Are "Rose of Sharon" flowers toxic to dogs?
While the plant is not considered poisonous, ingestion will result in vomiting, diarrhea, upset stomach and loss of appetite. Nothing life-threatening for the average, healthy animal but problematic, nonetheless. For older dogs, puppies or those that are ill, it could be an even bigger problem, Taking him to emergency was the right thing to do.
Name some strange magical powers?
The ability to: * fall apart/ make others things fall apart * melt/ make other things melt * find lost things * drain the good luck from everyone around them * glow/sparkle really bright * smell bad * make people sick * drug people by touching them * make things invisible * make people laugh so hard that they die * grow hair at will * age at will (like, turn into a baby or old person whenever they feel like it) * spit acid * blow big bubbles that never pop (using gum or actual bubble liquid) * make food go bad/poison food * cry diamonds and other jewels * tell a lie and have everyone believe it * change the temperature in a room * make electronics work without batteries * make animals talk * turn anything wiggly like jell-o * make water evaporate * change from man to woman at will * draw a picture and have it come to life * turn salt into sugar and vice versa * grow flowers all over their body * regrow missing teeth (on self or other people/animals) * sing people to sleep * talk to statues/make inanimate objects talk * breathe underwater * swim in lava * see in the dark * change clothes sizes to fit perfectly * strengthen metals and ropes * cough up fortune cookies * do anything after watching someone else do it * look through mirrors * change the color of things * make people forget things * gain energy from the sun * boil other people's blood * clone things * walk in the rain and not get wet * float two inches off the ground * make things explode by winking at them * karatechop anything in two (trees, cars, mountains, etc.) * spin really fast * shoot nails from fingertips * drink beer and not get drunk * balance on top of anything or balance anything on anything (example: balancing on top of a lion on skates on top of a shelf on top of a ball...all while balancing a book on top of a spoon on their nose. xD) * steal people's confidence * make things sticky
Is it ok to rename a dog after adopting it from a shelter?
This is a great question, and actually stresses out millions of people every year.Honestly - dog shelter workers say this is one of the most common questions they get, and it is of special concern to little kids who are adopting dogs.Alan Cohen's comment in this thread is a great one for getting people to relax about this. Here's mine.Plan A:I went to the best expert, with direct experience, that I could find on this: my dog, Snickers, who my wife and I adopted from a shelter at three months of age. Her name had been "Susie," which totally did not fit her in our view. I asked her if she missed it.Unfortunately, and unlike that Baked Beans dog on TV, she doesn't talk.But if she COULD talk, I'm pretty sure she'd say:If it's a puppy, re-name away. Trust me, he or she will not mind.If it's an older dog, and you know he or she has only had one prior owner, maybe keep his/her name - to make it easier for the dog.When's dinner?Plan B:I took an informal poll of five people at our dog park in Sea Bright, NJ... granted, it's not a 400 person poll, +/- 5% accuracy, but it's the best I could do. Pat Caddell and Dick Morris would do better, but I'm a well-intentioned amateur.Four agreed with the analysis above; one was pretty hard core "don't rename the dog" lady... who may be insane. So four out of five dog owners recommend... renaming if you so choose.Regardless, if you are adopting a dog, you are already way in the karma "plus" column - four paws way up.And by the way, why should we stress about this when people like P. Diddy change names every other week, and there is no way to verify that the dog liked his or her original name in the first place? Just asking.Dogs rule.