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. It’s awful when the loss is fresh & raw, & U absent-mindedly expect to see or hear them at routine times - then U remember they’re gone, & Ur heart cracks again. :( But in time, the hurt is less acute, & the memories of the times U spent with them are happy recollections. // I hope the...

. I had a pair of these little darlings, in the early 80s - cute as buttons, bright, sweet, & active. :) I loved ‘em. Tan rabbit - Wikipedia I also had at various times, a Dutch dwarf [grey buck], a black Norway dwarf, & a gorgeous red sable “meat rabbit” with a big white bib. - terry .

. Oops! - sorry, @JudyN - I thought he’d tagged some folks other than those that he lives with, my mistake. Has he nipped anyone on the vet staff [yet], or is he still trying to tag them? :D I know he gets upset at the vet’s, that’s such a common trigger - loads of dogs who look like butter...

. @JudyN , I know that Ur dog is one of those exceptions - Jasper has known triggers & has an established Hx of bites to nonfamily persons & even family members, plus he can be iffy with other dogs, & in addition [IIRC] he can be predatory - He’s quite accustomed to his muzzle, it’s an everyday...

. Whoops! - Sorry, but that won’t work. :( A muzzled dog *cannot* be let off-lead, except in such few cases as those highly-sociable dogs who are muzzled solely to prevent them eating dangerous items... such as dogs who have a pica compulsion, that is the uncontrollable urge to eat inedible...

. My client is Italian, @Ari_RR - he fervidly insists that STRAINED tomatoes are not in any way, to be confused with tomato SAUCE, nor can they be used as the basis for a tomato SAUCE - they are utterly different products. :rolleyes: It reminds me of my friend, who married an Italian woman -...

. Claiming that “only unethical breeders” would do pediatric desex just won’t wash. :( In the U-S, dog breeders placing a purebred pup with a serious heritable trait in a pet home, have been snipping those specific pups for decades, to prevent these pups of their breeding from passing on...

. I tried a new pie recipe, whoo!... yum. :D It’s the “creamy apple blueberry pie” from AllRecipes - i tweaked it slightly, everyone said there was way too much crumble topping, so i cut it down; also reduced the sugar content, & skipped the nuts. Baked it last night, & had a slice for...

QUOTE, Ari_RR: ... If a breeder were to offer me an option of "pediatric desex" - this would be the last conversation I would have with them. ___________________________________ . Well, Ari-RR, if U were discussing the possible purchase of a purebred kitten... U might have that very convo...

QUOTE, "Ari_RR: Fish are not usually S/N.. meaning sometimes they are S/N?? I would have never thought. Live and learn. ___________________________________ . I shoudn’t edit late at night, LOL - i inserted “fish & reptiles”, which bumped the “not usually S/N” to the tail end of the phrase, &...

. In fact, @Ari_RR , not “only” shelters & rescues in the U-S perform pediatric desex - that is, prior to 12-WO. :) In the UK, in an effort to reduce the number of unintended litters in cats - who are extremely precocious & prolific breeders, compared to dogs! - “early neuter” is an option...

. I will also here note that it isn’t “just shelters” or “only rescues” who neuter both sexes before they leave for new homes - more & more breeders offer neuter ops to their puppy & kitten buyers, & the surgery is done before the change of ownership. Cat breeders in the UK are much more...

. @malwhit , It’s true that no-one can guarantee a good result on ANY ONE DOG - but statistically, yes, castration reduces aggression across the spectrum, whether that’s dog:dog aggro, M:M reactivity [posture, growl, challenging displays, etc] or actual M:M aggro involving fights & bites...

QUOTE, Mad Murphy: Talk about judgemental... As if we dont feel bad enough. ____________________________________ . @Mad Murphy , did U get the impression that i was judging every owner of a reactive dog to be incompetent, lazy, or ASBO-worthy? Or that i think anyone who owns a giant breed, or...

. I don’t know about the UK, but in the USA, dog breeds go thru fads of popularity - which often leads to the wrong breed in the hands of a novice owner, or major declines in overall health & temp, in the current Breed-of-the-Month. :( Rotts & JRTs both went thru sudden phases of being “It” in...

. I have often had the questionable pleasure of telling someone “S/he’s not my dog, we are out here specifically to address this dog’s problem behaviors.” // There’s an underlying message that goes with that, something on the order of, “... so back off & let us get back to work, wouldja?” :D...

QUOTE, Ari_RR: That's a very colorful description of intact dogs :) :) :) Good thing they are not all like that. _______________________________________ . Actually, @Ari_RR , it’s a colorful description of intact-Ms during that OTT ‘super-male’ phase, which strikes at around 9-MO; the peak...

. Well, @Ari_RR , some intact-M dogs are low-key by nature, & don’t display such behavior once they are beyond that super-male phase, reach about 15-MO, & their testosterone secretion falls to normal adult-M levels. But, while they are in it, flooded with androgens, most male dogs are very...

. . @Ari_RR - QUOTE, “Intact dogs are no less trainable than neutered.” That’s true if & only if U as the owner, are both willing & able to train that particular dog, with the time & skill needed, or perhaps have the time, & are also willing to develop the skills. EDIT: ...or U have the...

. There are times when home treatment is just fine, it’s generally in those 1st-aid sort of circs, when the dog or person, whatever species, has a minor cut, an insect bite, bruises from a fall, etc - But there are also times when HOME TREATMENT is simply insane, & i am often astounded that...