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staceyj said:
Never said good morning by the way so good afternoon everybody.

I’ve been planting!

My little urban veggie garden is a month behind schedule but finally starting to take shape. Messy is a shape isn’t it?

Growing definitely is.

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Pretty!
Chickassan said:
I broke down and took the kids out a few days early, supposed to rain here 4/20 too.
Anyways, this sums up how it went perfectly.:)View attachment 1740747
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Who is this beautiful beast??
 
@Sassysouth I would stay away from baytril except for mycoplasma infections, and even then try other antibiotics first. The reason is that it works well for mycoplasma, but there can be a resistance that can form, and once that happens, you won't be able to use it again. I also wouldn't risk it carrying in to the eggs if you plan on hatching later, as the resistant bacteria may carry over to the embryo. That said, it happens to be the go to, along with doxycycline, for our rats because they are prone to mycoplasmosis respiratory infections.

The Flagyl and reducing the moisture in the feedings seems to be doing the trick, and I would stick with that. Let her system heal and hopefully in another week she will have everything in good working order and be on her own as far as food except maybe an extra evening feeding for weight gain.
 
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Another option for correction for people who don't like choker collars and shock collars are martingales, which combine a regular collar with the capability of tightening without getting too tight, and a remote citronella spay collar, which is an owner controlled version of the bark collar. It has a beep for warning or reminding, and two settings for the spay. You can also find head harnesses that are a lot looser than the ones in the store, and in different styles, on Amazon.

We use all 3, plus several types of regular harnesses depending on the reason we take the dogs with us and where we're going. Bailey, our Chihuahua, uses a martingale when we go out and plan on taking him someplace that he goes to as a therapy dog, otherwise it's a harness. Trixie is DD#3s service dog and wears a head harness while out in public working because even though she's only 12 lbs, she can pull like a 40 lb dog. She's Chihuahua/Springer Spaniel. When it and not working, she's on a harness. LT, our Anatolian Shepherd/Border Collie is on a harness unless we're going someplace for the day where there may be a lot of other dogs coming within a few feet from us. In that case, we add a head harness, the remote citronella collar, and I run the leash through his normal collar so that my hand is right up against it. His fur is too thick for a static collar, it never worked with him. I also let people know he is not dog friendly before they get close enough for their dog to cause an issue due to being on too long of a leash. I make sure I have complete control at all times and refuse to let DDs handle him in situations where someone else may not necessarily be responsible about keeping their dogs under their control. LT has never gone up to another dog to cause an issue because I don't allow it, and I keep him under complete control and warn other owners so that if anything does happen, we did everything required to inform them, and the resulting situation is their fault. If we aren't walking, he is lying down and doesn't have enough leash to get more than 2 feet of he tries to lunge. When walking he can only get 18" away from me. I am very strick with him and he does a good job. What I hate is when people assume every dog is dog friendly and let their dog have the full length of the leash, which averages 10' on retractables. I've actually taken LT to dog days put on by local shelters, and had no issues with him. I had people tell me if he's not dog friendly why is he there. My response is because I have complete control of him and I'm letting people know as they approach and move of to the side of there are a lot of them. He caused no issues, while I watched several dogs snapping at each other while at full length on retractables leashes with the owners not paying attention. Everyone assumed all the dogs would get along, and responsible owners should know that isn't the case and should be paying attention to what their dog is doing. People have even let their dogs come up to Trixie, who prefers not to be approached be other dogs and walks behind DD#3 or me in that situation, even when it is clearly marked that she is a service dog and do not pet. There again, the humans without dogs don't pay attention either, or don't believe she's a service dog because of her size. :rant:mad:


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Anansi said:
Another option for correction for people who don't like choker collars and shock collars are martingales, which combine a regular collar with the capability of tightening without getting too tight, and a remote citronella spay collar, which is an owner controlled version of the bark collar. It has a beep for warning or reminding, and two settings for the spay. You can also find head harnesses that are a lot looser than the ones in the store, and in different styles, on Amazon.

We use all 3, plus several types of regular harnesses depending on the reason we take the dogs with us and where we're going. Bailey, our Chihuahua, uses a martingale when we go out and plan on taking him someplace that he goes to as a therapy dog, otherwise it's a harness. Trixie is DD#3s service dog and wears a head harness while out in public working because even though she's only 12 lbs, she can pull like a 40 lb dog. She's Chihuahua/Springer Spaniel. When it and not working, she's on a harness. LT, our Anatolian Shepherd/Border Collie is on a harness unless we're going someplace for the day where there may be a lot of other dogs coming within a few feet from us. In that case, we add a head harness, the remote citronella collar, and I run the leash through his normal collar so that my hand is right up against it. His fur is too thick for a static collar, it never worked with him. I also let people know he is not dog friendly before they get close enough for their dog to cause an issue due to being on too long of a leash. I make sure I have complete control at all times and refuse to let DDs handle him in situations where someone else may not necessarily be responsible about keeping their dogs under their control. LT has never gone up to another dog to cause an issue because I don't allow it, and I keep him under complete control and warn other owners so that if anything does happen, we did everything required to inform them, and the resulting situation is their fault. If we aren't walking, he is lying down and doesn't have enough leash to get more than 2 feet of he tries to lunge. When walking he can only get 18" away from me. I am very strick with him and he does a good job. What I hate is when people assume every dog is dog friendly and let their dog have the full length of the leash, which averages 10' on retractables. I've actually taken LT to dog days put on by local shelters, and had no issues with him. I had people tell me if he's not dog friendly why is he there. My response is because I have complete control of him and I'm letting people know as they approach and move of to the side of there are a lot of them. He caused no issues, while I watched several dogs snapping at each other while at full length on retractables leashes with the owners not paying attention. Everyone assumed all the dogs would get along, and responsible owners should know that isn't the case and should be paying attention to what their dog is doing. People have even let their dogs come up to Trixie, who prefers not to be approached be other dogs and walks behind DD#3 or me in that situation, even when it is clearly marked that she is a service dog and do not pet. There again, the humans without dogs don't pay attention either, or don't believe she's a service dog because of her size. :rant:mad:


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I see that sort of carp way to often myself.

In my neighborhood there are dogs off leash in front of homes way more than they should be.
Several years ago I was walking one of my 110 pound dogs and hubby had the other about 2 blocks behind us. Walking past a children's park (not a dog park) a dog the size of a Jack Russel charged at my big guy. That turd was in bite mode.
While my dog was trying to back out of his harness to get away I was hollering "Whoever owns this dog better come get it".
The owner shouted back "It's fine he's a friendly dog". My response was "Are you certain MINE is??".
By that time the other dog my hubs was walking was in full pull coming to aid his brother. The whole time the little dog was trying to nip mine.
Yeah the guy saw a second giant black dog coming so came and got his stupid dog.

People are idiots!

There is a guy that walks his English bill dog when it's 100 dang degrees out. :(
The sheriffs wife walks her 100 pound dog on a retractable leash (no he is not trained) and is looking at her phone every time the whole time. She pauses out front of my house which triggers massive window barking in here. :rolleyes:
I think she does it on purpose.
 
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21hens-incharge said:
I see that sort of carp way to often myself.

In my neighborhood there are dogs off leash in front of homes way more than they should be.
Several years ago I was walking one of my 110 pound dogs and hubby had the other about 2 blocks behind us. Walking past a children's park (not a dog park) a dog the size of a Jack Russel charged at my big guy. That turd was in bite mode.
While my dog was trying to back out of his harness to get away I was hollering "Whoever owns this dog better come get it".
The owner shouted back "It's fine he's a friendly dog". My response was "Are you certain MINE is??".
By that time the other dog my hubs was walking was in full pull coming to aid his brother. The whole time the the little dog was trying to nip mine.
Yeah the guy saw a second giant black dog coming so came and got his stupid dog.

People are idiots!

There is a guy that walks his English bill dog when it's 100 dang degrees out. :(
The sheriffs wife walks her 100 pound dog on a retractable leash (no he is not trained) and is looking at her phone every time the whole time. She pauses out front of my house which triggers massive window barking in here. :rolleyes:
I think she does it on purpose.
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Anyone who has a 100 lb untrained dog has a lawsuit hanging over their head, waiting to happen. How can people be so stupid?!
 
Good morning! Another pretty, pretty day! Happy to see the sun after such a carp winter.:)
staceyj said:
Cutie-patooties!
Awesome hipster beard on that roo!
Crazy squirrel-Bob!
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Iv'e got quite the family going on out there for sure! Think iv'e found your chicken, she is a hoot!
Sassysouth said:
Pretty!

Who is this beautiful beast??
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Which beast? Rooster is Negan he's obviously very into babies. Black and white is Hobo, surprisingly she's into babies too. Big white one is Marlene, she could care less. Chunky gray beast is Bob, he is a tree chicken.:)
 

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