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From: scarcell@cs-acad-lan.Lakeheadu.Ca (Lorraine Scarcello)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: stressed out puppy
Date: 27 Jan 1993 19:23:53 GMT
Organization: Lakehead University

I have a 6.5 month old spayed female samoyed that is currently in a 
beginners obedience class with about six other dogs.  The first night she 
did pretty good considering that she wanted to play with every dog there.  
However, at one point during the class she and I were standing on the mats 
getting ready to do some heeling and we were sort of standing in front of 
the trainers bouvier de flanders 10 month old pup who was sitting quietly in 
his crate.  As I was listening to the instructions from the trainer "Jasper" 
decided to wonder over and say hello to "Troy" and started sniffing around 
his crate.  Well all of a sudden Troy started rattling his cage and Jasper 
jumped back toward me.  She seemed a little startled.  From that point on 
everytime we had to walk past Troy in his crate Jasper would fight me and 
try to stop by clawing the floor.  The trainer suggested I take that corner 
a little wider so she didn't have to get too close to Troy.  The following 
week when it was time to do somemore heeling work Jasper began foaming at 
the mouth.  I took her into the middle of the ring to calm her down a bit.  
Then we went back on the mats and she tossed her cookies.  It was kind of a 
whitish mucus.  No food because we are instructed not to feed the dogs at 
least three hours before class and it had been at least six hours since she 
had eaten.  Then at the third class, just the other night she threw up three 
times and was so stressed out.  This is what the trainer says it is.  She is 
even more afraid to go near the corner where the black dog is sitting in his 
crate and when we round the corner where the exit door is she starts to head 
for it.  She was panting like crazy.  I felt so sorry for her.  I also might 
mention that before this last class Jasper and I arrived a bit early and 
were the first ones there and the trainer was in the room playing with her 
dog.  When we first walked in Jasper wanted to go over and play with Troy 
which I sort of allowed her to do with the trainers permission.  Then Troy 
got up on his hind legs and started barking at Jasper and of course she 
became terrified and leaped back behind me again.  I beginning to wonder if 
Troy is the cause of her anxiety.  I don't know, I am not an expert in these 
things but if anyone out there could tell me what the cause might be or what 
I could do about it, it would be much appreciated.

I would also like to add that Jasper is not normally a submissive dog.  In 
fact she is very outgoing and friendly with all other dogs and people.  
During the first class the trainer even commented that she was dominating me.

Anyway any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


Lorraine
email:  scarcell@cs-acad-lan.lakeheadu.ca
From: eiswirth@vixvax.mgi.com (Steve Eiswirth)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: DOG LOVES THE BATHTUB
Date: 26 Jan 93 16:00:47 CDT
Organization: Management Graphics, Inc.

My 9 month old golden female also loves the tub, especially showers.  Many
times I've had to kick her out of the shower in the morning - she'll just
nonchalantly nudge the curtain out of the way and hop in like she owns the
place.  It was so funny the first dozen or so times she did it that it has
become difficult to break her of the habit.  During a visit, my 70 yr. old
aunt nearly had a cardiac when an unexpected visitor hopped in the shower
for a visit.  Another thing too is that dogs know that the tub is a cool place
to lie down when they're hot.

Strange thing is, my dog definitely dislikes getting a bath.  It's probably
because she senses when she can go in the tub and frolic on her own as
oppossed to being forced into the tub and made to stay there for a while.

Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: Marg_Meikle@mindlink.bc.ca (Marg Meikle)
Subject: Dr. Ballards/ dog food
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 01:42:27 GMT

I do a bit on the radio where I answer people's questions... and someone from
Saskatchewan wants to know about Dr. Ballard -- of the dog food fame  because
I guess an ad is running there that makes one think that there really was a
Dr. Ballard and that he is from Sask.  Well, I have found out that there was
such a guy and he worked there from 1918-23 when he came to Vancouver and
eventually produced the first canned dog food in Canada.  And I can fill in
lots of information  about Ballard's career and  that family owned company--
now owned by Friskies/ Nestles.

So what I'm wondering is about dog food in general.  Anybody know about N.A.
sales figures?   Canada?    Why don't people make their own... I know there
are books in the library on this,  but is this wide spread.  What's in dog
food?  (I've read the cans, but I mean... what is the secret or is just
inexpensive scrap meat?)   And is the trend to the Science Diet and specialty
dog foods  growing or what??  Any thoughts /  ideas  /  opinions on dog food
and the industry would be greatly appreciated.


Marg Meikle  (marg_meikle@mindlink.bc.ca)

The radio show is CBC's Gabereau... a national daily show (2-4 p.m.  ) and my
bit  (I'm the Answer Lady)  is on Wednesdays between 2:30 and  3:00.
From: ELAINE_GALLEGOS@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Small Dogs
Date: 26 Jan 93 17:34:03 GMT
Reply-To: ELAINE_GALLEGOS@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Comment-To: Trish_Rucker@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
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  I have a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.  She weighs about 25 pounds.
She is a very loving, mellow dog.  She is indoors most of the time,
but goes out all by herself into my fenced back yard.  She has short
hair, and is about the easiest dog to keep that I have ever met. She
loves to sit on my lap, and almost Never barks.
--- FMail 0.92
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From: srlee@beta.lanl.gov (Stephen R Lee)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Chiengora ==> was ==> Re: samoyeds
Date: 25 Jan 93 18:07:36 GMT
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory

In article <1jpls1INNi5b@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ce293@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Gail E. Brookhart) writes:

[stuff deleted]

>There was an entire chapter on it in a Samoyed book that I saw once and the
>articles that were made were beautiful!  One lady had made a rug out of the
>hair from her dogs.  Many years of brushings from many dogs to get that
>much material.
>
>I think that it must be the brushings and that clippings don't work because
>the cut fibers (is there a weaver or spinner in the audience who can add
>to this?) don't catch on each other when the yarn is twisted????  Any breed
>with a soft undercoat is a potential source of the fibers for yarn.  I seem
>to also remember that Elkhound was supposed to make a really nice yarn as well as
>most northern breeds being great for providers.  Just for kicks, once when
>the Airedale was in an exceptionally long-coated state, I took the
>brushings and twisted up about a foot of yarn.  It was really neat and the
>texture was intriguing with the soft coat forming most of the yarn and the
>longer outer coat hair giving some contrast in color and texture.
>
>Why do I envision Stephen Lee wearing a hat made of his dog's hair next
>winter?  <grin>

Actually, it is interesting that you would say this.  I have looked and looked
around for someone that is capable of spinning dog hair into yarn, but
I did not find anyone until recently.  Apparently, there is a place in Colorado
that will take dog hair and make it into things.  I do plan on saving my dog's
spring coat blowings and have a hat made.  As I understnad it, all they need 
is the dog hair.  Apparently they can make a hat exclusively out of that.  When
I get more dogs, I could probably have a quilt made for a bed :-) .

[stuff deleted]

>Gail Brookhart
>ce293@cleveland.freenet.edu

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OooWoo Racing Kennel           | I'd rather be driving sled
E-Mail: srlee@beta.lanl.gov    | dogs.
From: QUANTUM@brownvm.brown.edu ()
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: WARNING Breeder's Standard pedigree software
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 16:16:28 EST
Organization: Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island  USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: brownvm.brown.edu
X-News-Software: BNN via BNN_POST v1.0 beta

A friend purchased a pedigree program
called "The Breeder's Standard", Houston,
Tx. The program is buggy and there is
only an answering machine - with no follow
up - for help. Anyone have experience with
this? This is a warning about this program.
J.C. Baird
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: rurfin@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Rural Finance Group)
Subject: Re: CRATES
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:02:00 GMT

We also have a string of bells on the door, so she rings the bells when
she needs to go out.  Does anyone else have something similar?
Organization: Security, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:32:09 -0500 
From: Ray Mialki <rm1g+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re:  Dog loves the bathtub

Be happy your dog loves the bathtub.  Trying to get Derek into the tub
makes Operation Desert Storm look like a bar room brawl!
From: jsetala@cc.helsinki.fi (Jarkko Setala)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Veggie eating pup
Date: 21 Jan 93 21:02:44 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki

In my opinion eating vegetable isn't unnormal, because all dogs whe have had,
have eaten any kind of eatable things. Specialities: Our german pointer
(fohrsteher) = apple, our dachshund = cucumber our both labradors = any kind of
vegetables.
From: bollerud@nd.edu (JULIENNE BOLLERUD)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Chesapeake Bay Retreivers
Date: 27 Jan 93 22:28:19 GMT
Distribution: USA
Organization: University of Notre Dame

Hi!
     I have a friend who owns a Chesapeake Bay Retriever bitch.  He has been 
training her for hunting.  He is now interested in breeding her.  There are 
not too many Chesapeake Bay Retreivers in this area.  Does anyone know of 
any AKC registered Chesapeake Bay Retriever hunting dogs at stud?  I'd  like 
to contact them.
Julienne Bollerud
Systems Coordinator
631-0109
From: jeffb@hfglobe.intel.com (Jeff Boone)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Need some advice (possible new dog)
Date: 25 Jan 93 19:55:05 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Step Technology, Inc.

I'm currently debating whether or not to get a dog, and I have one very
important question.  I'm interested in a larger dog, but would probably
get it as a puppy, and I expect that it would spend the day outside in 
a fenced yard or perhaps a kennel.

The problem is, I live alone and work 8-5 or sometimes 7-7 (depending on
project demands).  And, I have some misgivings about leaving a dog alone
for that long, particularly a puppy.  I'm a contractor, and going home 
at lunchtime may not be an option, depending on where I'm working.

I'd like to hear from some of you who have similar situations, about
your experiences (good or bad!).  Would it be a good idea to take a week
or two of vacation at first, to allow the pup to get accustomed to it's
new surroundings, before I start disappearing for the day?  Advice, and
recommendations about breeds, outdoor accomodations, and so on, would 
be greatly appreciated.

I don't know how many readers of this group are, like me, only would-be
owners, but if there is interest I'd be happy to either post or email
a summary of what I hear.

Thanks!

Jeff Boone
jeffb@hfglobe.intel.com
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: laird@pasture.ecn.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird)
Subject: New!  Sporn Halter.
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: 26 Jan 93 02:24:35 GMT

Well, I said I'd give a report on this new style of halter, but after
our first outing, I left it on Greta.  She realized that the people at
the store hadn't tightened it up much and took the opportunity to show
me her feelings towards it.

It took her about 2 minutes to go through the collar twice.  So...I
got to use the nylon webbing left over from her first leash.  A little
sewing was all it took to give her a new (and bigger) collar.

Anywayz...back to the design.

It's a collar with two small rings at the bottom, and two large loops
at the top.  A cord with a ring in the middle and small clips at each
end goes through each loop, around behind each front leg, and back to
the small rings on the front.  The lead attaches to the ring in the
middle of the cord in between the loops on the back of the collar.

This system pinches the dog's legs/chest if it pulls.  It does work.
One problem I've had with it, though, is that if Greta lags and I keep
going, I end up pullin on her and instead of inducing her to speed up,
she tends to stop.

If she gets on to it, I may try to use it while cycling.  We're barely
up to walking the bike yet, but I want to get her onto it slowly and
comfortably.  I doubt I'd use it when moving quickly.

I think I paid about $25 for the halter.  Kind of pricey.  (and it was
quite upsetting to see it in several pieces on the first day!)  You
could make one without many problems, but I doubt it's worth the effort.

The Sporn Halter is distributed by:
	Yuppie Puppy Pet Care, Inc.
	New York, NY
	212-877-2747

--kyler
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Distribution: world
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 23:45:02 -0800
From: ELAINE_GALLEGOS@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Subject: housetraining - help!
Comment-To: Vinod_Narayanan@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Reply-To: ELAINE_GALLEGOS@f703.n202.z1.fidonet.org
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  I don't think your dog has the foggiest idea of what is expected of
her.  Dogs are creatures of habit.  You must think more along lines of
helping her to form a habit of taking care of business in a certain
place.  
  I have not used crates myself, although I approve of them totally. 
What you Could do instead is to put in a dog run for her to stay in
when you are out.  
  At night, what I do is I have a short piece of rope with a harness
snap on it.  Snap the rope to the dog's collar, and the dog will have
to stay right on it's bed.  The other end of the rope is tied to the
foot of your bed.  Some say it is best to have the dog sleep in your
room.  If this is not for you, she can sleep in her run.
  If you keep her in your room, you can take her out once during the
night for a break.  If she makes noise, tell her to lay down and go to
sleep.
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Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Get Your Pet Neutered
From: Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.EDU (John Stafford)
Date: 25 Jan 93 10:56:43 -0600
Followup-To: rec.pets.dogs
Distribution: world
Organization: MSUS

In article <1jq6mmINNnd@shelley.u.washington.edu>,
diannes@carson.u.washington.edu (Dianne Schoenberg) wrote:
> 
> >I know, I know.  I just fell out of the mainstream, but my philosophy
> >has worked well for almost 50 years.
> 
> Au contraire.  You're very much in the mainstream, and your philosophy
> does *not* work well--just ask the very few people who work in the
> shelters, killing the animals produced by the very many who either don't 
> know about responsible breeding, or don't care.

Au Au Contraire Contraire ;-)    I live _alone_ on 2,400 acres of
land and act responsibly to the life within the domain.  It works
for me.  I don't kill animals unless they are killing mine and I
won't put a dog's well being in jepardy.  The dog which shares my
home is a rescued dog.  I know the story.
From: tat@sybase.com (tat)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Dog sensed earthquake
Date: 18 Jan 93 21:39:23 GMT
Reply-To: tat@sybase.com (tat)
Organization: Sybase, Inc.

Bobby, is a 1.5 yr 80lb Husky Shepard X. He is very quiet normally. Even for
activities out on the street in the middle of the night. He will just bark
a couple of times and stop when told to. But last Saturday, he started to
bark at nothing, appeared that he was just barking at the air with no
specific direction. He started barking after dinner and just kept going even
I repeatedly told him to stop. I even check the outside to make sure there was
nothing unusual. (I've just read the break-in story the very first night
"No-bark" was used.) At about 10:30pm, a 5.1 (some said 5.7) earthquake hit
the greater S.F. bay area. He stopped barking within 15 minutes and went to
sleep in his house. He didn't make another sound for that night! It might be
not, but I'm convinced that he felt the earthquake coming way before it hit.
Just like some people think what their chicken is capable of doing, I believe
Bobby does too.

-tat
tat@sybase.com
From: hckrus01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Picture perfect
Date: 27 Jan 93 21:22:03 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

In article <2B66E788.27878@ics.uci.edu>, tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore) writes:
> 
> Betsy beat me to it -- I got this same calendar for Christmas and have
> been enjoying it.  There are a lot of pictures of dogs you don't always
> see, too: this month alone there were three chocolate labs (boy, that
> can't go wrong with me, eh??? ;-), a chesapeake bay retriever, bloodhounds,
> etc.
> 
> --Cindy

I have the calender too and I love it!  But I notice there are no 
Irish Setters.  Hmmmm....  Maybe this thing is rigged!  Kathy (Buetow)
tells me that she's been sending in Cattle Dog pix for the last 
couple years and they haven't been accepted.  After meeting Kathy's
ever-so-photogenic dogs, I just don't understand it!  Maybe next 
year we should boycott :-)

Holly
From: mlinda@novell.com (M'Linda Taylor)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Leash-carrying (& cute story)
Date: 21 Jan 93 14:22:33 GMT
Distribution: world,local
Organization: Novell Inc., Austin, TX.

In article <1993Jan20.154054.10173@rchland.ibm.com> BillSeurer@vnet.ibm.com writes:
>
>Misty, my Keeshond, does something similar.  If I run with her she 
>eventually takes the leash in her mouth and races ahead tugging a little
>as if to say "hurry up".  It's actually quite humorous and the tugging
>isn't hard enough to be a problem.
>
>- Bill Seurer     Language and Compiler Development      IBM Rochester, MN
>  Internet: BillSeurer@vnet.ibm.com    America On-Line: BillSeurer@aol.com

There is a dog in our class who had us all in stitches Tuesday night.  We
have just begun work off-lead.  He's the most rambunctious dog in the class
still really just a huge puppy.  His owner healed him on lead, put him in a
sit/stay, removed his lead which she dropped in a pile next to him and walked
away.  When she did the recall, Hogan took two steps, shook his head, turned
and carefully picked up his lead and *then* went bouncing back to her.

It was tooooo funny.  He was *so* proud of himself.

M'Linda

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From: T00X000 <T00X@UNB.CA>
Subject: IAMS lamb & rice
Organization: The University of New Brunswick
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:14:54 GMT

I'm afraid I missed out on the 'conversation' on IAMS
lamb & rice. Would someone be kind enough to give me a
summary of the discussion? Was it the fact that it was
IAMS that the food was 'bad' or was it because it was
lamb & rice? Why was it 'bad'?

Thanks, and please e-mail me,
Monna
t00x@unb.ca
From: bob@reed.edu (Robert Ankeney)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Info Req. Ridgeback
Keywords: Info request......
Date: 26 Jan 93 22:23:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: reed.1993Jan26.222345.8887
Distribution: usa
Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon



My sister-in-law got a Ridgeback in a rescue about the same time we got our
Rottweiler.  Her Ridgeback (Rudy) is sweet, mild-mannered and *loves* to
sleep.  The same day she brought him home, her cat was sharing the same room
with him.  Our cat is just now speaking to us (after 6 months).  So in that
respect, we're jealous.  She recently adopted a kitten, and they get along
just fine, too.  Ridgebacks seem to like nothing more than laying around,
preferably on your feet.
     On the drawback side, I understand young Ridgebacks love to chew, and
need to be trained early on not to eat the furniture.  Her dog doesn't seem
to be much of a chewer, but will enjoy a rawhide chew on occasion.  He also
has made friends with the neighbor's puppy quite quickly.
     Ridgebacks are *very* protective once bonded.  Some people think they
can be too protective, going as far as killing someone if necessary.  I've
never heard of an instance of this happening.  They rarely bark, too.  From
all I've heard, they make wonderful pets.

     Robert

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Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
From: kkv@inel.gov (Jamie J Ferguson)
Subject: Re: Alert-training
Organization: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 21:10:43 GMT


We have been working on teaching our lab to bark on command (we
still can't get her to shut up though...).  We say "BARK" and
then we bark too.  It works!  The only thing I don't like
is that she gets a little upset, like she thinks we're doing
this because somebody is breaking in or something.  Maybe
thats good because if we ever need her to bark she will be
more alert?


Jamie

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               Zak    -- 5 1/2 yr old blue point Siamese
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From: pgarnier@s.psych.uiuc.edu (Philip Garnier)
Subject: flooring materials
Organization: UIUC Department of Psychology
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:30:59 GMT

Can anyone out there help me?  Although we do crate our dogs (two border
terrier bitches) during the day (though rarely more than 4 hours at a shot,
I've built an 8' x 8' pen in our basement for them to romp in.  The problem
is that it is a bit cool, particularly on the cement floor.  Anyone have any
ideas about what to put down on the floor to warm it up a bit?

Dri-tek tiles are out of the question - for the cost I could buy them their own condo.  I think that they would eat cedar shavings.  And, I'm a bit worried 
about fumes given off by new carpets - I've seen several news reports about
people in office building getting sick after their offices had been carpeted.

Any ideas?


Philip Garnier