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From: davis@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Barbara Davis)
Subject: Re: My dog watches tv....
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 15:31:07 GMT

asher@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Terri Asher) writes:

>I have two dogs, both mixes, but with mostly German Shepard in them (I
>think).  Anyway, my larger dog stands just about eye level with where
>our television is, and the crazy dog _watches_!  It's really pretty funny,
>except that BELLa (stands for Big Ears and Long Legs, but together
>it means 'pretty') stands right in front of the tv while we are trying while
>to watch.  Her attention span isn't that long though, maybe a minute or so,
>but she cocks her head first one way, then another, and she backs up whenever
>they cut to a close up of someone's face, or change scenes.  My other dog,
>Dusty, can't seem to understand what BELLa sees in the tv.  Dusty will push
>BELLa with her nose, trying to get her to play and gets this hurt look on
>her face when BELLa just ignores her.  Anyway, is my dog just weird, or did
>everyone already have the 'My dog watches tv..' thread before I started reading?
Normally my two show no interest in the TV at all, even when other dogs are
barking or making noise on a show I am watching.  However, a couple of nights
ago I was watching a fascinating PBS show on cats.  Dragon, my little Shih-Tzu,
sat close to me with his eyes glued to the TV screen.  When I reached down to
pet him, I realized that his muscles were tensed and he was quivering slightly.
He sat that way through the whole show.  Nothing distracted him.  To some
extent it made sense, cats tease him sitting on the front porch protected by
the glass storm door, or sitting on the top of the fence ignoring his barking.
I'm not sure he has ever been close enough to one to smell it so I suspect
the ones on TV seemed just like all the other cats that tease and manage to
stay out of his reach.

Since then, he will often watch for a minute or two then curl up to sleep.

It was all pretty funny.

Barb
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Barbara G. Davis                       Internet:  davis@ucsu.colorado.edu
University of Colorado, Boulder 

                   If I don't ask, you can't say, "Yes!".
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: cotton@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (carol.jean.swanson)
Subject: sighthound questions: luring and fences
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 13:44:36 GMT


Hi:

We have a sighthound, a Basenji, and have a few
questions that we hope someone can answer.
(My husband Paul has already gotten some wonderful
information about Basenjis from this newsgroup -- Thanks!).

We are just starting to trial the Freedom Fence
(aka Invisible Fence) with Ginger.  Does anyone
have any experience with sighthounds to know if this
is going to work?  The local distributor has not done
a Basenji before.  Also, the collar has a 1 second
buzz before the correction.  Should we request
a collar without the delay?  Right now, it hard to
tell if the 1 second delay is sufficient to keep her 
from going over the line if she's chasing a rabbit.

Also, the installer for the fence told us about
luring.  I took Ginger to the next practice
(which happened to be 10 mile from my house).
The organizers and I decided to let her try
and she ran the course fairly well.  So now I'm thinking I
should do this more often.   But......Will luring
make her more prone to chasing things?  Anyone have
more information on luring?  I didn't see anything
in the FAQ on it.

Please respond here or to cjsm@homxa.att.com

thanks,
Carol M
From: smothers@mcd.intel.COM (Charles Smothers)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: What exactly is Hip Dysplasia?
Date: 27 Jul 92 17:30:15 GMT
Reply-To: smothers@mcd.intel.COM (Charles Smothers)
Followup-To: smothers@mcd.intel.com
Organization: Intel Corporation

I've read the FAQ's and have heard it mentioned many times
among dog folks, but I don't know really what hip displasia
is.

I know it causes discomfort or pain to a dog's hips,
and that one of the only treatments is hip replacement.
I have a two year old Rottweiler who I don't plan on
breeding.  He shows no symptoms.  But I want to know
if I should get his hips X-ray'd.  What if he does
test positive; what can I do besides wait until there
are symptoms and have the hip replacement done?
I have heard that if it is detected early, that there are
drugs that help.  Is this true?  Are the drugs expensive?

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Charles Smothers      (916)351-5359     smothers@mcd.intel.com
        The address is Intel's, the words our mine.
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From: trimpe_b@wums.wustl.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Including Addresses/region
Date: 27 JUL 92 10:54:55 GMT
Organization: MIT PLASMA FUSION CENTER
NNTP-Posting-Host: msnews.wustl.edu

Netters-
When posting info on a pooch that needs a good home etc. PLEASE include
your locale.  I never know where anyone is located and email is not
always available.  Thanks
Aunt B
Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
Date: Wednesday, 22 Jul 1992 09:28:39 EDT
From: ari solomon <ASOLOMO@auvm.american.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: The Great Protector !!
Distribution: usa

    These stories about strange targets for barking remind me of a very weird
    experience we had with our mixed spaniel:  Sherlock was frightened of
    horses, and, like many dogs, began barking whenever we passed one in the
    car. After a few months he broadened this to include any *statues* of
    horses. Then, with the passing of time, he broadened it to any statues
    whatsoever! He barked at gargoyles on a bridge in D.C., the Mother of the
    Trail statue in Bethesda, and any other sculpted representation of
    large life forms we might encounter.  Now the weird part starts: Within a
    year of his original horse phobia, he was barking angrily at obelisks,
    abstract sculptures, and even large plaques in parks.  The funniest thing
    I've ever experienced with a dog was taking him downtown and driving around
    the Washington Monument while he poured his outraged little heart out.
From: rhh@alice.att.com (r hardin)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Concerns about poisoning by neighbor
Date: 22 Jul 92 20:50:10 GMT
Article-I.D.: alice.23282
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill NJ



Koehler has a section on poison-proofing your dog in his beginning book
(Koehler method of dog training)

It takes about 3 seconds to poison proof your dog following it.  I had
nagged my dog for three years before I finally tried it, and it worked great.
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: cbrand@cac.washington.edu (Carol Brand)
Subject: Re: Dalmation Needs New Home
Organization: UW Networks and Distributed Computing
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 22:39:00 GMT

This is a very hard thing for me to say, because I love dogs very
much, but I think that you should have Roland put to sleep.  

In your previous posting you talked about the fact that Roland had
been aggressive with other children and had even nipped at them.  So
this is a reoccuring behavior, not a one time occurence.  Obviously
the work you and your wife have done has not gotten through to the
dog.  If you give/sell him to someone else, what is to keep this from
happening again? Are you willing to take the chance?

There are so many wonderful dogs that desperately need home, it just
seems to me that there is little room for a problem dog that could in
the future really hurt someone.

-Carol
From: bandy@catnip.berkeley.ca.us (Sheepdogz 'r' Us)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: If your dog has an itch it won't leave alone...
Date: 23 Jul 92 06:06:46 GMT
Organization: The People's Number Four Cat Farm, Berkeley CA, USA

If your dog has an itch it won't leave alone, such as a flea bite that has
swollen up, or maybe just a scab that is in the process of healing...


...spray Solarcaine on the itchy part.

Not only does the dog stop scratching, it is also an antiseptic.  The dog
stops scratching and it heals up.

Recommended highly by a Border Collie and a foo-foo Maltese Terrier.

-- 
real address: bandy@catnip.berkeley.ca.us
last choice:  lll-winken!catnip.berkeley.ca.us!bandy

"Excuse me, I'd like to have that Ferrari in the window."


"Certainly, sir. Cash or charge? Oh! Aryan Express. That will
do *nicely* sir. Would you also like to wipe your feet on my
mouth?"
		- Mick Washbrook
From: Alex@camp.wpic.pitt.edu (Alex Ferguson )
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: In search of a breed...
Date: 21 Jul 92 16:58:21 GMT
Organization: DAC, Child Psych, UPMC

Hi,
	I seem to find myself in the market for another dog, and I am hping 
that somebody out there can help me with this.
	A few months back, a person posted an article about a hairless 
Mexican dog breed.  I don't have the article anymore, but when I read it, I 
thought (*when I get another dog, I'll really look into this breed*), I didn'
t anticipate that I would be getting another dog so soon.
	Anyway, if anybody knows *anything* about this breed (name, size, 
behavior, etc...) anything at all, would you *please* respond to this 
article.

					Thanks in advance,
						Alex


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From: williamsk@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (Knocked out of bed by a lightening bolt)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: canine good citizen test
Date: 21 Jul 92 11:06:11 EST

In article <1992Jul19.165248.15891@news.unomaha.edu>, massey@odin.unomaha.edu (Dana Massey) writes:
> 
> On August 15 I will take my dog (2 yr old Weimaraner male) to a
> Canine Good Citizen Test.  Any suggestions for practicing or training
> before the date.  I would love to see him get his CGC award.  So far
> he has:  Breed CH (w/3 majors 3, 4, 5 and a 2, and 1)
>          Companion Dog (3 quals in 4 starts)
>          Junior Hunter (4 quals in 4 starts)
>          Retrieving title 
>          Shooting Dog title
>          Versatile title
>          (Plus he is just about ready to certify for tracking test)
>          so he has had LOTS of training and is well behaved and loves
>            people.
>            
> CH Weimshadow's Smooth Criminal CD, JH, NSD, NRD, V   aka Guapo
> 
> Anyway, does all this other training help?????

Your CD will be the most helpful to you.  In fact, if your dog doesn't pass,
I would be surprised.  CGC is a very easy test, and at least at the place I
took it, you can retest an individual qualification if you don't pass the 
first time.

Have fun and good luck!

Kim
> 
> Thanks.
> Dana Massey
> massey@odin.unomaha.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: hope@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Sharon Hope)
Subject: Re: overly protective pooch
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 15:20:38 GMT

What kind of dog is Zack & how old?  There are many breeds who are
supposed to do just as you described (Mastiff-type descendents) and have
been doing it reliably for the last 2000 years or so.  The Romans took the
Molossus dogs with them as they crossed the Alps & spread the genes around
quite a bit.  The Tibetan Mastiff guards whole villages by halting everyone
on the road & challenging them as "friend or foe."

The guardian-type sheep dogs are also very protective "out on the trails" as
their job has been to protect their flock (you?) from all comers.

Sharon Hope   hope@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov
"All opinions my own"
From: williamsk@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (Desperately seeking a major)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Cool Dog Tricks needed
Date: 27 Jul 92 13:59:53 EST

I tried the shake the whole body trick with Spencer too, but I was never able
to get him to do it.  Does anyone else have ideas how to get him to shake
on command?

Spencer loves to play frisbee.  One thing we have taught him to do is carry
his frisbee to the place where we play, and then take it back when we are done.
We hand it to him when we are getting ready to play (it is inconveniently 
stored on top of the freezer so he can't reach it.  We say, "Spence, do you
want to play frisbee?"  And he looks up on top of the freezer and wags his
tail.  That's yes.  I don't know what no is cause he's nver said it!)
After we're done playing we tell him, "Get your frisbee and come".  And he picks
it up and follows us back to the house.

He also has to take the mail in.  I don't let him take the important stuff
cause it gets a little soggy :-), but all the junk stuff he gets to carry.
He was away for three weeks and I sort of forgot about him carrying the mail.
The first day he was back, all we got were important things - two of the proofs
from his shows and the Golden Retriever news magazine.  I started walking 
back to the house and he kept jumping up to get something to take in the
house with him - poor guy!  The next day we had junk mail and he was HAPPY!

He's away again.  He's been gone for two weeks and I won't see him until
Thrusday at the earliest.  I sure do hope he finishes this week-end.  I 
MISS him!

Kim
From: dbsjwb@Edm.Arco.COM 
Subject: FOR SALE: PUPPIES, CHOC LABS MISSOURI
Originator: dbsjwb@doofus
Keywords: puppies for sale
Reply-To: bielak@arco.com
Organization: no, not really
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 13:34:36 GMT


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james.bielak@Edm.Arco.COM   2300 W. Plano Parkway PRC-D3239
(214) 754-6184              Plano, TX 75075
From: kemery@nmsu.edu (Kendal Emery)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Cool Dog Tricks
Date: 24 Jul 92 18:35:51 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: NMSU Computer Science


Hello,

I didn't save your message, so I have no idea who asked but,
Someone@something.something wrote....
Anyone know of any cool dog tricks except roll over, etc...

I don't know how big your dog is,  but Mischief (8 year old
black lab mix) will hug on command.

The trick is,  put her in sit,  kneel in front of her,  tell her
"Give me a hug Mis" at which point she puts her paws up on my 
shoulders like she is giving me a hug.  The bad part is at 90+
pounds sometimes it's hard to take,  and then her 3 foot long tongue
invariably decides that since we are so lovey dovey,  I deserve a 
kiss.

Taught her the trick by sitting in front of her,  giving her
the command, and then placing her paws on my shoulders.  It is
cute!!!!

I also had a terrier mix that would climb a ladder.  I can't tell
you how to train him to do that,  our terrier picked it up on 
his own.  Ie.. dad went up on the roof to fix the air conditioner,
heard snuffy (short for snuffleupogus) whining,  looked around to
find snuffy sitting behind him on the roof.  We never could leave
a ladder against the house after that.

Have fun!!!!

Kendal
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Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,misc.consumers.house
From: patter@dasher.uucp (24224-guthrie)
Subject: Re: Burglars and dogs: results of a survey
Reply-To: patter@dasher.cc.bellcore.com
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 15:04:07 GMT

In article <1992Jul28.134222.17424@oswego.Oswego.EDU> ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff) writes:

>A friend who lives in the country had a BIG mastiff with a very loud bark,
>though he was actually quite friendly and would never attack anyone.  Burglars
>came to his house and fed the dog a piece of poisoned meat.  Fortunately
>he returned home and scared them away just as they were about to enter the
>house.  Unfortunately the dog died.

In Atlanta during the late 60s it became common for businesses to buy
guard dogs for night patrol. By the early 70s, burglars were using small
crossbows to kill the dogs (tap on the window, wait til the dog gets there,
then shoot). The counter to this was to buy a mated pair of dogs. The female
would usually get the burglar. Then the burglars got wise to that.

The last I heard the latest craze was guard rattlesnakes. Some people use
de-fanged snakes, some don't. They work *real* well with the appropriate
warning signs.

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From: kathleen.brewer@cutting.hou.tx.us (Kathleen Brewer) 
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
Date: 22 Jul 92 07:46:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Cutting Edge - Houston, TX - 713-466-1525
Reply-To: kathleen.brewer@cutting.hou.tx.us (Kathleen Brewer) 

TO: ervin@oasys.dt.navy.mil


DE>Why do you ask about mushrooms?  My dog was recently ill for several
DE>days (vomiting and diarrhea), so I took her to the vet.  I had noticed
DE>mushrooms in the yard, and asked the vet if this could be the cause
DE>of the problem.  He shrugged, and prescribed de-worming medication and
DE>the typical bland diet of boiled chicken and rice (even though her stool
DE>sample was negative).  I still suspect the mushrooms, though.

Frogs will cause the same reaction. The dogs do not eat the frog(or at
least mine don't) when I frog is attacked it secretes a poison on its
skin that is very bitter causing the attacker to drop him. It will cause
vomiting and diarrhea. If you see the dog right after it has tasted a
frog, it will be foaming at the mouth. This is how we found out what was
causing our dog to be ill. The only thing you can do for it is to
immediatly wash the dogs mouth out and give Pepto to coat the stomach.

Kathleen.Brewer@cutting.hou.tx.us
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From: bws20@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Brian W Simmons)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Cool Dog Tricks Needed
Summary: not a GSD
Keywords: dog tricks
Date: 25 Jul 92 22:25:04 GMT
Reply-To: bws20@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Brian W Simmons)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

If the Stroh`s dog was a GSD, then I am a bichon frise.  Of course, now
I_can't remember the breed , but it was more like a retriever than a GSD.
bws
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From: dwitt@news.weeg.uiowa.edu (Dallas)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Rat Terriers
Date: 23 Jul 92 19:41:06 GMT
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

I would like to know if anybody out there knows anything about
the Rat Terrier breed.  I have looked and looked in all kinds of
books and libraries and can't find anything on the subject.

Can anybody help me?

My email is dwitt@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu

Thanks
Dallas Witt
From: kathrynw@zippy.UUCP (Kathryn Whitworth)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Cute dog story
Date: 27 Jul 92 14:23:59 GMT





Last night I had to go to the pet supermarket for dog food.  When I got
back, both dogs stayed *very* close, crowding around when I opened the 
bag.  Then, when I was slow (you know how dense we humans can be), both
of them went into the "Pretty dog" position.

I have never seen a more blatant case of "Mama, what did you bring me?"
in my life.

'Course, last time I came from there, I had a choo hoof each for them . . . 

Kathryn, Ben, and Fox 

Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: schalene@sequent.com (Schalene Dagutis)
Subject: Question Re: Breed Lineage
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 15:19:28 GMT

Big thrill in the mail today.  We received Max's registration papers.
We've known for sometime that we have to come up with a "real" name
for Max, but decided to wait until we got to know him and find one
that fits his personality.   We had to have a Spanish name -- it was
the theme of the litter.  We decided on Majo Mani, which loosely
translates to "good looking peanut."  Peanut being the name his
trainers calls him.  

The kennel name is Precioso (Spanish for Precious) which is Max's
"mom."  Its a small kennel, they have one female they bred every 4
years.  In fact, she had some minor complications with Max' litter and
was spayed.  They've recently purchased 2 bitches that they are
showing in rare breed shows....want to geta "Ch" before they begin
breeding again.  The breed is Cuban -- Havanese -- and is not
currently recognized by the AKC.  However, there is a breed club that
maintains the stud book.

The breeders included a chart that shows Max's ancestors back to his
great great grandparents.  We really enjoyed it, but would like to
know more about the kennels listed on this chart.  How does one go
about that?  Do we contact the breed club?

schalene




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