HUGE brag!
hi everybody! well, today in LA, i took my three dogs--german shepherd callisto, mutt oliver, and 13-month old bernese girl, hudson, to the RUGRATS GO WILD be like Spike (their dog) contest and you can win prizes with your dogs. well, you get to dress your dogs up for pictures (they put out the clothes) and then the judge picks! i dressed all three of them and hudson was wearing a red feather boa and she won second prize! we got lots of goodies! a boxer in sunglasses won first! i was so proud of all my dogs. anyway, of course people were loving hudson and her markings! we got to do short tv spots with the rest of the dogs kids for KTLA, the TODAY show and all that, so who knows if they'll use them and i don't even think i was looking in the camera correctly or if hudson was behind a kid on the stage, but if anyone sees them, please let me know! also, they took a picture for USA Today that should be in the paper within the next few days, so look for us! hopefully anyway! my other two dogs were laying behind me but i hope hudson's face was in it! so that's my big brag! take care, danielle
limping only at night
well, this is a question about my girlfriend's 1 1/2 year old Ridegback. About a month ago, se started limping, but only at night. Whether or not she exercises a lot during the day, regardless, she limps at night, same right front leg, all stiff and looking like it hurts, but the dog doesn't cry at all when she touches her whole leg an foot. In the mornings, she's fine again, maybe a little stiff, but bck to normal until the nighttime. Any advice or what that may be about? thank you, danielle
digging to china--HELP!
hi everyone, i have a bad problem with digging with my 11 month-old girl. now she has a GREAT, fun-filled life, she is out all the time with me and her family of dogs--hiking, playing, etc, so it's not from boredom. i don't have a yard, but sometimes we leaves her with her 3 sisters at my girlfriend's house with their front back yard when we go out. well, the front yard was just dirt and she dug major holes throughout the past few months--we'd catch her at the last second or not at all, but know it was her. once even to a pipe. now, her backyard, that the dogs had never been in until today, has grass, and some dirt but not like the front yard so we thought we wouldn't have to worry about digging. we were gone for 3 hours and called her mom and come to find out, her mom looked out the back window and there is hudson digging down to the sprinkler. she gets yelled at and hides all the time AFTERWARDS because she's NOT stupid, she knows it's bad, and we think she's cured, but no, she'll do it again when we don't expect it, like today. and it was HOT out today and usually she'll sleep on the concrete. nope, out in the hot sun digging as fast and hard as she can to a pipe. now i'm so embarrassed to leave her there and it's sad because she loves it but i have NO idea how to stop her from doing it without remodeling their backyard or having them dread her visits. what can i do? no one wants to put poop in the holes back there, and she's the only one who digs, i feel so bad. please help! danielle hudson
nice question--how to make your dog throw up!
hi everyone, i have a question, we were all out hiking today and my boy mutt suddenly comes over gagging and choking a little, then ate a lot of grass all the way back--and drank water but cannot throw up, and i know he wants to--he's still gagging a little! i think he got something up his nose or stuck in his throat. a big bunch of grass is waiting to come out somewhere! is there a way i can help him throw up? thank you! danielle
best in breed
hi here, just wanted to write in today because one of my clients (i walk dogs) landed in JFK from LA today and saw the most beautiful bernese mountain dog, and went over to ask about him--because she loves my hudson so much so she had to go over! and found out that was Billy, the winner! she said he had the most beautiful big head and great stance. she said it was like meeting a rock star! anyway, just wanted to share. anyone else find it irritating that the only dogs that ever seem to win at westminster are terriers, toys or non-sporting? only one herding dog hasn? that seems ridiculous. is it a popularity contest? not to offend any of you, but for me, why are terriers so popular? i would never choose one even though they can be pretty. i like big, goofy dogs with lots of fur, i wished the newfoundland had won. i actually think the german shepherd and the ibizan hound were just as beautiful as te winner if not more--not being an expert at all--but it would have been nice if the favorite didn't always win. just my opinion. anyway, take care all, danielle big girl hudson, now at almost 10 months and 70 lbs (no, i'm not fat, mom)
best in breed p.s.
hi everyone, i was just reading over the email i sent out and i wanted to apologize to anyone who has terriers or who found my email offensive in any way. i have nothing against them at all, and obviously no one should pick the winner based on what i think or want, it just seems to me that they always win westminster (obviously not entirely true) and i can't possibly believe that the few dogs that have actually won the hound, herding and working, are so much lesser than the other groups--that's what i don't understand about all of it. so i apologize to all you terrier owners out there--in fact, i was wrong, i would own a pit bull one day, and i did find the winner beautiful and he deserved it, but i just don't understand why so few of the other groups win. that's all. i hope i explained myself, and sorry again! take care, danielle
food aggression question
hi there! i need some help, please! i have a nine month old girl, hudson. she is obsessed with food, of course--nothing lasts for more than 5 minutes with her in this house! i leave bones out in my apartment all day for my three dogs and they have been fine sharing for all i know until this point. hudson is great with playing and meeting new dogs i general. but now she's started being extremely protective over her bones and food, no matter where she is. she won't try to steal another dog's treat or bone but if anyone comes near her wher food is or even has been but isn't anymore, she gets this really weird look on her face, raises her lips and has been known to growl or even snap. in my apartment, she has been will lift her lip and even growl at any new dog who comes near her bones--but she won't ever try to take them away from them if they have them first--only if they come next to her while she has them, which i thought was normal. but now, a few days ago, she and her older, more dominant 6 year-old sister were waiting for dinner, i was in the kitchen and i hear a noise, which was my older dog snapping at hudson, turn around and my older dog runs away like she did something wrong and hudson was all nervous, but i swear i bet hudson was lifting her lips at her which provoked my older dog to snap back. and the other night, in her 2nd home she's been at since she as a baby, she was there all night with her other 3 doggie sisters she's grown up with, but when we gave them treats, she finished hers and was laying down and her ridgeback sister stepped over her, not to even smell her but to get up on the couch and hudson snapped and stood up and grabbed her whole cheek in her mouth. didn't hurt her, but it shocked her sister so much that she cried. There was no food even there, just us eating and the memory of the treat that was there a few minutes ago. now tonight, we were in my apartment eating dinner and once in awhile handing out treats, again hudson finished hers and was laying down and her 5 year old brother walked by sort of just to sniff the air around her and she lifted her lips up completely almost like she didn't want to but did it anyway. then she did it again about twenty minutes later and he wasn't even doing anything and there was no food there. she got reprimanded for that because i actually saw it. knowing she was in trouble, she stayed out of their way for the rest of dinner and would not even look when they walked by. she is not stupid, but it's like she can't help doing it now for some reason. and she does this a lot in times where she thinks i'm not looking, and most of the times i don't even see, other people tell me. i do not want this behavior to get worse. she has been known to snap and not hurt, dogs who don't live with us, over her bones if they come into her vicinity, but now it's starting to be her own family and she seems to be becoming more of a jerk. she is babysat a lot by her 2nd family and i don't want them to have to worry when i'm not there. and it's a house where treats and bones are out constantly. she hasn't done anything like that before (grabbing her sister's cheek) and i don't think she'd hurt them but i wouldn't blame another dog for snapping right back at her and then what happens? and it annoys me that she does it to her own older brother and sister in their own home! any advice as to why and what may lessen this behavior? she is the sweetest dog with these same exact dogs when playing or anything else, but food is her weakness, i guess. and she doesn't care if they have them first, it's only when it seems she's guarding her space and food time. thanks in advance! danielle
Fwd: another link to hudson's photoshow
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Fwd: another link to hudson's photoshow
hi there! i was told by a few people on the list that my link had expired, so for anyone wanting to see my photoshow of my little 9 month old girl, here it is again! enjoy and i would love to see any pictures of all your dogs! (i also have a german shepherd girl and a black mutt boy--whom you will also see in there) and my girlfriend owns two pit mixes and a ridgeback (all girls) so hudson has quite a huge family! plus, we both take care of dogs so they all have many friends! take care, danielle ---BeginMessage--- I thought you would enjoy this HUDSON: the baby PhotoShow! Check it out and then pass it on. Please click the link below to watch this PhotoShow: http://www.photoshow.net/redir_ss.php?show=roByrsAsc (or copy and paste the above address into your browser) PhotoShow is the fun and easy way to share your photos. To create your own PhotoShow, go to: http://www.simplestar.com/photoshow/ (c) 2002-2003 Simple Star, Inc. ---End Message---
Fwd: HUDSON: the baby PhotoShow
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i am a proud mom!
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Re: exercise and teenagers QUESTION
this is a really interesting topic. i have a question--does anyone out there have an intact male or female for reasons OTHER than to show or breed because i would be really interested in knowing other reasons there could be for not doing it since so many other (health or otherwise) problems seem to arise from having the intact dogs...just a question...this coming from the owner of three dogs, one bernese and two pound dogs, one great shepherd girl and my adorable macho neutered boy dog who DESPISES unneutered boys and can smell them a mile away--i always know before we even get to the dog when we go out hiking or the park or whatever and he gets that weird high step with his tail up and a low growl...i've finally gotten to the point where i can handle this behavior but thank goodness most people out there tend to spay/neuter their dogs before they bring them out to public areas like this because i've also noticed my annoying boy is not the only dog who feels the need to show off when intact males are around. i've witnessed many many fights...this is another reason why i will never get another boy dog! i love him to death and he is my baby but i think i prefer girls from now on. anyway, thanks for listening... danielle hudson
pictures
hey there--i was wondering if anyone would want to share pictures of their dogs? i know it's not allowed to post them to the group, but i would be interested in seeing people's dogs on our own! so...i hope i'm not doing anything wrong by asking...also i have an 8 month old girl, and i would really love to see pix of other puppies, too! take care, danielle hudson
raw meat bones question
hi there everyone! i know it's been a topic of discussion, but just to cut through any confusion, i was wondering which raw meat bones from the supermarket i could buy and safely leave my 8 month old puppy alone with? i already know that the marrow bones, the small ones, are pretty much unbreakable, but they don't have so much meat on them--so any other choices? the beef ribs? and i want to be able to hopefully buy them from my supermarket. i just want to be able to keep her occupied in her crate for awhile when i leave...and she eats ANYTHING and as fast as she can unlike my other two dogs...so i need to be very careful. thank you! danielle
christmas visitor
hi there, i'm just wondering what to do in this situation. i have an 8 month old BMD who has been around dogs all her life. i have two other mutts who are 5 and 6 and she adores them. i also walk dogs so she has been around all those dogs forever. now i have these other dogs stay with me sometimes--she is fine with these two girl dogs that have stayed here a few times since she was very little. but this holiday i am taking care of a boy vizsla who i have had since he was 6 months old, he's 4 years old now, for 3 weeks. she loves him when we go out hiking and they're fine. he is extremely submissive to everyone, too. he just likes to run and be chased. well, today i brought him home for a trial run to see how he was in my place and she was a total jerk. every time he walked by, her lip would raise. i have a basket of bones that i leave out and she snapped at him for no reason when he sort of went near it and he totally cried. she doesn't do this to the other dogs i take care of that she also knows. every afternoon when i come home to take my shower, she lays in the bathroom with me. well, today the vizsla was nervous so he came in there and i was petting him and she got all jealous and came over to be pet and snapped at him again. he got so scared he wouldn't walk by her for the rest of the afternoon and she was very cocky. but he did take a bone and start chewing on it and she just looked at him and got another one. she's not mean and she loves to play but i have never really seen this side of her. so what's any advice on why she's being like this and what i can do when he stays for 3 weeks so he's not terrified. also, the only other dog she's been like this with is her sister a 1 year-old ridgeback who lives upstairs and they see each other every day and were raised together--she gets a little weird with her, too, out of the blue, she gets mad and will raise her lip or snap suddenly--never fighting, but just snap. what should i do? thank you! and thanks to everyone who has every helped me out with one of my questions in the past! danielle hudson
question about front legs part 2
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southern california bernese
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age question
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hips
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