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RE: Please wash your hands
What about UTIs?
They start from the bottom up..... if you get my drift.And the infection gets into bladder cells meaning the urine will not be sterile.
look it up
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BCSnob
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05/24/12 11:31am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Please wash your hands
"squeaky clean nether-region"?????
try the google search term "penis microbiome"
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BCSnob
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05/24/12 07:46am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Please wash your hands
Urine is sterile when inside the body, however it contaminates very rapidly when exposed to air... People always seem to miss that part...What about UTI's?:h
For all you folks worried about germs.....
Cash Carries Lots of Bacteria
Human Skin Alive With Bacteria
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BCSnob
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05/24/12 04:31am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
But of course I did have lost opportunities in wages while earning my PhD. :)
However, my degree allows me to pay the mortgage (salary & bonuses, not hourly) on our 25 acre farm near DC AND enjoy our lives with our dogs (which we breed occasionally) and livestock.
The argument that puppy buyers are unable to drive to pick up a puppy because they cannot get away from their job was proposed. This argument is nonsense; the real argument is that some puppy buyers place a higher priority on their jobs then personally picking a puppy. This is just another example of......
"Live to Work" vs "Work to Live"
Mark
Added later:
Another possibility is the budget is so tight the hypothetical puppy buyer cannot afford to take time off work; if this is the case then I would submit their budget cannot afford a puppy.
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BCSnob
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05/23/12 05:35am |
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
So what you're saying is, you're never totally away from work (even when you are on vacation) otherwise there will be lost opportunities.
Thank doG, my work is in a lab which means I really can't take my work home.
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BCSnob
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05/22/12 12:50pm |
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
I find a consistent way to tell the difference between those breeding for money and those breeding to improve the breed is whether or not the breeder is keeping a pup for themselves.
If the breeder is in it to improve the breed, then you would expect them to have enough confidence in their own breeding choices to keep what they designed to be an improvement on the dogs they already have.
I understand what you're saying - but let's assume I own a huge breeding facility and am cranking out puppies like popcorn. I too will keep a pup or two around since I am surely wearing out my breeding stock by breeding EVERY single heat cycle.....Do you really think it's economical for this hypothetical high volume breeder to keep a pup from EVERY breeding? It speaks loud and clear to me what the breeder thinks about a litter if they will not be keeping a pup for themselves.
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BCSnob
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05/22/12 10:34am |
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
"Oh, I'm sorry client of several months, I WOULD be doing this thing for you for several thousand in profit, but I had to promise SIX MONTHS AGO that I'd spend this particular day driving to Kalamazoo."This argument does not hold water.
How many people here schedule with employers/customers to be on vacation on certain dates?
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BCSnob
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05/22/12 10:32am |
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RE: Quiet Campground for July 4th - Dog fearful of fireworks
Last weekend we didn't have fireworks, we had the sound from a 12 pound canon from a park several miles away
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/photos/12/05/20/135994.jpg
and the sound of F15 fighters on intercept missions over Camp David.
I figure things will be loud here this September during the 150th anniversary events.
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BCSnob
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05/22/12 05:46am |
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RE: whats your career?
My son has a PhD in Polymer Chemistry. Didn't think he would ever get out of school. Only child and after 12 years of marriage, they had our first grandchild. They are holding her hostage in Wilmington, DE. :(Count your blessings, after almost 20 years of marriage we have not given our parents any grand kids, and won't.
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BCSnob
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05/22/12 04:40am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
I wondered about the breeders, but if four is the minimum number of breeding animals it should only impact the larger breeding operations.This depends upon how "breeding females" is defined. Does it mean intact females or females being bred? Someone who breeds one time and has 5 intact females could be required to get a license depending upon the defintion of "breeding females".
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Side note:
I find a consistent way to tell the difference between those breeding for money and those breeding to improve the breed is whether or not the breeder is keeping a pup for themselves.
If the breeder is in it to improve the breed, then you would expect them to have enough confidence in their own breeding choices to keep what they designed to be an improvement on the dogs they already have.
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BCSnob
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05/22/12 03:32am |
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RE: Traveling w/ a pet, check this out
San Francisco's mandatory spay/neuter law & breeding license for pit bull type dogs has been very effective.
It allows ownership.
It reduced the over population of pit bull type dogs.
It dramatically reduced the dogs most likely to be involved in a bite (unaltered male).
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BCSnob
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05/21/12 07:19am |
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RE: Easy-to-digest calories??
What? A herding dog with OCD?
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BCSnob
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05/18/12 11:09am |
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
As usual, the devil is in the details. While the intent is good and appropriate the wording doesn't seem to match with the intent (or it goes beyond the intent).
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BCSnob
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05/18/12 10:34am |
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
I am intimately aware of the costs of responsibly breeding litters having bred 3 litters of working Border Collies. You forgot the expenses required to demonstrate the sire and dam are worthy of being bred; in our case that would be 3-5 years of training.
Another detail not being discussed in the media is....
If a show breeder buys a female pup with the intention of adding it to their breeding program and then decides, after it has grown, to sell it (like to a pet home) because it does not meet their standard. The breeder will be required to get a license. This comes from the "born on the premises clause".
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BCSnob
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05/18/12 09:53am |
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
Of the few people that I have known who are breeder-handlers of show dogs, they all claim that they net negative or barely break even on breeding. There is a lot of overhead involved for someone who is only breeding for a couple of litters a year. It is definitely something that they do more for the love of it, and to maintain and improve breed quality than to make a profit.The wording is gross not net.
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BCSnob
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05/18/12 08:47am |
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RE: Easy-to-digest calories??
Good news Deb.
Mark
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BCSnob
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05/18/12 08:03am |
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
There is a little discussed (by the media) section in the rule change.
In addition to retail pet stores, the proposed rule would exempt from regulation anyone
who sells or negotiates the sale or purchase of any animal, except wild or exotic animals, dogs,
or cats, and who derives no more than $500 gross income from the sale of such animals.
Source: Docket No. APHIS-2011-0003
If I am reading the changes correctly anyone who grosses >$500 from the sale of dogs would need a license, meaning every breeder will likely require a license.
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BCSnob
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05/17/12 11:50am |
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RE: Traveling w/ a pet, check this out
Try a new paragraph every 1/2 dozen lines or so. My eyes start crossing with run-on sentences and I lose my place. Thanks.I'll pass that along to the AVMA who wrote the article. :)
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BCSnob
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05/17/12 10:15am |
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RE: Traveling w/ a pet, check this out
1. Dogs of any breed can and to attack/maul
2. Bigger dogs often do more damage
3. Breeding (stability of temperament), training/socialization, dog management, and altered vs intact impact the likelihood of aggression
4. The more popular the breed/type (greater numbers), the more likely the breed will be involved in attacks
5. owners/breeders prone to inappropriate skills in #3 seem to be drawn to certain breeds/typesThe numbers in the table below back up #5. As you can see, the owners of pit bull type dogs in these clinics were less likely to have their male dogs neutered than the owners of other breeds. Intact male dogs are more likely to be involved in a bite incident than neutered male dogs.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--BuGh5xOCfE/TtOLC3ztpjI/AAAAAAAALKY/xTdit1Q1sgg/s400/spay-neuter-percentages-breeds.jpg
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BCSnob
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05/17/12 09:00am |
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RE: Traveling w/ a pet, check this out
You know fully well statistics show that overwelmingly serious injury and fatal animal attacks can be attributed to a very small number of breeds. Pit Bulls by far, lead the way, followed by Rottwielers, german shepherds, chows, and dobermans.Here is a good analysis (with references) of the stats and more importantly controlled studies on
The Role of Breed in Dog Bite Risk and Prevention
April 17, 2012
Breeds Implicated in Serious Bite Injuries
In a range of studies, the breeds found to be highly represented in biting incidents were German Shepherd Dog,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 pit bull type,5,9,13,16,17,18,19,20,21 mixed breed,1,4,6,8,10,11,12,22 Rottweiler,15,19,21,23 Chow Chow,7,20 Jack Russell Terrier,18,23 and others (Collie,3 Springer Spaniel14 Saint Bernard,17 and Labrador Retriever2 ). If you consider only the much smaller number of cases that resulted in very severe injuries or fatalities,17,19 pit bull-type dogs are more frequently identified. However this may relate to the popularity of the breed in the victim's community, reporting biases and the dog's treatment by its owner (e.g., use as fighting dogs17). It is worth noting that fatal dog attacks in some areas of Canada are attributed mainly to sled dogs and Siberian Huskies,43 presumably due to the regional prevalence of these breeds. See Table 1 for a summary of breed data related to bite injuries.
Controlled Studies
The prevalence of particular dog breeds can also change rapidly over time, often influenced by distinct peaks of popularity for specific breeds. It seems that increased popularity is sometimes followed by increases in bite reports in some large breeds. For example there was a distinct peak in American Kennel Club registration of Rottweilers24 between 1990 and 1995, and they come at the top of the list of 'biting breeds' for the first time in studies of bites causing hospitalization in the late 90s and early 2000s.21,23,15,45 While it must be noted that other fad breeds such as Dalmatians and Irish setters do not seem to make similar appearances, any estimate of breed-based risk must take into account the prevalence of the breed in the population at the time and place of serious biting events.25
For example, researchers may compare well-documented bite cases with matched control households. Using this method, one study found that the breeds disproportionately involved in bite injuries requiring medical attention in the Denver area (where pit bull types are not permitted) were the German Shepherd Dog and Chow Chow.51
Other studies use estimates of breed prevalence that do not relate specifically to the households where the bites occurred, such as general community surveys, breed registries, licensed dogs or animal shelter populations (See Table 2.). These studies implicate the German Shepherd Dog and crosses47,48,49,50,51 and various other breeds (mixed breed,49,50 Cocker spaniel,48,52 Chow Chow,51,52 Collie,48 Doberman,47 Lhasa Apso,35,52 Rottweiler,38 Springer Spaniel,34 Shih Tsu,34 and Poodle49).
Aggressive Breeds
Based on behavioral assessments and owner surveys the breeds that were more aggressive towards people were small to medium-sized dogs such as the collies, toy breeds and spaniels.26,27,28,29 For example, a survey of general veterinary clientele in Canada (specifically practices in New Brunswick, Novia Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) identified Lhasa Apso, Springer spaniel and Shih Tsu as more likely to bite.34
While small dogs may be more aggressive their size means they are less likely to inflict serious bite injury except on vulnerable individuals or as part of a pack attack.30 Referrals for aggression problem more closely approximate the breeds implicated in serious bite attacks, probably because owners are more likely to seek treatment for aggression in dogs that are large enough to be dangerous. Larger dogs (regardless of breed) are implicated in more attacks on humans31 and other dogs.32
Certain large breeds are notably under-represented in bite statistics such as large hounds and retrievers (e.g., Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers)28,34—although even these breeds may have known aggressive subtypes.33 Results relating to German Shepherd Dogs are mixed,29,34 suggesting there may be particularly high variability in this breed, perhaps depending on regional subtypes or ownership factors.
Pit Bull Types
Owners of pit bull-type dogs deal with a strong breed stigma,35 however controlled studies have not identified this breed group as disproportionately dangerous. The pit bull type is particularly ambiguous as a "breed" encompassing a range of pedigree breeds, informal types and appearances that cannot be reliably identified. Visual determination of dog breed is known to not always be reliable.36 And witnesses may be predisposed to assume that a vicious dog is of this type.
It should also be considered that the incidence of pit bull-type dogs' involvement in severe and fatal attacks may represent high prevalence in neighborhoods that present high risk to the young children who are the most common victim of severe or fatal attacks. And as owners of stigmatized breeds are more likely to have involvement in criminal and/or violent acts37—breed correlations may have the owner's behavior as the underlying causal factor.
Breed Bans
While some study authors suggest limiting ownership of specific breeds might reduce injuries (e.g., pit bull type,38 German Shepherd Dog39) it has not been demonstrated that breed-specific bans affect the rate or severity of bite injuries occurring in the community.8 Factors that are reliably associated with serious dog bite injury (requiring hospital treatment) in the United States are the victim being a young child and the dog being familiar (belonging to the family, a family friend or neighbor).40,41 Strategies known to result in decreased bite incidents include active enforcement of dog control ordinances (ticketing)42.
Conclusion
Maulings by dogs can cause terrible injuries40 and death—and it is natural for those dealing with the victims to seek to address the immediate causes. Serious bites occur due to a range of factors in which a dog's size and temperament are known to be the risk factors. Also important are dog management factors such as neutering and tethering, and child care factors such as supervision around animals.
Given that pit bull-type dogs are not implicated in controlled studies, and the potential role of prevalence and management factors, it is difficult to support the targeting of this breed as a basis for dog bite prevention. If breeds are to be targeted a cluster of large breeds would be implicated including the German shepherd and shepherd crosses and other breeds that vary by location.
(tables & references can be found via the link)
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BCSnob
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05/17/12 08:31am |
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