Loving my Oldies

A beautiful tribute for a really beautiful dog. Find Sari, please Magnus, and teach her to love and accept love the way you have given and received so much.

Oh, what a gorgeous little darling. I wish I lived in Adelaide so I could frequent your shop and make sure everyone I knew (or even those I didn't) did so too.

I have a housesitter coming in when I go away later this year, but she is a vet nurse at the vets I go to and she has met all my dogs. However, as she is getting a new puppy, I've said she can have her puppy here because he will have only been with her a couple of weeks when she comes here. She thinks she will be taking him to work with her in any case. As he is a very small breed, I will be asking her to crate him/her if she goes out without taking him, simply because I'd hate the pup to hurt himself, falling downstairs or something like that. I am sure my dogs will totally ignore him - LOL. Apart from that, I think I go along with the majority. As Mooper says: too many variables.

You have every right to brag :D . Some dogs are more empathetic than others, I believe and yours definitely seem to have picked up on and adjusted their behavaiour to your "fragile" state. I hope, btw, that your operation is 100% successful and you are healed and well very quickly. Maybe they could become hospital visitors?

Don't go back !! Nothing worse than supposed trainers/socialisers who don't do their job. Perhaps find out who the pug owner is and have some interaction with owner and pug. Agree - don't go back. I don't know personally, but from what I read on DOL there are too many cowboys around Socialisation as a puppy is more important than being up to date with vaccinations. No doubt that opinion will horrify some people, but I have discussed this view with some vets and they tend to agree as well. I'd give Luci Ellem a try. Going by the website posted, she is the lady who trains the Camana Dancing Dogs troup.

WOW !!

[parts of your post deleted for convenience of reply ] As I don't want to be banned for using the worst language ever on DOL, I will refrain from making a comment on the hospital system. Perhaps if your friend was okay with it, you could say what town you are in and then you'd probably find DOLers in the vicinity who would be more than happy to share a bit of the nursing .... and stiff drinks of course That made me laugh. I wondered about that. Poor you - must have been so difficult. A thought - if you have the contact details of the people who shot the video, why don't you contact them and tell them about being released before you can care for yourself? We could all get to see that sexy dressing gown again.

Looks like a couple of excellent options for Pipsal. Hope you get help in getting them down, Pipsal. A drive from Rockhampton to Brisbane detouring to the various places seems the go.

He is looking just beautiful, K9A. But Jack is sure growing as well! He doesn't look a baby any more, a real little boy now! Gypsy looks happy too.

A spray container of anything that wouldn't end with your being accused of carrying "a dangerous weapon": hairspray, deodorant, cheap perfume. A dreadful experience for you and Misty. I hope she makes a quick and full recovery and you get your nerve back. It can take a while and sometimes it's too hard and you turn around and go home. But it will happen.

It is, but would they take the little pups? I think it is worth a try and posted a link earlier in the thread. OT: I bought a brick a couple of years ago for their new building fund raising

Thank goodness you have a diagnosis. I know it can be scary, but really having a dog on a restricted diet is not very hard and you have all your contacts in the supply side of things, so you should be able to get a lot of assistance there. The only problem I found was not being able to give the dogs bones and leave bones lying around. Of course, I am not down playing it, and it can be another straw on the load, but it isn't a death sentence. It does mean eternal vigilance of course - something I found out the hard way :p and worse for my dog. I've had two dogs with pancreatitis: one who was on a very restricted diet for the rest of her life and another (Jeune - who is still with me) who has had only one episode, but they kept her in hospital on a drip for about 4 days. Aparently one of the most important things with an episode is to not have any food until the inflamation has settled down. Good luck. Hugs and kisses to you and the little ones and keep us informed as to Banshee's progress.

Well said, Chichihuahua

I agree. They look like puppies who will make wonderful happy and loyal dogs. Can I suggest you clip their nails? Interesting to see the lighter coloured dogs; I imagine they are a mix of several breeds. Gorgeous. Keep us informed as to how the moving goes. All the best.

I don't look at G/tree, the Urgent forum is bad enough. But that ad is truly disgusting. I'd be tempted to apply for the dog and go around with lots of pepper spray and place an order with King of Poos for a delivery.

Exactly. It could simply be that the RSPCA feels that a quiet environment would suit her best.

Thanks to you Jed for letting us know you are there. For you to actually even think that others might want to know how you are going, but to actually acknowledge that takes enormous strength of character and compassion. Your pain, both physical and emotional must be so great. What an amazing example to us you are. Let us hope that we would be able to do the same in similar circumstances.

How awful for you and your dogs, Rach. Don't have any advice, you are upset enough and wondering what on earth to do, but I did think along the lines of what Dust Angel said. Hope little Pom heals well and this doesn't happen again.

Good idea. I am sure I'm not alone in saying we feel for this little girl, you and your gorgeous ones and hope you can find a remedy for whatever ails her. I am really sorry to read this, Y/G. Poor Banshee and poor you. I having nothing in terms of what could be wrong, but I'd be investigating a Chiro as Wolfsong says. What I have being led to believe over the years is that hunching means pain/sick/something wrong. Hugs and kisses to you all

Because of another discussion, I decided to have a look at G**tree Someone won't get too many takers for their Chihuahua puppies....... $80,000.00 each

Thanks for the update, Iffykharma. I for one have wondered from time to time how Indy has been getting on. I'm glad that she has been given a chance to flourish and to find a loving caring home. Love the jaw: maybe she should have been called Winnie LOL. I would certainly be loath to pass judgement on her and say she is beyond redemption. It has been only one and a half months and who knows how she will respond after more love and time. It would be a different story had she been an older dog and has sustained injuries that would have left her in pain and/or discomfort. She is healthy and beautiful and in the right hands should be given every chance to prove herself.

Terribly sad when you love them so much. But in the final analysis, their wellbeing is the only consideration.

That is more than stupid It would more than piss me off. It would result in a HUGE fight and if they didn't stop, I would walk out with my dog.

Today when people can be very strict about their dog's diet, particularly if the dog has an intolerance or is being treated via a specific diet regime, I think it is wrong. Some as petting a strange dog: ask first. Different in the family though. I let my dogs lick the bowls

Yummy - I'll use this one, thank you You don't get it do you.