JohnH wrote:

Dogs?

You lost me.

But, speaking of dogs, I just paid the vet $818 to have a different type of tumor removed from each
of my dogs. The Lab is getting to be a damn expensive dog.

We're hoping the tumor on the bearded collie isn't malignant, but won't know until the biopsy
results come back tomorrow or the next day.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

My sister has a black lab with torn ligaments in a leg. Last week she
was waiting to get a surgery estimate...which I'll bet hits $1k.
I haven't had a dog since my American Cocker Spaniel got run over & died.
Tough to eat those sky high vet bills when people are covered by our
medical system.

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 03:08:45 GMT, Don White wrote:

JohnH wrote:

Dogs?

You lost me.

But, speaking of dogs, I just paid the vet $818 to have a different type of tumor removed from each
of my dogs. The Lab is getting to be a damn expensive dog.

We're hoping the tumor on the bearded collie isn't malignant, but won't know until the biopsy
results come back tomorrow or the next day.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

My sister has a black lab with torn ligaments in a leg. Last week she
was waiting to get a surgery estimate...which I'll bet hits $1k.
I haven't had a dog since my American Cocker Spaniel got run over & died.
Tough to eat those sky high vet bills when people are covered by our
medical system.

My lab tore her anterior cruciate ligament in her left back leg. (I *think* that's the one.) It
holds the knee joint together. The doc repaired it with wire through the upper and lower bones. Then
I had to give the dog physical therapy for two months.

$1500 for the operation. This was after radiation therapy at North Carolina State Vet Hospital for a
month, at a cost of $3500. This is getting to be a damn expensive dog. On the farm, she wouldn't
have lasted this long!
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

JohnH,
You dog is very lucky to have you as an owner. Have you ever considered
giving him some plastic surgery?


"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 03:08:45 GMT, Don White
wrote:

JohnH wrote:

Dogs?

You lost me.

But, speaking of dogs, I just paid the vet $818 to have a different type
of tumor removed from each
of my dogs. The Lab is getting to be a damn expensive dog.

We're hoping the tumor on the bearded collie isn't malignant, but won't
know until the biopsy
results come back tomorrow or the next day.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

My sister has a black lab with torn ligaments in a leg. Last week she
was waiting to get a surgery estimate...which I'll bet hits $1k.
I haven't had a dog since my American Cocker Spaniel got run over & died.
Tough to eat those sky high vet bills when people are covered by our
medical system.

My lab tore her anterior cruciate ligament in her left back leg. (I
*think* that's the one.) It
holds the knee joint together. The doc repaired it with wire through the
upper and lower bones. Then
I had to give the dog physical therapy for two months.

$1500 for the operation. This was after radiation therapy at North
Carolina State Vet Hospital for a
month, at a cost of $3500. This is getting to be a damn expensive dog. On
the farm, she wouldn't
have lasted this long!
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:16:03 -0500, "Reggie Smithers" Reggie( is my first name)
Smithers wrote:

JohnH,
You dog is very lucky to have you as an owner. Have you ever considered
giving him some plastic surgery?



I've thought about a .38 inch hole right between her eyeballs!

She's been a good dog. We got her at the local animal shelter in 1991 when she was
about a year and a half (their estimate) old.


--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

Don,
It should be easy paying for the vet bills when people are covered by your
medical system.

Dogs are great family members, they don't run go to an expensive college and
suddenly know everything. Dog always love you. Dogs are great to go
boating with. Did I mention, dogs will love you no matter what.

Plus, if you get lost in the wilderness, they will help you keep warm. I
would think you could save some money on your heating bills by having your
dogs sleep with you on a cold winter night.

Have you ever heard of a "3 Dog Night"?



"Don White" wrote in message
...
JohnH wrote:

Dogs?

You lost me.

But, speaking of dogs, I just paid the vet $818 to have a different type
of tumor removed from each
of my dogs. The Lab is getting to be a damn expensive dog. We're hoping
the tumor on the bearded collie isn't malignant, but won't know until the
biopsy
results come back tomorrow or the next day.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

My sister has a black lab with torn ligaments in a leg. Last week she was
waiting to get a surgery estimate...which I'll bet hits $1k.
I haven't had a dog since my American Cocker Spaniel got run over & died.
Tough to eat those sky high vet bills when people are covered by our
medical system.

Reggie Smithers wrote:
Don,
It should be easy paying for the vet bills when people are covered by your
medical system.

Dogs are great family members, they don't run go to an expensive college and
suddenly know everything. Dog always love you. Dogs are great to go
boating with. Did I mention, dogs will love you no matter what.

Plus, if you get lost in the wilderness, they will help you keep warm. I
would think you could save some money on your heating bills by having your
dogs sleep with you on a cold winter night.

Have you ever heard of a "3 Dog Night"?


My dad told me about that band. Believe they were big in the '60s.

Don,
Yeah right. ; )

They were "Three Dog Night".

A three dog night is something completely different.
Three Dog Night
It will be a co~o~o~ld night tonight. The lows will be in the "three to four
dog range" with the windsreaching up to one or more.

As reported in the Aleutian Islands

The Eskimo tribes of Alaska determine temperature based upon how many dogs
they bring in to cuddle within order to stay warm throughout the night. The
Eskimos cherished their dogs as much as they did each other. They pioneered
the use of dog teams, as a means of motivation in some of the harshest and
foulest winter weather. Keeping their dogs running (literally) in the
wintertime was a necessity of life. So, if you really want to know how to
take care of your dogs for the winter, then you take them to an Eskimo for a
winter tune-up.
Tune-up your radio, and heed the "Call of the Wild" or domestic in our case.

"Don White" wrote in message
...
Reggie Smithers wrote:
Don,
It should be easy paying for the vet bills when people are covered by
your medical system.

Dogs are great family members, they don't run go to an expensive college
and suddenly know everything. Dog always love you. Dogs are great to
go boating with. Did I mention, dogs will love you no matter what.

Plus, if you get lost in the wilderness, they will help you keep warm. I
would think you could save some money on your heating bills by having
your dogs sleep with you on a cold winter night.

Have you ever heard of a "3 Dog Night"?


My dad told me about that band. Believe they were big in the '60s.

Reggie Smithers wrote:
snip

The Eskimo tribes of Alaska determine temperature based upon how many dogs
they bring in to cuddle within order to stay warm throughout the night. The
Eskimos cherished their dogs as much as they did each other. snip...

"Eskimo"??? We're a bit more politically correct up here.
We refer to the northern people as Inuit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit

"Don White" wrote in message
...
Reggie Smithers wrote:
snip

The Eskimo tribes of Alaska determine temperature based upon how many
dogs they bring in to cuddle within order to stay warm throughout the
night. The Eskimos cherished their dogs as much as they did each other.
snip...

"Eskimo"??? We're a bit more politically correct up here.
We refer to the northern people as Inuit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit

Yep, Eskimo.

http://members.aol.com/xpus/Eskimo.html

http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/ANTHRO/r...uff/Inuit.html

http://www.alaskan.com/docs/eskimo.html

JimH wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
...
Reggie Smithers wrote:
snip

The Eskimo tribes of Alaska determine temperature based upon how many
dogs they bring in to cuddle within order to stay warm throughout the
night. The Eskimos cherished their dogs as much as they did each other.
snip...

"Eskimo"??? We're a bit more politically correct up here.
We refer to the northern people as Inuit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit

Yep, Eskimo.

http://members.aol.com/xpus/Eskimo.html

http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/ANTHRO/r...uff/Inuit.html

http://www.alaskan.com/docs/eskimo.html

Jim, I take it you aren't going to try to refrain from off topic
posting, insults, etc. huh?