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We've gone through a few clippers with the last being a Oster Classic 76. At this point my wife is seriously considering a set sheep shears. I don't think they would really work that well for some of the fine trim work though.... Could a few of y'all list what you use?

Friends son bought a mixed breed puppy from a shop. Shop owner told son that since both the parents were purebred (not the same breed by a long shot) the puppy could be AKC registered? I'm thinking scam.... has anyone heard of this by the AKC?

Bonnie is pushing right at four YO now. We've had her through obedience school. When I get home from work we always have some special time together. She is not alone; but has three other pack mates at home. When either my wife or I are home, together or alone... Bonnie will be a sort of...

Bonnie (3 YO Spayed Female) is starting to chew things. Last month it was my wife's cell phone. Today she chewed up an audio remote..... This is new behavior for her. She took both devices off the same end table. Its not like she doesn't have toys or is alone....

I don't consider this political... http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/smartspending/archive/2009/08/17/a-tax-deduction-for-your-pet.aspx Considering.... The number of dogs in rescue and humane societies have gone through the roof. I watch the numbers of Great Pyrenees on Petfinder and its...

After watching District 9 Sunday in PDRA2 I went to pull the car up for the family. As I was stepping off the curb a blue new model VW bug to my right apparently starts in reverse. I'm looking left at the traffic flow when I see it just before the bumper hits my right calf. So I apparently...

Folks I'm in contact with near there say its a pretty good ashfall. Should be dawn soon so some pictures may be available in a couple of hours. Mud flow\flood advisories already out.

anyone who was on Northwest Flight 51 from Frankfurt to Detroit last Tuesday. One passenger is in isolation in Detroit with confirmed TB.

PDRA2 = Ann Arbor, MI

Jackson Cit Pat today listed a 3 year old female Saint Bernard FREE because they 'don't have room for it.' I called the family and got no answer. So I then called the Michigan contact for the SB Rescue for Michigan. The person on the phone was NOT the person listed, but a receptionist at a...

Killer Virus Grips England http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/75741/Killer-virus-grips-Britain Not sure now to The Daily Express against more reliable and valid sources like the 'Weekly World News'.......

Even with her hip and leg problem; Bonnie HAS to go out in the front yard and play fetch with me almost every day. We use a 19in orange, knarled (sp?) retrieval toy. That is what SHE brings back to me... only her.... if we have the Golden Retriever out there and she gets it first, Bonnie...

We have close bonds with our dogs.... scout dog/sentry dog/EOD dog handlers are closer to the pooches than anyone..... I have a couple of pictures from IZ & AF I will add when I get home tonight...... From: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/21/marine.dog/index.html (text is cut+paste, there are...

Twisted my knee walking into work (at the VA Hospital). So I hobbled into the ER which is around the corner from my office... As part of the in-take process they ask you if you are afraid of anyone at home... I said ' Yes, Ive been married over 25 years and my wife terrifies me." The Nurse...

You have to consider they just hang around on the stoop, steps, or porch. This can lead to binge drinking with the following result. Please ensure your area is policed up before the children arrive. This has been a public service announcement. Have a safe and fun Halloween....

My 2 YO F Newfie has a stretched crustaceans (sp?) and (per the Vets X Ray) mild to moderate dysplasia. Now I have read the thread on that in the health board. (So this should get me max cross thread & board post points.) Vet said yesterday that stretched C was in both knees. The original...

I'm going to cross post this in the Off Topic forum also, even though this is not a Newf rescue question. A person I know adopted a puppy from a person who advertised rescue dogs on Craigslist in Virginia. She is affiliated with a SPCA in some fashion, but seems to foster and adopt the dogs...

I'm going to cross post this in the Newf Rescue forum also, even though this is not a Newf rescue question. A person I know adopted a puppy from a person who advertised rescue dogs on Craigslist in Virginia. She is affiliated with a SPCA in some fashion, but seems to foster and adopt the dogs...

Been a while since posting here but really need some advice and guidance. Last November I got a delightful little Newfie girl pup that was going through the normal chewing and house breaking thing. We had three other dogs a two year old Lab/Bassett mix altered male, a fourteen year unaltered...

the indiscretions of earlier puppies, especially in our case the destructive chewing episodes? Bonnie has gone through about $100 worth of shoes, but no one seems to remember the other pups shoe, rug, carpet, furniture, book, or other chewing indiscretions. Is this a common memory lapse phenomena?