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You put them on a different chain to clean there chain? A lot of hassle. You should invest in a leaf blower. They work great and very easy.
Easy to keep even 60 spots very clean with a leaf blower. the Stihl BG55 is a BEAST. Great investment
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ANYWAY.... What type of calcium supp did you use for your young dog there?
we get alot of rain in the fall and winter, which is how they chain spots get very muddy, wet, and when leaves fall into water and mud its gets very messy which is why i have to constantly clean there chain spots and the few dogs that are on chains are under tree's where they have plenty of shade in our hot summer heat. i have to give credit where credit is do, those are some nice setups. but most of my dogs are in above ground kennels and pens, but some have to be put on chains when all they do is constanty bite the wire on the pens and destroy their teeth. with all due respect i understand where both of you are coming from but my hounds are taken well care off and am not about to post pics of my whole yard to prove a point. by the way, try to blow wet muddy leaves and see how far you get.
Don't laugh, that chain spot is every bit as terrible.
I understand temporary setups, that's fine, but what you just posted is a haphazard 0-effort space too.
No offense, but you should invest in proper hardware and proper housing before you invest in another dog.
A common snap?
A padlock?
A tiny stake?
An unsecured barrel that rolls with a GIANT square cut out?
Really?
You really think that's a class setup?
It would only take $25 to create a pro setup, you just haven't been introduced to what that means.
I don't know what to say about your pup.
If you've identified the problem, and are working on a solution, that's great.
But you will never have any dogs live to old age running a yard setup like that.
Not being mean, just know what I know, and what happens to dogs on ramshackle setups.
Jack
Will post photos/instructions later ...
no need to buddy, i already have a copy of your bible and seen the set ups.Quote:
Originally Posted by CA Jack
I get mud and rain like anyone else bently. I trench the hell out of every spot that needs it so the water runs off. Its a lot of work.... and i know exactly how far wet muddy leaves blow. Just far enough to get out of the chain spot. Blows at 140 mph man. Just trying to make your life easier by sharing what works. We get plenty of water and with how old some of these spots are... its a necessity to trench and keep those trenches cleaned out!(like with a leaf blower).... Heres what happens when a trench gets clogged around here. that spot filled up in around 2 hours. Cleaned the leaves out and it drained in less than a minute. God i remember that storm, it was a mess out there. Its nothing im proud of it was a problem and i fixed it. Thats what we should all do, fix potential or current problems for the best conditions for our dogs. Even though your spots are temp, realize the potential for disaster is high.Quote:
Originally Posted by bently
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n ya im the asshole that takes a pic before giving a helping hand.
Then shame on you.Quote:
Originally Posted by bently
No excuse in the world.
Maybe I am an ass, but IMO a person who knows better, and chooses ramshackle and precarious, isn't worth the time of day in my book.
I am sure you want your dogs to give you their best ... but you sure as hell aren't doing yours.
Jack
PS: I notice you took all of your photos down, as well you should. Shame on you.
Maybe your shame will cause you to get off your lazy ass and get some real dog set ups.
Because hiding the truth won't change the truth of what I said :idea:
sheesh, thats horrible, it reminds me of a couple of years back when i stayed in the carolinas, the tide would come in and every chain spot would be just like such. and about 50 yards from the dogs where pure swamp when it rained which is why i relocated. we used to have floating pumps and regular water pumps to gfet the water out.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteelyDan
to be honest i took the pics down because the topic was bone deformity not chain set ups. sorry jack if i offend you but am not the type that argues on a board about something that you cannot change. yes i will take the time and do some work on the yard, but if i was to ignore you to keep them just the way they were , then how are you gonna change their setups by making comments unless you are here doing the fixing yourself.for christ sake i only have 4 dogs on chains, while the rest are in kennels and above ground pens. well that is the end of that.. i wont be posting on this topic any longerQuote:
Originally Posted by CA Jack
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updated pic, I have been using cod liver oil, although I don't think there is much I can do for it