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Would love to see a pic if you could get it. Where is she??? Thanks

Winnie has her dewclaws removed ( :D clapping) At least on the front.

Same here. No to the 17th cow (now there's only 7) No to the third horse (unless we find the perfect one) No to the 5th duck (they can't stop me, I have a incubator and many many eggs! :lol: ) No to the 8th guinea pig (now only one) No to the 33rd rabbit (now just a Guinea pig) Has been no to another dog so I have to act fast! (one day yes, next day no, one day yes, next day no, etc.) Today is a no considering Winnie is being a bad dog (stealing neighbor dog's food and not coming when called) and other neighbor got their third dog. Their first dog attacks other dogs and and thinks about attacking people. Second learn from first, but is even bolder (will come to our driveway to try and get us). Third they just got last night or today and came up behind my mom and jumped on her! :mad: I think the second and third are about 7 months old. (I haven't seen the third yet) The neighbor loves animals so much that she never get rid of any. Another lady has sheep, goats, horses, geese, dogs, that are all in knee high mud. :cry: She won't get rid of her animals either (she's like 70). Anyway... hopefully going to go to a all Dal show in Feb. That'll be cool.

What does that mean?

So sorry to hear about your dog. :cry:

Now no one scream, but I've never cut Winnie's nails. She was so active she'd wear them off to the right length. I'm going to have to get her nail clippers for Christmas though, she's getting old and lazy and her nails are getting long. Rats. Now for the nail clipping training. Shoot I thought I had got out of that chore. :roll: :lol:

Oh and even if you don't have a puppy you should be able to get it. That's what I did! Now it's here so if I get a puppy (hopefully this spring) and if someone needs help I can loan it to them.

Puppy Chow has a GREAT FREE puppy care kit. It comes with a booklet, choice of video or cd and great tips. It really helped me. Also the website has really great stuff to. To get it go to [url]www.puppychow.com[/url] under offers and promotions then puppy care kit. Just follow the directions from there! Hope it helps! :D

Does she have black toenails? If so they are really hard to know when to stop cutting because you can't see the pink, It just starts bleeding. I personally don't like to cut them short, for fear of making them bleed. I just perfer to cut them more often, and not so short.

Sorry alicat613 about snapping at you, I guess I'm just sick of everyone (family and friends) telling me that Dals are stupid and I shouldn't get one.

I know that Dals can be hard to train and that they are high energy. I plan to do agility with it, as I do with my Lab Winnie. I also have horses, which I read Dals love because they are carriage dogs. I have studied lots and lots of breeds (zillions it seems) and I think a Dal is for me, but that is why I posted this, so I could ask some Dal owners about a couple questions. I think that I know quite a bit about Dals (not as much as I would like), I even wrote this. Any mistakes anyone notices, please tell me so I can fix them. Dalmatians are truly a unique breed. Possibly originating from the eastern Mediterranean and spreading over Europe and India, these spotted dogs have been seen in paintings, drawings and artifacts well before the late 1790’s when they got their name. The Dalmatian has been running along horses, clearing stray animals from the road and protecting their owners for ages. They love horses and will gait with them for many miles. They are very active dogs, which love to be with their family. If they are left out of the family fun, penned up in a kennel, they will become barkers and diggers. Dalmatian also has a short, clean, easy to care for coat. But, owners and breeders are fond of saying they do shed twice a year… six months in the spring and six months in the autumn. Their barbed hair sticks to everything. Dalmatians are not especially good with young children, but are good with older more considerate ones. Dalmatians are extremely intelligent, but also are a clown. Novice owners should definitely plan to take an obedience class. When Dalmatians are in trouble, or they’re happy, they will usually smile. Most people think that the Dal is snarling at them, but once they look at their wagging tail they know they are not. Dalmatians, like every other breed, do have health problems. Dalmatians have unusual levels of uric acid, which can lead to them having uric stones. This occurs more often in males than females. In dogs that are predisposed to this, some purines found in certain foods form crystals in the urine. The crystals can clump together and form hard smooth stones. These stones are not only painful, but can be life threatening. Dalmatian can also be born deaf. Actually 22% of Dalmatians are born with either bilateral or unilateral deafness. If you are considering buying a Dalmatian, remember that the Dalmatian became a fad breed when the 101 & 102 Dalmatians movie came out and there were a lot of people who bred genetically and temperamentally bad dogs. Also before buying a puppy, consider the sweet and loving adults in shelters whose lives are wasting away.

Poor guy :( , I hope he's feeling better.

Dals are difficult to train, but they are not stupid. I know you did not say this, but it does sound a little like it. They are so intellegent, they're almost to intellegent for their own good. And labs have a tendency to get fat to, but is that suppose to make me not like them, just because most owners do not know how to control it?! Anyway getting a little mad, so I'd better go.

Crested here's a website about breeding I haven't checked it out yet so I don't know if it's good. [url]http://www.akc.org/breederedu/responsible_breeding.cfm[/url]

Yeah I guess your right. Why are some people still members? I saw some that posted once a year ago! :o

Man, your busy! WHEW! :o

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Very funny Roo, but I think the Lab one is wrong. Not exactly sure what it should be, but here's a suggestion. Lab: If I lick it enough it will turn on right? Lick, lick, lick, lick, lick, lick, lick, lick, lick, lick, and on and on. :lol: Winnie says I shouldn't take a shower, she'll just give it to me! :lol:

Yes! On Animal Precinct (sp?) and Animals Cops the vet sees the animals right away! I know there in big city, but still!

Here's the only one I found, I am not sure if they're any good. 368391- Puppy:PIT MIX VALLEJO,CA 6947567 NICOLE MACLENNAN [email protected] 12-10-2002 Age:1MONTH TO 7MON Sex:F Size:M Delete IM IN GREAT NEED OF APUPPY RIGH TNOW SOMEONE HAS STOLEIN MY DOG AND I HAVE TRYED EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO TRY TO FIND HER BUT NO LUCK.NOT ONLY IS IS FOR ME BUT ME SWEET PUP SUNNY (SHEPARD/PITMIX). OUR HOUSE IS RIGHT BY A GEART CREEK AND IS LOVELY TO TAKE ANY DOG TO. I PROVID A GREAT HOME TO ALL MY ANIMALS. THERE IS A DOG WHO MISSIS HAVEING ANOTHER DOG AROUND AND KIDS WHO MISS THERE DOG AS WELL By the way K, where do you find all these dogs in need???

Ok.

Thanks K, it's just so suprising that with 600 and something members we only have ONE dal owner! :o

Lets hope not, he's dead! :lol:

Doesn't anyone own a Dal??!! :o

YIKES, I'd definitely sue!