[Chihuahuas] Re: Barking

2006-05-31 Thread ntvlawher
capped Chihuahua. But I have got lots of thinking to do Mija likes to be the baby so not sure just what the right thing to do is yet. I got to curb the barking alittle first though. > > - Original Message > From: ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroup

[Chihuahuas] Re: Barking

2006-05-29 Thread ntvlawher
Hi Jaye, My barking solution took a fair bit of time to work out, but the end results have been very good. When Nubi first arrived, he would not bark at all, and then all of a sudden, he was barking at everything. I read somewhere that in order to teach a dog not to do something, you have to

[Chihuahuas] Re: Tear Stain removal

2006-05-29 Thread ntvlawher
Hi Katie, Nice to hear from you! The witch hazel will not harm the eyes at all. There are some homeopathic doctors who recomend witch hazel for some forms of conjunctivitis in humans, as well as in pets. Although I try to be careful with Nubi's eyes, he has turned his head on occasion, and no

[Chihuahuas] Tear Stain removal

2006-05-25 Thread ntvlawher
Hi Everyone, I have missed almost two months of chi-chat and am definately feeling withdrawl! Now that things are less crazy, I have been reading the old posts. a while back there was a question regarding tear stains, and how to get rid of them. I use distilled witch hazel. its a all natur

[Chihuahuas] Re: rescueing

2006-04-14 Thread ntvlawher
> When i was a breeder of rat tiers i also rescued. I think most breeders woud l like to give back to their breed. > This is exactly the kind of thing I will be looking for when I get my next chi. (s)he doesn't have to be a purebred, but I do want them to come from a breeder who also does reesc

{SPAMFILTER} [Chihuahuas] Re: age

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
in July when bar dues are due. Thinking of pursuing my Masters in Social Work. > Marsha > > - Original Message - > From: ntvlawher > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 2:41 PM > Subject: {SPAMFILTER} [Chihuahuas] Re: age > &g

[Chihuahuas] Re: how about funny quirks?

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
He will go get a toy...a different one each time, whatever he wants to play with at the time. But still, 8 years later, he will sometimes dig to the very bottom of the toy box and get out that old torn ball. lol. I still can't bring myself to throw it away! lol > Marsha > ----- Origi

[Chihuahuas] Re: kennel clubs

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
Thanks Marsha, I didn't realize that the US also had a 'CKC'. THis has been an informative post for me: continental kennel club, canadian, american caninewe should amalgamate and call it the cutie-pie kennel club!! Is the base function for all of these orgs to attempt to regulate/control bre

[Chihuahuas] Re: age

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
yes, but I do legal research rather than practice right now. I am working towards my Masters. (read: sucker for punishment!!) DD. " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/grou

[Chihuahuas] Re: how about funny quirks?

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
The day I brought Nubi home, I gave him a baby, we call it blue monkey. He wasn't interested in babies at all, but when I had to go out, I always brought him home a baby. He started playing with them really quick. now, if you ask him where blue monkey is? he will go and get him and bring him to y

{SPAMFILTER} [Chihuahuas] Re: how about funny quirks?

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
LOL!! Now that is a quirk with consequences!! " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTE

[Chihuahuas] Re: breeders/rescuers - registries

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
Where is the continental one? " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your

[Chihuahuas] Re: trying breeders/rescuers

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
I can't agree with you more. there is nothing worse for either dog or future owners than a breeder who sees dollar signs instead of caution signs. " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://group

{SPAMFILTER} [Chihuahuas] Re: how about funny quirks?

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
Or maybe he was trying to tell you that the toys need to be displayed...like christmas morning when you lay all your new stuff out, for your cousins to see when they come over!! " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the

[Chihuahuas] Re: how about funny quirks?

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
they sure have a mind of their own!! Nubi not only a mega-jumper, but also a hopper. When he is excited and chasing a toy or playing fetch he will hop, too funny. Do your babies do this too?? " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visi

[Chihuahuas] Re: kennel clubs

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
In Canada there are judicial rulings banning people from owning dogs as well, but this is a ver difficult ban to carry out. I am not sure what the big show is in Canada, I have never been to a dog show...I might like to though. I have been to tonnes of horse shows, watching and competing and they

[Chihuahuas] Re: kennel clubs

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
In Canada we have the CKC, and the AKC. I remember reading somewhere that it is easier to register a dog with the AKC than the CKC so alot of breeders in Canada will register with the AKC. It is possible to register with both though. The Uk one is called simply the KC. guess they started the regi

[Chihuahuas] Re: breeders/rescuers

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
> Just throwing this out..but I was at the AKC web site a week or so ago, and I read that if the dad dog or the mama dog of a litter is under a certain age(the ages are on the site) the litter cannot be registered without jumping through a few hoops. (AKC would want proof when a breeder is sa

[Chihuahuas] Diabetic pets

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
If anyone has a diabetic animal, and has any advice or tips, let me know. DD. I am particularly interested in the best ways to regulate insulin/blood glucose levels on a day to dat basis. " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your

[Chihuahuas] Re: age

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
yeah, she is awesome, strong, intellegent, kind. She was the first woman in her town to go to University, and was always the one standing behind me during law school saying, you can do this.. " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit y

[Chihuahuas] Re: how about funny quirks?

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
LOL!! too cute. When Nub iwas a baby, I wasn't sure about leaving him alone with the cat when we were out, so I got him a playpen. (for babies) and we got ready to leave, I put him i nthe pen, showed him the pee papers, the food babies etc. and then went to put my shoes on. As I am putting my sec

[Chihuahuas] Re: how about funny quirks?

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
I videotaped it the other day to send to my Mom. She just couldn't believe that he would do that! > DD, that is really cute! " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ch

[Chihuahuas] Re: how about funny quirks?

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
LOL!!! These little Chis sure do have big brains!! Nubi has a toy box, and although he lets Si play with te big babies... he is totally possessive of the small babies. When they fight over them, I take them away for a bit. Nubi will grabt he baby off the coffee table (if he can reach it) and b

[Chihuahuas] RE: breeders/rescuers

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
>My question is...if you are breeding dogs responsibly, you need > to love the breed and want what is very best for it. It seems that >rescue should be a responsibility of a responsible breeder... I think it may be different in the USA, but in Ontario (I don't know about the rest of Canada) a pe

[Chihuahuas] Re: age

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
> my chihuahua jodie will be 14 in june. below is a recent picture of him. robert He is a doll!! how big is he? DD. " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahu

[Chihuahuas] Re: age

2006-04-13 Thread ntvlawher
! DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Bonnie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > She was awesome > I got her out of thepaper as a dumped off dog was hte > smartest deal i eve made > Everyone was in awe of her > > > > > > > > > > --- ntvlawher <

[Chihuahuas] Re: age

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
alk dog i ever had when we put her > down i held her and passed out wiht grief after the > vet said she was gone ot the rainbow bridge > > --- ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Wow, > > > > the mixed breeds seem to be really long live

[Chihuahuas] Re: age

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
ths - but my mom had one as a child that was 17 when he died > > ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: especially now that we have a hands on moderator... > > > what happened to the oldest chi thread? are we still doing that? > > DD. > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogro

[Chihuahuas] Re: my updated web site

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
Does anyone else not quite understand the point of this message? and more to the point, why wouldn't you spare yourself the grief by not reading!! --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Diane Yokom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am spamming all and anything this group does - you guys need to joi

[Chihuahuas] Re: how about funny quirks?

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
nt bring the toys that we throw for > her back to us, she takes them to her bed. Did you ever figure out why > Nubi would only eat his kibble off of the floor? > > Kat > > ntvlawher wrote: > > > LOL.. your Tia sounds like my Nubi!! > > > > At first Nubi tho

[Chihuahuas] Re: how about funny quirks?

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
LOL.. your Tia sounds like my Nubi!! At first Nubi thought he was a cat, and now I am sure the cat things he is a dog, he sits, comes and plays fetch!! when Nubi was eating Kibbles, he would only eat them off the floor too. when I started mixig wet and dry he would lick all the wet off, throw t

[Chihuahuas] Re: Harnesses

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
Sorry, I just read this post after replying. WOuld Petsmart not order you one?? you could also try ebay...--- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, KAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Susan, if I can't find one locally I guess I will order one from > dog.com. I was able to find a tiny collar for T

[Chihuahuas] Re: Harnesses

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
yes, Lilpaws is a good choice. I had a harness for Nubi when I first got him (wen he weighed less than three pounds) and it was fantastic I don't know if you have Petsmart in the Us but that it where it came from, there are a variety of leads, harnesses, collars etc. I think the harness was $20is

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River (Gloria)

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
I use cranberries for the boys (because of Si's diabetes, there is a higher than normal chance for bladder infections) I just chop a couple in with their veggies. If they find them sour, they sure don't let me know!! I also give Nubi raw bits of melon, he loves it. ( I only give a tiny bit though

[Chihuahuas] how about funny quirks?

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
My Nubi has taken over the cat's toy. it is a round white ball (mouse I think) and it vibrates when you pull the string. Nubi will hold the toy in his front paws and pull the string with his mouth. He spends hours doing this!! DD. " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today!

[Chihuahuas] Re: That was my last attempt at moderating this group.(how old is your dog)

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
cked up on the request for our babies ages. > > I'll startThe oldest I have had, but he is gone now, was Joe, who lived to be 16 and a Heinz 57 mutt who was almost 15. Currently, my oldest will be 9 on June 10. > > Marsha > > - Original Message - > From:

[Chihuahuas] Re: I'm going to moderate this group, if it kills me!

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
Good on you Bill, you just proved to me that you are in fact te best moderator for this group. keep up the good work, and don't be offended by the thin skinned. If people are willing to give up that easily, there was never any hope for long -term cohesion. keep on moderating!! I especially li

[Chihuahuas] Re: That was my last attempt at moderating this group.

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
especially now that we have a hands on moderator... what happened to the oldest chi thread? are we still doing that? DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "marsha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm sorry this group has not offered you what you need. The recent discussions did get a bit out

[Chihuahuas] Re: wow

2006-04-12 Thread ntvlawher
Well put Lacey, let's just hope the advice sticks this round! DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "Lacey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Looks like there was a pretty heated discussion on here last night (my > last night... lol). I came to check the messages this morning to see > that som

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
Are you kidding!?! I live on eggs! I do wash them in the shells before I use them thoughweird I know. thanks for the info! DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/11/2006 9:46:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

[Chihuahuas] socialization

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
Does anyone have an ideas about socializing a stubborn chi who hates women, kids, dogs, sticks, baby carriages etc etc etc lets just say, he lives to growl at people, but I firmly beleive that he is scared, not aggressive. Please help Nubi be a better canine citizen!! DD. " Lets talk a

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
thanks Katie, you're a good egg!! DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi DD > > I sent 3 web sites that I like to your mail. > I have more, but my files are a mess. > I AM working on that problem! > katie=) > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friend

[Chihuahuas] Re: Ways a dog can die

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
I was horrified the other day to find horse meat in the grocery store around the corner from my house in Quebec. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/11/2006 5:20:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > that PMU foals ge

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River(o/t cheese)

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
aaahhh... I just wish it were my cheese also! DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/11/2006 4:41:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > love love love cheese, especially baked brie with brandied pears, > but alas,

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
A few wibsites would be good if you know them off hand. thx, DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/11/2006 4:37:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Hi Katie, > > Do you know what the premium foods do contain? I

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
I love love love cheese, especially baked brie with brandied pears, but alas, cheese does not like me in the least, and I am running from the bovine growth hormone and the 'milk does a body good' logo!! my sister and I have this debate all the time too, seafood yes, chicken no, chicken yes, seaf

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
Hi Katie, Do you know what the premium foods do contain? I don't use them but am not privy to the brand selection the USA has. thx DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/11/2006 4:23:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
perhaps militant was too strong of a word.. I think I get very cautious and nervous when this type of debate comes up. For example, I was a strict vegan for nine years and a vegetarian for five or six before that. now I eat some chicken and sea food but no dairy. I find it very hard to even discus

[Chihuahuas] Re: OT-Indian heritage

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
LOL!! you think that's funny, I am a red haired, green eyed, white skinned 3/4 Indian!! Now that, is funny!! --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Thanks Marsha, daddy was English so he didn't bring any in! I am a blonde 1/8 Indian!!! Yea! > > -- > Kathy in PA >

[Chihuahuas] Re: OT-Indian heritage

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
an 1/8th. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > It was my mothers grandmom that was full blooded Cherokee! So that makes me & my siblings what? > > -- > Kathy in PA > http://www.lilchihuahuakisses.com/ > new website to be > http://www.weluvchis.zoomshare.com/ > > --

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
onment of the stomach. > Grapefruit Seed extract is irritating to the dog's stomach lining and > the taste is bitter. > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "ntvlawher" wrote: > > > > I have really mixed feelings about raw, so I have done some research > &g

[Chihuahuas] Re: gagging noises

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
I dont take the boys to the groomers. I work from home and am with them all the time. Although ideal for some dogs, my chi especially is so attached to me, when I have to go out, he lays on the kitchen bed waiting for me to get home. He won't eat and he won't go to anyone else. I can't even imagine

[Chihuahuas] Re: my updated web site

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
I liked the site also!! it looks good, and I especially enjoyed the "we will rock you" too cute. I am Native also, but being Canadaina, I am Half Mi'kMaq (micmac) one quarter Huron and one quarter Acadian. Bit of a mixed bag really!! DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

[Chihuahuas] Re: feeding raw/bad breath

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
g, the raw will do that if you are feeding bones as well. They end up with sweet breath due to the very clean teeth > > Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I doubt it. you ever smelled a wild animals breath? > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "ntvlawher" wrot

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
I have really mixed feelings about raw, so I have done some research on my own and have come up with the following points: 1. Grapefruit seed extract is a natural antibacterial agent that will kill mold, bacteria, salmonela and other bacterias found in meat. I have added this to the preperation o

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
Don't even get me started on 'the evil dairy board'!!! mmmmeat worms Grosse!!! --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "marsha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > , sounds to me like a prime example of WHY I am a vegetarian! lol > Marsha > > - Original Message - > From: [EMAIL PROT

[Chihuahuas] Re: gagging noises

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
its the look of panic that gets me when Nubi does this.. DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/10/2006 4:55:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Tia does a little coughing and gagging everyday. I took her to my Ve

[Chihuahuas] Re: gagging noises-kaeti

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
Hi Kaite, What do you walk sophie with? --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/10/2006 4:06:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > When she was diagnosed by her vet with collapse trach she has never worn a > collar in

[Chihuahuas] Re: Coughing/spitting up

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
Nubi did this for a little while, and i think it was because he was just gulping down the water so fast... I started putting water in his food so that he was getting more water generally, and it wokred fine. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Sheri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > LilyBelle always co

[Chihuahuas] Re: gagging noises

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
Hi! I have tried the massage technique with Nubi and it seems to wokr well for him. I think that Nubi is a little overweight also and this may be contributing to the problem. We are working on this, but he is resiliant to change. I just feel so bad for him, since I have goten him, he has devel

[Chihuahuas] Re: gagging noises

2006-04-11 Thread ntvlawher
We were just at the vet a about a week and a half ago. I asked about the cough, and they weren't too concerned. Nubi had his heart worm test at that time and it was negative. My Pin has some collaping trachea issues, (although I have never seen a trace of this condition in him), and I am not sure

[Chihuahuas] Re: gagging noises

2006-04-10 Thread ntvlawher
alsdr.com/articles/info/reversesneeze.html > http://www.mabrychihuahuas.com/pages/reversesneeze.htm > > collapsed trachea: > http://www.maltesemagic.homestead.com/C2.html > http://www.toybreeds.com/health.htm > > difference between the two: > http://www.papillonclub.org/Education/trache

[Chihuahuas] gagging noises

2006-04-10 Thread ntvlawher
Hi Group, Nubi has been making this 'hair ball' sound lately, and I wonder if any of you might know what this is. We have a long haired cat that he plays with and I am always pulling wads of cat hair out of his mouth so I wonder if it's cat hair that is the culprite? I have read some info about

[Chihuahuas] Re: Opps, revised: Would you like Bill in San Francisco, (Te...

2006-04-10 Thread ntvlawher
I wonder if using a tiny pinch of dried beef/chicken broth would work? Although I am not sure that dogs are particular about spices, are they? I have a cookie recipe that uses some natural peanut or almond butter, and the boys love them. DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "Patricia Hurteau"

[Chihuahuas] Re: canine cookies

2006-04-09 Thread ntvlawher
garlic toxicity and that your dog is prevented from picking up macadamia nuts if you have a tree in your garden. > > > ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have also read that garlic and onions were bad for dogs, I seem to > recall that they come from the same fa

[Chihuahuas] Re: feeding raw

2006-04-09 Thread ntvlawher
ila. I advised him against > it. I wish he would have listened. > > Chris > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "ntvlawher" wrote: > > > > good point, I guess there are pros and cons in anything. Just have to > > keep brushing the teeth! > >

[Chihuahuas] Re: Heaven Help Me

2006-04-09 Thread ntvlawher
other > how you want to be treated please. If we did this people wouldn't have > to be filtered. I enjoy this group and the dog info I get from it. > > ntvlawher wrote: Hey Chris, > > > > How do you filter someone? > > > > DD. > > > > ---

[Chihuahuas] Re: feeding raw

2006-04-09 Thread ntvlawher
good point, I guess there are pros and cons in anything. Just have to keep brushing the teeth! --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I doubt it. you ever smelled a wild animals breath? > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "

[Chihuahuas] Re: canine cookies

2006-04-09 Thread ntvlawher
I have also read that garlic and onions were bad for dogs, I seem to recall that they come from the same family of plants, and there are others in this same family that can be bad for dogs, especially small ones. Salt, although I am not sure about can't be good for anyone in quantity. DD. --- I

[Chihuahuas] Re: Heaven Help Me

2006-04-09 Thread ntvlawher
huas@yahoogroups.com, "Mike -n- Shell" > wrote: > > > > Sorry for the late reply but I just seen this and had to ask Are > > you always such a hateful bitch? > > > > > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "ntvlawher" wrote: > > >

[Chihuahuas] Re: Heaven Help Me

2006-04-09 Thread ntvlawher
ys such a hateful bitch? > > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "ntvlawher" wrote: > > > > my opinion...blah blah blah...my opinion...blah blah blah. > > > > Isn't it a little overdone to claim the general disclaimer of 'my > > opinion' in or

[Chihuahuas] Re: feeding raw

2006-04-09 Thread ntvlawher
hi, I have just transitioned to the raw diet, and so far so good. My main reason for switching was that I have a dog with diabetes and I have been told that this type of diet is preferred. the only thing I have noticed at this point in te negative is the breath. I can only assume that with time

[Chihuahuas] Re: I am new here INTRO

2006-04-08 Thread ntvlawher
wrote: > > This is intresting because i am bi polar so my dogs iwl help in this when i get one? > I also have blood pressure high and a horrible back! > > ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Kathy, > > I know exactly what you mean about these dogs being

[Chihuahuas] Re: Is this a Stolen Picture ?

2006-04-08 Thread ntvlawher
That makes sense to me Lacey, when I joined this gorup I was able to post right away, and read messages even before I was signed up perhpas this is a setting that the moderator can control at the onset of the group forming?? DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "Lacey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

[Chihuahuas] Re: It's Fifi's Birthday :o)

2006-04-08 Thread ntvlawher
It's my daughter's birthday today also. She is 11 (going on 35) slumber party with 11 kids last night. Girls are so much fun!! DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "Lacey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi everybody. Today is Fifi's birthday! She's the big 2. My boys are > making decorations s

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-08 Thread ntvlawher
Is it raw or cooked? --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Connie major <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > my dogs eat it all the time - I'm highly allergic to beef - so we eat alot of pork/chicken - hoping it wasn't bad - I'm pretty careful about amounts and fat content so I think they will be fine. >

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-08 Thread ntvlawher
wrote: > > did I read somewhere/someone wrote pork is bad?? and if so why?? > > Jen-CA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I puree' (sp) them with veggies and the dust and also yogurt. Yum Yum > > Jen-CA > > ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I

[Chihuahuas] Re: Used Fast Food Grease........

2006-04-08 Thread ntvlawher
geez, I think i might have been a member of some of those troops also. in detention one day, my boyfriend and I (we were about 11) masking taped his fiends whole head, he put straws up his nose so he could breatheguess how that ended DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Connie major <[E

[Chihuahuas] Re: chis/mini dobs & depression

2006-04-08 Thread ntvlawher
It is nice to know that others are getting the same therapy benefits I do from these tiny little dogs. Who knew that such devotion could come in such a tiny package? DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I agree totally DD! Our pugs were great but not the same as th

[Chihuahuas] Re: Tico just can't tolerate yelling....

2006-04-08 Thread ntvlawher
My grandpa used to snooze in front of the TV from 7 until 11 every evening. He would wake up from time to time and ask my grandma for stuff, an orange, some choclate milk etc. She would go and get it and by the time she got back he was sound asleep again. I asked her once why she did this all the t

[Chihuahuas] Re: Used Fast Food Grease........

2006-04-08 Thread ntvlawher
Too funny, is there really a pyro troop??!! I grew up in the country, and we were left to our own devices alot. We did all kinds of dumb stuff... shaved our own heads, cut off all our eyebrows and eyelashes, then my mom made us join girl guides. They took us wilderness camping, and low and behol

[Chihuahuas] Re: Tico just can't tolerate yelling....

2006-04-08 Thread ntvlawher
LOL, you give me such a funny mental picutre, of talking with your neighbour and wife!! you are right all yelling isn't bad, but your yelling isn't the yelling I refer to as yelling (Make sense!?) I think more for my purposes is the yelling in anger. The blow up you can't take back, and the way it

[Chihuahuas] Re: Tico just can't tolerate yelling....

2006-04-08 Thread ntvlawher
or a second.- but he IS as my daycare kids now call him - A BONEHEAD !!LOLGood Luck Connie > > ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bill, > > Thank you for that post, you managed to articulate exactly why I feel > like the cap yelling is not usefull. I a

[Chihuahuas] Re: I am new here INTRO

2006-04-07 Thread ntvlawher
Hi Kathy, I know exactly what you mean about these dogs being a god send for depression. I have suffered from chronic depression my whole life. (perhaps at three years is when I ca nremeber it beginning) Over the pst thrity years, I havetried every drug, homeopathic remedy, exercise regime, dite

[Chihuahuas] Re: Tico just can't tolerate yelling....

2006-04-07 Thread ntvlawher
Hi Bill, Thank you for that post, you managed to articulate exactly why I feel like the cap yelling is not usefull. I am part Canadian Indian, and in my culture, you do not yell in anger or to stress meaning. My dogs arn't yelled at, and my Chi, is so smart that when I put my hands on my hips and

[Chihuahuas] Re: Shiny Coats

2006-04-07 Thread ntvlawher
My Chi has a coat that feels like soft silk and shines beautifully. I use salmon oil also, but not all the time. I tend to use flax seed oil aswell, and if you have a choice between the two, go for the flax. Start with the oil, but you can also use the ground flax seeds, as this incorporated more v

[Chihuahuas] Re: Hello all from the Dallas area.

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
Hi Yana, My name is DD, and I also havea chihuahua Anubis, we call him Nubi for short and I just recent;y adopted a mini pin named sirius. What is with those eyebrows?!/!?!?! --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "just1yana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am a new member. I have two adorable chi

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
I had heard that some fish we needed to be careful about, but when I am salmon fishing with my Dad, our dogs alway get in the water and scare the fish half to death, and eat them freely. So far there have been no problems, but this is only an occasional occurance, and with Nubi, the salmon are prob

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
an expert but love to share what has worked for me. > > Jen-CA > > ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jen, > I totally agree with you. The raw diet is fantastic, and there is such > a huge difference between the digestion of humans and the digestion of &g

[Chihuahuas] Re: ARGH This dang pup!! GET TO THE VET NOW

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
Hi Chris, Point taken. BTW, my very first boyfriend as a kid used to eat dog food for me. His name was micheal, (ironically so was my dog's) I never made him eat the wet stuff though, just the kibbles. He said they were good.--- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

[Chihuahuas] Re: ARGH This dang pup!! GET TO THE VET NOW

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
he noise. > I'll also tell you something else about Kay. She > knows more about Chis than you and I put together. I > suggest you listen to everything she says. You'll > learn a lot. This is a group of good hearted owners > and Chi lovers. That doesn't mean the

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
Why and did it taste anything like the cannned stew?!?! --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It wasn't bad. I've had worse. > > Chris > > > > > Chris in this group has eaten dog food, loll =) > > > > katie > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful litt

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
Hey Chris, Also very good to know, I will keep on the look out ofr one near me! DD. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Niether does a Holistic Vet. They go to vet school just like a vet > but study herbs and holistic medicine. For nutrition you need a Bo

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
You do have some valid points, and I think that at the end of the day, we make thechoices for our pets that feel the best for ourselves. I have switched to te raw diet, and i make it myself. I buy my ingredients from the butcher, and I also add gapefruit seed extract to the meat after I have washe

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
precisely. maybe we should all be seeing homeopathic doctors as well!! --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Sandi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > PS. Human physicians dont study nutrition either. They have little to > no knowledge of nutritional supplements. I do have several friends that > a

[Chihuahuas] Re: dog food-RAW and Flint River

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
Jen, I totally agree with you. The raw diet is fantastic, and there is such a huge difference between the digestion of humans and the digestion of animals that the bacteria in meat being toxic to dogs is just not true. The only thing I have ever heard that you shouldn't feed is pork as it can caus

[Chihuahuas] Re: ARGH This dang pup!!

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
Huh?? do you perhaps no air in the windpipe is tragic? the windpipe (medical name trachea) is the passage through which air passes from our nose and mouth into our lungs.I should hope the air goes in there! --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Connie major <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Chris

[Chihuahuas] Re: ARGH This dang pup!!

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
Have any of you ever tried using activated charcoal for Diahrea? I take it myself for Celiacs disease, and I have been using it on my Mini pin who decided that eating the garbage was a good idea. It works very very well, but it is the active ingredient in Pepto bismal so it will turn the stool blac

[Chihuahuas] Re: ARGH This dang pup!! GET TO THE VET NOW

2006-04-06 Thread ntvlawher
Hi Kay, After reading your post, I have a few comments to make. 1. I think you are making reference to lunch meats like balogna and mock chicken being bad for you. Actually, no-one should eat that garbage. But the roasted whole meats are perfectly acceptable sources of protien for human, they ar

[Chihuahuas] Re: Raw feeding

2006-04-04 Thread ntvlawher
Unfortunately, they don't seem to deliver this book to Canada. I did get a holistic vet care book from chapters though. --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Jen-CA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For all of you who have asked me about raw feeding, here is where I got started. This book is wonderful a

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