tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.comments2023-08-28T04:25:22.532-05:00The Endangered Owner: Join The Crusade Against HSUSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-48873795352897088702011-03-06T01:22:32.148-06:002011-03-06T01:22:32.148-06:00All but one of my dogs has/had dewclaws removed.
T...All but one of my dogs has/had dewclaws removed.<br />The exception was a street rescue whom I got<br />at ten months old. Her dews had to be trimmed<br />frequently to keep them from growing into her leg<br />and causing major infection. Didn't seem to me<br />that they did her any good at all. As well,<br />Border Wars is right, except that there are really NO benefits to juvenile spayingRobertanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-78729683942972730972011-03-05T23:40:05.847-06:002011-03-05T23:40:05.847-06:00I'm sorry: is it news to you that AKC judges ...I'm sorry: is it news to you that AKC judges don't judge according to the breed standard? Besides, if your breed standard doesn't identify a natural tail as a DQ, the judge can use his discretion to put up a Rottweiler with a tail, if he thinks it's the closest to the standard. Your beef is with your breed club NOT identifying it as a DQ.<br /><br />Besides which: Let me knowEmilySnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-75342910188475633552011-03-05T18:46:21.737-06:002011-03-05T18:46:21.737-06:00Oh, yes, they love telling me that I'm evil on...Oh, yes, they love telling me that I'm evil on my FB video showing a dew claw removal. I've never heard of a serious issue from a dew claw removal (and plenty of the idiots think it's the same thing as a de-clawing), but I can speak first hand to spay incontinence, and it's horrible. In hind sight, I'd rather deal with an intact dog than have to deal with spay incontinence. BorderWarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410343987050560739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-77733075137215028942011-03-05T16:16:47.943-06:002011-03-05T16:16:47.943-06:00I don't show my Poodles but I'm really tir...I don't show my Poodles but I'm really tired of self-righteous people telling me how cruel it is to dock Poodle tails. I've seen docking done.About five seconds and they are back to sleep. <br /><br />They don't seem to have much to say about dew claw removal and of course they love removal of sex organs.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07145008534811435024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-26429628588367338302011-02-27T19:25:35.247-06:002011-02-27T19:25:35.247-06:00There yeah a lot of breeders do bashing,They think...There yeah a lot of breeders do bashing,They think they do it right,What I find funny is I was breeding and showing boxers before most people could even spell boxer,and The SBL bashed me hard back last year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-89635081842387163792011-02-27T09:22:28.425-06:002011-02-27T09:22:28.425-06:00Thank you for this blog. I would like to invite y...Thank you for this blog. I would like to invite you to view (and join) www.dogbreederstoday.com where bashing is not allowed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-17809983428919151382011-02-25T06:36:58.502-06:002011-02-25T06:36:58.502-06:00I am a responsible breeder
http://www.youtube.com...I am a responsible breeder <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh3VnM-iDYgmaggie bhttp://www.mydogmychoice.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-30316493312319176822011-02-24T14:24:28.272-06:002011-02-24T14:24:28.272-06:00I have been blogging about how Stoopid Dog Laws wi...I have been blogging about how Stoopid Dog Laws will affect my breeding program for a few years now. I rarely get hits from google on such things but most of my readers are pet people, and I like to think they are getting a broader view of things from my blog.Jess Ruffner-Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348652615414648950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-82455036073203075772011-02-21T09:55:24.165-06:002011-02-21T09:55:24.165-06:00A great and important post! I will be posting a l...A great and important post! I will be posting a link to this on my blog and Facebook!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-56541474601006463532011-01-29T09:15:45.512-06:002011-01-29T09:15:45.512-06:00Don't forget that humans are animals, too. If ...Don't forget that humans are animals, too. If other animals actually had rights they would be respected for choosing to join forces with us to share companionship, work, and shelter. <br /><br />The current estimate for human's time hunting and traveling with dogs is around 30K years. Disregarding that is lack of respect for all nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-35469274692152618652010-12-22T18:04:50.566-06:002010-12-22T18:04:50.566-06:00I have had it with vets and their arrogance. If th...I have had it with vets and their arrogance. If they want to be buddy buddy with HSUS, PETA and the animal rights movement, they don't deserve my business. I just had a friend that took a top winning Chihuahua to an emergency vet for an emergency C-section..they purpously left in 2 placentas in hopes of steralizing the dog..all the pups died and he almost lost the mother...they said it was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-76523591299266715892010-12-20T09:37:23.888-06:002010-12-20T09:37:23.888-06:00Totally correct. And they squander donations on mo...Totally correct. And they squander donations on more fundraising with calendars, labels, lunch bags, and other assorted junk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-44257186398517745472010-11-06T17:54:31.763-05:002010-11-06T17:54:31.763-05:00Hello REAL animal lovers,
I am in my 30's and ...Hello REAL animal lovers,<br />I am in my 30's and have lived on a farm all my life except for 4 college years. We have only raised grain products, but my farming community raises cows, sheep, chickens, etc. Everyone of these farmers, that I have seen, treat their animals with humanity and no cruelity. Pacelle is bankrupting "real" farmers because we can't pay off officials or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-33559059233776878062010-10-18T21:57:00.267-05:002010-10-18T21:57:00.267-05:00Don't you all understand that it's all abo...Don't you all understand that it's all about property and the right to own it and also to make money from it? <br /><br />I love my dogs as much as anyone, and if I want to breed them it should be my right to do so even if they are mutts! Have you ever considered how all these pure-breeds came about? People bred muts, or one purebred dog bred to another breed to get the desired dog they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-89476118808308541452010-08-26T15:54:30.607-05:002010-08-26T15:54:30.607-05:00I have a few vets that I routinely use. Two are i...I have a few vets that I routinely use. Two are in the interior of British Columbia and the other is in Calgary, Ab. <br /><br />The one vet is a fellow Boxer owner and a member of the same local Boxer club that I am. I use her when I'm in a pinch. Not because she's not good but because she costs quite a bit more. <br /><br />The 2nd vet is about an hour and a half's drive at theBoleramehttp://www.bolerameboxers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-13140606206173815932010-08-26T15:35:01.735-05:002010-08-26T15:35:01.735-05:00Awesome, simply awesome...eloquently put...and so ...Awesome, simply awesome...eloquently put...and so true in every aspect....I love my dogs, I own my dogs...I am not their guardian..I am their owner....I am a breeder as well...I may not have a fancy kennel...but I do take care of my dogs and I show them as well....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-86596217671618931082010-08-07T14:51:50.976-05:002010-08-07T14:51:50.976-05:00And when asked, my vet answered:
"I will stop...And when asked, my vet answered:<br />"I will stop cropping, dock and dew claw removal when they (the VMA) stops demanding that I perform pediatric neuters."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-84777680962667205452010-08-07T09:36:26.721-05:002010-08-07T09:36:26.721-05:00A veterinarians bread and butter is "ANNUAL&q...A veterinarians bread and butter is "ANNUAL" vaccinations and rabies shots. Breeders can do all of that themselves. Some states have made it a requirement that a rabies shot be given by a licensed vet. No reason for that. Anybody could give a shot like that. It isn't difficult. I was once told the army gives a guy an orange to practice on, then puts them to giving vaccinationsadminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676196924464356177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-85919013859076872632010-05-27T15:56:32.560-05:002010-05-27T15:56:32.560-05:00Melissa - you sound like an animal rights activist...Melissa - you sound like an animal rights activists putting the lives of animals above the lives of humans (also, fyi, the law in ohio would disagree with you and you would be viewed no differently than a gang banger gunning down someone on the street)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-9109765180395450712010-05-09T15:07:20.366-05:002010-05-09T15:07:20.366-05:00Great article, thanks!
I'll be enlisting my 7...Great article, thanks!<br /><br />I'll be enlisting my 76 year old father's help to continue this fight. You don't know him but he's a crotchey old billy goat with too much time on his hands and hate's this type of sham. When I mentioned the decade old battle to expose HSUS as the PETA / Liberal Agenda fund raisers that they are he doubted my every word. This of course will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-46671035688994370962010-04-02T15:10:50.566-05:002010-04-02T15:10:50.566-05:00"What an ignorant, right-wing nut case argume..."What an ignorant, right-wing nut case argument. If you don't like your Vet, find one that will cut the dog's tail and ears off. There are still a few of those who'll doing anything for a buck."<br /><br />I am painfully left-wing, to the point to where I am lucky not to be shot in a semi-red state, and I agree with this article whole-heartedly. We're nut-case's for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-30958813388546262052010-04-02T15:00:53.618-05:002010-04-02T15:00:53.618-05:00Even to just pet owners, a lot of young, snooty, &...Even to just pet owners, a lot of young, snooty, "new-age" vets and vet techs are really difficult. I find many vets like that get an attitude with me, blaming me for something wrong or pressuring me to do things I don't want to do, like buy the more expensive, less effective flea meds instead of what I know works with MY animal. They're rude, skeptical, and quick to pull the &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-15860509643368729072010-03-08T15:13:58.628-06:002010-03-08T15:13:58.628-06:00to say to Anonymous that said most of us are "...to say to Anonymous that said most of us are "responsible pet owners", I say then you are not looking very hard. And to the other anonymous that said 4million is better than 10-20million. Why is 4 million acceptable. The animals killed in the Animal Control in 2009 were 1200 adoptable healthy animals. These are turned in, roaming or plain dumped. Take at look at the flea markets in the Spay/Neuter-the kindest cuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644317650112184135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-10322692250695560672010-03-07T21:08:35.032-06:002010-03-07T21:08:35.032-06:00Rumor has it a similar law is being drafted for Wi...Rumor has it a similar law is being drafted for Wisconsin.Smart Dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961482190922545624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305474402190660184.post-69938568388724192392010-03-03T11:15:41.913-06:002010-03-03T11:15:41.913-06:00HSUS helped make Louisiana law re "alleged&qu...HSUS helped make Louisiana law re "alleged" fightin' dogs...it states if the dogs are "alleged" to be fighting dogs, then that gives the dogs the label "contraband" and they can be destroyed ASAP. That is not constitutional and that's how Louisiana kills such dogs. SAD.,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com