I found this DVD on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6844991823&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=68449 91823&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1

I emailed them to ask them questions, and they said the technique in the tape would be suitable for doing weaves on caucasian textured hair.  They have no feedback yet, so I don't know how reputable they are.

On the subject of weaves, I am very interested in the electric cable weave that Cindycut.com has to offer.  I have talked with them several times on the phone and they sent me the informational DVD that shows this machine in action and it looks good.

In the DVD, they use this machine to make a track to apply wefts and hairpieces to men and women.  The hairpiece model was a man whose hair was probably only about 1 inch long, yet they still were able to make a track with it.

Another model that I thought was interesting was an African-American girl for whom they use the cable weave machine to completely weave up her hair and then sewed a wig on to it.  I have never seen a full weave done with a cable weaving system. 

This is a dream come true for crappy braiders like me!  Except the price is steep at $689 for the system.  I guess the advantage over a non-electric cable weave machine is that the electricity keeps even and constant tension on the cables, which I have found is the  biggest challenge to doing a cable weave.

I'll probably buy this thing, I just will have to wait a bit.  I've had a lot of expenses with the dogs this month: one of my older dogs was sick and died, Alexa has a nasty foot infection, Frazier is on treatment for heartworms, and now I have to take them both in because I think they have ear mites!  They are as expensive as human children! (Alexa and Frazier my two Great Pyrenees in my avatar- I'm a proud parent!)

I'm so sorry to hear about your poor poochs!!  I know this is totally off topic, but, I would love to know how your heartworm+ dog does thru the treatment.  I have an 8 1/2 golden who came to me from louisiana with heartworm.  I have her on preventive only right now at the suggestion of the rescue.  They said the treatment would be too hard for Delilah??  Anyway, she is coughing now so I am getting nervous that I may need to treat her with the ivermectin.  I am really inerested how yours is doing and at what stage in treatment you are in..

Thanks!

Amanda

Aww, Im sorry about the dogs, Im actually taking my kitty in today for (another) ear infection.

I tried to watch the video on that cindyloc site, but uh.... once we got to the "singing stylist" I got annoyed and turned it off

What is this cable lock weave thing?

Metal, I'm so sorry about your dog that died, it must be a very hard time for you now.

I'm going to look at the weave dvd but I was wondering how the Braidmagic compared? Have you tried that yet? 

As far as the heartworm medication, my dog has been on it and we just found out she has Lyme's disease and has been on antibiotics now for a couple of weeks. She has been on heartworm medication all her life. If your dog is coughing, could it possibly be kennel cough? Just a thought.

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Hi guys,

My dog Frazier did test positive for heartworms, so we have him on the two  month long treatment where it is a series of injections and  complete bed rest (for a dog, that's tough!).  The medication in itself is toxic, the vet compared it to chemotherapy for people. Frazier had one injection (which is quite painful, I guess) and stayed over night at the vet. 

 He has to stay in the house and can't do anything strenuous.  For going potty, I have to walk him on a leash, go potty and come right back in the house.  The danger is that as the worms are dying off, they break up and circulate through his blood system, so anything that gets his heart pumping fast will put him as risk for an embolism (blood clot in the lungs) and he could die.

The Heartguard preventative medication is not the same as this treatment.  In fact I was told by the vet if you have an animal who tests positive for heartworms, that it can be dangerous to keep giving them the preventative, and it's useless anyway at that point.

Assinamon, I'd treat your doggie right away.  With the newer medications, almost all cases of heartworm can be treated successfully.  It may be tough on the animal, but at least they will live through it. 

Without treatment, heartworms are fatal 100% of the time.  A painful death as the dog's heart fails.  Treat your Golden, it's worth the risk.

If your dog's already coughing, that means the disease is more advanced.  The more advanced it is, the harder it is to treat.  Frazier wasn't showing any signs of illness at all.  It had occured to me that since the chaos on my MS diagnosis last fall, I had neglected to give them the Heartguard every month.  I got a very bad feeling, kind of a  flash of intuition that one of them (I thought it would be Alexa) would test positive.  As it turned out, it was Frazier who tested positive.

He's doing very well on the treatment.  I think he's a little depressed, but other than that he's just upset he can't go outside and play.

Malibu,

I don't really take them to dog parks.  We have 6 acres here, so they have plenty of room to roam around.  When we go on walks or hikes, sometimes I go with friends and their dogs, but eveyone is on a leash.

Here's a Christmas photo.  Frazier is in the background and Alexa is in the foreground. 

Metal, I am so sorry to hear about your dog.  I know how it feels to loose a member of your family.

We just had to put out 13 yr old black lab to sleep on Monday, she got of all things, mange, and she just wasn't getting any better with the treatments.  Now our house is very quiet and lonely without her.

What beautiful dog pictures!  Gsmilie I'm sorry to hear about your dog.

So sorry to hear about you treasured family members' passing.  I too am a proud momma of 2 teenage boys and 1 super dog.  She is an 11 year old chow/lab mix named Jessie.