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Handy guide to being owned by a pug!
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From Rosa:
Just enjoy your pug and let her be a pet. Breeding is much more involved than sticking 2 dogs together. HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE DECIDING TO BREED YOUR DOG: Have they completed their AKC championships in the ring, thereby proving their quality as breeding stock? Have you studied their pedigrees to determine possible genetic defects going back decades? Have you evaluated male and female against the written breed standard to determine why their particular offspring would make a viable contribution to the breed? Have you done the requisite health tests? Are you willing to have their eyes and hips certified? Do you understand the risk to the female in breeding her? Are you willing to pay for a Caesaran, (quite common in Mastiffs, about $1,000.00 + postnatal care) Are you willing to supplement and tube feed puppies for 24 hours a day? Are you willing to spend 12 weeks hand raising puppies in your home? Are you willing to go to the expense of 12 weeks of shots and wormings for however many puppies you bring into the world? Are you willing to interview dozens of potential pet buyers to determine exactly which ones will be the absolute Best homes for your puppies? Will you have a spay/neuter clause in your pet buyer contract requiring proof of spaying/neutering before each pup is 6 months old? Will you GUARANTEE that for if ANY reason during the life of the puppies you've bred, their owners can no longer keep them, they must be returned to you? |
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LIVING WITH A GARBAGE HOUND?: YOUR TRASH COULD BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR PET!
Does your enterprising pooch have a habit of digging out the edibles - and not-so-edibles - in your garbage can? He may be satisfying his canine instincts, but the ASPCA would like to inform pet parents that the everyday items you throw away could be dangerous to your pet--including medications, household cleaners, poisonous plant cuttings, insecticides and potentially harmful foods, such as chocolate, onions and coffee grounds. Edited by Linda on Aug 17, 2007 9:50 PM |
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For everyone who wants the website handy :
Two Paws Pastry & Gifts http://www.twopawspas...  We do all natural gourmet dog treats and custom pet pop art from you own favorite photograpgh. We do gift orders and even will ship directly to your reciepient and include a card with a personal message ! Thanks for all your support! Link to meet-up discussion and reviews too : http://pug.meetup.com... http://pug.meetup.com... Edited by Nicole Smart on Sep 1, 2007 5:05 AM |
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PDE (Pug Dog Encephalitis) Info
Pug Dog Encephalitis (PDE) Dr. Kimberly Greer's contact information http://pug.meetup.com...The Pugweiser Fund For PDE Research Pug Dog Encephalitis Calendar for 2008 All Pug Benefit For PDE Research Shop for a Cause: PDE Research! PDE Testing UPDATE - January 14, 2008: !!!IMPORTANT PDE RESEARCH INFO!!! Edited by Linda on Jan 16, 2008 11:51 PM |
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