Word of the Day: simplistic

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 01, 2014 is:

simplistic • \sim-PLISS-tik\ • adjective

: excessively simple : not complete or thorough enough : not treating or considering all possibilities or parts



Examples:

The statistics are based on a simplistic study of a small, unrepresentative population and cannot be applied to the broader population.



"Although the movie loses steam by its simplistic, rushed ending, it touts a strong script, one peppered with plenty of humor and funny asides, like Carl having no idea what Twitter is." — Lana Sweeten-Shults, Times Record News (Wichita Falls, TX), October 3, 2014



Did you know?

"The facts of nature and of life are more apt to be complex than simple. Simplistic theories are generally one-sided and partial," wrote the American clergyman James Freeman Clarke in the 19th century, nicely illustrating the difference between plain, ordinary simple and the then-new adjective simplistic. Simplistic is generally synonymous with oversimplified, but we didn't have the verb oversimplify and its participle oversimplified until well into the 20th century. Simplistic is sometimes used in the neutral sense of "not complicated" (in which case it is synonymous with simple) but this borders on misuse—simplistic is generally understood to be pejorative.

Word of the Day: simplistic

training bloopers - advice welcomed!

I know early on in training I did not do a good job of varying the rate of reinforcement; and that is still one of my weakest areas...and I am thinking that accounts for some of Veronica's frustration when we move away from constant reinforcment. I've always joked that some of it is her personality too - but I think that may be an excuse to let myself off the hook instead of looking at other things I may be doing wrong or need to work on...so...any thoughts or suggestions?



I did think that maybe I $#@!ume she "gets something" before she truely does - but then it seems that she gets bored with repeating it - but she gets bored before she perfects it - if that makes sense...



Anyway...







We did finally get it, but clearly it was more of a project than it should have been

:whew:

training bloopers - advice welcomed!

No Bunny Left Behind

As soon as I walked in, someone said hello, asked me if I need help, told me about the 16 white kittens they had, and asked if I wanted to adopt one, all before I had the opportunity to say hello back. What a breath of fresh air.



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Brainless Baiting in Maine

We had to laugh at Wednesday*s*blog post from Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) CEO Wayne Pacelle (who has said “I don’t love animals or think they are cute”). Pacelle is in the middle of a ballot initiative campaign in Maine to ban the practice of using bait (food) to hunt black bear. In his blog, Pacelle sniffs*that some of the opposition support has come from groups based outside of Maine, such as the NRA.

If that’s his complaint, Pacelle should point his finger at his own carpetbagging organization. At least 47% of the money opposing HSUS has come from Maine. Meanwhile, only 1% of “Yes” money has come from Maine, according to the campaign finance records, and 96% of the money has come from HSUS. The HSUS campaign is not even run by a Mainer, but by a Massachusetts lawyer and HSUS employee.

Translation: The anti-bear hunting campaign is a contrived, astroturf initiative that wouldn’t even be on the ballot unless HSUS wanted to spend a few million dollars putting it there. This is really about HSUS’s agenda to ban all hunting.

Pacelle, of course, doesn’t mention the funding disparity on his blog—hardly the first instance of intellectual dishonesty at HSUS. And today, there’s news of another flop from the HSUS “Yes on 1” campaign.

According to the “No” campaign, the HSUS campaign sent out a mailer and created a Facebook image using grizzly bears. That’s a big faux pas: There are no grizzlies in Maine —only black bears. The HSUS campaign is already opposed by Maine wildlife biologists; if HSUS can’t even get the species right in its promotional material, it speaks volumes for how little HSUS knows.

It’s a reminder too that HSUS is not a group of veterinarians, farmers, wildlife biologists, animal scientists, or other experts. It’s a group of activists with a radical ideology who need to mislead voters in order to overcome expertise. In Maine, HSUS comes in with cute pictures of bears to try to sway votes—a typical M.O.

That’s not a scientific approach, it’s a political one. And it may not work in Maine—one of the latest polls has HSUS losing by 21 points.

As for Pacelle’s mental errors, maybe he’s overworked, or maybe he has a lack of B12 in his diet. Or perhaps he sees his campaign going down in flames. We’ll see on Tuesday.





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AAFCO admits rendered pets in pet food

I'm just going to go ahead and leave this here....





AAFCO Admits Rendered Pets in Pet Food - Bullmarket French Bulldogs







When I first wrote an article years ago stating that some pet food companies were using the rendered remains of euthanized pets in their food (under the ingredient designation “meat and bone meal”), I got some pretty nasty email from people telling me I was either insane, or a liar.

For those who were still on the fence, here*s a just released video of AAFCO*s president finally admitting, on camera, that it*s allowable (and, in fact, fairly common practice) for rendered pets to end up in pet food.







AAFCO, by the way, is short for The $#@!ociation of American Feed Control Officials, and is the regulatory body that sets guidelines for pet food and pet food ingredients in the USA. They could quite easily ban the use of rendered pets as acceptable for inclusion in pet food * but they don*t, because pet food companies value the cheap protein count that comes from rendered meat and bone meal.

What else can be rendered and made into “meat and bone meal”? Euthanized pets, road kill, expired grocery store meat (including the packaging), kill floor detritus, dead stock… etc.

Ethical considerations aside (and they are numerous, in my opinion), rendered pets (and horses) bring something else along with them * trace amounts of the chemicals used to kill them.

This is no minor matter * the Veterinary Industry takes this risk seriously enough to have studied barbiturate levels in pet foods, and to have $#@!essed them as a risk to pets who consume them. Trace barbiturates consumed by pets create a tolerance level which has decreased overall effectiveness of barbiturates, making dosing pets increasingly difficult for veterinarians. Additionally, the chemicals used in euthanasia are, obviously, deadly.

Dr. Patty Khuly has an excellent article on this topic here * http://www.petmd.com/blogs/fullyvett...iturates-10474

As I*ve been saying for years — It really, really DOES pay to read the label.

AAFCO admits rendered pets in pet food

Animal Neglect and Suffering Exposed in KY Pounds

Kittens suffering in a county pound in KY, as photographed by animal advocates and shown on the WAVE website.



Animal advocates in KY are suing some county shelters for failing to comply with the state*s humane care law for shelters. *Over the past 2 years, they have photographed numerous atrocities at county pounds around KY. *(Warning: There are suffering and dead animals in this slideshow of horrifying images.)

Investigative reporter John Boel from WAVE in Louisville*went out to visit some county shelters to see the conditions for himself. *What he found ranges from troubling to ** uh, what*s the term I*m looking for? * organized crime. *Yeah, that*s it.

One county pound*in KY is the dog warden*s house. *He doesn*t adopt out pets but sends people to another county which he doesn*t know the location of offhand. *Another county pound keeps dogs chained to a fence with no shade, even in 90 degree heat. *Other shelters either have signs posted stating that cameras are not allowed or outright refused entry to Mr. Boel.

The*Edmonson Co pound is owned by Kim Carroll who operates the pound for personal profit. *Mr. Boel saw cages of dogs and cats piled*high. *The cages were too small for the animals to stand up or turn around. *When Carroll refused to allow Mr. Boel and his photographer inside the facility, he asked her about the stacked cages and suffering animals he had seen. *And for real, don*t take a sip of your beverage just now. *Because this was Carroll*s response:

“If you press the issue, we can go in and put down anything you want to,” Carroll said.

“I*m just talking about humane treatment of animals. I*m not telling you to kill them,” I said.

“Do you want me to kill ‘em?” she said.

“No, I don*t want you to kill them,” I said. “I just want you to treat them humanely.”

If this isn*t make him*an offer he*can*t refuse enough for you, Carroll obliterates all doubt:

Kim Carroll said their private status means they don*t have to answer to the public. Then she pushed my photographer.

“If you don*t turn that thing off, that*s going to be the end of it,” she said.

Carroll said the shelter passed a recent inspection by the state, but she never let us in.

“I*m asking you, don*t air this,” she said. “This is a lot bigger than you and I.”

What the what? *This person is pocketing cash from taxpayers in four KY counties, flouting the law, forcing animals to suffer, threatening to kill them if a reporter gets too asky **all while*doing her best Don Corleone impression. *Who are the people writing checks to her from those four counties? *Where are the police in Edmonson Co who are supposed to be*enforcing the law? *Which state inspectors submitted passing reports on*these facilities? *Are all these public servants in on this animal cruelty, perhaps skimming off taxpayers to perpetrate this fraud? *Because if not, how has Kim Carroll not been sent directly to jail do not p$#@! Go do not collect $200?

The Contemporary Justice Review is about to publish a scathing analysis by two members of UofL*s sociology department of how Kentucky has complied with the Humane Shelter Law.

Let me guess: *Not.

I*m glad there*s a lawsuit. *I*m glad there*s been an analysis done. *But some people operating “shelters” in KY need to have handcuffs slapped on them and get put in the back of the police car for these failures to comply with state law. *Now.

(Thank you Clarice for the links.)







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BOOO!!!!!!!

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Chicken Sausage and Herb Stuffing

Chicken Sausage and Herb Stuffing



Ingredients:

• 14 oz French bread, crusts removed (weight after crust is removed)


• 2 tbsp light butter (Land O Lakes)


• 1 1/2 cups diced yellow onion


• 1 3/4 cups (about 4 stalks) diced celery


• 13.2 oz fresh Italian chicken sausage, casing removed (Isernio's )


• 1/4 cup chopped fresh sage


• 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme


• 3 1/4 cups fat free, low sodium chicken broth


• salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste


• cooking spray

Directions:



Cut the bread into 1/2-inch cubes. Spread the bread out on a baking sheet and let it dry overnight - OR - place the baking sheet in a 350°F oven and bake about 20 minutes, or until the bread is dried out. Set aside.



Preheat oven to 375°F.

In a large saut* pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and saut*, stirring occasionally, until tender and translucent, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.



In the same pan over medium heat, cook the sausage, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until lightly browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer the sausage to the bowl with the onion/celery mixture.



Spray an oven proof baking dish with cooking spray (I use my misto)



Add the bread, sage and thyme to the bowl with the sausage/onion mixture and stir to combine. Add the chicken broth and stir to evenly coat the bread. Adjust salt and pepper to taste and stir to mix well.

Transfer to the baking dish and bake for 30 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, gently stir. Continue baking until golden, about 35 minutes more. Serve immediately.

Chicken Sausage and Herb Stuffing

Baked Turkey Croquettes

Baked Turkey Croquettes

• 12 oz cooked turkey breast, chopped fine (a food processor or chopper is great for this)


• 3 potatoes, peeled, cooked and mashed


• 3/4 cup fat free chicken broth


• 2 tsp olive oil


• 3 cloves garlic


• 1 medium onion, chopped


• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped


• salt and fresh pepper


• 1/2 cup seasoned whole wheat bread crumbs


• 1 egg, whisked


• olive oil spray (about 1 tbsp)

In a large bowl, mash potatoes with 1/4 cup broth, salt and pepper. Set aside.



Saute garlic, and onions in oil on low heat. Add parsley, salt and pepper and cook until soft, about 2-3 minutes. Add turkey, and remaining broth, mix well and shut heat off.



Add turkey to mashed potatoes and using your clean hands mix well. Taste for salt and adjust if needed.



Preheat oven to 450°.



Measure 1/4 cup of mixture then form into croquettes. Place on waxed paper. Repeat with remaining mixture.



Dip each croquette in egg wash, then breadcrumbs and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet for easy cleanup. Spray generously with olive oil spray (about 1 tbsp worth). Bake in the oven about 15 minutes, or until golden.

Baked Turkey Croquettes

Make-Over Corn Casserole

Make-Over Corn Casserole
Ingredients:

• 8.5 oz corn muffin mix


• 15.25 oz can sweet yellow corn, drained


• 14.75 oz can sweet corn cream style


• 16 oz fat free Greek yogurt


• 1/4 cup melted light butter (Land O Lakes Whipped)


• 1/2 cup egg whites


• cooking spray (I used Smart Balance)

Directions:



Preheat oven to 350°. Spray an 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.In a large bowl combine all the ingredients and mix with a spoon, it will be fluffy and you will think you did something wrong, don't worry, you are doing fine. Pour into baking dish and bake 55-60 minutes, or until the edges are golden. Let it cool a few minutes before cutting.

Make-Over Corn Casserole

Raw egg in food good or bad

Good morning everyone I was told to put a raw egg in with my boy's food how good or bad for him. also what is the best food to give him a good balance of protein and fiber.

Raw egg in food good or bad

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Word of the Day: adduce

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 31, 2014 is:

adduce • \uh-DOOSS\ • verb

: to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis



Examples:

"The arguments she had adduced rang true." — Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary, 1922



"Morris $#@!erts that productive war makes governments, which in turn ensure peace and prosperity. He adduces the Roman Empire as his prime example." — Alan Cate, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), April 27, 2014



Did you know?

We won't lead you astray over the history of adduce; it is one of a plethora of familiar words that trace to the Latin root ducere, which means "to lead." Perhaps we can induce you to deduce a few other ducere offspring if we offer a few hints about them. One is a synonym of kidnap, one's a title for a British royal, and one's another word for decrease. Give up? They are abduct, duke, and reduce, respectively. There are also many others, including induce, which means "to persuade" or "to bring about."

Word of the Day: adduce

Dog with Flea Allergies, Please Help

I brought my dog to the vet yesterday, because he had bumps all over his back, and he has a flea allergy. The vet recommended Activyl, because it supposedly prevents fleas from biting. The saliva from the flea causes the reaction. The vet said that my dog needed Activyl, because the other flea meds only kill a flea once it bites, and then it would be too late. Here are the active ingredients of Activyl:



Indoxacarb: (S)-methyl 7-chloro-2,5-dihydro-2-[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4-trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]amino]-carbonyl]indeno[1,2-e][1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3H)-carboxylate



Problem is, my moms house is like flea infested. She has dogs and indoor/outdoor cats that all have fleas. I read on google that permethrin, the active ingredient in K9Advantix, is also used in horse sprays. I was thinking that I could get that spray and use it on in the house and on my mom's pets. Then I could put my dog on the Activyl, because my mom's animals aren't allergic like my dog is.



I'm not sure if something would go wrong with using the two chemicals together. I plan to spray my room, my bed, dog's bed, anything that could have fleas/eggs.



Please help me. I can't afford for my dog to get bit again! He's on steriods right now, so by the time he is off (in a few days), I need this controlled.

Dog with Flea Allergies, Please Help

Bully Pit Puppy First Heat...HELLPP!! Plus cpl other Q's

I always had male pups, Camo is the first female, I am completely responsible for, and I haven't had the money to get her fixed yet. For the last couple days I've noticed that: Her breath stinks--which it never has smelt like anything--, she has been whining a lot and wants to cuddle constantly, she has been peeing non stop, her who ha is swollen, but I haven't noticed any discharge yet--but she is licking herself in a very un-lady like fashion...she turned 6 months on the 20th..I am about 99% sure she is about to start her first period and she seems so scared and it breaks my heart...It also seems like she is having cramps bc she has been harassing me to massage her tummy and when I stop she grabs at my hand...which i am happy to give my girl anything she wants until she tried having me rub something else and got very aggressive when I didn't, I had to scold her to stop jumping on my back and biting at me...Her mood seems to be going up and down like crazy and other than going to buy some diapers I don't know what to do for her...I joined this group in hopes that I can have some support as I go through these types of things as well as help where I can...I had to quit a job with a nutzo boss so I have plenty of free time unfortunately..SO PLEASE HELP ME!!!! I am open to do anything to help her through this!! Also I have her papers the breeder gave me that I was to put her name and send it in I think with 20 bucks..I didn't know how long I have to do that, I live in Central PA..What else OH what shots is she needing, I only got her one set when she was 3 months...I need to get her sprayed bc I am too afraid to breed her and lose her, being that I can't have kids, we treat her like she is our baby, which isn't hard bc she is the best behaved pup I've ever seen!!:thankUsmiley: I am excited to get to know some fellow pit lovers!

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new big guy

Hi,

My wonderful Rottie passed away after 13 years last month. The gaping hole in our home and hearts needed filled so we started visiting the local Humane Society. After meeting a lot of dogs, we found our big guy, who happens to be a bull terrier. Sadly, ALL the dogs in the shelter seemed to be pitts. I grew up visiting my dad who always had a Pitt and I adored them so when he had a great introduction with my chihuahua/dachcy mix and showed a very low prey drive while being walked up and down the cat room (I have 3) I knew we met our guy. We are nearly at the end of week one and the cats and he have been separated, just getting used to eachother's smells as was suggested to me. I plan on another week of total separation at least but would welcome suggestions. Thanks!

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Seven Facts about Aurora, CO's breed ban before next week's vote

Next week, voters in Aurora, CO will have the opportunity to repeal the city's 9 year old breed ban. The city has discussed the potential repeal multiple times since the law's inception and finally decided to take the repeal idea...



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HELP! skin issues, vet is stumped!

Hey y'all,



I'm hoping someone can help me out with a skin issue/rash that is on my dog. Pretty is 15 months old and all white, except for brown fur on her ears and black spots on her skin (not fur). She's 55-60lbs. She's on Wellness Large Breed dog food.



About 3-4 months ago she started getting bumps on the left side of her trunk (between shoulder and hip). I noticed them b/c the bumps disturbed the way her fur lays against her body. Then she got more on her right shoulder blade. The bumps became red and scaly/scabby, but there's never any blood. There isn't hair loss, but the hair over these bumps is SUPER loose, and comes off of her body very easily when I'm inspecting her bumps. They don't seem to be in a particular pattern and are generally no larger than a fingernail EXCEPT, about a month ago she got two big ones. One on her front right paw and another on her back right paw. The bumps were big, about the size of my thumb and sat on the top of her foot, right before her toes. After playing roughly at the park, the skin over the bumps came off, but she was barely bleeding, like a scrape. We brought her to the vet when she got the big ones b/c I thought it may have been cancer instead of a rash. They took samples, but the test results just came back as inflammation. That was the second vet trip for this issue. On the first trip (when she only had bumps on her left side) the vet gave us an anti bacterial/fungal shampoo. We use it as instructed, but it hasn't helped. The skin on her paws has healed, but the fur hasn't grown back all the way, especially on the front one b/c she licks it sometimes, i think. She doesn't seem disturbed by the bumps. She doesn't scratch more than a normal dog, I don't think. She has similar bumps on her face, but they're very small and the vet initially said that they were just her whiskers, but once she got the other ones i noticed they were the from the same issue. I don't think it's her food b/c she's been on the same brand since we got her at 2 months. We did switch her from puppy to large breed formula once she got to be a year, but I'm pretty sure the bumps started a month before we switched formulas. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if anyone knows what I'm talking about, or has any ideas, please give me some advice! We've brought her to the vet three times for this and they haven't been helpful, only expensive. We've been giving her Benadryl, but it hasn't helped. I also don't think it's detergent b/c there's nothing on her belly. I guess it could be her food, but Wellness is a good brand with quality ingredients! thanks everyone for reading this super long post!



Haley and Pretty



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HELP! skin issues, vet is stumped!

HELP! skin issues, vet is stumped!

Hey y'all,



I'm hoping someone can help me out with a skin issue/rash that is on my dog. Pretty is 15 months old and all white, except for brown fur on her ears and black spots on her skin (not fur). She's 55-60lbs. She's on Wellness Large Breed dog food.



About 3-4 months ago she started getting bumps on the left side of her trunk (between shoulder and hip). I noticed them b/c the bumps disturbed the way her fur lays against her body. Then she got more on her right shoulder blade. The bumps became red and scaly/scabby, but there's never any blood. There isn't hair loss, but the hair over these bumps is SUPER loose, and comes off of her body very easily when I'm inspecting her bumps. They don't seem to be in a particular pattern and are generally no larger than a fingernail EXCEPT, about a month ago she for two big ones. One on her front right paw and another on her back right paw. The bumps were big, about the size of my thumb and sat on the top of her foot, right before her toes. After playing roughly at the park, the skin over the bumps off, but she was barely bleeding, like a scape. We brought her to the vet when she got the big ones b/c I thought it may have been cancer instead of a rash. They took samples, but the test results just came back as inflammation. That was the second vet trip for this issue. On the first trip (when she only had bumps on her left side) the vet gave us an anti bacterial/fungal shampoo. We use it as instructed, but it hasn't helped. The skin on her paws have healed, but the fur hasn't grown back all the way, especially on the front one b/c she licks it sometimes, i think. She doesn't seem disturbed by the bumps. She doesn't scratch more than a normal dog, I don't think. She has similar bumps on her face, but they're very small and the vet initially said that they were just her whiskers, but once she got the other ones i noticed they were the from the same issue. I don't think it's her food b/c she's been on the same brand since we got her at 2 months. We did switch her from puppy to large breed formula once she got to be a year, but I'm pretty sure the bumps started a month before we switched formulas. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if anyone knows what I'm talking about, or has any ideas, please give me some advice! We've brought her to the vet three times for this and they've haven't been helpful, only expensive. We've been giving her Benadryl, but it hasn't helped. I also don't think it's detergent b/c there's nothing on her belly. I guess it could be her food, but Wellness is a good brand with quality ingredients! thanks everyone for reading this super long post!



Haley and Pretty

HELP! skin issues, vet is stumped!

Charleston City Council Considers Bill Allowing the City to Steal Owned Cats

In West Virginia, Charleston city council’s ordinance and rules committee passed a draconian cat bill this week and sent it to the full city council for consideration. *How extreme is it, you ask?

$#@!istant city attorney Mandi Carter said the ordinance is different from the city’s already-on-the-books animal nuisance ordinances in that it gives the city the power to pick up and impound cats on private property without permission.

The bill includes fines for cat owners but fails to define how ownership is to be determined. *It also fails to address community cats * free living cats not socialized to people whose home is the outdoors * the group that is presumably the source of most of the complaints the city receives about cats.

The sole nay vote on the committee came from at-large Councilman Chris Dodrill:

“I totally understand that the perfect shouldn’t be the enemy of the good. But I also don’t think we should p$#@! bad laws just to do something,”

Councilman Joe Deneault told the local paper, in essence, the council should p$#@! bad laws just to do something:

“We’ve been looking for a perfect solution forever, and we haven’t even come close to finding it. This is a measure toward some solution. It may not be perfect, but it is certainly better than doing nothing,” he said.

And when he says forever, he means not forever. *Councilman Dodrill:

“We talk about this once a year for an hour. … I think we can work harder and figure something else out that’s going to work.”

On top of all this, the shelter and police department responsible for enforcing the proposed ordinance say they do not have the cage space or humane officers to do so. And even if they did, enforcing such a law would be a waste of time anyway:

“If time is spent on cat calls, there are animal control concerns, safety concerns, that go unattended in the community. So, vicious dogs; dog fighting; children being bit by animals. And when so much time is spent on cat issues, true animal control public safety issues go unanswered,” [Kanawha/Charleston Humane $#@!ociation Director Chelsea] Staley said.

Ms. Staley told the committee that residents can use things like citrus and coffee grounds on their property to discourage cats from entering. Some guy who spoke in support of the ordinance wanted to know if irresponsible cat owners were going to foot the bill for the orange peels and the stuff left in the coffee filter that otherwise goes in the trash. Sounds like there was legitimate debate anyway.

The Kanawha/Charleston Humane $#@!ociation has put up an online petition calling for the bill to be tabled and replaced by something that makes a tiny bit of sense and doesn*t include stealing people*s cats.

If the Charleston city council would scrap this bill and be willing to consider a TNR program for its community cats, I would personally pledge to send my used citrus fruits and coffee grounds to that one guy worried about the cost. *Win-win?

(Thanks Clarice and Anne for the links.)







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Word of the Day: collywobbles

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 30, 2014 is:

collywobbles • \KAH-lee-wah-bulz\ • noun

: pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach : bellyache



Examples:

"It's no wonder you've got the collywobbles," said Ruth to her niece, "given the amount of Halloween candy you ate last night!"



"But even the hint of closing this cherished window into Detroit's past gives loyal museumgoers the collywobbles." — Joy Hakanson Colby, The Detroit News, December 30, 2005



Did you know?

We don't know who first clutched his or her tummy and called the affliction "collywobbles," but we do know the word's earliest print appearance dates from around 1823. We also know that the word probably came about through a process called "folk etymology." In that process, unusual words are transformed to make them look or sound like other, more familiar words. Collywobbles is believed to be a friendlier-sounding transformation of cholera morbus (the New Latin term for the disease cholera) that was influenced by the words colic and wobble.

Word of the Day: collywobbles

Question if I can register my pitbull

Hi I have a fawn blue nose pitbull terrier and im wondering if I can register my pitbull (my dog) my neighbor give me this dog but there dog are not registered is there any possible I can registered my dog to any pitbull club like ukc, abkc, or etc,, pls help me thanks

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Amber-lite lines...any info on it anyone?

Does anyone have any info on or about the Amber-lite bloodline?

Amber-lite lines...any info on it anyone?

New Report: HSUS Uses Crises for Financial Gain

We’re at the tail end of hurricane season, and no major storms have hit the U.S. this year. That’s good for people—and animals.

It was two years ago that Hurricane Sandy slammed New York and New Jersey, causing mega-damage to people and putting animals in harm’s way. Many charities showed up, including the Humane Society of the United States. But did you know that HSUS kept about two-thirds of the money it raised following the storm, only spending one-third on Sandy relief?

Unfortunately, this isn’t the only time HSUS has taken advantage of goodwill following a crisis. Today we’re releasing a new report called “Looting in the Aftermath ” that documents how HSUS has abused high-profile events for monetary gain. That includes:

• Raising money after dogfighter Michael Vick’s arrest on the promise to “care for” the dogs seized—despite not having custody of the animals;


• Raising money off of dogfighting victim “Fay”—who was not in HSUS’s custody;


• Raising money after the 2010 Haiti earthquake because “Haiti’s animal survivors desperately need care”—despite admitting elsewhere that “no animal issues are here that are related to the event of the earthquake.”

Unfortunately, there are more than these. Read the full report to learn more.

If a disaster or other high-profile event occurs, expect the Humane Society of the United States to try to take advantage of it. You can help by wisely choosing a charity that has a good track record. If you want to help animals after a disaster, that means helping local groups on the ground, or national groups with good records, such as American Humane $#@!ociation’s Red Star or Red Rover. HSUS may claim that “We’re There”—but they’re there to take photography and pad their bank accounts.





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Derp and Death!

Yeah my dogs are idiots, but I love them!





"Koda dat waz funneh!!!"



"GO AWAY PUPPY!!!!"



BOOM!!! Face smack!!



"Stop touching me!!!"



"GO AWAY!"



DERP and DEATH!



"Catch me if you can Koda!!!" "I WILL KILL YOU!"



Nice crazy eye Koda!



Nice butt muscles Coleslaw!



"DERPZ!?!"



"I WILL KILL YOU!!!!"



When did he start to fill out and look so manly :'(



WTF?!



Double DERPZ?!



"Come meet you maker Puppy!"

Derp and Death!

Dog refuses to use his doghouse

I bought my dog an igloo type doghouse, but he just refuses to use it. I tried placing a bed in it, some old clothes of mine, treats, and even feeding him in it. He'll step in to grab the treats or eat his food then jump back out once he's done. I've tried throwing several treats in way in the back of the house so he'll have to step all the way inside, I then blocked the entry so he can't get back out. He will then just stand waiting for me to let him out and once in a while he'll lay down. I thought I was getting somewhere but as soon as I move out of the way, he'll run out, every time.



The only attention he gives the house is to pee on it! I guess he's showing me his disdain for it. I was thinking maybe he just doesn't like the igloo style and maybe I should try a more standard wooden house. He's just fine using the crate indoors. He goes in it by himself, so maybe he doesn't like the closed in style of the doghouses.



Any suggestions, or should I just accept he isn't a doghouse kind of dog?

Dog refuses to use his doghouse

Do you even flirt pole?

Thought I would share some neat shots caught of Sookie playing with her flirt pole, because oh my gosh we have a yard and don't have to worry about getting killed by the long line!

Please forgive the fact that I only have an old low quality iphone as a camera.



First we sit...





But as soon as mom gives the okay it's anything goes until it's caught (and possibly killed :lol:)!

Do you even flirt pole?

2 for $22 Lead Sale Is Back....Includes Shipping!

2 FOR $22 LEAD SALE IS BACK!!! INCLUDES SHIPPING!! That's right the sale is back and I have a few new colors also. What is in the pic is what I have available. Black/Green, Yellow/Green, Black/Pink, Black/Purple, Black/White, Black/Blue, Black/Orange, Black/Yellow, Green/White, Black/White, Blue/Red, Black/Silver, Blue/Silver, Solid Red, Solid Blue, Solid Black, CONTACT ME FOR A NEW PAYPAL ADDRESS FOR PAYMENTS PLEASE!

2 for $22 Lead Sale Is Back....Includes Shipping!

Exercise questions

So I have a few exercise questions and didn't know exactly where to ask them so I figured this would work until an admin says otherwise, sorry if I'm in the wrong spot. I don't want to spam the boards with a million questions so I'm going to try and ask them all now. Here we go:



1. What is the best thing to use as a tug toy? We usually use whatever stuffed toy he removed the stuffing from last but as he's getting stronger they don't last long anymore and I can't get a good grip either. I was thinking of getting either a still water fire hose tug or the one made for wall climb, but that goes into another question.



2. What's the best way to make an indoor friendly spring pole? I was thinking about using a plastic bin filled with something heavy to keep it in place and using the wall climb tub along with a spring but I figured I'd ask more experienced minds first, incase that's a horrible idea.



3. What's the best harness made for walking and running? Adonis has grown quite a bit and his old harness has started to chafe now that we use it every evening. Something with lots of padding that won't restrict his movement.



4. Has your dog ever randomly popped a squat in the middle of the sidewalk and pooped on a walk, sometimes while still moving? Adonis has done this in the past but stopped until yesterday. He hadn't eaten and we always stop for a restroom break before leaving and he didn't do anything. There was gr$#@! less than a foot away also.



5. This isn't really an important question, but who else loves how vocal their dog gets during tug? Adonis is the least vocal dog I've ever owned, he has only ever barked twice. Once at the neighbor's cat when we first brought him home and the last time was at a jolly ball that apparently was very scary. During tug he growls like I've never heard before and I love it, he's like a completely different dog.



That's all I can think of for now so I'll just leave this here. Looking forward to hearing your responses and thanks in advance.

Exercise questions

Layin around

Just a lazy day

Layin around

Lapeer Co Pound Sells Family’s Purebred Dog “to the Highest Bidder”

Daisy, as pictured on the WNEM website.



Too many animal shelters seem to be engaged in a war against pet owners * insistent upon breaking families apart while demanding to be called “compassionate” and “humane” by critics.

Like many pet owners, Steve and Kathy Foster of Lapeer Co, MI consider their dogs family. *They have pictures of their dogs on the family portrait wall in their home. *And when they found a stray border collie in rough shape last month, they were willing to help.

The Fosters took the dog, whom they named Daisy, to the vet to get her the care she needed, including vaccinations and spay surgery. *But then Daisy got lost. *The Fosters searched the area, called neighbors and local vets and posted about Daisy on social media in an effort to find her. *After a week, they learned Daisy had been impounded by Lapeer Co Animal Control. *Kathy Foster called the pound and asked what she needed to do in order to redeem her dog:

She said she was told she had to pay $180 and she didn*t have much time. That*s because the shelter had two people ready to adopt Daisy.

Having just paid the vet $420 to fix Daisy up, the Fosters didn*t immediately have $180 to bail her out of the pound:

“I said I don*t have $180 right now. And she said well that*s the only way you can get her back,” said Kathy Foster.

Lapeer Co AC reportedly sold Daisy just minutes after Kathy Foster called and said she didn*t have the cash. Local news station WNEM asked the Lapeer Co pound director why Daisy wasn*t allowed to return to her family. The director cast blame on the Fosters, indicating they were at fault for failing to report the stray dog and failing to immediately license her. And steel yourself, because this next part is jarring:

TV5 spoke to Carla Frantz, the Lapeer County Animal Control chief, over the phone on Monday evening. She said the dog exhausted the county*s four day stray hold policy, and once it does that, it becomes county property. Because the Foster*s could not come up with the money, Daisy, who now goes by the name Bella, was adopted out to the highest bidder.

It sounds like the Lapeer Co pound saw dollar signs when they looked at freshly vetted, purebred Daisy. And they were so eager to collect those dollars, they wasted no time selling her “to the highest bidder” when they got the call that Daisy*s family couldn*t immediately pay the ransom.

The Fosters are heartbroken and want the pound to change its policy about breaking up families for profit. It*s too late for their family, but they hope to spare another family the same pain in future.

The Lapeer Co pound killed roughly half its animals last year. The state of Michigan does not require them to disclose how many families they broke up while auctioning owned pets so that number is unknown. But*this year, we know it*s at least one. *Oh and remember * don*t criticize, it*s a hard job and we all want the same thing and DOMFL

(Thank you Clarice for the link.)







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Advice for 7 Week Old Runt

***Disclaimer*** This was not intended to be one large paragraph.. the return isn't working for me on this browser, nor any of the text icons above. Thanks!*** Hi, we rescued a 4-5 week old pit bull that was the runt of the litter. We were told she was 6 weeks and weaned from her mother, however; our vet is certain she was 4-5 weeks at the time. She weighed 3.8 lbs. Now, at roughly 7-8 weeks, she is not showing any signs of improvement in behavior. She has gained some weight though. We do ask the advice of our vet, and we have read articles online, however; it would be great to hear from those that have experience with this situation and how things turned out. The puppy, Minnie, barely eats, she has no interest in drinking water (we feed it through an eye-dropper and wet food), she seems to mope around and not engage in too much activity, she's been treated for a UTI and in her last few days of antibiotics so any bacterial issue should have been treated as well, and she angrily bites hard enough to draw blood. I say "angrily" because we have witnessed her playful biting but this is different. She curls her lips and snarls before snapping at hands, legs, face etc. Her playful bites are too hard also, but we've been "yelping" and acting like it hurts so that she learns. She also has no real routine to eliminate. Sometimes she poops and pees after eating... sometimes she doesn't. Sometimes we take her out, she pees, then put her back in her crate where she pees 2 min later. She will poop zero times at night, or 3-4 times. And she lays in it. We've tried all the tricks hoping she would see her crate as her den to no avail. For example, we feed her in her crate, we've made it smaller, we take her out at set times etc. We have not seen a difference yet, any additional info or advice?

Advice for 7 Week Old Runt

Grilled ham, apple and cheddar cheese sandwich with pineapple coleslaw

SERVES:

2



INGREDIENTS:

for the coleslaw: (make a lesser amount if you like)

one pound bag shredded cabbage and carrots

1 generous cup drained chopped or crushed canned pineapple

approx. 1/2 cup mayonnaise

1-2 teaspoon Dijon mus$#@!

black pepper to taste

(reserved canned pineapple juice if desired)



for the sandwiches:

four 3/4-inch thick slices of whole wheat-rye bread (or any bread you like)

Dijon mus$#@! as needed for bread

approx. 1/4 pound sliced smoked ham

approx. 4 ounces thinly sliced cheddar cheese

1 small to medium size apple, cored and thinly sliced

room temperature butter as needed for bread



PROCEDURE:

Add the one-pound bag of shredded cabbage and carrots to a mixing bowl and add about 1 cup of well drained chopped or crushed pineapple, add a good dollop of mayonnaise, a teaspoon of Dijon mus$#@! and a good crack of black pepper and mix to combine.



Add a little more mayonnaise or even some of the reserved canned pineapple juice and then keep it cold in the fridge until you're ready to use it.



Slice the bread into 3/4-inch thick slices and spread a little Dijon mus$#@! over each slice and then top half of the slices with thinly sliced cheddar cheese, some sliced smoked ham, some thinly sliced apple and then top that with another layer of thinly sliced cheese.



Place the remaining slices of bread on top, mus$#@!-side down. Firmly press those down, and then spread some room temperature butter over the top side.



Turn the heat to medium, medium high underneath a large cast iron skillet of heavy bottomed nonstick pan and carefully add the sandwiches butter side down and press those down.



Spread more butter over the top side and cook the sandwiches just like you would any other grilled cheese sandwich.

Grilled ham, apple and cheddar cheese sandwich with pineapple coleslaw

Very itchy, does this look familiar to anyone? Don't want to keep pumping my baby wit

Very itchy, does this look familiar to anyone? Don't want to keep pumping my baby wit

Hector, the former Vick dog, passes away

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Word of the Day: quixotic

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 29, 2014 is:

quixotic • \kwik-SAH-tik\ • adjective

1 : foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals 2 : capricious, unpredictable



Examples:

Pauline characterized her Halloween decorating plans as ambitious, but she secretly feared that "quixotic" was a more apt descriptor.



"David Smith has chased for at least 15 years what seemed a quixotic challenge—finding a way to harness the energy remaining in discarded batteries which could represent at least 50 percent of their power capacity." — Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal (North Carolina), September 28, 2014



Did you know?

If you guessed that quixotic has something to do with Don Quixote, you're absolutely right. The hero of the 17th-century Spanish novel El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (by Miguel de Cervantes) didn't change the world by tilting at windmills, but he did leave a linguistic legacy in English. The adjective quixotic is based on his name and has been used to describe unrealistic idealists since at least the early 18th century. The novel has given English other words as well. Dulcinea, the name of Quixote's beloved, has come to mean "mistress" or "sweetheart," and rosinante, which is sometimes used to refer to an old, broken-down horse, comes from the name of the hero's less-than-gallant steed, Rocinante.

Word of the Day: quixotic

CT: Connecticut Man Rapes Pitbull: Says ISIS Made Him Do It - Neighbors Fire Gun

Connecticut Man Rapes Pitbull: Says ISIS Made Him Do It - Neighbors Fire Gun

• Carrie Weisman , Design & Trend Contributor


• Oct, 28, 2014, 02:49 PM

(Photo : Getty Images/David Paul Morris ) Waterbury Police are investigating a case after a woman confronted a man at gunpoint while he was allegedly performing sexual acts on her pitbull. They believe the man is mentally ill.



Waterbury Police sure have their hands full this morning. They are investigating a case after a woman confronted a man at gunpoint while he was allegedly performing sexual acts on her pitbull. They believe the man is mentally ill.





Alice Woodruff, of Waterbury, Connecticut, told WTNH, "I thought my dog had killed somebody, because I saw a man underneath her. I started to scream. I had a citronella candle and I threw it at him, screaming get off my dog, you have to get out of here. He said no! Today is the day we are going to spend the rest of our lives together."

The incident began this morning around 10 a.m., when she found a man attacking her dog Layla, who she describes as an aggressive rescue pitbull. Woodruff keeps Layla on an 800-pound tow chain in the backyard. Fortunately, Woodruff reports, Layla was calm during the attack.



"He pranced through the yard naked, yelling 'this is our day and you have to prosper in it. ISIS sent me' and I was thinking 'did something like this just land in my back yard? I ran in, got my gun out of the bedroom, and realized as usual the ammunition is in my car locked in my glove box. I showed him the clip went in, but I always kept the gun at my side while I was talking to him. He kept saying this is the plan, that we were going to die today in a massacre. He didn't seem to care that I had the gun, and I kept it down. Then I gave him a warning and shot the gun to the right into the dirt."



After she fired the fun Woodruff says, "He put his arms out and started walking toward me, telling me to kill him, but to know that as soon as I kill him that we were going to die. Honestly, the whole time I thought there was a bomb or gun and he was going to take it out and do a massacre."



Woodruff, who works in the mental health field, said, "I knew he needed help, and I knew there was something going on. I have been in the field for so long there is no help for these people.



Woodruff says the 22-year-old man is a neighbor of hers, but that they have never met. He has since been hospitalized. Police say they plan they plan to charge him with cruelty to an animal, sexual $#@!ault and breach of peace upon his release.





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CT: Connecticut Man Rapes Pitbull: Says ISIS Made Him Do It - Neighbors Fire Gun

Mexico - Pit bulls can help vets who suffer from PTSD

Diesel, once a throw-away dog in Arenas Valley, finds new life serving a veteran in Las Cruces



Pit bulls can help vets who suffer from PTSD



By Susan Dunlap

sdunlap@scsun-news.com on Twitter @SCSunNews

Posted: 10/27/2014 06:15:10 PM MDT







SILVER CITY >> Laurie West, owner of the nonprofit no-kill shelter Puppy Dog Ranch, found a young and neglected pit bull tied up to the gate of her ranch in December 2011. The dog that somebody threw away now has a home with Sgt. Darrell Malone in Las Cruces. A U.S. Army veteran of several combat missions in both Iraq and Afghanistan, Malone suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The dog, now named Diesel, has been trained to work as Malone's service dog.

"We like using mastiffs and pit bulls for our PTSD vets," Jared Latham, lead trainer and facility manager at American Service Dogs said. "Our veterans want more of a masculine dog. There's a stigma attached to these breeds. It causes people to stay away, and that's what the vet wants. Deisel is the sweetest dog in the world, but just because he's a pit bull, people give him a wide berth."









American Service Dogs is the organization in Las Cruces that connected Malone with Diesel.

Latham knows first hand the good a specially trained dog can do for veterans suffering from PTSD. He, too, is a combat veteran. Latham got his start working with dogs professionally while he served working with mine detection dogs during his years in the military. Latham also suffers from PTSD and has a service dog himself. He calls his work his passion.





"We're big, macho guys," Latham said. "We don't like admitting our problems. We want that battle buddy there."





Malone said he's very happy with his "battle buddy," Diesel. Malone, who now works as a promoter, DJ and photographer in Las Cruces, says he hasn't had to take medicine for depression or anxiety since he got Diesel. He said he sleeps better and is calmer. He said his kids love Diesel, too.







Diesel, once a throw-away dog in Arenas Valley, finds new life serving a veteran in Las Cruces - Silver City Sun-News

Mexico - Pit bulls can help vets who suffer from PTSD

PA: Authorities rescue dogs from suspected fighting ring in South Philadelphia

By Katherine Scott

Updated 48 mins ago



SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) --Thirteen dogs, including 8 pit bull puppies, have been removed from a home after police raided a suspected dog fighting operation in South Philadelphia.



Neighbors called police around midnight regarding suspicious activity inside a house on the 2200 block of Mifflin Street.



No one was there when officers arrived. But they did find dogs inside: 8 pit bill puppies, some of them scarred, and 5 adult dogs. One dog was missing an eye.



October 28, 2014: Neighbors called police around midnight regarding suspicious activity at a house in the 2200 block of Mifflin Street.





"I'm just glad we were able to rescue these," said George Bengal of the Pennsylvania SPCA. "Each place you go like this just saves another dog from a fighting ring."



Investigators said some of the dogs were in filthy wire cages, and others were tethered to radiators by short, heavy chains. They said blood was found throughout the house.



"The way these animals were chained in almost every room in the house... these dogs couldn't get away," said Bengal. "So they were constantly whacking their tails into the walls and the radiators and that was causing a lot of the blood spatter."



The dogs are now in the care of a veterinarian at the PSPCA.



Humane law enforcement officers believe a dog fighting breeding and training operation had been running at the home for at least several years.



Police say it is unclear any fighting was actually done at the home.



Two treadmills were carried out. Officials explained the dogs would be chained to train on the devices.



Investigators also found syringes they say they were likely used to give the dogs steroids.



Despite this, neighbors on the block told Action News that while the man who lives in the house did train dogs, he never fought them.



Police have issued a warrant for the owner of the house, and charges are pending. Authorities say they have been in touch with his attorney.



They say the investigation is ongoing.







More pictures and news video available at: Police raid suspected dog fighting operation in South Philadelphia | 6abc.com

PA: Authorities rescue dogs from suspected fighting ring in South Philadelphia

Dexter

On Sunday, October 27, 2014, my Mr. Man, Dexter passed in his sleep. He was estimated to be between ten and twelve years old.



I learned a lot with Dexter, about allergies, behavioral issues and about how fun a Bull Terrier can truly be.



Dexter came to me with a rough start, he was found runnin down a street in New Jersey, and about hairless. He had demodex. After he recovered from the demodex, it was discovered he had anxiety attacks and would cry and chase his tail. This is where I learned that the crate is your friend. Into the crate with him, and he just melted and went to sleep.



His life was plagued with allergies. He went through the allergy shot regimen, the baths, the food elimination tests, benedryl, and claratin. The ol' boy was allergic to chicken, and all poultry products, beef, any kind of grain, gr$#@!, weeds, trees and their pollen, human dander, even house flies. He required daily attentive care. However he was a Bull Terrier, and that didn't always go as planned.



Most of all, Dexter was a Bull Terrier. He loved to be next to you, under the covers, laying in the sun until he was baked, smelling flowers and sleeping. And he hated cats.



Rest well, Mr. Man, you truly were a wonderful old soul and will be missed.

Dexter