If you’re a pet-lover, you’re well aware that the number of animals needing homes far exceeds the number of homes looking for them. That’s why many folks don’t look to the pet-store or the breeder when they are increasing their furry family. They look in the animal shelter, knowing the need is great. Then there […]
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Bid Miles was feted on her 86th birthday this evening. She is definitely a member of Tom Brokaw’s "Greatest Generation", my father’s generation. She was a great friend of my Aunt Mary D. Friends from our community and from the Girl Scouting community all over Missouri were in attendance. While her accomplishments are many and […]
I touched on this problem when I discussed weird-looking dogs some time back. After looking at little Buddy the Boston Terrier today, I feel a need to talk more about it. Buddy, like most Boston Terriers, is exophthalmic, or "bug-eyed", as I like to say. Boston Terriers are not as extreme in this respect as […]
Two weeks ago, we welcomed back a former client who had moved to Kentucky about nine years ago. They moved back to our area and Winston the Scottie came to see us before his bags were unpacked. Prior to leaving the Bluegrass State, he had begun to pass blood in his urine. His previous veterinarian […]
Old Yeller Alert It’s funny (funny strange, not funny ha-ha) to see the different extremes in how we react to some abnormality in our pet’s behavior or condition. Some folks will be in a for a comprehensive exam if Fluffy so much as passes gas in front of company. Others don’t see a problem until […]
Lord Robert Baden-Powell (B-P, as we Scouters call our founder) described Scouting as a "game with a purpose". The purpose is to develop leadership skills and self-reliance in young men while instilling strong ethical values. The Scout Law: "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." The […]
Today I’m off to Camp Lewallen to teach an adult leader training class again. This session of Advanced Leader Training is pretty free-form. It’s a loosely structured group of sessions to teach Scout Leader skills to adults who have been at it long enough to know what questions to ask (as opposed to Basic Leader […]
I had a bit of a frustrating experience today. It’s a situation that is not uncommon. A client has purchased a new pet and brings it in for a check-up to get it off to a good start. So far, so good. They are excited about the new addition to the family (as who would […]
A reader of my post on Sand Colic wrote a comment asking for help with her pony, whom she believes has this problem. I e-mailed her with general information and she asked for more specific help, as in what dosage and how to give it. While I am very happy to answer your individual questions […]
If someone asked you for a worm pill, what would you give them? Sometimes I think of a little shop in Diagon Alley [if you’re not a Harry Potter fan, ask someone who is] and a wizened little old man pulls open a number of ancient wooden drawers. The first pill he hands you has […]