wrote:


http://www.wakegov.com/county/recycl...ds/compost.htm

Last time I checked, mailorder compost bins were expensive when you
added price plus shipping.

Thanks for the input and links. I forgot to mention that I have dogs,
so an open mulch pile is not an option for me. I'm not far from the
Apex location, so I will plan to stop by and check out their mulch bins.

Don,

I realize that some dogs will go after anything, but if you make sure your
compost has only vegetative matter (no meat scraps, no dairy), they should
not be rooting through it. Now, rolling in compost is another matter!

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh


wrote in message

Thanks for the input and links. I forgot to mention that I have dogs,
so an open mulch pile is not an option for me.

Anne Lurie wrote:

Don,

I realize that some dogs will go after anything, but if you make sure your
compost has only vegetative matter (no meat scraps, no dairy), they should
not be rooting through it. Now, rolling in compost is another matter!

You've never had a beagle, have you? My male beag -prefers- fruits to meat!
He can't be bothered to get his lazy old butt off the couch for a biscuit
(he'll consent to eat it if you deliver it) and just looks mildly
interested if you are eating something meaty, but bite into an apple and he
is there jumping all over you and *trembling* with desire. He can't hear me
calling him at the top of my voice from 3 feet away, but crack a banana off
the bunch in the kitchen and he's there from the living room like a shot!
If I want an apple for breakfast I have to sneak it out of the house to eat
in peace.

In the summer the beags will get into the neighbor's tomatoes and eat them
off the vine. (oops) In the spring we can't walk on campus without a
careful leash because Ed gorges himself on mulberries and tries to eat
underripe peaches.

I have seen my *collie-thing* pick blackberries off the bush! He also picks
pears off the tree, but less to eat than to be helpful, we think, since he
just drops them. I guess the beags have him brainwashed ;-) The male beagle
has to be dragged away from under the apple and pear trees when they are
dropping fruit - he will eat as much as we allow him to.

--
Susan Hogarth |
What's so special about Annabelle?
http://annabelle.big-head-ed.com/

Susan Hogarth wrote:
compost has only vegetative matter (no meat scraps, no dairy), they should

You've never had a beagle, have you? My male beag -prefers- fruits ..
interested if you are eating something meaty, but bite into an apple and he
is there jumping all over you and *trembling* with desire. He can't hear me
calling him at the top of my voice from 3 feet away, but crack a banana off

This is getting a bit off-topic, but I can't resist adding that
one of the three Scotties in my life was insane about oranges.
She could be sound asleep in the back of the house, and if you,
as silently as you possibly could, took an orange out of the
bowl on the table, suddenly she was sitting there, grinning
hungrily. Nobody in that house ever ate a whole orange while
she was alive--she always got her share. :-)


_______________________________________________
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_______________________________________________
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"Susan Hogarth" wrote in message
m...
Anne Lurie wrote:

Don,

I realize that some dogs will go after anything, but if you make sure
your
compost has only vegetative matter (no meat scraps, no dairy), they
should
not be rooting through it. Now, rolling in compost is another matter!

You've never had a beagle, have you? My male beag -prefers- fruits to
meat!
He can't be bothered to get his lazy old butt off the couch for a
biscuit
(he'll consent to eat it if you deliver it) and just looks mildly
interested if you are eating something meaty, but bite into an apple and
he
is there jumping all over you and *trembling* with desire. He can't hear
me
calling him at the top of my voice from 3 feet away, but crack a banana
off
the bunch in the kitchen and he's there from the living room like a
shot!
If I want an apple for breakfast I have to sneak it out of the house to
eat
in peace.

In the summer the beags will get into the neighbor's tomatoes and eat
them
off the vine. (oops) In the spring we can't walk on campus without a
careful leash because Ed gorges himself on mulberries and tries to eat
underripe peaches.

I have seen my *collie-thing* pick blackberries off the bush! He also
picks
pears off the tree, but less to eat than to be helpful, we think, since
he
just drops them. I guess the beags have him brainwashed ;-) The male
beagle
has to be dragged away from under the apple and pear trees when they are
dropping fruit - he will eat as much as we allow him to.

--
Susan Hogarth |
What's so special about Annabelle?
http://annabelle.big-head-ed.com/

My boxers too. They love veggies and fruit. When I make their food for
them I always put extra carrots and green beans in for them. They are
their favorites.
They also go after my vegetarian food.
I had always thought dogs were pure carnivores as well. I have seen dogs
who won't even touch meat.

Jo

Today Dear Abby:

DEAR ABBY: Please alert other dog lovers about something our family learned this week after spending hundreds of dollars at an emergency veterinary clinic: Dogs can become seriously ill or die from eating grapes, raisins, onions and garlic.

Our darling puppy may have permanent kidney damage because, in our ignorance, we left a bowl of grapes on the dinner table. I hope other families will read this and keep their pets safe. Thanks for spreading the word. -- GERMAN SHEPHERD MOM, THORNTON, COLO.


DEAR SHEPHERD MOM: Consider it done ... a "woof" to the wise.


Jo wrote:

"Susan Hogarth" wrote in message
m...
Anne Lurie wrote:

Don,

I realize that some dogs will go after anything, but if you make sure
your
compost has only vegetative matter (no meat scraps, no dairy), they
should
not be rooting through it. Now, rolling in compost is another matter!

You've never had a beagle, have you? My male beag -prefers- fruits to
meat!
He can't be bothered to get his lazy old butt off the couch for a
biscuit
(he'll consent to eat it if you deliver it) and just looks mildly
interested if you are eating something meaty, but bite into an apple and
he
is there jumping all over you and *trembling* with desire. He can't hear
me
calling him at the top of my voice from 3 feet away, but crack a banana
off
the bunch in the kitchen and he's there from the living room like a
shot!
If I want an apple for breakfast I have to sneak it out of the house to
eat
in peace.

In the summer the beags will get into the neighbor's tomatoes and eat
them
off the vine. (oops) In the spring we can't walk on campus without a
careful leash because Ed gorges himself on mulberries and tries to eat
underripe peaches.

I have seen my *collie-thing* pick blackberries off the bush! He also
picks
pears off the tree, but less to eat than to be helpful, we think, since
he
just drops them. I guess the beags have him brainwashed ;-) The male
beagle
has to be dragged away from under the apple and pear trees when they are
dropping fruit - he will eat as much as we allow him to.

--
Susan Hogarth |
What's so special about Annabelle?
http://annabelle.big-head-ed.com/

My boxers too. They love veggies and fruit. When I make their food for
them I always put extra carrots and green beans in for them. They are
their favorites.
They also go after my vegetarian food.
I had always thought dogs were pure carnivores as well. I have seen dogs
who won't even touch meat.

Jo

wrote:

Today Dear Abby:

DEAR ABBY: Please alert other dog lovers about something our family
learned this week after spending hundreds of dollars at an emergency
veterinary clinic: Dogs can become seriously ill or die from eating
grapes, raisins, onions and garlic.

Our darling puppy may have permanent kidney damage because, in our
ignorance, we left a bowl of grapes on the dinner table. I hope other
families will read this and keep their pets safe. Thanks for spreading the
word. -- GERMAN SHEPHERD MOM, THORNTON, COLO.

Thanks. The grapes/raisins thing is a bit overblown in my opinion. Sure, a
small dog might die from eating a pound of grapes - but if you ate the
equivalent amount of grapes *you'd* be in serious trouble too. An
occasional bit of onion or garlic or chocolate won't make a dog keel over
as many people have been taught to fear. Just use noral precautions (which,
with beagles, means leaving NOTHING edible laying in reach).

However, in general most veggies and fruits can be safely given to dogs in
moderation. Dogs are omnivorous like humans, and most enjoy a wide variety
of foods.

Sorry; off-topic!

--
Susan Hogarth |
What's so special about Annabelle?
http://annabelle.big-head-ed.com/