Narcissa

Thank you very much! Yes, I agree - pet shops simply don't care, they don't even care where their puppies go to (she got this chihuahua puppy for her 2 yr old son...). If she were a real life "friend" and had told me of her intentions, I would have stopped her! A chihuahua for a 2yr old? Well, then again, the "breeders" here in Singapore sell all their puppies to pet shops. But what's done is done. She was refered to me by another person because after a while, you become known as the "cat person" or "dog person". And I get strange calls all the time, to ask for advice - I really should just direct them here instead!

These are pictures of the puppy: http://s731.photobucket.com/albums/ww317/w...=IMG_0747-1.jpg http://s731.photobucket.com/albums/ww317/w...nt=IMG_0749.jpg Does it look like stress to you? Apparently, the vet just gave her 3 doses of Revolution and sent her home. Now she's worried because the pet shops aren't helping her, and the doctors aren't telling her anything.

Thank you, will let her know immediately.

Hi all, I'm posting this on behalf of a friend who got a long-coated Chihuahua (3 months old) from a pet farm in Singapore. It's only a week and the dog has lost all its fur on the neck and chest area, to the skin. She said she has not applied any spot-on application, used a flea collar, changed her diet, sent it for a vacc jab. Pet farm doesn't care when she called them to ask for advice, simply shrugged her off as the dog is now her responsibility and told her it's normal because the Chi is simply changing coat... What are the possible causes?

Had a similiar incident happen to me years ago, except I had to pry the GR's mouth from the guy's arm. Long story - I was walking my beagle to the park, like every evening, and my neighbour/friend heard her dogs barking (saying hello, as I know them quite well) and she let them out, UNLEASHED, and shouted "Hey, I'm going into the shower, see you at the park!". By this time, her BC and GR have already raced to the park so I simply followed. A guy is walking up on the pavement with his Maltese and GR's ears prick up and for a moment, I felt kinda tense. The GR rushed towards the guy with the Maltese, and he instinctively picked the dog up in his arms. The GR lunged upwards, grabbed the guy's arm instead and was thrashing it about. The BC at this time was circling them and barking. I was so afraid, I didn't know what to do, so I pried open the GR's mouth. In hindsight, that wasn't very clever but thankfully, he didn't bite me. I was in shock for a long, long time. The guy was bleeding all over, my beagle was so frightened she hid in the bushes. I herded the two dogs home and they knew I was mad so they listened and I told their owner what happened. The guy took up a lawsuit against her for $10,000, and then I found out later that she directed it to me as I was the one responsible (being there). The guy dropped the charges when he knew I was going to be the one charged as he was unhappy with my "friend" and did not think it was my fault. Still, I think, under the law, I was liable for the guy's injuries. He lost his nerves in some of his fingers. The GR was then PTS

A DVD?!?! Seriously? Seriously! I expected her to come up with something better, just so I won't be seething so much! I have no words. I hope you told her she'd be collecting her dogs from the pound and paying the fine the next time.

Damn disgusting. Hate. Hate. Hate such people. RIP kitty. You lived a long, long life, and certainly deserved better.

I'm sorry you're so frustrated, and I can understand where you come from - I used to have a beagle I couldn't let out of sight or he'd destroying/eating something. Take a time-out for yourself. The only thing I know about detering dogs from digging a hole is placing their poop in it, but then they may find another spot to dig (in my case, he stopped completely after that one hole). There are these No-digging / garden-off type of commercial products - not sure how effective they are. Maybe someone here can help in this area. You sound really upset.

Just awful, I have no idea why no one could make that simple call to ASK for directions to your place if they had so much difficulty finding it (not roam around for 1.5hrs before getting there), or making that call to inform you that your pups have missed the flight. And getting flight details mixed up is just poor organisation. Hope the pups are okay. Must be frightful sitting in a hangar all day and night. I used JetPets and had no problems with them.

I second/third/fourth that - Ask him to get on DOL so he can read all the warm wishes for himself, and can tell us about his adventures with Saint/Hero/Dimples. :D Sometimes, you need a story like this to lift your day. Tapua, it was awfully considerate of you to send that care package - I love that cute Lab in the harness! It would definitely be a nice "tangible" reminder of what's waiting for him when he gets home safely. You've done a wonderful thing. GetWhippet is right - I'm sure his platoon mates will share his joy when poring over the photos of Saint (he's a big gorgeous boy, btw!), and giving name suggestions etc, and maybe, just maybe, for a little while, they forget about the war and their fallen mates. Thank him for all he is doing for his country - thank you, Andrew.

Sunnyflower - I am SOOOO sorry about Huntington's in your family, and the amount of work and heartache you have to go through because of it. I'm glad you're understanding of your sister's need to "recapture good memories", and am glad you're supportive of her getting a new pet. Her partner is also noteworthy as he is sticking with her through it all and keeping an eye on things. I know Huntington's can progress very quickly, let's just hope it won't get too disabling for your sister soon. She still has so much to live for. It is a consolation of sorts that you're cleared of it. Good on you to intervene with that Cameroon scam. I doubt your sister really knew what was happening, except that she was getting a cute puppy for $350. Please know that our thoughts are with you, and with your family.

You really need to flea bomb the house/yard - everything! Not just the dogs or the problem will keep recurring. Had a problem like this when my brother took his dog out (unprotected from fleas~) and came home and infested all the other dogs with it. Frontline worked for us, but no sunning of the bedding - it would actually help the eggs to hatch. Wash all their bedding, yours, and use some of your existing frontline solution, add it to some soapy water and clean all the floors (especially if you have wood floors) and skirtings. This was told to me by the store and it worked. Good luck!

I agree with everyone here. The puppy school sounds awful! Most places would even give advice on how to let a small dog socialise with other dogs without getting hurt (sometimes even keeping the pup on the owner's lap if all the others are big breeds and boisterous). It could seriously be hurt, and that is not "turning him into a sook". My Chi had an unfortunately playing accident with a Mini Schnauzer, and it caused him to limp for weeks. I would think that it may even cause your dog to be afraid of bigger dogs. As for the diet, well, just read the ingredients and go from there

Aww, so glad to hear you're doing well. I'm off to light another candle.

Such a beautiful story! And I love that vid, it made me tear a little. I'm so glad Dimples is going to have a great companion and vice versa. Would definitely like to see Dimples though! I understand the whole "bonding via pictures" thing - sometimes, even through a picture, you just "know". And that's the best reassurance that you've found the right one, somewhat like... Love.