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| Tallulah 2005-07-21, 10:49 pm |
| Maybe I'll shave dogs for a living.
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| Bambi C. 2005-07-21, 10:49 pm |
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"Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Maybe I'll shave dogs for a living.
Too hot, with all those blow dryers running!
Maybe you could shave presurgical patients?
Bambi C.
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| haggis 2005-07-24, 12:09 am |
| BAHAHAHA. I certainly didn't expect to find talk of genital
deforestation when I peeked in here. . . Must be leftover goofiness from
last night's full moon. (Good grief--this is my last mental image before
I hit the hay?)
jeanne
LizzieB. wrote:
> Tallulah wrote:
>
>
>
> Well. There goes breakfast.
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| Tallulah 2005-07-24, 12:09 am |
| Pfft - I'd prefer dogs over some of the places I'd have to shave on
people (especially men). LOL
This will probably bring up a plethora of unsavory mental images for
anyone who reads this. Blame Bambi. ;)
Bambi C. wrote:
> "Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1121986228.831036.126440@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>
>
> Too hot, with all those blow dryers running!
> Maybe you could shave presurgical patients?
>
> Bambi C.
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| LizzieB. 2005-07-24, 12:09 am |
| Tallulah wrote:
> Pfft - I'd prefer dogs over some of the places I'd have to shave on
> people (especially men). LOL
Well. There goes breakfast.
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| Tallulah 2005-07-24, 12:09 am |
| Genital deforestation? ROFL! You have such a way with words.
Well my day just improved. Thanks for the chuckle, haggis!
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| Blupencl 2005-07-24, 11:03 am |
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I was just thinking the same thing. I had the little shih tzu shaved on
Thursday. Total bill was $120.50. He weighs maybe 10 pounds.
The actual grooming was only $45, the anesthesia was $70 and the rabies
shot was the rest of it.
He is truly the ugliest animal I have ever seen. Picture a mixed breed
rat with a plume tail.
I can't believe she didn't even leave him a moustache!
Tallulah Wrote:
> Maybe I'll shave dogs for a living.
--
Blupencl
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| VickieHerndonCMT 2005-07-24, 11:03 am |
| I have to have my 2 shih tzu done on Thursday and it will minimally be $170
total for both and then I have to buy them a bag of food, best in the canine
world, which will add another $25, plus the tip!
"Blupencl" <Blupencl.1smqzd@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> I was just thinking the same thing. I had the little shih tzu shaved on
> Thursday. Total bill was $120.50. He weighs maybe 10 pounds.
>
> The actual grooming was only $45, the anesthesia was $70 and the rabies
> shot was the rest of it.
>
> He is truly the ugliest animal I have ever seen. Picture a mixed breed
> rat with a plume tail.
>
> I can't believe she didn't even leave him a moustache!
>
>
> Tallulah Wrote:
>
>
> --
> Blupencl
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| haggis 2005-07-24, 11:03 am |
| Well, this bites majorly--what IS it with vets and groomers, anyway? I
just took my dog in for her annual--the cheapest by half, at $114 (I now
get my Revolution from Oz, at half the cost the vet sells it for--and
with no Rx). I had asked to bring in my cat for a snip at the same time,
and they wouldn't even tell me how much--said they'd give me a quote
when we got here (and please don't bring him along yet). First of all,
my dog (a Westie) had a nerfel stuck to her backside (I was so proud)
and the assistant shrugged it off and said she'd get a scissors and snip
it off. Before I knew what hit me, she had SHAVED HER XXX. Bald. I don't
get my dog groomed because I hate how they always do it; I strip her by
hand, which means she has a lovely, proper double coat (cutting the hair
results in a loss of the undercoat, for some reason). Poor dog was so
mortified, she keeps jumping a foot when she plops down, whether she
hits carpet or cold tile. Her XXXXXXX is bare nekkid and in-your-face,
poor thing.
As for the cat. . . The quote was 4 pages long. First salvo is a $149.07
appt. for exam and shots. Two weeks later, they would do the actual
de-nutting, to the tune of $187.58. What happened to the days when you
could take a male in for $30-40 and you were done?! Farmers do this
routinely with no hullaballoo--wipe, slice, snip, close, NEXT! *sigh* Of
course, my county has no low-cost neuter/spay program just now, so I
might have to use my son's address and head to Sarasota (not known for
low-cost anything, but they're much more with-it than most and should
have something I'm looking for).
They also told me my dog has tartar that should have a "simple"
procedure to scale it--depending on whether I opt for extra Ringers to
"ease the transition from anaesthesia," I'm looking at somewhere between
$259.37 and $311.12.
OH.MY.GOD. I will pay $4.50 for the dental tool and pick at it myself. I
guess I should be glad I opt for the natural look (present bare XXX the
exception) and count my blessings I don't have to deal with groomers, as
well.
jeanne
VickieHerndonCMT wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> I have to have my 2 shih tzu done on Thursday and it will minimally be $170
> total for both and then I have to buy them a bag of food, best in the canine
> world, which will add another $25, plus the tip!
>
>
> "Blupencl" <Blupencl.1smqzd@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:Blupencl.1smqzd@nospam.com...
>
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| Tallulah 2005-07-24, 11:03 am |
| $25 to denut a cat in our town. Scaling teeth isn't much, either,
though I can't tell you off the top of my head how much.
haggis wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Well, this bites majorly--what IS it with vets and groomers, anyway? I
> just took my dog in for her annual--the cheapest by half, at $114 (I now
> get my Revolution from Oz, at half the cost the vet sells it for--and
> with no Rx). I had asked to bring in my cat for a snip at the same time,
> and they wouldn't even tell me how much--said they'd give me a quote
> when we got here (and please don't bring him along yet). First of all,
> my dog (a Westie) had a nerfel stuck to her backside (I was so proud)
> and the assistant shrugged it off and said she'd get a scissors and snip
> it off. Before I knew what hit me, she had SHAVED HER XXX. Bald. I don't
> get my dog groomed because I hate how they always do it; I strip her by
> hand, which means she has a lovely, proper double coat (cutting the hair
> results in a loss of the undercoat, for some reason). Poor dog was so
> mortified, she keeps jumping a foot when she plops down, whether she
> hits carpet or cold tile. Her XXXXXXX is bare nekkid and in-your-face,
> poor thing.
>
> As for the cat. . . The quote was 4 pages long. First salvo is a $149.07
> appt. for exam and shots. Two weeks later, they would do the actual
> de-nutting, to the tune of $187.58. What happened to the days when you
> could take a male in for $30-40 and you were done?! Farmers do this
> routinely with no hullaballoo--wipe, slice, snip, close, NEXT! *sigh* Of
> course, my county has no low-cost neuter/spay program just now, so I
> might have to use my son's address and head to Sarasota (not known for
> low-cost anything, but they're much more with-it than most and should
> have something I'm looking for).
>
> They also told me my dog has tartar that should have a "simple"
> procedure to scale it--depending on whether I opt for extra Ringers to
> "ease the transition from anaesthesia," I'm looking at somewhere between
> $259.37 and $311.12.
>
> OH.MY.GOD. I will pay $4.50 for the dental tool and pick at it myself. I
> guess I should be glad I opt for the natural look (present bare XXX the
> exception) and count my blessings I don't have to deal with groomers, as
> well.
>
> jeanne
>
>
> VickieHerndonCMT wrote:
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-07-24, 11:03 am |
| Be glad you don't have a horse! They charge 60 bucks just to show up.
Get the dog some marrow bones. Being dentist's kids, my sister and I
practice our dental hygiene skills on grandmother's collie. LOL. Poor
dog had the patience of a saint. Rates really vary amazingly regionally
or even out our way to "in town."
Ridiculous they can't tell you up front what it will cost. Then don't
get me started on some of the vet techs who try to patronize you if you
choose not to have every innoculation known to man.
haggis wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Well, this bites majorly--what IS it with vets and groomers, anyway? I
> just took my dog in for her annual--the cheapest by half, at $114 (I now
> get my Revolution from Oz, at half the cost the vet sells it for--and
> with no Rx). I had asked to bring in my cat for a snip at the same time,
> and they wouldn't even tell me how much--said they'd give me a quote
> when we got here (and please don't bring him along yet). First of all,
> my dog (a Westie) had a nerfel stuck to her backside (I was so proud)
> and the assistant shrugged it off and said she'd get a scissors and snip
> it off. Before I knew what hit me, she had SHAVED HER XXX. Bald. I don't
> get my dog groomed because I hate how they always do it; I strip her by
> hand, which means she has a lovely, proper double coat (cutting the hair
> results in a loss of the undercoat, for some reason). Poor dog was so
> mortified, she keeps jumping a foot when she plops down, whether she
> hits carpet or cold tile. Her XXXXXXX is bare nekkid and in-your-face,
> poor thing.
>
> As for the cat. . . The quote was 4 pages long. First salvo is a $149.07
> appt. for exam and shots. Two weeks later, they would do the actual
> de-nutting, to the tune of $187.58. What happened to the days when you
> could take a male in for $30-40 and you were done?! Farmers do this
> routinely with no hullaballoo--wipe, slice, snip, close, NEXT! *sigh* Of
> course, my county has no low-cost neuter/spay program just now, so I
> might have to use my son's address and head to Sarasota (not known for
> low-cost anything, but they're much more with-it than most and should
> have something I'm looking for).
>
> They also told me my dog has tartar that should have a "simple"
> procedure to scale it--depending on whether I opt for extra Ringers to
> "ease the transition from anaesthesia," I'm looking at somewhere between
> $259.37 and $311.12.
>
> OH.MY.GOD. I will pay $4.50 for the dental tool and pick at it myself. I
> guess I should be glad I opt for the natural look (present bare XXX the
> exception) and count my blessings I don't have to deal with groomers, as
> well.
>
> jeanne
>
>
> VickieHerndonCMT wrote:
>
| |
| haggis 2005-07-24, 11:03 am |
| Well, I knew it was getting bad when they were able to remodel the
entire clinic with all the latest "stuff," and obviously, they knew I'd
simply run if they told me outright it was going to total over $300. The
kid doesn't even go outdoors. I did have a horse, but thankfully that
was in IA--and a good friend's dad was an old-timey vet who'd let me pay
off my $20 annual shots as my allowance allowed. I shudder to think what
it costs to keep a horse in FL, fancy vets or not--so many creeping
crawlies to protect them from.
Just racking up the reasons so that when I figure out where I'd rather
live, there won't be any doubt it's the right move.
jeanne
RaeMorrill wrote:
> Be glad you don't have a horse! They charge 60 bucks just to show up.
> Get the dog some marrow bones. Being dentist's kids, my sister and I
> practice our dental hygiene skills on grandmother's collie. LOL. Poor
> dog had the patience of a saint. Rates really vary amazingly regionally
> or even out our way to "in town."
>
> Ridiculous they can't tell you up front what it will cost. Then don't
> get me started on some of the vet techs who try to patronize you if you
> choose not to have every innoculation known to man.
| |
| Barbara Carlson 2005-07-24, 11:04 am |
| Different areas vary, but here the County will spay/neuter free. I don't
know whether I would take my show dog when we decide to spay her (can't show
neutered dogs), but we get cats dropped off regularly, and we try to catch
them and take them in. They do expect a tip, and require Rabies shot which
you have to pay for, but when our drop-off cat (pregnant of course) had
kittens, we took mom and 4 kittens in. 2 males, 3 females. I gave them
$100 for the 5. Actually they do so many it is probably the safest place to
have it done! I'm not sure it is even done by a vet, but we have had no
problems with the several cats and a couple of stray dogs we took and then
found good homes for. You might check to see if your County offers anything
like that.
Low maintenance dogs--I do the show grooming on my Saluki. I have to brush
her long-haired ears a couple of times a week, and tail. When we show her,
she tends to be a bit hairy, and I strip the areas that need it myself
(sides, and a little on the shoulders and haunch--not all Salukis require
this, Zandy has a little more body hair than some)--probably takes me half
an hour to get her ready to show. Since she swims in the pool a lot I don't
have to bathe her usually. My son and DIL have a silky terrier--I don't
know how much it costs them to have him clipped and groomed, but I've heard
them complain about the bill! Their Greater Swiss Mt. Dog requires little
grooming, even to show.
But, it does cost over $100 for their license and annual shots! That
includes their heart worm pills--usually runs about $130 per dog. NJ
licenses were MUCH cheaper, and rabies shots were free.
Our older dobie has lymphatic cancer--she has responded well to treatment,
but is on hormones--my health insurance doesn't cover her!!!! She's doing
well, though and has responded better to treatment than the vet had
predicted.
Barb C.
"haggis" <haggis58@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:OvmdnQpZ3-BbKX_fRVn-ug@comcast.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Well, this bites majorly--what IS it with vets and groomers, anyway? I
> just took my dog in for her annual--the cheapest by half, at $114 (I now
> get my Revolution from Oz, at half the cost the vet sells it for--and with
> no Rx). I had asked to bring in my cat for a snip at the same time, and
> they wouldn't even tell me how much--said they'd give me a quote when we
> got here (and please don't bring him along yet). First of all, my dog (a
> Westie) had a nerfel stuck to her backside (I was so proud) and the
> assistant shrugged it off and said she'd get a scissors and snip it off.
> Before I knew what hit me, she had SHAVED HER XXX. Bald. I don't get my
> dog groomed because I hate how they always do it; I strip her by hand,
> which means she has a lovely, proper double coat (cutting the hair results
> in a loss of the undercoat, for some reason). Poor dog was so mortified,
> she keeps jumping a foot when she plops down, whether she hits carpet or
> cold tile. Her XXXXXXX is bare nekkid and in-your-face, poor thing.
>
> As for the cat. . . The quote was 4 pages long. First salvo is a $149.07
> appt. for exam and shots. Two weeks later, they would do the actual
> de-nutting, to the tune of $187.58. What happened to the days when you
> could take a male in for $30-40 and you were done?! Farmers do this
> routinely with no hullaballoo--wipe, slice, snip, close, NEXT! *sigh* Of
> course, my county has no low-cost neuter/spay program just now, so I might
> have to use my son's address and head to Sarasota (not known for low-cost
> anything, but they're much more with-it than most and should have
> something I'm looking for).
>
> They also told me my dog has tartar that should have a "simple" procedure
> to scale it--depending on whether I opt for extra Ringers to "ease the
> transition from anaesthesia," I'm looking at somewhere between $259.37 and
> $311.12.
>
> OH.MY.GOD. I will pay $4.50 for the dental tool and pick at it myself. I
> guess I should be glad I opt for the natural look (present bare XXX the
> exception) and count my blessings I don't have to deal with groomers, as
> well.
>
> jeanne
>
>
> VickieHerndonCMT wrote:
| |
| Barbara Carlson 2005-07-24, 11:04 am |
| Our vet said $125 to do the teeth! I never even knew it was required. We
have owned dogs all our lives and NEVER had one with a tooth problem--some
living well into their teens. It doesn't cost that much to have my teeth
cleaned!!!! I give them bones. They do fine.
Barb C.
"Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1122161543.326621.204490@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> $25 to denut a cat in our town. Scaling teeth isn't much, either,
> though I can't tell you off the top of my head how much.
>
> haggis wrote:
>
| |
| Barbara Carlson 2005-07-24, 11:04 am |
| The big problem in Florida is the cost of the hay!!!! It costs more than 3
times as much to keep a horse here than it did in NJ. Our horse vet makes
house calls, and is cheaper than our dog/cat vet. It costs $20 for a farm
visit plus whatever they do. Emergency visit is $50. Annual shots are not
the problem. We had a chronic collicker who eventually died who ran up BIG
vet bills, and my stallion who foundered and required frequent visits, and
surgery ran up thousands!!! And eventually had to be put down.
I get more for my money from my equine vets than I do from my small animal
vets.
Barb C.
"haggis" <haggis58@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ApadnWy0-JXAc3_fRVn-1w@comcast.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Well, I knew it was getting bad when they were able to remodel the entire
> clinic with all the latest "stuff," and obviously, they knew I'd simply
> run if they told me outright it was going to total over $300. The kid
> doesn't even go outdoors. I did have a horse, but thankfully that was in
> IA--and a good friend's dad was an old-timey vet who'd let me pay off my
> $20 annual shots as my allowance allowed. I shudder to think what it costs
> to keep a horse in FL, fancy vets or not--so many creeping crawlies to
> protect them from.
>
> Just racking up the reasons so that when I figure out where I'd rather
> live, there won't be any doubt it's the right move.
>
> jeanne
>
>
> RaeMorrill wrote:
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-07-24, 11:04 am |
| I've heard that some think it is the cereal foods that cause the tarter.
We had two large dogs who both lived to be 14 or close to it. They got
mostly dry food but got marrow bones or rawhide chews fairly often and
neither had much tartar problem.
The German shep we have now won't eat dog food (no - she won't we tried
and she almost starved herself to death). Finally, I gave up and now she
gets mostly hamburg and meat scraps (fav restaurant saves us boxes. She
gets marrow bones now and then but she has really no tartar to speak of
(almost 4).
Barbara Carlson wrote:
> Our vet said $125 to do the teeth! I never even knew it was required. We
> have owned dogs all our lives and NEVER had one with a tooth problem--some
> living well into their teens. It doesn't cost that much to have my teeth
> cleaned!!!! I give them bones. They do fine.
>
> Barb C.
> "Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1122161543.326621.204490@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-07-24, 11:04 am |
| I find from our AOL horse boards the huge variation. My equine dentist
was here other day. It was 95 bucks to float two horses (rasp and no
sedation). I was going to have vet do it one year as she was out anyway,
until she told me 180 bucks (and I don't know that included the farm
call or the sedation!). NO THANKS. The ED told me up north there are so
few vets that a farm call can be 200 bucks!.
Barbara Carlson wrote:
> The big problem in Florida is the cost of the hay!!!! It costs more than 3
> times as much to keep a horse here than it did in NJ. Our horse vet makes
> house calls, and is cheaper than our dog/cat vet. It costs $20 for a farm
> visit plus whatever they do. Emergency visit is $50. Annual shots are not
> the problem. We had a chronic collicker who eventually died who ran up BIG
> vet bills, and my stallion who foundered and required frequent visits, and
> surgery ran up thousands!!! And eventually had to be put down.
>
> I get more for my money from my equine vets than I do from my small animal
> vets.
>
> Barb C.
>
> "haggis" <haggis58@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ApadnWy0-JXAc3_fRVn-1w@comcast.com...
>
>
>
>
| |
| VickieHerndonCMT 2005-07-24, 11:04 am |
| My dogs are the identical same age and breed and from the same breeder. I
feed them hard food, which is called Canidae. Shih tzu dogs are not
supposed to eat anything with soy, so I do not feed them soy at all and I am
careful not to give them anything that could be toxic to their liver.
One dog has no tartar on his teeth. The other one, has major tartar
buildup. They eat the same food.
It costs about $300 to have the procedure to clean their teeth at the vet.
I have tried brushing their teeth, but they won't let me do it. I probably
will have to have a cleaning done for my one dog, but the other looks to me
like his teeth are just fine. I have no idea why one has buildup and the
other does not. I do not give them rawhide chews because I had a dog that
choked on one once and it was almost all she wrote.
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:42NEe.171819$g5.62688@twister.nyroc.rr.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> I've heard that some think it is the cereal foods that cause the tarter.
> We had two large dogs who both lived to be 14 or close to it. They got
> mostly dry food but got marrow bones or rawhide chews fairly often and
> neither had much tartar problem.
>
> The German shep we have now won't eat dog food (no - she won't we tried
> and she almost starved herself to death). Finally, I gave up and now she
> gets mostly hamburg and meat scraps (fav restaurant saves us boxes. She
> gets marrow bones now and then but she has really no tartar to speak of
> (almost 4).
>
> Barbara Carlson wrote:
| |
| Bambi C. 2005-07-24, 11:04 am |
| My dog has terrible tartar on his teeth that has just built up in the past
year or two. However, he's at least 14 years old (exact age unknown because
we adopted him from the SPCA) and half senile, and I'm afraid he might not
survive the anesthesia if I get his teeth cleaned. :-(
Bambi C.
"VickieHerndonCMT" <vickieboinkherndon@comcast.nospamnet> wrote in message
news:5cSdnefWbbgXO37fRVn-1A@comcast.com...
> My dogs are the identical same age and breed and from the same breeder. I
> feed them hard food, which is called Canidae. Shih tzu dogs are not
> supposed to eat anything with soy, so I do not feed them soy at all and I
> am careful not to give them anything that could be toxic to their liver.
>
> One dog has no tartar on his teeth. The other one, has major tartar
> buildup. They eat the same food.
>
> It costs about $300 to have the procedure to clean their teeth at the vet.
> I have tried brushing their teeth, but they won't let me do it. I
> probably will have to have a cleaning done for my one dog, but the other
> looks to me like his teeth are just fine. I have no idea why one has
> buildup and the other does not. I do not give them rawhide chews because
> I had a dog that choked on one once and it was almost all she wrote.
>
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:42NEe.171819$g5.62688@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-07-24, 6:00 pm |
| I would imagine, just like in humans, there is some genetic tendency
toward dental problems. Some people can brush faithfully and still have
perondontal problems. Others neglect their teeth and are in better shape.
VickieHerndonCMT wrote:
> My dogs are the identical same age and breed and from the same breeder. I
> feed them hard food, which is called Canidae. Shih tzu dogs are not
> supposed to eat anything with soy, so I do not feed them soy at all and I am
> careful not to give them anything that could be toxic to their liver.
>
> One dog has no tartar on his teeth. The other one, has major tartar
> buildup. They eat the same food.
>
> It costs about $300 to have the procedure to clean their teeth at the vet.
> I have tried brushing their teeth, but they won't let me do it. I probably
> will have to have a cleaning done for my one dog, but the other looks to me
> like his teeth are just fine. I have no idea why one has buildup and the
> other does not. I do not give them rawhide chews because I had a dog that
> choked on one once and it was almost all she wrote.
>
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:42NEe.171819$g5.62688@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
>
| |
| JulieW8 2005-07-24, 6:00 pm |
| On 21 Jul 2005 15:50:28 -0700, "Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com>
gave thanks and said:
>Maybe I'll shave dogs for a living.
>
this entire conversation makes me really glad I don't have dogs
because there's no way I'd spend that kind of money on an animal.
Down to the last pets here. When the cats are gone, no more pets and
I'll be much happier because of it.
~~~~~*****~~~~~*****~~~~~*****
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| VickieHerndonCMT 2005-07-24, 6:00 pm |
| I said that once. I swore I would never have any more pets at all when I
knew Bridgett and Lady's time was limited. I had no intention of getting
anymore either except EVERYONE ELSE felt it was in my best interest NOT TO
BE ALONE. Well everyone else is not footing the bill here. Everyone else
includes mother, friends, etc and THEN when I complain, guess what everyone
else says...well, it was YOU who decided to get some more!
"JulieW8" <seemysig@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:42e3cf07.100690585@News.individual.net...
> On 21 Jul 2005 15:50:28 -0700, "Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com>
> gave thanks and said:
>
> this entire conversation makes me really glad I don't have dogs
> because there's no way I'd spend that kind of money on an animal.
>
> Down to the last pets here. When the cats are gone, no more pets and
> I'll be much happier because of it.
>
> ~~~~~*****~~~~~*****~~~~~*****
> To send me e-mail, use juliew8@deletethis-alphabest.com
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| RaeMorrill 2005-07-24, 6:00 pm |
| I wouldn't either, Julie. At least not for something I should be able to
do myself. We had a Great Pyr mix (with a Great Pyr coat). She was an
outdoor dog and generally got one bath a year outdoors with the hose. We
were going to take her with us on a trip and she was badly in need of
bathing and grooming. There is a place right up the road. They bathed
and groomed her for 50 bucks (maybe 60). It was short notice and she was
filthy. I thought that was fair.
JulieW8 wrote:
> On 21 Jul 2005 15:50:28 -0700, "Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com>
> gave thanks and said:
>
>
>
> this entire conversation makes me really glad I don't have dogs
> because there's no way I'd spend that kind of money on an animal.
>
> Down to the last pets here. When the cats are gone, no more pets and
> I'll be much happier because of it.
>
> ~~~~~*****~~~~~*****~~~~~*****
> To send me e-mail, use juliew8@deletethis-alphabest.com
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| JulieW8 2005-07-24, 6:00 pm |
| On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:41:19 -0400, "VickieHerndonCMT"
<vickieboinkherndon@comcast.nospamnet> gave thanks and said:
>I said that once. I swore I would never have any more pets at all when I
>knew Bridgett and Lady's time was limited. I had no intention of getting
>anymore either except EVERYONE ELSE felt it was in my best interest NOT TO
>BE ALONE. Well everyone else is not footing the bill here. Everyone else
>includes mother, friends, etc and THEN when I complain, guess what everyone
>else says...well, it was YOU who decided to get some more!
Maybe they meant you should get a rich boyfriend. <G>
~~~~~*****~~~~~*****~~~~~*****
To send me e-mail, use juliew8@deletethis-alphabest.com
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| haggis 2005-07-24, 6:00 pm |
| My mom claimed to be glad when the last kid moved out and she didn't
need to take care of pets anymore--and she ended up buying one of my
first parrot babies. She loves that bird, they're old ladies together,
and it'll always astound me that she made such a bizarre about-face on
her attitude. A parakeet, sure, a cockatiel, maybe--but an Amazon? I
didn't even know she was interested until she asked if there was a pet
carrier that would work under her seat in the airplane home. . .
IMO, it's kind of a dangerous thing to declare you'll "never" do
something. Who knows what you'll wind up with in the end.
jeanne
JulieW8 wrote:
> Down to the last pets here. When the cats are gone, no more pets and
> I'll be much happier because of it.
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| RaeMorrill 2005-07-24, 6:00 pm |
| Dangerous indeed, particularly if you go anywhere near a pet shop on cat
adoption day.
haggis wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> My mom claimed to be glad when the last kid moved out and she didn't
> need to take care of pets anymore--and she ended up buying one of my
> first parrot babies. She loves that bird, they're old ladies together,
> and it'll always astound me that she made such a bizarre about-face on
> her attitude. A parakeet, sure, a cockatiel, maybe--but an Amazon? I
> didn't even know she was interested until she asked if there was a pet
> carrier that would work under her seat in the airplane home. . .
>
> IMO, it's kind of a dangerous thing to declare you'll "never" do
> something. Who knows what you'll wind up with in the end.
>
> jeanne
>
>
> JulieW8 wrote:
>
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| VickieHerndonCMT 2005-07-25, 9:46 am |
| I'll take one of those! lol
"JulieW8" <seemysig@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:42e40bb1.116220065@News.individual.net...
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:41:19 -0400, "VickieHerndonCMT"
> <vickieboinkherndon@comcast.nospamnet> gave thanks and said:
>
>
> Maybe they meant you should get a rich boyfriend. <G>
>
> ~~~~~*****~~~~~*****~~~~~*****
> To send me e-mail, use juliew8@deletethis-alphabest.com
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| Barbara Carlson 2005-07-25, 9:46 am |
| Never say never! You will invariably wind up eating your words!
Barb C
"haggis" <haggis58@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:UqqdnWYcv97TknnfRVn-3w@comcast.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> My mom claimed to be glad when the last kid moved out and she didn't need
> to take care of pets anymore--and she ended up buying one of my first
> parrot babies. She loves that bird, they're old ladies together, and it'll
> always astound me that she made such a bizarre about-face on her attitude.
> A parakeet, sure, a cockatiel, maybe--but an Amazon? I didn't even know
> she was interested until she asked if there was a pet carrier that would
> work under her seat in the airplane home. . .
>
> IMO, it's kind of a dangerous thing to declare you'll "never" do
> something. Who knows what you'll wind up with in the end.
>
> jeanne
>
>
> JulieW8 wrote:
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| Anne Vasquez 2005-07-25, 9:46 am |
| Yep, I can almost hear Fate snickering when I hear someone say, "I'll
never..." <G>
Anne
Barbara Carlson wrote:
> Never say never! You will invariably wind up eating your words!
>
> Barb C
>
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|
| "Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:S0_Ee.138$IH2.21@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
> Yep, I can almost hear Fate snickering when I hear someone say, "I'll
> never..." <G>
>
> Anne
>
Oh, yeah. That's second only to those who have yet to have children saying,
"No child of MINE would ever act like that." 
Sandi
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| RaeMorrill 2005-07-25, 9:47 am |
| I try to be careful about what I say "never" about. I think, however,
I'm fairly safe in saying: "I'll never jump out of an airplane that's
running properly just for the fun of skydiving."
If I do, you can be sure I have senile dementia or something
Anne Vasquez wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Yep, I can almost hear Fate snickering when I hear someone say, "I'll
> never..." <G>
>
> Anne
>
>
> Barbara Carlson wrote:
>
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| Anne Vasquez 2005-07-25, 6:21 pm |
| You have no idea how many times I've enjoyed watching those folks eat
their words. I usually try to refrain from reminding them of what
they'd said, but sometimes it slips... <EG>
Anne
Sandi wrote:
>
>
> Oh, yeah. That's second only to those who have yet to have children saying,
> "No child of MINE would ever act like that."
>
> Sandi
>
>
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| Anne Vasquez 2005-07-25, 6:21 pm |
| I think I'd like to try it. The problem is, I'm not totally sure, and
what if I changed my mine part way down? That's a definite drawback.
Anne
RaeMorrill wrote:
> I try to be careful about what I say "never" about. I think, however,
> I'm fairly safe in saying: "I'll never jump out of an airplane that's
> running properly just for the fun of skydiving."
>
> If I do, you can be sure I have senile dementia or something
>
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| Susan Mitchell 2005-07-25, 6:21 pm |
| That sounds like me before I was a mom!
--
Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
(to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
"Sandi" <sanditypes@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3kk3doFub588U1@individual.net...
> "Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:S0_Ee.138$IH2.21@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
> Oh, yeah. That's second only to those who have yet to have children
saying,
> "No child of MINE would ever act like that."
>
> Sandi
>
>
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| Susan Mitchell 2005-07-25, 6:21 pm |
| I will agree with that.
--
Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
(to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:aS6Fe.41596$e%5.14792@twister.nyroc.rr.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> I try to be careful about what I say "never" about. I think, however,
> I'm fairly safe in saying: "I'll never jump out of an airplane that's
> running properly just for the fun of skydiving."
>
> If I do, you can be sure I have senile dementia or something
>
>
> Anne Vasquez wrote:
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| Barbara Carlson 2005-07-25, 6:21 pm |
| Me, too! They sky dive from the Homestead Airport several days a week, and
I enjoy watching them, but that's as far as it goes!!!
Barb C.
"Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:QpudnR7vW9AbkHjfRVn-jA@comcast.com...
>I will agree with that.
>
> --
> Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
> (to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:aS6Fe.41596$e%5.14792@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
>
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| RaeMorrill 2005-07-25, 6:21 pm |
| Definitely a problem there!
Anne Vasquez wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> I think I'd like to try it. The problem is, I'm not totally sure, and
> what if I changed my mine part way down? That's a definite drawback.
>
> Anne
>
>
> RaeMorrill wrote:
>
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| haggis 2005-07-25, 10:59 pm |
| I have a friend who went skydiving for her 50th b-day (somewhere in TN)
and had a BLAST. She's frantically trying to think of another excuse to
celebrate. The company she used even supplied her with digital photos of
her making the whole trip, so made a great souvenir (and PROOF for
skeptics!)
jeanne
Anne Vasquez wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> I think I'd like to try it. The problem is, I'm not totally sure, and
> what if I changed my mine part way down? That's a definite drawback.
>
> Anne
>
>
> RaeMorrill wrote:
>
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| VickieHerndonCMT 2005-07-25, 10:59 pm |
| I almost took skydiving lessons when I turned 50. They were $100 I think
and my daughter was going to take them with me.
Didn't do it though and I have lost the desire after having many broken
bones over the past 10 year!!
"haggis" <haggis58@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:K7-dnc3vlv4oC3jfRVn-hw@comcast.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
>I have a friend who went skydiving for her 50th b-day (somewhere in TN) and
>had a BLAST. She's frantically trying to think of another excuse to
>celebrate. The company she used even supplied her with digital photos of
>her making the whole trip, so made a great souvenir (and PROOF for
>skeptics!)
>
> jeanne
>
> Anne Vasquez wrote:
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| Anne Vasquez 2005-07-26, 8:52 am |
| I think I'd like to try it, but I wouldn't want to go alone. Can't
think of anyone I know who'd go with me, either...
Anne
VickieHerndonCMT wrote:
> I almost took skydiving lessons when I turned 50. They were $100 I think
> and my daughter was going to take them with me.
>
> Didn't do it though and I have lost the desire after having many broken
> bones over the past 10 year!!
>
>
> "haggis" <haggis58@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:K7-dnc3vlv4oC3jfRVn-hw@comcast.com...
>
>
>
>
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| Bambi C. 2005-07-26, 8:52 am |
| A friend of mine swears that when she turns 50, she's going to get a tattoo
(her first) to commemorate the occasion. Personally, I'd rather take a
cruise or something!
Bambi C.
"haggis" <haggis58@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:K7-dnc3vlv4oC3jfRVn-hw@comcast.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
>I have a friend who went skydiving for her 50th b-day (somewhere in TN) and
>had a BLAST. She's frantically trying to think of another excuse to
>celebrate. The company she used even supplied her with digital photos of
>her making the whole trip, so made a great souvenir (and PROOF for
>skeptics!)
>
> jeanne
>
> Anne Vasquez wrote:
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| Anne Vasquez 2005-07-26, 5:56 pm |
| I hear you. If I find a picture I like that much, I'll hang it on my wall.
Anne
Bambi C. wrote:
> A friend of mine swears that when she turns 50, she's going to get a tattoo
> (her first) to commemorate the occasion. Personally, I'd rather take a
> cruise or something!
>
> Bambi C.
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