Comments on: Remove Dog Ticks Correctly http://callofthedog.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/remove-dog-ticks-correctly/ Choosing A Family Dog Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:32:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: callofthedog http://callofthedog.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/remove-dog-ticks-correctly/#comment-80 callofthedog Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:01:28 +0000 http://callofthedog.wordpress.com/?p=64#comment-80 We want to thank you for sharing that story. On one hand, we're sorry that it brought back memories that by any measure would feel unpleasant. However, your sharing of a very poignant story drives home, better than we could have said, the message we want to relay. We are very grateful that you took the time. Everything that you said regarding our responsibility to our fur children is 100% correct. We would look forward to hearing from you again. We want to thank you for sharing that story. On one hand, we’re sorry that it brought back memories that by any measure would feel unpleasant. However, your sharing of a very poignant story drives home, better than we could have said, the message we want to relay.

We are very grateful that you took the time. Everything that you said regarding our responsibility to our fur children is 100% correct.

We would look forward to hearing from you again.

]]> By: onlinedesign http://callofthedog.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/remove-dog-ticks-correctly/#comment-79 onlinedesign Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:47:31 +0000 http://callofthedog.wordpress.com/?p=64#comment-79 Fabulous advice! Funny that you mentioned the problem with putting poison on your Dogs to remove ticks. Years ago when I was growing up we had a big white German Shepherd and a Black Lab. With acreage behind our house for them to roam free on, they used to get ticks galore! My Dad, used to fill this giant plastic barrel with the equivalent of liquid Sevin-Dust, and "Dip" the Dogs. I haven't thought about this in years until I read your Blog. Pretty much every weekend was Dog Dippin' Day. The outcome was the our white Shepherd died at the age of 8 from something unexplained, and our Black Lab suffered horribly as she died of what the Vet thinks was a Colon Cancer. Back then, we didn't know there was a cancer link to pesticides for Dogs. It was just "the thing you do" to keep ticks off your dogs. We had no information or links to resources, like yours, to tell us that "hey...this is NOT good practice". Your PET is NOT just "some" Dog. We don't put poisons all over our toddlers, and we shouldn't do that to our Pets, either. In a sense, our animals are just like toddlers for the entire duration of their lives and they depend on us for everything. Seriously something to think about. Thank you for the interesting information and tips! Great Blog. Fabulous advice! Funny that you mentioned the problem with putting poison on your Dogs to remove ticks. Years ago when I was growing up we had a big white German Shepherd and a Black Lab.

With acreage behind our house for them to roam free on, they used to get ticks galore! My Dad, used to fill this giant plastic barrel with the equivalent of liquid Sevin-Dust, and “Dip” the Dogs. I haven’t thought about this in years until I read your Blog.

Pretty much every weekend was Dog Dippin’ Day. The outcome was the our white Shepherd died at the age of 8 from something unexplained, and our Black Lab suffered horribly as she died of what the Vet thinks was a Colon Cancer.

Back then, we didn’t know there was a cancer link to pesticides for Dogs. It was just “the thing you do” to keep ticks off your dogs. We had no information or links to resources, like yours, to tell us that “hey…this is NOT good practice”.

Your PET is NOT just “some” Dog. We don’t put poisons all over our toddlers, and we shouldn’t do that to our Pets, either. In a sense, our animals are just like toddlers for the entire duration of their lives and they depend on us for everything.

Seriously something to think about.

Thank you for the interesting information and tips! Great Blog.

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