I'm new here

    • Silver

    I'm new here

    Hey everyone, I'm new to the site and just wanted to say hello! I have 3 dogs- Hagrid, Samantha, and Porter, hence the name Triple Trouble. I just got Porter 3 weeks ago from a rescue, and Hagrid and Samantha have been with me for about 3 and 2 years, respectively. I've had dogs for most of my life, but really became interested in educating myself about dog care when my 4 year old Akita (the first dog I ever owned outside of my parents' house) was killed by Proheart 6 3 years ago. Since then I have realized the importance of researching everything myself and not blindly trusting everything a vet recommends.
     I also keep 5 aquariums, so I guess you could say I'm a true animal nut! I'm in the process of moving and will have limited access to the internet until my big ol' dog and fish family gets settled, but I'm sure to become an active member of the site once that happens. Well, that's all I really have to tell about myself for now, and I look forward to sharing thoughts and info with all of you![:)]
    • Gold Top Dog
    Welcome to the forum...
     
     
    Hmm...with a name like Hagrid, might you be a Harry Potter fan????
     
    I'm an HP nut!
     
    BTW, the price of admission is PICTURES!
     
    Welcome to the site, you'll find lots of useful info here!
     
    [:D]
    • Gold Top Dog
    welcome! im sure you'll love this place! i sure do[;)] any pictures? (someone was going to ask lol)

    meagan
    EDIT: ahh! cookemonster posted while i was getting water! lol
    • Gold Top Dog
    Welcome! pictures is the fee around here.[;)][:D]
    • Silver
    Yes, I looove Harry Potter! You'll see what a joke that name is once I get these pics up... I hope I can do it with Photobucket, here goes...



    Hagrid is the little white one, Samantha is the beautiful brown girl, and Porter (aka "little Pooh-Pooh") is the little black one.[:)]
    edit: I'm used to the phpbb boards, so that didn't work like I thought it would. Hopefully the links work, let me know if they don't!
    • Gold Top Dog
    Hi!  Your dogs are beautiful!  Lots of good info here.
     
    *I stole this sign from Garret and Paul[8D]*

    • Gold Top Dog
    ORIGINAL: Triple Trouble

    Yes, I looove Harry Potter! You'll see what a joke that name is once I get these pics up... I hope I can do it with Photobucket, here goes...
    [linkhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/fishgirl/DSCN2569.jpg]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/fishgirl/DSCN2569.jpg[/link]
    [linkhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/fishgirl/DSCN2567.jpg]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/fishgirl/DSCN2567.jpg[/link]
    [linkhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/fishgirl/DSCN2691.jpg]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/fishgirl/DSCN2691.jpg[/link]

    Hagrid is the little white one, Samantha is the beautiful brown girl, and Porter (aka "little Pooh-Pooh") is the little black one.[:)]
    edit: I'm used to the phpbb boards, so that didn't work like I thought it would. Hopefully the links work, let me know if they don't!


    The tag here is

    [:D]

    Welcome!
    • Silver
    Thanks Jeano, and thanks for the warm welcome guys![:D]
    As you can see, I got the pics to work, but they are enormous. Sorry about that. Photobucket is supposed to automatically resize when you upload, and I guess it did, but I'm using an 8MP camera so the files are huge.
    • Gold Top Dog
    Welcome, and you'll find others here, such as Sandra, who have had dogs die from Proheart 6.
    • Gold Top Dog
    Welcome to the board 3T!  Your babies are aDORable!!!!  I can't wait to see more.  In the mean time, good luck with your move.
    • Gold Top Dog
    Well, Hagrid is kinda wooly and shaggy, if not a giant!!
     
    Welcome, TT! Cute kids! 
     
    Sorry to hear your Akita was another victim of Pro-heart 6; how completely heartbreaking. As Ron2 mentioned, you have some company in this tragedy on the board. There are some recent threads in the Health area where their stories come up.
    • Gold Top Dog
    Welcome aboard - i'm new here myself!  what a bunch of cuties you have!
    • Gold Top Dog
    Welcome. Triple trouble, triple the fun! Your dogs are adorable!
    • Silver
    Thanks again guys! Ron2, pofi- I have noticed some of those posts while browsing around here. It's sickening. Every time someone asks me what happened to Maggie I tell them she was murdered by corporate greed and lies, because that is exactly what happened. The FDA knew about it, and Fort Dodge Animal Death definitely knew about it, but it took way too long to pull this poison off the market that never should have been there in the first place. If only I had known about this board!!!!!! But I have learned that you can't blame yourself for being the victim of greed and lies. Like so many others, my vet refused to believe me, and Fort Death was no help at all. I never even got an apology, just a bill for a cremation fee (and they didn't even offer me her ashes like my friend's vet did when she had him pts). I told them to forget it and that they would never see a dime. I got that shot twice, so I figure I had already given them about $120 to kill my dog and that was enough. Maggie died 3 days after the second shot, but she was one of the lucky ones. I know she didn't suffer like so many others. She simply fell over, convulsed a few times, and died right in front of me. It was over in less than a minute... but I felt as though I had died too. Sorry to bring it up, but it's good to get it off my chest every once in a while. It happened 3 years ago on May 23. She was a beautiful girl, and had only just turned 4.
    Thanks for reading my story and listening to me vent, and doing what my trusted vet wouldn't do- believing it.
    • Gold Top Dog
    Welcome to the board triple trouble!  Love the username. Your babies are gorgeous. I look forward to chatting with you and seeing more pictures!!!!
     
    So sorry about Maggie.  I find out more and more that Fort Dodge is just a horrible company.  My dog is due for his titer tests and if he needs any shots I'm going to make certain they do not come from that company.  Who knows what negligence and lack of compassion has leaked into other products.  Especially with the recent issue with the rabies vaccine.  Jeesh! There's no excuse!