I am curious what you all out there in the Doggy world think about the so called evolution of "Designer Dogs". You know what I am talking about...Bugs (beagles/pugs), Frenchtons (frenchbulldogs/boston terriers)Bossy Bullys (bulldogs, frenchies and bostons all mixed together), I pick on these because its a mixture of several breeds I care deeply about. The resulting puppies from these mixtures are nothing more then what they are.... A MIXED BREED DOG!! While there is absolutely NOTHING WRONG with a mixed breed dog, there is something very wrong the the amount of money the average joe has to spend to get one. From $600 to 1100!!! Now that my friends is just someone out there to make a buck. Have any of you read the contracts? NO reputable/responsible will ask for a down payment to "HOLD" a puppy. No where in the contracts does it say that if for some reason you can no longer keep your precious wonderful puppy that they will ALWAYS be there for you to take the dog back at any stage in its life. Only reputable and responsible breeders do that.
My mom told me that this rescue group has taken in 5 of these mixes from SW Washington state, all had to be put to sleep because their temperment was so bad it was scary. She even said they were evaluated by excellent trainers that work with our most difficult dogs. So sad because it was not the dogs fault, it is just poor genetics and breeding practices.
Please let us know your thoughts and opinions.
The Yodameister
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
A long absence...
Hi there everyone!! You have probably wondered what happened to me these past few months huh? Well I have been taking an extended vacation. Some of you know and others dont know, I suffer from vaccine induced epilepsy. My longest between cluster seizures has been almost 3 months, normally I cluster every month almost to the day. I have been just chillin and enjoying these past 6 months.
Well now I am back and ready to get back into it again. Thank you all for your patience during my absence.
My first big news to report is Charlie Brown has a clean bill of health and is available for adoption!! Charlie has been with us the longest, October 2008. His foster mom and dad have done the best job with him. I can't wait to see who will be the lucky family/person to adopt him.
There were 9 bulldogs come into the program in January, Baxter, Prudence,Shady Rose, Duke, Oakley,Hank, Bandit, Diesel from Olympia (we get a lot of Diesels) & Bentley. Whew and thats only January. I will post again with the next month and so on.
If any of you followers have any input, links, thoughts and ideas, please dont hesitate to let me know in the comment section or email my mom, cynder2958@earthlink.net
Gosh its great to be back.
The Yodameister
Monday, January 12, 2009
January's Fab Finds
Yoda's Fab Finds
the must have items for your bulldog
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the must have items for your bulldog
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BRAND NEW
Green Piece Wire Art's "Bulldog Topiary"
TRIED AND TRUE
Visiglo's "Illuminated Collar"
The Visiglo line of illuminated pet safety products has people and their pets literally glowing. Visiglo illuminated leashes and collars are available in 5 fun designs each specifically targeted to the needs of end users. Visiglo leashes and collars utilize a garment suitable nylon with an extremely high thread count, resulting in durable collars that are more comfortable for dogs to wear and heavy duty leashes that are easier for owners to hold.The electronics have been engineered to maximize battery life and product brightness. Visiglo collars are powered by high capacity CR 2025 batteries and Visiglo leashes are powered by two AA batteries. dog.comBULL-DACIOUS BLING
English Bulldog Clothing's "Leopard Fashion Jacket"
Show off your English bulldog with this exquisite faux fur coat! This cuddly soft outfit features a fashionable leopard-print faux fur trim with a matching faux fur black collar. This coat is fully lined with fleece to guarantee maximum comfort for your bulldog. But watch out, it will not be easy to walk outside everyone will stop you to comment. If Hollywood fame is what you are looking for, then go for it! Super soft leopard-print faux fur, Matching black faux fur collar, Faux fur of the highest quality, Fully lined with fleece, Lightweight, Comfortable, Very Soft Texture, Velcro Fasteners (easy in/easy out). Clothing sized for English bulldogs only.
bddogs.comSunday, January 4, 2009
Nails, Nails, Nails
We have recouped from the Holidays and are back at the blog! Thanks for waiting.
The volunteers for CBRR see a lot of stuff with dogs that come in to the program, one of the basics are severely neglected nails. Many people do not see this as a priority, but that is because they are just not aware of the problems this simple grooming task can cause.
There are many reasons dogs nails seem go grow fast. Some owners do not have concrete areas that the dog frequents, concrete is a great natural way for a dog's nails to be grinded down. This often leaves the outer nails longer because they do not touch the concrete as the center ones do. So you will still need to keep those outside ones as short as the center ones.
Other people do not have concrete so the nails have no natural way of keeping them fairly short. These people will have the most work to do having to perform pedicures probably twice a month. Whether you do it yourself, of take your Bullie to the groomer there are 2 ways to manually trim nails. Clippers and Dremmels. Clipping leaves jagged edges that will scratch flooring and furniture/ Dremmeling leaves a uniform and smooth tip to the nail and it less painful and there is less of a chance for you to cut the quick (the vein in the nail) of the nail. even if you clip you can finish off with a dremmel to make sure the nail is rounded and smooth and that your leather sofa will not be destroyed while you and Spike watch movies.
When left untrimmed nails grow so long they start to touch the floor while the dog is not moving.
Left longer the nails grow so long it is uncomfortable for the dog to walk since the nails stop the dogs foot from properly rocking during each step. At this point the change in the way they are forced to walk slowly damages the entire paw and leg. The paw is made to walk a certain way based on the rest of the body.
When nails of this length are left even longer that start to curl under growing that way because of the constant rocking.
The volunteers have the sad reality of getting dogs in past even this point. Past this point the dogs nails can grow into the bottom of the foot. Left infected too long like anything could lead to amputation.
The volunteers for CBRR see a lot of stuff with dogs that come in to the program, one of the basics are severely neglected nails. Many people do not see this as a priority, but that is because they are just not aware of the problems this simple grooming task can cause.
There are many reasons dogs nails seem go grow fast. Some owners do not have concrete areas that the dog frequents, concrete is a great natural way for a dog's nails to be grinded down. This often leaves the outer nails longer because they do not touch the concrete as the center ones do. So you will still need to keep those outside ones as short as the center ones.
Other people do not have concrete so the nails have no natural way of keeping them fairly short. These people will have the most work to do having to perform pedicures probably twice a month. Whether you do it yourself, of take your Bullie to the groomer there are 2 ways to manually trim nails. Clippers and Dremmels. Clipping leaves jagged edges that will scratch flooring and furniture/ Dremmeling leaves a uniform and smooth tip to the nail and it less painful and there is less of a chance for you to cut the quick (the vein in the nail) of the nail. even if you clip you can finish off with a dremmel to make sure the nail is rounded and smooth and that your leather sofa will not be destroyed while you and Spike watch movies.
When left untrimmed nails grow so long they start to touch the floor while the dog is not moving.
Left longer the nails grow so long it is uncomfortable for the dog to walk since the nails stop the dogs foot from properly rocking during each step. At this point the change in the way they are forced to walk slowly damages the entire paw and leg. The paw is made to walk a certain way based on the rest of the body.
When nails of this length are left even longer that start to curl under growing that way because of the constant rocking.
The volunteers have the sad reality of getting dogs in past even this point. Past this point the dogs nails can grow into the bottom of the foot. Left infected too long like anything could lead to amputation.
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