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aka = also known as ASAP = as soon as possible BC, b/c = because BF = boyfriend BFF = best female friend BFF = best friends forever BG = background BIL = brother in law BOT = back on topic brb = be right back BTW = by the way, between Bump = post in a thread to keep it on the first page or near beginning of section CUL = see you later cuz = because DD = darling/dear daughter DD = dearly departed DF = darling/dear fiancé / fiancée DH = darling/dear husband DIL = daughter in law DOA = dead on arrival (for posts that are beating a dead horse) DW = darling/dear wife, don’t worry, dog world; dastardly whelp ETA = edited to add FAWC = for anyone who cares FIL = father in law fka = formerly known as Flame = posts that are very rude and often personal attacks FLK = funny looking kid FLKGLM = funny looking kid, good looking mom FUBAR, FUBARRED = fouled up beyond all repair FWIW = for what it’s worth GF = girlfriend GMTA = great minds think alike Hijack = change thread’s topic; OT posts within a thread HTH = hope this helps IAF = in a few IIRC = if I recall correctly IMO = in my opinion IMHO = in my humble opinion, in my honest opinion impt = important IOW = in other words JAT = just a thought JMO = just my opinion KISS = keep it simple stupid KIT = keep in touch KWIM = Know what I mean? LMAO = laughing my butt off LOBNH = lights on but nobody home LOL = laughing out loud Lurk = read board w/o logging on; read board w/o posting LY-MI = Love ya – mean it M2C = my two cents MIL = mother in law min = minute msg = message MYOB = mind your own business NOYB = none of your business NP = no problem OCD = obsessive compulsive disorder OH = other half OIC = oh I see OMG = oh my gosh; oh my god OP = original poster, original post OT = off-topic OTOH = on the other hand PCS = Permanent Change of Station (military) PITB, PITA = pain in the butt pls = please PM = private message POV = point of view PPL = people prob = problem R = are ROFL, ROTFL = rolling on the floor laughing ROFLMAO = rolling on the floor laughing my butt off SNAFU = situation normal, all fouled up Snark, snarky = sarcastic; passive/aggressive sarcasm SO = significant other/partner Ta Ta = bye or thank you THX = thanks TIA = thanks in advance TITTP = tell it to the paw; take it to the paw TMI = too much information TMW = tomorrow Troll = person who posts phony (usually hot-topic) threads or replies to lure board response TTC = trying to conceive TTTP = talk to the paw TTYL = talk to you later TTYT = talk to you tomorrow TY = thank you TYIA = thank you in advance TYVM = thank you very much U = you UBI = unexplained beer injury UR = your URS = yours WADR = with all due respect WTG = way to go Dog Types/Breeds
APBT = American Pit Bull Terrier BC = Border Collie Berner = Bernese Mountain Dog Brillo butt, CBR, Chessie= Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dudley = yellow lab w/ chocolate pigmentation; yellow lab w/ no pigmentation on nose or eye rim (appears pink) and green eyes GSMD = Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, aka Swissy GSD = German Shepherd Dog GSP = German Shorthaired Pointer JRT = Jack Russell Terrier Swissy = Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, aka GSMD Dog Awards
AFC = Amateur Field Champion CFC = Canadian Field Champion CGC = Canine Good Citizen CNFC = Canadian National Field Champion EFC = English Field Champion FC = Field Champion NAFC = National Amateur Field Champion NFC = National Field Champion Dog Organizations
ADBA = American Dog Breeders Association. Registry of American Pit Bull Terriers; begun in 1909 as association exclusively for breeders of American Pit Bull Terriers [www.adba.cc] ADBSI = American Dog Breeders Show, Inc. Sanctions local ADBA clubs; resource for information on the APBT breed, breed standards, and legislation affecting APBT; acts an advocate and special interest group AKC = American Kennel Club [www.akc.org] AMBOR = American Mixed Breed Obedience Registry [www.ambor.us] CKC = Canadian Kennel Club [www.ckc.ca] CKC, CKCUS = Continental Kennel Club, for-profit open registry, sells papers for dogs/litters even w/ unknown pedigree; used by BYB; has no breed standards [www.ckcusa.org] FDSB = Field Dog Stud Book. Oldest PB U.S. dog registry, with records dating back to 1874; published by the American Field Publishing Company; several million dogs of all breeds included in registry [www.americanfield.com] OFA = Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, includes phenotypic evaluation of hips with seven categories of hip grades [www.offa.org/hipgrade.html] TDI = Therapy Dog International [www.tdi-dog.org] UKC = United Kennel Club [www.ukcdogs.com] UKC or UKI = Universal Kennel Club Int’l, open registry, sells papers for dogs/litters even w/ unknown pedigree; has no breed standards; used by BYB [www.universalkennel.com] Dog Related
3F, FF&F = fight, flight, fornicate (core instincts; first 2 are responses to acute stress) 4F, FFF&F = fight, flight, food, fornicate (core instincts; first 2 are responses to acute stress) AC, ACO = Animal Control, Animal Control Officer abt = about B Breeder/Dealer = person with Class B USDA license to raise and sell animals, including wholesaling dogs (and other animals) to research facilities BARF = bones and raw food; biologically appropriate raw food/diet BYB = back yard breeder DBI = dirt bag index (use any variable to calculate, e.g., number of litters a BYB has produced; number of missing teeth BYB or other scummy dog-owner has) DIK = dead/died in kennel; found dead in kennel DW = don’t want (as in owner surrender of a dog) FLD = funny looking dog FLDGLM = funny looking dog, good looking mom Foster failure = foster home applies to adopt the foster dog (this is a good kind of failure!) GL = Gentle Leader dog harness/headcollar HC = home check prior to approval for fostering or adopting, aka home visit Hoarder = aka collector. Person who collects more and more animals while care and conditions deteriorate. Hoarder will not see the harm he is doing; refuses to allow an animal to be removed or adopted based on irrational or baseless fear the animal will be hurt/killed; tends to have an increasing sense of paranoia ILP = Indefinite Listing Privilege. Allows dogs that are ineligible for registration to participate in AKC Companion and Performance Events. To be ILP eligible, a dog must be distinguishable as a member of an AKC registerable breed. AKC events that dogs enrolled in the ILP program may be able to participate in include agility trials, obedience trials, tracking tests, herding tests and trials, earthdog trials, hunt tests, lure coursing, junior showmanship. Miller = person operating a puppy mill NDR = not dog related NILIF or NILF = nothing in life is free (training technique) [https://www.terrificpets.com/articles/102212265.asp] OB = obedience OS = owner surrender PB = purebred POS = parents on site (commonly seen in newspaper ads selling dogs) PSD = poor squirrel decision (e.g., dead squirrel in the road; one that comes within dog reach, etc.) SAR = search and rescue SDIT = service dog in training WWCD = What would Cesar do? [Cesar Milan, Dog Whisperer] GENERAL HEALTHac (ante cibum) = before meals ACL = anterior cruciate ligament [https://www.veterinaryspecialty.com/ACLTears.aspx] bid (bis in die) = twice a day Bloat = see GDV CBC = complete blood count CCL = Cranial cruciate ligament rupture; the tearing of an important ligament in the stifle joint (knee), resulting in partial or complete joint instability, pain, and lameness. [https://www.animalhealthchannel.com/ccl/index.shtml] CERF = Canine Eye Registration Foundation CHD = canine hip dysplasia CHF = congestive heart failure DHPP or DA2PP = combination vaccine for canine distemper (upper respiratory virus that can affect the central nervous system), adenovirus Type 2 (also known as hepatitis), parainfluenza, and parvovirus (a severe gastrointestinal virus that is highly fatal to dogs and puppies if not treated early). EC = electronic collar EC = Elizabethan collar, “cone of shame” ED = elbow dysplasia EIC = exercise induced collapse FCP = fragmentation of the coronoid process (type of elbow disease in growing dogs) GDV = Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus syndrome, aka bloat. Dog’s stomach dilates and twists into abnormal position, causing nonproductive retching and bloated abdomen. Life-threatening condition; death can occur very quickly. GDV requires immediate emergency treatment. gt (gutta) = drop HD = hip dysplasia hs (hora somni) = at bedtime HW = heartworm IM = intramuscular IV = intravenous KC = kennel cough, aka tracheobronchitis; often caused by bacteria bordetella bronchiseptica MCT = mast cell tumor npo = nothing by mouth NSAID = non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. OCD = osteochondritis dissecans; more specifically osteochondritis dissecans of the medial condyle of the humerus (type of elbow disease in growing dogs) or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. od (oculus dexter) = right eye os (oculus sinister) = left eye OTC = over the counter pc (post cibum) = after meals po (per os) = by mouth prn (pro re nata) = as needed PRAA = Persistent Right Aortic Arch [https://www.vetsurgerycentral.com/gi_praa.htm] PTS = put to sleep, euthanasia q3h (quaque 3 hora) = every 3 hours qd (quaque die) = every day qid (quater in die) = 4 times a day RV = recessed vulva [https://www.lab-retriever.net/board/recessed-vulvas-must-t7337146.html] SA = separation anxiety sc, subcue, subq, subque = subcutaneous (beneath the skin) SD = shoulder dysplasia SLO = Symmetrical Lupoid Onychodystrophy; thought to be an autoimmune disease that targets the toe nails, characterized by the complete loss of the nails. s/w = shots/wormed (commonly seen in newspaper ads selling dogs) TEETH = tried everything else, try homeopathy THR = total hip replacement tid (ter in die) = 3 times a day TPLO = Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy [https://www.vetsurgerycentral.com/tplo.htm] TTA = Tibial Tuberosity Advancement [https://ttasurgery.com/html/faq.html] UA = urine analysis UAP = ununited anconeal process (type of elbow disease in growing dogs) URI = upper respiratory infection US = ultrasound UTD = up to date (vaccinations) UTI = urinary track infection WBC = white blood count Diet and Nutrition
ACV = apple cider vinegar Crancaps = cranberry capsules; used to improve urinary health Ethoxyquin = an antioxidant used as a food preservative (both human and pet foods) and a pesticide OMB = organ meat blend RMB = raw meaty bone Pet Foods
BB = Blue Buffalo [https://bluebuffalo.com/] CN = California Natural [https://www.naturapet.com/] HK or THK = Honest Kitchen [https://www.thehonestkitchen.com/] NV = Nature’s Variety [https://www.naturesvariety.com/] TOTW – Taste of the Wild [https://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com/] Shelters and Rescues
CMLRN = Central Michigan Labrador Rescue Network rescue (Dani) HOTLR = Heart of Texas Lab Rescue LOLIN = Love of Labs Indiana rescue (Linda Acup) LRRoF = Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida LVLR = Las Vegas Labrador Retriever rescue (Mrs. Lisa) SPARRO = Southwest Pennsylvania Retriever Rescue Organization (Joe Maringo) STLRR = Southeast Texas Labrador Retriever Rescue
SHELTERS AND EUTHANSIA PRACTICES.
Shelters are facilities caring for animals that are lost/found, stray, abandoned, relinquished, confiscated, etc. Types include city or county “pounds,” humane societies, sanctuaries. One way to categorize shelters is by their euthanasia practices, ranging from no-kill to high-kill. A shelter’s euthanasia practices cannot be determined from just its name, mission statement, or advertising; instead, questions have to be asked to determine what the practices are. In addition, assumptions should not be made that a no-kill is a wonderful shelter or that high-kill is a terrible place run by people who do not care about animals. The following are examples of topics to consider when examining a shelter’s euthanasia practices. “No-kills” could have policies where no animal is ever put down, no matter how much it is suffering; these shelters prefer that nature run its course and that death occur “naturally.” It is doubtful many no-kill shelters simply watch an animal suffer. Instead, most either do not accept a terminally ill, suffering animal, or authorize humane euthanasia. Some no-kill shelters simply do not kill any animal on site; instead, they will send an animal to another facility for euthanasia. In the world of no-kill, this practice might be acceptable and the shelter still legitimately considered “no-kill” if the only animals sent off for euthanasia are ones that have been in the shelter’s care for some time, but are now suffering considerably and no longer have quality of life. No-kill shelters sometimes become the staging ground for hoarders/collectors; animals are accepted despite lack of resources; the shelter’s adoption rate drops, quality of care erodes. Many no-kills are well run and do tremendous good. Unlike other shelters, most no-kills can and do refuse animals; they take only (or mostly only) those animals that they think they can eventually adopt out or otherwise permanently place. In doing this, the no-kill might buy a special animal the extra time it needs to find the right home. High-kill shelters will exist so long as there are homeless animals, people who abuse or neglect their animals, puppy mills, backyard breeders, people who fail to alter their pets or prevent them from running at large unaltered; and anything else contributing to animal overpopulation. A high-kill shelter faces harsh realities. It might be open to the public or in some way obligated to take any animal brought to it; this can result in hundreds of animals coming in on a weekly and even daily basis. Some of these hundreds will be too old, too young, too sick, too injured, too-something to make adoption a reasonable possibility. Some high-kills have very limited resources; they have no ability to keep large numbers of animals for very long. Euthanasia becomes a necessity; sadly this will include healthy, adoptable
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