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on 1/10/2011, a street dog who was roaming on the road and accidently came near the army colony at usman enclave, aliganj,lucknow was killed by beating by the security guard. he was ordered to kill the dog by two ex-army officers who reside in the colony. the society is trying to cover up by saying that the dog had bitten someone or was killed by a cow.&lt;br /&gt;
FIR has been lodged against the guard and two officers. PM done on the dog by a senior gvt vet states that his head was smashed due to heavy beating. Very painful death.&lt;br /&gt;
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date Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 5:47 PM&lt;br /&gt;
subject Fwd: Dreaded American Mastiff&lt;br /&gt;
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Dear DoggesDude:&lt;br /&gt;
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I wish my husband and I had come across your website sooner.  We bought an American Mastiff from Orion Farms (Axle) and he began showing aggressive behavior at 3 1/2 months old already. We worked with two trainers, our Vet and finally a Behaviorist with a PHD.  It was determined that it wasn't a question of IF Axle would bite, it was WHEN.&lt;br /&gt;
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The breeders (Kevin and Melanie Ware) told us we could bring the 5 months old puppy back and either choose another puppy or get our money back.  Their trainer/birthing supervisor happened to be there when we arrived and she told us that she's seen the freeze-glare-snarl-growl before BUT she could Knock it out of Axle!!  We asked for our money back.  They promised to send it but it never came.  Instead they send us an email accusing us of starving Axle and that they are now considering this a rescue from us!! &lt;br /&gt;
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We've already gotten a letter from our Vet that this is ludicrous and we decided to get a lawyer.&lt;br /&gt;
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Kevin and Melanie Ware should be ashamed of themselves!&lt;br /&gt;
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Cindy Chananie&lt;br /&gt;
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Cindy Chananie, President&lt;br /&gt;
Cinch Bakery Equipment &lt;br /&gt;
Office: (973) 237-9673 Ext 101# &lt;br /&gt;
Cell: (973) 568-6869&lt;br /&gt;
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The stuff is not limited to chicken feet. If you are feeding body parts containing jointed bones (leg quarters, wing quarters, wings etc.) you are automatically feeding glucosamine. It is far more difficult for humans to get naturally occurring glucosamine. For a dog, it's not difficult .&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8013981711974999731-7809549997819444123?l=colossuskennels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://colossuskennels.blogspot.com/2010/01/good-source-of-glucosamine.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Colossus Kennels)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013981711974999731.post-7047848316242352918</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-05T06:02:19.511-07:00</atom:updated><title>Whom can we give Puppies ?</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;We love our dogues and want to find them the best homes. We reserve the right to refuse to sell to anyone for any reason. These dogues are hot natured and need to live inside or in a cool place. If you purchase one of our dogues and decide you don't want to keep it, please contact us first. If you are a dog fighter, want to chain our dogue to a tree, or a breeder with a bad reputation we are not interested in selling to you. If you want a good natured dogue that will be a loving part of your family, please call.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8013981711974999731-7047848316242352918?l=colossuskennels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://colossuskennels.blogspot.com/2008/10/whom-can-we-give-puppies.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Colossus Kennels)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013981711974999731.post-4627077632954041774</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-05T04:04:10.825-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dogue De Bordeaux Puppies (India)</category><title>Dogue De Bordeaux Puppies (India)</title><description>We have a Litter of Dogue De Bordeaux Puppies born on 23 Sept 2008. On 11th day when they were weighed, each of the dozen puppy was more than THREE Pounds in weight which is extra-ordinary as they are expected to be between 2-2.5 Pounds. They have lots of wrinkles and very huge head, damn heavy bones. Today 4 of them have started opening their eyes too... Will be adding more pictures of them on my website ( &lt;a href="http://www.doguedebordeaux.in/"&gt;http://www.doguedebordeaux.in/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once they are 2 1/2 weeks old, i will start weaning them on raw meat (PMR Model) so that they grow much healthy and get more natural diet from start. It will be excellent for them to make a foundation on healthier and natural diet.. will keep updated on the same here...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8013981711974999731-4627077632954041774?l=colossuskennels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://colossuskennels.blogspot.com/2008/10/we-have-litter-of-dogue-de-bordeaux.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Colossus Kennels)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013981711974999731.post-8585151761213026996</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-21T11:24:35.809-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tick</category><title>Tick Info (Dogs)</title><description>Ticks only breathe a couple of times an hour so, They are not easy to drown. But they're even more talented than that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ticks breathe through tiny openings on the underside of their bodies and near their hind legs. These openings are called spiracles. Ticks can close these spiracles for several hours without any difficulty. In fact, since ticks are very susceptible to drying out, they regularly close their spiracles to reduce water loss during hot periods of the day."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/qa/entomology0001.htm"&gt;http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/qa/entomology0001.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Obviously, if they can hold their breath for hours, it would be practically impossible to smother them with petroleum jelly either.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ticks cement themselves to the wound they create and that's why you often see little bits of skin attached to the mouth parts if you're lucky enough to get them off whole. On top of that, those mouth parts have barbs something like fishhooks on them, so ticks can't back out easily even if they want to. It takes them a long time to disengage on their own.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A flea comb won't do any good.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8013981711974999731-8585151761213026996?l=colossuskennels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://colossuskennels.blogspot.com/2008/06/tick-info-dogs.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Colossus Kennels)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013981711974999731.post-4933942794173158367</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-21T11:12:21.573-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Kibbles</category><title>3 Leading Causes of Death in Dogs (# due to Kibbles)</title><description>Ok, did you do it? If not go now, otherwiseread on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Three Leading Causes of Death in Dogsare:&lt;br /&gt;1. Cancer&lt;br /&gt;2. Heart Disease&lt;br /&gt;3. Kidney Disease&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Cancer: The chemicals &amp;amp; preservativesused in many commercial dog foods are knownto cause these cancers..&lt;br /&gt;- Kidney cancer- Bladder cancer- Skin cancer- Stomach cancer- Spleen cancer- Leukemia&lt;br /&gt;The same cancer-causing chemicals &amp;amp;preservatives have been banned from usein human foods because of these knownproblems...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Heart Disease: The high proportions ofcheap unhealthy fats in found in many commercialdog foods cause arteriosclerosis and arterialblockages resulting in death by heart attack.&lt;br /&gt;But also, the lack of more expensive omega-3essential fatty acids (EFA) also causes canine heartfailure because without omega-3, ventriculararrhythmias occur and can result in sudden death&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Kidney Disease: An 11-year study of acute renalfailure in dogs concluded 45% of cases are causedby toxins and 35% by infectious disease.&lt;br /&gt;In the US, April-May 2007, over 2200 dogs died in a3-week period from poisonous toxins found inthe commercial dog foods they ate.&lt;br /&gt;And nutritionally inadequate diets lead to defectiveadrenal glands unable to manufacture adequatecortisol, a hormone vital for health and resistanceto infectious disease (Dr. Alfred Plechner DMV).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;if you feed commercial dog food, than consider very carefullythe possible consequences.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8013981711974999731-4933942794173158367?l=colossuskennels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://colossuskennels.blogspot.com/2008/06/3-leading-causes-of-death-in-dogs-due.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Colossus Kennels)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013981711974999731.post-7586043222906012510</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-08-25T05:10:15.262-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Which foods could be dangerous for my dog?</category><title>Which foods could be dangerous for my dog?</title><description>Foods to Avoid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q. Which foods could be dangerous for my dog?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A. Some foods which are edible for humans, and even other species of animals, can pose hazards for dogs because of their different metabolism. Some may cause only mild digestive upsets, whereas, others can cause severe illness, and even death. The following common food items should not be fed (intentionally or unintentionally) to dogs. This list is, of course, incomplete because we can not possibly list everything your dog should not eat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Items to avoid Reasons to avoid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alcoholic beverages::  Can cause intoxication, coma, and death.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baby food:: Can contain onion powder, which can be toxic to dogs. (Please see onion below.) Can also result in nutritional deficiencies, if fed in large amounts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bones from fish, poultry, or other meat sources ::Can cause obstruction or laceration of the digestive system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cat food :: Generally too high in protein and fats.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chocolate, coffee, tea, and other caffeine :: Contain caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline, which can be toxic and affect the heart and nervous systems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Citrus oil extracts ::Can cause vomiting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fat trimmings ::Can cause pancreatitis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grapes and raisins :: Contain an unknown toxin, which can damage the kidneys. There have been no problems associated with grape seed extract.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hops :: Unknown compound causes panting, increased heart rate, elevated temperature, seizures, and death.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Human vitamin supplements containing iron :: Can damage the lining of the digestive system and be toxic to the other organs including the liver and kidneys.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Large amounts of liver :: Can cause Vitamin A toxicity, which affects muscles and bones.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Macadamia nuts ::Contain an unknown toxin, which can affect the digestive and nervous systems and muscle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marijuana :: Can depress the nervous system, cause vomiting, and changes in the heart rate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Milk and other dairy products :: Some adult dogs and cats do not have sufficient amounts of the enzyme lactase, which breaks down the lactose in milk. This can result in diarrhea. Lactose-free milk products are available for pets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Moldy or spoiled food, garbage ::Can contain multiple toxins causing vomiting and diarrhea and can also affect other organs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mushrooms :: Can contain toxins, which may affect multiple systems in the body, cause shock, and result in death.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Onions and garlic (raw, cooked, or powder) :: Contain sulfoxides and disulfides, which can damage red blood cells and cause anemia. Cats are more susceptible than dogs. Garlic is less toxic than onions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Persimmons :: Seeds can cause intestinal obstruction and enteritis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pits from peaches and plums ::Can cause obstruction of the digestive tract.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Potato, rhubarb, and tomato leaves; potato and tomato stems ::Contain oxalates, which can affect the digestive, nervous, and urinary systems. This is more of a problem in livestock.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Raw eggs :: Contain an enzyme called avidin, which decreases the absorption of biotin (a B vitamin). This can lead to skin and hair coat problems. Raw eggs may also contain Salmonella.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Raw fish ::Can result in a thiamine (a B vitamin) deficiency leading to loss of appetite, seizures, and in severe cases, death. More common if raw fish is fed regularly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salt :: If eaten in large quantities it may lead to electrolyte imbalances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;String :: Can become trapped in the digestive system; called a "string foreign body."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sugary foods:: Can lead to obesity, dental problems, and possibly diabetes mellitus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Table scraps (in large amounts) ::Table scraps are not nutritionally balanced. They should never be more than 10% of the diet. Fat should be trimmed from meat; bones should not be fed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tobacco :: Contains nicotine, which affects the digestive and nervous systems. Can result in rapid heart beat, collapse, coma, and death.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yeast Dough :: Can expand and produce gas in the digestive system, causing pain and possible rupture of the stomach or intestines.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8013981711974999731-7586043222906012510?l=colossuskennels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://colossuskennels.blogspot.com/2007/08/which-foods-could-be-dangerous-for-my.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Colossus Kennels)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>

