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2.8.12 5:01: Louise is an Otter

08 Feb

Happiness

Louise loves to have her head scratched.  Actually, she loves to have under neither her neck scratched so much that she bends her head back so far she looks like a otter. I don’t have any picture of her like that because I am always busy scratching her neck and am not that good with the camera in my other hand.  Lulu can be a very serious dog.  I think because she is a fearful dog, she thinks a lot about things before she does them. But she has a funny and fun side too, I just need to remember sometimes to pull it out of her.  You really need to understand the personality of your dog, especially when they are the quiet type, to get them to laugh and do silly things with you. Louise likes to make me laugh.  She will bury her head against me and do a total body tumble – then she will start to just get overly crazy and roll on her back.

Lulu in the leaves (being serious)

Lulu sitting and staring

She also loves to sit on her hunches and stare at you. She doesn’t need to be leaning on anything, she just sits  She is a big hugger and likes to put her arms around you and give you a hug, She is just the right height to place her head under my mousing hand and make it jump.  Of course this is a queque that she thinks I have sat at the idiot box for long enough and it is now time to go play with her and Sofie (well, really just her – sometimes I think she wishes I would leave Sofie inside – or sell her to the Gypsies).  I try to spend quality time with each of my animals (but with 7 it is kind of hard).  Louise and I have a very close relationship and I make sure to give her personal tummy rubs and tumbles and ball tosses every day.  She is a Mama’s girl and really sticks to me like glue.  I never thought about owning a black dog or a short hair (I always had fluffy dogs) and we weren’t looking for one when we stumbled upon a rescue event at the pet store that day, 2 years ago.  The coordinator of the event pushed this very fearful, mangy (yes, she really had dry manage all over) our way.  Sometimes you just have to listen to the universe, because boy do I love this dog!  Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo! ❤

 
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Posted by on February 8, 2012 in Dogs

 

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2.7.12 5:45: Let us in!!!

07 Feb

Sofie & Louise waiting with toys

The dogs have decided that it is time that they get to go in the safe room with the new kitties. So they are camped outside the door with their toys.  There is a lot of whining going on from Sofie (the whiner), but I am resistant. And since the upstairs litter box is right outside the kittens door, ‘The Muffin Man’ has decided it is a great launching pad to get in the room as soon as a human opens it.  Muffin has enlisted Miss Kitty to help him try and get inside. I think that between the whole group of them they may figure out how to actually turn the door knob. (I know that my Alice cat used to be able to get up on her back hunches and turn a knob years ago – so I am a little concerned.)  2 weeks is a very long time to have the kittens locked away, but we are not going to the Vet until Friday (which will be the first week).  Then we need to let them out slowly to experience the mob on the other side of the door.  I am thinking that I will let them out together, because there is safety in numbers, but I it has been a long time since I introduced 2 new animals at the same time.  (Sofie is helping me type (whine whine whine) and wants you all to know that she is going to do everything she can to get over the barricade and see what is on the other side.  Louise just wonders if it is food.)  Sofie is actually whining extra bad because C’s boyfriend, whom she absolutely loves, is here and he is a cat person, so they immediately disappeared in to the kitten room.  “No fair!” she whines, “Why is D not playing with me, I know he is here!”  This is going to be an interesting 2 weeks for sure.

This is my house, let me in!

What is going on in there?

Why are we locked out, Muffy?

This is just too funny.

Just another DogDaz morning at zoo! ❤

 
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Tuesday’s DoorMouse

07 Feb

Source: 500px.com

 
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Morning Exercise

07 Feb
 
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Cowboy Corgi

06 Feb

dogsoftheinterwebs:

 
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Xylitol – Understand it or it could be fatal to your dog.

06 Feb

I am seeing so many article on this lately that I think it must be causing a real problem in the dog world.  Please make sure you keep all gum and sugar-free candy away from fido.

Reblogged from Life With Dogs: http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2012/02/xylitol-toxicity-in-dogs/

Xylitol is a sugar substitute in many products, most notable some sugar-free gums and flavored medications.  Xylitol is safe for people (and oddly, cats), but is very toxic to dogs (and probably ferrets).

If your dog has or may have ingested xylitol, call your veterinary team and have your pet examined right away.  Xylitol, even in small amounts, causes an over-production of insulin, which causes a horrendous sugar crash, or, more accurately, hypoglycemia.

hyp/o – low

glyc/o – sugar

-emia – blood

Signs of Hypoglycemia in Dogs

  • lethargy (abnormal tiredness)
  • shaking
  • ataxia (loss of balance)
  • inability to stand
  • seizures

Do not wait for signs to develop!  Insulin release and resulting hypoglycemia begin almost immediately.  Left unchecked, very low blood sugar or liver failure secondary to xylitol toxicity can be fatal.  With treatment, the prognosis is usually good.  The sooner a xylitol toxicity is treated, the better the prognosis.

Conclusion

You are home from the veterinary hospital with a recovering pet, considerably poorer, a bit shaken by the close call and anxious for the recheck appointment, still weeks away, in which you will hopefully learn that there was no long term liver damage.  You rid your home of all xylitol-containing products and warn friends and family of the dangers of xylitol toxicity in dogs.

Alternate Ending

You finish an article on xylitol toxicity and think, “Hmm, that was interesting…I guess.”  You rid your home of all xylitol-containing products and warn friends and family of the dangers of xylitol toxicity in dogs.

May your pets’ health be boring in the best possible ways, and may you never deal with xylitol toxicity in Real Life.

 
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Posted by on February 6, 2012 in Dogs

 

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Monday’s Cruiser

06 Feb

You know it’s all because of you on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/16841361

 
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2.6.12 5:37: Stella and Nine are here to stay!

06 Feb

There has been a lot of excitement here at the zoo.  With 2 new kitties in the safe room, humans going in and out with locked doors and secret kitty food, it has made the regulars very curious.  There are many noses under the door (and some paws), but they will have to wait the 2 week period until we give the all clear.  We finally have a name for the baby girl.  We have settled on Stella (from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’).  That way we can run around the house yelling… “STELLA!!!”  (You would have to know the show to appreciate it).  It actually means ‘Star,’ which I definitely think she is.  So Stella and Nine are making themselves at home.  (I think that the rest of the family is going to call him ‘Jack,’ but I am sticking with ‘Nine!’

Stella

Stella, that's to scratch on, not sleep on!

Stella's close up

Nine

Nine making himself at home.

Nine - you are some handsome boy!

 
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Posted by on February 6, 2012 in Dogs

 

Analysts: Humans May Never Understand the Appeal of Dog Music

05 Feb

thefluffingtonpost:

Analysts: Humans May Never Understand the Appeal of Dog Music

Ever look through your dog’s record collection and think to yourself, “What is this crap?”

You’re not alone. A new study from the Canine Institute of Comparative Culture suggests that the gulf between human and dog tastes in music may never be overcome.

“We have different brains,” says Ronald Stark, who lead the study. “So while humans may like Mozart or AC/DC, dogs will enjoy bands like Butt Sniffers Club or The Bacon Brothers. They have different harmonic structures which will never be amenable to our ears.”

Via Jacqueline Lois.

 
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Posted by on February 5, 2012 in Dogs

 

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2.5.12 6:16: We love rawhide, is that OK?

05 Feb

Lulu & Bone

I have been told that beef rawhide is not good for dogs. But they love it! Also,I have not found anything that keeps them as entertained and happy as a nice new rawhide bone.  I try to limit the size and the consumption of them to once a week so that it does not build up in their stomachs (or whatever that is about).  I also try to find bones that are ‘Made in USA,’ because I heard they are better than China or Mexico beef hide, but they are not easy to find around here. I admit that I get the best I can when I can but it is not always perfect. For some reason, my dogs don’t really like old rawhide.  It needs to be fresh out of the package.  The old stuff (the ends or the chunks I take away for another day) does not seem to hold the same intense enjoyment.  Basically, the don’t even take it from me when offered (Pooh, give us something good!)

Bone & Sofie

Let me ask your advice:

  • Should dogs have beef raw hide bones?
  • If so, how often?  Does it matter?
  • Can it really hurt them inside?
  • What’s a good alternative that you have found?

I love my dogs and would never ever ever want to hurt them, sometimes I just feel dumb when it comes to food choices and toys.  Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo. ❤

 
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Posted by on February 5, 2012 in Dogs

 

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