Moon's Graden

   I have a pet problem, that I'm hoping somebody will be able to give me
some advice about. I don't know if this is the right place to be seeking
advice but no one else knows what to do so I will try..

  My problem concerns my pet dog, Boofer.  Boofer is a Black Curly
Retriever
He was given to me by my Aunty as a present 6 months ago. Boofer is a
very ugly animal and is sometimes very stupid. On Thursday of last week,
When I came back from a week long ski trip, I found Boofer had gotten out
of his cage and had been playing over the road in the railroad workshops.
His upper body and head was covered in greasy oil. I had to wash him
before I could put him backin his cage. I tried Shampoo and Dish washing
Detergent, but these did not seem to be doing much. I borrowed a large
bottle of Terpintine from my neighbour who helped me give boofer a
thorough scrubdown. it took a lot of the oil out but unfortunately the
terps reacted with Boofer's skin and eyes. For the past week Boofer has
been scratching continuosly. He has scratched so on his neck that most of
his hair has been scraped off. His eyelids have swelled so much that he
can't open them and he is not eating the food scraps that I'm giving him.
looking at Boofer I can see that he is crying out of his eyes, sometimes
seeing that he is in extreme pain makes me almost feel sorry for him,
even though he is is a dog. Boofer's constant whining and weeping is
keeping me awake at nights and I am starting to think that getting boofer
wasn't such a cool present after all. I've had nightmares of Boofer
breaking into the house and rubbing his hairless neck onto the table, and
leaving oil and *** stains on it. Just the thought of him coming into
the house is bad enough, let alone the way he looks at the moment. The
reason I am writing is that I am hoping somebody can answer these
questions:-

1> How many weeks can a dog survive without eating?

2> how can I open his eyes?

3> How can I stop Boofer from whining all night?, it is driving me crazy.

4> When Boofer is allright to touch again, how can I get the rest of the
   oil of his hair

  I realise that a lot of you will be thinking that I am foolish for ever
letting Boofer out of his cage, but he pushed his own way out and I
wasn't in town when he did it. boofer is really starting to mess up my back yard and I want to put him back in his cage as soon as p=
ossible.

  So please, if you can answer my questions, or you have any opinions that you would care to share with me then please send me a let=
ter, if not for the animals sake then to cheer me up.

I have one more question.
5> I am thinking of buying a cat, does anyone know of a good breed that
   won't fight with boofer when I leave them home together?

 THANKYOU FOR READING THIS AND I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF YOU CAN ALL HELP ME CLEAN THIS THING UP(excuse the pun)

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                                       -a dogs best friend.

Have you tried taking your dog to the vet? If not better take him ASAP for
what your dog suffering from the vet is the only qualified person that can
take care of what ever is causing this reaction. Sounds like the shampoo
was toxic and has gotten into his system and has burned his eyes.
Incidentally, you just feed your dog scraps, and wasn't there anyone
attending to him in his "cage" when you were away?  Something is
definately wrong with this picture. Incidentally get the dog well first
before deciding on a cat.
PE

Very creative troll.  Congratulations.

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I don't know about anyone else but I feel like this person is abusive to
their dog.  He refers to the dog a "ugly" to begin with and then does not
take the dog to the vet when it is obviously ill.  And THEN he speaks of
getting a NEW PET!!!  Please take your dog to the vet and then maybe try
to love it a little more and then it will behave better.  It probaly would
not escape if you did not keep it in a cage so much.  I don't care that
your dog was given to you that does not excuse you from good pet care.

        All I have to say is I certainly hope this is someone's idea of a
joke post!  What kind of an ignoramus would bath their dog with terpetine?

Tom

I WISH TO APOLIGIZE TO ANYBODTY THAT I HAVE UPSET.

THE LETTERS ON THE REC.PETS COLUMNS ABOUT BOOFER AND CRYSTAL WERE NOT
TRUE AND WERE ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE.

I REALISE THAT I HAVE UPSET PEOPLE, AND I AGAIN APOLIGIZE, I DID NOT
EXPECT PEOPLE TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.

THE CHARACTERS MENTIONED IN THESE STORIES WERE FICTITIOUS.

You must be kidding. Is it possible that there is a human
that is assine, stupid and a big idiot enough to put
turpentine on a dog? Please tell us that this is a joke.
You are a ***ing *** if this is true. Get a brain!
Go read a book and educate yourself, jerk!

Someone is playing a hoax.  I sent private email to the fellow and
he came back with an "I don't know what you are talking about." So
either his account has been broken into or he left himself logged
in somewhere.  The original message, so far as I can tell, was not
forged, but the followup claiming it was a hoax, is.

Students -- don't forget to log yourselves out when you leave the
terminal room!

--Cindy
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For those interested, I know of a litter of black and whites, and blue merles in the
Raleigh, NC area.

Email me if interested.  

Fran

: Someone is playing a hoax.  I sent private email to the fellow and
: he came back with an "I don't know what you are talking about." So
: either his account has been broken into or he left himself logged
: in somewhere.  The original message, so far as I can tell, was not
: forged, but the followup claiming it was a hoax, is.

Actually, I think he has a history of it.  He's shown his
obvious intelligence (speaks well for himself, his department, and
his school, wouldn't you say? :)  on quite a few boards.

When it pulls up something with his address as author, click on that
author link to get a list of all posts.

He also fancies himself a rugby player/fan I gather.  Uh huh, sure.
I personally doubt that he has the guts for sports.  :)  "Hit and
run on the net" is more the mark of a coward than a sportsman.

The only (and I do mean only) intelligent thing I've seen in the few
posts of his that I've viewed is where he tells other people in
rec.martial-Arts to ignore another troll.

--Pearl  (regular lurker on the pets boards.  :)

 > Tom, once I get my Doofus Tracking System (DTS) perfected and I can
 > find the little gonococcus, we'll, indeed, have some barbequed
 > Goodwim, and with just a hint of garlic.  Heh-heh-heh.

Mmmm, yummy, barbequeued gonococcus!

Alan Harder & Brandy the Wire Fox Terrier

Friends help you move.  Real friends help you move bodies.

Very funny Scotty.  Now beam down my clothes.

You are a complete ***. A dog's best friend? I don't think so. Why don't
you take your dog to the vet before he dies. I think if your dos has any sense
he will leave your ass next time he gets out. By the way, don't get a cat
either,though I don't like them, I still wouldn't them to be abused in the
manner in which you treated your poor dog. Do all of us a favor and admire
animals from afar at,perhaps, the ZOO!!!

Miche

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What I post is my opinion only.
"If I had been around when Rubens was
painting, I would have been revered as a
fabulous model.  Kate Moss?  She would
have been the paintbrush."
  - Dawn French

: For those interested, I know of a litter of black and whites, and blue
merles in the : Raleigh, NC area.

To anyone who might be tempted to check out this litter, don't forget to
ask for OFA certification to be sure both parents are free of hip dysplasia
(I know of quite a few Border Collie owners - myself included - whose dogs
have hip dysplasia), for CERF certification to be sure both parents are
free of inheritable eye problems (PRA, CPRA, CEA - all of which could cause
a dog to go blind), and ask about any epilepsy in the lines. You'll be
able to see the OFA and CERF certificates (ask!). Unfortunately, you won't
be able to get any certificates for the epilepsy, but if the breeder can't
discuss it knowledgeably with you, look somewhere else. Epilepsy often
seems to start unusually early in Border Collies (even at just a few months
old), and can be *extremely* serious. I know of three people whose BC's
seizures could not be controlled with ***. Two of those dogs actually
died of uncontrollable seizures. It doesn't look real good for the other
one.

April with Levi and Caper, the Border Collie Hurricanes