philospher77

I was watching a People's Court episode recently, about a dog that ran away while in the care of a family friend. The friend was ordered to pay for the cost of the puppy they got to replace the lost dog. I get that part. But what happens if, a month later, someone finds and returns the missing dog? Does the original owner have to pay back the money? Can the family friend claim the first dog, since they have paid for the replacement animal? This could technically happen with any lost item, but for most items, you have the option of selling one of them to get the money back/ People don't tend to do that with pets, which is why I got to thinking about this case.

I understand that you can have a service dog in a no-pets apartment as a "reasonable accommodation". However, I am curious about what happens when the person who has requested the accommodation is absent from the rental for a time period, but can't take the dog with them? For example, say that this person works at a company that needs them to go overseas for a week to handle some business matter. Because of the other country's laws, and the length of the trip, the owner of the service dog makes other arrangements to mitigate their disability during that time. Since the right to have the dog in the apartment goes with the owner, not the dog, could the landlord require that the dog be removed from the premises during the time the owner is not there? Does the length of time that the owner is going to be absent matter? (For example, removing the dog for an overnight hospital stay seems a bit excessive, but if the owner has a temporary 6-month overseas assignment, the landlord might have a right to ask the dog be removed.) Does it matter if the dog is staying in the apartment with family members (spouse, parent, child, etc.) as opposed to having a friend come house-sit?

And finally, does the disabled person have to request the accommodation each time the lease renews (or, I guess, monthly on a month-to-month)? Or do they have to proactively inform the landlord if the reason for the disability resolves (outgrowing seizures, for example)?

The Colorado floods got me to thinking, and I would like to know other people's opinions on this.

Let's say that you live in one of the areas in that gets evacuated for flooding. The water doesn't actually get to the place that you are renting, but does wash out the road(s) leading to it, and it may be months before they are repaired. Can you break your lease on the grounds that the unit is uninhabitable? There's technically nothing wrong with the unit, and no negligence on the landlord's part, but you obviously can't live there if you can't get to it. So what happens in this situation?

This is a photo from the Scott expedition. The only thing I have been able to find out is that the dogs were bought in Russia.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/10/18/scienc...

I know that the basic idea of conformation showing is to try and get a dog that is as close to the breed standard as possible. And it seems like a lot of the people who show dogs also breed them. I am wondering if there are people in the show circuit that show with no intention of breeding the dog? In other words, are there people who would be happy to know that their dog is currently the best example of the breed but have no intention of breeding, or do you get a sense of obligation if your dog does well in the ring to pass those genes along to better the breed?

This was all started by a question that made me start wondering "why do people show dogs"... for money, to establish a breeding program, or just to know that they have the best dog in the breed?

I am looking to get a tag collar for a dog with very sensitive neck skin. I've been thinking about getting a leather collar, with the name plate on it, so there are no dangling tags. I just find dangling tags annoying. Does anyone have any advice about good brands to go with? And will having the name plate on the collar irritate her skin where it attaches? I'm not looking for imported Italian ostrich skin collars, but I don't want something cheap and stiff and scratchy, either.

This is for a greyhound, and would be worn 24/7, but not be the one that the leash attaches to, so safety is a bit of a concern too. I'd like her to be able to get out of it if it gets caught on something, but not have it be so easy to get off that she loses her tags.

Thanks!

I own a Scion xB (2006 style), which I got with transporting my dog in mind. To make the problem clearer, I have a greyhound, so a large, but skinny dog. I have two options: put the dog on the back seat, or fold the seats down so that she can ride in the back cargo area. The problem with both is the footwell between the back seat and the front seats. If I have to stop sharply, she slides off the back seat into the footwell if she is in the back seat. Putting her in the cargo area is better, but there is still about a 6-inch gap between the seats, and that's big enough for the dog to slip in if the stop is really really sharp, and obviously much harder to get back out of. Does anyone have any advice for handling that gap? For various reasons, I do not want to crate her in the car, but will consider other kinds of restraints. She's around 55 pounds, on the small side for greyhounds, and I want to keep her safe without having to do major modifications to the car. Essentially, I'm looking for an easy way of filling in that gap. Thanks!

Why not a walk, or a run, or different paces for different breeds? Who decided on the trot, and why?

What is the purpose of stacking? I know that different breeds have different stacking standards, but why? Why not just have the dog stand in a natural position?

First, I am not planning on breeding, and my dog was spayed prior to my adopting her. But she is a retired racer that was used as a brood mama. And with racing greyhounds, they don't breed a female unless they have had a good racing career, which means that they don't even start breeding until 5 or 6. And then it looks like they will get 3 or 4 litters out of them before they retire them. (My girl got retired early because the second breeding didn't take.)

So what extra risks are there? And should I be concerned about anything with my girl? You wouldn't be able to tell that she's had a litter, just looking at her.