littlesquashyguys

Hello littlesquashyguys, thanks for the lovely complement :D Going out on a limb here but is your name Andrea, your Grandfather lived in Knox and you lived over the other side of the City and did Star have lots of skin problems when she was younger? (I hope I have the right person )? Piper is going strong, she will be 7yo in Jan, surprised you remembered her name. I have 2 of her kids with me now, if your over this way again give me a call, it would be nice to see you again. I have had Pugs for a while now, Charli is the only one I have atm. Hi, yes it's me...I will PM you soon. I'm about to pick up my Pug from the specialist. He had Brachy-related surgery yesterday (he stayed overnight). Seeya

Wow, some people have really gone OFF in this thread. Not sure why. OP is obviously just expressing her concerns about handling an unreasonable client. What's the biggie? Perhaps you could tell the client you are booked out (like forever) and you aren't taking on any new clients? It's your life, your business. Tell him to go get stuffed. You don't have to have people in your life who make you feel intimidated or uncomfortable. By the way, Andisa used to wash my Labrador Star, and she was wonderful with her. Hi Lisa, I didn't realise you bred Pugs. How is your lovely Rottie Piper? ETA: Andisa introduced me to the Dremel, and for that I will be forever grateful!

This. If I couldn't afford treatment I would euth not palm the dog off. I love mine too much for that There isn't really any need to immediately put to sleep a dog with a liver shunt. There isn't any special medication. It is a matter of treating symptoms as they arise. So antibiotics if the dog develops a UTI. Diuretics if fluid is in the belly. The Hills L/D food is pretty pricey but you could do a home made diet. The tests are expensive. $500 for a ultrasound (50-70% chance of finding the problem). CT scan $1500 (needs a general so dangerous for dog with liver problem). $4000+ to inject dye whilst dog is open + liver biopsy. Then after all that a lot of the liver problems can't be operated on and you have to treat with medicine anyway. The operation to fix a single shunt also has a 50-70% chance of working with a 10-20% chance of the dog dieing in the first 24 hours due to hypertension. My local vet didn't push me to go to the specialist. I was given the option of treating medically straight away. The specialist also didn't push for the tests. I guess because Amber's symptoms suggested she wasn't in a great way anyhow. Might be the same for this pup. Luckily the ultrasound picked up Amber's shunts. It still cost me $1400 in tests to find out what was wrong. I don't have pet insurance but have a line of credit account for such emergencies. Not everyone can come up with this sort of cash. Can't say I thought about giving Amber away as an option though! It is disappointing when a breeder does not offer support. Very disappointing. Makes you wonder why you bother doing the whole registered breeder thing. Undoubtedly there is an element of the breeder feeling defensive but suck it up and be there for your puppy buyer. I don't think the breeder needs to offer monetary support or even to replace the pup but emotional support would be a good thing to offer. Absolutely Jules. Any dedicated breeder will want to know about strange health issues with any dog they have bred. They should be there emmotionally for the owner and do their own research to find out what has happened. Personally I would refund the dog's purchase price to help with the testing expenses, especially with a puppy. No breeder should be blamed for breeding a dog with a health issue unless there is readily available testing to avoid that particular problem. If you breed enough puppies you will always breed problems sooner or later. How a breeder handles the situation when problems do occur, sorts out the truly dedicated from those just producing puppies. I'm not a breeder, I have ever only owned two dogs, and at the moment I own a Pug. I think what you and JulesP are saying here about the breeder being there for the buyer, offering emotional support and handling the situation professionally (regardless of the money issue) are all excellent points. I couldn't agree more. (Edited for grammar)

I watched Star Wars tonight (A New Hope)...and now I'm thinking of calling her Leia, so when she's naughty I can say "Princess Leia Organa...!" I also like the name Cleopatra (Cleo for short).

(Offtopic, but..) Oh shit, I just made a mental note not to buy any more of their products because they do animal testing but lo and behold my beloved Head and Shoulders shampoo is on that list and I can't bear to suffer dandruff by not using it There must be a heap of everyday items I use that are made by companies like P&G. It hurts my brain too much to think about it, so I just draw the line at buying their pet food.

Rest in peace dear, sweet Puggy. How terrifying it must have been for the poor little sausage.

LOL it didn't even occur to me to try and stop it. I will give it a go. Thanks.

Wow, that is amazing! Congratulations on your beautiful babies.

Ouch!

I wasn't sure what to call this thread...maybe, I should have called it "Humping"? Can you change the name of your topic if you don't like it? I don't want to give people the impression that I'm just being smutty. Grover has a little penis and it stays inside its cover when he has his humping fit, but you can see underneath his skin that it's quite swollen. I just give him space to get over it. Poor thing! I wonder where all this energy is coming from? He gets walked every day. It's not like he's bored and frustrated.

My Pug Grover gets a little stiffy, and has a 'humping fit', about twice a day. When it happens, he doesn't actually hump anything, he sits on his bum in that funny way Pugs do with their little legs poking out beneath them, and thrusts away. He looks like he is attempting some form of vigorous, advanced Yoga! He seems to do it upon waking (at any time of day) and when I arrive home. He was desexed at 6 months of age. He's now 4.5. I've been meaning to ask a vet or someone why he does it. I don't think he's distressed by it, just a little confused. I really do feel for him!

As a puppy, my Pug slept in his crate, next to my bed, at night. Twice during the night (I set my alarm) I got up and took him outside to the toilet. During the day, I kept him in the kitchen, which I sectioned off with baby gates. I put his crate in there with the door open. I had bought him a playpen, but he kept knocking it down. My rule with crates is to never leave them in there for more than 2 hours. And only when it is absolutely necessary. I rarely use the crate now, apart from travelling in the car. I wouldn't leave them in there during the day, but I know people who do.

I have found Grover's name useful when he is naughty because I can emphasise the grrr sound at the start of it...and it always gets the right response from him.

Definitely.

That's even funnier. Barry the Pug sounds like a top Aussie bloke.

Your dogs' names sound like characters on Star Wars. I like the name Ewok, but I think it's more suited to a Pug than a Lab.

I know of a Pug called Barry! I laughed my head off when I first heard it. Dogs don't care what you call them. They largely go by the tone of your voice at any rate I think and the sound of the whole word. LOL Barry! How awful! I'm still laughing! I LOVE Barry as a name! But I would probably end up calling the dog Bazza.....hmm, Bazza and Shazza works for me. One of our recent fosters (RIP due to tumour) was named Dave Buzzard The Rockstar aka Buzz for short. Dave Buzzard is a ficticious character of course, but we had another one named Stanley or Stan the Man (after Paul Stanley from KISS). We had a Jovi too and a couple of others that I can't recall just at the moment. It's only fair we explored other musical genre's given we had Kenny, Tammy and Reba One of the most handsome and lovely red ACD's I ever fostered I named Cecil (Cec) and his adoptive owners kept his name because it suited him perfectly. My own dogs were/are Sheila (Sheil), Trevor (Trev), Mick and Lena. S I'm also considering a rock star name like Hendrix or Zeppelin.

I know someone with a Cocker Spaniel called Craig and a cat called Alan! ETA: sorry, other way around. Cocker Spaniel, Alan. Cat, Craig.

I know of a Pug called Barry! I laughed my head off when I first heard it. Dogs don't care what you call them. They largely go by the tone of your voice at any rate I think and the sound of the whole word. LOL Barry! How awful! I'm still laughing!

Tiny/Tiney is a good idea...but I've just realised that I sometimes call Grover Tiny. A bit of fun 'cause he's such a large, Arnie Schwarzenegger type Pug!

I think, in some ways, dogs are more intelligent than humans, in the same way that dolphins are. I don't think a dog would be confused, just wondering what other people thought. I think I would have trouble with the pronunciation, more than anything, and would most likely shorten my dog's name when speaking to her. I will have to choose carefully though because "Clem" doesn't have the same appeal as Clementine.

Ooh I love Emmaline. I'll keep that one in mind.

My Pug Grover's nicknames are Sweets and Bubba.

I asked this question inside the Waiting for a Puppy thread...but it's a long thread and my post has been swallowed up. My favourite names for a female dog are Emmylou, Scarlet and Clementine. Do you think three syllable names are too long for a dog? I know someone with a mixed breed dog called Matthew Arnold (the dog, not the person). I think this is funny, but is it too confusing for the dog? Peope are always going on about how dogs should have one or two syllable names.

5 Pugs, 5 Labs and 2 horses - heaven! ETA: Actually, just 5 Lab and 2 horses. I felt obligated to say Pugs because I own one, but Labs will always be my favourite breed. And I don't believe in slowing down, getting old or even retiring.