Carmetaf

@Carmetaf (309)

United States • Age 48

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Would you rather adopt a pet from an animal shelter or buy one from a breeder?

Erratic @Erratic (723) • Australia 8 Jun 08

A friend of mine recently adopted a 1 year old German Shepherd. They told me that no-one locally had any shepheds available so they went to the shelter and found Trixie. I was wondering how many would consider adopting rather...

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Carmetaf I'm a hobby breeder. Trust me there's no $$ to make in breeding two dogs with papers. You're lucky if you even break even selling puppies. If you do things right, (health testing avg. $200-$500/dog prior to breeding, Showing avg. $500 - $1500 per show) you are...

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Would you rather adopt a pet from an animal shelter or buy one from a breeder?

Erratic @Erratic (723) • Australia 8 Jun 08

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Carmetaf Seraphine, I like your way of thinking. People like you are music to a responsible breeder's ears. Most really work hard and want to work with folks like you because the patience you employ in FINDING a puppy gives us confidence that you will employ the same...

9 Jun 08

My daughter handles her dog in her first dog show

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 2 May 08

Anna is 10, her dog that she's showing is 3 yrs old. She was so cute to watch. It's a great way for this shy kid to come out of her shell a bit too. :)

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Carmetaf For sure! I agree 100%

19 May 08

My daughter handles her dog in her first dog show

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 2 May 08

Anna is 10, her dog that she's showing is 3 yrs old. She was so cute to watch. It's a great way for this shy kid to come out of her shell a bit too. :)

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Carmetaf I've always had confidence issues, this sport brought out the better of me. I see it working for my daughter too, you could always go to a UKC dog show and the dog owners will talk you through how to handle in show and some may need a hand bringing in their...

19 May 08

My daughter handles her dog in her first dog show

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 2 May 08

Anna is 10, her dog that she's showing is 3 yrs old. She was so cute to watch. It's a great way for this shy kid to come out of her shell a bit too. :)

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Carmetaf Thanks! Dogs are such great companions and showing is a great sport for the whole family. :)

19 May 08

WORK - ARRGH!! What should I do?

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 14 May 08

I have been looking for work since November 2007. I finally found a PT min. wage job last week and started May 4th. Today is May 14th and I was offered a job that pays $1.10 / hr more and some fringe benefits. I feel bad that...

career change

job

new job

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Carmetaf Thanks, I contacted my boss in person and we worked things out diplomatically. I worked through the rest of my scheduled days and gave them time to contact other applicants. I think all will be well and best, I can go back there if the new job doesn't work out...

19 May 08

WORK - ARRGH!! What should I do?

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 14 May 08

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Carmetaf indeed, everything will work out fine. Thanks for your comment!

19 May 08

WORK - ARRGH!! What should I do?

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 14 May 08

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Carmetaf It worked like a charm. I was trained on a new part of the store on Wed night, the next day I told the boss that I wouldn't feel comfortable taking their $ to train in that position for the next 3 days as I had received an offer I had to explore elsewhere....

19 May 08

Natural dog flea spray also works on lice

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 3 Apr 08

My niece had a bad case of lice. I went to my sister's house with my de-flea spray (claims to work on fleas, ticks, lice) it's all natural and has a very low % pyrethrin so it works great on the dogs as a daily prevention. VS...

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Carmetaf That is a good tip with the dryers. They put everything they could think of in there on the high heat to kill em. The chairs weren't so lucky since they can't be washed/dried so the spray worked good. We don't have fleas up here, but we do have ticks...

3 Apr 08

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Do you have to give your dog medicine daily?

fpd1955 @fpd1955 (2074) • United States 2 Apr 08

My girl gets seizures, which the vet says is common in small breed dogs. The first time I saw her have one I totally freaked out and cried. She looked so pitiful, her body shaking, her eyes bugging out and her little paws raising...

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Carmetaf Thanks! I think that's my favorite terrier color! :)

2 Apr 08

What makes people who wear their heart on their sleeve unattractive?

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 25 Mar 08

I wonder how come people don't appreciate those who share their feelings? Also why is it easier to get through life as a liar and fake than it is to just be yourself.

emotional people

lonely people

social misfit

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Carmetaf OOOh thanks for reminding me how much freedom there is in remaining honest and true. I do know some folks who have to cover an awful lot of lies. I even have the burden of knowing those secrets and having to overlook them or not bring them up. Very hard to do...

26 Mar 08

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What makes people who wear their heart on their sleeve unattractive?

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 25 Mar 08

I wonder how come people don't appreciate those who share their feelings? Also why is it easier to get through life as a liar and fake than it is to just be yourself.

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Carmetaf I like that attitude. It's hard for me to be so strong...as sometimes I get lonely in my convictions.

26 Mar 08

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What makes people who wear their heart on their sleeve unattractive?

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 25 Mar 08

I wonder how come people don't appreciate those who share their feelings? Also why is it easier to get through life as a liar and fake than it is to just be yourself.

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Carmetaf hmm I guess since I'm non-judgmental that makes it easier for me to open up to others. Hoping they won't judge me. Kinda naive of me though huh? haha. I have a hard time NOT being real with people, in turn I often feel like a misfit.

26 Mar 08

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What are some fund raising ideas for kid's youth group trip?

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 20 Mar 08

Some of the things we'll be working on; Bottle Drive Bake Sale E-bay auctions what would you suggest?

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Carmetaf What a cool and unusual fundraiser! That sounds like a great time. Thanks for the idea, That might be a good one for hubby's fire department fundraisers !

24 Mar 08

What are some fund raising ideas for kid's youth group trip?

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 20 Mar 08

Some of the things we'll be working on; Bottle Drive Bake Sale E-bay auctions what would you suggest?

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Carmetaf Movie Premier? How do those work? Sounds interesting. Thanks!

24 Mar 08

Can a good photographer use any old camera and still come out with...

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 15 Mar 08

a great subject? I own a 2MP Olympus with 10X zoom lens. I have had some pictures that were great, some not so great. I had a Fuji that I thought was better, it was 4mp and had 6x zoom. My olympus point and shoot is really...

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Carmetaf my camera has a auto timer. It also has full manual oddly enough. It's a camedia w/ a lot of zoom. it's 2mp, my fuji was 4 mp but it died. I use the 2mp olympus now.

15 Mar 08

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Hi, I posted some photos of my fav salad: Frito Salad

Carmetaf @Carmetaf (309) • United States 14 Mar 08

I was out of kidney beans so I used Chick peas. Recipe: Salad greens, onion, tomato, cucumber, Kidney beans (or chick peas drained/rinsed) shredded cheese, ham (not pictured), catalina dressing and frito's corn chips.

catalina

favorite salad

kidney bean and frito salad

kidney beans

salad making

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Carmetaf Modestah, Thanks for looking! It is very fresh and satiating. I enjoy it very much. Those are actually cucumbers on there, but in the pic they do look a bit like zucchini. I can't wait til the garden yields fresh veggies, I'll have to throw some zuch's in...

15 Mar 08