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dmdsmoxie

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  1. Okay...

    their innate traits TELL them to chase that thing that's moving in front of them.

     

    The dog many consider the greatest racer ever, Downing, never chased the lure. He would come back after races with grease on his left side from rubbing the rail. He chased the wheel that runs on the rail. It never mattered to him if there was a pole with a lure on it or not.

     

    Inside cats never have a problem with greyhounds wanting to kill them.

     

    Dick

  2. If the bitter apple works I would stick to that.

     

    Another thing that usually works is Vicks VapoRub. Putting it like you do the bitter apple, on the pins or near, but, not on the incision.

     

    Most dogs hate the menthol smell.

     

    I see your boy ran at Lincoln and Mardi Gras, use to be called Hollywood. His last race was May 10th and the comment was Bumped 1st turn. That's not an unusual comment, but, he must have done something to have them retire a two year old dog. He won a couple of races, but, wasn't real competitive at these upper grade tracks. I'm sure they would have sent him to a mid grade track and with his speed he would have done good.

     

    Dick

  3. Rudy actually had his last race on Sept. 11, 2008. He ran at Lincoln and Orange Park/Jacksonville.

     

     

     

     

    If you go here then click on dog/raceline viewer. Then just type in his name.

     

    LI is Lincoln and OP is Orange Park/ Jacksonville

     

     

     

    Dick

    Wow, I didn't know that. Thanks. BTW, where is Lincoln?

    Rhode Island

  4. Rudy actually had his last race on Sept. 11, 2008. He ran at Lincoln and Orange Park/Jacksonville.

     

     

     

     

    If you go here then click on dog/raceline viewer. Then just type in his name.

     

    LI is Lincoln and OP is Orange Park/ Jacksonville

     

     

     

    Dick

  5. I got this e mail a few days ago. This may have been posted before.

     

     

    Snopes

     

     

    Yesterday one of our dog agility friends

    experienced a tragedy and

    wanted me to pass a special message along to all

    of my dog loving

    friends and family.

     

    Please tell every dog or cat owner you know.

     

    Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes

    purchased *Cocoa Mulch* from Target to use in their garden. They loved

    the way

    it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden.

     

    Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat

    and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical

    when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any way.

     

    The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk.

    Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly.

     

    Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon

    further investigation on the company's website, this product is *HIGHLY

    toxic*

    to dogs and cats.

     

    Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that 'It is

    true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa

    Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each

    individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it.'

     

    This Snopes site gives the following information:

     

    Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden

    Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a

    lethal ingredient called 'Theobromine'. It is lethal to dogs and

    cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs.

     

    They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already

    occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Just a word of caution, check

    what you are using in your gardens and be aware of

    what your gardeners are using in your gardens.

     

    Theobromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or baker's

    chocolate which is toxic to dogs. Cocoa bean shells contain potentially

    toxic

    quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects

    to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of

    garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe

    convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents

    and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of

    theobromine.

     

    *PLEASE GIVE THIS THE WIDEST

    DISTRIBUTION!!! *

     

     

     

     

  6. Whatever your decision is, it will be the right one for Design.

     

    Dogs, and animals in general, live in the now. They handle adversity way better than humans. She will play the hand that is dealt her and not complain.

     

    I've posted these videos before, but, since you haven't seen them, here they are again.

     

     

     

    Dick

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