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What a great idea! Think of all the potential problems the collars can prevent. I think it is a good idea to identify a blind or deaf dog. I encountered a deaf dog earlier this year. I knew something was not right because he was not responding to me. I was not sure what to do. Knowing he couldn't hear me would have changed my approach.
It certainly would be a help for you with your dogs. How are they doing? How is Mia's health?
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This is a great idea. I'd heard of the coloured leashes before, but the collars/leashes with the actual words on make the message even clearer, especially for anyone who isn't used to the colour-coding warnings.
The "do not feed" one made me laugh....remembering Misty, and how she was always on the scrounge for food (despite being very well fed) I took her to a Christmas party with friends in 2011, and she was on a special renal diet then, and I knew she would 'do the rounds' of all the guests, trying to persuade everyone she hadn't eaten for days...so I made her a big gold star to hang on her collar with letters in black marker pen, saying "Do not feed me!"
She couldn't understand why her usual hypnotism tactics weren't working!
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My mother was always a sucker for a hypnotic stare too! LOL She used to slip bits of food under the table for Misty, who -I discovered- was not resting graciously on her blanket-bed under the table, but had her head on my mum's knee!
My mum always was under the illusion that I didn't know what was going on! My attitude was .....Misty's 'on holiday', so as long as she doesn't get fed toxic things, and it's meat or potatoes, she can have a few extra treats!
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The collars would make life a lot easier. I had a friend that had a foster dog that got real sick and he dropped a lot of weight. Something to do with his intestines or stomach. I don't really remember. But he got down to skin and bones there for a while and people started throwing food into the yard for him to eat. Thinking they were helping a starving dog. But in reality they could actually have killed him. He was on a special diet and gaining weight back but my friend was always having to pick up food from the yard or take it from him. Thankfully she was home a lot and was able to catch most of the food. I don't know if she ever caught the people that were doing it or not.
Mia is doing great. She's back to her normal spastic self. No more out breaks since she's gone off all her meds back in February. I've been thinking Mia needs a tag warning that she has IMT too in addition to the Caution and No Dogs collar. Like when people have diabetes they have a bracelet or necklace that tells doctors to help treat them. Not that I ever expect her to run off but just in case. That way any vet knows not to give her any vaccines.
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07-30-2014, 11:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-30-2014, 11:32 AM by AnimalFamily.)
I agree, this is a wonderful idea!
I would eliminate a lot of guess work when it comes to our canine/feline etc. friends
Catherine: I would need one that says: "Don't interrupt me while I'm resting my eyes"