Daisysmom

Me too. My mutts are very calm and listen better than my purebreed. The baby still needs work, but my Trixie is the best dog in the world!

I have a black lab/golden retriever mix and I thought she looked like a flat coat retriever. When I contacted the flat coat society, they told me she was a "Goldador" and that they were intentionally breeding these dogs to be work dogs, i.e., sight dogs, and etc. They are supposed to be very smart. [i]So far, my chocolate lab is much smarter, but may be because she is older.[/i]

No, but my dog eats poo :o And you thought you post was gross!! :-?

I had a problem myself with something else earlier on and no one EVER replied to my e-mails, and the problem is still unsolved!! Let me know if anybody ever gets a response. I'll use that same contact.

I'm so very sorry, I know how you must feel :cry: Know we are all thinking of you.

[img]http://thumbs.villagephotos.com/index.asp?id_=1438638[/img] I want to try and post her picture. Don't know if this will work.

Well, I finally had the courage to do it. We talked to our vet, and she will come to our house next Sunday and put her to sleep. I can hardly think of the phrase, let alone type it!!!!!!!!!!!! She was [i]my [/i]very first dog. We have had her for more than 16 years. This is so hard. I know it is best for her but it will not be the same without her :cry: All I want to do is make her last week a nice one. I want her to eat all the things we didn't let her have and I want to spend every moment with her. This is like putting one of my children to sleep. She is almost as old as my youngest daughter :cry: I am really going to miss her. My poor baby. :cry: :cry: I think we are going to keep her ashes and put them on our mantle with her picture. Has anyone every had this done? Or should we just let our vet take her with her???? I don't know what to decide. I don't care about the money. But do I want to look at her ashes everyday and cry and cry and will I think about her more?????? :cry:

That [i]is [/i]sad. People with above-ground pools need to be careful too. Our pool has a deck and stairs around it and Daisy goes up there all the time, but the other day, Chelsea ran up there and the cover is full of water. I thought she would go/fall in. It was very scary. I had to block off the stairs with a section of my garden fence.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

I just know, that sometime we say things we shouldn't when we are upset. I am not saying anything about the way she handles her dogs or etc. I don't know the whole story. And, I just think she didn't think before she posted.

Thanks :D And [color=violet][size=6]Welcome!![/size][/color]

Daisy will look up when she hears a dog bark on TV. Other than that, no.

A bad enough day that she would accuse us.

[color=blue][size=6]You know what guys, I think she was just having a really bad day and didn't think before she wrote this[/size][/color]. :-?

:( :( :( This was cancelled because they couldn't fill in the rest of the spots. May try again next weekend, possibly Sunday

:thumbs: :klacz:

Why would it be one of us? We doggie people stick together. Hope you're wrong!

[color=blue]I wrote to the Flat Coat Retriever Socitey and this is what they had to say:[/color] Dear Gina, It would be very difficult to tell from the pictures about your pup (who is VERY CUTE!) . I am often called to see dogs that shelters believe are Flat Coats, and 99.9% of these turn out to be Lab mixes of some sort. The most common is Lab/Golden, but I also see Lab/Border Collie, Lab/setter, Lab/Chow, even Lab/spaniel. As you may know, Flat Coats are very rare, and these hard-to-find, very expensive puppies would almost certainly never find their way into a shelter. Only a few litters are bred each year, and the babies are cherished and protected by breeders and puppy buyers. The very occasional adult Flat Coat who needs rescue is usually the victim of human problems such as divorce, job changes, family illness, etc. The Lab/Golden cross, which I suspect your pup may be, is such a good mix that the resulting "Goldador" is purpose-bred by some of the guide dog organizations. This mix produces dogs that are intelligent, highly trainable, beautiful, and loyal: perfect for work as service dogs. If your pup has even a few white hairs, on chest, toes, or tails, then this is almost certainly what she is. Good luck with this precious babe. If I can help in any way, or provide more information, just let me know. Joan Dever, Secretary, FCRSA [color=blue]Chelsea does have a white spot on her chest, so I think she must really be a "Goldador"... too weird for me to say. But it sounds pretty confirmed. [/color][color=black][/color]

I was told that Chelsea was a Lab/Retriever mix. I assumed a golden retriever. But, I saw some photos in a new pet supply and think she is a flat-coat. Please look at the link in my signature, and the the one just listed below, and let me know what you think. Thanks :) [url]http://www.fcrsainc.org/photos.html[/url]

Thanks! :D

Strange in a funny way.... I wonder if it is a real ad? I heard at work yesterday that there is a web site where you can make a fake CNN page that looks like the real thing. Some one put that the Olsen Twins were coming to Widener University (where I work). I think they are really going to the University of Delaware. (just a little off the subject :roll: )

(This was also posted under Tiny Transport) Please help if you can, this run is in danger of being cancelled if the other legs cannot be filled. PERMISSION TO CROSS POST, PLEASE Gary's Doctor has put him in bed for at least a week he can not make this run again this Saturday. Donna is still not well either. I am begging anyone who will help us move these dogs either Saturday or Sunday to contact me ASAP to fill these legs, [email][email protected][/email] The Dogs Traveling from Donna Francesco's rescue this Weekend. If you will help us fill these 2 legs to get the dogs to other rescues, please contact me at [email][email protected][/email] ASAP. Thanks Kelley Saturday February 1, 2003 are: To: Kelli's Fogotten Friends Rescue: Abby - Redtick - 50lbs spayed Shila - Pointer/beagle - 35lbs - spayed Pipi - Beagle mix, 3-4 yrs, 40 lbs, spayed, smiles To: Janice in NY. Nora - lab mix - 40lbs - spayed To: Cherokee Rescue in New York: Pepper - gorgeous elkhound mix - spayed - 45lbs - Cherokee Ridge Animal Rescue To: Ruth in New York. Robin - collie/shep mix - 60lbs - spayed Chris - dalmation mix - 30lbs - not neutered ROUTE NUMBER 1 OUT OF CLARKSBURG WV: (7 dogs traveling from here) Clarksburg, WV to Cumberland, MD --- 108 miles --- NEEDED Start 9:00 2 hours, Arrive 11:00 Cumberland, MD to Hagerstown, MD --- 63 miles --- NEEDED Start 11:15 1 hour, Arrive 12:15 Hagerstown, MD to Harrisburg, PA --- 77 miles --- NEEDED Start 12:30 1 hour, 10 min., Arrive 1:40 Harrisburg, PA to Allentown, PA --- 87 miles --- NEEDED Start 2:00 1 hour, 30 min., Arrive 3:30 Allentown, PA to Cranford, NJ --- 70 miles --- Filled by Kelli's Forgotten Friends (Dogs: Shila, Abby & Pipi) Allentown, PA to Clinton, NJ --- 36 miles --- Filled by Janice (Dog: Nora) ROUTE NUMBER 2 OUT OF ALLENTOWN, PA: (3 dogs traveling from here) Allentown, PA to Newark, NJ --- 78 miles --- Filled Gina Newman Start 5:15 1hour, 30 min., Arrive 6:45 Newark, NM to Newburgh, NY --- 66 miles --- Filled by Ruth (Dog: Robin, Pepper and Chris) ROUTE NUMBER 3 OUT OF NEWBURGH, NY: (one dog traveling from here) Newburgh, NY to Albany, NY --- 89 miles --- Filled by Cherokee Rescue (Dog: Pepper) Kelley Rice, Transport Coordinator Member of Feline Friends, RAOW, Atlantic Rescue, IMOMexpress, Senior Cat Resuce, Senior Dog Rescue, Transport Coordinatiors, NHAR Rescue, Five State Rescue, Six State Rescue, to name a few. DON'T BREED OR BUY, WHILE SHELTER ANIMALS DIE!!

hmm.... a dog-lover with an attitude! Good story!

Wow, that was very informative! Thank you very much.

Ugh, why did you do that to me???? I want them all, especially the chocolates!!!! What I really want to do is open a rescue. Any ideas on how to do that, what kind of funding you can get and etc?