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2007 was no different from any other year at the

farm in Tomales, California the weekend of

Memorial Day. Lundehund owners traveled

from far and wide to converge and share food,

drink, stories, and their dogs. While things in

the group photo department have become a wee

bit lax, attention was given to producing a video

so that those unable to attend could feel a bit

closer to the action. Please follow the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwLq_VOX

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Seacliff Wolfie x Cliffhanger Emi Eien, one

male/three females, whelped 4/10/07.

We had lots of dogs, ranging in age from 6

weeks to 12-1/2 year-old Caspian. A special

thank you goes to Caroline Stoner for bringing

her litter of four beautiful puppies. If puppies

signify the future of the breed, things look pretty

bright. These are four exceptional pups!

ASK THE VETASK THE VETASK THE VETASK THE VET By Susan L. Torgerson, DVM

Anna from Oregon asks: Our Lundehund

keeps getting worms. What is going on?

Anna: I assume you mean intestinal worms.

Dogs can get many types of ‘worms’ in their

bodies. It may be easiest to discuss the most

common ones. These are roundworms,

hookworms, whipworms and tapeworms.

Tapeworms are the simplest to understand.

The infection starts by the dog ingesting an

intermediate host carrying the infective stage,

usually the common flea or a rodent. The worm

head attaches to the wall of the intestine with

teeth/hooks. Egg packets are shed into the feces

and we see them in the bowel movement as

small maggot-like worms or dried up objects

that resemble sesame seeds. Fortunately there is

a good medicine that kills the worm with only

one dose. As long as you control fleas and

rodent infestations, tapeworms do not become a

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severe problem as they themselves do not infest

your premises.

Roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms

can be a much more serious problem. They can

infect people as well as your premises and be

almost impossible to get rid of completely. A

dog can get the worm from its mother, both

through her milk but also when they are in the

uterus. It can also get infected when outside, by

walking through infected grass/soil and then

licking its feet or eating grass or drinking water

that has been contaminated with infected animal

feces. Hookworms (more prevalent in warmer

climates than Oregon) can even infect dogs and

people just by skin contact. The eggs of these

worms are very, very hardy. They can survive

in your yard for years.

Most puppies get worms, usually roundworms.

We give them several oral worm medicine doses

10-14 days apart. This medicine only kills the

worms that are in the intestines. Unfortunately

for the dog, the worm goes through larvae

growth stages. These larvae migrate through the

body, most often the liver and the lungs. A

proportion of the larvae do not hatch into adult

worms right away, but become dormant and

form cysts inside the dog’s body. Our anti-

worm medicines do not kill these larvae. If the

puppy is a female, the hormone changes in

pregnancy ‘wake up’ these dormant larvae and

they grow to adult worms in her system. They

can infect the unborn puppies in the uterus and

also through the mother’s milk after birth.

Treatment of worm infection: is easily done by

several medications that are safe for dogs. It

takes several doses to clear out the larvae that

grow after you get rid of the adult worms.

However, as I stated before, no medication kills

the dormant larvae. If you have a yard or

neighborhood that is infested, a good control

(not cure) for worms is to use the once a month

heartworm pill. Interceptor, or Sentinel, gets all

three worms. Heartguard Plus now has an anti-

worm component in it for roundworms and

hookworms, but not whipworms.

Prevention of infection: can be hard. When

you get a new dog, always pick up all feces

regularly in the yard to try to keep your yard

egg- free. But a dog can always pick up an

infection when going for a walk, playing at the

park, on the beach, etc. Regular fecal parasite

tests, that look for the worm eggs in the stool

and can be done by your vet, diagnose

roundworms and hookworms easily. Due to the

Lundehund’s sensitive digestive tract, I

recommend that they be done at least every six

months. Whipworms can be much harder to

diagnose; the female worms do not pass out

eggs all the time, so a dog with whipworms can

often have a negative test. That is why when I

have a Lundehund with acute diarrhea, I usually

put them on Panacur. It kills roundworms,

hookworms, whipworms, and does a good job

on Giardia ( a microscopic parasite).

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By Susan Torgerson Taylor

When: Sunday July 22, 2007

Time: Contests from 11am to noon

Pet show and genetic samples from noon

to 1 pm

Picnic from 1-3 pm

Where: Camp Canine Dog Daycare

(same as last year)

11126 Mukilteo Speedway (behind

AllCare Pet Hospital)

Mukilteo, WA 98275

(425) 493-2543

Bring: your Lundie and friends

Food for the picnic

I received a large supply of DNA sample kits

for the UC Davis Canine Genetic Heritage

Project. I would like to swab as many as

Lundehunds as we can. If at all possible, bring

your dog’s name, registered number (if

registered), date of birth, and sire and dam’s

names.

We will be having a pet show, doggy musical

chairs, dress up time, and also tunnel, race,

limbo and climbing contests as always.

Questions: call Susan Torgerson Taylor, (425)

347-0470

Changing a Light Bulb…Changing a Light Bulb…Changing a Light Bulb…Changing a Light Bulb… This one comes from Terry Tetzlaff….

How many dogs does it take to change a light

bulb? Depends on the breed…

Lab: “Oh, me, me!!! Pleeeeeze let me change

the bulb! Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I?”

Rottweiler: “Make me!”

Golden Retriever: “The sun is shining, the day

is young, we’ve got our whole lives ahead of us

and you’re inside worrying about a stupid light

bulb? “

Dachshund: “You know I can’t reach the damn

light bulb.”

Border Collie: “Just one. And then I’ll replace

any wiring that’s not up to code.”

Jack Russell Terrier: “I’ll just pop it in while

I’m bouncing off the walls and furniture.”

Australian Shepherd: “First, I’ll put all the light

bulbs in a little circle…”

Lundehund: “Why change it? I can still pee on

the carpet in the dark.”

Why Does He BWhy Does He BWhy Does He BWhy Does He Bite During Play?ite During Play?ite During Play?ite During Play?

Puppies like to bite their siblings and even their

mom. It’s not because they want to hurt them;

it’s just because this is how they learn,

experience the world and create bonds.

Although ‘play’ biting is normal, it’s important

to get your puppy out of the habit early on.

Here are some ideas of how you can do that:

� If you are playing with your puppy and he

goes to bite your hand, say “NO BITE!”. This

will help your puppy understand that you are

not having fun, and that what he did hurt you.

Once he stops biting, praise him so that he

knows that not biting is a good thing.

� If your puppy is continuously biting your

hand during play, put a chew toy in his mouth

and use a command word such as “okay” or

“yours”. This will help the dog understand that

he is allowed to chew on the toy but not on your

hand.

� Don’t give your dog the opportunity to bite

you during play. This includes avoiding any

activity that may lead to a tug-of-war. On the

other hand, games such as “fetch”, “hide and

seek” and scent games allow your dog to focus

energy and attention on something other than

biting.

(From the folks at Pedigree)

Sarah, the 12-yr-old Lundie of Loretta and Greg

Krisher, swimming with her sister Callifae.

Loretta says Sarah’s aging joints have cut down

some on her agility work, but she loves

swimming.

If That Doesn’t Work…If That Doesn’t Work…If That Doesn’t Work…If That Doesn’t Work…

A veterinarian was sick and went to see his

doctor. The doctor asked him all the usual

questions about symptoms, etc., when the vet

interrupted him: “Hey look, I’m a vet and I

don’t need to ask my patients all these

questions. I can tell what’s wrong just by

looking. Why can’t you?”

The doctor nodded, stood back, looked him up

and down and quickly wrote out a prescription.

Handing it to the vet, he said “There you are.

Of course, if that doesn’t work, we’ll have to

put you down.”

Please Contribute…Please Contribute…Please Contribute…Please Contribute… Members have sent some great photos for the

past and current issue—please keep it up! We

love seeing your dogs! As always, please send

news, stories, brags, tips, memoriams, jokes,

photos to rwaldmann1@mac.com. If you

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Dog WalkingDog WalkingDog WalkingDog Walking A little girl asks her mom if she can take the dog

for a walk. Mom says, “She’s in heat. Go ask

your Dad.” The girl goes to her father and asks

“Can I take Susie for a walk? Mom says Susie’s

in heat and I should ask you.” “Hm” he

says…then he takes a rag, soaks it with gasoline

and scrubs the dog’s behind with it. “Okay,

now you can take Susie for a walk. Just

remember to keep her on the leash.”

The little girl goes out and then returns a little

later, but without the dog. Dad, alarmed, asks

“Where’s Susie?” The little girl replies “We

walked down the block, but then she ran out of

gas. But don’t worry. Another dog is pushing

her home.”

Obedience SchoolObedience SchoolObedience SchoolObedience School During break time at obedience school, two

dogs were talking. One said to the other: “The

thing I hate about school is that you learn all this

stuff you will never use in the real world.”