Re: Exercise

["Jason & Patty Simkins" <jaspat2@prodigy.net>]

Hi Gina and all,
What a fun day on the list, so much to read!
Daisy honestly has not been getting the proper exercise, I do feel guilty
about that. We need to find an off leash park up here in Vancouver.....any
ideas?
Gina, you had asked why we switched her food back to Canine Caviar and the
reason is ........we called our vet, Dr. Rick in Orchards, and asked him why
Daisy would be licking her paws. She was licking them and her fur was
turning red, they said that was from her saliva. They said to check the
first four ing. in her food and if they are wheat or corn then maybe she is
having an allergic reation to it. We checked and wheat was about the 6th
ing. So we decided not to risk it and switch her food. Her licking has been
better but I still catch her once in awhile.
Any opinions on this I would welcome.

Thanks for send the picture of Daisy perched as if she was on the bow of our
new boat. And yes I have called it Jason's toy:-)) Do you think Daisy would
jump out of the boat, I worry if we are out on the river that she just might
jump out if she sees a stick floating by.

I promise to look for an off leash park so I can take her this week!

Thanks for the emails everyone. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all
dealing with the loss of Alex.

Patty.
----- Original Message -----

From: "Gina Heitz" <brier@oregonsbest.com>
To: <brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 7:42 PM
Subject: Exercise


> Hi All,
>
> It's winter I know but recently I have been seeing a lot of really out of
> shape dogs.  My grooming practice, some of our own extended family Brier
> dogs, and even some of my own, own dogs...  Last weekend at the dog show
on
> one of DiTTo's critiques the judge noted "out of shape" or "needs more
> muscling" in at least three categories, and well I guess DiTTo could use
> some shaping up...
>
> But the real point of this note is to say please, please and please
> everyone find places you can allow your dog to run free off of leash and
do
> this often at least 3 times per week.  These are Golden Retrievers and
they
> should be in hard working condition as much as possible.  Leash walks are
> great for socialization but they are really not exercise.
>
> I know it's not desirable to be out in the weather but the dogs need to
> be...  A funny to share on that is, we set our play pool ( poor white
trash
> spa) up in the small dog yard a few weeks ago as I have been trying to
keep
> Lucy in shape for shows.  Well we have actually had a bit of rain lately
> and the pool filled up with out me noticing, as I had jettison using it
for
> Lucy and I just forgot about it being in that yard.  Well yesterday which
> was actually quite a nice day here I opened up the kennel gate to that
yard
> so the dogs could play out there, did not even think about the pool being
> out there.  Well when I went to get the 4 dogs that were in that run (
> Scarlette, DiTTo, SeaJay & Lucy)  to actually get them out into the
pasture
> to run they were all soaked head to toe. For the life of me I could not
> figure out what they had gotten into.  Figured they had broken a water
main
> or something, ( #@#@@$%$^)  but they were not muddy...  Scratching my head
> I went oh well, and took them out into the pasture.  Then I noticed the
> pool....  So see no one forced these dogs to go swimming but they
> did...  And it is still February, that water is cold.. And can I tell you
> how happy they were?
>
> Gina