jakesmum

@jakesmum (154)

Australia • Age 61

Joined myLot 17 years ago

pharaoh hound - wonder personified

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Do you pay someone to groom your dogs and how much?

CharRay7 @CharRay7 (1549) • United States 8 Jul 08

Hi,I have five dogs and have them groomed by a professional groomer. My two mini-schnauzers get groomed every 7 weeks. They seem to get matted and kind of ugly looking if they don't get their wash and brush that often. They have...

dog wash

dogs groomed

groomer

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jakesmum Hi, I breed and show standard schnauzers. My adluts are no longer show dogs - I have 3 babies I need to get ready for the show ring in a month or so. I'm basically wasting time here because I don't feel like grooming. I'm going now though, I'm giving up...

8 Jul 08

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Spanking Children

phoenix25 @phoenix25 (1541) • United States 7 May 08

How do you feel about spanking your children?

children

discipline

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jakesmum I am totally against all forms of corporal punishment. Hitting a child is a terrible abuse of power in my opinion. If you resort to hitting a child, you haven't properly thought through the situation. I hit my son only once in his life. He is now fourteen, and...

27 Jun 08

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Losing weight without dieting?

celestial052506 @celestial052506 (2914) • Philippines 19 May 08

many people said there are ways to lose weight without engaging into a diet. I don't know how. My problem is a big protruding tummy. I am having a hard trime trimming down. Exercise won't help. Is there anybody who has an idea...

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jakesmum Losing weight is a matter of balance - if you consume more than you do, you'll put on weight. Tummy fat problems need muscles to help pull them in. Even if you lose lots of weight, you still need to tone that tummy! An Australian Prime Minister once said 'Life...

19 May 08

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Hello Kitty: Japan's Tourism Ambassador

scshissler @scshissler (109) • United States 19 May 08

Hello Kitty has been named Japan's tourism ambassador!The tourism ministry has picked the cutest kitty in the world as its choice to represent the country in China and Hong Kong. Hello Kitty is bigger than Elvis in those two...

ambassador

hello kitty

japan

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jakesmum How appropriate. Hello Kitty has always been quintessential 'New Japan' to me. It's cute, it's now, it appeals to all ages, particularly youth.

19 May 08

Plz Give New Word Start from 'B'

rakeshsharma @rakeshsharma (444) • India 16 Nov 06

tell

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jakesmum bichon

19 May 08

Pure bred or mutt?

Amy @artemis432 (7474) • Abernathy, Texas 15 May 08

Some like the beauty and breeding of purebred. The distinction of a pedigree. Some like the idea of breeding their dogs and entering them in shows. Others feel mutts make the best pets. Great personalities, none of the diseases...

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jakesmum One of the best dogs we ever had was a mutt - she was a rottweiler bull terrier cross, with a bit of stag hound as well. We couldn't keep her because she killed chikens - she lived a good and long life as a factory guard dog though. But I breed pure bred...

15 May 08

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Cat attack!

scribe1 @scribe1 (1203) • United States 12 May 08

Not a real attack, but a surprise (playful) leap at your ankles or legs. Are you or have you ever been "attacked" by your cat, and what did you do or say?

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jakesmum When I was a teenager we had a cat called Soxy. He would attack the ankles of anyone who went out the laundry door if he thought it was tea time. He was not a lovely cuddly cat, he was a cranky tom cat who was never let inside. I liked our dog a lot more than...

12 May 08

Sometimes Cookie won't finish her dinner

dragon54u @dragon54u (31634) • United States 9 May 08

she's so picky! Well then, Gus--who will eat anything!--wants it and if there's only a little left I'll let him. Just now, Cookie finished and left a little bit and I noticed Gus was looking at me with his eyes wide. I looked...

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jakesmum Are you sure Cookie is 'picky'? Maybe you just give her too much food. I've worked in the pet supply industry and from what people have told me, I know there are a lot of manipulative dogs and cats out there, and a lot of people being duped by these creatures...

10 May 08

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Slimming World Recipe - "Chicken Stock made with Bovril" ???

ChrisDobison @ChrisDobison (2) 30 Jan 08

Hi all! Am I just being stupid or is this made "exactly how it is said on the tin"??? I tried making a lamb and spinach curry from the "Slimming World 30 Minute Meals" book, and part of the recipe was to add 1/4 pint of...

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jakesmum The Bovril is salty enough already, that's why adding the stock cube as well made it too much. Cooking can be a case of "less is more" in my opinion. I'm a poet and writer, and I love cooking because it allows me another expression of my creativity! Too...

10 May 08

How to get the 2 dogs to be friends?

cmelton @cmelton (160) • United States 8 May 08

I have a 90 lb boxer, today we went to the local animal shelter to get my daughter a new dog. The boxer is pretty much my dog, so we wanted to get her one of her own. Anyway....we picked a great dog for her. It is so friendly. It...

making friends

new dog

old dog

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jakesmum Have you told the new dog off for growling? Maybe she just doesn't realise yet what the proper way to behave is. I'd try having her on a lead so you have control over her behaviour. Then you can more easily indicate disapproval when she behaves badly. I'd give...

9 May 08

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Is using chicken granules/bouillon in daily cooking safe?

frontier2002 @frontier2002 (630) • Malaysia 9 May 08

My girlfriend uses chicken granules most of the time in her cooking. I don't really mind the MSG but im curious about the fat content as it is not written on the packet of how much fat content it has but is it okay to use them all...

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jakesmum I'm an avid label reader - I always make sure the food I eat and feed my family is healthy - not too much salt or too much fat.

9 May 08

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Programs, not jail for kids.

DudaYLen @DudaYLen (219) • Philippines 9 May 08

Many of our children in conflict with the law badly need support and right motivation. Putting them to prison should be last recourse.

jail

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jakesmum You know that in't going to change until the President changes. And Ms Clinton isn't going to be the one to change it. Go Barak Obama!

9 May 08

Does anyone know everything about you?

Adelida2233 @Adelida2233 (1005) • United States 7 May 08

Is there anyone around you, friends, family, whoever, that knows everything about you? Do they know the smallest things, like your favorite food, to what is your favorite day...

friends

knowledge

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jakesmum This is a fascinating question! I had a double-take when I read it - does anyone know everything? A scary thought, when I consider some of my teenage issues. But after a couple of minutes thing, I think I can say there is no-one who knows all aof my dark...

7 May 08

What kind of book would you write?

dmillman @dmillman (2273) • United States 27 Apr 08

If you could write any book, what would it be about and why? Can you think of a great title? What genre would it be? Spill your guts.

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jakesmum I've got a partly written book about two adult sisters who involved in the sometimes wondrous and sometimes terrible world of dog showing. The working title is 'Bit*h Challenge' (without the* - you know what I mean - see my previous discussion on the 'Dogs'...

27 Apr 08

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