Coffee anyone ?

[drstratton]

Good morning all! Getting ready to head out on the 2.5 hour drive back home.

Have a beautiful day everyone!

 

[fuzzi]

Good morning all! Getting ready to head out on the 2.5 hour drive back home.

Have a beautiful day everyone!

Safe travels!

I was going to go to the farmers' market...changed my mind. I'm having a low energy morning.

 

[Blue Sky]

Morning all. No joy locating Hubb’s missing truck fob. And he got a partial rant. Bad me. It was so firmly drummed into my head as a child to put crucial things in secure places consistently that not doing so is just incomprehensible. Meh. Any opinions about spays? I have had rotties spayed before first heat and I’m leaning toward that with Vala. One neighbor has two uncut male dogs and one of them is an experienced fighter. They are both free range which is fine, I never see them but if she tips over I’ll bet I do. Plus will my boys (all fixed) fight each other in spite of that? I’ll bet there’s a book or article they haven’t read We’ll have a good day all. I’m off to retrace Hubb’s steps

 

[SageHill]

Any opinions about spays? I have had rotties spayed before first heat and I’m leaning toward that with Vala. One neighbor has two uncut male dogs and one of them is an experienced fighter. They are both free range which is fine, I never see them but if she tips over I’ll bet I do. Plus will my boys (all fixed) fight each other in spite of that? I’ll bet there’s a book or article they haven’t read We’ll have a good day all. I’m off to retrace Hubb’s steps

I tell my puppy people, unless you have a very good reason wait until at least a year old to spay/neuter or better yet 18-24 months. Reasoning --- growth plates do not close until they are over a year old - closer to 18-24 months. My dogs (Belgians) will grow 1/4-1/2 from 1 year to 2 years.
Dogs spayed/neutered younger than one year grow taller than they would have. I don't know the true science (and I seriously now hate that word) behind hormones and growth - but there is a connection. When there was a huge push for early spay/neuter 2-10 months there were massive numbers of shelter puppies that grew tall. For those with light-boned ancestry (sight hounds) that also include increased bone breaks (typically legs). I still see it today in rescues. For a breed such as a Malinois that's about 2 inches taller (one of my students has a rescue Mal she got as a pup and the rescue neutered at 10 weeks). Just info and food for thought.

I understand the unwanted litter angle as well. For what it's worth I have had intact dogs and bitches living in the same house since I was a kid. Not one unplanned or "oops" litter.

 

[drstratton]

Safe travels!

I was going to go to the farmers' market...changed my mind. I'm having a low energy morning.

Thank you! We made it home safely.

I hope your energy levels improved. I could have slept a little longer myself.

 

[drstratton]

Morning all. No joy locating Hubb’s missing truck fob. And he got a partial rant. Bad me. It was so firmly drummed into my head as a child to put crucial things in secure places consistently that not doing so is just incomprehensible. Meh. Any opinions about spays? I have had rotties spayed before first heat and I’m leaning toward that with Vala. One neighbor has two uncut male dogs and one of them is an experienced fighter. They are both free range which is fine, I never see them but if she tips over I’ll bet I do. Plus will my boys (all fixed) fight each other in spite of that? I’ll bet there’s a book or article they haven’t read We’ll have a good day all. I’m off to retrace Hubb’s steps

Sounds like my household. One time my husband lost his keys. We found them 3 months later in the engine compartment of one of our cars! He didn't realize he'd left them in there, when he was working on it!

 

[Alaskan]

hubs will help our son pack up for their trip back to Oklahoma. They've been with us for 6 months. Love them and will especially miss our grandbaby's, but we are ready to have our house back.

I missed, why were they with you for 6 months?

Your house will feel huge and quiet with them gone.

 

[drstratton]

I missed, why were they with you for 6 months?

Your house will feel huge and quiet with them gone.

Our DIL is a travel nurse. She took a position an hour from our house. My sil lives in the town where she's been working. When she works more than 2 days in a row, she stays with her. They were only supposed to be here for 3 months. It sounds like she might be getting a full time position near their home in Oklahoma.

It's going to be very quiet. I'm going to miss those baby's beyond measure.

 

[Baymule]

Wow, that's a great fundraiser. More kids need to go to trade schools.

Sheriff said other county sheriff’s are calling him asking about it.

 

[fuzzi]

I hope that veer's away.

It looks as if it might!