pei obssessed

I think you worry too much--she'd be very hyper whenever she's out of her crate if she didn't get enough exercise... If she's not hyper, then she's probably ok. Though you might wanna take her for a short walk in the morning too (you know, just 10-15 min) just to keep her in good shape.

Here you go Aurora: [quote]Will spaying my dog early in life keep her healthy longer? Yes. Very much so. In fact, see the chart below, that displays the age at time of spaying as it relates to the incidence of cancer. Age at time of spaying Incidence of Cancer Prior to first heat Decreased incidence to less than 1 in 100 After one heat cycle 8 in 100 After two or more cycles 1 in 4 After 2+ years No significant protection but may delay growth or metastasis of tumors which are already present [/quote] [url]http://www.ahrdvm.com/ask/askdog3.htm#early%20spay[/url] [quote]There are no predictable behavior changes in the female dog or cat after ovariohysterectomy. Male dogs, however, often become less dominant and aggressive with other dogs and roam less after neutering. Male cats generally do less territorial fighting and roam less, which dramatically increases their life span. There are many solid health reasons for spaying and neutering our pets. Early spaying prevents mammary cancer and a uterine disease called pyometra. Both of these conditions can be fatal in the female dog. Neutering male dogs reduces the incidence of prostate and testicular disease. Preventing unwanted litters is another common reason veterinarians recommend spaying both cats and dogs at six to 12 months of age, preferably before the first heat.[/quote] [url]http://www.healthypet.com/FAQ/general-1.html[/url]

I know exactly what you mean, Starfox. At a petstore here I saw a 5 month GSD and a newfie being kept in a glass box! The poor things couldn't even move properly in there! And soooooo many puppies... I can't believe people can be so ignorant to buy from them! I mean, the puppies are more expensive at the petstore than at the breeders! Imagine...

Yep, Hippo doesn't bark either--almost in no occasion--but we got locked outside our apartment and had to call the landlord to let us in... while he was fumbling with the keys trying to see which ones of his many keys fit our door, Hippo, who knew we were on the other side, was raising hell, barking and whining really loudly... I'm sure the landlord appreciated our "quiet" dog :lol: So I don't think you should worry: he'll bark when he thinks it's necessary.

Very funny :lol: I told my husband about your post to prove that I'm not crazy--I'm not the only one dreaming about my dog :lol: (when Hippo was little, I used to dream all the time that all kinds of bad things happenned to her)

[quote name='Rowie-the-Pooh']At the boarding kennel, I think I'd be able to visit, but I think she'll be having such a fun time she won't remember me! :)[/quote] Why don't you go with the kennel then? It sounds like agood idea to me, and if she (sorry, all the while I thought Rowie was a he :roll: ) won't hate it... it sounds perfect.

Good luck. Let us know how it goes... (I'm off to walk my hippo-monster now. Bye-bye...)

[quote name='Rowie-the-Pooh']Should I keep Rowie at the vets until my grandfather leaves? :-? She has a WONDERFUL boarding kennel along with other doggies... She's staying there in the summer too..[/quote] That's not abd idea... Personally, I'd go with a friend's house, but if that's not possible... Would you be able to visit him and take him for walks every day?

[quote name='Rowie-the-Pooh'] Pei, I think part of the problem is that Rowie is currently a temporary out side dog... :cry: My grandfather who is really really sick is living with us for a month(Only 2 weeks left!). During that period Rowie has been an outisde dog... [/quote] I know, Rowie, that's what I meant by asking if he could stay at somebody else's place until that problem gets solved. You know, people go on holidays, and they leave their dogs with friends, or relatives... and as I said, you could even go walk Rowie... Just a thought. I think I'd go confirm the appointment--tell them it's an emergency and insist they make it for today or tomorrow. And be bold about the emrgency! If the appointment is too late, go to your aunt's then. Poor Rowie... :( But he'll be ok, don't worry too much :wink:

Rowie, sorry, I can' help with the website, but just wanted to say that if your vet's appointment is not far away, it's a good idea to wait, as the vet could do both the clipping and the removal... And if you go to the vet's, ask them to stay with rowie while they're grooming him so that you can hold his head (that would take care of the nipping). Ticks and humans... my grandma has a farm in Romania (there aren't THAT many ticks there, but still), and I've spent many holidays there... what I remember is that once a tick is attached to something, it won't come off to go to you, so you should stop worrying you'll get ticks from Rowie, you're more likely to get them from outside, from wherever he got them! And if you get one, you won't DIE either! The only problem I'm aware of is that they suck your blood and if you're covered in them, you can become anemic... Now I'm thinking that the best thing after you have Rowie's ticks removed, would be to have him stay at somebody's house until he can be allowed in your house again--can he stay at your aunt? What about some other relative, or some friend of yours? You can go visit and take him for walks every day, but he'd live in a house...

[quote name='mouseatthebusstop'] GLADIS A RABBIT BECAUSE THATS HOW SHE HOPS UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS (must be a shar-pei thing)[/quote] Mouse, I know exactly waht you mean. THAT is hilarious--Hippo hops down the stairs too :lol:

[quote name='jen']But then if it is that why does he only howl at the midnight strike? :-? [/quote] Because that's when the otherworld spirits come to this world--buhuhuh :shock:

[quote name='ellieangel']Ok continuing this theme does anyone else wake them up if they wimper in their sleep ? I can't bear to think they're having a bad dream I go over and stroke their cheek and talk to them quietly until they stop crying. :([/quote] Sure, I wake her up, and pet her and tell her it's ok :D

[quote name='nea'] Hippo must be fun to watch when she runs! How does she look like a rabbit? [/quote] Well, it's kinda hard to explain: she runs with her body arched, and you get a feeling that her bum is gonna get in front of her head :lol: And she runs really fast in circles--all you see is a hooked tail (normally her tail is up and a little curled), flying in teh wind just like the tail of a rabbit running. Ohh... and she runs through really thick bushes at full speed--you can't see her, you just hear the noise :)

Speaking of "ewww" , Hippo can sort of...ahh... french-kiss :P I go to kiss her on the muzzle, and she opens her mouth and gets my lips in :oops: But I only do this "in private," as people would be sure to ewww me... And, yeah, the things we do... wipe her bum, her eyes, wipe her wrinkles after she drinks water so that she doesn't carry half the water bowl onto the floors and carpet--man, you should see how her lips are dripping after she's drunk water :o She's a sweetie to put up with all of this as I'm the one who wants her clean at all times so that I can hug and kiss her and lie on the couch with her :wink:

[quote name='nea']I'm convinced that Bir was an otter. He loves the water, and when he wears his rain ear tube he looks like one too! :o[/quote] What's a "rain ear tube", Nea? I'm sure Hippo must have been a cheeky monkey, a filthy hippo, a cute dwarf rabbit (because of the way she runs)... Ooops, you said one animal, didn't you? Oh, and I think Rowie and Hippo must have worked together (as devil and his assistant) at some point :lol:

Lucky Chaos, that's exactly what Hippo had too. And she was 30lb when she was spayed. As for active... after the first 2 days, it was impossible to keep her from jumping on and off the couch and running in circles through the apartment while destroying all her toys. She couldn't go to the park to run off-leash, so for about a month she raised hell in the house instead. So no wonder she had a fluid pocket that looked like it took forever to go away. But it did :) If Chaos is as bad, that would explain it :lol:

[quote name='Kiger']he likes to grab your arm in his mouth when he sees you. He also has springs in his legs.[/quote] That about describes Hippo too :lol: She can fly through the air to give unsuspecting strangers a french kiss :evilbat: That's why I explained to her that if she destroys anything in our apartment she's gonna have to get a job, and the only one she's fit for is posing for a "calendar girl"!

Eric, that's an amazing picture!!!! Is that a real dog, or just a teddybear? :lol:

Wow! Congratulations Kato! :beerchug:

Thanks, Rowie--great little teddybears :P They had no Pei, true, but you were right: the hippo looks close enough :lol:

very cute loooooong tongue :silly:

nope, it doesn't :(

Because she's trying to live up to her name, my Hippo gets into all kinds of messes now that the warm weather is here... In winter, she was fine--with all the snow, she didn't need bathing more than once a month. Now though, it seeme like almost every week she finds something disgusting to roll in at the park (because we live in an apartment she goes to the park at least once a day--to run free and get her energy out)--and it's either dead animals, or dead fish, or sconc smell... Things that HAVE to be shampooed out of her! And on top of that, about every other day I have to give her a shower (no shampoo) just to get out the mud, sand or dust that she's been rolling into when playing with other dogs... So my question is: is it very bad to be bathing her so often? It's just that I have to do it :-? The only way around it would be to restrict her goings to the park, but we all really love that :P She doesn't seem to have any skin problem (no dry, flaky skin) right now, but maybe she'll develop one?

Arggg... posts like this make me so angry :evil: Do you have a dog, Johnny? Supposing that you have one, can you imagine giving your dog a "dirt nap" (very unkind words, by the way) for having a behaviour problem that you haven't even looked into? You don't think it's fair to the poor dog that the problem is investigated with the help of a behaviourist, and solved if possible? Yes, YOU might not know what triggered this aggression episode, but a behaviourist would probbaly be able to tell far more... I wouldn't dare tell anyone they should put their dog to sleep--just because it's such a personal decision... If Starfox thinks she and her family can handle this, and she loves Zebra enough to work with the help of a trainer (as she's already said), why say give the dog a "dirt nap"??????