Owning a dog isn’t cheap, especially if you’re meticulous with her health, feeding and care. Our little chap has to be clipped every 5 weeks…CAN$125 a pop. On the other hand, if your dog needs an MRI it can usually be done within a few days, whereas we’d have to wait weeks if not months for one.
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Just to be clear, are you saying that getting your dog's nail cut is $125 CAD? I just checked and the itemized vet bill we have says that the nail clipping was $22.50 CAD.
Bob
No, that’s the cost of his hair cut (versus the CAN$25 I pay for a hair cut
).Thanks for clarifying that. I had suspected as much. Thankfully, Bonnie is not of a breed that requires haircuts.No, that’s the cost of his hair cut (versus the CAN$25 I pay for a hair cut
Bob
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We had a Boxer years ago. She was about 8 when our son was born. She was amazing with him. He would grab her in his attempts to stand when he was an infant and under our watchful eyes Roxy let him use her without any indication of annoyance. Sadly she died at 11. Son is now 21 and out of the house and I am now considering another Boxer. Roxy was a true gem.
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Not my family dog but that reminds me of this dog, blind since birth but can you imagine her senses as she walks through a field of tulips.
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The boss put Bonnie out today and was a bit puzzled to see her at the back door a short bit later. She opened the back door to let her in only to be confronted by a puzzled look on Bonnie's face. Bonnie was glancing from the clip at the end of her tether line which was lying on the ground to the boss and back to the tether repeatedly. The boss clipped the tether line to Bonnie's collar and off she happily went to enjoy being outside.
Bonnie must have thought there was something wrong as we had always tethered her when letting her out in the backyard. As Bonnie has settled down since we had gotten her, we decided not to use the tether line anymore. I guess you just can't underestimate a dog's ability to understand things. It was quite funny, at least to us.
Bob
Bonnie must have thought there was something wrong as we had always tethered her when letting her out in the backyard. As Bonnie has settled down since we had gotten her, we decided not to use the tether line anymore. I guess you just can't underestimate a dog's ability to understand things. It was quite funny, at least to us.
Bob
We have had our rescue dog Bonnie about 5 months now and doing some reading came across various articles mentioning wolf dogs. They are dogs with some genetic wolf content and how they behave differently than dog without wolf in them. This piqued our curiosity, so today we got a genetic test kit from the local Paleo Lab which we will eventually mail away. Hopefully, we will have the answers within a month. I would not be surprised if Bonnie had between a 10% - 20% wolf in her.
Bob
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Vacumatic
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The last wild wolf in the UK was in 1680 so I don't think there are many English dogs who will have much in the way of wolf DNA in their veins although my dog had some wolf like behaviours that were hard wired into her. A classic was going for a walk where she could smell rabbits, she walked very close to the ground with her shoulder blades sticking out her back, she had a look of rage on her face when I broke radio silence to ask, 'what the hell are you doing'.
It does not prevent some from importing these hybrid wolf dogs into the UK. This site is the one that had us wondering about our dog.
Accalia Saarloos Wolfdogs UK
Breeders of health tested & ALVS Certified Saarloos Dogs, UK
Our dog for comparison.
Sort of reminds us of their forest brown coloured puppy.
Bob