Unrequited love

I played with fire and I'm going to get burned but
I'm totally in love with my neighbor's young dog. Candy is supposed
to be a terrier/ lab mix but I strongly suspect she's got Border
Collie in there. I've spent enough time watching her to recognize
certain tell tale signs of that. She belongs to a neighbor. single
working mother of two boys. Nice enough lady but got a dog for the age
old reason of having a dog to protect her and older still. not
understanding that tying the dog up outside for @ 22 hours of every day
will maybe protect the yard only.
She says when this 5 month old dog is old enough not to dig in the yard
she plans on letting her off the chain.
Until then Candy's basic physical needs are met;
food. shade... but it's heartbreaking to see this very
intelligent dog so bored. so desperate for human interaction that she's
digging holes 3 feet deep. This dog. who although she is alone for so many
hours of the day. is not a nuisance barker nor a whiner and upon the rare
occasions she's allowed off the rope to madly dash about the yard burning
up energy will stop from a full bore run to come over to see me if I've
happened to come outside when she's free.
We've both bonded to her and she's sitting there next to the 4 foot high
chain link fence whenever she hears our back door open with the almost
inaudible squeak. She politely waits for us. tail wagging wildly for us to
come to the fence and then she'll stand up to grasp one hand with two paws
while lowering her head into the other hand to get an ear or chest rub.
I've broken the rules and given her treats which she'll take in her mouth
as gently as Luke used to do. waiting for another minute or so of pets
then very politely take the treat off a few feet to eat it very daintily.
Her eyes are a golden brown and I've looked deeply into them and the
intelligence in there is overwhelming. She is so loaded with personality
she moves her lips back into a human style grin. We're about ready to
finish that section of 6 foot high privacy fencing for our own dogs so I'm
about to lose that little face of hers unless I plan (and I am considering
this) leaving some boards with knot holes in strategic places so I can
still reach through and pet her. Disturbingly I'm watching her develop all
the symptoms of a dog with so little socialization she's beginning to
exhibit certain shy tendencies with people she does know that infrequently
that come into her yard. Yesterday I watched her owner's parents come over
to do some yard work and Candy wanted to come to them but was so unsure
she hung back anxiously at the end of her rope. wagging her tail but too
afraid to come to them when called. Instead she went to the fence where I
was known to be at times. for security. If I could. if it were at all
possible. this is a dog I would bring home to live with me but right now
present circumstances absolutely prohibit that.
Somehow she wormed her way deep in my heart and stole a part of it. I'll
miss going out and finding she's flung her rope toy over the fence waiting
for me to find it and toss it back to her to play with. I didn't start out
to fall in love with someone else's dog. It just happened.
Terri
--
Things you don't want to hear Spock say . . .
"The library computer reports that another Microsoft security update is
available for installation."


Terri. There's a dog across the street.

This Group Is Draining

I have tried to post with good faith in this group. Some people have
been decent and even kind. Mostly however the posts are attacking
toward me. Why. because I know Jerry Howe personally. It appears that
for a group who say's they kill-file him. the fact is they are obsessed
with hate for him. And that seems to be much of the focus here. I can
not post without being called a groupie. I love my life and I was
enjoying some of the interaction with the group. It has become
wearisome. Since I will not resort to attacking people. the way Jerry
does as that is not my style. I was a therapist before I became
disabled with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I can see how a person could
get into personal attacks the way many people have responded to me.
So I will see if this is a group of adults who wish to dialogue about
dogs and behavior. or is it a place where people take out their
aggressions. If this is the case. you will not be hearing from me much
longer. The Acacia trees are in bloom and walking in the forest with
that intoxicating smell made me wonder what you people get out of all
this attacking and defensiveness. I prefer the trees to people. That is
why I live here. People have done nothing but bring us to the brink of
destruction of all life. And this group is more proof of that. While
swinging on a five hundred year old tree that someone had put a swing
on. I sat there and looked at the sunset and the harmony around me with
the swaying trees in the wind. And of course the Acacia in the air
making the place feel like Heaven on Earth. Then to come home to these
ugly posts to me. it makes me wonder what has happened to people. Is
there any hope for humanity. I do not think so. Like Leonard Cohen
said" Everyone is walking around like their father or their dog just
Died." "The ship is sinking. the captain lied.'
"Everybody knows the party's over. every body knows it's-now or
never.""The naked man and woman is just a shining artifact of the
past."
And what are people doing? Fighting in Iraq and in Darfore an and
and...
Plus what is this group doing. Fighting. I am glad that if the
scientists are right and we have garbaged ourselves to death and that
it is the end of our resources in the next decade. I am glad that I
have birds and trees and deer for friends. cuz people have completely
lost their way and are taking all the rest of life with them until
every tree is dead and they realize they can not eat money.
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Maybe goodbye. I will see if any of you are polite enough to cut this
shit out and relate politely. This site has made me hate computers. I
am not attached. go for the kill if you like. I will stay here if you
people act like you are people and not a bunch of defensive and
aggressive self promoters.

because I know Jerry Howe personally...


I have read all the responses in the different threads this morning. I
see this group is a waste of time. It is not about dogs. It is about
slander and put down.
Goodbye and good riddance.
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Stay The Way You Are I Don't Care
I have no faith that you are all capable to be the following.
Be Good Do Good Be One

Hi Evelyn and Lynn.
I have a white GSD. I did not know it when I got her. but the white
ones are typically more shy and nervous. or hyperactive. I have had
vets. two trainers and gsd people tell me this. I have met two other
white GSD that were nervous and shy besides my own. I see some
of them on petfinder who are said to be calm and friendly.
Of course I'm no breeder. but thats what I know about it:-)

HOWEDY Master Of Deception blankman you miserable
stinkin lyin dog abusing punk thug coward active acute
chronic long term incurable mental case.
HOWEDY lying "I LOVE KOEHLER" lynn. you miserable
stinkin lyin dog abusing punk thug coward active
acute chronic long term incurable mental case.

Multiple Sclerosis and Pets

My wife has ms and is bedridden most of the day. Recently we had to
put our dog. to sleep. He was a part of the
family and my wife took it pretty hard because he was always by her
side and kept her company during the day when I was at work and when
the caregivers were gone. Although it takes a while to get over the
loss of a pet. especially a pet who is a part of the family and who
we've had so long. she misses the companionship during the day and is
starting to think about getting another dog. Since she's in a hospital
bed during the day I know there are certain breeds of dogs that aren't
ideal for this situation. Has anyone been in a similar situation and
if you have. do you have any recomendations on breeds of dog.
do you have any recomendations on breeds of dog.
which is how I am reading this. More information would help in giving recommendations.


<My wife has ms and is bedridden most of the day. Recently we had to
put our dog. to sleep. He was a part of the
family and my wife took it pretty hard because he was always by her
side and kept her company during the day when I was at work and when
the caregivers were gone. Although it takes a while to get over the
loss of a pet. especially a pet who is a part of the family and who
we've had so long. she misses the companionship during the day and is
starting to think about getting another dog. Since she's in a hospital
bed during the day I know there are certain breeds of dogs that aren't
ideal for this situation. Has anyone been in a similar situation and
if you have. do you have any recomendations on breeds of dog. In my experience getting a new dog beforen the greiving process is over
with can be hard on disabled people who spend so much time with the new
pet. It can be upsetting as the memories of the beloved animal that is
now departed is there and sometimes the new dog can be seen a
replacement and the sadness can be even greater.
A little Yorkie might be a nice choice as they are very clever and are
wonderful lap and bed dogs.
I have a friend who has cancer who has one and that sweetie got her
through the surgery and she is up and about lovin her dog who is always
by her side.
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Nutritional Information / Resources

Here's HOWE The Incredibly Freakin Insanely
Simply Amazing Puppy Wizard feeds his dogs:
Unbeknownst to yourselves. this has been a difficult
couple weeks for Your Puppy Wizard. Not to complain.
but he's been necessarily temporarily abandoned by
his Mrs.Puppy Wizard who had to attend to affairs out
of town for nine days.
helpless and hapless to cope with domestic
and personal needs. to fend for HISSELF and his pups by
his own devices. his Mrs. Puppy Wizard HOWEver. is
considerate and foresighted enough to prepare His table
before him. and even calls to remind him to
breath. Your Puppy Wizard requires little from the physical realm.
existing primarily on prahana and nirvana as his staple diet.
HOWEver. his puppies unfortunately cannot thrive in the
physical world without the grounding effects of the evils
of wholesome food.
Mrs. Puppy Wizard prepares daily. well balanced
HOWES cooked meals. When Mrs. Puppy Wizard travels
occasionally. she prepares for the days of lean in advance.
by freezing two weeks worth of puppy chow and posting the
culinary instructions on the Puppy Wizard's coffee can. the
only physical need The Puppy Wizard requires. beyond his
internet connection and of course. his Mrs. Puppy Wizard
and puppies. But those are givens. Breakfast is half pound raw ground turkey. and 1gram vitamin C. Dinner is 2 cups cooked rice. a tablespoon of rolled
oats and an ounce of hamburg. When the rice and oats
cool. add half cup pinto or similar beans. ground fine
in the food processor with equal amounts raw collard or
similar greens or your dog's favorite vegetable or cabbage.
a tablespoon or two Olive or Cannola oil. half clove garlic.
mixed with 1/2 pound raw ground turkey. a good vitamin /
mineral supplement (Green Source for People). calcium and
magnesium. Addition of table scraps is encouraged. bear in mind
salt can be dangerous. The Puppy Wizard's diet is
environmentally friendly and will not produce noxiHOWES
gasses provided the vegetable and beans are ground
finely and because the Green Source contains digestive
enzmyes. Chicken necks are an EXXXCELLENT source of
thyroid hormones.
that's just a BASIC guide. You may add fish
(canned mackrel is cheap and EXXXCELLENT) or chitlins.
liver or anything not too high in salt or preservatives.
Oral administration of bovine lactoferrin for treatment of
intractable stomatitis in feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)
positive and FIV-negative cats.
Sato R ; Inanami O ; Tanaka Y ; Takase M ; Naito Y
OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of oral administration
of bovine lactoferrin (LF) on intractable stomatitis
in feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-positive and
FIV-negative cats. and phagocytosis of neutrophils
in healthy and ill cats. simultaneously. ANIMALS: 7
ill cats with diagnosis of intractable stomatitis (4
FIV positive and 3 FIV negative) and 7 healthy.
FIV-negative cats. PROCEDURE:
LF (40 mg/kg ot body weight) was applied topically to the oral
mucosa of cats with intractable stomatitis daily for 14 days
and improvement of clinical signs of disease (pain-related
response. and oral inflammation). expressed
by scoring from 1 to 4. were evaluated. Assay of neutrophil
phagocytosis was examined before and 2 weeks after starting LF
treatment. using nonopsonized hydrophilic polymer particles (2
microns). RESULTS: Oral administration of LF improved intractable
stomatitis in all 4 respects. Phagocytic activity of neutrophils
increased after LF treatment.
This effect was observed in healthy and ill (FIV positive
and FIV negative) cats. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE:
Oral administration of LF improved intractable stomatitis
and concurrently enhanced the host defense system. Topical
application of LF to oral mucous membrane is useful as a
treatment for intractable stomatitis even in FIV-positive
cats.

i can't get my puppy to sleep when i want her to...

i've had my puppy for two weeks now. she's reaching 10 weeks old. the
first few nights i had her sleep in her crate but i realized she didn't
connect it with being her den/home so i moved it in the kitchen to try
to get her used to her crate. a couple of nights. i let her rest in my
bed. this past week i've tried making her run around and catch toys for
at least 20 minutes before i wanted her to go to sleep this worked for
a couple days. in tiring her out. At about 10-11pm she gets real
playful and wants to bite me. my roommate or my boyfriend. We end up
clapping to throw her off guard or giving her a toy to chew on. Each
day i'm getting a little less sleep because when i lie down. she thinks
it's playtime and she jumps on my bed trying to go for my face. The
past couple of nights. that has happened and one. i actually slept
sitting up. It seems to have gotten worse as the nights progressed but
i'm thinking maybe it might be a good idea to put her in her back in
her crate next to my bed with the door closed b/c now i know she can
jump on it ( i usually put some toys in there and hide treats). Once I
put her in there it'll take a few minutes of whining for her to calm
down and rest. Sometimes I feel like I punish her too much for biting.
We managed to housetrain her well. but when no one's keeping a close
eye on her. she likes to shit in random spots. So i decided to leave
her in the kitchen when we leave to go to work. I assume every little
thing i do or say to her will effect her development to becoming an
adult dog. i think the fact that in the morning she gets small doses of
playtime with everybody as we all wake up and leave. i'm there to feed
her and bond with her because she wont finish unless i'm next to her
and i'm there to pet her when she's eating. my roommate and bf are
there to play w/her and get her hyped up for the day. In the afternoon.
we're all awake together so i think that gets her hyped up. i've
explained to my roommate and boyfriend that what they're teaching her
and what i'm teaching her. is getting her confused. Now that makes me
wonder . is everything we're doing effect her sleep at night?
my roommate or my boyfriend.


A ten week puppy is way too young to leave alone while you go to work.
At night if you do have the puppy in a crate. put a ticking clock
underneath the bed the puppy lies on as this will mimic the heartbeat
of the mother.
It is too much to expect the puppy to stay in the crate all night as it
is young and your schedule is not in harmony with it's tender age. It
takes sacrifice to have a dog and someone needs to be there to comfort
and calm the dog. I used to take a lawn chair into the bedroom where I
had the crate and as soon as I heard the puppy waking up. I would take
it outside to pee and poop and then lie down with it in the lawn chair
and put it on my heart so it could hear the heart beat and sooth the
pup by cuddling it gently until it fell asleep and then put it gently
into the crate with the ticking clock and in a few nights the pup would
settle into the security that it was okay in the new home.
The part of leaving it alone while you work is not going to work.
Someone needs to come to the house who takes care of the pups needs.
It is like solitary confinement and we are talking about a little baby
puppy.
It is not convenient to meet the needs of the pup as you have to adjust
your lifestyle and make sacrifices. however it is a living being and if
it is too hot get out of the kitchen and find the pup a new home were
the people know the responsibilities that come with a puppy. And who
are also willing to make arrangements for when they go to work to get
the dogs needs met. This can be very expensive. and if the cost is too
high then perhaps a puppy is not something you thought through enough
before you got it.
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HOWEDY paula you miserable stinkin lyin animal and
child abusing punk thug coward active acute chronic
long term incurable mental case.

clicked their heels and said:

clicked their heels and said:

yeah for Riley!

My sister and her husband finally gave up their dog to a better home.
He use to be in a crate in a dark basement 23/7 and now has a home with a
man who works from home and will give him a great life. I am finally at
peace with this situation! Hopefully they won't ever have another dog (this
is the 5th one they had and gave up). Yeah for Riley!
Good idea to give the dog up. Five times wrong. This desision was the
right one. I hope they never get another dog. Yaeh for Riley!

Avrama Gingold

As I read this e-mail. tears fell from my eyes. I had "met"
Avrama on this group and had exchanged messages here and
via e-mail. She shared her great wisdom and love for dogs.
particularly Dobermans. I just google her name and see that the news of her
death was already posted on rec.pets.dogs.behavior.
What a wonderful present I got today! the rest of the city got it
also. but I'm the one who had the most fun.) It snowed. and snowed some
more. When we went out this morning. big soft flakes were
falling out of the sky. I opened my eyes SO wide. because I'd never seen
anything like this. And it didn't feel like (excuse the dirty language)
rain. and I could catch it in my mouth.
Later in the afternoon. we went out again. and the snow was still there.
only it was on the ground. There were big piles of snow between the
sidewalk and the gutter. which was a bit of a problem. because I couldn't
find the curb. So I waited until Avrama said "good gutter." and figured I
was "in the gutter" and could go. I must have been correct. because then
Avrama took me into our little park. and that's when I knew all the snow was
a present especially for me.
It was wonderful. The snow had piled up. but the wind had made some of the piles
higher. and so much fun to run
around in. digging with my nose and with my paws. The most fun was when I
found a really deep drift. and ran right through it. so I jumped up from
under the snow and surprised Avrama. She really jumped when I poked her in
the neck with my nose. Some little people puppies were in the park making a
snowman with their parents. and when they saw I was friendly (I gave one
little girl kisses through the fence). they came into the fenced-in part
where I play. and played with me. They threw a funny kind of ball for me to
catch. They were called "snowballs." but I could never find them once they
reached the ground. Still. I dug down in the snow and found a real ball
that someone had lost. and brought it to the children to throw for me until
it got lost again.
The only thing missing was Penny. I can't wait until she comes home. Every
night at the usual time I start nudging Avrama to take me to see Penny. but
she doesn't. Yesterday. when we went to the vet we passed Penny's house.
and I pulled Avrama into the lobby. (Heel. schmeel--I want my Penny! and gave me a biscuit. but said that Penny and her person
weren't back yet. I waited for the elevators to come down. but even though
I looked carefully. the people were just strangers. I hope there is still
snow on the ground in the park when Penny comes back; we could have so much
fun racing there.
The streets are funny with all the snow. The sidewalks have solid snow. and
Avrama keeps slipping and telling me to walk "slowly. slowly." Is it my
fault if she can't balance when I pull her along? There are hardly any cars
in the streets. just some big funny trucks with a kind of scoop in front of
them. Whenever they pass. the piles of snow alongside the street and
covering the curb get bigger. Some parts of the sidewalk are clear of snow.
but have a white stuff that smells like big pieces of salt. Avrama makes me
walk around them. and walk in the snow drift when she sees it. I thought
she was being silly. until I stepped on some where I had a scratched pad.
Ouch! I guess she was right and I shouldn't have licked off the Musher's
Secret on my foot.
One more thing I found very odd. Although I wasn't wearing my coat. I was
very comfortable all the time I was playing and running. When we finally
left the park. suddenly while we waited for the street light to change. I
felt cold. That's why when we got home. I jumped onto the bed and snuggled
into the blanket there.
someone told me that tomorrow is a special night. and the day after
tomorrow will be a new year. So. to everyone reading this. have a very happy
new year. and may all your dogs be happy and healthy.
Most of you probably know by now that our cousin. died at
Calvary Hospital in the Bronx recently. of lung cancer. We were saddened
that she had suffered so much. but after she was transferred to Calvary she
was much more comfortable. She had no immediate family. but a wide circle
of friends. especially by phone and on the internet. and some cousins. We
are setting up a memorial gathering for those family and friends who would
like to get together to remember and mourn her. It will be at the apartment
of cousins Julie and Neal Gantcher (101 W. 12th St.. etc. is most welcome to do so.
We are not sure if we have reached all who would like to know about the
death or come to the gathering. Please spread the word to friends and
neighbors who knew her; there were some people she was involved with.
especially about dogs (esp. dobermans) for several decades. others she knew
from graduate school. her time in Israel or her professional services
copy-editing and typing. Several people have asked about being able to make a donation to some
charity in Avrama's honor; it is clear that she would have appreciated a
dog-related (especially doberman-related) donation; her good friend Joanna
Walker. a doberman pinscher expert. recommends Pilot Dogs. Inc. of Columbus
Ohio; it trains dobermans as guide dogs for blind persons.
if you are not on the web.
leave a brief telephone message (voice mail picks up after 6 rings) at
845-628-3809; please be sure to say how many people will be attending.

for posting that. I was in the AKC offices in NC 2
weeks ago and thought of Avrama talking about the hours she'd enjoyed
in the NYC offices' library. with 3 generations of Dobes. She'll be
missed.


HOWEDY professor "SCRUFF SHAKE and SCREAM "NO!" into ITS face
for five seconds and lock IT in a box for ten minutes contemplation"
dermer.
HOWEDY lying "I LOVE KOEHLER" lynn you miserable stinkin
lyin dog abusing punk thug coward active acute chronic long
term incurable mental case and professional dog training fraud.
tears fell from my eyes.

tears fell from my eyes.

<Not to mention a special irony in Jerry Howe calling Avrama "as nasty
a piece of work as has ever been created". Hopefully Jerry's friends
Crystal and Showdogbark saw that. Of course. Showdogbark will
probably ask for proof that any of Avrama's relatives died in the
Holocaust. Maybe they're right. and Jerry's not mentally ill. Maybe
he's just the biggest asshole ever to invade usenet. Maybe his
supporters are the ones who are mentally ill. >

You did not read the post before you posted this trash. I gave
condolences to the family and friends and let Jerry know I thought it
was off the wall to post what he posted.
My husband is Jewish and has met Jerry Howe who in person is very
polite. He was disgusted at the way Jerry spoke of Avrama. As was I. I
am a friend to all not just Jerry. I have spoken to him many times on
the phone over his posting style. Sure I like Crystal. what is there
not to like. I like the rest of the bunch of you also. I believe in
love. I do speak up when I do not like something and if you have not
noticed how many times I say his posts are rude then you are the one
with the problem sister friend.
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