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Wooden Photo Pet Urns-dog urn, cat urn

abbylane@designermixes.org (abbylane) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:51:27 GMT

Wood Photo Pet Urns Series SP has a large number of options for the pet owner making this a very attractive customized pet urn for the pet owner and their pet. These wooden photo pet urns are available in 5 beautiful woods, 4 different sizes and the option to purchase a personalized name plate. Wood pet urns are perfect as a dog urn, cat urn, rabbit, ferret or any family pet urn and the photo additon makes it even more of a personalized container for pets ashes. The photo of your pet stands out in these wood finishes so your pet's true personality is honoured. Pet cremation urns in as a simple photo wood memorial pet urn and the beauty is the being simple where your pet's personality can show through in the photos. Internment pet urns for pets ashes that are beautiful as display pet urns that can be customized for any pet with a photo and personalized engraving plate.

The beauty of the wood stands out and will be suitable for any room decor. Simple, elegant, with true tribute to your pet being shown in the photos as this display pet urn will keep the pets memories alive. The photo size placeholder increases with each size of pet urn so you photo will always look appropriate for that size of urn which makes this pet urn that much more popular. They are a nice sentiment gift as a birthday gift, anniversary gift or simply to say you care about someone that lost their pet. A pet urn that is affordable, attractive and simply your pet.

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Pet Grave Memorial Markers, Dog Cat Markers

abbylane@designermixes.org (abbylane) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:39:46 GMT

Pet Memorial Bluestone Garden Grave Markersare beautiful, irregularly-shaped, hand selected pieces of PA Blue-stone. A pet grave stone that looks like a natural stone to represent any natural memorial rock pet marker. These pet memorial markers are of the finest PA Blue-stone, deeply engraved with your choice of sentiment, graphic and available in three sizes. These pet memorial grave markers are customized as a dog grave marker, cat grave marker or any animal marker with your pets information, choice of graphic and sentiment to keep your pets memories alive. These blue-stone pet memorial grave markers are different from the laser pet memorial markers and the polished granite pet memorial markers as they are more lightweight, different material and look like the natural wear natures stone.

These also make a nice gift when the person chooses in scattering pet ashes in the yard this memorial pet marker will play tribute to the pets resting place. The garden markers also make a nice gift in addition to the purchase of any dog urn, cat urn, animal urn or any type of internment pet urn for the remembrance of that favourite place in the yard.

These pet memorial blue-stone grave markers look natural to any outdoor setting and will mark that special place in your heart and your yard. These grave markers are also popular with families with small children because they help the children connect with their beloved pet to know their pet is still remembered.

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Keepsake Pet Urn-as a dog cat pet urn keepsake

abbylane@designermixes.org (abbylane) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:51:44 GMT

Paw Print Double Heart Keepsake Pet Urn is a popular and beautiful keepsake memorial urn with pet owners. The paw print decoration, the unique size and the beauty of this pet memorial keepsake urn is what makes this a display pet urn in the form of a pet keepsake. This memorial keepsake pet urn is of a hand-cast brass heart of craftsmanship that needs to be seen to be believed. This heart keepsake pet urn has a pewter finish with bronze finish double paw prints a velvet box making this pet urn ready to give as a gift. A decorative pet urn keepsake only a pet owner could appreciate.

An internment pet urn for pets ashes in the form of keepsake pet urn as a family heirloom if only a portion of ashes wanted to be kept. Beautiful in all forms and could be as a dog urn, cat urn or any small pet urn with the decoration of the paw prints.

A internment pet urn as a family keepsake the right size for children to remember their pet by as a special container for pets ashes as well as a beautiful display pet urn that will play tribute to that special pet with its beauty and the decorative paw prints.
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Cat Memorial Wood Urns

abbylane@designermixes.org (abbylane) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:34:45 GMT

Cat Wood Pet Cremation Urn is new to Heaven Pet Urns and becoming quite popular with pet owners. This special wood pet urn will play tribute to that special pet as this cat wood urn is made of Light Cherry with a Purple Heart top. An attractive display pet urn because of the beautiful workmanship in this cat pet urn. The engraving on this cat urn is done with laser, displays three beautiful cats enjoying life as your pet did and the wood is beautiful. A memorial pet urn that can be a customized pet urn for pets ashes with your pets name engraved. The perfect internment pet urn for pets ashes in beauty, craftsmanship and attractiveness that only a unique pet urn can offer. A cat urn that is beautiful to have as a family heirloom or a keepsake pet urn for years to come. A container for pets ashes that will be a safe haven as your pets final resting place.

A perfect pet cremation urn as a wood pet urn with beautiful engraving of cats. Only in this decorative pet urn is the true beauty of a wood pet urn displayed. The perfect gift to someone who has lost their cat. A unique pet cremation urn that is attractive to have and to hold for that special pet.

Anyone else have a maspyr?

belder@designermixes.org (belder) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:41:38 GMT

Does anyone else out there have a maspyr? I am interested in how they turned out. How big did they get and what was their disposition etc. I find it difficult to find out much -about this breed on the net. I have a maspyr that was born 7-24-09 and I have graphed his age vs weight in comparison with a couple of full blood english mastiffs so as to maybe record some information that has been difficult for me to gain.

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from anyone.

Daily adventures...

jones078@designermixes.org (jones078) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:09:17 GMT

This is the story of my life. My dog is the most retarded and ridiculous creature ever put on the planet. Im almost positive that at some point he was dropped on his head or used in some failed medical experiment. He will not leave my side and it's so annoying to be followed around by a 100 lb slobbering, clumsy, hair ball that thinks the only way to walk is to do figure eights in between my legs as Im walking. I smile so big when I see him though that all the chewed remotes, headphones, hair covered comforters and ticks pulled off him are worth it.

Schneagles

siri@designermixes.org (siri) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:53:19 GMT

Our dog is intelligent , playful and inquisitive she obeys commands most of the time. She does like to bark at anything she thinks is invasive to the yard. She absolutely loves to track with her nose to the ground when walking on the leash,she does get distracted easily by smells she is tracking, but is easily re-focused . If let off leash she can outrun very quickly, and loves the chase. Cookie is a good example of this breed with great temperment and is outright fun for our family to have around <3

English Mastweiler

jcorvallis@designermixes.org (jcorvallis) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:47:17 GMT

I have had alot of different breeds of dogs. Some mixed breeds some purebreds. But I have got to comment on the English mastweiler this is the most amazing dog. He is very smart and very well behaved. He plays with my toddler grandchildren and has yet to knock anyone down. It is like he knows he has to be gentle. His best buddies are my chi Javi and our Lassa Teddy. They play and play even now as a 4 month old puppy he understands that he has to use a gentle mouth. And these boys play in fact I sometimes have to tell them to take it outside. Hunter is going to start obedience training on Monday. He should do really good as he already sits stays and lies down and stay. He also comes when he is called even if he is outside. At 4 months old he already weighs 50lbs and still has not grown into his feet. He is going every day. He has been so much fun. My husband is even taking his picture to work to show his co workers. I do not think he has ever taken one of our kids pictures to work. So you can see how Hunter rates at our house.

Logan's Fourth Play Group

sands904@designermixes.org (sands904) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:34:30 GMT

On Sunday we took Logan to his fourth play group. When we pulled up the other play group was just finishing up so we waited in the car. He saw the other dogs and was very good. I sat in the backseat with him and gave him treats when he looked at the other dogs without reacting.

When we got out of the car he was over-excited and barking as usual. We got into the yard and went to our corner to work on calming him down. He is definitely calming down quicker each time which is great. He did really good with most of the dog but there was one Buddy (a Puggle, who he continually wanted to run, lunge and bark at. The trainer thought this was because Buddy was running around a lot and was very active. The other dogs were active at times as well just not quite as much. By the end he was relatively close to Buddy without reacting a few times so that was great. He starts a Shy & Fearful class on Thursday. I am hoping this will help!

Swollen Nose & upper lip

Bentley@designermixes.org (Bentley) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:53:17 GMT

I was so terrified last night that I almost cried.
Bentley was playing outside the entire day & at around 17:00 when I went to bring him in I got a shock.
Around his nose & upper lip had swelled to about 6 times the normal size. It looked so painful & scary.
& as being a Sunday I didn't know what to do because every vet or clinic was closed
It was so bad that it totally covered his lower mouth. His nose was completely extended forward , far past his lower mouth.
His eyes were closing slowly & then opening again whilst he was standing, he never did that before.
I gave him plenty of water & made a treat soft meaty meal for him as I was afraid his nose would get hurt trying to east his chunks.
I was so terrified I just held him in his blankly & monitored his heart beat.
I quickly googled it & checked that it has happened to dogs before & owners say that it could have possibly been an insect bite or spider bite.
I barley slept, I heard him howling in his room this morning. I fed him & let him out again.
When I left him this morning he seemed to be jumping & back to his adorable active self again.
His eyes were clearing up & the swelling was almost gone. I was so relieved. I didn't want to leave him today but I had to be at work.
I played with him allot this morning & he seemed much more active than last night. It was just such a shock to have seen that, it looked like out of this world.
I am just glad that he is O.K. & I pray that this doesn't happen again

lola

lola125@designermixes.org (lola125) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:24:03 GMT

Lola is a fun and energetic dog. She always wants to play and is very jumpy when new people come around. Lola also loves other dogs, especially at the local dog park. Always chasing the frisbee

Scary object

luckyval@designermixes.org (luckyval) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:03:45 GMT

Since it is almost Halloween many people have placed their decorations out in their yards as have I. Yet I have been having some difficulty getting my Lucky to walk past a certain ghost that is place in my neighbors yard. He looks at it with unsureness and walks low to the ground and slowly pasted it never taking its eyes of the decoration. Yet I want him to get used to the ghost because it is on way when we walk. and I find it funny that he is not afraid of any of the other things on anyone's else yard with in my personal opinion are more scary. We have walked by it all week and he is still overly cautious when walking past it. Well at least it is almost Halloween and the ghost won't be there for much longer.

Oh Sheta!

sesheta@designermixes.org (sesheta) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:34:36 GMT

She's going on nine months old now. She's still a baby. But I tell her she's a big girl. Yea, right. Ok, she's big in stature. Big in size. She has big feet. I mean paws. A big mouth. And I do mean what you think I mean. Sheta lets me know what she wants, what she is thinking, whether she does it quietly, softly or loudly. She is some kind of dog!
When I thought to myself that I would enhance my life with a Sheprador, never did I imagine how my life would become enhanced. Sheta is undoubtedly super-intelligent, that goes hand-in-hand with her breeding. Let's face it. Half Australian Shepherd and half Lab makes for one heck of a smart cookie. I love having conversations with her! She turns her head this way and that, her eyes twinkle at me, her ears perk up and she sits and listens. Who knows if she understands? I know she comprehends my tone of voice. That's what is really important.
She has become my constant companion, never leaving my side. Sometimes, I must shut my bedroom door for privacy...lol. And I explain to her that she must guard the house. That is her job. It is an important job. Believe me, she takes it quite seriously. She is an excellent watchdog. She notifies me immediately if she hears anything at all. She will only keep barking if the noises she hears are foreign to her and do not stop. That is what you want in a good guard dog.
She is loving, strong-willed, affectionate, cunning, assertive, intelligent, playful, fun, stubborn, funny...the list could go on. She's not a dog for everyone. She's not a dog for the meek at heart. But Sheta...oh Sheta...you're a dog for me!

Logan's Third Play Group

sands904@designermixes.org (sands904) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:19:04 GMT

On Saturday we took Logan and Lacey to their play group. Logan was very excited as normal. I took him into our little corner of the yard to work on calming him down. He seemed to get calmer a little quicker this time which is great! He remained on leash the entire play group this time. We walked around watching the other dogs and saying 'hi' to one every so often. He did pretty well with most of them. There was one little Bulldog mix that he wasn't too fond of. He lunged toward her everytime we walked by her. She seemed a little afraid of him, not that I blame her...

Other than her by the middle of the play group he seemed fairly comfortable with the other dogs. By the end he was even standing next to the Bulldog mix without reacting. So all in all it was a pretty good time. Hopefully a few more and he can be off leash and play a little. I think that is what he wants to do he is just not sure how to control his emotions yet. He gets overly excited and then reacts to the other dogs.

Potty Traiing

bigafeet1@designermixes.org (bigafeet1) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:30:19 GMT

She is very difficult. We have been tryin and tryin but she is very stubbourn about going the bathroom outside when there are so many things to smell. dig out, and eat!

She is gettin better since the first day we got her. But it would be nice to get this overwith!

I groomed Stella today!!!!!

stellasmama@designermixes.org (stellasmama) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:40:18 GMT

I've never given her a haircut before!!!! I need a little work on refining my technique, but she was such a good girl!!!!!

http://stellalind.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/another-first-for-stella-the-schnoodle/

How to keep your dog's eyes free of hair

michdwy@designermixes.org (michdwy) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:37:26 GMT

I have a delightful Pug Zu, but like many of the smaller breeds, especially those who are near to the ground, have a flat face, fairly prominent eyes and lots of facial hair. she tends to get quite regularly "goo" in her eyes. which can easily be removed with damp tissue. Hair around her eyes possibly makes the problem worse and certainly spoils her vision. The obvious answer is clip the hair. Easier said than done. When the scissors came into view, my little Boo vigourously tried to escape from my embrace and I feared she might twist or jerk onto them, although I use blunt-nosed ones. Recently I met the owners of a couple of similar designer dogs, Shih Tzu/Jack Russells. I mentioned this problem and they gave me a recommendation which seems ridiculous - put the dog up on an ironing board at its highest level. I was very sceptical, but it does work. At first Boo started to struggle as usual, then within a couple of minutes, allowed me to clear the hair from around her eyes and I can now do it regularly. I assume what is happening, that when Boo moves, the iron board tends to wobble a bit and she realises that she must stay still.

Mr. April - Calendar Boy

bluemoki@designermixes.org (bluemoki) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:26:20 GMT

We are so excited that Mochi has been selected for the DesignerMixes.org 2010 calendar! He is Mr. April on page 8. That's our adorable pup!

Vote for Sammy in the cutest dog compeitition

janisandjohn@designermixes.org (janisandjohn) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:55:16 GMT

We got sammy when he was 4 months old. He is the most precious dog we have ever had. He loves everyone and when we walk him or take him for a ride, every one wants to know what he is. He has severe allergies so he can not eat chicken, beef or turkey anymore. He can only have fish products and sweet pototatoes
Please vote for him here or vote for samson who is sitting in his dad's recliner
www.cutestdogcompetition.com/vote.cfm?h=96E5742B92037C70E158A8CE94B4FCA2

Updates

aaemehan@designermixes.org (aaemehan) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:51:34 GMT

I haven't wrote on here in a long while. Now that summer is winding down, I find myself wondering what Im going to do with Lady. She LOVES it outside but the last couple of nights it has been really cold and though my little Lady is shivering, she will not come in. The vet told me that she needed to stay indoors because she is small and loses a lot of heat very quickly so Im worried that she will stay outside to long. If I cut her outside time down, she is wild inside. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Thanks

Logan's Second Play Group

sands904@designermixes.org (sands904) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:52:40 GMT

So we took Logan to another play group last night....definitely nothing like the first. There were a lot more dogs at this one. We let him off leash at first like the trainer said to but that didn't last long. He kept running up to all the dogs and barking/lunging toward them. I got him back on leash an took him off to the corner of the yard and calm him down. I had to do this many times at first.

He eventually calmed down enough we could walk around the other dogs and he was fine for the most part until one of them came up to him. Depending on the dog he would bark/lunge toward them or be just fine. I worked with him for the entire hour making sure to let him know he was doing good everytime he looked at another dog without reacting. By the end he was a lot better. I am going to try this again at the next play group and maybe someday my sweet little boy will be sweet to other dogs :)

cojack

ham1984@designermixes.org (ham1984) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:02:14 GMT

Both of my lil babies(cojack puppies) like to eat and chew anything insite even the floor I have tried the toys and chew ropes. Can somebody please help me .

Logan's First Play Group

sands904@designermixes.org (sands904) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:48:48 GMT

Yesterday was another play group so we decided to take Logan with also. Up until then only Lacey had been going because Logan's behavior around other dogs had been a bit unpredictable. He is a very stressed little boy and somedays are better than others. Yesterday was a good day! After seeing that there were only a few dogs on the list to be there I decided it was Logan's turn to try one out. My husband and I packed them up and headed out. I figured it is outside in a yard in a nice neighborhood and if he didn't do well I could just take him for a walk.

We pulled up and he saw the other dog that was already there and started barking. My husband got Lacey out to take her in while I unhooked Logan's harness (ooooppppsss) and opened my door to get out. He was in the back driver's side seat and I was in the front passenger's seat. I was going to go sit in the back with him and try to calm him down a bit but as soon as I started to open my door he lept from the back out of the car and was up to the fence in about 3 seconds. I got him and put his leash on and went back to shut the car door. I let him meet the other dog through the fence and besides seeming very excited he did good. We went in. I left him on the leash for a few minutes to see how he would react. He was really pretty good (at least for him). Then another dog showed up and he of course went back to his barking ways. He got to say 'hi' and settled down a little. I let him off leash and hoped for the best :)

He ran up to the other dogs (there was only 2 besides Lacey) and sniffed them. Then he was fine. A couple of times he had to bark like crazy at one of the dogs but he ususally does that when he plays with Lacey so I think he was trying to get her to play. They ran a little but she wasn't real sure about his barking. The trainer thinks they will be friends next time and play some. HOPEFULLY!!!

Overall it was a great time to see him calm down around other dogs and actually show interest in playing with them. Not too many months ago I don't think he would have done that.

Jasper, the Angel Beast

Pantaloons@designermixes.org (Pantaloons) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:56:42 GMT

Adopted June 7,2003 at the age of 7 years.

Beautiful Boy, Pup Pup Angel, Jasper was given back to the Lord on Saturday, September 19, 2009. He was fiercely loved by his family.

Jasper was a handsome, sensitive, charming boy who blessed us with every wag of his tail. Our lives are better for having had loved him.

We love you, Jazzybaby. Be a good boy. Pappap will take good care of you until we get there.

Jazzy's favorite song, composed by Mom and Riss:

We're going to the park,
We're going to the park,
We're going to pee,
We're going to bark,
We're going to the park.

We're going to take a walk,
and with some friends we'll talk,
we'll take a poo and yell "whoo hoo!",
We're going to the park!
We'll take a pee among the trees.
We're going to the park.

My Buckie

discoveryrealm@designermixes.org (discoveryrealm) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:28:29 GMT

My Buckie man was brutally attacked and killed inside my home by a neighbors pit bull...This dog broke through my door while I was away, and killed him. Heartbroken does not even begin to describe how I feel. He was my little man, my companion, My love. He brought trust, love, and nurturing to my life when I needed it the most, and for him to be ripped from my family so brutally is wrong on levels I can not begin to define. I am a dog lover and I am trying hard to not hold the breed accountable, to not HATE this breed, but the owners who neglected to raise and train this dog responsibley.