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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

"survivor" puppy pics

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Well, the little pup I've been bottle feeding since birth has reached her 10-day old mark, and now weighs 9.4 oz., which is up from 5.1 oz. a week ago! Her eyes aren't open yet, but that will happen any day now. She is now on an every 4-hour feeding schedule, which at least gives me an extra hour to sleep between feedings. Here are a few shots of her after her belly got full, and one of her father:
 

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She's precious Marcia! So tiny!! But such a fat tummy :) You are doing a great job with her. And Dad is so handsome too!
 
That's a nice looking pup you got there Marcia. You have done a fantastic job raising her. Dad is handsome, I always had a thing for the black schnauzers. How are you feeling? Any better from the last time?
 
What a CUTE puppy!
 
Great job Marcia. The little one looks great, your doing a fine job, keep up the good work. And Dad looks Great as well.
 
Thanks, everyone! Here's another really cute pic of her:
 

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So adorable! Is that a little milk mustache I see?
 
Awww...she's simply adorable!!!!

Sometimes bottle babies can get a bit behind "normal" babies when they are quite young, but it looks like she's very fat and growing like a weed!! You're doing a great job with her, Marcia. :)
 
So adorable! Is that a little milk mustache I see?
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Yup! I tried to wipe it off before the pic... good eye!

Thanks everyone. Your encouragement and good thoughts are appreciated. This little pup is going to be a very well-adjusted little dog... she already has no problem sleeping on her back! She is kept by herself, and seems to be content just to cruise around her little tub and rarely even cries. I can hardly wait for her to open her eyes so she won't look so much like a little guinea pig, LOL! Now all I have to do is convince my husband that we need three dogs.
 
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