Follow up on my Parents Dog
August 24, 2010 by Krissy
Filed under Barefoot Fur-Babies, Dogs
Well today Molly is more swollen then yesterday. The poor girl!
Take a look at her ‘today’ photo’s.
The poor baby. We feel so bad for her 
Has anyone’s dog been bitten by a snake? If so, when does the swelling start going down?
My parents are curious…
Here is the rattle from the FULL grown Pygmy Rattlesnake…the full grown snake was 20in long and here’s it’s rattle!
Isn’t that NUTS!?
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August 23, 2010 by Krissy
Filed under Barefoot Fur-Babies, Dogs, Other Furry Pets
Last night I received a text from my mom saying that one of their dogs got bit by a snake. My parents live out in the ‘boonies’ as I see it, up a 3 mile dirt road on a hill…Trees, brush, ect.
There is always a fear of snakes around their parts, especially copper heads and rattlesnakes.
My parents Basset Hound is what this snake bit, and at first my dad didn’t know what it was so there was and he is pretty good at telling what snake is what, but this one had him baffled until he googled it trying to look to see what bit his dog.
This is the snake that bit their dog Molly. You wouldn’t think it was a rattlesnake but it is. It’s called a Pygmy Rattlesnake!
I absolutely H.A.T.E snakes, scared to death of them! My daughter actually found a couple copper heads at their house and also they have swam with us in the river. (nice I know!)
Sorry to all the snake lovers out there but the one who bit my parents dog is no longer alive, and I am happy to say it isn’t a protected snake. Though there are protected snakes here in Arkansas, this isn’t one of them!
Sistrurus miliarius is what the pygmy, also known as pygmy rattler or ground rattler, is scientifically attributed as. 38 – 56 cm in length, this is a smaller species of pit viper, when compared to the larger ones of the genus Crotalus. The pygmy rattle snake is characteristically marked by 9 large scales on top of its head and it produces a feeble sound (buzzing sound) with its tiny rattle, that can only be heard from a few feet. According to latest findings, there are three sub species of the pygmy rattle snake which have been identified. They include the Dusky pygmy rattlesnake (S. m. barbouri), Carolina pygmy rattlesnake (S. m. miliarius ) and the Western pygmy rattlesnake (S. m. Streckeri). Now let’s have a quick browse through the different facts about this cold blood creature.
Pygmy Rattlesnake Facts
The pygmy rattlesnake, given to its petite size, can be rarely spotted. Most of its time is spent hiding among leaf litter, burrows or other hiding places. Flatwoods, creeks, streams, lakes, sandhills, mixed forests of pine and hardwoods, scrub pinewoods, marshes, swamps, floodplains, longleaf pine-wiregrass forests and xeric uplands are the places which account for the pygmy rattlesnake habitat and for its sub species. Staying in well-hidden places, the snake is able to lay a well ambushed attack on prey such as lizard, frogs, birds, small mammals and insects. Know about what do snakes eat?
The appearance of the pygmy rattlesnake consists of a base color that can range from red to orange and even other colors as well. Most species, however, bear a reddish tan color and have a black strip that runs down from the eye to the mouth. Rows of spots are common to all pygmy species. Read more on facts about snakes.
Talking about the range, the Dusky pygmy rattlesnake populates regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee and are also present in Piedmont, but in scattered numbers. The northeastern, northwestern and central portion of Georgia and throughout South Carolina constitute the range where the Carolina pygmy snake is found. Regarding the western pygmy rattlesnake, eastern Texas, Arkansas, southern Missouri and north into southeastern Oklahoma are among the places, it homes.
A pygmy rattlesnake venom although hemorrhagic (destroys red blood cells) and tissue toxic by nature, it not life threatening. However, a pygmy rattlesnake bite may cause extreme pain and may cause loss of a digit, if left untreated. The venom has enough strength to immobilize a small mammal within 35 – 40 seconds. Similar to the behaviors exhibited by other pit vipers, even this snake leaves its prey after having laid its fangs on it. Later, the snake tracks the scent of the injured prey and feeds on it after it dies. Learn more on types of snake venom and snake bites.
The reason why, this species fall under the classification of pit vipers, is the appearance of its facial pits. These pits are situated below and between the eye and nostrils on both sides of the head. These pits are an essential part of the pygmy rattlesnake survival as they serve as infrared sensors. This helps the snake to locate the track and direction of warm-blooded prey or even predators.
This is my parents Basset Hound after her bite;
Molly will make it through, just a rough and painful recovery for the poor girl! The vet is also putting her on some antibiotics to make sure there isn’t any infection going on.
I never heard of the Pygmy Rattlesnake, and one I wasn’t watching out for! But you better bet I will be now!
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If I Didn’t Have a Dog… or Cat
July 4, 2010 by Krissy
Filed under Barefoot Fur-Babies, Cats, DogsIf I Didn’t Have a Dog… or Cat……
I could walk around the yard barefoot in safety.
My house could be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.
All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture, and cars would be
free of hair.
When the doorbell rings, it wouldn’t sound like a kennel.
When the doorbell rings, I could get to the door without
wading through fuzzy bodies who beat me there.
I could sit on the couch and my bed the way I wanted,
with out taking into consideration how much space
several fur bodies would need to get comfortable.
I would have money, and no guilt to go on a real vacation.
I would not be on a first-name basis with 6 veterinarians,
as I put their yet unborn grandkids through college.
The most used words in my vocabulary would not be:
out, sit, down, come, no, stay, and leave it ALONE.
My house would not be cordoned off into zones with
baby gates or barriers.
I would not talk ‘baby talk’. ’Eat your din din’.
‘Yummy yummy for the tummy’..
My house would not look like a day care center, toys
everywhere.
My pockets would not contain things like poop bags,
treats and an extra leash.
I would no longer have to spell the words B-A-L-L,,
W-A-L-K,, T-R-E-A-T,, O-U-T,, G-O,, R-I-D-E,, C-O-O-K-I-EI would not have as many leaves INSIDE my house as outside.
I would not look strangely at people who think having
ONE dog/cat ties them down too much.I’d look forward to spring and the rainy season instead
of dreading ‘mud’ season.
I would not have to answer the question ‘Why do you have
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in their lives of knowing they are loved unconditionally by
someone as close to an angel as they will ever get.
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Meet our DAISY MAE!!!!
July 2, 2010 by Carrie
Filed under Barefoot Fur-Babies, DogsKrissy and her puppy stories were AWESOME !!
So I decided to share our rescue story with our readers too!
I have been watching the papers and searching online checking out puppies.. and along came this picture of a puppy named “PERDITA”. She was listed on the Lab Rescue website. So I looked for more info on her.. This is what I found:
Perdita is a PERFECT 9 week old lab puppy. She has not had 1 accident in the house. Of course she is in her crate if she is not supervised. She goes out about every 2 hours. She LOVES my kids and loves to play with our 1 year old Lab. She is very laid back for a little puppy. She goes right over to the dog pillow and lays down like a good girl. I’ve taught her to sit a few times. At night she goes right in her crate and sleeps until 6 AM, (doesn’t even cry!!!) goes out, eats breakfast and goes back to sleep until 8 AM. My kids call her “Tinker” because her little booty shakes like a tinkerbell when she walks. HA. She is such a sweetheart. I’m really impressed with her. She would do well at ANY home with anyone.
So I had to check her out!
On Thursday April 15th I went ahead and filled out the application.. which was quite a process… it took almost a week to get all the info together and for Lab Rescue to check it all out!I also saw another puppy that I were interesed in… So I started asking qustions about both of these puppies…I found out that the other puppy would be at a meet and greet Lab Rescue on that Saturday, but “PERDITA” had not had her 2nd round of shot, so she would not be there. The kids and I went and meet the other puppy… it was a NO go.. she looked part Lab and part Pitt Bull.. SO NO WAY was I going to have a pup that had Pitt in it at my house!!!After that Saturday I started asking more questions about Perdita. The more and more I found out.. I had to meet her!! I pushed and pushed to get more info then finally the next Thursday we were approved and my name info and email were passed on to Perdita’s Foster mommy.. I heard back with in and hour of being approved.Here is the info I got from her “foster” mommy:
I heard you are interested in the Lab puppy Perdita from Lab Rescue.
I am her foster mommy.
This little girl would make a wonderful family companion.
I have had her for 2 weeks now and she is a very good little girl.
She has only had 1 accident in the house.
She goes right outside to potty. My 5 year old daughter carries her around like a babydoll and the puppy doesn’t mind it at all.
She’s been playing a lot with our 1 year old lab.
I am very set on crate training until they are at least 3-4 months old. I did this with my Labby and although it was very hard to hear her cry at times, I am so thankful now.
Here is our basic layout of the day with her….
6 AM I let her out of her crate…she’s been crying every morning right at 6.
I feed her 1 cup of food and she goes back out approx. 30 minutes later to go poo.
She has a lot of energy in the mornings so this is the time I let her run around and play outside.
I work full time. She goes in her crate at 8:30 AM and I come home at 12 to let her out. She’s been holding it for approx 4 hours max at a time.
5 PM I get home, let her out, feed her ½ cup of food, go on walk with leash (she’s very good) and play.
She’s tuckered out by 9 PM and this is when she will let you snuggle her.
She has not chewed on anything (yet) except for her bones and chew toys. She loves the squeaky toys & the nylon bones.
I have been very impressed with her. She has not bitten anyone nor nipped. She is a bit timid towards my husband. I think it might be his deep voice.
She does love her crate very much. She feels safe in it. We’ve caught her a few times when she’s tired just walking right into the crate and laying down.
I haven’t noticed any “issues” with her. The only thing I would recommend is having her front dew claws removed when she is spayed.
They really scratch and are sharp.
Come out and meet this little girl. You will fall in love with her. I will be sad to see her go, but I want her to go to the best family possible.
You are more than welcome to come out to my house on Sat or Sun to meet her.
I noticed you are in Coweta? I am in Coweta every Thursday night at Gymnastics if you would rather meet me there to see the puppy. Let me know, and any questions please ask.
I did have a few questions and sent the to her..here is what I heard back:
I was told by Lab Rescue that she does in fact have papers. I have not seen the papers, so I would be sure and ask them for sure. She looks full bred to me. Her little puppy face looks exactly like my full bred black female Lab.
The story I received was there was a guy who was breeding Labs and selling them. Perdita didn’t sell at 6 weeks old and through the grapevine a nearby neighbor hood the man was going to shoot her. So the neighbor took Perdita in when she was 6 weeks old and she called Lab Rescue.
I got her when she was 8 weeks old.
I know she went to the Vet the day before I got her and she checked out okay, had her 1st round of shots & de-wormer.
She weighed 14 lbs at 8 weeks. My guess is she was the runt of the liter.
The lab we have was the runt of her liter and weighed the same as Perdita at that age. She now weighs right at 50 lbs.
As far as your 3 year old…I have a 3 year old son as well so Perdita is use to being around little ones. She is a puppy and jumps up when she’s excited. She loves him and licks both my kids all the time. I’ve been telling her “down” when she tries to jump up, but that just takes time & repetition and is usually resolved by the time they are 6-12 months. She’s not big enough to knock him down, but the dew claw on the front does scratch the little ones, so that is why I would for sure have it removed.
I will be at Gymnastics tonight from 6:15-7. You can meet me there at 6:30 or 7, whichever works for you and I can bring the puppy.
WOW are you kidding me .. she sounds PERFECT!!!! We got op meet her that night. She was perfect!!! I emailed the next day to Lab Rescue that we were very interested, but wanted Daddy to meet her too. So Saturday morning April 17 Daddy went and met her.. After some talking I was off in the pouring rain to sign papers to make her ours!! BUT—-AWWW man I was told that we have to wait 2 weeks to get her.. I was so upset.. Anyway after doing a lot of talking and a little extra donation.. we had her home that night! I told the kids I was running to get a movie and came back with her! I am so happy to have adopted a Lab Rescue Lab and hope that more people will look into it too!!!
This was taken the night I brought her home! (14 lbs)Daisy is now about 5 months old. We just took her in yesterday to get spayed. She now up to 39 lbs…..She is still the BEST puppy ever!
Daisy and her DUCKIE
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Barefoot Fur-Babies (Our New Section!)
June 28, 2010 by Krissy
Filed under Adults/Parents, Barefoot Fur-Babies, Dad, Featured, Giveaways, Mom, Review, Reviews, Reviews and Giveaways
I’m not sure if you guys know or not, but I am a H.U.G.E dog/animal lover.
Along with my 4 kids I also have 4 more! I have a total of 4 dogs and fish! If I could have more and get away with it without having to get divorced I so totally would!I have been thinking lately that we have our kids that we care for, but we also have some very important FUR people we take care of too!
Some people don’t care for pets, and to each their own really! But, for me…My 4 FUR babies keep me sane!
I take care of my dogs, feed them, water them, give baths, take walks and the list goes ON and ON!
So I decided that here at Barefoot Mommies we need to make a section that is JUST for our love of our FUR babies and finding them the absolute best of the best!We do product reviews of some of the best stuff out there, but when it comes to our animals we want the best of the best for them too! I don’t know why I haven’t thought of this sooner!
I have done a few ‘pet’ reviews before, but nothing like I want to bring in on Barefoot Mommies.Every product review I will have pictures of my dogs using the products, playing, or just dress! (I’m not one to put clothes on my dogs, but for a ‘fashion’ picture I’d do it
So I want you to meet MY doggies. I know of at least one other writer on Barefoot Mommies (Carrie) who has a fur baby, so I am sure she will be bringing in some pet reviews as well.
This section will be ALL about pets! Products and maybe struggles of our animals, training and what nots!
I want you to meet my dogs! I’ll also tell you their little story so you can get to know them as you have me & my ‘human’ family!
Meet Shyla Jane…She is a full blood MINIATURE Dachshund.
Shyla Jane is my lazy girl! As you can see her laying on my kids’ bed as they were cleaning their room.
She likes to play SOMETIMES, but most of the time she is perfectly happy when she is cuddling up next to someone for some lovies.
I got Shyla after I had lost my wiener dog to kidney failure. Her name was Twyla Jane. I was so heart broken, I had her for 9 years before she passed.
After I healed a bit I decided I wanted another wiener dog to maybe help with the pain some. So I went on the search through papers, internet, ect. I found Shyla! But much to my surprise, Shyla is actually related to my Twyla that I lost! The breeder I got her from, she got her dogs from the same people that I got Twyla from and Shyla’s parents are from one of the litters that Twyla’s parents had.
So, Shyla was Heaven sent and it really made me feel better knowing that Twyla was still very much with me through Shyla!
Weird, isn’t it??Our next fur baby is Leroy Brown! (My dad named him lol)
Leroy Brown is a Miniature Pinscher and possibly mixed with something else, but we’re still unsure lol.
My mom was driving home one day on her long dirt road and found Leroy on the road. People are known just to drop off their dogs around where they live and it looked as if he was another ‘Drop Off’.
She opened her car door and Leroy just jumped in and had a seat on her middle console. He acted like he has known her for YEARS.
When she got home she called me to tell me she had found him. I knew that if I didn’t hurry up and get there to get him that my dad would get attached to him and not let him go. (I was right too!)
By the time I got there my dad already named him! I told my dad that Leroy was mine and I came all the way over to get him!
Of course I first asked my husband if I can have him and he told me a huge NO! Heh…I didn’t listen!
I brought Leroy home and he has been the life of the party ever since!
He is a fun loving boy, and the ONLY dog my husband allows to sleep in our bed!
Leroy loves to play and play in the water. There has been absolutely NO toy I have found to stand up to this boy! He loves his toys, but takes him 2.1 seconds to chew the crap out of them and makes ‘Mommy’ waste money!
If you think you have a toy that can outlast this boy, BRING IT ON! I swear I would buy stock in a toy this boy couldn’t chew up!Our next Fur Baby is Sissy! She is a full blood Miniature Pinscher.
She’s a red Miniature Pinscher and she is a TURD!
Sissy is so spoiled it is unbelievable! No matter how mad she makes you, you can’t help but give her love because of her big puppy eyes!
Sissy will run out the front door as soon as you open it and then it’s ‘Good luck catching me people!’
We’ve spent HOURS trying to catch this girl!Sissy comes from my parents Miniature Pinscher’s. She is one of their babies. Her dad is red and her mom is black & tan.
Sissy is very much the life of the party and again is SPOILED ROTTEN by all of us!
Sissy & Leroy play ALL the time, and she also is another ‘chewer’ and no toy can stand up to her either, however I must say Leroy is worse at chewing up toys than Sissy is!Our last doggy and newest member of our family is Bella. She is a full blood German Shepherd!
Bella is 18 months old and we got her last Tuesday 6/22/10.
I have ALWAYS wanted a full blood German Shepherd since I read up on them. I really studied this breed and knew they would make a great family dog. Be the protector my children need and be the friendly outgoing dog we all want & love.
I had asked my husband if I could get a German Shepherd for my birthday and of course he said NO! The next day I brought Bella to her FOREVER home.
(As you can see I don’t listen too well!)
He was mad at first, but he got over it and now loves Bella as much as we do!
So far Bella has turned out to be absolutely awesome!
When we got her Tuesday she was SKINNY and FULL of ticks! Not just any ticks, but those nasty blood ticks. It was gross. To say I was a bit upset is an understatement.
With my love for dogs, it just kills me inside to know a dog was mistreated.
She is the most sweetest dog, lets my kids hang on her, gets along with my other dogs. Yesterday was the day she really came out and showed who she was. She was playing and having fun, followed ‘Mommy’ everywhere I went! She loves car rides and walks. Also very much loves to be brushed!
We gave her a bath and we’re trying to fatten her up some just to get her back to her regular weight. I’ll be taking her to the vet soon to get her shots and check for any problems, especially heart worms.
She breathes really hard and her heart really pumps, even when she is sleeping so I want to be sure to get it all checked out so she can stay in our family for many, many years!
Bella has really completed our family & I know she will always have the best & be spoiled rotten like the rest of my fur babies!I have such a love for dogs! One day I would absolutely love to open a ‘No Kill Shelter’.
If my husband would allow me to have 100 dogs without me ending up divorced, I so totally would!
But SOMEDAY! I will have a shelter to save dogs, work with them and find them their forever homes.Soon we’ll be packed full with some great product reviews especially for our Fur Babies and our new section on Barefoot Mommies.
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