HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: pstryjew@colsun.Central.Sun.COM (Pete Stryjewski)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Kong???
Date: 11 Dec 92 21:02:14 GMT
Reply-To: pstryjew@colsun.Central.Sun.COM

In article <1992Dec10.152827.26515@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>, en01@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (EUGINA M. NOVAK) writes:
|> ... Kong (just a few teeth marks around the edges).  BTW, neither dog seems
|> interested in the Kong anymore. 


To keep a dog interested in a Kong, squeeze it and insert a dog biscuit (Milk-
bone, etc).  Make sure the bone is wedged in well.  It seems more appetizing
that just plain rubber.

Pete

Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: saw8712@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Steve A. Ward)
Subject: Systemic flea collars
Summary: Experiences with systemic flea collars?
Organization: Boeing Computer Services
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 15:59:35 GMT

Any experiences out there with systemic flea collars?  In looking at
the package, it seems that they might cause skin irritaion in some dogs.
I've a malamute with a coat that would be hard to detect skin under it,
not to mention irratation of any kind.  Also for this reason, the exterior
applied solutions don't seem to have much of an effect.  Is garlic a
good alternative? Help appreciated.
-- 
Steven A. Ward
The Boeing Company
internet: saw8712@bcstec.ca.boeing.com
phone: (206) 662-0239
From: slw1@bunny.gte.com (Sue Wolfman)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: dog equipment wanted
Date: 16 Dec 92 15:17:00 GMT
Organization: GTEL


Does anyone have the following they may want to sell:
(1) dog crates...either wire or vari-kennel, size: for springer spaniels
(2) an invisible fence system (i.e., I am really looking for an extra 
transmitter and two receivers). I have just moved to a new house, and my dogs have been trained to an invisible fence at my previous home...due to a divorce 
situation, the original fence is staying at the original house!

Please e-mail me directly : slw1@bunny.gte.com, or if local(new England area), call me at (617) 466-4214.

Thanks for the help.
From: ALI00JEV@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU (Judith Van Noate)
Subject: Re: Help! Boredom sores caused by licking
Organization: UNC Charlotte
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 01:48:13 GMT

In article <2B30D64E.489@ics.uci.edu>
tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore) writes:
 
>
>In <1992Dec17.180440.14479@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> myerse@spot.Colorado.EDU (MYERS ETHELLA ANN) writes:
>
>
>
>>Help!!!  My dog is licking his leg into a bloody mess!
>>Late this summer my samoyed starting boredom licking his leg.
>
>A long term solution might be to get him into obedience, running, or
>some additional activity.  It`s not called boredom licking for no
>reason.  And you definitely want to keep him from making it into a
>habit (which may have already happened).  This is what I would try: go
>ahead with the E. collar to give the sore a chance to heal.  In the
>meantime, introduce something new for Shiloh to do: it might be going
>with you on a morning jog, or taking up obedience training, or
>flyball, or whatever you both will enjoy doing together.
>
>--Cindy
>--
 
I haven't seen the orignal post, but have had (too much) experience
with this problem.  Different solutions work with different dogs.
The best case scenario is when the dog will leave a bandage alone.
There are a couple of medications that will help heal the sore.  One
is Synotic and the other one is new and has letters and numbers in its
name, something like BH92 (but that's not it).  You can get these from
your vet.  Cost about $7 for a tiny bottle.  A few drops on the sore
once or twice a day.  A bandage over this will help.  I wrap the leg
with gauze and then cloth adhesive tape, making sure the tape does not
repeat not get on the hair or skin.  Do put it on pretty tight, but over
quite a few layers of gauze.  i get the supplies at a home health
supply store or order them from Omaha Vaccine.  Too expensive at
a regular drug store.  The elizabethan collar is the next thing to try
sometimes in conjunction with the bandage.  Most, but not all dogs
tolerate the collar, but may take several hours to get adjusted.
I currently have three dogs with these sores.  Rita is bandaged.
Poor Anna, age 10 has had a collar on since May and looks like she
will wear it for the rest of her life, or just have to live with a
nasty sore.  Sandro is allowed to have his sore since it is small and
doesn't seem to be getting worse. He will get a collar if it gets
infected.  Good luck--these sores are really hard to stop.  Watch out
for infection.  Some vets recommend drug therapy, but I would really
not like to give any of these drugs to a dog.  I was on this type of
drug (antidepressant) for a while and the side effects were awful.
So would definitely hate to give them to a dog.
Judith
 
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: cldavies@nyx.cs.du.edu (cindy davies)
Subject: Re: Name the Puppy Contest...
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 20:44:26 GMT

In article <18349@mindlink.bc.ca> Valaria_Vorlop@mindlink.bc.ca (Valaria Vorlop) writes:
>
>The dog will be a male, salt and pepper coloured dog. Schnauzers have beards,
>so a possible source for a name is anyone who had a grey beard :)
>
My niece recommended Santa Claus and Father Time as good names for dogs with
grey beards when we were naming our Schnauzers.  She still doesn't see why
we vetoed her suggestions.  I had a vision of  myself running down the street
shouting Santa, Santa... just before the people with the nets came to take
me away.  

--

TNSTAAFD -- There's No Such Thing As A Free Dog.

cldavies@silver.sdsmt.edu        cldavies@nyx.cs.du.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: schlumpf@uimrl7.mrl.uiuc.edu ()
Subject: Re: Snow Dogs
Reply-To: schlumpf@uimrl7.mrl.uiuc.edu ()
Organization: Materials Research Lab
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 21:02:52 GMT

HI again everybody!

It's me Siegfried, the GSD pup! Baeki's asleep in the bedroom, she
sure sleeps a lot, gees, I'd rather be playing!!

I don't know about all of you, but *I* heard the Farther NOrth is up 
around Rockford, Illinois, whatever that means! Mommy told me 
that we were going to Zhoata's place for Christmas! I like going to 
Zhoata's place! She has FIVE ACRES of snow to run around in!! Last 
time we were there we got to chase a rabbit under the woodpile 
and then I tried to climb up the woodpile, but Mommy said dogs
 don't climb trees, or woodpiles. Gees..I didn't believe her until 
I fell on my tail! And then she laughed at me! Better be careful, 
that shiny stuff by the snow is slippery! 

Oh YES, Santa knows what you're doing EVERY minute of the day. 
He tells Mommy and Daddy when I've stolen another piece of their
clothes from the laundry basket...I *Know* no one possibly could 
have seen me 'cause they were in here messing with the computer!
And he told Daddy when I picked up a rock too. I was so very very
careful to let no one know that even though I was pretending to sniff
for a spot I had actually picked myself up a rock. A really nice smooth
one that just fit in my mouth and I *KNEW* it would make great chewing
later on. I was so careful to make sure it didn't slip out of my mouth
or anything, but somehow by the time we got in the house, Daddy knew
I had one.

Move over, Siegfried, you spoiled puppy, it's my turn! Me Baeki!!
I don't know about all you Cocker Spaniels out there but isn't it
just SO much fun to drag your ears in the snow while you're
sniffing out a rabbit and then you come in and give a BIG shake
and spew water all over Mommy and Daddy! They didn't think it
was very fun, but I thought it was GREAT! And it's great to chew
the snowballs out from between your toes and then spit them on 
the carpet! Cause then Mommy and Daddy come along in their
bare feet and step in the water!! Gosh, I LOVE doing that. I tried
making a snow ball with my nose when the snow was here, so
I could hit Siegfried with it, but somehow the snow just kept 
going up my nose and into my eyes!!

Baeki! Hurry up! Pixel Mau is coming and you know how SHE gets
when someone is playing with her computer and you know
Mommy or Daddy is almost always behind her! Oh NO! I hear
Mommy's feet on then stairs!! Hurry, we better go!

Have a nice Christmas everyone! HOpe you get lots of snow!!

  Siegfried and Baeki
From: dan@msen.com (Dan Sugalski)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Eagle Dog Food
Date: 15 Dec 1992 09:20:00 GMT
Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, Michigan
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.msen.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

Sky Warrior (mlhb@mammoth.dr.att.com) wrote:

: I was interested in it too until the pet store that I buy dog food from
: said that Eagle has had a lot of problems with the FDA, where the nutritional
: levels were not adequate.  I do not know if this is true.  Has anyone heard
: anything about that?  (This may be a rumor.  Please do not consider this fact!)

So far as I know, FDA only regulates pet products as far as health claims
(ie medicinal).  Eagle does meet or exceed the NRC requirements
for nutrition. 

I think that your store doesn't want to sell Eagle.  We had a local store
that was telling people that one food they carried was far better than pro
plan, max, iams, etc.  with no back up.  What they weren't saying is that
it was also effectively their house brand.  Relatives owned both companies.
It wasn't a bad food, but they were being rather misleading.
  
If you want more info on Eagle, call the 800 number.  I can say that my
dogs and cats do wonderfully on the food.

Karen

Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: glb@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU (Gina Bull)
Subject: Re: Snow Dogs
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 13:55:16 GMT

My name is Scotty, and I'm a 6 month old Cocker. I found out
about snow for the first time last week. I thought it was fun
to eat! Mom kept telling me to do my business, but if you can
eat it, you shouldn't poop in it, right? Anyway, Mom kept
taking me out and I'd eat snow and then she'd put me back in
my crate. I really needed to "go", but every time she took me
outside, there was that snow stuff again.  The fifth time she
took me out, I just couldn't wait anymore and I did it. Boy,
was Mom pleased! This is really confusing, but I guess I must
have done the right thing after all!

Then my boy ran around the yard with me and threw snowballs
at me. We both had a great time. We both got soaking wet.
We both smelled like wet puppies. I thought it was great, but
Mom made us come in and get dry.  Next time it snows I want
to try that again!
From: mfriley@pacman.WPI.EDU (Margaret F Riley)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Snow Dogs
Date: 16 Dec 1992 17:25:37 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: pacman.wpi.edu

In article <1992Dec15.183351.4838@news.nd.edu> mike@nowaksg.chem.nd.edu (Michael George Buening) writes:
>In article <1gl56bINN7o1@bigboote.WPI.EDU> mfriley@pacman.WPI.EDU (Margaret F Riley) writes:

Hello again everyone.  Mommy is outside trying to get her car doors 
unfrozen, so I wanted to say Hi to Beamer!

Sorry to hear about your snow melting :-(.  Maybe you'll get 
some more soon.   

>But I did learn something new this year.  Don't try to fetch snow balls.
>Everytime I get to where it landed I can't find the darn thing.  I dig
>and poke around but I can't find it.

I know what you mean.  I have mommy and daddy trained to toss them to 
my mouth so I can catch them.  Yum yum.   Better than ice cubes.   And when
the snow covers up the paths, I have to dig down to find the scents.
I wonder why mommy calls me a pig and says we're out looking for truffles?

Siegfried

mfriley@wpi.wpi.edu



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From: tom@medtgk.b17b.ingr.com (Tom Kirk)
Subject: Re: Canine Epilepsy
Reply-To: tom@medtgk.b17b.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corporation  -  Huntsville, Alabama
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 22:35:23 GMT

In article <92343.140235IDIC@UMINN1.BITNET>, <IDIC@UMINN1.BITNET> writes:
|> Mary- Seizures (Epilepsy) are usually either symtomatic (something physically
|> causing them) or idiopathic (sp) .. unknown causes.  In many cases they are
|> commonly controlled with pheonobarbitol (sp) as you may now know.  It can
|> be a VERY difficult situation if they cannot not be controlled....as was
|> my case several years ago.  If you want to know more of my case feel free
|> to ask...e-mail.
|> I don't think this note is much help, but I didn't see many responses
|> posted.
|> Good luck.....


To the poster who wrote the above message, i.e., <IDIC@UMINN1.BITNET> 
PLEASE do send email to Mary at: mary@mkirk.b24a.ingr.com
or me at: tom@medtgk.b17b.ingr.com .  Mary and I are very interested 
in hearing about your experiences with canine epilepsy.

Sorry for posting this over the net, but I could not reach you through email.
Thanks.
-- 
                                           Tom Kirk
                                           tom@medtgk.b17b.ingr.com 

From: robins@hpspdla.spd.HP.COM (Robin Scheiderer)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:40:35 GMT
Subject: Dog meets Snow, how do you do...
Organization: HP Intelligent Networks Operation
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs

We'll be taking our (short haired, 1.5 yr) dalmation to meet snow
 and my sisters two dogs over christmas. This will be his first 
 experience with Snow.  I have ideas on how to introduce the 
 dogs, but is there anything to worry about for the snow?
 
 He will be inside most of the time. Outside to potty and play.
 I'm expecting some fun times together. I'll be watching the
 temp. and looking out for ice balls on his feet. I'll make sure
 his ears and such don't get too cold. 
 
 It should be 10+ degree's in NY, that's the destination. He is
 a California dog (50 degree days here).

 Any good 'dog meets snow for first time' tales out there?

 Robin and Banjo (the Dalmatian)
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From: jfox@hooksett.East.Sun.COM (John Fox - SunExpress IR)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Deer Whistles (was Re: Hearing ultrasound?
Date: 16 Dec 1992 15:12:50 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: jfox@hooksett.East.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: hooksett.east.sun.com

In article 21536@newshost.lanl.gov, srlee@beta.lanl.gov (Stephen R Lee) writes:
>
>I have these on my automobiles.  Mine are not electronic.  They
>are very simple plastic devices that, when separated by the correct
>distance on your car bumper, resonate at frequency that humans cannot
>hear (when you are driving and forcing air through them).  They do seem 
>to work for me.  The deer and elk that I see usually stop what they are 
>doing and watch me intently.  This is how they are supposed to work.  The 
>animals are sort of supposed to "freeze" and watch you go by, as opposed to 
>spooking and darting out in front of you.  Unfortunately, deer and elk standing 
>in the road just stand there and watch you (until you honk) :-) .
>
>They do not affect my dogs inside the automobile at all.
>
>-- 
>============================================================
>Stephen R. Lee                 | 
>OooWoo Racing Kennel           | I'd rather be driving sled
>E-Mail: srlee@beta.lanl.gov    | dogs.





I've heard these devices do more harm than good, which your note seems to
imply. I don't have the reference handy, but some state yanked them off
their cruisers when they found the number of cruiser-deer collisions went
*up* after employing these whistles! You want something to scare them away,
not perk their interest - which is what they do.


John
From: primeaux@carlsberg.cs.utk.edu (David Primeaux)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Strange Behavior
Date: 18 Dec 1992 15:31:26 GMT
Organization: University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Computer Science
Distribution: world
Reply-To: primeaux@carlsberg.cs.utk.edu (David Primeaux)
NNTP-Posting-Host: carlsberg.cs.utk.edu

In article <17DEC199206423870@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov>, scgeoff@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (GEOFF ELLIOTT) writes:
|> Hello All!
|> 
|> I am wondering if someone could help explain strange behavior in our 
|> Giant Schnauzer, Rex.
|> 
|> We've noticed (not just recently) that he'll stand motionless for nearly
|> an hour sometimes, with his head under bushes, tables, almost anything.
|> 
|> For example, with our Christmas tree, he just stands with his head lowered
|> under the tree.  He's not destructive, he simply stands.  
|> 
|> I'm just curious if any of you out there have had a dog do this and if
|> anyone could explain this, I'd appreciate it.  We don't yell at him
|> by the way, but it is comical.
|> 
|> Thank you, 
|> 
|> Geoff Elliott

What you have is not giant schnauzer, but a giant schnauzer/ostrich mix.  If
Rex were a female, yoiu could probably have a pretty good income selling the
eggs.
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: susan@uvmark.uucp (Susan Todhunter - (JWT))
Subject: Re: Doggie Odors
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 15:09:34 GMT
Organization: VMARK Software, Inc.

In article <1992Dec19.073440.547@news.wesleyan.edu> RGINZBERG@eagle.wesleyan.edu (Ruth Ginzberg) writes:
>Another thread made me think of this.  Y'know, I actually *like* the way my dog
>smells when she's clean, healthy, happy, unstressed, etc..


I like the way my dog smells, too.  I stick my nose in the fur near his ears
and say, "Doggie smells so goooooooood."  He does, too.




-- 

  Susan Todhunter
 
  Internet: uvmark!susan@merk.com, UUCP: uunet!merk!uvmark!susan
From: williamsk@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (SETTING UP FOR A FINISH)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Preventing coat breakage
Date: 14 Dec 92 10:40:59 EST

I need to get some coat on my golden.  I think that problem is that some of his
coat is breaking off.  He gets a lot of exercise during the week at a park
where he is free to get as muddy and dirty as he wants.  Usually, is isn't too
muddy to get back into the car.  On those occassions when he is too muddy, 
I take him over to the lake to swim before he's allowed in the car.  So,
therefore, I really don't do much with his coat after his fun times in the 
woods/mud/dirt/lake.  His brother on the other hand is strictly a frisbee/ball
exercised dog.  His feathering is extremely long.  

Does anyone have a regimen that they follow to get the dogs coat in shape for
conformation showing?  I want to continue to exercise him the way I have been,
if possible.

Thanks,
Kim
From: molly@cs.washington.edu (Molly Wilson)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Also seeking dog cookie recipe
Summary: looking for original poster
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:29:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: beaver.1992Dec15.192941.21177
Distribution: usa
Organization: Computer Science & Engineering, U. of Washington, Seattle


Could whoever posted the request for dog cookie recipes please
send me any recipe(s) that they received? My son wants to
make our dog cookies for the holidays. I didn't see any
replies to the net and I forgot who posted the original
inquiry.

Thanks!

-Molly Wilson (molly@cs.washington.edu)
From: dan@msen.com (Dan Sugalski)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: excited by car travel
Date: 17 Dec 92 23:10:50 GMT
Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, Michigan
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.msen.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

Diane Bassett (bassett@hpcss01.cup.hp.com) wrote:

: Is this car-problem more typical  with herding breeds?  I have a Sheltie, my
: friend also has a border collie with a drooling problem, and the belgian
: shepherd......  Has anyone with a non-herding breed had much of this problem?

I've been 50/50 on my herders.  Gaia, my GSD drools, while Toy, my old PWC
wanted to drive :).  I know other GSDs that drool.  All of them exhibit
motion sickness rather than excitement.  Gaia would still rather go than
be left at home though. Bless her heart.

Karen
Organization: Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:46:48 -0500 
From: "Sara B. Kiesler" <kiesler+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: One more try... Off leash areas (not in SF)

Terry:
I'm in Pgh also. I belong to a group of "dog people" who take our dogs
to Mellon Park at night and let them run illegally off leash.  Some of
us have been chased/yelled at/fined/warned by the dog police.  We have
had a meeting and reviewed our options.  There are some anti-dog people
around our neighborhoods (Squirrel Hill, Shadyside,Point Breeze, etc)
because of those who don't pick up their dogs' poop. We do.  Because of
them, and the possibility of backlash,we are reluctant to pressure our cit
y council members more than we already have. They don't return our calls
anyway.
We decided to take a positive first step, which would be to ask the city
if we could install a large compost maker at Mellon where we could dispose
safely and in a "green" way of dog droppings.  We think if we show
responsibility we have at least a chance of progress on the off-leash area.

The Humane Society has been trying for years to convince Pgh to make an
off-leash area for dogs but got nowhere.

There is a city ordinance that says dogs must be on a leash in the city.
One of us is a lawyer and says we would have to get that law changed or
amended.

Sara
From: bigrasl@mala.bc.ca
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Help!! Dog chases horse
Date: 19 Dec 92 19:16:56 -0700
Organization: Malaspina College

Help !  I need advice.  My nine month old standard schnauzer is
chasing my horse!  He has chased her four times now.  Each time he has
gotten loose when I have taken him out of his pen and he has taken off
after her.  The last time she kicked at him three times. And I had
to make her go faster so that she would not make contact. I now
tie him up in his pen so that he can not take off.  But I want the
dog and horse to get along.  I was hoping to be able to take the
puppy on trail rides when he gets older.  He is a dominant male and 
it appears that he is very jealous of the horse and she appears to be 
jealous of him as well.  A couple of days ago I had the puppy on lead
in a sit close to the paddock say three feet away from the horse so that 
he could look at her.  He was behaving him self very well made no attempt
to go after her then the horse startes cantering in the paddock and
it appeared that she was trying to get him to chase her.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: scgeoff@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (GEOFF ELLIOTT)
Subject: Strange Behavior
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 17 Dec 1992 06:42 EST  

Hello All!

I am wondering if someone could help explain strange behavior in our 
Giant Schnauzer, Rex.

We've noticed (not just recently) that he'll stand motionless for nearly
an hour sometimes, with his head under bushes, tables, almost anything.

For example, with our Christmas tree, he just stands with his head lowered
under the tree.  He's not destructive, he simply stands.  

I'm just curious if any of you out there have had a dog do this and if
anyone could explain this, I'd appreciate it.  We don't yell at him
by the way, but it is comical.

Thank you, 

Geoff Elliott




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