Debra - 8-19-2007 at 06:37 PM
No, I know.......not Baja (yet) He's going to grow up to be our Baja protector.............although, he's so mellow right now, we might have to teach
him to bark!
I finally broke down and adopted a Lab/Shepard mix, 4 month old puppy from the SPCA , it's been about 25 yrs. since I've taken on the responsibilty of
a DOG, mostly because I was still working full time and refuse to chain a dog or leave he/she lonely all day, but, now I'm home and Brendan is 14 and
willing and able to take on this task., soooo.......
We have a week until we pick up our new family member, and I'm trying to get ahead of the 'game' I know pet insurance will not cover in Mexico
(might, might not... don't care) I'm wondering if any of you Nomad's have Pet insurance and if (and how) it works? Good to have? Don't bother (more
trouble than it's worth?) Pro/cons?
Thanks for whatever advice you have.
bajabound2005 - 8-19-2007 at 08:56 PM
In the States, it was worth every cent... here, the Vet service is so much less expensive it makes no sense! We just had all 3 dogs' teeth cleaned;
wish I could tell you what we paid but it was less then $100 (US) for all 3! Plus one had vaccinations done. And they all had their nails clipped.
That would have been $100 bucks in the US just for the nail clipping!
[Edited on 8-20-2007 by bajabound2005]
Halboo - 8-19-2007 at 10:15 PM
I highly recommend Rattlesnake Avoidance Training.
It can save you a lot of money.
Mi Dos Centavos.
Debra - 8-20-2007 at 07:55 AM
Good point Halboo, just how do you do that?
Larry, thanks for the laugh, great way to start the day. 
[Edited on 8-20-2007 by Debra]
Halboo - 8-20-2007 at 11:39 AM
They put a shock collar on the dog and lead them up close to a live rattler; when the dog goes to investigate the snake they zap the bejeezuz out of
'em. It works very well.
The snakes are either in small cages or have their mouths rubberbanded shut.
They suggest the training be done more then once but when I took my dogs for their second time a year later they heard the snakes being brought out
of the truck and knew what it was imeediately and did not want to be taken anywhere near the snakes. About two years later we were up at my cousin's
rancho and they encountered a small rattler on the trail; They both stopped, tensed up and then walked backwards until they were well away from
the snake.
It works and it's darned cheap compared to buying a bunch of antivenom or losing your best pal.
http://www.patrickcallaghan.com/
http://www.uplandbirddog.com/snake/index.htm
If your dogs are out and about where there are rattlers I suggest you consider it.
Debra - 8-20-2007 at 11:56 AM
Yikes! Yes he will be where there are snakes, but, the idea of shocking him is not something I can see myself watching, let alone doing, but, I'm
sure a snake bite would be much, much worse. I'll have to think about this. I admit it's something I hadn't thought about, and thank you for
bringing it up.
Anybody have any other methods, that a softy can handle?