Giant Schnauzers tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1413817 2009-11-09T11:24:11-07:00 Life with giant schnauzers, grandkids, family and the creatures of the desert TypePad Living With Giant Schnauzers And Other Dogs tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54eda6bc88833012875676743970c 2009-11-09T11:24:11-07:00 2009-11-09T11:24:11-07:00 If I even stick my hand in the treat box or move it out of the way, Queenie is trying to get into her crate, Roger runs to his room making loud noises that he wants his treat NOW or... Julie B
If I even stick my hand in the treat box or move it out of the way, Queenie is trying to get into her crate, Roger runs to his room making loud noises that he wants his treat NOW or better yet yesterda, BG crashes into her crate door (she hasn't learned the fine art of opening your own crate door yet) and Schultz and Hank sit there begging. Hank adds saliva dripping from his mouth to the scene.   They get different treats for different things and they know which box is the treat for going into crates box.  Now Queenie is royally confused since Vern stays in her crate now and she stays with Roger in our room when we leave.  So she runs back and forth between the two just to cover all bases and yips and yipes while doing so..

Hank is back to getting into anything to eat anywhere it may be while we are gone, so he is going to have to start staying with Roger or else we are going to have to bring in another crate.  Roger gets his own room because he, too, will get into anything edible anywhere it might be when we are gone.  I am not sure what Roger's reason is other than he craves carbs, but Hank did have a good reason with having been almost starved before he came.

Oh, life in a circus...... ......... ;-))

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http://giantschnauzer.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/11/living-with-giant-schnauzers-and-other-dogs.html Know the Difference between Cold and H1N1 Flu Symptoms tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54eda6bc888330120a647d0f0970b 2009-11-01T12:06:09-07:00 2009-11-01T17:44:23-07:00 This seemed like a good thing to post. Very informative I think.This is such a helpful chart; pass it along to anyone you know. Print it out and put it on the refrigerator. Know the Difference between Cold and H1N1... Julie B

This seemed like a good thing to post.  Very informative I think.

This is such a helpful chart; pass it along to anyone you know.  

Print it out and put it on the refrigerator.  


  Know the Difference between Cold and H1N1 Flu Symptoms

 Symptom

Cold

H1N1 Flu

Fever

Fever is rare with a cold .

Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases . A temperature of 100°F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the flu .

Coughing

A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold .

A non-productive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough) .

Aches

Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold .

Severe aches and pains are common with the flu .

Stuffy Nose

Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week .

Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the flu .

Chills

Chills are uncommon with a cold .

60% of people who have the flu experience chills .

Tiredness

Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold ..

Tiredness is moderate to severe with the flu .

Sneezing

Sneezing is commonly present with a cold .

Sneezing is not common with the flu .

Sudden Symptoms

Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days .

The flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours . The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains .

Headache

A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold .

A headache is very common with the flu, present in 80% of flu cases .

Sore Throat

Sore throat is commonly present with a cold .

Sore throat is not commonly present with the flu .

Chest Discomfort

Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold .

Chest discomfort is often severe with the flu .

Have heard from several people that doctors say that the H1N1 has intestinal symptoms with it.

The only way to stop the spread of diseases is to spread the awareness.    

Wash your hands, cover your cough and stay home when you're sick! 
http://giantschnauzer.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/11/know-the-difference-between-cold-and-h1n1-flu-symptoms.html Vern tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54eda6bc888330120a63bfbed970b 2009-10-29T20:55:45-07:00 2009-10-29T20:55:45-07:00 We have little old Vern who has been here for about three months now I think. He was turned into the pound by his owners who were moving and couldn't be bothered with him anymore and they said he was... Julie B
We have little old Vern who has been here for about three months now I think.  He was turned into the pound by his owners who were moving and couldn't be bothered with him anymore and they said he was a mini schnauzer and 11 years old. He probably has some schnauzer in him some place, but not much.  For the first two months, he lived quietly in the garage and took a long time to get over his kennel cough.  Then he started going out in the yard with all of our dogs and he was like a ghost.  They never acknowledged him or even looked his way.

 Finally, they did start going up and sniffing him. We called him the ghost dog because he could walk around among them like a ghost might.

 The other night it started getting cold and we insisted he spend the night in the house instead of the garage.  He came very unwillingly into the house and went straight in the first crate he saw.  He laid down and nary a peep was heard from him all night.  He curled up and went to sleep.  The next night he came in and the crate door was closed so he went between two crates and we had a heck of a time getting him out of there.  Then he went into his crate.

 But in the meantime, he started barking outside in the yard when he thought someone was approaching that shouldn't be.  He started becoming part of the pack.  Tonight I opened the back door and he came right in with the dogs that were outside in the yard.  He went right into the living room and plopped down on the first dog bed he came to and curled up.  He hasn't moved from there in the last couple of hours.  He has a horrible underbite and one of his bottom canines sticks out of his mouth at an awful angle.  He has long legs and a short round face.  He looks an awful lot like a capuchin monkey but he is finally developing a personality and belonging.  You have to wonder what his first 11 years were like.  He has actually played a couple of times.  Queenie in her wonderful Mama way has gotten him to play with her and once or twice he has played with TBone. 

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http://giantschnauzer.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/vern.html Please Vote For Jackson!! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54eda6bc888330120a5b7e12c970b 2009-10-02T20:37:48-07:00 2009-10-02T20:37:48-07:00 Would you please consider voting for Jackson? If you vote, you must include his name and number. Jackson 086. Terry has taken this disabled giant schnauzer boy and very literally given him a new lease on life. Thank you Terry!!... Julie B
Would you please consider voting for Jackson?  If you vote, you must include his name and number.  Jackson 086.  Terry has taken this disabled giant schnauzer boy and very literally given him a new lease on life.  Thank you Terry!!  The more you contribute, the more votes you get!   Terry is an angel.  She adopted two ten year old giants that were dumped at a pound in VA this summer and got them to AZ.  And she has Jackson who suffered a stroke and several other giants that she does agility with and therapy dogs.
 
 
 You can contribute as little as $5 for one vote.  Since I started this emailing this morning after Terry asked me to do so, Jackson is now in 1st place.  It would be a tremendous help for our rescue to have him win so we could have the $$ for our 501(c)3 rescue group. But we have two more weeks in the contest at the IMOM calendar contest.
 
 
 
Please feel free to forward this to others who might be interested.
 
 

Pet number and name:


086 Jackson  

 

This must be on the PayPal page after you have logged in to PayPal for your vote  to count.

Submitted by: Terry Tanner
State: AZ

25% of profits to:
Valley of the Sun Giant Schnauzer Rescue 

 

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086 Jackson

Jackson is a special needs pet.  He lived in California until his owner died and the family turned him into the pound (at that time his name was Duke and he was 5 years old). 

Southern California Giant Schnauzer Rescue sprung him from jail and, when a family in Arizona showed interest he was sent to Valley of the Sun Giant Schnauzer Rescue. The family was a single mom with 4 teenagers who had just lost a Doberman to an unexpected illness. 

Duke was given a new name "Buehler" and one day while in Doggie Day Care, he suffered a spinal stroke and lost the use of the rear of his body so he was given back to Rescue.

When Valley of the Sun GS Rescue had their annual GS Fun Day, Buehler was watching all the other dogs and trying valiantly to join in but it was hard dragging one dead leg and rear end. 

Starr and Steve (ages 2 and 6) were at the Fun Day with their owner and took Buehler home to live with them and they gave him a new name:  "Jackson". 

Jackson is thriving, although still with difficulty moving at times...
he likes his new name and his new pack, his long walks and his swims and he hopes all the pets out there in need can also find a home where they can be accepted for who they
are and can thrive in their new surroundings.


 


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