WHAT IS GOING ON?

You have seen our video so now let us tell you what we are UP TO ..... Gracie Mae wanted to play a game with you.. So she as adopted a little game to play with you.

Why?

We are trying to bring a little sunshine, fun and amusement to our dear friends..

we invite you to "PLAY" our  game with us... We have so much fun playing with all of you.

HOW?

PAY IT FORWARD: please read....
After all the recent terrible tragedies that have happened and are happening; this world needs as much kindness as it can get.....

We at BTN  are participating for the third time, this "Pay it Forward" initiative:

We invite everyone to leave a comment,  at the end of this article.

Just your name like it is on Facebook AND tell us "I'M IN". 

RULES?

1.  You will need to be one of our "Facebook friends"  to play.

2.  There is one very important thing you must promise to do if you decide to take us up on this:
you need to offer five of your friends the same offer on your Facebook timeline.

3.  If you have received a gift from BTN from one of our previous "games" please wait 6 months to play with us again... Oh yes we will be playing games often...

4. We would love it if when you receive your surprise gift that you post on Facebook or here in the comments. Or better yet both places..

5. THAT IS ALL?   Yes that is all to it...

WHO WINS?

Saturday we will take all the names  form the comments to this article... and ask Gracie Mae to select 10 names randomly. (We will try to  present a video of her selection )

These 10 names that Gracie Mae selects,  will be contacted and asked to send BTN their mailing address. 

Then our selected friends will receive a surprise from BOSTON TERRIER NETWORK  at some point during March. - anything from a book, a ticket, dog toys, something home-grown, homemade, a postcard, absolutely any surprise!

Let us do nicer and loving things in 2015, without any reason other than to make each other smile. Here is to a more enjoyable and friendly, and love filled year. This idea is wonderful and copied from our UK friend Gill Sinclair; she has some of the best ideas coming her way.  This is our third time we have "played" this little surprise on our friends. 

There will be no warning, We will send our selected friends a gift,  This will happen when the mood comes over Gracie Mae.

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It is possible to train your dog not to bark. My dog, Roxie, stops barking when I say, "shhh, that's just *whoever it is*"  Roxie rarely barks. I only allow her to bark when someone knocks on my door, and when I see who it is, I'll tell her to "shhh". I trained her not to bark from puppy hood. I use positive training. I never reward her with attention for unwanted behavior and always praise her for good behavior. The key is consistency. Try not to react to the barking. Stay calm; your dog should pick up on your energy. When he calms down, really calms down, then you can reward him with attention.

Dana




---In blinddogs@yahoogroups.com, <mrgrtrsly@...> wrote :

 We have a Great Dane and our neighbors don't like her (or they might not like us).  Either way, we correct her not to bark, so she stays quiet.  She still growls but she also knows that she will be told to "Be Quiet".  It did surprise us since she can't see, and when my husband was fixing our bedroom window.  She growl and was barking to protect us, most of the time she just lays around and doesn't pay attention to anything.  We also have another dog so she does her own thing most of the time, since they don't always go things together.





On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 1:33 PM, "Liz Guy-Halke bodace@... [blinddogs]" <blinddogs@yahoogroups.com>;; wrote:




Hello, this is very interesting for me as my blind dog is 6 months old and they will not consider surgery until at least a year due to the growth of the eyes.  He has cataracts in both eyes which are so thick that they don't know what is happening behind them.  The question I have to those experienced folk is in your opinions, is it better to leave him blind provided he is in no pain or operate and risk him freaking out if he can suddenly see for the first time?  We also don't know if the retina will be any good due to no light reaching it but I just don't know if he would be happier being able to see.  He is very good and seems to cope really well but he does freak when he hears an aggressive dog (he was attacked by a Great Dane) and any sudden strange noises, for example several guinea fowl shouting at him from behind a gate.  




May I also ask people what to do when their dog keeps barking, it seems he is frustrated as it is usually when he knows someone or another friendly sounding dog are nearby but not giving him any attention?




Thank you.

 

Bingo, deaf and mostly blind, yet still active was recently diagnosed with IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease). He has been under the care of a vet specialist internist.

Bingo's vet was adamant, he told us the ONLY thing my Bingo could eat, beginning right then, was some very gross vet-developed food.

Well, of course, Bingo would not eat it.  I was not supposed to give him anything else. I was absolutely beside myself. I was just watching him waste away, he went from 24 lbs to 17 lbs. 

A friend told me to talk immediately with a vet nutritionist and gave me some names. These folks are all around the country and work with you by phone. Desperate, I went shopping. Within a day I had a diet of cooked chicken breast and baked sweet potatoes and supplements.   Amazingly my Bingo absolutely turned around. 

It took months for Bingo to regain his weight, his major symptoms went away and he was no longer losing protein (albumin). 

The first time I went in to see the vet specialist after I started him on the special diet, the vet just wanted to clarify that I was giving him what he (the vet) had told me.  When I told him "no" and that I was being guided by a vet nutritionist, he absolutely hit the ceiling. 

He had never heard of any such thing and kept saying "vet nutritionist" in a derogatory way. I am not sure he had ever even heard of a vet nutritionist before and he is a very good internist.  Interestingly, he has come around completely and always wants to be sure I am feeding Bingo his chicken and sweet potatoes -- and of course I am. 

The genral oppinion of many dog owners is "Vets know very little about animal nutrition.  They know what they're taught in vet school, which supports brands like Hills and Purina, both of which are crappy foods.​"

What we do know is that Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a condition of digestive system of the dog involving the stomach, small
intestine and /or large intestine. Most often the condition is due to unknown causes or unknown etiology (Idiopathic).

The syndrome involves a hypersensitivity reaction to antigens in the bowel lumen or mucosa. Implicated antigens have  included parasites, bacteria, dietary constituents, and drugs.
 
The most common symptoms are characterized by chronic small bowel diarrhea, weight loss, and flatulence and odor of stool. Vomiting may also be the only sign seen in IBD. With chronicity of symptoms, large bowel diarrhea, halitosis and anorexia may develop.Food antigens frequently play a major role in this disease, especially in the Westie. The veterinarian may suggest a food of a novel protein and carbohydrate source that the dog has never been exposed to. A food trial of approximately 4-8 weeks may be appropriate before further diagnostic tests are done, depending on the condition of the animal.

The definitive diagnosis rests on identifying the inflammatory infiltrates in the intestinal mucosa with biopsy. This is accomplished by endoscopic exam and endoscopic biopsies or exploratory/laparoscopic surgery and full thickness  intestinal and stomach biopsies. The disease is characterized by the type of cells found in the intestinal mucosa  (Lymphocytic-plasmacytic, eosinophilic, or granullomatous infiltrates).

Oftentimes, a pet’s symptoms are mild or intermittent early in the course of the disease but become worse with time. Inflammatory bowel disease can affect pets of any age, but is usually diagnosed in middle aged to older animals.The precise location of the inflammation determines what symptoms predominate. For example, disease of the stomach typically causes vomiting, while inflammation of the small intestine often results in the occasional production of large amounts of diarrhea with or without vomiting. Large intestinal disease usually results in frequent episodes of small amounts of diarrhea that may contain mucus and blood.¹



We are interested in hearing from our readers on cases of IBD and what treatment you were advised to use with your Boston. We are also interested in learning if you have used a vet nutitionist to resolve a similar medical issue.  You can leave a comment here  or contact us at info@bostonterriernetwork.com 

¹ VetDepot.com