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The Rest of The Issues... Topic: Full Grown?
ugabug
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 12:13 pm
Replies: 7 376
We thought Just Rotten Dog was going to stay small at 16" and 35 pounds when she went to the local nursing homes. Suddenly she took a growth spurt when she was 2 1/2 years old and finalized her size at 18" and 45 pounds. We were sure she was done growing. Her growth spurt happened after we...
Shar Pei Behavior Topic: social anxiety
ugabug
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 6:40 pm
Replies: 9 393
I discovered that some of my shar pei are frightened by people standing over them and reaching down to pet. this is what I call the towering effect. I made the dog sit and asked the visitor to squat down to the dog's level to pet them. This helped alot. I think that the people coming in and sitting ...
The Rest of The Issues... Topic: Guilty By Breed, Not By Deed
ugabug
Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 1:38 pm
Replies: 12 428
Auburn, WA has apparently completed their dog ordinance with the community happier than it was. It now states that a dog will be considered dangerous AFTER it has done something aggressive! Size will not be a factor-behavior will be the determinating factor.
Rescue or Adopt a Shar-Pei Here! Topic: Chained Pei Colorado
ugabug
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 2:40 pm
Replies: 7 452
:) When I went to see Bandit for the first time, my husband gave me strict orders that I was not to bring her home. I could look only so I could help find her a home. Went I saw her, she was in a 4'x8' dog run and had been for 18 months. It was kept clean and she had shade and water along with her f...
The Rest of The Issues... Topic: I have great news
ugabug
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:28 pm
Replies: 6 345
Congratulations!!! I hope you have as much fun as Just Rotten Dog and I did. I knew you both could do it! And I am proud of you both.
The Rest of The Issues... Topic: Guilty By Breed, Not By Deed
ugabug
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:59 pm
Replies: 12 428
Good news! I made a point of watching the news the night of the city council meeting in Auburn, WA. The meeting was so packed with people protesting the ordinance that they decided to take it back to committee to rework and see if they can come up with something that is more acceptable. I hope that ...
The Rest of The Issues... Topic: Guilty By Breed, Not By Deed
ugabug
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:52 pm
Replies: 12 428
Just heard on the news last night that the city of Auburn, WA is planning on a new ordinance that ANY dog over 30 pounds will be classified as potentually dangerous. They say this means that owners must have them in pens, on a leash, or even muzzled if necessary when they are outside their homes. :m...
Shar Pei Health Topic: What flea control do you use?
ugabug
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:16 am
Replies: 11 663
I have a friend who used to work for FleaBusters who helped me out. My daughter used to come to visit with her poodle who was ful of fleas. After her visits, I would have flea problems. He knew I could not afford his services so he told me to go buy "20 Mule Team BORAX laundry booster" It ...
The Rest of The Issues... Topic: Iams in The Dog (Torture) House
ugabug
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 2:04 pm
Replies: 12 454
I figured that Iams formula was changed when P&G bought them out. My dogs did not like to eat it so I changed to Purina. Maybe they were smarter than I thought by boycotting it back then.
Member Profiles/Tell Us About Your Pei Topic: Our new love!
ugabug
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:42 pm
Replies: 6 506
Duh! You were right. I forgot to plug in my brain. :) It is so good to see him do more than lay down and try to scratch his ears. I worried about the expense of the ear surgery. But now I know it was worth it when I see Brody as a happy dog with no fever or ear pain. :) When ear surgery is the ONLY ...
Member Profiles/Tell Us About Your Pei Topic: New to forums!
ugabug
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:28 pm
Replies: 24 579
It is exciting to hear about the dogs and how they do with their obedience training and graduations. I finally have time to answer about Just Rotten Dog and how we did the therapy. We live in a lesser populated area of our state. I did not get Just Rotten tested before I started taking her to the nu...
Member Profiles/Tell Us About Your Pei Topic: New to forums!
ugabug
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 2:47 pm
Replies: 24 579
Congratulations on getting a shar pei and also on putting her in obedience and planning on doing therapy. :) I had one shar pei that I took into nursing homes here in Washington. First I took her to lots of noisy places and places with things happening so she got used to that sort of thing. I did th...
Member Profiles/Tell Us About Your Pei Topic: Our new love!
ugabug
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:50 pm
Replies: 6 506
Thanks for the info and how to creat a web page. I spent the morning creating a page. But alas! My pictures are too big for what you want on the forum. :) Thank you for your help. It is proof that an old dog-me-can learn new tricks. <img border="0" alt="[Grin Pei]" title="&q...
Member Profiles/Tell Us About Your Pei Topic: Our new love!
ugabug
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:05 pm
Replies: 6 506
I have a couple good pictures of Brody but I do not know how to post them. I took a long time to figure out how to post. I guess I am computer challenged. He is doing fine but I will be glad when he is finished wearing his "bonnet".
Member Profiles/Tell Us About Your Pei Topic: Our new love!
ugabug
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 4:19 pm
Replies: 6 506
On January 27th, we welcomed a new love into our life. He is Brogan's Brody, a cream horsecoat with a dark mask. He is a real sweet boy. My daughter found him at the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society along with a second shar pei named Fabio. Unfortunately I could only get one of them. She said Brody n...
Dog Poems, Stories and Humor Topic: A Dog's Prayer
ugabug
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 3:37 pm
Replies: 2 181
This is so soothing and reassuring. Our Rocky passed away 16 months ago. I finally was able to bring another shar pei into my heart in January. What a wonderful bandaid Brody is.
Shar Pei Behavior Topic: Barking
ugabug
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 3:23 pm
Replies: 8 307
What I liked best about my shar peis is they are not nuisence barkers. If they bark, we go check. We know something out of the norm is going on. It also made for better friendships with the neighbors. <img border="0" alt="[HaPPei]" title="" src="graemlins/happei.gi...
The Rest of The Issues... Topic: Embarrassing or what!!
ugabug
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 12:58 pm
Replies: 3 139
Yes I have many but I think the worst was shortly after we moved to our current home. A strange man rang the bell. I looked out the window and did not recognize the man. So I held the collar of my black barking shar pei. I explained through the screen door that Peeking did not like strangers AT All!...
Rainbow Bridge/Loss Support Group Topic: Honey
ugabug
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 2:36 am
Replies: 5 287
I am so sorry to hear of your loss of Honey. You gave her a little bit of heaven here on earth. And you know she will be waiting for you on the other side of the bridge. We all feel the pain of her passing as she wormed her way into our hearts when we first read about her. Thank you for taking care ...
Breeding and Show Issues Topic: Update on Harpo!
ugabug
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2003 9:04 pm
Replies: 1 164
I am so glad to hear that Harpo has made so much progress. I loved your tidbit about the sponge bath. You are now reaping the rewards of being gentle and patient with Harpo. It takes a special person to spend the time to bring out the true beauty in some of these rescues. Thank you so much for tryin...
Shar Pei Behavior Topic: Shar Pei Aggression and Fighting
ugabug
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2003 10:41 am
Replies: 28 1380
The internet is great! I connected with my cousins that I had not seen since I was 5 years old. We joke that animal rescue must be 'genetic' also. :) My dad had rescued several animals through the years-with my mom's blessings. I got one of the dogs rescued in the 96 taken in Oregon. We seemed to ha...
Shar Pei Behavior Topic: Shar Pei Aggression and Fighting
ugabug
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 12:12 pm
Replies: 28 1380
My second shar pei I got was dog aggressive. I did not know it when she was given to me. I did not even know that dogs are like that. The lady I got her from told me that she needed to find a new home for the dog because her husband was angry the Bandit broke her Yorkie's shoulder when they were 'ju...
Rainbow Bridge/Loss Support Group Topic: Raven
ugabug
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 5:17 pm
Replies: 2 317
Isn't it amazing what we go through when we feel that a dog is worth the work and trouble they cause. I am sure there were many emotions besides love when you saw some of the things that Raven did. But now they are fond memories that you will cherish. Just forget how much the repairs and relacements...
Shar Pei Health Topic: Cancer symptoms
ugabug
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 5:00 pm
Replies: 7 504
I know how hard it is to lose such a good friend. And I know it takes a while to get through it but I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers during this time. I have had a lot of my shar peis die from cancer. None of them had the symptoms you described about the moles and hardening, but I know the...
Shar Pei Behavior Topic: Leash training
ugabug
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2003 1:26 am
Replies: 2 196
I had been shown to walk in figure 8's with my dog. This requires them to keep an eye on me. I walk straight for a short distance then do a couple or three figure 8's. Then I walk straight for a short distance again. This has me turning into and away from my dog and keeps their attention up. Doing t...
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