Re: I want to take my dog boating...

I had no idea paper plates were made in China.

It was interesting tonight, we were looking for new dinner ware. Every time I
picked up a piece that said Made in China, I wondered what chemicals and stuff
they left in the mix... I don't even want to know.

Scotty

On Mar 6, 7:15 pm, gfretw...@aol.com wrote:

I've got a Longitech keyboard ad it's at least 7 yrs old. and says
China on the back of it.

My Logitech keyboard is made in Canada. Maybe not quite the US but at
least North American.
I do think Logitech makes the best keyboards for the price but my wife
has a Cherry that is bulletproof. I did pay close to $100 for it
though. It has survived dropping ... a lot, coffee, soda, water and an
assortment of other assaults.
We don't really have computer desks. We use our machines from our
living room chairs.

Probably. My new Microsoft keyboard, purchased from WalMart, was, in fact, make
in China. I suppose if I'd gone to a union shop the same keyboard would be made
here.

Learn something new daily!

Did you receive such condemnation when you searched for Socialist-
made German screwdrivers to aid the assembly of Communist Chinese
components in your  computers ?

There he goes, off to buy some cheap sh.t manufactured in China.

Hope he gets the melamine based dog food while he's there.  It'd be
good for taking the dog on trips since it'd likely be dead.  No more
nevousness or puking.

The letter before "E" on your typical keyboard is "W"

Hey man, a few thousan is no problem. You got a web site?

BTW, it's not my spelling. The letter before 'e' on my keyboar quit working.

amn! Now I'll have to buy a new one. Wal-Mart, here I come!

John, maybe the dog just doesn't like riding in a car. Of course, you
could probably take it to a pet psyciatrist and spend thousands of
dollars to find the same results too.  There's people who do that,
y'know....

The way you  describe your dog pulling like hell to get away from the evil boat
is exactly the way mine acts around cars. Although, she is getting a bit better.
She'll now jump into the back seat, after thinking about it a few minutes, if I
put her dog food there. I'm thinking something very bad must have happened to
her in the car.

Took our young Golden Retriever sailing.  He was great at first
barking at dolphins.  Then it got a bit choppy.  Believe me, there is
nothing sadder or messier than a seasick dog.
The Catahula went sailing with us one day, again, it got choppy and
she was miserable looking so sad I had to bring her in.  Once on leash
ashore, she was truly happy.  However whenever we approached the dock
where the boat was she pulled like hell to get away from that evil
boat.
Took the retriever canoeing.  No way he was gonna get in that boat.  I
finally had to lift him in.  He did not like it.
Years ago when I was a kid, our dog always went canoeing with us and
loved it.  She'd swim behind the boat and run along the banks.  These
days, too many gators, she'd be eaten in a heartbeat.

get her some benadryl antihistamines. for a 55 lb dog like i have we
give him 1 about an hour before we set out.  it has the same effect on
dogs it has on you...it makes you drowzy and calms you down.

this was recommended by a vet friend of mine and it seems to work
pretty well, rather than giving tranquilizers.

...but the damn thing is deathly afraid of being in the car. When put in, she
immediately begins over-salivating to the point where the saliva is coming out
as long streams. If we go for a very short ride, she will simply sit and drool.
We recently went to Stafford, about a twenty-five minute trip. She threw up
three times.

I've tried several things to get her more comfortable in the car. I'm now
feeding her there, and she's finally gotten to where she'll climb into the back
seat to eat her food. Before, I'd have to pick her up and put her in the car.

When we go for a walk, I put her in the car, drive a couple blocks, park the
car, and then walk. Coming home we do the reverse.

I've several times taken her out and put her in the car while I climb in and
read.

The vet has given us some Xanax, but that must be given a half hour before a
trip. Plus, I'd rather not have to medicate her.

Any ideas out there? Where I launch the boat is more than twenty minutes away,
and I don't want to have to clean up her puke when I get there.