Recent content by Sailorgirl

I don't post a lot of pictures here anymore, but once a year we do something special on Hudson's birthday, which was Tuesday. Poor Hudson is missing his birthday hat this year (he was overjoyed, I'm sure). It's been a rough two years for Hudson: multiple surgeries, another torn CCL, you name it...

I'm interested to hear what the policies regarding them are. We've always had a casual workplace where employees occasionally brought dogs in. There is no policy on this but everyone takes a common sense approach: all dogs are well-behaved and contained in the owner's work area and are only in...

Is anybody feeding half Orijen half raw? I'd like to hear any experiences, etc.

I don't post pictures often, but I thought these were pretty cute. I was out sailing yesterday and Rita swam out to me so I pulled her in the boat. When my husband and I switched spots, I ran up to the house to get the camera.

I'm happy to report that Rita earned her RN today. I was particularly proud because she got 99 points on today's leg. Unfortunately, today 99 was only good for fifth place (we missed the tiebreaker by a second), but I'm THRILLED with her performance. All told, she earned her RN in three legs...

I need to take one of my dogs in for an ear infection in about 20 minutes. This is the first time with a Newf and the first time in probably 12 years that I have to go to the vet for an ear infection. Unfortunately I have to see a doctor (at a clinic we use) who I don't particularly trust and I...

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Since we're coming up on a new year, I thought "new beginnings" could be theme for a photo contest. Think anything that makes you think of a new start or a sign of great things to come. (Please note, this is a perfect opportunity for more puppy pictures Karen and others). But it's not just...

Is there an easy way to make a photo black and white but keep one thing in color? I'm on PS CS2 Thanks in advance.

Quality-wise these pictures aren't so hot, but I was dealing with five less-than-cooperative dogs. Anyway, I had the dogs at the office and our regular "office dog," a Boston terrier, had three puppies who also happened to come for the day. Unfortunately the Newfs were petrified of the babies...

Anyone who has dealt with complications of Rimadyl, please pipe in. Hudson has been off and on Rimadyl for the past four months. We're now noticing signs of things that may be serious complications, namely very frequent urination and excessive thirst. I have a call into the vet, but I'm...

This is an excerpt from an article that was published on a garden Web site. I thought it was good information for dog owners. It was written by Geoff Stein who is a veterinarian and gardener. The largest pests we find ourselves battling in our gardens with toxic brews are the rodents (most...

Does anyone know if pepper spray is a relatively safe and effective way to deal with aggressive dogs? We have a specific problem with one aggressive dog who just attacked Hudson for the second time (these are bizarre, unprovoked attacks that are not preceded by any sort of posturing) and has bit...

I don't think I've seen this topic before. What I'm hoping for is that I'll get a lot of practical advice, rather than just a laundry lists of questions. I'd love to hear stories of what you asked your vets before choosing them, or what you wish you would have asked. Like many of us here, there...

We got a big heavy snow yesterday and it's really pretty out here today and the dogs are just loving it. Here's a few shots from today plus a couple I had in the camera. Our winter wonderland Playin' in the snow