what a SMART idea!! thanks for it.. Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds http://www.shadowacre.com/biologic.htm for TESTIMONIALS Give your dogs the Ultimate in Nutritional Support! BiologicVETNx -the PERFECT supplementation for Raw Diets! http://www.biologicnr.com/biologicvetnx/ Contact Shadowacre for breeder program Information ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila Lieberman" <sheilaofmiami@xxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:44 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Puppy collars.. > My plan, should I need it, is white ribbon and a Sharpie. I will number each ribbon by birth order and put on new ribbon as needed. This way I don't have to worry about getting 10,000 colors, and I can use it for other things later. > Sheila > Susan Madlung <stormygsd@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't think it is stupid, either.. I used to use "rick rack" which wasn't > stretchy.. I found that with yarn and nursing, pups were often able to get a > paw through the yarn collar and get themselves strung up. These days I use > single fold seam binding/bias tape. It's a hoot going to the fabric store > and picking out 12 different colors - one of each!! You sure get weird looks > that clearly say "what the HECK are you making????" The color collars are > also a quick visual that tell me if a particular pup is consistently being > left off the food bar as well. > > All my notes on the pups from day one ID them by color and mine also go to > the vet with the colors on. as soon as they are big enough to wear a collar, > the collars are close to the ribbon color as well..I may end up with 2 > blues, for example, if one happened to be black and the other black and tan. > > This allows me to be able to provide the new owners with as much information > as possible.. I can't tell you how many times I have been asked "in which > succession was this pup born?" > I hadn't noticed it before, Evan.. but you are right.. the red collar puppy > IS the first to go.. and I have scientific data that "pinky" (this is always > the runt girl at our house) turns out to be the star of the litter.. > Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds > http://www.shadowacre.com/biologic.htm for TESTIMONIALS > Give your dogs the Ultimate in Nutritional Support! > BiologicVETNx -the PERFECT supplementation for Raw Diets! > http://www.biologicnr.com/biologicvetnx/ > Contact Shadowacre for breeder program Information > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carolyn" > To: ; ; ; > > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:15 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Pretty purple puppy ribbons > > > > HMMMMmmmm......maybe we could start a "Stupid Colored Yarn Club" and I > could > > be President. I can't imagine NOT having the pups "color coded"??? > > Like Susan.....they still have the colored yarn on when we visit the Vet > and that is > > how they mark them in the record. It goes on their sale record. > > Kids love it when they come to visit....and like Syd....Ya gotta have the > "right" > > colors for the right sex. Can't have a gorgeous male strutting around in > pink... > > The colors are part of our conversations about them as we constantly > evaluate as > > they grow. Didn't know there was any other way. Color me stupid too... > { :o) > > > > Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx > > www.marhaven.com > > > > To: ; from; <> > > > > Interesting...basically, after 30 years and 18 champions, I still > need to > > >>put yarn on my puppies to tell them apart, and to refer to them to > others. > > >>"Blue did not gain today, Pink is already walking!" orange has > diarrhea, > > > and >>violet opened her eyes today". This info can all go into their > record, and > > > their >>chart. Non only yarn, but I am paranoid about the colors! Males > are blues, > > > >>greens, turquoises, and girls are pinks, reds, oranges, yellows... > purple > > > can >>swing either way. Their weight is easily tracked, etc, and I > CANNOT TELL > > > ALL >>LITTLE NEWBORNS APART! I must be really stupid. Syd > > ************************************> > > > Oh Syd, you sound just like me. Even when I take them in for their > > > well-puppy check, the vet techs know that that each health record will > say "pink" > > > or > > > "red" or whatever. They've all fallen into the habit with me -- "How's > pink > > > doing?" etc. It makes it much easier to comment on all kinds of things > and when > > > we do the great puppy evaluation day, it is far easier for my fellow > > > evaluators to say "blue" rather than the black and tan male with the > tiny white > > > spot > > > on his foot, and for me to know which puppy they see taking nice step.> > > > Susan Casey > > > > > > > ============================================================================ > > POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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. 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