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My local Shiba Rescue had puppies last night. They're thinking Shiba Inu and half border collie or Shih tzu. Mom  Girl 1  Boy 1  Girl 2  I just know the puppies are going to be hard to resist when they're old enough to be adopted out! I like girl 2 the best. 
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a life less posted:The prick ears and upright tail can set a lot of dogs off. That and lots of them are pricks
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Jun 11, 2012 14:03
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Someone posted a link to Pet Edge late last week (Fluffy Bunnies I think?). I was wondering if you thought it would be okay/ safe to order Frontline from there. I know its a weird question but I am always worried about getting counterfeit stuff that won't do poo poo to protect my dog.
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Jun 11, 2012 14:16
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Karen London did a guest post on The Other End of the Leash blog, about how dogs and people both get the "runner's high", whilst animals such as ferrets don't. It's an interesting read, for if you jog with your dog or not.
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Jun 11, 2012 14:59
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wtftastic posted:Someone posted a link to Pet Edge late last week (Fluffy Bunnies I think?). I was wondering if you thought it would be okay/ safe to order Frontline from there. I know its a weird question but I am always worried about getting counterfeit stuff that won't do poo poo to protect my dog. I've done it before and it was authentic, however that's been a while ago. Like, Okinawa a while ago. Uh.. year? Year and a half? because the vets were out. They're a relatively large, well-known site, so I'd imagine Frontline would kick their rear end if it wasn't authentic. Dancingthroughlife, if you wouldn't mind boxing up and sending me girl 1 and boy 1 I would very much appreciate it. Goodness knows I don't mind bottle feeding things and shipping only gets higher if you wait  Balen and Amy have their shots today. Balen's been kinda barfy lately too, but I think it's just the heat. Still, gonna get furryfuzzy checked out.
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Jun 11, 2012 15:12
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:I've done it before and it was authentic, however that's been a while ago. Like, Okinawa a while ago. Uh.. year? Year and a half? because the vets were out. They're a relatively large, well-known site, so I'd imagine Frontline would kick their rear end if it wasn't authentic. Thanks! I'll probably get Bailey's next doses from there (and I also realized that they started out in Billerica, MA, so they're kind of a local business).
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Jun 11, 2012 15:33
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wtftastic posted:Thanks! I'll probably get Bailey's next doses from there (and I also realized that they started out in Billerica, MA, so they're kind of a local business). I used to order my Frontline+ from PetEdge as well. It was nice for when I wanted to buy other stuff, since there's a dollar amount you have to go over in order to not get charged extra and buying 6mo of Frontline definitely made it easier to hit. It always looked authentic to me too.
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Jun 11, 2012 15:59
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Dear, sweet, lovable little Kaydee. Look, I know you're trying to help. Really, I do. But when I blow my nose, please stop trying to fix the weird sound by crawling on my chest and looking Immensely Concerned. Thanks. Oh, and Balen made best friends with a kitten at the vet that was getting adopted out. Amy walked over and it reared back and hissed at her. Poor Amy. And while we were there, someone put their cat down. I didn't know what was going on, but I guess he did? The mom came out of there crying with a bunch of little girls. He put his ears back, sat, and lifted a paw up and waved it at them (it's an old trick but he hasn't done it off command in ages). A couple of the kids saw and came over and snuggled with him until.. he kinda had the whole family on him. And he just sat there, wagging his tail, rubbing his head against them and basically being wonderful. The vet snuck him another milkbone for being such a kind old gentleman.  They weren't crying so much when they left.
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Jun 11, 2012 17:58
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:
...drat allergies making my eyes water. I have to go find my cats and hug them now.
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Jun 11, 2012 18:02
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Topoisomerase posted:I used to order my Frontline+ from PetEdge as well. It was nice for when I wanted to buy other stuff, since there's a dollar amount you have to go over in order to not get charged extra and buying 6mo of Frontline definitely made it easier to hit. It always looked authentic to me too. Also good to know; I assumed that they were a wholesaler but I didn't know what exactly that meant in terms of how much I had to buy etc.
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Jun 11, 2012 18:52
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My aunt and uncle came and stayed with us for the weekend and brought this muppet: her name is Rosie and she's 4 months. And a LOVER. She acted like I was the best person in the world and she loved me more than anyone or anything from the very second she met me, and she had a great time playing with Orbit. It was funny seeing the differences between a lapdog and a herding dog-- she was totally not phased by anything going on, just laid around like a lump and snuggled with everyone. Orbit was very busy DOING HIS JOB which was to make sure everyone knew the rules (stairs are dangerous for dogs, under the couch is off limits, his humans can't snuggle other dogs too much, stuff going on outside needed to be reported, etc.). He was keeping his eyes on everyone and if he was sleeping and someone got up to leave the room he'd lift up his head to make sure everything was ok. Rosie would just keep being a lump. In some ways, it made me wish I got a snuggly lapdog who loves every person ever, instead of a herding dog who will bark at strangers until he learns they're ok and gets nervous and is anti-snuggle half the time. But it also really made me appreciate what he does for us and how much he obviously CARES about us and our house and how he helps keep everything in order. He really has a job, and I never quite realized it until I saw the difference between him and this other dog over the course of the weekend.
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Jun 11, 2012 19:51
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Rosie is a cutie, those ears! I love going for walks in my neighborhood. A golden retriever with a floofy tail, a mastiff, sheltie and a french bulldog.
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Jun 11, 2012 20:59
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:[Balen being a good dogge] Awwwwwwwww, Balen. So Shadow and I just made the 8-hour drive to my mom's house to visit for the week. Of course when we arrived the pugs were CRAZY excited and of course that gets Shadow excited. As I went back to my car to get my bag, he hopped in, hoping for a drive to the park. YOU JUST SPENT 8 HOURS IN MY TINY BACK SEAT, WHY DO YOU WANT BACK IN THERE? You got your usual walk this morning and then a 15 minute walk around the lake at one of our pit stops, I'm tired damnit, you're gonna have to suck it up for today.  Also, pics from said pit stop:   Random Louisiana Purchase monument thingy in Missouri at a fancy gas station. It's across the field from the lake. 
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Jun 12, 2012 01:48
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Hex the naked cat gets incredibly whoreish in a warm, sunny car. Observe:     "Don't slut shame me, I am a fully realized woman. Now smack my cat boobs."
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Jun 12, 2012 01:51
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I bet if you cropped this just right you could put it up on a porn site and no one would notice.
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Jun 12, 2012 01:56
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I'm sure I know the answer but do the Shibas from Ustream already have potential adopters? Cause Green collar and Cream girl are soooo cute and I would go broke adopting them. http://www.ustream.tv/sfshiba
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Jun 12, 2012 03:59
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Captain Foxy posted:Hex the naked cat gets incredibly whoreish in a warm, sunny car. Man it's been WAY too long since you've posted pictures of Hex. Love that catte. The phrase 'now smack my cat boobs' made me burst out laughing. And yet, oddly appropriate, considering. I saw that video where Hex was getting smacked, and was enjoying the hell out of it.
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Jun 12, 2012 05:32
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We have been invaded. The puppy is their favorite thing. He wasn't sure how to feel about that at first. HI BABY DOG PLEASE BE MY FRIEND  I know I try to play with you by slamming you with my gigantic paws but you really should enjoy that, right?  This one has the madness in him.....  Oh yes, definitely 'murder eyes'  Guthrie is so over having guests and puppies in his house.  Now, Nori initiates the rough play then high-tails it away once he realizes what he's done
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Jun 12, 2012 13:46
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Wheaten Terriers are the best lapdogs.
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Jun 12, 2012 14:29
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TVs. No really. Give me that puppy.  Dancingthroughlife posted:I'm sure I know the answer but do the Shibas from Ustream already have potential adopters? Cause Green collar and Cream girl are soooo cute and I would go broke adopting them. Yeah, usually they are all spoken for before the litter hits the ground. I know a few years back, they were part of a Shiba group on LiveJournal before they had any means of communicating/contacting with them. I asked them some questions about their dogs and they just kind of freaked out at me, wondering how I got that account info. Never said anything when I told them they posted on LJ about their dogs, I figured I could ask them stuff. In retrospect, I think they might have just been harassed by someone, it was way back with the A team.
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Jun 12, 2012 14:31
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The shiba puppies are awake for once!  Whole lotta nose-nommin'.
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Jun 12, 2012 15:39
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Malalol posted:Ive uh. Always really liked Cesars collars... of course, I dont want to support HIM and buy it, so, are there any alternatives? Trying to find the material theyre made from, but they feel really nice and unscratchy like a lot of other collars. All I can find is that its 'woven fabric' ... I know this is from the last page but I'm pretty sure those are made from soy. You can get other soy collars without supporting Cesar Milan. Coastal makes some that I usually recommend for people who have had issues with nylon rubbing the hair off their dogs. http://www.coastalpet.com/products/...ducts&cat_id=18
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Jun 12, 2012 15:59
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Hey guys, question. We have a foster in our rescue right now that has severe confinement anxiety. As in, he chewed down literally all of his teeth to little stubs on crate and gate bars over his life. He is okay in the crate with the door open and will go in himself sometimes, but close the door and it is instant panic mode (I know this can be worked on.) His new foster home is having a hard time getting him to settle in the middle of the night when everyone is asleep (he is fine during the day). Between 2 and 5 in the morning he is pacing and digging on the tile, carpet and sheet rock and starting to cause some damage and they don't want to keep him around if he is going to keep causing damage to their rental, which I completely understand. He even had an accident in the middle of one of these. He is going to the vet this week, but in the meantime anything we can tell him to help out his foster? Anything we should check with the vet? He holds everything in just fine during the day and he gets taken out before bed and after they wake up. For the few days he was with me, he mostly just wanted out of the bedroom, but then he'd go paw at the food container or dig in the carpet until I told him enough times to knock it off, but three days of no sleep really got to me and I feel for the guy (and gave him some warning). He's tried both door being open and closed and usually finds he will sneak off somewhere to dig because he wants outside (under the bed, in a closet, in another room etc.) Do you think talking to the vet about some drugs are in order to help him calm down? He's a very on edge dog to begin with and gets startled by some strange things. For example, Koji was sitting near me on the couch and Murdock came up and fell asleep. 5 minutes later, he seemed to have forgotten Koji was even there, woke up, and snapped at him. I was watching them the whole time, neither Koji or I moved at all, he just suddenly got startled and snapped. Same with petting, he will allow you to come up and pet him but then will suddenly snap if you go too fast (which is why the family with the new baby gave him up in the first place. He's extremely touchy around his neck and shoulders due to using a shock collar.) His eyes were slightly cloudy but not bad and he can hear just fine as far as we could tell. Murdock is 8.
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Jun 12, 2012 16:57
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Watching the Shiba stream makes me want to become a breeder but then I would never adopt the puppies out.  Keep all the puppies!
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Jun 12, 2012 17:40
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Pretty sure those are actually little bears
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Jun 12, 2012 19:41
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paisleyfox posted:Do you think talking to the vet about some drugs are in order to help him calm down? Yes, that sounds like some pretty severe anxiety (especially randomly snapping at people) and a vet with behavior experience could really help a lot. For now you could try a DAP diffuser or collar to take the edge off. Poor old man 
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Jun 12, 2012 19:56
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For your viewing pleasure: A swarm of kittens getting a bath. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzjDh4qUKb8
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Jun 12, 2012 20:33
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Today on our biking session, we got back as the school across the road was doing, idk, some trip somewhere. We were stuck in the road outside of my house waiting for the pavement to clear as 40-50 kids walked loudly past. Lola was a little nervous but ate biscuits and didn't bark. Good dog
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Jun 12, 2012 20:49
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Aww, the puppies seem sleepy now. I love their twitchy toes. http://www.ustream.tv/sfshiba
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I'm going to be starting a position soon (hopefully) as a veterinary assistant and/or technician and was wondering if any of you had recommendations for like reference or study books or something? Basically when I was in high school and parts of middle school I observed and assisted at a veterinary clinic. Now I graduated college and I'd like to go back in the field but am not certified. I figured it could only be in my benefit if I read up on some of the stuff I should know.
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Shnooks posted:I'm going to be starting a position soon (hopefully) as a veterinary assistant and/or technician and was wondering if any of you had recommendations for like reference or study books or something? There's a book that I really want but refuse to pay for by Dr. Sophia Yin about restraining animals you might be interested in. Ridiculously expensive, though, so I'd only splurge on it if you seriously want to get in to the field as a career. Other than that, stuff on animal behavior is always good. No matter your field, for some reason you find a disturbing number of people that don't have a great understanding of body language. Don't trust that the people you're working with know what they're doing in this regard. Yes, I'm jaded.
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A funny thing just happened. I accidently spilled an entire gallon of milk in my kitchen while trying not to drop a watermelon. Yes, an entire, unopened, plastic jug of milk. While cleaning Hank found out he really likes milk. I cannnot remember if I told him the proper comand to stay away because I freaking out about the milk going everywhere - under my stove, refrigerator. Either way, he drank all the milk he could get. How bad is his tummy going to be? Is it going to be waking me up a few times to go out tonight or more like a oh man I have go out, oops didn't make it kinda night? Laugh your rear end off at my expense. Hopefully I'll get there too.
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WolfensteinBag posted:There's a book that I really want but refuse to pay for by Dr. Sophia Yin about restraining animals you might be interested in. Ridiculously expensive, though, so I'd only splurge on it if you seriously want to get in to the field as a career. Other than that, stuff on animal behavior is always good. No matter your field, for some reason you find a disturbing number of people that don't have a great understanding of body language. Don't trust that the people you're working with know what they're doing in this regard. Yes, I'm jaded. I saw that book. I am interested in it as a career, but maybe I can find an older edition used. Have you tried abebooks.com? I picked up two really general textbooks on there last night for like $10 total because they were last edition. Of course its probably not like buying art history textbooks where the editions change because they have a new theory or some bullshit (I studied art in college). Oh well. I also picked up a pet first aid book at the library because I realized I have no clue how to do any of this stuff! I mean, I probably do but its had some good tips. Also pet CPR I don't know and it covered it.
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So I just wanted to pop in and apologize for not being online much lately or posting George photos...we've been super busy since he is now officially in training as a search dog. We're doing search and rescue as well as human remains detection, so quite a lot. He's taking to it like a fish to water though. This dog is loving awesome. I downloaded the imgur app but apparently either I wrote my imgur password down wrong or there's a problem there, because I can't access it through my phone. There were like 20+ imgur apps to choose from, are some better than others? I haven't really had time to sort through it because I was busy as hell otherwise and then now we're adding George's search dog training to everything else and holy poo poo am I too busy for words and am really bad at technology because this poo poo always takes me way longer than it should. 
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Jun 13, 2012 09:15
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Shnooks posted:I saw that book. I am interested in it as a career, but maybe I can find an older edition used.
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Ugh... I normally don't pay a ton of attention to all the "URGENT!!!" dog stories on my Facebook from local shelters, but this one caught me: Linking her picture in case any of you are super squeamish (nothing too bad, just a leg gash and massively swollen foot): http://i.imgur.com/twjWd.jpg She's an 8-10 week old puppy that was dumped outside my shelter yesterday in a Rubbermaid container. They named her Chef (for some reason). They say she was mauled by another dog, is very septic, has scars from abuse, and well... just look at that foot. Poor girl.  Shamrock Foundation took her in as one of their Arrow Fund cases and is treating her.
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2tomorrow posted:So I just wanted to pop in and apologize for not being online much lately or posting George photos...we've been super busy since he is now officially in training as a search dog. We're doing search and rescue as well as human remains detection, so quite a lot. He's taking to it like a fish to water though. This dog is loving awesome. Have you read Scent of the Missing? I borrowed it as an audiobook for my new longer commute and thought it was pretty good.
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Skizzles posted:Ugh... I normally don't pay a ton of attention to all the "URGENT!!!" dog stories on my Facebook from local shelters, but this one caught me:
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Instant Jellyfish posted:Yes, that sounds like some pretty severe anxiety (especially randomly snapping at people) and a vet with behavior experience could really help a lot. For now you could try a DAP diffuser or collar to take the edge off. Poor old man Thanks IJ. I was hoping you might ring in on this. He is at the vet now, we'll know what they say later tonight. He apparently did better last night after even more wearing out and some training (the foster home already taught him to shake. They closed all the doors and he actually ended up sleeping in his bed all night, no digging, so hopefully this is the first step to him not freaking out.)If you don't mind me asking, about how much does it cost you to keep Major on his meds?
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