Loving my Oldies

True, but we can't help wondering and hoping the little dog is alright.

And I hope she learns to keep her mouth shut from now on - how rude. And congratulations to you for handling it the way you did.

K, for your sanity , you need now to combine your two threads on the Daisy Ninja ....... And so this old bird can keep up I don't want to miss one word or one photograph LOL.

I can relate, Daisy Ninja. I wear one of those shirts too.

Oh, they are beautiful, Leah82

WOW!! Your back yard sure is looking like a doggy paradise - good to see them both romping together.

Jealous Jealous Jealous.

Except when she applied the taste test :laugh: K, she is a knock out and if the boys aren't in love yet, I predict they soon will be. You have your work cut out now keeping us impatient fans up to date with Daisy Ninja and her DAILY progress. :D :D

I wondered about that too, hippo. If it's not, it might be a case of people wanting help, but in reality don't really want to have to do anything and hoping to be told everything is fine. In the hope that there isn't a little dog suffering and perhaps dying out there without vet treatment, I hope you are right.

LOL. She has you and Mrs Dave73 wrapped around her paws ...... just the way it should be. :laugh:

My vet told me that Bunter had to definitely lose weight and we have been really trying. And I am not kidding myself: his routine and food regime are as I have stated it above. It is not always cut and dried in terms of weight control. I have a sister and brother (twins) whose weights have hardly changed since their early twenties - they are tall and slim. I am short and dumpy and have a weight problem and always have had. Same parents, different result.

Bless me Father for I have sinned. I have a fat dog. :laugh: :laugh: When I first adopted Bunter (name for obvious reasons :D ) from the pound, he was slightly overweight. Over a period of time I managed to get him down to a reasonable weight, but then he started gradually putting it on again as I fed him pretty much the same as I did my other dogs. None of my other dogs has ever had a weight problem. For a long time now he has been on a diet of 85 grams of kangaroo per day, bulked up with vegetables and/or the prescribed weight of VAN. I haven't weighed him since the start, but I can pretty much garantee he wouldn't have lost much more than a couple hundred grams if that. He is also walked twice a day. He gets treats (tiny bit of toast crust or liver treats) a couple of times per week; he is shut away for his meals so he can't get to the other dogs' bowls. Before I let him out after his meal, all the other bowls are checked to see that they are empty. He is naturally stocky with short solid legs (I think he may have Corgi somewhere in the mix) and although I am blindingly aware of the health problems of being overweight, the alternative would be a very unhappy dog. So, I guess the only way Bunter would lose weight would be to be on starvation rations and, frankly, why do that to him? That is not to say, I am going to throw caution to the winds. I will keep on feeding him the little bit of raw meat (I weigh it out) and vegies/VAN.

Kirislin's mantra for the day: Be still my beating heart Exciting times. Hope the Whippies are as smitten as we all are

Dogs are like that - they are stoic and have very high pain thresholds. I'm so sorry to read about your girl Dave73, but happy to know she has such a devoted dad and a mum to see her through. As Rappie says, you would be in very good hands at SASH (North Ryde). I had a few old dogs over the years and have had several late night/early morning dashes over to them. I've also had experiences at Animal Referral Centre at Homebush and would give them top marks as well. Have to clarify, that I've no experience with oncologists, just other specialists. Keep us posted as to how you all go.

Beautiful updates, Koala. You must be thrilled beyond measure to see your babies doing so well and being so loved.

I am wondering too . Hope all is well :) The saying, "No news is good news" has always confused me, but I sure hope in this case it is true. I have my doubts, though, and hope to be proved wrong.

Yes, could just be an itch :D :D :D

Did you read any of the comments. One from Areg Savilo: I cried a little. And then another from Areg Savilo: And now I must punch a hole in the wall to feel like a man again. Both Paradox and Areg Savilo pretty funny.

Yes and you need to advise her as such - god knows how many people she is misleading . When you move, you just fill in a form with the new address and hand it in to the then Council.

LOL Steph M. PM Harper Lee to see if she is going this year and you may meet Puppy and Kisho (Kisho was a rescue of mine a few years ago).

Vale Mr. Wilson. What a shock to make a very infrequent visit to this Forum and to find he left you, Persephone. Deepest condolences. He was a character and will be sorely missed. His final resting place looks like across the Rainbow Bridge for cats.

It is one thing to pour our hearts out when we suffer these huge losses. It is another when the writer, as with CaseyKay, puts us right there feeling and seeing and rejoicing and having our hearts torn. What a loss, CaseyKay; so hard to get to grips with the enormity. Deepest condolences. And thank you for the reminder to hug our oldies and tell them how much they mean to us. .

Kudos to that Ranger. Wish there were more like him. That is one load lightened for you and your family. Thumbs down to the other sort of bureacratic nonsense which doesn't allow your sister and her husband to go back to check on and care for the goats. Rather they die and/or be savaged by predators than let commonsense get in the way. Hopefully, I can be proved wrong.

Great photos, Koala. I met an Akita IRL recently and hadn't realised how big they are. Kuma looks as though he is having such a good timem although I imagine he looks a bit lumbering beside the agile kelpies. As for the others - well, they always enjoy themselves.

Ha ha ha - I love the pic of the Conductor. More cymbals, more trumpets !! So Milton is staying in the vicinity?