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  • Kid's toys are not for doggies

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    JayCeeJ
    This story has some elements of urban myth in it - see http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/stuffedtoys.asp As they point out its not only stuffed toys that are treated with anti fungals/bacterials - fillings of duvets/doonas/quilts/comforters/ pillows/cushions/pet beds are all potentially treated with the same chemicals. Also there is no details that if you wash toy/quilt whether the chemical is removed/reduced. I would also be very surprised if there were any standards imposed on what is deemed appropriate or safe for pet toys - there seems to be little or no regulation as to what can be fed/added to pet food around the world. That is not to say that there are very good manufacturers of pet food/toys who take the research upon themselves. However if I went along to my local craft store and bought a commercially available filling, how would I know whether it had been treated or not?
  • Merry Christmas

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    Rita JeanR
    @thunderbird8588: Merry Christmas to all my friends on the forum. Sorry no Basenji pic to go with it but just wait till next year, i am hoping to bore you all silly with pics once we have our Pup :D Merry Christmas and I do so look forward to all pictures and silly happens. Rita Jean
  • Horse Photos (& a few of the doggies!!)

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    MacPackM
    They are both beautiful, especially Charles!
  • Doggie waste container

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    NemoN
    My parents got one of these but they didn't realize when they bought that they actually had to do regular maintainence with it, such as adding water and activators. They never really used it too much. So, if you don't mind that, it sounds like a pretty good idea. Definitely let us know, I've been thinking about getting one myself.
  • HELP! how to get doggie pee out of carpet!!

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    tanzaT
    Vinegar and water is good on any surface that I have used it on over the years… and I think safe for any surface/material.... When I have puppies, I keep a spray bottle of 1/2 and 1/2.... then when I had all elders in the house maybe 1/3 vinegar and 2/3 water.. I would start out with warm water, but since I just left the bottle sitting around.. it was really room temp. I found that the elders pee was much less concentrated then the pups.. so lots less smell... however puppy pee is way smaller in size... ggg
  • Careful what comes in those doggie doors.

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    DukeD
    This is a tragic story. I would think the doggy door led into a yard with no fence.