Are you putting your family at risk?Written by Bruce Bowery
I know that for most part people generally care about their families. Most people can take all sorts of insults that are directed to them personally, but you had better not talk about our loved ones. In knowing this I cannot figure out why we do not realize potential harm we put in our homes. Maybe this is due to a lack of understanding or maybe it is due to good advertising or maybe it is due to fact that we have never taken time to consider what I am about to share with you. I think that everyone has right to know about what chemicals and toxins are used to make up our "consumable products". The sad thing is that these companies spend millions of dollars in advertising their products, but they do not have to tell us anything regarding any health risks associated with those products. Only 1% of toxins are required to be listed on labels. Regulation only requires labels to indicate if products are combustible, corrosive, poison, etc. Do you really know potential health risks associated with these products? Whether a toxin actually causes harm is based on several factors such as: potency; rate of exposure; dose; and individual sensitiviy. The risks associated with toxins are as follows: cancer, irritation to your skin, eyes, stomach, and lungs, liver and kidney problems, learning and developmental disorders, and in worst case scenarios-death. (just to mention a few)
| | About GoldendoodlesWritten by Lake Ridge Kennel
First of all....I know there are some of you scratching your head and saying "Doodle what???" Yes....a Goldendoodle! No one doodles like Lake Ridge Kennel Doodles! We have already been fortunate enough to have one of our Goldendoodles make waves in FORBES magazine.....July 5th, 2004 issue for those interested in viewing. And we have been interviewed for an article on allergies and pets with WEBMD. Our website, http://www.lakeridgepets.com, receives an enormous amount of hits regarding this new and very popular hybrid. So, what is a Goldendoodle...you ask? A Goldendoodle....when bred way it was intended (according to standards of breeders in Australia) is best kept secret for a family pet! Loving, loyal, affectionate, extremely low-shedders, naturally sweet and very low keyed dogs. Yes, it is true they have so much hair on their bodies that they seem like a shaggy, wavey mess at times....but Goldendoodle can range from 30 pounds to 125 pounds....depending upon their bloodlines and their genetic make=up...their coat is very silky soft, wavey, thick and shaggy and our doodles are, at times, born with beautiful Green eyes! Goldendoodles originated out of Australia...made their way to Canada and are now a huge hit in United STates because of so many allergy issues with not only children...but with adults too. Goldendoodles do not have fur like many dogs..instead, they have hair and they do shed...but extremely little. Due to their gentleness, Goldendoodle is a wonderful family pet for children of all ages. I personally do not like to lump all doodles in one "group" because if a breeder has bred a doodle poorly or if doodle has poor bloodlines, risk is high for early organ failure...poor body structure...and nasty disposition. There are many in-experienced breeders out there who are breeding doodles to doodles....back-breeding them or line-breeding them and this is causing quite a few problems where health and temperament is concerned. Also, those who artificially inseminate their Golden Retrievers with sperm of a Toy Poodle are creating doodles they call "MIniatures" or "Toys" and some of puppies have very bad body structures....poor "bites" with their teeth...internal organ problems and so on. This is because in nature, this pairing would never happen. And if dam were toy poodle and sire were Golden Retriever, dam would most likely die from a ruptured uterus.
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