Older Animals

If your pet is showing signs of athritic conditions and you are giving it pills to ease the pain,it will eventually buildup resistance to those pills.
Then they won'thelp any longer,not also to speak of the side-effects on your poor animal.What your pet may need is a change of diet.There very sophisticated diets on the market now days.Ask your vet.

SUMMER

Remember tt is not a good idea to have large dogs and small dogs in smaller yards,or for  instance     when these dogs start barking at strangers ,the larger animals bully the  smaller animals,as they are frustated as not being able to get at  the  person they are barking at.Some times they inflict such bad wounds that the smaller animal must be put down.

NOVEMBER- DECEMBER

NOTICE TO PEOPLE THAT VISIT OUR HOME

THE DOG LIVES HERE,YOU DON'T

IF YOU DON'T WANT DOG HAIR ON YOUR CLOTHES,STAY OFF THE FURNITURE

YES HE HAS SOME DISGUSTING HABITS.  SO DO  I..SO DO YOU...WHATS THE POINT

OF COURSE HE SMELLS LIKE ADOG

ITS HIS NATURE TO TRY AND SNIFF AT YOUR CROTCH ,PLEASE FREE TO SNIFF AT HIS.

I LIKE HIM A LOT BETTER THAN I LIKE MOST PEOPLE.

TO YOU HE'S A DOG,TO ME HE'S AN ADOPTED SON WHO IS SHORT,HAIRY,WALKS ON ALL FOURS AND DOESN'T SPEAK CLEARLY.I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THESE THINGS.

DOGS ARE BETTER THAN KIDS.THEY EAT LESS,DON'T ASK FOR MONEY ALL THE TIME

ARE EASIER TO TRAIN,USUALY COME WHEN CALLED NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR.

DON'T HANG OUT WITH DRUG USING FRIENDS,DON'T SMOKE OR DRINK,DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHETHER THEY HAVE THE LATEST FASHOINS,DON'T WEAR CLOTHES,DON'T NEED A GAZILLION RAND FOR UNIVERSITY..

THE SAME APPLIES FOR CATS,EXCEPT THEY WILL IGNORE YOU UNLESS YOURE ASLEEP

DOGS HAVE OWNERS,CATS HAVE STAFF

September,October

Summer in Southern  Africa is now    approaching   fast and now various animal sicknesses become more prevalent with the warmer weather. Do for instance take steps against ticks,which can be very dangerous at worst and also cause abcesses or other irritations to both dogs and cats.

I have found that the best method to cut down on ticks and fleas ,its a good idea to use a shampoo specially made for dogs that contain dips that help control ticks.Some cat owners are lucky enough to be able to wash their cats and can use a similar method.If not then rub pet powders specially formulated for cats and difficult dogs into the hair and try to get it as close to the skin as possible.Do examine your pet at regular intervals and if possible remove ticks that have not yet firmly held  to the animals.I use a steel comb with extremely fine teeth for more hairy animals.
I have never liked dips that are dropped onto the dogs backs which  are supposed to give residual protection up to seven days or longer. My family were farmers in the past and then experiments were carried out  by experimental institutes that came up with the startling  results that all those dips did was breed resistant ticks over a period of time and then to control that menance you would have to use even stronger dips.For our cattle in those dayss it was recommended that we use ECTAFOS(WHICH IS NOT ON THE MARKET ANY MORE) AS IT KILLED TICKS ON CONTACT AND THEN FOR ANOTHER FOUR HOURS THERE AFTER NOT AT ALL.
 To fully under stand how the risidual dips work .The first ticks that come in contact with it are killed,how ever as it becomes weaker some of the last ticks to climb onto the animal  survice and then breed with a resistence to that particular dip and then their offspring are a worse menance than now over time.
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Mixed Breeds

    I guess its how this comes about that matters!     
   These mixed breeds in my opinion mostly produce healthier dogs than thorough breds as the gene pool of the latter are some times too narrow and  a certain amount of in-breeding occurs.All in  the name of keeping the various breeds "pure of course" really for the vanity and satisfaction of humans.
  In-breeding also known as line-breeding can on occasion increase  the trait desired and embed it in the animal so that that trait becomes more pronounced if the animal is used for further breeding and will also be present in the offspring.How ever on the other hand it also acentuates weaknesses and such animals are not as robust as those of mixed breed.
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Besides some breeders purposely breeding cross breeding dogs ,on most occasions crosses occur by accident ,as owners don't keep proper control of their pets or have bitches spayed timeously or feel its cruel to do so. 
 One of my neighbours used to put his bitch in the garage every evening when she came on heat.He treated her very well I must add with enough clean water and letting her out during the night for toilet etc.There was a dog next door that watched this palava to keep her from becoming pregnant.He fancied her ,but was never allowed to get near.One morning when they opened the garage door out came strolling this mutt with her.He had hidden himself in the Garage the next time she came on heat!
 Fancy scientists tell us dogs do everything by reptition and not by a thinking process like us.Aboulutely untrue I say!

GROW OLD WITH DOGS

GROW OLD WITH DOGS

by

BERNIE DRYER

When I am old...

I shall wear soft grey sweatshirts...

 and a bandana over my hair...

and I shall spend my social security cheques

on wine and my dogs.

I shall sit in my house on my well -worn chair and

listen to my dogs breathing.

I shall sneak out in the middle of the warm summer night

and take my dogs for a run,

if my old bones will allow...

When people come to call,

I shall smile and nod as I show them my dogs...

and talk to them about them...

...and the ones so beloved of the past...

and the ones beloved today...

I shall still work hard cleaning after them,mopping

and feeding them and whispering their names

in a loving way.

I shall wear gleaming sweat upon my throat ,like a

jewel and I shall be an embarrassment to all...

especially my family...

who have not yet found peace...

in being free to have dogs as your best friends

These friends that always wait,

 at any hour for your footfall...

and eagerly jump to their feet out of a sound sleep,

to greet you ,as if you are  God,with warm eyes and adoring love and hope,

that will always stay,

I'll hug their big strong necks...

I'll kiss their dear sweet heads...

and whisper in their very special company...

loving dogs is easy ,please accept for who I am...

when you are old you will understand too,

they love my presence in their lives,

if you have dogs you love you too,

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