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Well DUH! Thanks Don Ray. I never even noticed that trick. Love it!

Roger, you have always been a voice of reason and information. I for one greatly appreciate your posts which give us more insight into the laws, the culture and the beauty and grace of Panama. Never apologize for your English. Were my Spanish better I wouldn't have complained about not being able to copy/paste the legal document for a better understanding of the law.

Sorry Don Ray, when I try to copy/paste something there is such a dark grey background you cannot read it. I was responding to Twin Wolf's post.

Keith, I didn't really mean not to post the links in Spanish, but let us know it's in Spanish. Most of them I cannot copy/paste to translate it and unfortunately my Spanish isn't good enough to read most of it. Little words, just little words. lol

This is an English forum right? Not everyone is fluent in reading Spanish Keith. Just my two cents which is about what it's worth.

I also agree. I've been confused more than once when someone on .ning was responding to something said by a particular person and that person doesn't show any posts. It leaves you clueless as to what was said to bring on a certain response.

Good question Penny.

http://www.internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/ shows both graphs as well. I normally use the Ookla speed test, but I don't want to know the results to Panama City which is normally good. I want to know from the US, say New York or CA so I change it to reflect that area. I'm paying for World Wide Web, not Panama Web. After 4:00 pm good luck watching USTVNow or anything you have to download as the speed is normally under 2 mbps.

Yes, as I stated above. Dr. Tello is the only vet at the Volcan and David Spay/Neuter Clinics.

Don't know, I don't make the news I just reported what I read. LOL I take a taxi everywhere, so it doesn't affect me one way or the other. Just seems to be a waste of time and money for nothing.

And it required bold type to say that too right? They may not expect to make a profit but they do in fact expect for it to pay for itself at some point I would think. In PC it's obviously meant to provide cheap transportation and get vehicles and buses off the crowded streets. However I thought this thread was about a rail system from PC to David!

Trusting my memory may not be a good idea, but seems I recall reading that the meters were unconstitutional?

Saw them Friday at Do-It Center in David too.

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Cart before the horse Richard. lol

I rarely disagree with Dottie, but I have to say that since I've started my little boy on the VitaPet with Glucosamine he is no longer limping around like he had for months with painful hips.

Marcelyn, that is horrible. I'm in David and we don't have AC. I don't like it and we have our windows open 24/7 unless there is wind with the rain in which case we have to shut some of them for awhile. lol We do have a couple of Honeywell swamp coolers for the bedrooms to cool it enough to sleep at night when the temps are high during the dry season. Otherwise just fans keep it tolerable for us as we are tropical plants. I sure hope you are able to find a solution to the electrical issues you have. Bonnie, it's certainly a mystery. Union Fenosa refuses to check it out themselves? There is obviously a problem.

I have no idea if he does Dobermans ears. For me, I hate tail docking and ear cropping. But to each their own.

If these people spent as much time at a legitimate job they would be set. But NO, they spend all their time trying to cheat people out of their identity and take you to the cleaners. If nothing else clued a person in this would do it for me: Please if you are not interested delete this email and do not disclose it to anybody I beg you in the name of God.

Bonnie, sounds like someone is hitchhiking off your meter. Have an electrician check to see if there is a line going to somewhere that is NOT your property.

Dr. Tello lives and has a vet office in Cuidad Neely, Costa Rica. He is the only vet at the Volcan and David Spay/Neuter Clinics each month though. He is Panamanian and is licensed in Panama as well as Costa Rica. His wife is from Costa Rica and didn't want to move to Panama. Speaks some English and is a great vet. He often has to remove tumors from dogs at the Volcan clinic. See pictures of him here: http://spaypanama-chiriqui.org/88th.html In some of the earlier clinics there are pictures of other surgeries he's had to perform on animals brought in to be spayed or neutered. He just takes it all in stride and does what needs to be done. Occasionally has to put one down.

Well everyone has to make their own choices based on how their dogs feel. My dogs are at a good weight and the small amount of chicken livers mixed in with the raw veggies isn't going to make them fat. It's mostly veggies with chicken liver flavoring. lol I don't pay much mind to Panamanian Vets. I took my female to one here in David that is supposed to be the best around with an abscessed tooth. I was sold 10 days worth of antibiotics to cure the infection which was fine. The canine tooth was cracked from an accident with a vehicle a few years previous, but this vet refused to pull it, just wanted to clean her teeth. Now I'm sorry, but a broken, rotten at the gum line tooth isn't going to get better with just being cleaned. I took her to Dr. Tello at the David clinic and he pulled the tooth and the one next to it as well. He agreed they needed to come out. She has since had her teeth cleaned at the David clinic by Rosemary and two more teeth needed to be pulled. Having poor nutrition during her formative years and having a litter of pups besides that pulled calcium from her bones and teeth have left her with poor teeth. The only vet my dogs go to is Dr. Tello. The only one I trust. Everyone has their preference and that's okay. But the horror stories abound with some nicknamed Dr. Death.

I order my dogs vitamins from Puritans Pride in the US. Even with shipping them in using eShop Boquete it's cheaper than the ones here and my dogs think they are a treat. My dogs are older, so I get the VitaPet Senior with Glucosamine. I also get Chewable Papaya Enzyme Plus from them for human or pets upset tummies. We grow papaya in our yard, but don't always have ripe ones for this purpose. Should you determine you wish to order these, here is the website, but don't order the ones in the orange bottle, they fall apart and are just dust in a bottle. The VitaPet is the good ones in the dark brown bottle. They have vitamins for puppies, adults and the adult with Glucosamine. http://www.puritan.com/pet-vitamins-777?icid=pets-_-right1-_-petvitamins Dogs cannot abide water in their ears so when bathing them be sure not to get water inside the ear. We use earwipes available at Arrocha in David. It's a disposable wipe from cleaning and deodorizing the ears. My female has floppy ears and her ears get SO dirty all the time too. These work great and I just tear the wipe in half as it's a jumbo size and I don't need to waste it.

There is a lot of information on the internet about raw vs cooked. It's not that one is better than the other per se, it's just not necessary to cook veggies and my dogs enjoy the added crunch of the raw veggies. Some veggies lose some nutrients when cooked and other seem to be better. It depends on the veggies. That would require some reading up on which is which. I think adding the broth they are cooked in is a good idea. We used to cook for our dogs as well. The problem for us was the soft foods aren't that great for their teeth. They needed the raw to help keep those teeth pearly white and plaque free. As our two rescues are getting older I don't like to have them put to sleep to have their teeth cleaned. One of our rescue pets was raised on the streets and had a litter of pups, due to the poor nutrition her teeth aren't in great shape to begin with. She has lost 4 teeth already, so we work with diet and treats that are for cleaning her teeth like Greenies or rawhide dental chews.

You can always force it down but I hate to do that to an animal that trusts me. If they think it's a treat, then they are happy to take it. BTW the bacon grease works the best and it's good for their coat. ;o) I put it on a spoon and push it right into their mouth and it's gone before you can blink. lol