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Original Post by anndjoe:

Quite passionate about this aren't you?...

Probably a bit too much, I admit. It's just a discussion on feeding dogs bones.

Original Post by jewelsmcblah:

Would you like me to respond by showing you obstruction X-rays of rawhide bones or Greenies? What about dogs who've died from bloat caused by kibble? There is risk in anything you feed a dog. Hell, a dog can choke to death on water.

Oh, I'm sorry, I think you mistook my "admit bones are dangerous" argument with the incredibly stupid "anything can kill a dog" argument.  Yeah, anything can kill a dog.  Thanks, duly noted.  But, since you point out that anything can kill a dog, well, I guess then I've made my point that bones are dangerous.  Sweet.

Yeah, it's just me, the internet and my two vets. We're all wrong.

BTW, no response about the x-ray site? They just making that up so they can sell more dog food? I guess that's why the Purina site said it was dangerous too.

Have fun drawing ASCII art toilets. I'm off this thread.

Original Post by jewelsmcblah:

My dog isn't inherently stupid. She chews. She eats raw chicken thighs without issue. I have cut my hand on them while breaking the bone though. So yes, it can be sharp.

However, the splintering bone is really referring to once the food has been eaten and is digesting, not about when the dog is chewing it. Cooked chicken bones can splinter while in the stomach and intestines and cause some serious issues. Raw chicken bones (all bones really) are more...I dunno...soft. They don't splinter, they break.

So, what you're saying is your dog somehow magically doesn't cut her mouth or throat or stomach with the same thing that you've cut yourself on in the past?  Do you think that your dogs GI tract is resistant to sharp edges?  Do you check her mouth after she eats for cuts, since I don't think she's about to speak up and say, "I think I have a cut on my tongue from dinner today."

It doesn't matter if a bone splinters or breaks, it's going to be sharp.  Does it matter if it splinters in the mouth or the stomach?  No, because your dog is going to swallow it anyway.  Basically, it's dangerous.  Why are you feeding your dog possibly sharp objects?  Why aren't you boning this stuff before you give it to her?  I've been to several vets during the lives of 8 dogs and none of them ever said that feeding real (raw or cooked) bones to dogs was a good idea.

BTW, I know that rawhide isn't good if it's swallowed whole.  But, I didn't think my Boxer was dumb enough to swallow something this big.  But, no, he got it about half as long and down it went.  And, back up it came a little while later.

Original Post by jewelsmcblah:

Never give your pet meat with the bone in it. Animals can choke on the bones, and they can splinter as well.

Not if you feed it raw.

Are you really saying that a raw bone can't be broken into sharp pieces?  If you don't think so, come over the next time I'm cooking chicken and I'll show you what happens when I hit a raw thigh bone with the back of my chef's knife.  Small bones, like chicken rib bones, could easily be crunched in half in one bite and swallowed.

I've had several of my dogs swallow almost new Dentabones and rawhide chews that you would think are impossible to swallow.  Neither dog died from it (the rawhide was thrown up by the dog [bet you didn't need that much detail]), but dogs are inherently stupid and will attempt to swallow anything they can fit down their throats.

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I've thought about getting some, but never really like most headphones, so I doubt that I would use them for more than a couple days.

Cheers for you, though.

Original Post by lolla_:

My ipod nano (2nd generation) only works when it is plugged into a doc or the computer...then it plays music and works normaly but as soon as you unplug it the screen turns all black and it wont turn on. how can i fix this?

That sounds like a battery issue. If it's under warranty, you should be able to get it replaced. Otherwise, you could try this site: http://www.ipodjuice.com/ipod-nano-battery-re placement-products.htm

Original Post by lolla_:

my second problem is my ipod nano (3rd generation) works perfectly until i use the stopwatch then it records the tiem for a few minutes then turns off and then i have to reset it. this is so annoying because i use it to record excerise times. normally i would just use my older ipod since it used to work perfectly but now it doesnt.

A couple web pages say you should do a system restore to factory settings through iTunes and that problem should clear up. I'd say give it a shot, I've restored mine a bunch of times for other reasons, and it's pretty easy.

Sugar is Sweet - The Party

(I love my crappy taste in music.)

It's amazing how the brain can adapt to situations.

I heard that they were going to use this dog in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Sirius Black's dog form.  That might have just been a rumor, but I remember hearing it on some TV entertainment news show.

I prefer Bulldogs.  He's so cute.

Original Post by anndjoe:

BBC - North Yorkshire - I Love NY - Do cyclists see red?

Man, I have to print that out and hand it to cyclists. But, since they don't stop, I don't know how to hand it to them. My plan! My beautiful, quickly conceived plan!

That was really cute.

Reminds me of a video aocean showed me where a lion was getting all huggy with his keeper.

Original Post by ChildfreeMan1962:

She would accept that I created the "Darwin, instead of an imaginary god, Bless America" quote to show my defiance against the "God Bless America" garbage quote spewed way too much by the people in government and outside government after 9/11/2001. She would accept that I created the "In Science, Logic, and Reason, instead of an imaginary god, We Trust!" quote.

Oh hell ladies, email this guy now. He's gonna be off the market by morning!

Original Post by ChildfreeMan1962:

In short, she accepts me for who I am and I will do likewise for her.

Yep, he accepts you for who you are... so long as you are everything that complies with his list.

Original Post by p0nda:

I think of all of the men in any Star Trek I have to go with Julian Bashir as best looking though.

I only started thinking that Bashir looked good once the war started.  He got that "more weathered" look.  Less of the clean-cut Bashir that was around at the beginning of the series.

Original Post by dcyounts:

Original Post by atech:

I will admit, I often only yield at stop signs but, at minimum, I always yield. Illegal. If it is a 2 way stop and someone is coming, I stop. If it is a 4 way and I know I can get through before a car coming up to the 4 way stops, then a go for it. Illegal. This should in no way inconvenience the other car, unless he/she wasn't planning on stopping at the stop sign. There are lots of crimes that might not "inconvenience" other people, but they're still illegal. Let the record show, I have stopped at a 4 way stop. Chocolate chip or almonds on that cookie?

I just want to know what makes cyclists think that they have special rules just for them when it comes to stop signs?  I run them.  I yield at them.  I stop at them... sometimes.

(I wonder about the other laws they break also, but not at the moment of this post.)

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