We need more dogs..plenty more !

[ironglowz]

  As many here now realize, Britain is now over run by Muslims.  As a result, the UK is changing day by day, taking on more of a Muslim culture and throwing away the British history, customs, values and faith, as well as thousands of years of history.  ..A real pity, and perhaps why our administration's cooling attitude toward the UK.

    They have pretty much taken over the larger cities, and now want to invade the countryside.  ..And presently it is on their agenda, to move into the countryside in a forceful manner.

 One problem; the Islamists hate dogs..  Yes they can be kept as guard dogs, sheep or hunting dogs..so long as they are" treated like dogs".

  however, keeping a dog as a pet 'ist verbotten', for any Muslim, because Mohammed said so! ! In fact, to keep a dog for a single day..wins you a shure trip to hell.
   
   Therefore; I  suggest we cultivate more dogs as pets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0oLwHWdHRQ

     

[Lloyd Smale]

had one for 46 years. mostly beagles when i was young and labs since my mid 30s.my latest lab is now 9 and he will be my last one. they tie you down alot and its tough for me sometimes to get them out for exercise. i dearly love them and they are more of a child in this house than a pet and get spoiled rotten. i know the house will feel empty without one but its to the point it isnt fair to them.

[ironglowz]

had one for 46 years. mostly beagles when i was young and labs since my mid 30s.my latest lab is now 9 and he will be my last one. they tie you down alot and its tough for me sometimes to get them out for exercise. i dearly love them and they are more of a child in this house than a pet and get spoiled rotten. i know the house will feel empty without one but its to the point it isnt fair to them.

  i know what you mean Lloyd.  My grandson and his family had dogs ever since his first deployment in 2005, when they were good company for his wife at home.

  Along with having 2 sons through the years, the 2 dogs were steady company. However, when they needed to travel or do anything away from home, they either had to haul them along or board them..say nothing about the vet bills and other inconveniences.

  So, when the last one died a couple years ago..that was the end of their "doggy days".

  My years with dogs were all Terrier based, first Airedales then Jack Russells..and my wife's Cairn terrier pets.

[Lloyd Smale]

i know the vet bill thing! been lucky with this one but the last lab i had old elmer kieth need surgery TWICE because he swallowed things to big to pass. $2500 bucks a crack!! only problem with this one is he has anal gland troubles and has to go to the vet twice a year to get them drained at 400 bucks a pop. it only started 2 years ago though and hes 9 years old now so it isnt to bad.

had one for 46 years. mostly beagles when i was young and labs since my mid 30s.my latest lab is now 9 and he will be my last one. they tie you down alot and its tough for me sometimes to get them out for exercise. i dearly love them and they are more of a child in this house than a pet and get spoiled rotten. i know the house will feel empty without one but its to the point it isnt fair to them.

  i know what you mean Lloyd.  My grandson and his family had dogs ever since his first deployment in 2005, when they were good company for his wife at home.

  Along with having 2 sons through the years, the 2 dogs were steady company. However, when they needed to travel or do anything away from home, they either had to haul them along or board them..say nothing about the vet bills and other inconveniences.

  So, when the last one died a couple years ago..that was the end of their "doggy days".

  My years with dogs were all Terrier based, first Airedales then Jack Russells..and my wife's Cairn terrier pets.

[Casull]

i know the vet bill thing! been lucky with this one but the last lab i had old elmer kieth need surgery TWICE because he swallowed things to big to pass. $2500 bucks a crack!! only problem with this one is he has anal gland troubles and has to go to the vet twice a year to get them drained at 400 bucks a pop. it only started 2 years ago though and hes 9 years old now so it isnt to bad.

had one for 46 years. mostly beagles when i was young and labs since my mid 30s.my latest lab is now 9 and he will be my last one. they tie you down alot and its tough for me sometimes to get them out for exercise. i dearly love them and they are more of a child in this house than a pet and get spoiled rotten. i know the house will feel empty without one but its to the point it isnt fair to them.

  i know what you mean Lloyd.  My grandson and his family had dogs ever since his first deployment in 2005, when they were good company for his wife at home.

  Along with having 2 sons through the years, the 2 dogs were steady company. However, when they needed to travel or do anything away from home, they either had to haul them along or board them..say nothing about the vet bills and other inconveniences.

  So, when the last one died a couple years ago..that was the end of their "doggy days".

  My years with dogs were all Terrier based, first Airedales then Jack Russells..and my wife's Cairn terrier pets.

$400!!  That's wild.  Vet around here charges like $30 to express the anal glands.

[Mule 11]

It’s called a P. I. A. Fee

[Lloyd Smale]

he has to be put under and the glands expressed inside not the typical squeeze the but hole

[Casull]

he has to be put under and the glands expressed inside not the typical squeeze the but hole

Wow, Lloyd that is still outrageous.  Expressing them inside is about the same difficulty and time as doing it outside.  So, that's like at least $350 just for putting him under.

[ironglowz]

  Not real familiar with the procedure, but I know some folks who have the glands expressed when needed by their groomer...at far less cost..

    Somehow, i didn't run into that problem with my terriers.  ..But i have seen cases where the oil glands even built a fistula, the oil being extruded, coming out through the flesh some distance from where intended.

[Lloyd Smale]

ya thats the way they do it with dogs without his problem. his get impacted. to do it the way they have to do his is we drop him off at 8am they put him under and have to keep him there till 5 for observation. we tried the groomer and she was the one who sent us to the vet. dont know what theyd charge elsewhere to put a dog under, do the procedure and watch him for 9 hours. dont like paying it but dont think its an out of line price to pay a doctor to do it. heck they charge you that for just a doctor visit. i was told by a lady that she had to have her poodle done like that when she lived in nyc about 10 years ago and they charged 800 bucks every time she had it done. 

  Not real familiar with the procedure, but I know some folks who have the glands expressed when needed by their groomer...at far less cost..

    Somehow, i didn't run into that problem with my terriers.  ..But i have seen cases where the oil glands even built a fistula, the oil being extruded, coming out through the flesh some distance from where intended.

[ironglowz]

  Yes; Vet bills have increased in an exponential way over the last few years.  My old friend, (a retired vet) says that with the recent trends in education and where funds are spent, more women are attending vet schools than ever.

  Most of these females direct themselves toward small (pet) animals, rather than large animals.  This makes it more difficult for cattlemen to maintain a vet.

   I haven't checked, but I suspect the large dairy farms around here (cows in the thousands) have a vet on staff.  Of course, with experience, the farmer is  quite
    current with veterinary practices for himself, and can handle much of the work by himself.