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Joop's Dog Log - Thursday Jan 22

Chicken! Oh boy I remember chicken.
I used to be a wild dog, in the days before I was taken to the dog shelter where my humans found me.
I wandered free. I ate whatever I could find. I slept in some pretty strange places.
I don`t remember how that started. No human or dog knows where I was in my earlier life.
Who were my old humans and what happened to them? Why did they abandon me? It`s all a big mystery.
I was found on the side of a country road and taken to the shelter in the summer of 2002.
I wasn`t looking so good then. I had lots of fleas, there was a bald spot on my back, and I was very skinny:
I`ve gained over 6 pounds since then...
But I do remember what kept me alive in my wild days: chicken!
They were easy to catch around the farms I passed.
I love `em. Too bad there`s a fence around these chicks...

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Henk Binnendijk15-Feb-2004 10:54



auntiebs @ 2004-01-22 09:33 said:
Just as well, Joop. Raw chicken really isn`t that good for you, even if it is of the type that tends to talk too much. Chances are your human gives you much better food (even if it isn`t as much fun). And aren`t you lucky to have such a fine warm place to sleep at night?
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dsods @ 2004-01-22 09:35 said:
I love chicken too !!!
digging the cooked variety
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knuddelbacke @ 2004-01-22 09:42 said:
Oh Joop, although the sadness in your thoughts I have to laugh out loud - sorry :) You are simply wonderful!
lg Hardy & the K-pack
add: the K-pack gets every sunday raw chicken (2 whole chicken for the three dogs)
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waldgeister @ 2004-01-22 09:47 said:
Hi Joop, you are late too today...but: chicken are big, big "PFUI" we were told. Only the cooked meat is good, but the bones are livin` hell...they too weak and instable, will crash and make ugly holes into your throat and all interior...be careful...
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cks @ 2004-01-22 09:58 said:
hahaha
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conversialistic @ 2004-01-22 10:58 said:
oh poor cutie - good you were found by those wonderful care takers, compared with the old days you must look fat now and I can guess a kentucky fried chicken is always nice as a starter...
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jakes_world @ 2004-01-22 11:01 said:
Actually.. this is the diet most of our Flat-Coat friends eat, and recommend! The "BARF" diet (bones and raw food).. From what they tell me (and hopefully one will jump in here and explain more...) it is when the bones are COOKED that they become brittle and most dangerous..
The articles I read were very interesting and informative.. and I might try, but I gather there is a definite adjustment period (if you are changing diet) and I just cannot handle that right now! :D
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giori @ 2004-01-22 11:03 said:
Joop, my kids get raw chicken, raw bones, too. Other meats, too, and fresh veggies. So do the kids at Sirius, even the puppies. Here`s some information:
http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm
But ... the dogs don`t catch their own. I get it from the butcher!
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jakes_world @ 2004-01-22 11:03 said:
besides that... this is a great, intent foto of you Joop!
We are so happy you and your humans (the ones you were meant to have) found each other at last!!!
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plainclothes @ 2004-01-22 11:23 said:
But you can, go ahead and get them all!
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mrsdeen @ 2004-01-22 11:33 said:
Joop, now you understand some of the discipline that Luke has to endure. Even though every instinct says "GO!", boss lady says, "NO!!" :^)
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mrsdeen @ 2004-01-22 11:34 said:
PS: Luke gets a modified BARF diet.
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mrsdeen @ 2004-01-22 11:37 said:
Here is another link to BARF information.
http://www.barfworld.com/
Dr. Billinghurst`s page explains a lot here.
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ann279 @ 2004-01-22 11:50 said:
I`m so glad you were rescured, Joop. And then adopted by such fine people. You are a very lucky dog...you don`t have to fend for yourself and go chasing after those chickens any more. I`m sure they still must be tempting, though.
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happy_friend @ 2004-01-22 14:10 said:
and now you got famous as never before. you´re one of the five most accessed flogs on the web
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gundog247 @ 2004-01-22 14:57 said:
Joop, you might get in big trouble if you chased someone`s chickens. I`m so glad you don`t have to do it anymore, but I suppose it`s good you have these skills just in case. Anyways, I`m sure they are better eating than the mice you were talking about yesterday.
Maybe somebody that used to know you in your former life will see you on this flog? Was Joop always your name, or only since you find your new home? And does Joop mean something in Dutch or is it just a wonderful doggy name???
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gundog247 @ 2004-01-22 15:11 said:
Thanks for explaining about his name, I think it fits him just right, but was curious as I`ve never heard the name before. Now I will always think of dogs that look like him as "Joop-dogs"!!
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giori @ 2004-01-22 16:56 said:
Joop, I must say that your humans are obviously feeding you right, since you look absolutely bursting with good health and energy! As my grandfather used to say, "If it ain`t broke, don`t fix it!"
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riccardonaman @ 2004-01-22 17:22 said:
Joop I am proud of you.
Nice read your story and know that you were an abandoned dog and now you have a great family.
I know lots of stories like yours and it always touch my heart deepy, Why? Because I really love the animals.
Nice Joop
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hugo_dz @ 2004-01-22 21:28 said:
the my is more corajous, ehauaehuhaeuh
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foxicat @ 2004-01-23 01:36 said:
Oh boy, you can just see how much you`d love to have a chicken dinner! I`m glad you found a good home. I don`t understand how people can let their dogs & cats go. My two cats are my children and I certainly wouldn`t give them away or abandon them. (I got them from the Humane Society, their first humans gave them away!)
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amaris @ 2004-01-23 07:30 said:
Im happy, joopi friend, that you are with good humans now. I dont really know about that kind of things, i was born in my humans bed. Ive never been hungry (and i consider myself EXTREMELY lucky because of that) and i agree with you on chicken. Even tho my humans are afraid of giving me chicken because once i almost die with a bone...i likey likey chicken! yummy chicken!
i have a sister who lives in the countryside who eats her human chicks all the time :S
much love for you our lovely joopie.
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maximillion @ 2004-01-24 02:32 said:
Boy, we love chicken! We have never met live ones, of course! Sometimes my mom makes some chicken for us, without the bones. Chelsea likes it the most and will try to eat it all! Glad you have humans to feed you now.
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