TotenTalk

No Swiffer

2005-12-05T13:46:00.000-08:00

Ok, I don't normally read, let alone forward one of those emails that begin w/ a long line of FW: FW:....blah blah. But, this one caught my attention.

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READ THIS If you have small Children or Pets READ THIS
!!!!!!
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> Subject: Fw: If you have small Children or Pets READ THIS !!!!!!
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> A friend recently had a neighbor who had to have their 5-year old
German
> shepherd dog put down due to liver failure. The dog was completely
healthy
> until a few weeks ago. They had a necropsy done to see what the cause
was.
> The liver levels were unbelievable, as if the dog had
> ingested poison of some kind. The dog is kept inside, and when he's
> outside, someone's with him, so the idea of him getting into
something
> unknown was hard to believe.
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> My neighbor started going through all the items in the house. When he
got
> to
> the Swiffer Wetjet, he noticed, in very tiny print, a warning which
stated
> "may be harmful to small children and animals." He called the company
to
> ask
> what the contents of the cleaning agent are and was astounded to find
out
> that antifreeze is one of the ingredients.
> (Actually he was told it's a compound which is one molecule away from
> antifreeze).
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> Therefore, just by the dog walking on the floor cleaned with the
solution,
> then licking its own paws , it ingested enough of the solution to
destroy
> its liver.
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> Soon after his dog's death, his housekeepers two cats also died of
liver
> failure. They both used the Swiffer Wetjet for quick cleanups on
their
> floors. Necropsies weren't done on the cats, so they couldn't file a
> lawsuit, but he asked that we spread the word to as many people as
> possible.
>
> EVEN IF YOU DO NOT OWN A PET PLEASE FORWARD THIS ON!

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I haven't investigated the ingredients list myself, but I doubt the person who started this email made it up. Such a horrible thing to happen w/ a "wonderful" product. Just saying.....You've Been Warned!

I was a teenage Dog

2005-11-24T01:21:00.000-08:00

We took Toten to the vet today, he has been having some sores around his lips. We was worried that they would spread and get worse so when one looked extra sore today we decided to get him looked at. The vet said that all they are is pimples and boxers are known to get them. They are not a big deal at all and hardly even noticeable but being the worried parents we are we had to make sure. Them the Vet started talking about how good look he look and how much of a great looking boxer he was (head structure, build, size) He said some are to small and some our to big but he was perfect example breed.

updates

2005-08-01T17:03:00.000-07:00

well, we haven't updated in like forever!!! so i guess now's a good time.

toten got to show off all his tricks to a couple of our friends when they came over last night....i heard that he was SUPER excited to jump through the hoop and he crawled a really good distance too :o) he's such a good doggie!!!

we took him to the vet to get weighed and to get a heartworm preventative...he loves going to the vet too....lol we also bought him some doggie shampoo and he played w/ daddy and the hose as he lathered him up and gave him a "fun bath" he's gotten to the point where if he hears the bath water running....he'll back away from the bathroom until he realizes that the water isn't for him....HAHAHAH....so smart huh? but he loves playing w/ the hose! he chases it around and tries to eat the stream of water coming from it....it's freakin hilarious!!!

i'll be updating w/ some pics whenever i get around to uploading them :o)

PuppyWars

2005-05-26T17:45:00.000-07:00

Everyone knows he's the cutest dog around....so go play the classic game of war!!! I've just added one of the cutest pics of our lil man to PuppyWar.com go to.... http://puppywar.com/stats.php?id=887
...to vote on him. If it says pending...that just means they're still approving his pic. Come visit later!!! :o)
Thanks everyone....Toten loves you! :oD

Smart Dog

2005-05-24T18:59:00.000-07:00

My big boy learned a new trick today. I taught him to crawl. It was a lot easier then I thought, my mom thought it would take days, it only took 5 min and he got it. He can you some practice to get it down really good.

6thMonthB-day

2005-05-21T20:22:00.000-07:00

lookie...it's a b-day pic of our favoritest lil (erhm...growing like a weed) puppy

Mom on Rawhides

2005-05-20T01:59:00.000-07:00

He had all of the stringy part in his throat and he was chewing on the, still, hard part. The whole knot unraveled. :o( I've met people who's dogs have died doing this same thing.....choking on a rawhide. I'm giving a warning to everyone. If you let your puppy(doggie) play with any kind of toy...do so only w/ close supervision. I know it says this on most packages, but it doesn't really sink in most of the time til it's too late. unfortunately

RawHides

2005-05-20T01:49:00.000-07:00

Today I was chewing on my lovely knotted rawhide. I love it to pieces....to be blunt. I was chewing on it so much that it actually unraveled and I was able to eat part of it!! JOY! It felt kinda funny though and I started coughing and hacking and it didn't feel any better...but I guess it didn't feel any worse either so I just started chewing on it some more.
Daddy looked at me and looked a little worried and started to take my chewy away. At first I was kind of ticked at him, but then I felt something funny. I felt something moving in my throat. He was pulling the chewy out of my throat and it seemed like forever until it all came out. I looked at it and couldn't believe that's what was feeling so funny. Then, I tried to eat it again but Daddy wouldn't let me this time. I guess I'm not gonna get to eat the one's w/ knots @ the ends anymore.
Mommy came home and looked so scared when daddy showed her the string connected to my bone. It was about 1 foot long, if not longer. She told daddy thanks for saving my life, petted me and kissed us both.

ChewGarsRock!!!

2005-05-13T13:06:00.000-07:00

Here's a pic of Toten @ his fave hang out....The Outlaw Cigar Co. in Kansas City, MO. He loves going to see his buddies that work there...as well as getting to pick out a Chewgar. He loves those things to pieces....literally.

EarsAreFree

2005-04-20T00:29:00.000-07:00

My ears are finally free of that tape stuff. Monday I scratched part of it off, I was tired of them. So daddy and mommy helped me take them off completely and now they say that my ears are looking great! So I probably won't have to have that stuff put back on again!!! YAY!! They'll post pictures up soon of what I look like now. I like my ears!

Grandma and daddy helped me get a tick out of my ear today. I don't know where I got it, but I'm glad they got it out. Daddy looked really worried when he noticed it.

Since mommy and daddy haven't been posting very much, I'll tell everyone some new stuff.

I've learned to:

sit
stay
lay
turn around
give five
shake
get in bed
get in back ( of the car )
eat and drink only on command
come inside
i pretty much go poo and pee when on command

i can't wait to learn new things either! mom and dad say they're going to take me to a class soon where i'll be with other doggie friends.

i still love going to pet stores and meeting other doggies and people. and i love to go just about anywhere w/ my mom and dad. car rides are the best! at night daddy goes to get mommy from work and i get really excited and give her boxer kisses when she gets in the car. i missed her so much that i can't sit in the back and i have to sit on her lap and go to sleep on the way home.

that's all from me right now, it's past my bedtime, so i'll bark at ya'll later!

TapeComesOff

2005-03-14T17:36:00.000-08:00

the dr took the tape off his ears today....he's holding them upright really well, as u can see, so he said that he wanted them to air out a little bit

if he starts to drop them, we have to take him back in and get em re-taped again....he's only had one taping so far!!! and i'm so excited that they're standing up already!!! he looks really good, they're a little taller than skinnier than i thought they'd be, but i still like em

HatBeGone

2005-02-28T21:05:00.000-08:00

Mom and Dad woke me up early this morning. I was really tired and I didn’t want to get up. I don’t think they really did either because the alarm went off two times. But, they got up fast the 2nd time and we rushed out of the house. Good thing Mommy started the car to warm it up, because it was chilly outside. They took me to the Doctor, the one who did my ears. I was really scared when I realized where I was going. When they took me into the place, I remembered the smell and started shivering. The guy came and got me and I said bye to Daddy and Mommy for a while. The Doc put a mask on me and I started dreaming. When I woke up, that stupid Fez hat I had on was gone, and my ears were taped up. Now I have boards going across my head and my ears have more tape on them before. Daddy came and got me and I’ve been really cuddly and sleepy since. Now I’m just waiting for Mommy to get off work so Daddy can go pick her up. I give her puppy kisses when I see her and let her know I’m happy to see her by wagging my tail. I know she’s glad to see me cuz she calls me by my new nickname given to me by her. “Toten Buggy” or “Toten Bugger”.

GotTongue?

2005-02-27T14:35:00.000-08:00

This is an older pic of him, but it's just SOoooo cute.

Vet

2005-02-24T15:43:00.000-08:00

Toten went to the vet today to get his ears cleaned out. The left one had a lil bit of puss @ the bottom and we couldn't hold him still enough to swab it out. I called the vet and he said that it was just a part of healing and we could bring him in, he would swab it out for us.

So...that's what we did. He did the left ear 1st, which was the "bad" one. Toten cried a lil and whimpered while he was doing it, but as soon as he was done, he was fine. While the Doc was doing the other ear, he just tried to get away. He cried at first...but I think that's cuz he thought it was going to hurt like the other one....hehehe.

Anywayz, didn't phase him much though, as soon as we got outside @ the office, he was hopping and prancing around like usual. Tail wagging and all. :o)

Toten Pics

2005-02-21T23:02:00.000-08:00

Toten and his Fez!

My Cropping Thoughts

2005-02-21T20:48:00.000-08:00

The hardest think for me was the slim chance that he could have a bad reaction to the anesthesia and die. I would have been really messed if I lost my best friend. But the Doc used gas which it good coz if Toten would have started acting bad he could just turn it off unlike a injection.

I was the one holding Toten when he shook his head when we first got him back, the first shake was the worse and each shake of there after was less and less bloody. I think that it was blood from getting them cut not that they was still bleeding. Some one with a week belly could think it look horribly but it was not that bad at all. He slept they rest of the day, however he was acting like him self they very next day.

GotAFez - Ears Cropped

2005-02-21T20:17:00.000-08:00

So, yeah, the cropping went fine. I wasn't prepared at all for the way he was when we picked him up. The vet said that he would have a cup on this head, as he does. But, both Bo and I were thinking that we wouldn't be able to see any of his "cut ear", which we can. As we were getting into the car Toten shook his head and blood splattered. WAHHHHHH!!! I just about started crying then. The doc said, he probably wouldn't hurt, cuz of his pain meds, but I'm sure he wanted that big honkin thing off the top of his head. We got in the car and started home, he shook his head again and blood splattered AGAIN, this time more...or the same amount but I could see more of it. I started sobbing, and tearing, I was literally crying out loud. Bo helped me get calm again and he is right, I'm regretful that I decided to do it then, but in the long run, I'll be glad I did.

It's been 4 days since the surgery, and Toten doesn't act like it bothers him at all. Except for itching sometimes and trying to shake the cup off his head. Just in case he is in pain though, when he really starts itching it, I go ahead and give him a pain pill. He plays normal, eats normal, and sleeps normal (right between us) :oP I can't wait to see them all healed and standing up. :o) I know the Doc did a good job!!!

He goes back in a week, Monday the 28th, to get his stitches out and to have the 1st taping done. He’s got to stay a whole day again cuz the Doc has to put him out to do the stitches thingy. We both missed him so much when he was there the 1st time. But at least, this time it won’t be as bad.

Toten Pics

2005-02-19T20:07:00.000-08:00

This is Toten the day after his ear cropping.

Cropping Today

2005-02-18T10:31:00.000-08:00

Bo and I decided to have his ears cropped. We just like the look of full grown boxers better w/ their ears cropped than natur-al. He had to be @ the vets by 9 o'clock and we get to pick him up after 3. He's supposed to come home w/ a cup on his head....so Bo thought of the idea of painting it red and drawing a lil Fez hat tassle on it. The vet said I would probably cry the 1st week after he got it done, but he'll be fine. He said it heals 90% in the first 10 days...which is a relief. But, it might have to be taped up 4-8 times to get them trained right. Since Toten tries to hold his ears up anyway. Some dogs ears are right up against their head hanging, but Toten tries to hold his up...it's funny.

Toten Pics

2005-02-16T20:04:00.000-08:00

NickName

2005-02-13T21:05:00.000-08:00

Daddy gave me a new nickname today "Stink-Bomb on 4 legs"

I think that's cuz I'm farting a lot. Hehehe!

BedTime

2005-01-31T23:20:00.000-08:00

Yeah, so I messed up. I fell asleep one night and didn't put Toten in his kennel. SOoo, the next night when we were headed to bed, I put him in there, thinking that he'd be a good puppy and be quiet after a few whimpers. Boy, was I wrong!!! He didn't want to sleep in there @ all. So, since then, he's been sharing the bed w/ us. Which, right now isn't all that bad, until he wakes up wanting to chew on something and it ends up being your elbow. HAHAHa. I don't have to fight w/ him for a spot yet, but I'm dreading the day when he gets bigger and I do. Naw, not really, I'm just not looking forward to it. :o)

He's growing so fast, and he's getting really good muscle definition in his legs! His foot "condition" is getting a little better too, sometimes he still holds it funny, but most of the time it's fine. (more on this in a post after we go to our 2nd vet visit) His cold is even getting better, I'm beginning to think it might be allergies though. It doens't help that Bo likes to sleep w/ the fan on.(draft) But at least it's not pointing on us, so that helps.

He still sleeps ALL the time!! I'll have Bo upload some pics of him sleeping w/ his tongue hanging out. He said he was snoring loud too. I finally got to hear him snore loud tonight. Sounds like me when I have a cold. I can't wait to hear what it's gonna be like when he's full grown!!

Well, that's about a wrap as far as updates that I can think of. I wish I had a lil mini computer that I could write in when he does something I want to remember. I know I'm leaving out a bunch of stuff...lol.

9 weeks old

2005-01-28T13:38:00.000-08:00

I keep getting hiccups all the time, sometimes they sound like they hurt, but I don't mind them. I've seen a lot of new people and went to the pet store w/ mom and dad a couple times since they brought me home. I even met my new girlfriend there. She's a 8 week old boxer, just like I am. Only she was really small, about 1/2 the size of me. I just licked her and played w/ her til I couldn't anymore. Her dad said I might see her again @ the Ark (vets) during Doggie Daycare, because that's where she will go some days.

I'm still learning that it's not ok to go in the house on the carpet. :o( My mommy and daddy aren't too happy w/ me when I do. So...I've been letting daddy know I need to go out by walking toward the stairs. Now that am big enough to walk up them, sometimes I even go up them by myself and wait for daddy to catch up @ the top. Then he leads me outside and I do my business. I think I've been a pretty good dog, w/ respect to accidents. But, mom and dad help me go outside when I need to too, so that helps a lot!

I love play time w/ daddy, he likes to play "ruff". I growl and nip his hand, and sometimes I bark @ him. He just laughs and keeps playing w/ me, so I know he loves it too. I also sleep a lot w/ daddy when mommy's @ work. I miss her when she's gone, but I give her a lot of kisses when she comes home.

I like it when I meet new people. Everyone likes to play and pet me and they all talk about how handsome I am. I'm beginning to think I'm a pretty good lookin lil Man! (if I do say so myself)

Toten Pics

2005-01-24T21:16:00.000-08:00

I took this pic the first night he was home.

Here is a Pic of him doing what he does best, nappin.

8WeeksOld

2005-01-24T15:30:00.000-08:00

Mommy's Comments:
Here's a few pictures of Toten I took today on his 8th Week b-day and his 1st full day w/ us. It's a lot easier to take the pics as he's sleeping because while he's playing it's hard to keep the camera still...hehe

1stDay@MyNewHome

2005-01-20T23:05:00.000-08:00

~Snort, it's my first day @ my new home, and I just can't get enough of these people. They love to hold me and let me fall asleep on their lap. I get to ride in the car a lot, and I can tell, I will get to all the time.

~I had my first trip to their vet today, met Dr. D and he was really nice. He said I have a little puppy cold and I heard him say the word "cheese"! I think the word he used with it was "pill". So, hopefully the cheese will make me better. :o)

~Today I went to the pet store w/ my new owners and picked out a new toy. I made a doggie friend w/ a nice cocker spaniel there and got a lot of attention from all of the people in the store shopping for their animals. They all kept saying "cute" and "precious". I got to play with all of my new toys too! I like Mr. Whitey the best!!! He's a faux lambs fur fat gingerbread man shaped plushy w/ a squeaker inside his belly. I try to tear him up and shake him all around after giving him a few pounces. It's fun!

~Everytime I started sleeping good though, my new people had to move me or take me somewhere. But I'm glad they took me with them, because I would be really lonely in my kennel while they were gone.

~I'm learning how to listen to them and obey. And I get praised a lot, so I think I'm doing good. :o) I'm also learning that I have to go #1 and #2 outside beside the house. And it's REALLY cold out there, I don't like to go out, but I know I have to make my people happy. Sometimes when they set me down on the ground, I try to hide between their feet. But then I know I won't be going back inside unless my people see me go #1 or #2. So I do it. And they pet me and pick me up and rush me back inside the warm house!!

~Time to go to bed, I should sleep well after everything that I've done today. I have to sleep in my kennel, but I don't mind after a while. It's nice and warm in there, and I have a soft blanket and a couple big t-shirts that were my daddy's. I can even smell him on them, and I like to rest my head on them.

TotenTalk

No Swiffer

I was a teenage Dog

updates

*PuppyWars*

Smart Dog

*6thMonthB-day*

Mom on Rawhides

*RawHides*

*ChewGarsRock!!!*

EarsAreFree

*TapeComesOff*

*HatBeGone*

*GotTongue?*

Vet

Toten Pics

My Cropping Thoughts

*GotAFez* - Ears Cropped

Toten Pics

Cropping Today

Toten Pics

NickName

*BedTime*

*9 weeks old*

Toten Pics

*8WeeksOld*

*1stDay@MyNewHome*

PuppyWars

6thMonthB-day

RawHides

ChewGarsRock!!!

TapeComesOff

HatBeGone

GotTongue?

GotAFez - Ears Cropped

BedTime

9 weeks old

8WeeksOld

1stDay@MyNewHome