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From: lsheehan@hamp.hampshire.edu
Subject: Crate Training 101-HELP!
Organization: Hampshire College
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 23:29:51 GMT

	Hi all..
	Thunder the Wonder Dawg (my 1 1/2 y.o. golden/collie mix) has been
wrecking his usual havoc on my sig o's dorm room.  We take him out for about 8
or 9 of the 10 hours of daylight we're awake, and he sleeps in the room with
us, but for those times he's alone, watch out!  He seems to be really into
paper (as the three library books he's chewed can attest ;) ) - i've gotten him
rawhide bones but he goes through them almost as fast as i can buy them. (he
also has tennis balls he loves to chew)  We've come down to what seems to be
one choice; a crate.
	Here's the question.. i'm borrowing a crate from a friend of mine who
doesn't need her dog's crate right now (since crates are VERY expensive and i
don't want to buy one and have Thunder hate it).. it's by far big enough for
him (she has a purebred golden who's only a little bigger than thunder- the
joke around here is "prittith's an easy chair and thunder's an ottoman" =) ),
and i'll have it by christmas break so i have plenty of time to introduce him
to it.  How do i go about this?  if he was a puppy it would probably be easier,
but he's 1 1/2 now, and i don't know how he'll react.  Is there a way to make
things easier for him? I know to put in a blanket and a couple toys, and food
and water, and to let him see me from the crate, but is there something i'm
overlooking?  he won't be in the crate at night, only during the day when i or
my sig o. can't be with him. I got him from the shelter, so i don't know if
he's ever even had a crate before.  Am i obsessing? Should i simply wait and
see what happens?  Any advice will be helpful- I'm leaving for break wednesday,
so i need any replies by then... e-mailing them would be great.  Thanks!  (can
y'all tell this is my first dog?)  =)

				lisa
				lsheehan@hamp.hampshire.edu
From: jlw@keps.com (Julie Webster)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Kromfohrlander
Date: 17 Dec 1992 15:19:38 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Does anyone know anything about this breed of dog? My Mom saw
it in a book of dog breeds and was really interested. I called
the AKC and they didn't know anything. I also called the numbers
for several rare breed clubs they gave me but neither number
was in service. I believe the Kromfohrlander is a German
dog that has recently become popular in other countries. It is
smallish [30-40 pounds], listed as a companion dog that is
reasonably lively, and it is white and caramel colored.

Thanks for any info!

			       Julie Webster
"Abolish Monday mornings and Friday afternoons."
jlw@keps.com


From: bassett@hpcss01.cup.hp.com (Diane Bassett)
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 02:31:33 GMT
Subject: Re: irresponsibility/liability ?
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs

Sharon,

The Peninsula Humane Society can answer your liabiltiy question.  Call 
415-340-8200 and ask to speak to someone in Animal Control


DB

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From: rlt@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (r l taylor)
Subject: Re: Opinions on breed.
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:39:10 GMT

In article <1992Dec18.155536.21289@inel.gov> kkv@inel.gov (Jamie J Ferguson) writes:

>I have NO idea why the insurance company paid -- we did tell them
>it was our dog's fault!  They said they would cover structural
>damage but not damage to furniture (luckily the only non-structural
>damage was the eaten cap to the waterbed and the ripped sheets
>our dog dug through -- I caught her trying it again which is why
>I think she dug!).  We had to pay the $250 deductible.  I just
>hope nothing else happens...explaining this sort of thing once
>was bad enough!

Am I the only one who sometimes wonders if this sort of thing is
Fate's way of getting back at us?  I mean, how many kids have used
the line "My dog ate it" to explain why their homework was late? :-)

On the "dog in an apartment" thread, let me add my agreement to all
those who've stated that it's the owner's committment, rather than
(just) the amount of living space, that makes for a good life for a
dog.  A few years ago, one of my neighbors (in an apartment complex)
told me about a Dobe who was in a local shelter where she volunteered.
When I called, the woman who ran the place was incredibly rude, would
barely tell me anything about the dog.  I saw my neighbor again, and
she told me that the woman was afraid I would end up moving some place
where I couldn't have dogs, and he would be back in the shelter.
Unfortunately, it was the dog who lost out - I stayed in a really
crummy (for humans) apartment for a long time, just because it was
convenient to 900 acres of open land where my dogs could run, and
because I could keep them, and come home at lunch to play with them.
When I did move, my first requirement was that I be able to keep the
dogs, and that it be a good environment for them.  (Big yard and a
roommate with 2 kids, all of whom loved the dogs and lavished them
with attention.)  And, a few months later, I moved again - into a
house that I bought, again, with the dogs in mind.  Fortunately for
me (and Magnum) another organization was willing to give me a chance,
and place Babie with me.  I hope the first Dobe was lucky enough to
also find a home.

Roberta
...and the DoberPups...
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From: rga@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (bob)
Subject: PUP won't stop chewing!
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 01:01:43 GMT
Followup-To: r_arrigo@att.com
Summary: chew rediculous things, ignores chew toys

Hello,

We have had this Beagle pup for about 6 months and the problem is
that her favorite pastime seems to be chewing on things.
Nothing fancy (no couches, dining room table legs, etc.)
but dumb stuff like: crayons, plastic army men, AA batteries,
the electric blanket, *anything* from a wastebasket.  Last nite
was the final straw: I sat down to enjoy some "Gameboy"
only to find that she'd chewed the adaptor off the end
of the power cord. :-(  She's never chewed any live
wires (which might have provided some (positive) negative
reinforcement), and prefers safe stuff she can drag off behind the
couch to enjoy in solitude.

She's certainly not deprived of "real" chew toys.  She has
all sorts including Gumabones, etc.  Of course, none of these
have ever interested her in the slightest.  Needless to say,
this act is beginning to get real old as it's impossible to
watch 100% of the time.

Any ideas/suggestions very much appreciated!

-bob
r_arrigo@att.com



Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: betsy@rainbow.uchicago.edu (Betsy Weatherhead)
Subject: Re: Tpoys for blind dog
Keywords: blind, dog, toy
Organization: University of Chicago
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 07:19:49 GMT


Contact your nearest beepball club.  Beepball is softball for blind people.
A small beeper inside the balls lets the batters know where the ball is.
A friend of mine in Chicago coaches such a team.  The balls are about $25,
and under the rough use of the game need repair every once in a while, but
I would imagine the stress of playing catch with a dog is much less than
being socked with a bat.  For those interested, usually three players on
the team are sighted: the pitcher, the catcher and an outfielder who is
allowed to shout a single number (1-9) to indicate where the hit ball is
headed.  None of the sighted players can touch the ball once it is hit.
If you can't find a beepball club, let me know.  I'll call my friend.

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From: 67x8@um.cc.umich.edu (Keith Skronek)
Subject: Re: Names for male dog starting with 'B' needed
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 03:33:57 EST
Organization: University of Michigan
Followup-To: rec.pets.dogs

In article <4f=SRGK00iV1E1BBA3@andrew.cmu.edu>, Meg Alison Veily
<mv0t+@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> 
> On 11-Dec-92 in Re: Names for male dog star..
> user elizabeth finlayson@ux1. writes:
> >I guess if you have a litter requirement than you have to follow
> >guidelines as to what you call your dog.  I am a bit odd, I guess,
> >and feel that dogs really do have a name we just have to figure
> >it out.
> 
I think of my dogs as my child, not as pet, so I recommend getting a babby
name book.  I looked through one for days before naming my toy Shar-Pei
Julius. Yeh,I know it's not Chinese, but it fits him.
Some Names that come to mind:  Barnibus, Barney, Benedict, Bart, Benjamin,
		Benard, Benny, or Bob.


-Keith
(using a friend's acct.)
From: mjohnson@stake.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Marget Johnson)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Anatollian Karabesh - Anyone?
Date: 10 Dec 92 18:22:32 GMT
Reply-To: mjohnson@stake.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Marget Johnson)
Organization: Stakeholder Relations, NCR Corp in Dayton,OH

In article <1992Dec4.140011.29590@ugle.unit.no> jkvaloe@Lise.Unit.NO (Johan
Ivar Kval|) writes:
>         I've been looking through books to find dog breeds that might fit me
>   and there was one dog that really caught my attention, The Anatollian
>   Karabesh. However the book was a little scarce on information. 

Here is some information about the Anatolian Shepherd:
A breed of ancient lineage, this fiercely loyal guard dog is still used to
protect sheep in its country of origin: Turkey. The Anatolian demonstrates a
very possessive attitude toward family, property, and livestock but is quick
to learn, reliable, and gentle with close friends and children. Strangers
should be properly introduced, and socialization from an early age is
important. Although this breed functions primarily as a family & livestock
protector, it has also exhibited great versatility, performing well in
obedience, as military sentry dogs, as search & rescue dogs, as therapy dogs,
and as assistance dogs. These dogs are very athletic and have been clocked at
speeds over 35 mph, so a large, fenced yard is a requirement of ownership. A
large, strong dog, the male should be at least 29 inches at the shoulder, the
female at 27.5 inches, and weigh a minimum of 110 & 88 pounds respectively.
Acceptable coat colors include fawn or white, pinto and even brindle. Mimimal
grooming is needed, except during seasonal shedding, when thorough brushing is
required. The AS is recognized by the FCI for international championship
points. (Not AKC or CKC). Contact the Anatolian Shepherd Club of America for
free information booklet & (U.S.) breeder referrals. ASSDCM, P.O. Box 1271-M,
Alpine CA 91903.


Marget Johnson, Windwagon Newfoundlands, Tipp City OH
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From: gailh@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca (Gail Humphreys)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Snow Dogs
Date: 16 Dec 92 03:22:57 GMT

mfriley@pacman.WPI.EDU (Margaret F Riley) writes:

>Hello everyone, this is Siegfried.  Mommy is busy, so I thought
>I would post a message to all the doggies out there.  Everyone get
>your doggies to the screen.

>We have lots of snow here is Worcester, MA--maybe even too much.  I
>can't run like usual, but I did help Mommy dig her car out yesterday.
>Anyway, I wanted to let you know about a fun trick I do in the snow.
>I call it making snow dogs.   You run along the snow with your head
>down, then fall over onto your side or back (sometimes I can even
>do a somersault).   Now, wriggle around in the snow and make a fun
>snow dog pattern!   This is really great.

>Also, a little beauty tip for you fellow winter dogs.  Snow in the coat
>makes it look full and beautiful.  And for Christmas decorating, don't
>shake out 'til you go back inside.  Instant snowflakes all over the
>house!

>Siegfried
>posting from mommy's account
>mfriley@wpi.wpi.edu

Hi Siegfried.  I'm Stella.  Snow dogs are great but I have a few more
games for you to play.  Leap through the air and try to catch the
flakes in your mouth.  See how many flakes you can catch at once.
Then, bury yourself under the snow so mommy can't see you.  Wait
till she gets really close, then, ambush!  The best trick of all -
ask mommy to take you to a frozen lake or skating rink.  This is
a winter game that doesn't need snow.  Wander away from mommy, very
quietly, so she doesn't notice.  Then, when she says "come", charge
at her as fast as you can.  Watch mommy eyes become as large as
saucers as you skid out of control on your belly straight for her.
Watch mommy hit the ground moments before you pile into her.
OOPs, mommy's coming with her boots on and leash.  It's snowing!
Got to go.  Remember what I said.
From: dan@msen.com (Dan Sugalski)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Help!!!! My dog's stools smell really bad!
Date: 13 Dec 1992 09:10:09 GMT
Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, Michigan
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X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

walls@inland.com wrote: : I don't remember ever seeing this subject
before, but I need all of your : help, *AGAIN* :) Our minature dachshund
Snuggles age, 1.50 yrs. has a real : bad problem. Her stools smell real,
real bad. How bad you ask? Well, let's : put it this way, if we're
sleeping and she has an accident during the night, : the smell is so bad,
it wakes me up!!:( :( All my dogs were on Pro Plan : lite. I switched to
Iams less active and the smell is worse. Has anyone ever : encountered
this with their dogs. I have no idea what to do. The dogs are : in very
good shape health and weight wise, so I see no problem there at all. : Can
switching to a different dog food help ??? I cannot stand the stench at :
all!!! I appreciate any suggestions on this *SMELLY* ( and I do mean
smelly) : situation. 

: Bonnie Walls
: Snuggles aka "The Stink Monster"

I have had this problem with 2 of my cats.  With them the problem is
chicken.  If a food has too much chicken in it for them I can tell.
We found out by accident after one of them decided to share our chicken
dinner.  I'd check for allergies.  There are also some foods out there
with yucca schidegera (sp?) which is supposed to block odors. Two that
I can think of are Eagle brand (which I feed for other reasons) and 
Nutrix.  Purina Pro Plan really set my cats off.  But I would rule out
health problems first.

Karen
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Distribution: world
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 13:44:01 -0800
From: ELAINE_GALLEGOS@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Subject: Re: what's too cold.
Comment-To: All@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
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X-FSC-PATH: 202/703 701
X-FSC-PID:  RA 0.04

  On my Staffie's first night here, she was cold.  I put her blanket
next to my bed, but she didn't get much rest.  When I felt her ears,
they were very cold.  Last night, I found a thick fluffy blanket that
I folded over twice.  I put this over her when we went to bed, and she
snuggled under it all night.  She slept as warm as toast.
--- FMail 0.92
 * Origin: HILLCREST COMMUNITY BBS, SAN DIEGO: HST 619-291-0544 (1:202/703)
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From: edb@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (emily.d.brooks)
Subject: Re: Kong???
Organization: AT&T
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 03:19:43 GMT

My Scottish Terrier, Ghilly, ignored her little red Kong until the day we
finally thought of tying it to a fishing line on a broken pole with a wimpy
reel.  Now she chases it, barking furiously, chews on it happily if allowed,
and in general thinks it a wonderful toy.  Of course, this is not helping us
teach her to not jump over the side of the boat after the lures are cast :-)

Hurrah for puppy life preservers!

Emily
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From: kkv@inel.gov (Jamie J Ferguson)
Subject: Re: Leaving a puppy alone - bad idea?
Organization: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 14:43:05 GMT


I have 3 dogs (aged 14months, 8months, and 4months).  They are all crated 
during the day while I'm at work.  They don't seem to mind, but are of
course VERY full of energy when I come home!  

I like the idea of more than one dog, but it is a lot of work.  Right
now we are trying to train our dogs and it is extremely difficult to
do so with more than one young dog at a time.  It can be done, but you
really have to be dedicated.  

I also like the idea of a rescued dog, or adopting a dog from the local
Humane Society.  One of mine was found in the woods at about 4-6 weeks
of age and the other two were adopted from the Humane Society, and they
are all wonderful.  If you want a purebred dog you might even be able
to find one at a shelter or else try a rescue league -- I volunteer
for our Humane Society and we have purebred dogs on occasion.  We just
had one with papers that the owners were mistreating (he got adopted
the same day!).

Good luck!

Jamie


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From: Valaria_Vorlop@mindlink.bc.ca (Valaria Vorlop)
Subject: Re: Name the Puppy Contest...)
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 18:02:18 GMT

> hckrus01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu writes:
>
> In article <1ga5jgINN5uo@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, ce293@cleveland.Freenet.Edu
> (Gai
> >
> > OK, I am asking for forgiveness up front but it just begs to be said that
> > Schnauzer (with no tail) begs to be registered as Canturbury TAILLESS.
> (ha
> > ha ha)


<groan!> :)

> "Beowulf" is good (says the owner of Tristan!) but I prefer "Beowoof"!
> Literary names that popped into my feeble, end-of-the-semester-with-a-
> zillion-things-to-grade mind were "Dickens" (you could register him as
> "Oliver Twist" or something); "Faust" (by Christopher Marlowe - actually
> "Dr. Faustus).  And then there's Falstaff from Shakespeare, though that
> one still makes me think of beer!  There's "Edgar" after Edgar Allan
> Poe, though I don't know if any of his stories make good registered
> names!  ("The Tell-Tale Heart"?  "The Premature Burial"?  Yuck!


Ooo! I'm getting some great ideas! I like the name 'Marlowe' but I'd have to
do some research into a registered name. 'Edgar' is also great...probably
some good reg. name material in The Raven...'Nevermore'?

I've also thought of 'Byron', although again, I need to do some research, but
didn't he write a tongue-in-cheek poem called The Constant Lover? If not him,
who? "Ch. Kennelname's Constant Lover OTCh." :)

I've gone one step worse than counting my puppies before they're whelped :)

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Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: ALI00JEV@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU (Judith Van Noate)
Subject: Re: Dogs and bedding
Organization: UNC Charlotte
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:27:55 GMT

In article <16DEC199209032845@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov>
prkenne@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (CAROL SHARP) writes:
 
>
>In article <168BEC3EF.ALI00JEV@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU>, ALI00JEV@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU (Judith Van Noate) writes...
>>>Several threads in this group have been talking about sleeping
>>>arrangements for dogs, and most people say "and of course a blanket".
>>>I would like to put a blanket or carpet in our dog's cage, but
>>>he shreads anything I put in their with him.  I make sure that
>>>he has plenty of toys, but he inevitable turns to the blanket,
>>>even at night.
>>>Currently he sleeps on the bare metal tray that sits in the bottom of the
>>>cage (don't worry, he's plenty warm).  Any suggestions?  Should
>>>I put something in their and replace it as he shreds it?  Won't
>
>
>Have you considered trying bed sheets?  Since they typically have a much
>tighter weave, the chewing might not hurt it -- at least not as badly as
>blankets!
>
>Carol
>
 
I wrote Carol an answer, but might as well post it here too in a
different version.  My rescue doberman Anna eats and swallows any
type of fabric she finds.  Whole socks have gone through her intact.
I put her on papers to prevent her from blocking up her system with
cloth.  She has finally (age 10) quit eating the paper but she
always instantly shreds them up.  I do have her son (also rescue)
on blankets because he has twice had surgery to remove cysts from
his chest.  He destroys a blanket a week or so, but I get them
cheap from the Humane Society thrift store.  He used to eat them,
but now just "kills" them vigorously when he sees one of my other dogs.
The other dogs, mostly German Shorthaired Pointers (I have 15 dogs)
have papers most of the time because they do have accidents in their
crates and I simply can't keep up with the laundry.  As it is i
do 10 to 12 loads of blankets and towels each week (for them) and I
don't have a dryer (all too aware of how much rain we have been having---
alas, no snow here).  As for sheets, Sandro, Rita, and Cheska have
finished off numerous sheets (these are my "pets" and live on my bed)
but I still have to use them.  Sometimes they go into a sheet ripping
party--It must be sooooo much fun! and at other times the chewie hoof
just accidentally happens to be under the sheet--now how could that be?
All of the dogs, except Sandro and Cheska, are crated while I am at
work.  Because of the tendency of short haired dogs to get pressure
sores, I feel like they have to have some padding from the wire and
metal crates.  i do use doggie mats and old bedspreads with as many
dogs as I can.  In an ideal world every dog would have an indoor outdoor
run and an armchair to sleep in, but until I win the lottery....
Judith
>
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