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reddirt
climber
PNW
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Jul 19, 2011 - 11:27am PT
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Two is better than one!
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jul 19, 2011 - 11:32am PT
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Chaz, glad to hear your Dobie is going to be alright. Thanks for the heads-up on the bush.
Here it is;
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reddirt
climber
PNW
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Jul 19, 2011 - 11:40am PT
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^^^
totally helpful... I couldn't get a sense of scale/size of the plant from the images on google.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 19, 2011 - 12:04pm PT
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I brought her home this morning. She's real thin, and walking around like she's drunk, but she still wants to pick fights with my other dogs.
Hers's the offending plant:
before
after
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jul 19, 2011 - 12:17pm PT
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Here is Brunsfelsia in tree form:
Another plant to really watch out for is Oleander (Nerium Oleander). It is incredibly common in Hawaii and California. In fact you see it every day growing in highway landscapes and medians, playgrounds and along driveways. Really drought-tolerant and convenient. Unfortunately it is one of the most toxic plants on earth.... it is either pink or white. I have often seen it on horse properties even.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Jul 19, 2011 - 12:35pm PT
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Unfortunately it is one of the most toxic plants on earth
It is so toxic that people have died from using an Oleander branch to roast a hog dog or marshmallow (assuming it wasn't because of a lousy diet)! When there used to be alot of Oleander in the middle of the Freeway around Los Gatos you'd see "drunk" birds because of their eating the berries. Susan
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 19, 2011 - 12:57pm PT
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I don't know if dogs have nine lives, like cats, but this one has used up three or four of hers.
First day home, after five nights in the hospital:
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 19, 2011 - 03:34pm PT
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hey there say, chaz... that was terrible... very sorry to hear this...
was this plant always in your yard, before?
i had poke in my yard, at the old house... and it's berries are poisonous and other parts of it, so i did not plant it in the backyard...
patty liked to find berries on the ground, and i didn't want to take that chance... as the berries fall all over the place...
but-- i did have a clamy ground cherry, like a tomatoe bush, that i was not sure about... the fruit can be poisonous before it ripens (yet, they do not fall, until ripe) ... and, i did not know if this is from over comsuption or not...
well, i have two in an area where patty does not go, and i hvae thought a few times, if i am being to careless, though she never bothers the tomatoe plant, and its leaves are supposed to be poisonous, ...
after reading this, i may take it out, though patty is never in the yard alone...
thanks for sharing, so we can send our comfort to you, and so we can learn, as well...
god bless and my the ol' pupdog be well again,and strong, soon...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 19, 2011 - 03:51pm PT
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hey there say, susan.... i REMEMBER all that oleander, in los gatos, and in san jose.... and the 'drunk birds' too..
thanks for the share...
oh, say:
philodendrens, (spelling) are said to be poisonous indoor plants,
that CATS may be tempted to chew up...
man, chaz, i am so very happy your dog was given a chance to live...
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Jul 19, 2011 - 04:22pm PT
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Ha! Love the 4 dogs at the vet...did you notice they are all avoiding the scale...esp. the chunky lil' yellow labby? I used to have to bribe my yellow labby to get on the scale...yeah yeah yeah the diet starts tomorrow! Susan
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jul 23, 2011 - 01:29am PT
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Some summits are bigger than others.
Doesn't matter to a dog.
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perswig
climber
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Jul 23, 2011 - 07:57am PT
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Dale
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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Jul 24, 2011 - 05:15pm PT
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jul 25, 2011 - 11:43pm PT
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Nothing like coming home to your dog.
Bump.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Jul 25, 2011 - 11:53pm PT
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Jul 26, 2011 - 01:37am PT
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Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Jul 26, 2011 - 01:42am PT
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