Guest guest Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 At 03:45 PM 3/17/2010, you wrote: Really? Because the variety of raw food I bought for my cat (nature's variety - the only commercial one he'll eat so far) just sent around a voluntary recall for possible samonella contamination. What Dr. Sagrera told me was that she had never had an animal get sick from fresh raw food. She did put one caveat on that -- she had one, who was already sick when he got hold of some older chicken. I don't, for instance, feed Shadow and Sunny (or Babette) chicken that smells to high heaven. But they are unlikely to have a problem with a level of salmonella that would have me puking my guts out. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 The greyhound would have stolen my heart! I love those guys :-). At my dog park, there are 2 full sized and 2 Italians. Otis the IG is my good buddy. I'll feel a light little tap on my back (he's about 8 pounds, but long legged), and it will be him wanting some love. Or if I'm petting another dog, he'll shove his tiny head under my armpit and force his way in :-). Unfortunately, my dog and Otis don't see eye to eye. Holly Crohn's SCD 12/01/08 > >She must be a very smart dog---she knew just > >what house to go to find warm hearts and the best food in town ! > > I maintain that there's a psychic neon sign on > the roof which reads S-U-C-K-E-R. My husband > shakes his head and says, no, it reads S-U-C-C-O-R. > > But yeah, we've had various felines on the door > (like our Maine Coon who was with us for 19 > years) and the lost greyhound (luckily, we found > HIS mom!) and the cocker spaniel whose people > moved away (he got out of the house while the > movers were packing, and they couldn't find him > -- they were so glad we traced him through his > rabies tag). And now the Beaglette. My Dad's > considering adopting her after she's neutered. > > > — Marilyn > New Orleans, Louisiana, USA > Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 > Darn Good SCD Cook > No Human Children > Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund > Babette the Foundling Beagle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 The greyhound would have stolen my heart! I love those guys :-). At my dog park, there are 2 full sized and 2 Italians. Otis the IG is my good buddy. I'll feel a light little tap on my back (he's about 8 pounds, but long legged), and it will be him wanting some love. Or if I'm petting another dog, he'll shove his tiny head under my armpit and force his way in :-). Unfortunately, my dog and Otis don't see eye to eye. Holly Crohn's SCD 12/01/08 > >She must be a very smart dog---she knew just > >what house to go to find warm hearts and the best food in town ! > > I maintain that there's a psychic neon sign on > the roof which reads S-U-C-K-E-R. My husband > shakes his head and says, no, it reads S-U-C-C-O-R. > > But yeah, we've had various felines on the door > (like our Maine Coon who was with us for 19 > years) and the lost greyhound (luckily, we found > HIS mom!) and the cocker spaniel whose people > moved away (he got out of the house while the > movers were packing, and they couldn't find him > -- they were so glad we traced him through his > rabies tag). And now the Beaglette. My Dad's > considering adopting her after she's neutered. > > > — Marilyn > New Orleans, Louisiana, USA > Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 > Darn Good SCD Cook > No Human Children > Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund > Babette the Foundling Beagle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 At 01:55 AM 3/18/2010, you wrote: The greyhound would have stolen my heart! I love those guys :-). At my dog park, there are 2 full sized and 2 Italians. Otis the IG is my good buddy. I'll feel a light little tap on my back (he's about 8 pounds, but long legged), and it will be him wanting some love. Or if I'm petting another dog, he'll shove his tiny head under my armpit and force his way in :-). Unfortunately, my dog and Otis don't see eye to eye. Oh, there was no DOUBT who the greyhound's Mom was! Harry had taken Ko (the Dachshund before Shadow and Sunny) out for an early morning walk on a cold, blustery day (about 5:30a), and the greyhound came running up to him with " I'm lost! I'm scared! I'm cold! " He brought the dog in (and Ko didn't like that one bit!) and called me to come help. I stumbled up front to find the greyhound perched in one of my oak dining room chairs while Ko circled the chair and said, " You don't belong here! " I looked at the dog's collar, and found a tag which gave a phone number, and said, " If I'm out, I'm lost. " Knowing how I would feel if my dog were missing, I figured anyone who would put a tag like that on their dog wouldn't care about a 5:45a phone call. So I called, and when a lady answered the phone, I asked, " Are you missing a large brown dog? " Her response, " YES! Have you found him? " (Turned out he was a retired racing hound she had rescued. She had gone to the store the evening before and the wind blew her door open, and he was gone when she came back. She'd found his " brother, " another rescued greyhound, but not him.) I gave her our address, and she practically teleported over -- she was only about two blocks away. Harry opened the door, and the greyhound catapulted out of the chair, the length of my dining room, and into her arms! Imagine catching a full-grown greyhound like that! But there was absolutely no doubt they loved each other. <g> Ko basically said, " Humph! Bringing a huge dog like that in here... he might have hurt my cats! " — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 At 01:55 AM 3/18/2010, you wrote: The greyhound would have stolen my heart! I love those guys :-). At my dog park, there are 2 full sized and 2 Italians. Otis the IG is my good buddy. I'll feel a light little tap on my back (he's about 8 pounds, but long legged), and it will be him wanting some love. Or if I'm petting another dog, he'll shove his tiny head under my armpit and force his way in :-). Unfortunately, my dog and Otis don't see eye to eye. Oh, there was no DOUBT who the greyhound's Mom was! Harry had taken Ko (the Dachshund before Shadow and Sunny) out for an early morning walk on a cold, blustery day (about 5:30a), and the greyhound came running up to him with " I'm lost! I'm scared! I'm cold! " He brought the dog in (and Ko didn't like that one bit!) and called me to come help. I stumbled up front to find the greyhound perched in one of my oak dining room chairs while Ko circled the chair and said, " You don't belong here! " I looked at the dog's collar, and found a tag which gave a phone number, and said, " If I'm out, I'm lost. " Knowing how I would feel if my dog were missing, I figured anyone who would put a tag like that on their dog wouldn't care about a 5:45a phone call. So I called, and when a lady answered the phone, I asked, " Are you missing a large brown dog? " Her response, " YES! Have you found him? " (Turned out he was a retired racing hound she had rescued. She had gone to the store the evening before and the wind blew her door open, and he was gone when she came back. She'd found his " brother, " another rescued greyhound, but not him.) I gave her our address, and she practically teleported over -- she was only about two blocks away. Harry opened the door, and the greyhound catapulted out of the chair, the length of my dining room, and into her arms! Imagine catching a full-grown greyhound like that! But there was absolutely no doubt they loved each other. <g> Ko basically said, " Humph! Bringing a huge dog like that in here... he might have hurt my cats! " — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 That's a great story! I'd love to adopt an ex-racer. Did you get a " greyhound hug " from him? I used to be pals with Charlie (now deceased), and he would lean his big body against me, and kind wrap his head around my leg. I guess that's their way of saying they like you. Poor Charlie had to wear booties most of the time, because racing had ripped up his pads. When he wasn't in booties, he would stick his feet into one of the water bowls at the park to to relive them. Such wonderful dogs! Holly > >The greyhound would have stolen my heart! I love > >those guys :-). At my dog park, there are 2 full > >sized and 2 Italians. Otis the IG is my good > >buddy. I'll feel a light little tap on my back > >(he's about 8 pounds, but long legged), and it > >will be him wanting some love. Or if I'm petting > >another dog, he'll shove his tiny head under my > >armpit and force his way in :-). Unfortunately, > >my dog and Otis don't see eye to eye. > > Oh, there was no DOUBT who the greyhound's Mom > was! Harry had taken Ko (the Dachshund before > Shadow and Sunny) out for an early morning walk > on a cold, blustery day (about 5:30a), and the > greyhound came running up to him with " I'm lost! I'm scared! I'm cold! " > > He brought the dog in (and Ko didn't like that > one bit!) and called me to come help. I stumbled > up front to find the greyhound perched in one of > my oak dining room chairs while Ko circled the > chair and said, " You don't belong here! " > > I looked at the dog's collar, and found a tag > which gave a phone number, and said, " If I'm out, > I'm lost. " Knowing how I would feel if my dog > were missing, I figured anyone who would put a > tag like that on their dog wouldn't care about a > 5:45a phone call. So I called, and when a lady > answered the phone, I asked, " Are you missing a large brown dog? " > > Her response, " YES! Have you found him? " (Turned > out he was a retired racing hound she had > rescued. She had gone to the store the evening > before and the wind blew her door open, and he > was gone when she came back. She'd found his > " brother, " another rescued greyhound, but not him.) > > I gave her our address, and she practically > teleported over -- she was only about two blocks > away. Harry opened the door, and the greyhound > catapulted out of the chair, the length of my > dining room, and into her arms! Imagine catching > a full-grown greyhound like that! > > But there was absolutely no doubt they loved each > other. <g> Ko basically said, " Humph! Bringing a > huge dog like that in here... he might have hurt my cats! " > > > > — Marilyn > New Orleans, Louisiana, USA > Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 > Darn Good SCD Cook > No Human Children > Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund > Babette the Foundling Beagle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 That's a great story! I'd love to adopt an ex-racer. Did you get a " greyhound hug " from him? I used to be pals with Charlie (now deceased), and he would lean his big body against me, and kind wrap his head around my leg. I guess that's their way of saying they like you. Poor Charlie had to wear booties most of the time, because racing had ripped up his pads. When he wasn't in booties, he would stick his feet into one of the water bowls at the park to to relive them. Such wonderful dogs! Holly > >The greyhound would have stolen my heart! I love > >those guys :-). At my dog park, there are 2 full > >sized and 2 Italians. Otis the IG is my good > >buddy. I'll feel a light little tap on my back > >(he's about 8 pounds, but long legged), and it > >will be him wanting some love. Or if I'm petting > >another dog, he'll shove his tiny head under my > >armpit and force his way in :-). Unfortunately, > >my dog and Otis don't see eye to eye. > > Oh, there was no DOUBT who the greyhound's Mom > was! Harry had taken Ko (the Dachshund before > Shadow and Sunny) out for an early morning walk > on a cold, blustery day (about 5:30a), and the > greyhound came running up to him with " I'm lost! I'm scared! I'm cold! " > > He brought the dog in (and Ko didn't like that > one bit!) and called me to come help. I stumbled > up front to find the greyhound perched in one of > my oak dining room chairs while Ko circled the > chair and said, " You don't belong here! " > > I looked at the dog's collar, and found a tag > which gave a phone number, and said, " If I'm out, > I'm lost. " Knowing how I would feel if my dog > were missing, I figured anyone who would put a > tag like that on their dog wouldn't care about a > 5:45a phone call. So I called, and when a lady > answered the phone, I asked, " Are you missing a large brown dog? " > > Her response, " YES! Have you found him? " (Turned > out he was a retired racing hound she had > rescued. She had gone to the store the evening > before and the wind blew her door open, and he > was gone when she came back. She'd found his > " brother, " another rescued greyhound, but not him.) > > I gave her our address, and she practically > teleported over -- she was only about two blocks > away. Harry opened the door, and the greyhound > catapulted out of the chair, the length of my > dining room, and into her arms! Imagine catching > a full-grown greyhound like that! > > But there was absolutely no doubt they loved each > other. <g> Ko basically said, " Humph! Bringing a > huge dog like that in here... he might have hurt my cats! " > > > > — Marilyn > New Orleans, Louisiana, USA > Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 > Darn Good SCD Cook > No Human Children > Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund > Babette the Foundling Beagle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 At 06:08 PM 3/19/2010, you wrote: That's a great story! I'd love to adopt an ex-racer. Did you get a " greyhound hug " from him? I used to be pals with Charlie (now deceased), and he would lean his big body against me, and kind wrap his head around my leg. I guess that's their way of saying they like you. Poor Charlie had to wear booties most of the time, because racing had ripped up his pads. When he wasn't in booties, he would stick his feet into one of the water bowls at the park to to relive them. Such wonderful dogs! Holly, http://www.adopt-a-greyhound.org/ No, we didn't get a hug from him -- he was too worried about whether or not Ko was going to attack him. (Ko, btw, was also a rescue, from a puppy mill. He had true dachshund heart and soul -- he developed back problems, and was paralyzed from mid-back down. I taught him to walk again, but Ko was the one who had the soul to make it work.) Now, the ones who were amazingly affectionate were the borzoi... the Russian wolfhounds.... — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 At 06:08 PM 3/19/2010, you wrote: That's a great story! I'd love to adopt an ex-racer. Did you get a " greyhound hug " from him? I used to be pals with Charlie (now deceased), and he would lean his big body against me, and kind wrap his head around my leg. I guess that's their way of saying they like you. Poor Charlie had to wear booties most of the time, because racing had ripped up his pads. When he wasn't in booties, he would stick his feet into one of the water bowls at the park to to relive them. Such wonderful dogs! Holly, http://www.adopt-a-greyhound.org/ No, we didn't get a hug from him -- he was too worried about whether or not Ko was going to attack him. (Ko, btw, was also a rescue, from a puppy mill. He had true dachshund heart and soul -- he developed back problems, and was paralyzed from mid-back down. I taught him to walk again, but Ko was the one who had the soul to make it work.) Now, the ones who were amazingly affectionate were the borzoi... the Russian wolfhounds.... — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 I'm reading LOL Cat Bible. Has cute pictures of cats too. Makes me ''lol'' too. Have you thought of writing books like that Marilyn? You tell great pet stories (after the cookbook of course!). Debbie > That's a great story! I'd love to adopt an ex-racer. Did you get a > " greyhound hug " from him? I used to be pals with Charlie (now deceased), and > he would lean his big body against me, and kind wrap his head around my leg. > I guess that's their way of saying they like you. Poor Charlie had to wear > booties most of the time, because racing had ripped up his pads. When he > wasn't in booties, he would stick his feet into one of the water bowls at > the park to to relive them. Such wonderful dogs! > > Holly > > >> >The greyhound would have stolen my heart! I love >> >those guys :-). At my dog park, there are 2 full >> >sized and 2 Italians. Otis the IG is my good >> >buddy. I'll feel a light little tap on my back >> >(he's about 8 pounds, but long legged), and it >> >will be him wanting some love. Or if I'm petting >> >another dog, he'll shove his tiny head under my >> >armpit and force his way in :-). Unfortunately, >> >my dog and Otis don't see eye to eye. >> >> Oh, there was no DOUBT who the greyhound's Mom >> was! Harry had taken Ko (the Dachshund before >> Shadow and Sunny) out for an early morning walk >> on a cold, blustery day (about 5:30a), and the >> greyhound came running up to him with " I'm lost! I'm scared! I'm cold! " >> >> He brought the dog in (and Ko didn't like that >> one bit!) and called me to come help. I stumbled >> up front to find the greyhound perched in one of >> my oak dining room chairs while Ko circled the >> chair and said, " You don't belong here! " >> >> I looked at the dog's collar, and found a tag >> which gave a phone number, and said, " If I'm out, >> I'm lost. " Knowing how I would feel if my dog >> were missing, I figured anyone who would put a >> tag like that on their dog wouldn't care about a >> 5:45a phone call. So I called, and when a lady >> answered the phone, I asked, " Are you missing a large brown dog? " >> >> Her response, " YES! Have you found him? " (Turned >> out he was a retired racing hound she had >> rescued. She had gone to the store the evening >> before and the wind blew her door open, and he >> was gone when she came back. She'd found his >> " brother, " another rescued greyhound, but not him.) >> >> I gave her our address, and she practically >> teleported over -- she was only about two blocks >> away. Harry opened the door, and the greyhound >> catapulted out of the chair, the length of my >> dining room, and into her arms! Imagine catching >> a full-grown greyhound like that! >> >> But there was absolutely no doubt they loved each >> other. <g> Ko basically said, " Humph! Bringing a >> huge dog like that in here... he might have hurt my cats! " >> >> >> >> — Marilyn >> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA >> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 >> Darn Good SCD Cook >> No Human Children >> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund >> Babette the Foundling Beagle >> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 I'm reading LOL Cat Bible. Has cute pictures of cats too. Makes me ''lol'' too. Have you thought of writing books like that Marilyn? You tell great pet stories (after the cookbook of course!). Debbie > That's a great story! I'd love to adopt an ex-racer. Did you get a > " greyhound hug " from him? I used to be pals with Charlie (now deceased), and > he would lean his big body against me, and kind wrap his head around my leg. > I guess that's their way of saying they like you. Poor Charlie had to wear > booties most of the time, because racing had ripped up his pads. When he > wasn't in booties, he would stick his feet into one of the water bowls at > the park to to relive them. Such wonderful dogs! > > Holly > > >> >The greyhound would have stolen my heart! I love >> >those guys :-). At my dog park, there are 2 full >> >sized and 2 Italians. Otis the IG is my good >> >buddy. I'll feel a light little tap on my back >> >(he's about 8 pounds, but long legged), and it >> >will be him wanting some love. Or if I'm petting >> >another dog, he'll shove his tiny head under my >> >armpit and force his way in :-). Unfortunately, >> >my dog and Otis don't see eye to eye. >> >> Oh, there was no DOUBT who the greyhound's Mom >> was! Harry had taken Ko (the Dachshund before >> Shadow and Sunny) out for an early morning walk >> on a cold, blustery day (about 5:30a), and the >> greyhound came running up to him with " I'm lost! I'm scared! I'm cold! " >> >> He brought the dog in (and Ko didn't like that >> one bit!) and called me to come help. I stumbled >> up front to find the greyhound perched in one of >> my oak dining room chairs while Ko circled the >> chair and said, " You don't belong here! " >> >> I looked at the dog's collar, and found a tag >> which gave a phone number, and said, " If I'm out, >> I'm lost. " Knowing how I would feel if my dog >> were missing, I figured anyone who would put a >> tag like that on their dog wouldn't care about a >> 5:45a phone call. So I called, and when a lady >> answered the phone, I asked, " Are you missing a large brown dog? " >> >> Her response, " YES! Have you found him? " (Turned >> out he was a retired racing hound she had >> rescued. She had gone to the store the evening >> before and the wind blew her door open, and he >> was gone when she came back. She'd found his >> " brother, " another rescued greyhound, but not him.) >> >> I gave her our address, and she practically >> teleported over -- she was only about two blocks >> away. Harry opened the door, and the greyhound >> catapulted out of the chair, the length of my >> dining room, and into her arms! Imagine catching >> a full-grown greyhound like that! >> >> But there was absolutely no doubt they loved each >> other. <g> Ko basically said, " Humph! Bringing a >> huge dog like that in here... he might have hurt my cats! " >> >> >> >> — Marilyn >> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA >> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 >> Darn Good SCD Cook >> No Human Children >> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund >> Babette the Foundling Beagle >> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 At 07:37 PM 3/19/2010, you wrote: I'm reading LOL Cat Bible. Has cute pictures of cats too. Makes me ''lol'' too. Have you thought of writing books like that Marilyn? You tell great pet stories (after the cookbook of course!). I've thought of it. But I keep answering questions here on the boards. <g> And not getting the cook book OR my novels finished! — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 At 07:37 PM 3/19/2010, you wrote: I'm reading LOL Cat Bible. Has cute pictures of cats too. Makes me ''lol'' too. Have you thought of writing books like that Marilyn? You tell great pet stories (after the cookbook of course!). I've thought of it. But I keep answering questions here on the boards. <g> And not getting the cook book OR my novels finished! — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.