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[Mistahbue]

I have a crazy dog story from today since we were talking dogs...

About 6 months ago we were fostering a hound dog for the local humane society and eventually ended up adopting her out to a family of a resident at DWs nursing home. Today I got an email from the humane society asking if we would foster a hound dog that got brought in to a neighboring county's humane society that was full (we are their 'hound dog specialists'

) she was found roaming and the other rescue included a photo. The pooch looked awfully familiar and I sent it to DW. She got ahold of the family and sure enough they say she wandered off a few weeks ago! They have been desperately looking for her fearing she was lured off by coyotes (they live on a farm).
We sent them the photos to confirm and it is her! They are driving over there to pick her up now!
How amazing is that! That hound is a super sweet girl and probably got on the trail of something and got lost and just kept running.

Thank you for fostering!!! And hooray that this had a wonderful happy ending!!!

 

[Cluckies]

Quote: I'd still recommend they get a chip. anydog really should get one, so you have a way better chance of getting it back. I'm on Lost dogs of MN FB page. A lady I worked with helped start that and still heads it up, it is always good to have tags and chips, good fitting collars, blah, blah, blah... I know, but I've seen so many posts with "No tags, no collar, no chip" it is sad. If you hadn't of been asked to take that dog again, they may never have got her back.

My chickens are so happy to get out a couple hours a day. They spend most of that time dirt bathing. I need to make sure and put some sand in their "coop" for when they can't get out. I also need to make them a run. I haven't had a stray dog in my yard yet (that I have seen), but I have a lot of neighbors. I think free ranging them is just asking for trouble. (Which is super sad. I had really wanted a place far enough out that our biggest worry would be wild predators, not dogs.) Oh well, this place is a good fit for us in most other ways, so I'll just have to deal with penned birds.

What a gorgeous day. I was gone most of the day, so didn't spend a lot of time outside, but at least I was out and about in it.

Mine also only get to free range when i'm home and can be out there, I have a fenced in yard, but that doesn't keep out birds of prey. I do have dust bathing areas in the run though and they use those, they don't dust bath out of the run. when they come out to free range, they just eat, eat, eat. dandalions, grass, clover, bugs, earthworms, whatever they can find. Where there coop is it is a field of dandalions and clover.

What a glorious day. I think we were upper 60's maybe a 70. I worked all day and 1/2 hour after I was home the sun setted. I dislike daylight savings. sooo much. I made a little better chicken ramp to the roost tonight and wee Dixie was up next to the big Buckeye snuggle bunnies again even though there was no nest to share again tonight. Lol. They are buds I'm thinking. They both get picked on to a degree. But it does my heart good to see them next to each other at roost time. Ralphie I too enjoy the roosting maneuvers. The jockeying for position.

Tootsie bent his head to Fleur and she started helping him with the feather shafts on his head that he can't chew off after molting. He only asks her to do this. He Will seek her out for it. She took care of it for him and then she noted some areas of concern on his saddle area and went to tend those. He then turned toward her and started to peck the ground in his mean rooster way and she totally backed off. I guess he wanted to do those himself. Lol. He's something else.

Gorgeous day, I agree. I had to finish the mowing I started yesterday.
That is so cute about Tootsie and Fleur. Everytime I hear something like this I want a rooster more and more. Thinking, thinking...

So my Cluck-Cluck will go around the other chickens, come up behind, race around and walk in front of them and challenge them with this mexican hat dance maneuver, does anyone elses hens do this? She is the only one of my girls i've ever seen do this.

She also does this neck movement, she wiggles her head back and forth, rubber necking like, it is weird, she has done this since she was a chick. i've never seen the other girls do this either. weird.

Cluck-Cluck is a Buff Orpington.

 

[scandiafowl]

OMG. I love it ,, I can almost see someone here on double secret probation with me!!!

But that is funny

Please, it was posted with innocence. And I would be honored to join you on double secret probation.
If it's going to happen I'll make certain it's worth the typing.

 

[KlopKlop]

Thank you for fostering!!!  And hooray that this had a wonderful happy ending!!!  

I talked to her today and asked about the chip and the dog is chipped. The vet must not have checked. If our society took her in the vet would have scanned her at the intake exam. She had been gone 10 days now. They said they are going to get a gps collar for her now.

I wish we could foster more than we do, but they only get in so many dogs which is actually a blessing. We have even brought up dogs from down south with help of other rescue groups to get them out of high kill shelters. DW loves and hates it both. It is very emotionally tough on her to get attached while we care for the dogs then have them leave. Most dogs need some kind of recooperation time so we have them for at least a few weeks. It is bitter sweet for sure

 

[Cluckies]

Quote: Oh I hear that, I fostered an aussie mix, she was wonderful. here is a photo.

Zoe the foster is the one on the right, she went to a family in Chicago, Illinois, she was a sweetheart. Those other two are mine, Brox the dark one (australian shepherd) and Meka (american eskimo mix) I hope to foster again someday, but Meka has went bananas and doesn't like other dogs, at all. she is on prozak as she keeps attacking Brox, even if he is sleeping. she was on a steroid for her allergies a couple years ago, then rubbed her eye raw, we think they took her off of the steroid to quick, something in her snapped and she is terrible now. Sooooo we can no longer foster, for now. Someday though, it was a great experience.

 

[KlopKlop]

Oh I hear that, I fostered an aussie mix, she was wonderful. here is a photo. Zoe the foster is the one on the right, she went to a family in Chicago, Illinois, she was a sweetheart. Those other two are mine, Brox the dark one (australian shepherd) and Meka (american eskimo mix) I hope to foster again someday, but Meka has went bananas and doesn't like other dogs, at all. she is on prozak as she keeps attacking Brox, even if he is sleeping. she was on a steroid for her allergies a couple years ago, then rubbed her eye raw, we think they took her off of the steroid to quick, something in her snapped and she is terrible now. Sooooo we can no longer foster, for now. Someday though, it was a great experience.

She's got the 'Roid rage! Lol I shouldn't joke about that. Poor brox

 

[Bogtown Chick]

We'll chip Sadie when we get her spayed. I guess it's a larger bore needle and the vet tech recommended at that time with the sedation and all. Around here a "lost Labrador" is at risk of being adopted on the spot. We've had embroidered collars for our dogs with name and phone number. Jasmine would do unleashed walks with me down the road and would get behind as she'd stop for smells or snoop somewhere she wouldn't keep up or go wayward despite my calling her. Bullheaded. I'd get a call when she'd do this and the people a couple times said, " if you don't want her we'll keep her...!" I said, "no. Thank you for calling I'll be there to pick her up. I'd have upset kids if you did that. Were just a few properties down and she's a country dog who usually stays by my side and at home."
I know it sounds irresponsible to some of you maybe. But for the 2 miles I walked she got 10 miles in working the ditches back and forth. I'd put a leash on her and she'd roll like an alligator in a death roll. Lol. Oh she hated the leash. Sadie does much better with a leash. But when the time is right and I know she's car savvy I'll let her off too. Lol country roads are nice for that.

 

[aussiegal318]

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Okie dokie, I got something wierd with the multi quote thingy so I'm just going to reply to the mess above. I've worked with some wonderful dog trainers & breeders. Dawn at Cloud Nine always reminds people that dogs don't speak human they speak canine and most of canine is body language. All her dogs are signal trained. I signal trained Paddy which was wonderful when he couldn't hear well. Zadie needed voice commands as she would just look away as though I didn't exist. The breeder that we got Zadie from has Aussies placed all over the world, many in Sweden. She trains in Swedish, English & German (I think) and they all herd just the same Patricia McConnell has some great books on canine behavior and of course because I have to keep my Aussies busy mentally, I like Kyra Sundance's books, "Do More With Your Dog" & "101 Things To Do With Your Dog". She also has online classes; she is a trick/stunt dog trainer. I think the biggest commonality is working with your dog as a partner. I know that I have the command "Show me" then I follow them to what they want. The more I do with training the more I realize how little I know and how often I'm the one causing the problems. Micro chipping is great, quick & easy. I didn't bother with the nationwide registration (and cost). Just scanning the chip will get to the vet clinic then they can look up the chip number to find out whose dog within state. Many of the show dogs are registered because of traveling. At Aussie Rescue MN, Nancy has all dogs chipped with ARM information. Cluckies, was Zoe from ARM she looks familiar. We have talked about fostering, but feel we should have some of the yard fenced for new dogs to get familiar & comfortable. Klop you guys are special, thanks for fostering! BC mine go unleashed 95% of the time, dogs need sniff time, it keeps them connected to the world around them. Leash time isn't stimulating, mentally or physically. I feel sorry for the city dogs that that is all they get. Bandit & I have been walking Mlps while DH is in therapy.I have found 3 micro off leash dog parks right in town. You have to head over by Minnehaha Falls to get to a big park & then the people are pretty different. They wonder why they have dog fights when someone comes in with a leashed dog.

 

[KlopKlop]

We'll chip Sadie when we get her spayed. I guess it's a larger bore needle and the vet tech recommended at that time with the sedation and all. Around here a "lost Labrador" is at risk of being adopted on the spot. We've had embroidered collars for our dogs with name and phone number. Jasmine would do unleashed walks with me down the road and would get behind as she'd stop for smells or snoop somewhere she wouldn't keep up or go wayward despite my calling her. Bullheaded. I'd get a call when she'd do this and the people a couple times said, " if you don't want her we'll keep her...!" I said, "no. Thank you for calling I'll be there to pick her up. I'd have upset kids if you did that. Were just a few properties down and she's a country dog who usually stays by my side and at home."
I know it sounds irresponsible to some of you maybe. But for the 2 miles I walked she got 10 miles in working the ditches back and forth. I'd put a leash on her and she'd roll like an alligator in a death roll. Lol. Oh she hated the leash. Sadie does much better with a leash. But when the time is right and I know she's car savvy I'll let her off too. Lol country roads are nice for that.

I know exactly what you mean with the 2 to 10 ratio. We walk a 2 mile path down to the section corner and back and our dogs cover every inch of the ditches for something to eat, chase, or roll in! Blech! I love watching dixie find a trail. Her nose hits the ground and her tail goes up and she weaves like a drunk sailor following the path. We say she is 'hound dogging' Piper, our lab pit likes to mimic her sometimes which is cute

 

[Minniechickmama]

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