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Pets - General
Ok, so I didn't see a general pets thread, and don't think this is deserving of its own thread, but thought people may be interested. I think it sucks!
http://www.pawnation.com/2010/05/14/...ved-pet-pig%2F Anyway, I figure this thread could be used for any general pet questions, comments, funny stories, etc. Anything that you don't think should have a whole thread in itself. |
"In this part of the country, hog and pig are basically the same thing," he told Paw Nation. "We have to act accordingly through points of law, and it's prohibited by city ordinance."
I'll bet in that part of the country the law a cat and a bobcat, mountain lion etc aren't basically the same thing. I'll bet dog and fox, wolf etc aren't the same thing. I've had pot bellied pigs and they are very smart and very clean animals, and yes I raised my 2 in the house. You can teach them tricks and litter train them. I enjoyed mine and hope he gets to keep Joker. On another note: A mother's request for a zoning change for 3 pet hens prompts concerns of feathered influx in town. By Marty Minchin Special Correspondent Posted: Sunday, May. 17, 2009 The three Walker boys and their chickens: (from left), Anthony, 6; Isaac, 10; and Alec, 9. Mother Neva Walker says she next will apply for a zoning variance to allow the chickens to stay. COURTESY OF NEVA WALKER STALLINGS Three pet chickens may have to find a new place to roost after the Stallings Town Council affirmed last week that fowl can't live in neighborhoods. In November, Isaac, Alec and Anthony Walker – ages 10, 9 and 6 – petitioned the town to allow them to keep the pet chickens they received at Easter 2008. Neva Walker, their mother, had learned that keeping chickens violated a town ordinance and told them they had to either give up the birds or ask the Town Council to change the rules. The council took up the issue last Monday. Current town rules require residents to live on lots two acres or larger to keep farm animals. Town planners offered an amended ordinance that would allow chickens on lots about a half-acre or larger. But the town staff did not support the change. A small group of residents, most from Curry Place near the Walker home, attended the meeting to protest urban chickens. They said they were worried that an ordinance change would allow chickens in their neighborhood. “This is a health hazard,” Joyce Hartis, who lives on Curry Way, told the Town Council. “Chickens are disease-carrying animals. If they're in a coop, the smell will be terrible.” She presented the council with a petition of almost 60 signatures from neighbors opposed to urban chickens. She also said that Stallings has had cockfighting problems in the past and that people could get mites from chickens. Most towns have rules governing pets and livestock. Nearby Indian Trail, for example, doesn't allow livestock in most residential areas, limiting it to the “rural, single-family residential district” that includes areas with large lots, limited public services or utilities and agricultural activities. Council members briefly discussed the issue before voting 5-1 to keep the town's current restrictions. Council member Renee Hartis was the lone dissenting vote. “I was very sympathetic to this child having chickens, but I had not thought over all these other aspects,” said council member Barbara Anne Price. “We would be removing protections (town residents) were expecting.” Neva Walker aid she and her sons did not know the issue would be discussed Monday and thus did not attend the town meeting. She said Wednesday that her sons still have their four hens and have grown quite attached to them. She said she spoke with Stallings officials on Wednesday, and she plans to apply for a variance that would allow her sons to keep the chickens. “If we have to, we'll fight again,” Walker said. She asks anyone who would like to support the quest to keep the chickens to e-mail the family at saveourhens@yahoo.com. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/bre...ry/726943.html |
If I lived in the suburbs I wouldn't want farm animals next door. It's unfair to the animals. I do think they need to change the laws for pot bellies since they are considered a socialize pet.
Some areas they limit the number of dogs you can have and they make these laws to protect everyone. Some people just take advantage. If you're in a sub-division you know you're going to have rules. Thats why I live in the country. Now I need to figure out how to get a 250 pound pig out. She got stuck in the mud somehow and it rained all night. This should be fun. |
Thank you all for your ideas. It took a few of us to get mulch and blankets under her feet then use boards on her back and lifted her out. This mud is awful. She got herself stuck then it rained all night. She hates rains so she keep trashing and worked herself deeper and deeper.
she's out now, tired, thirsty and hungry. |
poor pig!
I want a duck. My daughter loves ducks and has had them as pets. One of my neighbors down the road of the trailer park I lived in, kept a pet duck in her house. (a very nice house, too!) |
I'm a little burnt out taking care of animals. I've been doing it for 10 years now, all kinds and as much as I love ducks I'd rather go visit them.
You should have seen the mud on me. I looked at my friend who was also covered in mud and said "People pay big money for this." |
as I always say and most folks don't understand. That's life on the farm.
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my pug is a horder:
Yes she is,big time.When I frst got Diva she had been a stray running the roads that ended up on a friend of mines porch near starved to death.They brought her to me cause there big dogs didnt get along with her at all.I have had her for three years noow and she is a typical chubby pug tho she still has some probs with her nerves and suden loud noises and near has panic attacks when t-storns are hear.I just wish she would get ovr her hideing food in he bed as well as other places in the house.I know this is a cary ovr from her being near starved but its been thre years and she has never had any shortage of food and has a food bown with food in it all the time.At first I ketp the hordes picksed up but then have allowd her to keep some as long as it dosent become a mess..it keeps her happyer to know its where she wants it..but I never have had any pup do this beond a fur dog bisquits or treats hear and there.
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I love animals, but work prohibits really devoting the time necessary to them. My crazy mother, on the other hand, had a black duck(Merlin), goats(Ben and Jerry), chickens(all girly names:Catherine, Margaret, etc ???), had a pigeon(Pidgy), horses(Gamitez and Zorro), bunnies(Bun-Buns) All named and loved pets. While not domesticated, she named the coyotes in the back forty Gladys and the Pips because they could really belt out a song or two... |
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Right? :blink: Guess not. |
I spent the night with my new dog leashed to my ankle...he is a 220 lb black newfoundland male named Dawson, aka Dawk. He has not been a house dog. He is 10 years old. He has lived in a kennel all this life...his hair is all over my green carpet and my vaccuum cleaner decided to break today. He drools alot. Its on the glass of my front door. Amongst other places yet to be discovered. Outside he has decided he likes to pee on my peas. This will not do.
My old girl Story is fine with him. She knows her place by me is promised to her. She knows him too..they came from the same kennel. She is 4 years older than him. Two big dogs in one house.. oh wait..I am adding a third today...yes, really. His name is Old Max. He is 11 and his owners dropped him off right before the holiday weekend, at the pound. His day to be put down was yesterday...but the pound said they would hold him for me...I am on my way now to go get him. He is a newfoundland too...a big black drooling mess of a dog... I couldnt be happier... |
Ms. T is the funniest little dog. She is not a puppy but does such puppy stuff sometimes it tickles me. I'm sitting here this morning putting on my boots and I get one sock half on and she comes bouncing in the room running from Skippy sees my sock dangling grabs it and tries to run off with my sock. IT'S halfway on my foot LOL. Yeah I got a big laugh out of that one. She's really come out of her shell in just a few weeks. I'm happy about that.
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I'm waiting to call the shelter (might be too early) to find out when we can pick up the newest addition to our family - a tiny silver/grey tabby kitten.
I'm excited. He's adorable. He has a tiny black nose. OMG. I want to eat him up already, and I don't even have him yet. |
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We are SO excited - many of you know we are a schnauzer family.
Mini Max who is 23 this year - yep, 23 - and still plays like a puppy. Scooter, a Katrina rescue is also a mini and just a huge lovebug. Samson is a Giant and weighs in at about 117lbs. He is a big ole baby and will be 4 this year. Today, we add Jen-ny (think Forest Gump). She is another Giant and the reason I can barely contain myself LOL. We have bandied the idea of a Giant girl for some time, and since we lost our precious Shelby at age 21 last October (she was a black lab, but tolerated the schnauzer parade) we have really missed the female energy in our pack. Jen-ny was taken from a horrible situation in King George where the owner had over 50 dogs, most dead or dying and is one of the 13 survivors. Her foster mom says she has made huge strides not just in her health (she weighed 26lbs- the size of our minis- when she came into rescue) but also in her trust of people. I posted a pic of her in the galleries. I just can't WAIT to go pick her up - I will be clock watching all day! |
26 pounds WOW! I'd love to be locked in a room for about 30 minutes with people who treat animals like this. They'd tremble at the thought of anyone bringing another animal on their property
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Little dude is in surgery right now....
http://i50.tinypic.com/hvc4dj.jpg We can pick him up as early as tomorrow, YIPPEE! lol |
We interrupt this thread to bring you a rope.
Again. Again. Again. Again..... lol, so THIS is what they mean by "retriever"? Again. Again. Again.... :cheesy: |
Ok. So I have a question. This summer, when I finally head out to L.A., I'm gonna take Bobcat (16 yr old who has FeLV and hates being in the carrier but will be quiet once in motion) with me on the plane into the cabin. I'm curious if anyone else has taken a cat with them on a plane (or small dog).
Oh, wait. Second question: did you have to take the animal out of the carrier when going through TSA? (I'm talking about domestic flights, not cross border). |
I was never able to fly with Lady; they have height restrictions which probably most cats will meet but she was an inch too tall. I'd be really interested in the info you find, Linus.
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the old pound dog is resting in isolation. How pitiful he is. So emaciated. He came to the pound because his mistress died and her out of state daughter didnt want to be bothered by him. He is so tired and weary. I am amazed at how easy he is to deal with..so compliant. No fight in him, or left in him. He goes to the vet, and then to the groomer.
The new newf from the breeder is a different story. He is a BEAUTIFUL sweet loving dog, but he was used as breeding dog and thus has alot of marking issues. I am trying my best to break him of it but am told because he is 10, this is now learned behavior and might not work. I am talking with the breeder and some other newf people...cross your fingers! |
I had to make a difficult decision. With his marking as bad as it is, and being told even if we neutered him, it might not stop, I have decided to return Dawson back to his breeder. She had said she would neuter him before I got him but she did not. Even after neutering it takes 30 to 90 days for the hormones to level off. I dont have 90 days of scrubbing and mopping in me. So, he is going back.
The Old Man Max is doing wonderful. He is chipper today, bouncing around when I came downstairs to get him this morning. He is completely housebroken much to my suprise. He is a different dog than the one I picked up from the pound yesterday... and Old Story, my 14 year old newfie girl is doing great. I have made sure she is getting all the attention she needs from me... |
softness, I confess that when I read last night about the marking my heart just quailed inside my chest... I could never deal with that!! The second day we were babysitting Deagan, Trooper marked the bag of dogfood and I about came unglued! Thanks be the dogfood bag is plasticized because I couldn't have afforded to replace it that week if the urine had soaked through.
Anyhow, I'm sorry you couldn't keep Dawson. How cool that your Old Man Max has settled in so quickly! There goes your house, working its magic on him. Yaaay! :cheesy: |
Bit...I have had a heavy heart ever since I made this decision but I know its the right one. I cannot tolerate this marking. I have been running from room to room with upholstry cleaner, rug cleaner, vinegar and special pet enzyme shampoo. I just cant keep doing this! He is such a sweet boy...and I wish I could keep him but lets face it...there are limits to my tolerance of any dog. I was told he would be neutered and he wasnt. Now I am dealing with a stud dog who doesnt know he needs to stop the stud business.
Old Max, on the other hand, is doing just wonderful! He is, we found out, completely housebroken, knows how to shake hands and lay down, and is an excellent watch dog. He has eaten a whole can of wet food...he cant eat the dry stuff..it falls out of his mouth. My guess is he has dental problems and thats why he is so thin. He loves being outside, loves taking walks (short ones, as he is VERY arthritic) and loves being hugged. My daughter has fallen in love with him and vice versa. I am so glad we rescued him! He is the best little suprise! |
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Jen-ny is home and I must admit that its been a trying couple of days. She is SO very timid and afraid. I know that part of it is just adjustment and that I can't humanize her and project that "oh poor pitiful you baby" energy on her. I have never had a dog, even with all ours being rescues, that just shut down and I am trying to not let my frustration/ignorance of dealing with this type of behavior get the best of me.
Caesar and his books and shows have been very helpful and I know that I need to be reconditioned as much as she. She is showing great improvement and I am trying to be everso patient. That is so hard for me - I have the patience of a gnat! Jess just loves her and she is becoming more comfortable with our boys. We are quickly becoming the schnauzer walking parade in our lil town - most folks here have never seen Giants and are always stopping us with the "Whut kinda dog is THAT?" LOL Hope everyone has a lovely weekend with their babies! |
A public service announcement:
Please spay or neuter your pets, no matter their age. There is no reason for not doing this.......none. |
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How did he handle the flight? And I've been to the airline's site but they do not mention what TSA does. Maybe their site will have something. |
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This link might help you, apparently Bob has been moonlighting as a model! http://www.bringfido.com/travel/us_regulations/ Even though it says Fido, it is about pets.... http://www.catchannel.com/care/travel/article_5364.aspx |
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His soulful puppy eyes are killer, just killer; it's very nearly impossible to avoid giving him whatever he's angling for when he pulls them on you... and of course what he wants is to be the adored center of attention. He may not be left out of ANYTHING... which really limited her on things like going to the grocery store. :blink: I think she got it dealt with, but it would have been better if she could have avoided spoiling him to begin with. Which is the very long way round to saying, stay strong and don't give in! You're doing the right thing. |
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It has gotten better each time - first time, I literally had to drag her all the way to the door, out it and part way into the yard. Last night, the drag was only a couple of feet. The funniest thing is watching Max, the old lil guy, think that she is Samson. He and Samson had some dominance issues, even though they know who is really running the show, that we have had to work through. Max won't even LOOK at Jenny! And even though all the experts seem to say that dogs dont have the feelings and emotions we do, I don't buy it when Max refuses to even look at us when he is mad about another dog in the house. He is so haughty and its quite funny. |
When I woke up , I couldn't find baby maddy (kitten) I was calling all over the house . Then I heard this very faint meow , it sounded like it was coming from behind the fridge ....So I started to pull the fridge out and I pulled the door open , she wasn't behind the fridge , she was in it !!!!!!!:blink::blink:
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We had two rescue kitties for almost a year. Eddie was SO helpful in everything we did - laundry? He was in the dryer. Fridge? He was right up in it. Oven? He wanted to peek and wound up with singed whiskers! Glad you found your baby and she wasn't a kitty-scicle! |
May I present .... Maxwell Smartypants
Mare brought home little Maxwell Smartypants Friday night, and he adjusted to his new home almost immediately. Since Friday night, he's been working on establishing a relationship with his big brother Ember, who is "trying" to tolerate having a kitten in the house. It's been a bit rocky, but we've seen some improvements.
We're both very pleased with his personality - he's very friendly, social, receptive and extremely laid back and mellow. He likes to be around us. The people at the animal shelter described him as the opposite, but then again, I really don't think they know what they're talking about. (They originally presented us a little black kitten who they claimed was sweet and gentle, but was actually a little meanie monster, lol) He is a little stubborn though, he wants what he wants when he wants it, and well, that's exactly how Mare is, lol. (This is going to be fun.) We decided to call him Maxwell (Smartypants) since that's the name he seemed to have answered to when we were throwing out a plethora of possible names. It suits him since he's a very smart and clever kitten, but tends to hit his head a lot, lol. (He's still at that baby kitty-clumsy stage - his stealth abilities are flawless, but we're discussing on how to refine his finesse. ;) ) He's been killing us with cuteness since he arrived. He's quite the character. :) :) |
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Ember tries to jump in the fridge every time we open it. With the old fridge, you could close the door with him in it, but with this new one, there's no way to accidentally shut him in. My Shaolyn used to like to climb into open drawers when you weren't looking. One night, she crawled into a large drawer (one of the big ones found under a platform bed) - and her little meows alerted me to her whereabouts, lol. You would think that after being stuck in a drawer for God knows how long would have stopped her - but no. I'd have to do a drawer check before I closed it. She was a slippery little puss. |
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I take my toy poodle on flights and under the seat. Most small dogs that go with owners all the time are use to being crated or contained. Mine sleeps too. If I needed to bring my larger dogs I would just drive. I couldnt put them in freight. |
Dawson, the big newf, was thrilled to be home with his buddies again. He couldnt wait to get in the door. So much for my ego! I was all sad and feeling guilty for returning him and he wasnt even looking back! Chuckling... the kennel owner was grateful I came to a quick conclusion and said it showed I had his best interest at heart. She told me she would adopt another dog out to me anyday. Of course, I have adopted two other of her dogs over the years, so I have a good history with her
Old Max is basking in the sun right now. He is eating well, loves to do a tiny bit of play (again, he is still weak and his back legs are really bad) and would sit for hours to be petter. Once he gets the vet ok, and shows he can be around Story without problem, he can come out of quaranteene and join us in the house. it is so hard to foster a dog, especially one with so much unknown about him. I dont know if Max has had any shots, ever! Did he have a rabies shot? Was he on heartworm meds? My guess is probably not, as his missus was a poor woman and her house was likened to a hoarder's house. One small path to walk thru horrible messes and boxes and filth and junk. Her heart might have been true to the dog but I doubt he was vetted... |
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On the brighter side of things, she is doing SO much better. This morning, there was no drag thru the house to walk and while I was getting ready, she alternated between Jess and I for love - without us proding her! I am so hopeful that she will be the big ole social girl very soon. I haven't heard her make a noise yet - and schnauzers are famous for their "rooooo-roooooing" - chatty critters that they are. I am sure that it will be like when my son was a baby - couldn't wait for his first words and now I have visions of ball gags and duct tape LOL. |
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