HEAT!!!

July 11th, 2006

No, it is not simply heat in the street. There is scorching heat in the street. My dogs do not walk in the street in the afternoon. If you try to entice them on street, they stick into a floor all claws. They can be moved only using force and only in the fallen asleep position. Because they will not rearrange paws. They will cling to all conceivable and inconceivable obstacles by these paws. They will fall on a floor with a look of died dog. And they will look thus as though they have died yesterday. They can be enticed from an apartment with ice-cream. But in the lift they usually already eat up ice-cream. They will not leave an entrance. If I would have one dog, maybe, I still tried something to make. I do not cope with four dogs. I have surrendered. Let to themselves houses in a shadow on a draft till the evening lay. If they do not require walks, what for to create to myself superfluous problems?

Comments of Kira: We do not need to walk!!! We need to lay in a shadow…

That is good for the girl, is not suitable for Gray.

July 10th, 2006

And again about Gray. He has puzzled us with a new problem now. He began to grow thin sharply. Structure of forage was improved for him. He refused to eat at all. All necessary analyses were made. All analyses are satisfactory. Time of walks was increased for him. We thought that so his appetite will increase. Grey has grown thin even more. Special cocktails with the increased contents of a protein have been bought for Grey. There was at him an allergy on this cocktail. All have tried to make to cure Grey. The decision has come absolutely casually. And not from that side from which it was waited. It has appeared, that Grey there are no vitamins of group “B”. Especially B1, B6, B12. Grey recently was ill. His liver has suffered. And the dog in such situation requires the increased quantity of vitamins of group “B”. As these vitamins do not collect in an organism, they should be absorbed constantly with food. It is a lot of them in a crude liver, the eggs, progrown grains of wheat, cod-liver oil. It is possible to use medicines and medicamentous vitamins. These preparations are on sale in a drugstore.
So, if your dog has lost appetite, do not hurry to feed it with delicacies. Probably rate of injections of vitamins of group “B” will help your dog? Anyway they will not bring harm. Surplus of vitamins is washed away from an organism by water. You do not risk.

THE FIRST EXPERIENCE

July 7th, 2006

People often make a mistake when choose a dog for the first time. People use not those criteria which are really important in this question. Often the main role plays appearance of a dog. People have long discussions as their pet should appear. Whether it should be fluffy or not, white or black, big or small. The majority of people think that if they live in a small apartment also their dog should be small. But the small choleric dog occupies more places, than the big phlegmatic dog. The important role is played with a fashion on breeds. But the fashion on the certain breed to lasts three-five years. Then one fashionable breed is replaced by another one. But dogs live ten-twelve years. And many fashionable pedigree attributes hide in themselves the certain problems with health and mentality. The some people think that if they cannot devote much time to a dog it is necessary to get a small dog. Forgetting, that a small dog is big efforts too. Determining what a dog should be - small defenseless or big and courageous, people do not reflect, that the big size of a dog does not protect dogs from the same problems with health. I would advise to give more attention in this question to such concept, as “breed”. Try to find out as much as possible about the breed which has interested you. It would be quite good, if you would study some breeds. Would find out their history. Would find out for what mankind has invented this breed. What working qualities of dogs are incorporated in this breed? In fact this moment will play very important role in behavior of your pet. You should study an anatomic structure of the given breed attentively. Usually behind anatomic features problems with health are hidden. Short muzzle - problems with breath and as the consequence big loadings on heart, means problems with heart. Dog large - the problems. For the first year of a life it is necessary for puppy to increase weight of the body a hundred times. The puppy is born weight in 500 gram, and by a year it already should weigh fifty kg. Usually joints have not time to be formed so quickly. Joints lag behind in growth. Therefore large dogs often have problems with joints: such as arthritis. Excessive amount of folds of a skin - new problems. Any wound serves as the open door for an infection. The result - the growth of risk of the infectious diseases, the lowered immunity. To the person who is not engaged professionally in dogs, it is difficult to understand such things. It is better to ask to consult the person who is engaged in cultivation of the given breed. It is desirable to receive consultations of several experts. Because, in my opinion, the cynologistic is a set of subjective opinions which develop in an objective estimation. It would be good to communicate to some representatives of the given studied breed. After dialogue with dogs you will understand about what cynologists spoke you. And only after you have determined with breed, it is possible to pass to a choice of the puppy. It is very difficult to tell looking on the puppy what character will be at it, when it will become an adult dog. Formation of a dog depends on a plenty of factors. But it is possible to define the type of temperament. And it is very important. The dog with mobile temperament (the choleric or the sanguine) will more suit the amateur of morning jogs than the amateur of fishing. To study so diligently a question of a choice of a dog, it is necessary to spend a lot of time. Even some months. Even a year. But the dog will be near to you twelve years. And you can make these years happy or fill them with never-ending problems.

Comments from Kira: it is possible to think even three years what you want a dog. But when you meet YOUR dog, you forget about everything. And your happiness does not have borders….

Allergy.

June 30th, 2006

You never suffered an allergy? What’s a pity. You would not understand, what this torture for whole organism. All body is scratched, and simultaneously in several places. And what pleasure to be scratched! BUT, it will be bad after. To the person it is possible to tell strictly: “Not scratched! It will be worse!” And to a dog? Well you will shout at it: “Stop!” And it will climb under a table and continue to scratch itself! And the irritation increases next day. It is possible to give tablets, certainly. But it is not the best decision. Before treating, it is necessary to find out, that causes an allergy in your pet. Someone cannot eat a chicken, someone milk or a fish. And somebody can eat nothing. Though, as practice has shown, dogs do not have almost an allergy on a potato, and at cats on fig. At revealing allergen the sequence is important. It is necessary to exclude consistently products from a diet of your pet one by one. The product which causes an allergy will not be found yet. It is necessary to remember, that there can be many allergens. It is desirable to check up the whole list of products. And already if to you has not carried also your pupil suffers a food allergy, you should show backbone. Any product in the menu of your pet is entered very cautiously. In the beginning in a very small amount. And only if you are sure, that it approaches your pet, only then it can be used constantly and to try new.
My experience helps me to find quickly enough improper products for my dogs. And I have noticed some interesting things. If a new product into a diet of puppies to enter together with a pumpkin or vegetable marrows practically there is no allergy and problems a stomach. If I plan to have puppies in the winter or in the spring, I always prepare a plenty of vegetable marrows and pumpkins. For these purposes completely ripened vegetables, with a firm crust approach only. And one more supervision. If at your dog a healthy stomach and at it insignificant attributes of an allergy have appeared, instead of a tablet it is possible to use juice of a lemon (8-10 drops) together with calcium.

HEAT…

June 22nd, 2006

The terrible heat is in the streetâ! Thirty degrees in shadow. I can’t take such temperature. But when I see, how it is difficult for my dogs, it becomes even worse to me. Dogs have lost any interest to day time walk. In the street they try to keep in the shadow all time. They refuse to walk. They agree to the long walks only on 6-7am or 10-11pm o’clock. They suffer equally: boxers, with their short muzzle and short-haired mastiffs, with their long enough muzzles. Our neighbor, the black terrier, simply pines with heat. An assurance of cynologists, that the rigid volumetric wool of terriers rescues dogs from heat, in practice are not true. It is hard to look at sheep-dog Dezi. She tries to kip form very much. But she looks as the thawn ice-cream. And I start strongly worries.

Comment of kira: if in the afternoon quickly-quickly to run in a shadow, to solve all questions. And then quickly-quickly to return to the house and to fall a stomach to a cold floor still it is possible to struggle with this heat. If heat becomes the greater, we shall demand from mum of cold milk as indemnification.

Harmful habits.

June 22nd, 2006

The Austrian dog has invented a secret of an eternal youth! A dog whose nickname is General Edi is 22 years old! Questions of the surprised veterinaries and admired journalists were answered by the owner of a dog. On his assurances. The secret of long life of General Edi is very simple: the dog adores eating of… cigarettes! Who has imparted to a dog such strange habits, it is not known. General Edi “destroys” 10 cigarettes per day, eating a paper and tobacco, accurately spitting out filters. And in fact it is accepted to consider cigarettes «harmful habit».
Coffee is harmful habit too. But how can Kira understand this? Kira runs on kitchen faster a lightning when I open bank of coffee. I cannot pour coffee only to myself. Kira will not forgive it to me. And it is not important for her whether I drink coffee. It is important, that coffee would drink Kira. She can drink coffee from the bowl, can from cup or even to lick it from a saucer. The sandwich to coffee is not obligatory. And even it is possible without cheese. Kira is ready to refuse much. But not coffee. I know the favorite recipe of coffee «from Kira» - cold sweet coffee with cream. Kira even can work as good girl for a cup of such coffee. I think that this «harmful habit» is very useful for Kira.
Varvara has «harmful habit» too. Chocolate. It is possible are sweet. It is possible bitter. It is possible black. It is possible dairy. With impurity. Without impurity. My strong Varvara become very weak when she saw chocolate. She is ready to elicit chocolate from those who does not guess to treat with her. She can loudly elicit chocolate from those who convinces Varvara, that chocolate is harmful for dogs. She can even steal a bar of chocolate from a table. And only after all chocolate is eaten and the piece of paper is licked, Varvara start to conscience. If you saw that especial happy look of Varvara, when she eats chocolate you would never name chocolate a harmful habit.
And if these habits are not too harmful, I will go on kitchen. I shall cook to myself coffee. Take chocolate! Is a pity, but cigarettes are not necessary for me. I do not smoke. And not eat cigarettes!

Comment of Kira: and I with you…

First – tablets.

June 20th, 2006

It’s necessary for dogs and cats to give them medicines against intestinal worms ten days before inoculations. Generally these medicines are recommended four times a year, but before an inoculation it is absolutely necessary. And with approach of heat season animals are in need of protection from attacks of fleas and ticks.
All chronic illnesses become aggravated at animals in the spring. So preventive course of treatment in the spring, quite probably, will prolong and will improve a life to an old dog or a cat. Also will help you not to spoil holiday by sad cares.

THE WORLD FROM DOGS VIEW

June 17th, 2006

Do you want, I shall tell you about your world?
From Kira: frequently it seems to people, that they know well enough about the world of dogs. That you understand our life. That you can give us the recommendations. That you can make comments on our acts. You consider that having lived sixteen years together with a dog it is possible to consider yourself the expert on the dog souls. Instead of would you like to listen to a dog that all her life lives with the people? First, for me it is absolutely unclear, what for to complicate the life so? What for are there so much not necessary things? Everywhere in the house a thing, a thing, a thing … What for to litter the dwelling so? If there is less furniture in a room, there is more place for games. In an empty room it is possible to run, jump and play a ball. It is possible for one. But it is better with other dogs. I understand – a sofa a good piece. It is possible to lay on it. It is possible to jump on it too. It is warm on it in the winter. In the summer - is closer to an open window. But what for chairs? What’s bed in a floor? What for to drag behind itself “a support under itself”? In fact it is easier without it. Where has wanted – there and sit. It is possible near a bowl. It is possible near to the friend. It is possible to sit on the friend. All it is good and cheerful. And what for your lying on a sofa and watching TV. What for to you moving pictures which do not smell, which cannot be caught, with which it is impossible to play, which are useless? You can go on street at the desire. Why do you absolutely do not appreciate it. There the sun which heats. There a wind which smells. Many familiar dogs and people with whom it is possible to communicate. It is possible to go to a new place and to find new friends. Certainly, the house is necessary for each person and each dog. The house is a place where your friends and a bowl full of meal wait for you. But the house is necessary not for constant repair. Smelly banks of paints, rolls of wall-paper with which it is impossible to play, another’s people in your house … Is it good? What for it to you? What pleasure you receive from it? Tell us. Please. Maybe we do not know and we miss the chance. Then share this pleasure with your pets…

Comments from owner of Kira: without comments …

HOME DUETES (continuation)

June 17th, 2006

What is pleasant in home duets? That it is possible to do this work every day and it does not come to an end. For example: to feed small children. You like to feed small, disobedient, inaccurate children? And our dog Masha very much liked to do this work. The child requires that his hands frequently should be washed. Especially kid requires it during a dinner. She had a possibility to do it with her tongue. Cleared babies hands of a dirty, traces of porridge and crumbs of bread. At the same time she cleaned “removed” slices of sausage, cheese and a sandwich from hands. The small child drops something on a floor very often. It is necessary to clean it too. Sweets, apples, a cake. Masha did it very quickly. As a real professional. As a result my children have learned to eat quickly and to be accurate during a dinner. Masha watched it strictly.
Lada is very glad of spring. She knows that we replace indoor plants in the spring. And Lada likes to help to do it very much. She helps to get plants from old pots. Also she does not understand, why we throw out those plants which she has got. Plants cannot simply go through “massage” which Lada makes them. My family go in park for all the day every spring. Go without me. They take only Lada. These trips are good for everybody: for me, family, Lada and for indoor plants …

Comments of Kira: It is possible to meet the grandmother when she comes on a visit with delicacy. It is possible to make together with mum a dinner. To work as the taster at this time. There is always a lot of work in the house.

INTERESTING SHEEP

June 14th, 2006

Today I have read very amusing article in the newspaper.
The farmer from Northern Wales whose name is Emlin Roberts has rescued a lamb from death and has grown up it together with sheep-dogs in one house. As a result at a lamb whose nickname is Rolo strongly pronounced dog habits have developed. It likes to watch TV together with the owner and to guard ducks. The farmer has trained the sheep-dogs, and together with them Rolo to force to enter ducks in a special shelter at his court yard. “It grows precisely the same as a dog. It is possible to tell, it perceives itself a dog. It jumps through a hoop and is rolled from a hill, as a dog. It is very clever sheep, not such as all others”, - the farmer speaks. As he said, the sheep became omnivorous. It eats everything that is given to it, especially likes nuts. Rolo eats dog forage with pleasure. Even barks sometimes …. My God, as I want to have such sheep! And even to try to bring up caw together with cats. And children with pigs. Though, it seems to me, my children and without this experience are excellent “pigs”!

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