Comments on: Save our newspapers: Because it’s hard to raise puppies without them

By: Kim Thornton

Kim Thornton — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:10:14 +0000

I got off jury duty once because I said I had to be at home to care for my Greyhound, who had just had a leg amputated. Husband got off jury duty on a dog case because I was editor of Dog Fancy and the breed we had just featured on the cover was the same breed that was involved in this particular trial (Bichons Frise).

By: Peggy Merrill

Peggy Merrill — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:41:05 +0000

Try the newspaper recycling bin at the local dump. Most jurisdictions do not have rules against taking bales of newsprint out of those bins right after some public minded citizen has dropped them in, all neatly baled with string for the most part.My present badly spoiled dog was raised entirely on these.

By: Christie Keith

Christie Keith — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:11:48 +0000

LOL… I’m on the civil jury track, not criminal. I think they’re much more lenient. ;)

Everyone I know tells me they don’t start new juries on Friday. SO WHY DO I HAVE TO GO IN????

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:26:14 +0000

She could say she has an appointment with her probation officer.

But seriously. I read the Chicago Tribune went all-online and revenues dropped precipitously. I still think an all-online format is where we are headed, and I don’t think that’s a bad thing — for the environment, at least. The transition will be getting portable devices for reading online newspapers in the hands of the same people who would read paper copy. As for the puppies — we’ll figure something out. If not pine or cedar litter, then yes, shredded office paper. We have a TON of that.

By: Susan Fox

Susan Fox — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:52:17 +0000

Tell them she’s having whatever Manny Ramirez had.
Giants play Dodgers tomorrow.

By: JenniferJ

JenniferJ — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:20:57 +0000

The shavings when we have puppies are about the ONLY thing in my house that gets done with that level of care. I raise pups right next to the kitchen and if there’s more than a trace of odor, I have to here about it from the other 4 humans!

Gina, show up at the court house and tell ‘em Christie forgot her meds…. Then be ultra-evasive if they ask what kind. ;-)

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:14:42 +0000

Or you could just tell them that her legal guardian is looking for her.

Comment by Susan Fox — May 7, 2009

Yes! Great idea!

By: Susan Fox

Susan Fox — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:05:24 +0000

Or you could just tell them that her legal guardian is looking for her.

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:56:22 +0000

Nothing in my house gets done “meticulously.” Ha!

I swear if they don’t let Christie out of jury duty soon I’m going to drive to SF and tell the court I’m her sister, and we’ve just lost our entire family to a serial killer, which will surely mean Christie cannot be impartial on matters of guilt and innocence at this time.

Free Christie!

By: JenniferJ

JenniferJ — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:59:13 +0000

Solid waste gets meticulously scooped out and goes into the pet septic set up, or double bagged to the dump depending on the time of year. Wet shavings are mixed in with earth and grass/leaves/garden/plant trimmings in the vineyard to naturally compost. It breaks down with surprising speed.

Where we live unfortunately coccidia and giardia are endemic. Thankfully they don’t seem to infect people easily and adult healthy animals rarely have a problem, but puppies sometimes yes. I generally buy compost for the garden from a local source. :-)