Stressmagnet

Am I the only one who wants to know what happened to the pups?!?!

Lol at the DOL link posted. 'Fess up.

I have yet to be blocked and I was my usual blunt self. Maybe he's practising avoidance because all the comments after mine are negative as well.

Coz nothing sez FUN!! like two unsocialised wolfhounds in a pack full of prey!! Whee!!

I'm a troll because I called him on his bullshit???

Jeebus, there are some mouth breathing morons in the world.

I think she's just grasping for anything that gives her closure. The sad thing is that I think if Farmer Douche had just come clean and admitted that mistakes were made - she'd have gone away quietly. Instead, he adopted the George Dubya approach and this has turned into a PR nightmare.

First rule of client relationship:

People will forgive almost everything as long as you tell the truth. If he'd said 'this was a horrible event. We don't ever want it to happen again so we are reevaluating our policies on free range dogs and retraining our staff' - it likely would be off everyone's radar by now. But he lied, pointed fingers, made stuff that could easily be disproved and look at the mess he's in. He needs to hire that creepy bald guy that managed Lara Bungle (misspell intentional).

I just posted. Wonder how long it will be before I'm blocked.

I'm on that page now. She's conducting herself with some class but I don't think she'll get the answer in writing.

How on earth would they know for sure it was ONE bite by a SMALL dog? Wasn't he more or less crushed?!?!

I agree, they are handling this so badly. Don't they have an experienced PR/Marketing person in this day and age?

It's by the guys who did Despicable Me.

Anybody who gave the world Minions has GOT to have done something good with dogs and cats and birdy num-nums.

Aw crap.

I have something in my eyes...

My youngest sister had a gorgeous Bernese for 10 years. Chewie was absolutely bomb proof round her children - she had him before her son (6) and her daughter (3). One of the few dogs I've ever trusted to be unsupervised around children. And her children are obnoxious brats and put him through hell - he would simply remove himself when it got too much. I never saw him growl once in 10 years.

I guess my only concern would be the dense coat in hot weather - though I'm sure it could be managed.

I have a large desexed male Labrador. I can call him off mid chase and leave a piece of chicken 6cm from his nose and he won't touch it.

He's compliant and soft.

He's submissive and ingratiating with other dogs. He's also pushy and over enthusiastic in his dog to dog greetings - he's still very much a puppy.

I look at that photo of the swimming dogs and shudder. I cannot fathom how anyone can control what happens with that many dogs. Even though they all look like Labradors and BCs - I still think my poor boy would be toast.

One wrong move.

Do people think dogs are furry people or something?

I am constantly amazed by people who leave their dogs at a facility they have not even seen, sometimes on the recommendation of a friend of a friend or (forgive me) because some anonymous person on the Internet recommended it. Sometimes it might even be that the facility organises convenient pickups, such as a vets, which people think means the place is okay.

sas That photo of the accommodation provided horrifies me. No way would my dogs be going to a place like that.

Best thing I ever did was ask you folks for kennel recommendations.

How have I had 6 dogs in my life and never experienced this?

Vet couldn't smell a thing. I think the chemo is giving olifactory hallucinations ...but

She DID say his anal glands were 'a bit full'.

She took him out back to sort him out while I fanned myself and thought of sparkly rainbow unicorns.

So I reckon that was it.

Nasty funky animal.

I would definitely start with temperament over colour, then narrow it down from there. My aunt had chis. Terrifying things - I'm still scared of them.

Nix dropped his anal fluid on the bathroom floor on the weekend while I was giving a vigorous pat. Even he looked surprised, then he licked it up... Then I sprayed with antibacterial bathroom cleaner and sprayed air deodoriser - and it still smelled in there for about 3 days!!

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

I just answered honestly.

Maybe no one will care about what I think.

Maybe the results won't be what I hope.

But I do know that if I don't bother to even fill the survey in - my thoughts definitely won't matter.

Ok. Just brought The Stenchking back from his ramble. It's sunny today after days of rain, and I gave him a frozen half marrow bone to amuse himself.

I just walked out on my deck to see Ernie, with every marrow bone that I've given him in the past 3 months, unearthed and neatly arranged before him. He's lying in the middle surveying his wealth and riches.

I swear this dog is a complete character in the oddest of ways. He's not at all the rambunctious nut job that I'd heard Labradors can be - but he's definitely got a screw loose.

Seriously, if they're going to do anal gland stuff - do I have to be in the room? I swear I'll barf.

(Stop laughing at me. I've never owned a dog with a butt stench before).

Done.

My sister still co-owns her first dog. It was a way for her to get into showing way back when, and she's been able to start her own prefix and keep a great pup from subsequent litters for her own kennel.

It's not necessarily a bad arrangement if you want to get into showing or breeding but I'm not sure what the real advantage is for someone who doesn't. Just having a pretty dog isn't enough.

When I got Ernie, he had been earmarked for showing before the breeder went through an awful divorce and simply couldn't afford the time and money to get him off the ground. So with my permission, she collected semen from him and I desexed him. While he's never been a champion due to my supreme lack of interest showing him - his bloodlines are stellar and his temperament were what she wanted to use later on. (She breeds a lot of guide dogs). I'm fine with that - she got what she wanted, I got Ernie the Idiot - everyone is happy.

Maybe a dumb question: do your girls think he smells? Its not just you thinking he stinks is it?

No he stinks. I started sniffing like mad last night after the friend left (thinking I was going crazy) and my daughters admitted he does stink but they thought that was normal.

It is not. I swear it's not.

BC, he's on Canidae Grain Free. I think he got bunged up on cheap kibble and possibly wet food and I need to see a vet. (Although a friend was over and she claimed she couldn't smell him but I sure can.)

I'm sure it's something that can be sorted but a vet (wearing a gas mask). At this point I think vets should charge whatever they like, and I'd pay it. I'm wondering if I can excuse myself by playing the cancer card while the deed gets done. I may faint.

Maude love you Ernie, lucky you are an awesome boy.