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[FlyRobinFly]

I think pet owners should consider the time and expense it takes to maintain happy, well socialized, healthy animals before they bring them into their home and also consider the effect a bored, unsupervised, untrained animal will have on surrounding neighbors.

I live in an area where folks let their dogs wander around all the time, and there are often dogs in the road, or who wander onto our place. That's one reason I use movable runs instead of free ranging.

 

[justbugged]

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I ended up finding more meat from the year before, so I ended up with even more stock than what you saw. I got most of the meat picked off the bones last night. I have another 2 containers of legs and thighs, that I am keeping for my DDiL. If DDiL and "The Boy" are eating all my freezer meals, then they can help with at least a small part of the cooking. DDiL had a colonoscopy and a upper and lower GI procedures done on Monday. So the girl is moving kind of slow still. I will finish it all up one way or another tomorrow. I still don't thing that I will make the chicken enchiladas yet. But at least I know that when I do get around to it, that the hard part is done.

I do know that I could not have got as much as we did without Robin's help. I am deeply appreciative, even if she left a couple of chicks at my house.

It took me a long time to get the stove top clean again. lol Now I have to get going on cooking for the potluck. I love cooking, but I can't seem to not make a big mess for me to try to get cleaned up. It's a good thing that DH comes home on the weekends and helps clean the house.

 

[justbugged]

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Good question. I don't do rodents at my house. My sisters babysat a hamster during spring break. We spent all week chasing that stupid rodent through the heating ducts. So I am thinking that all the nasty little dogs must mean something else.......



I just remembered that I do want a Capybara. For a rodent, I have heard that they make fairly good pets. The only problem is that the nasty little dogs are much smaller that a Capybara. Now I am wondering how a nasty little terrier would handle living with a really large rodent?

 

[Zgoatlady]

I will be selling my Buff Silkie eggs as soon as they really start laying and I also have BCM just PM me if you want..

Do ya sell your silkie hatchlings ? I'm in the market for a couple silkies and a couple black copper Marans

 

[justbugged]

Should be cooking dinner

but instead I'll entertain y'all with a shot of the big cow in my user pic and her idea of the perfect place to stow her young'un (a bull, darn).

Cool picture! I didn't see the calf when I first looked at the picture.

 

[Rainwolf]

He has had more training than I thought he would have had at this point. All I really know is that the people that surrendered Jet at the shelter were known drug users, and they were his second owners. Jet seems like he may have been beaten at some point. He knows to roll over and be semi submissive. He really doesn't want to be submissive. At least I know that a dog like this needs a firm, but very fair hand, when he is being taught what I want him to learn. I may still need more professional training for both of us. It may be hard for me to find someone that understands this breed, and knows a lot more than I do about training dogs. I looked into Petco's training program, and I wasn't impressed with the young employees that have been promoted to the company's dog trainer positions. My DD knows a trainer in Seattle that may fit for exactly for what I need. 5

Check out http://www.aocb.com it is a little far from you but they might have a good recommendation in your area.

I had them help me with my alpha female 90lb rott/dobbie/lab/shepard/pitt mix
We even got her trained up enough that she was a certified helper dog.... to notify me if something happened while I was sleeping or something happening behind me. (due to my lack of hearing and vision)

After working with them and a visit while I was out of town (they board and train as well.. like refresher courses) on a trip....
She was the best dog my vets have ever worked with, the best dog with the kids and a amazing dog with me.... never had to worry about sleeping even in a wee little apts in the "cheap" parts of town.

 

[Zgoatlady]

JB- This has been bugging me. What is in your avatar pic? My eyes are fuzzy... is it a bouvier? Or did I just insult your kids?

 

[Stumpfarmer]

 
Cool picture! I didn't see the calf when I first looked at the picture. 

It took me about an hour to find him, even though she kept staring at the same spot from all over the field; she didn't get that close until I'd found him and taken his ID picture. He's the only bull calf we've kept entire (there are three others, all steered when they were vaccinated and tagged) and he's a bruiser already although really tame and easy to handle.

 

[justbugged]

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Thank you for the link. I am going to schedule an appointment for a free evaluation.

 

[kristenm1975]

Hello to fellow chicken loving Seattle-ites. I have a question. I have an order coming in from My Pet Chicken tomorrow sometime (Thursday the 15th), arriving in at the Post Office servicing the 98144 zip code (Leschi) and I am not able to be there to pick them up when they arrive. I don't want them to sit there any longer then they have to, as they've had a hard three day trip already. Is there anyone who lives close by and has a brooder set up already who would be able to pick them up for me and hold them until 4 or 5 pm.

I would be more than happy to compensate for the trouble! Thank you!!