JackieMaya

CC, Stop it! You're feeding a bad habit by showing me those pictures! I'm not looking! [size=1]well, maybe I looked a little[/size]

There is absolutely no reason they couldn't have gone in there. The dogs were contained, there was a side door, end of story. And I agree, they weren't thinking of the safety of their intended patient, they were only thinking of their own safety (which shouldn't have been an issue anyway becaues the dogs were contained).

LOL - I like Newfie's reply too.

She put the dogs in the porch where they were safely contained and told them to go to the side.

They have equine chiropractors as well, and they do incredible things with horses. I've never had a "normal" chiropractor work on any of my animals.

I would love to sometime get one of the giant hairy breeds. I love Newfies and Pyrs! My sister has a Pyr who is the sweetest big lug you could ever meet.

This is interesting. This is what I found when I checked the city ordinances: [quote]64.100. Maximum number animals of the [b]dog or cat kind[/b]. (a) No owner or caretaker of any residential building shall knowingly allow more than three (3) animals of the dog or cat kind over the age of four (4) months to be kept, harbored or maintained within any residential building or on any residential lot or parcel of property in the city without a permit. (b) The number of dogs or cats permitted in subsection (a) may be increased by obtaining a permit issued by the commissioner of health. Such permit shall specify any restrictions, limitations, conditions or prohibitions which the commissioner of health deems reasonably necessary to protect any person or neighboring use from unsanitary conditions, unreasonable noise or odors, or annoyance, or to protect the public health or safety. Such a permit may be modified from time to time or revoked by the commissioner for failure to conform to such restrictions, limitations, conditions or prohibitions. Such modification or revocation shall be effective from and after ten (10) days following the mailing of written notice thereof by certified mail to the person or persons keeping or maintaining such dogs or cats.[/quote] This next one pleasantly surprised me: [quote]64.140. Dogs and cats purchased or adopted from animal control shelter: spaying or neutering required. (a) When a dog or cat not previously sterilized is sold or released for adoption by the city animal control shelter, the buyer or adopting party must: (1) Sign a written agreement to have the dog or cat sterilized. If the dog or cat is less than six (6) months old, the buyer or adopting party shall agree to have the animal sterilized by the age of six (6) months. If the dog or cat is more than six (6) months old, the buyer or adopting party shall agree to have the animal sterilized within thirty (30) days of purchase or adoption; and (2) Deposit with the animal control shelter a fee to help cover the cost of sterilization and administration. The fee shall be set by the commissioner of health. (b) Upon receipt by the animal control shelter of a signed statement from a veterinarian attesting that the animal has been sterilized, the shelter shall remit the deposited fee, less the administrative fee, to the veterinarian. (c) The commissioner of health is authorized to establish a cooperative program to perform sterilizations pursuant to this section before the buyer or adopting party takes custody of an animal. The program may involve sterilizations at the animal control shelter using volunteer veterinarians, or transportation of animals to and from a veterinary hospital for sterilization at that location. (d) No person, having agreed in writing to have an animal sterilized pursuant to this section, shall intentionally fail or refuse to have such sterilization performed within the time specified in the agreement. Violation of this subsection is a petty misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00). Further, the commissioner of health or the commissioner's representatives are authorized to seize any animal which the owner has failed to sterilize in accordance with this section and to resell the animal or destroy the animal accordingly. In such a case, the fee deposited with the animal control shelter shall be forfeited. (e) Upon written application by the buyer or adopting party, the commissioner of health may waive the provisions of this section requiring sterilization, upon a showing that the animal is a verifiable purebred breeding animal. (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the commissioner of health to sterilize a dog or cat which has been reclaimed by its owner, or for which the period to reclaim as owner has not expired. (92-Or-138,

Geez, Andrea! That's just awful and totally unacceptable! I agree with everyone else. Get the media involved in this, write the police chief and senator, etc. This just cannot happen!

Cool pictures! Candy looks like she's having a lot of fun!

What's a Belgian whistle turn?

Yep, you could really see where the handlers made mistakes. Like you said, a shift of their body the wrong way sent the dog the wrong way. I've only seen agility on t.v. (other than that one time with my horse), and I saw lots of mistakes. So I'm sure you saw even more mistakes than I did. It was sure fun to watch though.

First of all, I'm so happy about the news on Sasha! Yay! Second of all, I got the same "you're crazy" when I was going to adopt my third dog. I got it from non-dog people and dog people. But once they realized how committed I am to giving special homeless dogs a forever home, and how committed I am to my dogs' happiness and well-being, they quit saying it. If this is what you really want (which is obviously is) then you just have to do what's in your heart and to hell with the naysayers! That's what I did!

He runs and scoots around with the girls out in the back yard just great. When he first gets outside he's usually a little stiff and starts out with a bit of a limp, but after moving around a little he does great. He's not 100% and probably never will be. The vet said that with this surgery oftentimes the leg ends up a bit shorter. So I think it's more that he doesn't walk 100% normal because his two legs aren't the same. But he's never made any sounds of pain or discomfort. He can run as fast as the girls and can move around like a cutting horse and can jump up on things. So I'd say that his hip surgery was successful (as successful as that kind of surgery can be).

Pooh Bear joined our family on April 5, six months ago! It's hard to even remember when he wasn't with us! He just fit right in with the girls and me right from the start, and things have just been getting better and better from there! He's almost done chewing on furniture-LOL- and I've gotten control of the barking outside. He's just a wonderful, smart, fun, lovable little guy, and we all just love him! :iloveyou:

[quote name='Malamum']:-? The picture has been doctored too. They are covered in much more ash is the one posted above compared to the original on the site LC posted.[/quote] You're right; I hadn't even noticed that. Why did they feel they had to doctor the picture anyway? It was a great picture regardless of what exactly happened.

There were a couple of Pappilions in there, and there little legs were going so fast! It looked like it was filmed in fast motion. I could see some handler mistakes (like I wouldn't make a mistake if I was in there-LOL), but it was a great competition!

Well, the picture is real but like LC said, the story is a little off: [quote]The text that now accompanies e-mailed versions of the photograph is inaccurate in suggesting that Cinnamon was "thanking" firefighter Clark for saving her life "by carrying her out of the house into her front yard." As Clark himself explained, he didn't rescue the dog, and his encounter with her was pure happenstance: We didn't do anything (special) to save Cinnamon. When we have a house fire, we have to do a primary search. There could be people home and inside. Our first major concern is life safety. That house was full of smoke and we couldn't see it very well. All I saw was a dog run out, and one was (already) in the backyard. I think Cinnamon got out the door herself. The dog approached me. As soon as I knelt down and took my mask off, Patrick was coming around the corner of the house and took the picture. Jeff Clark is still with the Charlotte Fire Department. Cinnamon eventually gave birth to five puppies and lived for several more years until she passed away in January 2005. [/quote] It's still a great picture!

The footing is rubber composite, which looks great. The times will probably be real fast. These dogs are just insmurfingcredible! One time I rode my horse in a jumper competition/dog agility competition where each horse/rider combination was paired with a dog/handler. Of course, the course was different for the horses than for the dogs, but the times of each horse/dog pair was combined. That was the first time I had ever seen dog agility in person! It was SOOO cool. I think my pair won (it was a long time ago).

There are 750 dogs entered in it. I suppose it's a repeat, since every time I watch any dog competition on Animal Planet and think it's new, it's usually about six months old. LOL. It's taking place in Florida. Okay. I'm gonna to watch now!

Maybe his neighbors took him to court because his animals made too much noise. One of my neighbors complained about Pooh Bear's barking (and sent the cops over once), and since then I've worked very hard on Pooh Bear's training so that if he starts barking I can get him to stop right away now. My city only allows three dogs (which is what I have). My feeling is that if you can handle (financially and timewise) how ever many animals you have and keep your neighbors happy, you've got it made.

Sounds like a great day and a great dinner! Next time see if someone can get some pictures of you and Candy on course! I'd love to see that! Good luck at the next one!

Like they say, a picture says a thousand words, which is certainly true with this one! Just beautiful!

I hope your pups are feeling better soon!

We got nailed in the Midwest too with tornadoes.

You guys are so silly! :silly: