> Michael - The difference is that the owner did not give the dog the > pills. Allegedly the boyfriend of a competitor gave the pills to a > dog....you have to agree it is not right that someone unknown to the > owner/handler of the drugged dog should be feeding that dog > pills....regardless of what they are. And yes, I don't see anything > wrong in giving a dog a flagyl for loose stools or a benadryl for > hives/bee stings as long as it is given by the owner and/or handler > of the dog. In fact, I think I have even given you a benadryl to > give one of your dogs that got stung by a bee in the grass up at the > Dixon show in California. > > Kay Springer > www.showboatgsd.com > Home of Multi BISS & Multi Group Winning > Ch. Rohan's Reward TC,CGC,HT,RE,CDX,CHIC (h,e,h,t) > "Strider" 75 BOBs - #5 & #6gsd 2009 > > On Apr 29, 2011, at 5:40 PM, blackhawkfarmsllc@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> ROFLMAO... you have got to be kidding me... Something for reflux >> and a benadryl... ROFLMAO.... >> I guess if my dog goes off its food and starts vomiting, I dare not >> give it a tagament --nor if it gets the shits, a Metro... and >> heaven forbid I'm showing a doberman outside in grass, better NOT >> have that benadryl handy to give if it has the hives. But then >> again, when you've never worked in a kennel or travel extensively >> with dogs, I guess you can see this as being "The devils >> medication"... oh well, theres a big difference between keeping one >> alive and keeping one drugged, and notice, they didnt find any >> Sparine, and if you have to ask what that is, then you havent been >> in dogs long enough. >> >> Mike Lynch >> BlackHawk Farms > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================