I received an email about Nature's Variety recall. You can find the article here - http://www.dogfoodproject.com/

"Nature's Variety Voluntarily Expands Recall to Include All Chicken Formula and Organic Chicken Formula Raw Frozen Diets with "Best If Used By" Dates On or Before 2/5/11 "

I've been with Chatter since it's conception in 2004 and a friend of Sunlites (online) and off, via long distance LOL,
for some years before that, and all because of the love of our tzu.

This is a bit hard for me but, I've decided to leave Chatter as admin although I will be popping by to say "hello"

Thanks to the friends I've made here, this board has bought me much joy, but it's time for me to go.

All the best to everyone,

Cackle

Hello! It is with regret that I introduce myself in this manner. I recently helped transport Sweetie Pie (now renamed Peaches), who is a white and tan spayed female Shih Tzu rescued from a puppy mill auction by ROMP rescue. She traveled from Chicago to her new foster home in Glenside, PA, where she spent a very happy month with her new Shih Tzu buddy and two doxies, but went missing from her yard on February 4th, just before the horrendous snowstorm hit on the east coast.

She has tags on from ROMP rescue and is microchipped. She is quite shy/docile and may be frightened of people because of her mill dog experiences, although she seemed to be quite familiar with living in a house at some point in her life. We do not recommend chasing her, as she will probably run from you (perhaps a bribe with food and being very still and friendly will work). We are hoping that someone has picked her up or that she has found a warm place to hole up in. We believe she would return to her doggie friends and her source of food.

If anyone lives in the Glenside area, please keep a lookout for her. If you think you may have seen her, please contact Liz at 773-263-7060 or Linda & Marv at 215-887-8786. They are offering a reward. We are all worried and heartbroken that this has happened.

Just wanted to remind everyone to watch out for antifreeze since winter is here. It smells and tastes good to dogs, but will kill them very quickly if it's not caught in time. An amount as small as a small leak from a car can make them deathly ill. A person on another board I look at has just lost a dog and has 2 more who are very sick from antifreeze and they don't know if they'll make it. They haven't figured out yet where they got into it. Here's some links about it.

http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/diseasesan..._antifreeze.htm

http://www.vetinfo.com/dtoxin.html

I just want to say that I am really thankful and happy for all the friendship, experience, advice, comfort, laughter, and support that this little community offers to all of us.

We rock! Thanks to Sunlite and the mods and everyone willing to be here and share so well.

So...
Lullaby just finished her puppy shots today, including rabies. The vet mentioned a couple other vaccines that are optional: giardia and lyme disease. I'm concerned about overvaccination. What do you guys think about these vaccines? Should Lullaby get them? What did you get for your pups?

Thanks so much!
Kay

Since we have had some new folks joining us lately, and some others rejoining us, and others who haven't been with us that long, and even more that have been here for a bit..I thought it might be nice to reintroduce our pups to everyone. I hope everyone will join in and share a bit about our sweet babies so everyone can get to know them a bit better!
I have:
Rally--A 11 year old 1/2 Lhasa-Apso/tzu. I call him the "Sheriff". He doesn't like excitement, or rambunctious behavior! He will always put a stop to that! But he is a very loyal dog, and very sweet. He loves all people, but not other dogs.

Payslee--A red/liver Shih-tzu who is a year old. She loves to run as fast as she can! She is a very bright little tzu, and smiles a lot. She likes to visit my hospice friend, and she loves to bite Sawyer all the time. She is a smaller tzu, and even though Sawyer could take her in a good fight, he never does because she is the alpha at a whopping 6.5 pounds! Payslee is a certified therapy dog and has been visiting the nursing homes, assisted living center, VA hospitals, and recently the hospitals to help with Physical therapy..She is great at therapy work, always so patient with people, and happy to see them. Payslee is a sassy Princess baby.

Sawyer--A Brindle Shih-tzu who is a year old. He is such a sweet boy. He loves morning time when he wakes up and puts his arms around my neck to give me a hug. He is very floppy, and loves to be carried on my hip. He loves to play with anyone who will play with him, and he will let them drag him around if they want to. He loves all people and all other animals. He's a good little man, but often forgets what he is doing and has several "Blonde Moments" throughout the day! Sawyer got his therapy certification in September, and while he likes going..he doesn't like therapy work quite as much as Payslee..He's kind of more into 'himself'..

Pandora--My sweet Pandora went to Rainbow Bridge Oct 1 of last year. She is the one who led me to the Shih-tzu Breed, as I didn't even know what a Tzu was when I adopted Pan. She was a 10 year old black and white Tzu that made me laugh every single day! She loved to play with all her toys and sling them around and fling them into the air. Pandora was a rescue from the animal shelter where they found her in the trash can. Someone had actually shot at her with BB's, but she was the sweetest girl ever, and still managed to love all people, even though she had been through so much. I had her for 9 of her 10 years, and each day was a joy with her.

Can't wait to see everyone else's babes!

Not sure if this goes in General, Health, Grooming, Training, all of the above, so I'll just throw it out there.

I've noticed Harley has this way of sticking his whole head into the water bowl when he drinks, whether it's a ramekin or a salad bowl makes no difference. Result is, his whole face is usually sopping wet. Is this normal, and is there an easy fix besides following him to the water bowl every time with a towel to dry him off when he's done?

-m