With a new litter of puppies at 4 weeks today, we've stayed close to home and have no plans to enter shows or attend training classes until after all the pups are in their new homes. Also, rou- tinely spray shoes with bleach water. —Liz Wertz • • • • • • • • Stayed at home then vaccinated dogs • • • • • • • • We stayed home from the NC shows, lost several hundred dollars in entry fees and spent another several hundred vaccinating all of my dogs with both the H3N2 & H3N8 vaccines. • • • • • • • • I'm refraining from shows this summer. —Loralar Pugs • • • • • • • • I am not attending any shows at this time until it's under control. —Terry Wise Hammond • • • • • • • • kennel room with immune boosting oil. We run one in the kennel and one in the kitchen as we have kitchen puppies. • Avoid dog parks, training classes, PetCo, etc, anywhere there are numbers of dogs you are unfamiliar with. ?...! SURVEY SAYS: My obedience All American Dog, Millie RoseCDX was entered in the RedRiver Obedience Training Club trial June 11. The show was cancelled be- cause of the flu scare. I was disappointed we couldn't show, but admired the decision. They said titles & ribbons were not as important as the health of our dogs. I was trying to decide whether to show or not as my dog had not been vacci- nated. The vet said there was no guarantee that the vaccine would be relevant to that strand of flu. I am also proud of the club for refunding all the entry fees. My dog remains unvaccinated, but I will probably get her vaccinated in the near future. We live in the country & do not attend many obedience classes or shows. Thanks! —Joy Parker • • • • • • • • Currently, I am simply staying home. I will vac- cinate when I feel I have gathered enough infor- mation and feel it is appropriate. I have a Brachy breed and all vacc's are a worry. I will miss all the shows I planned to attend this summer, air con- ditioned, of course, but my dogs are more impor- tant to me than ribbons. • • • • • • • • I have vaccinated all my dogs and puppies for both strains of the influenza. I have decided not to enter any shows until it subsides. And I will keep my dogs at home. • • • • • • • • We are staying home until the booster vaccine has time to work, the Palm Beach shows in July should be fine. I took my vet's advice for my dogs: Add Immune Booster to the daily Diet, I use Na- ture's Farmacy. Use on every dog in the house. • Add Probiotics to the daily diet, again, I use Nature's Farmacy use on every dog in the house. • Run an ionic essential oil diffuser in the WHAT DID THE FLU DO TO YOU? (AND YOUR DOGS, AND YOUR PLANS)
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