross between those ugly wild african dogs and a weasel with snaggle teeth. oh, and he's very friendly. thanks for your input

2006-08-14 08:39:53 · 21 answers · asked by bakbiter 3

2006-08-14 08:34:19 · 19 answers · asked by carla h 2

I previously owned a Jack Russell and was not aware of what I was really signed up for, I placed the dog with a new family as I did not have the yard space and accomedations for him. Now I own a home with a large yard and puppy trail, and would like to try again. Is this selfish of me? I am not attempting another Jack Russell.

2006-08-14 08:30:37 · 19 answers · asked by slicklittlemomma 2

2006-08-14 08:24:18 · 28 answers · asked by ? 1