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Post by Plainsman on Nov 21, 2021 20:22:40 GMT -5
Made our puppy some dog food today. A mixture of brown rice, chicken breast and scrambled eggs. Make it about once a month as a supplement to her regular dog food. She has a sensitive digestive system. Nothing too debilitating, but if she eats the wrong thing, she'll have diarrhea for a week to 10 days, and most of the time we don't know exactly what it was that set her off. AND, if she goes without eating for 6 to 7 hours, she throws up. I have to feed her at midnight to get her through the night. Hopefully she will out grow it, but she's more than a year old now. The homemade food is gentle on her system. I made it for our last dog who needed it due to extreme old age. And we recently switched her regular dog food to one for sensitive stomachs. So far, so good. She hasn't had any problems for 3 months now. Grain-free foods can solve a lot of problems. |
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msokeefe
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Posts: 464
First Name: Mark
Favorite Pipe: Petersen Red 03 bent apple spigot, Savinelli 310 KS
Favorite Tobacco: Father Dempsey, Presbyterian, Wilke’s Crystal Palace, Westminster, Black House
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Post by msokeefe on Nov 22, 2021 0:00:20 GMT -5
I have 2 Golden Retrievers. The youngest one who is 5 years old loves to climb on my lap to take in my pipe smoke.
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 22, 2021 12:55:19 GMT -5
I have 2 Golden Retrievers. The youngest one who is 5 years old loves to climb on my lap to take in my pipe smoke. Isn't that just the best thing in life? |
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Post by Gandalf on Nov 22, 2021 13:48:19 GMT -5
I have 2 Golden Retrievers. The youngest one who is 5 years old loves to climb on my lap to take in my pipe smoke. When I light up, my puppy can't get off my lap fast enough. She doesn't like the lighter, or the smoke. |
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Post by adui on Nov 22, 2021 14:16:28 GMT -5
Our dogs are each a little different. Most don't mind either way. My husky used to turn her nose up and run away at the sight of my pipe. Lately she's taken to sidling up next to me and delicately sniffing while I scratch her. Seems she's ok with light whiffs, just don't blow directly at her.
Our newest addition, a bully mix, may or may not care. She is such an attention needy dog that I can't really tell if its the pipe or just the fact I sat down on the step that brings her to my lap.
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Post by sperrytops on Nov 22, 2021 14:21:04 GMT -5
My old Eskimo Spitz (now gone) would spot me lighting up a cigar or pipe and would immediately come over and lay at my feet. My old smoking buddy.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Nov 22, 2021 15:33:06 GMT -5
 Buddy don’t like tobbaco smoke, but loves the burn pile when wife burns trash.
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Post by urbino on Nov 22, 2021 20:15:41 GMT -5
I have 2 Golden Retrievers. The youngest one who is 5 years old loves to climb on my lap to take in my pipe smoke. I wasn't smoking when I had my Golden, but he did like to climb up in my lap on most any occasion. Especially in the waiting room at the vet. He was 110 lbs. of scaredy goofball. |
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Post by Plainsman on Nov 22, 2021 23:58:47 GMT -5
I don’t know what it is but Eli has a thing about table cloths.  |
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Post by urbino on Nov 23, 2021 1:13:06 GMT -5
I don’t know what it is but Eli has a thing about table cloths. Hahaha. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 7, 2021 23:06:41 GMT -5
Saw this comment elsewhere in reply to a pic of a napping GSP, and thought of you, Bob:
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 7, 2021 23:15:07 GMT -5
I don't know how people live without a dog. I love dogs. All dogs.
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Post by urbino on Dec 7, 2021 23:28:58 GMT -5
I don't know how people live without a dog. I love dogs. All dogs. My hours wouldn't be fair to a dog. No more dogs for me till I retire. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 7, 2021 23:30:51 GMT -5
I don't know how people live without a dog. I love dogs. All dogs. My hours wouldn't be fair to a dog. No more dogs for me till I retire. You work too much. You are right though. My wife and I weren't very good to our former dogs because we were both working 12 hours a day. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 7, 2021 23:33:49 GMT -5
My hours wouldn't be fair to a dog. No more dogs for me till I retire. You work too much. You are right though. My wife and I weren't very good to our former dogs because we were both working 12 hours a day. Well, it's a two-dimension thing. One dimension is I do work quite a bit. Not a crazy amount, though. The other dimension is my sleep disorder, which puts my sleep schedule very far off that of a dog, and a bit irregular. |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 7, 2021 23:37:35 GMT -5
There must be dog in my life. One or more. More is usually better.
THen there are the cats. Napping, purring, sleeping on me at night.
I cannot live without the sound of a donkey braying for carrots and apples.
What would life be without a buck goat, odiferous and playful? Of course, he must have his hareem!
I like horses about. I am too old and fat to ride but I sure enjoy their presence. Horses and people have a bond going waay back.
Sheep have a calming effect. Their presence puts me at ease.
Geese get me moving in the morning, tapping on my window with their beaks.
Animals are just part of living and I cannot be without them now.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 7, 2021 23:39:07 GMT -5
You work too much. You are right though. My wife and I weren't very good to our former dogs because we were both working 12 hours a day. Well, it's a two-dimension thing. One dimension is I do work quite a bit. Not a crazy amount, though. The other dimension is my sleep disorder, which puts my sleep schedule very far off that of a dog, and a bit irregular. That must be tough. I had periods like that. Not fun. Fortunately, I was able to dissipate the pain in my limbs so sleep is a bit easier. For a time, it was misery. |
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 7, 2021 23:58:39 GMT -5
I fear that if the world-of-work regularizes and people return to the office there will be an inward run on animal shelters. So many pups that won’t be able to handle the long absences, turn to boredom-destruction, and are ”returned.” Gonna be real sad.
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Post by urbino on Dec 8, 2021 1:40:25 GMT -5
Well, it's a two-dimension thing. One dimension is I do work quite a bit. Not a crazy amount, though. The other dimension is my sleep disorder, which puts my sleep schedule very far off that of a dog, and a bit irregular. That must be tough. I had periods like that. Not fun. Fortunately, I was able to dissipate the pain in my limbs so sleep is a bit easier. For a time, it was misery. It definitely complicates most everything. But I'm not in pain, so that's good, at least. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 8, 2021 1:41:45 GMT -5
I fear that if the world-of-work regularizes and people return to the office there will be an inward run on animal shelters. So many pups that won’t be able to handle the long absences, turn to boredom-destruction, and are ”returned.” Gonna be real sad. Hadn't thought about that. You're probably right. Although, I think a lot of people won't have to go back to the office, or only now and then. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 8, 2021 10:36:32 GMT -5
You work too much. You are right though. My wife and I weren't very good to our former dogs because we were both working 12 hours a day. Well, it's a two-dimension thing. One dimension is I do work quite a bit. Not a crazy amount, though. The other dimension is my sleep disorder, which puts my sleep schedule very far off that of a dog, and a bit irregular. A dog will learn to sleep when you do and be awake when you are active. A dog can go to sleep anywhere, anytime in seconds and be wide awake instantly. |
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 8, 2021 16:36:21 GMT -5
Well, it's a two-dimension thing. One dimension is I do work quite a bit. Not a crazy amount, though. The other dimension is my sleep disorder, which puts my sleep schedule very far off that of a dog, and a bit irregular. A dog will learn to sleep when you do and be awake when you are active. A dog can go to sleep anywhere, anytime in seconds and be wide awake instantly. Well, I dunno about that wide-awake stuff…  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 8, 2021 17:49:32 GMT -5
A dog will learn to sleep when you do and be awake when you are active. A dog can go to sleep anywhere, anytime in seconds and be wide awake instantly. Well, I dunno about that wide-awake stuff… They can also sense what you are up to, and whether it's worth getting up for. 😉🤠 |
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 8, 2021 17:54:52 GMT -5
Have to say though, humor aside, that Ron is right: they can be up and “on duty” in a split second. I am 1/3 mile from 2dy road on a dead-end lane, only place on it. When a vehicle gets about half way down that stretch Eli is alert and tells me about it. Jack’s not hearing so good but he responds to Eli and they are both reared up on the couch looking for the “intruder.” No alarm system could be more efficient, or accurate.
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Post by Gandalf on Dec 8, 2021 19:49:17 GMT -5
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Post by terrapinflyer on Dec 8, 2021 20:42:12 GMT -5
^^^^^^^^^^
I've had similar thoughts when Ryan is snoring under the blankets in the morning. It seems to have worked out well for his ancestors.
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 8, 2021 20:47:22 GMT -5
It’s one of those rare deals where everyone winds up happy.
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DOGS
Dec 8, 2021 23:44:39 GMT -5
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 8, 2021 23:44:39 GMT -5
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 9, 2021 0:17:14 GMT -5
Lacy caught a mouse tonight, and now she doesn't want to come to bed. She wants to stay up and hunt for more mice. I guess I'll let her. Good puppy 😉🐶
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Post by urbino on Dec 9, 2021 2:13:24 GMT -5
I just realized we have 2 different "DOGS" threads going.
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Buddy don’t like tobbaco smoke, but loves the burn pile when wife burns trash.
