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HA! but you bribed them with canned goodies :wink:

Ughhh...yup, Iams is crap.. Canidae is great food, but they don't make an allergy formula...Loki does wonderfully on it, but Lyra still itches more than she should, so now we're down to a single protein, single carbohydrate formula NB.....keep your fingers crossed that it works for us! I love my vet...he's great with my dogs but he knows squat about nutrition. His 'solution' to her itching was to put her on Science Diet which I WON'T do......and I don't want to have to keep giving her allergy meds if I don't have to.

I'll definately keep you posted :D ...I just started the switch 2 days ago so she's not 100% on the NB yet . So far she seems to like it...lol...at least she's not picking the Canidae out and leaving the NB :wink: When did you put yours on NB gigi?? Were you having allergy issues? Lyra chews her back paws relentlessly, and it seems to be at its worst not long after she eats. I stopped using carpet fresheners...I wash her paws after she comes in from outside...nothing has helped, SO now I'm trying to pinpoint if its something in her diet...

[quote]I think the Duck and Potato is for allergies as well....just in case the Venison and Brown Rice doesn't work. [/quote] :D Yes I looked at that one too, and if the NB works for her I'll probably buy the Duck and Potato for her once in awhile just for variety. I chose the Venison formula just because the feed store rep said it had a milder smell than the duck formula...

Mine have been eating Canidae for quite awhile, but I just recently switched Lyra to Natural Balance Venison and Brown Rice to see if it helps her allergies.

Sad...although I'm curious as to why the owner would risk taking their dogs to a county where they know there is a breed ban??? :-?

I'm not really a small dog person, although as a child I had 2 pekes and a terrier/corgi(?) mix that I absolutely adored. I think the only small dog I would seek to own is a Boston Terrier or a Frenchie (they remind me of little Boxers...lol) I also can't see myself ever having an overly 'hairy' breed that needs a lot of grooming. I'm partial to short single coated breeds Temperament wise, I'm not into aloof, independant dogs...so a lot of the guardian breeds are out. Overall, my heart is with the Bully and Mastiff breeds (I just love smushy-faces). ...thats why I have Boxers...they're a nice compromise.

Merry Christmas to you!!! :D Love the pic.

:o I want one!!!!!...can't ya just stick one in an envelope and MAIL it to me huh...HUH??? :lol: what awesome pics....thanks for sharing...I'm gonna go beg Santa for a Dobe now...

Good luck Boonie!!! You're in our thoughts DAL.

Aww geez...she's not having the easiest Christmas is she?? I am so sorry to hear about Boonie. Sending all the positive healing vibes I can to Washington. Can't wait for some good news :(

Thoughts and prayers going out to you and Boonie!!!

Loki and Lyra have had Dogster pages for about a month...here they are: Loki [url]http://www.dogster.com/?89378[/url] Lyra [url]http://www.dogster.com/?89380[/url] and I am warning you all in advance, Lyra will pout if you don't all wanna be pup pals with her :wink:

Congrats on the gorgeous new family member :D

yup...he looks thrilled :lol: So glad the new vet worked out, and that Taurus is getting the treatment he deserves :D

You and PushyC@t are in our thoughts..

King Animal Clinic is wonderful from what I hear...My MIL takes her c@t there and has nothing but great things to say about them. Good luck with Taurus and his bump!

Oh wait...its actually [i]seven[/i] (at least at the time this article was written) Check this out: [url]http://www.homunculus.com/articles/elizabethshannon/elizabethanimalfair0006.html[/url] [quote] Shannon Elizabeth,Scary Movie and her seven rescue dogs If you're old enough to remember Rebecca DeMornay's star turn opposite Tom Cruise in "Risky Business" more than a decade ago, chances are you're going to like Shannon Elizabeth, even if you've never seen "American Pie". Of course, if you're young, you've seen "American Pie", and we don't have to tell you that she lit up the screen like a firecracker in one of the film's most memorable scenes. Suffice it to say that the twenty-something Elizabeth's career-sparking performance in the giant-grossing teen comedy is the newest in what has become a grand old Hollywood tradition; rising young actress takes narrowly-drawn role in small teen film, and through her own creativity -- and charm -- turns it into a career launching pad. What makes this especially wonderful is that Pie was Shannon's first studio film. That, in a nutshell, plus an on screen strip tease, some especially creative use of the Internet, and an impressive imitation of a Czech accent, has brought the Texas-raised Shannon Elizabeth to the brink of a rather sudden stardom, and her first co-starring role in this summer's horror spoof, "Scary Movie". Playing Buffy Gellar, a rich girl pursued by a bumbling serial killer, Shannon gets to try out her comedic chops with actor Shawn Wayans and actresses Cheri Oteri and Carmen Electra. "Its an ensemble cast and we just wanted to have fun," says Shannon, who says the film's gross-out humor is bound to be a hit among teenagers.Yet talking with Shannon, one very quickly gets the impression that her newfound fame, hot career and big paychecks don't mean as much to her as her "babies" -- her fiance, actor and writer Joe Reitman, and a brood of seven dogs that keep the Los Angeles home she and Reitman share in a perpetual state of furry fun. The dogs range from terrier mixes to chows to boxers and ridgebacks. "Fortunately for me Joe loves dogs," says Shannon. "He'll get on the floor and roll around with them. They think he's another dog." That the couple would share this love comes as no surprise. "We met in an acting class," remembers Shannon, "and I felt a weird energy go through me when I shook his hand." But as much as Joe loves the pets, says Shannon, "I'm not sure he expected seven!" When Joe needs a little peace and quiet from Shannon's animal kingdom, he can always go to the movie set. This summer his career will be taking off in a big way, too: he'll appear in the blockbuster 'Perfect Storm' with George Clooney. Although she's only been in Los Angeles a few years, Shannon herself is one of a breed of pet lovers that is becoming increasingly common: the rescuer. Eschewing breeders, and expensive kennels, pure breds and blue ribbon dog shows, rescuers often do work cities and counties can't or won't do -- taking needy animals off the streets and nursing them back to health -- merely for the reward of loving an animal and being loved back. She assembled her collection of animals off the streets, from the pounds, anywhere a castaway or lost pooch might be found. "I can't help it," says Shannon. "Anytime I see a stray I say 'come to me.' I can't stand to think he might not have a home." Maybe her feelings go back to her childhood in Texas, when her family dog ran off after a housekeeper left her in the garage unattended. "I was devastated," Shannon recalls. A kind uncle replaced the pooch with a parakeet, but the bird suddenly died. "I don't take pet deaths very well," Shannon says. So, arriving in L.A. to launch a career as a model, Shannon first took on a boxer-pit bull mix that a photographer friend could not move with him to England. Sasha proved to be so loveable that she began adopting more. Amber, a ridgeback, was found by a friend in Long Beach, wandering the streets covered in mud and tar. Amber and Sasha hit it off, so Shannon decided to keep her. Boomer, a terrier mix, was also found by a friend. "I brought him home in my arms like a baby. Joe saw him and said 'he's cute, but another dog?' Carmen, a beige-chow mix was rescued from a pound. And soon came Skylar, Jasper and Six, a husky mix. "Rescue dogs are the best. They are so thankful that you've saved them," Shannon says. "You can see it in their eyes. It's funny because its the same thing in Hollywood. People who come out here and are given too much too fast, given everything on a silver platter, don't appreciate anything. A little rejection makes you appreciate everything more." Occasionally she'll take all seven dogs up to the open space high on Mulholland Drive and let them run to their hearts are content. Piling them in her Honda is surely a sight. Shannon trains most of the dogs herself, but for a couple of the more difficult ones she hired a professional trainer. Back at home the dogs go through about forty pounds of dog chow per week -- a special healthy recipe that Shannon orders by mail. And of course, they have their familiar routines. When one starts barking, the rest will soon follow, but they all know Shannon's footsteps. "They get quiet when they hear me coming," she says. Sleeping on the bed was once permitted but only on rare occasions now, she says. "You should seethe hair," she laughs. "I have dog beds for them but they like my bed better. Sometimes when I go out of town and come back, I see hair on the bed. Where do you think they were sleeping while I was gone?" Although Shannon avoids the Hollywood party scene, one of the benefits of her celebrity is that it draws web surfers to her website, Shannon Elizabeth.com, which she uses to promote animal rescue organizations such as SPCA L.A. and the Amanda Foundation, which place needy animals in good homes. So far, ShannonElizabeth.com has registered an amazing 8 million hits, based in no small part on her role in "American Pie". In fact, if you go to the site, you can see Shannon and some of her pets. She's doing what she can with her piece of the pie, and sharing it in the best way she knows how. And a lot of little doggies out there are thankful for that. Animal Fair [/quote]

She was on Trading Spaces? I love that show ,but never caught that episode. No I saw her on MTV Cribs....hmmm, and maybe it [i]was[/i] five....even better! :D I loved her on Cribs....she spent a big part of the segment talking about her rescue dogs, and showing off the dog's bedroom...it was great...the dogs each had their own beds and a tv :lol:

Actually he is marketing it as a 'heavy collar..if you scroll down and actually read the description: [quote]YOU ARE BIDDING ON 1,EXTRA LARGE BRAND NEW 2" WIDE TAPERED DOUBLE LEATHER COLLAR, TAPERED AT THE BUCKLE FOR COMFORT, THIS COLLAR HAS A MONSTER CHROME CHAIN RIVETED, WITH A CENTER DEE RING [b]( WHEN YOU WALK YOUR KING YOU WILL FEEL SO PROUD)[/b] /BLACK OR BURGUNDY THICK LATIGO LEATHER COLLAR. [b]THIS COLLAR IS MADE WITH EXTRA HEAVY NICKEL[/b] HARDWARE,LOCKSTITCHED WITH HEAVY DUTY THREAD[/quote] This is what ticks me off the most....he is playing on the whole "big heavy collar= tough dawg" image. :-?

[quote name='Mutts4Me'][quote name='AllAmericanPUP'] he wanted a husky but jessica didn't want all the hair :roll: a rescue lady brought out 2 husky puppies from the rescue.[/quote] Was it a rescue??? I totally missed that. It's one of three episodes I've seen, because I knew it was going to be about dogs. But I thought the husky people were breeders, too. I liked how they stood there and discussed how the plants the puppies were playing in were toxic to dogs. And watched. And watched. There are celebs who go to rescues and shelters, it's always nice to see a star with a mutt or a big rescue dog instead of a teeny BYB purse puppy that disappears in a couple months :)[/quote] Yeah I saw that episode...I'm pretty positive the huskies were rescues. Shannon Elizabeth (from American Pie) also has 3 rescue dogs. I think it was 2 mixes and a Pit, but I'm not certain. :D

[quote name='MajiesMom'] I would charge at least $30,000.00 if I was selling a dog to Brittany Spears. LOL :P .[/quote] :lol: .....good point!

[quote name='MajiesMom']I guess she's trying. LOL She's has a German Shepherd worth $30,000.00 US[/quote] I saw that on some VH1 special about her....doesn't she have 2 of them?? Apparently they are from this super expensive personal protection dog trainer. Still....30 g's is an awful lot for a dog :o

[quote name='MajiesMom'] LMAO Grow up. Who do you think you are? I don't care? I care more about the well being of animals more than you ever could. Don't even go there little girl. Oh yeah now I remember who you are, didn't you have an incident with your dog and your cat? Did you care?[/quote] Jeeezus Majie....don't ya think that was a wee bit [i]harsh[/i]????? Her cat. is dead. :-?

Cripes people...relax already! :roll: edited to add: LOL Ogrrl.....I just got this visual of tater in a spiked collar<shudder> :lol: