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From: vln@icpsr.umich.edu (Victoria Neff)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: 6 mo. old GSD vs. my 4 yo daughter - HELP
Date: 8 Sep 92 20:37:45 GMT
Organization: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research

In article <18iscrINN1kh@moe.ksu.ksu.edu> terry@eece.ksu.edu (Terry Hull) writes:
>bws20@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Brian W Simmons) writes:
>
>>An incongruity about use of a crate (apologies if this has been discussed
>>already, I am a few days behind on this group).
>
>
>>TH]Now for something very practical that you can do immediately.  When
>>TH]the dog is around your daughter, make sure there is an adult there to
>>TH]monitor the situation and handle the dog.  I would not allow the dog
>>TH]to put his mouth on my daughter.  If he does this, I would scruff
>>TH]shake him and/or alpha roll him and take him out of the situation.
>>TH]Effectively, I would tell him that if he does not play nice, he can't
>>TH]play at all.  Putting him in his crate for a while seems like a good
>>                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>TH]possibility.  
>
>>Hmmm, this seems to me to be using the crate as a punishment, If I
>>understand this correctly.  I have always thought this was the last thing
>>one would want to do with a crate.
>
>The crate can be used for many things.  One of them is certainly a
>"time out chair" kind of thing that many parents use with their kids.

I agree with Terry.  I use my pup's crate as a time-out location.  This hasn't
made her dislike the crate -- that's still where she goes when attempting to
avoid her heartworm pill (she still hasn't figured out that you can't
hide from your heartworm pill, though I think she's learned that if you hide
in the back yard you may miss dinner!).  She also chooses to nap in the crate 
if it's handy.

I have found that this social isolation works VERY well to convince my Corgis
that they must behave properly, and heartily recommend crates for this reason
as well as others.
From: limd@teal.csn.org (Davin Lim)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Dog food reviews?
Date: 10 Sep 92 16:15:16 GMT
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.

I'm hoping to not start any religious discussions on the relative perceived 
merits of the various brands of dog food, but here goes:  Is there any
published, independent reviews (scientific -or- consumer-oriented) of the
major brands of dog food?  

-davin lim (limd@arraytech.com, limd@csn.org)
From: dennice@slacvm.slac.stanford.edu (Dennice)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: ROTTWEILER *****SOLD!
Date: 11 Sep 92 22:05:10 GMT
Followup-To: rec.pets.dogs
Organization: Slac

ROTTWEILER******SOLD!
From: mlhb@mammoth.dr.att.com (BL054626-BonhamM(DR2020)214)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Dog in Heat, Any suggestions
Date: 11 Sep 92 14:59:36 GMT
Distribution: na

In article <1992Sep10.151614.14589@pmafire.inel.gov>, bev@pmafire.inel.gov (Beverly Novak) writes:
|> Hi,
|> 
|> I have a 8 month old female dog who is going into heat.  I bought one of
|> those sanitary straps for her, but she chewed it off.  I have also tried
|> mens underware, but she got those off too.  She is an out side dog, so I
|> don't really want to lock her up in the garage.  Can any one give me
|> some suggestions on how to preventer her from getting pregnant?  I want
|> to bread her when she is 2 years old. 
|> 
|> Please EMail you suggestions to bev@pmafire.inel.gov
|> 
|> Thanks in advance.
|> 
|> Bev Novak

Bev --

I was in the same situation with my Husky about 2 weeks ago.  Keep her 
inside and only bring her outside when supervised.  (Walk her on a leash,
etc.) 

Those sanitary things won't stop a bitch in heat from being bred.  Males are
quite persistent and (as she showed) they can get those things off in no
time and before you know it, you have a tie.

Don't think that because you have her in a kennel outdoors, she is safe.
There *have* been occasions of mating right through chain link (Ouch!).


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From: schneid@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Mike Schneider)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: My dog doesn't like to be alone outside (barks)
Date: 9 Sep 92 17:17:24 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

On a recent trip, I realized how spoiled Max is.  He doesn't mind
being left alone in the house during the day, but on this trip
we left him in someone's fenced yard and he was really upset!
He barked continuously and tried to jump out (almost succeeded).
Also, we can't play games like volleyball or softball when he
is around, because he always wants to be in the middle of everything
and will bark at us the whole time.

Anything I can do about this?
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Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: bbrown@infonode.ingr.com (Bailey Brown)
Subject: Re: Feeding Dogs Veggies and Fruit?
Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL.
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 16:22:20 GMT

srlee@beta.lanl.gov (Stephen R Lee) writes:

>>
>>Our current dogs go *crazy* about vegetables and fruit! They love lettuce,
>>cabbage, carrots, onions (yes, onions!), green and red peppers, apples, 

My dogs spit out the carrots they pick up when I drop them.  They do like
sweet stuff, like canalope.  Of course, they prefer raw steak ;-)

Does anyone know if ketchup and tomato sauce are ok for dogs to eat?

------------
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Newsgroups: rec.pets
From: sharen@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (Sharen A. Rund)
Subject: Re: Toilet training cats
Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 19:40:44 GMT

In article <18h60pINN819@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> be824@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steve Selick) writes:
>
>I have a 1.5 year old male cat that I would like to toilet train. Is 
>this possible? How is it done? If there is a FAQ on this, please e-
>mail it to me.

good luck on this (you should have started this when the cat was a kitten, but:

using a cardboard liter box,
put the liter box on top of a toilet (raise the seat to give more stability -
get the cat accustomed to jumping up and using the liter box there -
then cut a small hole in the center of the box, witht he liter around it
and increase the hole size weekly until the whole box is cut out, by now the
cat should be accustomed to 'squatting' on the seat and doing its thing

I found an easier way than that, my cats are trained to go outdoors - 
like dogs do...

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From: news@times.aux.apple.com (News Subsystem)
Newsgroups: rec.pets
Subject: Acquiring a Ferret
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:48:38 GMT
Reply-To: eriks@apple.com
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

I live in California and have been told by a pet store that Ferrets are 
illegal here.  I would love to get one and was wondering if anyone knows 
the easiest way for me to get one, and why they're illegal at all.  Also, 
if I were to get one, would I be able to find all the neccessary supplies 
for it here?  Someone had mentioned that they are legal in Oregon.  If 
that is true, I could drive up there one weekend and get one right?  
Thanks for any information.

Erik       <eriks@apple.com>
From: chajek@qa1.WichitaKS.NCR.COM (chajek)
Newsgroups: rec.pets
Subject: EXOTIC ANIMAL AUCTION
Keywords: EXOTIC ANIMAL AUCTION
Date: 14 Sep 92 13:53:50 GMT
Reply-To: chajek@qa1.WichitaKS.NCR.COM ()
Distribution: usa
Organization: NCR Corporation, Wichita KS


                 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1992

                   EL DORADO, KANSAS

                    N. GRIFFITH STREET

                  AT THE FAIR GROUNDS

       STARTS AT 7:30 AM WITH SELLING EQUIPMENT THEN, ANIMALS AND BIRDS

       ALL SALES ARE CASH, WILL TAKE A CHECK ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF
       CREDIT FROM YOUR BANK - NO EXCEPTIONS.  WILL ACCEPT TRAVELER'S
       CHECKS OR A CASHIER'S CHECK.

       COUGARS, RHEAS, EXOTIC FOWL, BOAS, PYTHONS, LIZARDS, BIRDS, BOBCATS,
       WOLVES, ETC.
From: Jim_Sollows@mindlink.bc.ca (Jim Sollows)
Newsgroups: rec.pets
Subject: Re: rabbits and shedding
Date: 10 Sep 92 01:06:28 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

Our Bun is shedding like crazy at this time of year. Our dog tends to shed in
the fall as well. Not sure why but it is normal.

Newsgroups: rec.pets
From: palmj@marcus.its.rpi.edu (Jyri L. Palm)
Subject: Re: Toilet training cats
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 00:52:15 GMT

mverman@msus1.msus.edu writes:

>In article <18h60pINN819@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, be824@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steve Selick) writes:
>> 
>> I have a 1.5 year old male cat that I would like to toilet train. Is 
                                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^

>> this possible? How is it done? If there is a FAQ on this, please e-
>> mail it to me.
>> Thanks,

>> Steve

Well, when he looks a little nervous, just lift him up on to the old potty,
making sure he doesn't fall in, or get his tail wet.

Then get some treats to coax him into pulling the handle and flushing.  And 
if your REALLY good, he might even learn to put the lid down when he's done.

(I only wish my ferrets could learn this).

JP
From: njl@drutx.ATT.COM (LaRocheNJ)
Newsgroups: rec.pets
Subject: Re: Introducing a new bunny to an older bunny
Summary: Suggestions.  Also, bunny-sitters should be adults.
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:50:47 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO

In article <42302@ogicse.ogi.edu>, marty@atmos.ogi.edu (Marty Shearer) writes:
> I have a 9 month old female bunny...
> would like to get her a companion...
> ... how to handle this?  Is it better for the new bunny to be older,
> the same sex or opposite?  Any suggestions would be helpful.

The chances of a good match are best when the rabbits are of
opposite sex and both altered (neutered/spayed.)  Most does
will accept young rabbits if they have no litter of their own.

Start with bunnies in side-by-side cages and introduce slowly and
with lots of supervision unless you are able to take your doe to
help choose a male.  First out-of-cage introductions are best made
in a large-ish area not familiar to either bunny, with a good water
hose present to break up a serious fight should it occur.

I'm so sorry about your loss...along these lines, I'd encourage
people to find other bunny-people (adults) and form a co-op
bunny sitting arrangement to help avoid these kind of tragedies.
There is simply no way that you can think of every detail to tell a
youngster, so you need the judgement of an adult, preferably one
who knows bunnies.

Hope your new bunny works out well!

Nancy LaRoche (HRS)
att!drutx!njl
Newsgroups: rec.pets,rec.pets.dogs
From: Barbara S Withem <bwithem@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Puppy Biting
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 12:52:53 GMT
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]

Newsgroups: rec.pets
From: dand@Turing.ORG (Dan 'Bart' Duncan (KD4IGW))
Subject: Re: Iguana FAQs Wanted!
Organization: The Turing Project, Charlottesville Virginia.
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 23:52:37 GMT

In article <1992Sep5.103314.6516@iscsvax.uni.edu> phelps1230@iscsvax.uni.edu writes:
>I'm seriously considering getting an Iguana as a pet.  My question is: Are they
>good pets? What are their requirements?
>The local pet store has them for $29...should I look for a better price?
>I would also appreciate it if someone would recommend a good book.

$29 is an excellent price.  If I could get one for that price, I would
have bought one long ago.  They sell for about $60 around here.
-DanD

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From: wolfe@wolves.uucp (G. Wolfe Woodbury)
Newsgroups: rec.pets,misc.misc,triangle.general
Subject: ALERT - Rabies in NC (Durham County)
Date: 5 Sep 92 02:19:27 GMT
Followup-To: rec.pets
Distribution: usa
Organization: Red Wolfe @ The Wolves Den
X-Md4-Signature: 97cb6e41e38b9daeea5d6ad313497383

According to reports in the Raleigh NC "News and Observer", a rabid fox
was found in northern Durham County on Thursday of this week.

This is the first case of quadruped rabies in central NC since 1945!

The disease is endemic in the bat populations, and there are epidemics
of rabies in Georgia, Virginia and South Carolina.

All pet owners are urged to check the vacination status of their animals
and get them vaccinated if they are out of date.  (Its also the law that
dogs must be vaccinated every three years.)

I know that my pups are going to be at the vets on Tuesday!

				Wolfe
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From: rhuls@liebnitz.ssd.kodak.com (Robbin Huls)
Newsgroups: rec.pets
Subject: Re: pissed-off 'possum in my yard
Date: 9 Sep 92 15:58:42 GMT
Organization: Eastman Kodak

In article <Bu9nxt.1LJ@news.cso.uiuc.edu> kjt34420@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Kristin J. Thommes) writes:
>If you are willing to try and capture the possunm and move it to
>another location, you can invest in a Havahart trap.  This looks
>sort of like a cage, and the way it works is that when an animal
>enters it, a door will swing shut, trapping the animal in the cage.
>It has metal handles on it for easy transport of the animal.  (I

Better find out the local laws first.  I had some animal in my yard and
called the local humane society to rent a Hav-a-hart to capture it.  The
person who answered the phone informed me that, by local law, I could
capture and KILL the critter.  It would be illegal for me to capture it
and take it somewhere else and release it. :-?  After some thought, the
only reason I could come up with for this law is to keep people from
trapping something and letting it go on a disliked neighbor's property.
>:->

Robbin
From: nathan@charles.ucdavis.edu (Nathan Rollins)
Newsgroups: rec.pets
Subject: River Otters?
Date: 7 Sep 92 05:50:39 GMT
Organization: Bohemian Inebriation Association
Originator: nathan@charles.ucdavis.edu


  Hi, I was just wondering something... I've met several people who have
had river otters as pets (none had them at the time I knew them, however)
and yet I'd always thought that otters were under some sort of wild
animal protection act... Where did these people get otters? Were they
legal? Are they legal in California and if so where could I look into
getting one?

 (Yes I know they are a hell of a lot of work.... probably twice as much
as ferrets, at least...)

The people in question weren't forest rangers or anything like that... 
just ordinary folks.  What's the story?

 _Otter (Not Nathan Rollins, but his SO)
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From: rsholmes@rodan.syr.EDU (Rich Holmes)
Newsgroups: rec.pets,talk.bizarre,alt.fan.warlord,alt.sex
Subject: Re: Why did the Buddha come from India to China?
Date: 14 Sep 92 16:32:28 GMT
Followup-To: alt.non.sequitur,alt.sex,talk.bizarre,rec.pets,alt.fan.warlord
Organization: Syracuse University
In-reply-to: mdw@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU's message of Fri, 11 Sep 1992 19:14:00 GMT

In article <1992Sep11.191400.512@tc.cornell.edu> mdw@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Matt Welsh) writes:

>
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I'm not gonna say it... I'm NOT gonna say it...

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Clone-dependent no more.
From: news@times.aux.apple.com (News Subsystem)
Newsgroups: rec.pets
Subject: Re: Ball Pythons (Python Regius)
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:44:14 GMT
Reply-To: eriks@apple.com
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

In article <1831jgINNer8@network.ucsd.edu> philipm@papillon.ucsd.edu (The 
Philster) writes:
> 
> Hi! I recently purchased a ball python (about a year old, if not 
younger), male
> and very healthy. He hasn't been having any problems eating on a weekly 
basis, and his main diet consists of adult mice. I also sprinkle his live 
mice with
> a special vitamin/mineral supplement called Reptical (TM).
> 
> I read a lot of little quirks and info on pythons in a special book 
focused
> on taking care of ball pythons (cannot remember the author right now).
> However, I still have some questions left unanswered.                 
> 
> First, the lighting...Right now I am using a heating pad under my 
10-gallon glass (versus acrylic) vivarium. During the day I use a 50 watt 
"grow" bulb suspended from the top of the vivarium cover. This is located 
on the right side of the vivarium, so the light and heat is focused in one 
main area.  I do have a problem, however, because the temperature can 
climb up to 95 degrees. Yet the heating pad, alone, cannot provide the 
desired 80-85 temperature. What should I do?
> I tried using a regular 40 watt bulb, but this is a little bigger (and 
hence, my snake can injure himself) and still reaches temperatures of 
around 90-95. Plus, it is too bright.  I read somewhere about using red 
bulbs? What would be the
> best system?
> 
> Thanks (Monty will thank you too),
> 
> Philip Misiowiec
> UCSD student
> La Jolla, CA
I own a Red-Tailed Boa Constrictor and only use light bulbs for heat.  I 
use
40 watt red bulbs to cut down on all the light (it's light during the day, 
and dark at night).  Since the temperature inside the cage varies relative 
to the temperature outside, I simply installed a dimmer.  Now I can turn 
the cage temperature down on hot days and up on cold ones.  Just make sure 
your snake can't come into contact with the bulb.  I covered mine with a 
fine wire mesh and taped the edges so there were no sharp protrusions.  
Also I would reccommend using a wood enclosure as opposed to a glass one 
as glass is not a very good insulator.

-Erik         <eriks@apple.com>
Newsgroups: rec.pets
From: wmporter@jetson.uh.edu (William M. Porter)
Subject: deodorizing my Scottie?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Houston
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 09:50:00 GMT

Our four-month-old Scottish Terrier pup has a pretty "doggy" smell. It's not
exactly repulsive, but it's not charming either. (To me it smells like stale
popcorn, but my wife thinks I'm nuts.) It seems to come from his breath, which
isn't a bouquet of roses either.

I wash him at least once a week, using a very gentle oatmeal based shampoo that
my vet recommended. Unfortunately it has no perfumes in it, so it doesn't
really help the aroma. Anybody have any suggestions, or should I just get used
to it? Perhaps I should confess that until we bought Henry, we had always been
cat-people. Fred, our cat, has no odor whatsoever. (This is one of the main
things in his favor.)

William Porter 
Internet: wmporter@jetson.uh.edu
Classical Languages: University of Houston
Newsgroups: rec.pets
From: andy@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Andy Hart)
Subject: Re: Iguana FAQs Wanted!
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 21:34:15 GMT
Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX

  My brother has an iquana which is doing quite well.  One IMPORTANT 
  requirement, as I understand it, is a heat rock.  You put it under the
  sand, plug it in, and it provides gentle warmth for the bugger.

  Maybe this is why the one I had when I was a kid turned yellow and died.
  (because I didn't have one...)

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From: jeffp@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (Jeff Parke;S10000)
Subject: Re: ALERT - Rabies in NC (Durham County)
Organization: Washington State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 04:21:33 GMT

In article <1992Sep5.021927.17555@wolves.uucp> wolfe@wolves.uucp (G. Wolfe Woodbury) writes:
>According to reports in the Raleigh NC "News and Observer", a rabid fox
>was found in northern Durham County on Thursday of this week.
>
>This is the first case of quadruped rabies in central NC since 1945!
>

This sent me to my maps of indigenous rabies because I found it so surprising.
Lo and behold, raccoon rabies is rampant in S. Carolina and southwards, as
well as Virginia and northwards.  Skunk rabies has been reported in
Tennessee up to the Smokies, and in Virginia and S. Carolina.   Rabid
dogs and cats have been reported in the three surrounding states.

How has N. Carolina been so lucky in avoiding terrestrial animal rabies
this long?

-Jeff
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From: philipm@papillon.ucsd.edu (The Philster)
Newsgroups: rec.pets
Subject: Re: Snake Shedding
Date: 14 Sep 92 22:44:02 GMT
Organization: DIP Laboratory, UCSD/SIO, La Jolla CA, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: papillon.ucsd.edu

In article <285@angel.UUCP> larry@angel.UUCP (Larry Tenbush) writes:
>From article <18lt6bINN58h@network.ucsd.edu>, by philipm@papillon.ucsd.edu (The Philster):
>> 
>> Hello again...I wanted to know how long does it take for a 1 and half foot
>> python to shed its skin? Mine has been inactive for about 2 weeks (no, he's
>> not dead), and I've read that too moist of an environment can hinder shedding.
>> Help, please..

Yes! Monty python finally shed! I lifted up his shelter and there was one long
piece of skin, without any breaks in it. He's very shiny and beautiful now.

(And all my worries are gone!)

Phil.